Common hamster (Cricetus cricetus, Cricetidae, Rodentia) in the Simferopol city: Population dynamics and survival outlook
https://doi.org/10.35885/1684-7318-2024-3-364-371
Abstract
In the Simferopol city, the numbers of Common hamsters began to grow since the early 1970s and reached a peak in the mid-1990s. The abundance was kept at a high level until 2014–2015 and then began to decline. In multi-storey residential development areas, steady settlements of hamsters have now virtually disappeared, and even in large green areas (the City Park and Botanical Garden), the numbers dropped almost tenfold. One of the possible causes for this decline was cutting down shrubs and hedges, which began since 2016–2017. However, the population has also severe declined in areas with no such activities. Thus, the fate of the Simferopol hamster population is worrisome. Obviously, we are dealing with a multi-factor process which requires special studying, without which no estimating of population viability or developing of conservation measures are possible.
Supporting agencies: This work was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 24-14-00025)
About the Authors
E. A. Zaytseva
Centre of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Crimea
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena A. Zaytseva
67 Naberezhnaya St., Simferopol 295000
A. Yu. Tsellarius
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexey Yu. Tsellarius - Laboratory of Comparative Ethology and Biocommunication.
33 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119071
P. L. Bogomolov
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel L. Bogomolov
33 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119071
A. V. Kuptsov
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexandr V. Kuptsov
33 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119071
A. V. Surov
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexey V. Surov
33 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119071
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Zaytseva E.A., Tsellarius A.Yu., Bogomolov P.L., Kuptsov A.V., Surov A.V. Common hamster (Cricetus cricetus, Cricetidae, Rodentia) in the Simferopol city: Population dynamics and survival outlook. Povolzhskiy Journal of Ecology. 2024;(3):364-371. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35885/1684-7318-2024-3-364-371
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