The common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) in Ukraine: evidence for population decline

Title:

The common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) in Ukraine: evidence for population decline

Creator:

Rusin, Mikhail Yu., Banaszek, Agata, and Mishta, Alina V.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:250a611f-37f3-4f12-aa8c-4a6592dc0c72
uuid:250a611f-37f3-4f12-aa8c-4a6592dc0c72

Subject:

endangered species, Eastern Europe, density, and distribution range

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

The common hamster (Cricetus cricetus L.) is supposed to be an abundant species in Eastern Europe including Ukraine. However, the current data on hamster’s occurrence in Ukraine from 1990 till nowadays show that the species became rare. The common hamster can be found in the West, North-East Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula. The species have declined in the forest-steppe zone and became extinct in most part of the steppe zone. Its actual distribution range has thus been strongly reduced. One of the possible causes of this decline is the habitat loss due to changes in agricultural management.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Source:

Folia zoologica | 2013 Volume:62 | Number:3

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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