SPECIES COMPOSITION AND QUANTITATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF MOUSE-LIKE RODENTS IN THE SARKENT STATE NATURAL PARK

Abstract

Relevance. The article presents the results of a study of quantitative indicators of 8 species of mouse-like rodents (Dryomys nitedula, Microtus arvalis, Ellobius tancrei, Apodemus sylvaticus, Mus musculus, Rattus turkestanicus, Rattus norvegicus, Alticola argentatus) on 6 landscapes (rocky and shaggy mountain slopes, juniper forests, shrubby forests, natural coastal ecotones, anthropogenic residential landscapes and agrocenoses) of the Sarkent State Natural Park. The results of the study showed that the dominant species is Apodemus sylvaticus (28,12±3,97%), and the subdominant species are Rattus turkestanicus and Rattus norvegicus, respectively, their numbers are 25,0±3,83% and 15,62 ± 3,21. The species composition and number of rodents dominates in juniper forests, where 6 species are found and their abundance is 29,69±4,04. The results of determination of the density of the eastern blind mullet (Ellobius tancrei) in the territory of the park showed that on average 28-30 individuals correspond to 1 ha. This species was mainly recorded only in the lower areas of the park.