Population fluctuations and spatial synchrony in an arboreal rodent.

ABSTRACT: Climatic conditions, trophic links between species and dispersal may induce spatial synchrony in population fluctuations. Spatial synchrony increases the extinction risk of populations and, thus, it is important to understand how synchrony-inducing mechanisms affect populations already threatened by habitat loss and climate change. For many species, it is unclear how population fluctuations vary over time and space, and what factors potentially drive this variation. In this study, we focus on factors determining population fluctuations and spatial synchrony in the Siberian flying squirrel, Pteromys volans, using long-term monitoring data from 16 Finnish populations located 2-400 km apart. We found an indication of synchronous population dynamics on a large scale in flying squirrels. Howeve

SUBMITTER: Selonen V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853850 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature