Long-term Dynamics of Small Mammal Communities in the Period of Reduction of Copper Smelter Emissions: 1. Composition, Abundance, and Diversity

Mukhacheva, S. V.

doi:10.1134/s1067413621010100

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“…The data presented in this work were obtained within the framework of a long-term (since 1990), ongoing study of small mammal communities inhabiting areas with different levels of industrial pollution (Mukhacheva, 2021;Mukhacheva, Sozontov, 2021). The investigated areas were located in r-spruce forests near the Middle-Ural Copper Smelter (MUCS, 56°85'N, 59° 90'E).…”

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Data on the long-distance dispersal of Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens Laxmann, 1788) and the pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766)

Mukhacheva¹,

Толкачев²

2021

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We studied the long-distance dispersal of two species of shrews – Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens) and the pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus). Group marking with bait containing rhodamine B was used. These were the first data obtained on the long-distance movements of the pygmy shrew (n = 5), which extended from 475 m to 2570 m in a straight line. In the course of dispersion, Laxmann's shrews (n = 12) moved distances of up to 4500 m, which is the maximum movement distance known for this species.

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Data on the long-distance dispersal of Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens Laxmann, 1788) and the pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766)

Mukhacheva¹,

Толкачев²

2021

Preprint

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“…According to popular understanding, the animal communities exhibiting the greatest diversity and abundance are those which inhabit natural areas where there is little or no human impact. As anthropogenic load increases, more and more negative changes are observed in communities; these can often be non-linear in nature ( Lukyanova and Lukyanov 1998 , Kataev 2005 , Kozlov et al 2005 , Mukhacheva 2013 , Mukhacheva 2021 ).…”

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Small mammals of background areas in the vicinity of the Karabash copper smelter (Southern Urals, Russia)

Mukhacheva¹,

Davydova²,

Sozontov³

2022

BDJ

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The dataset contains records of small mammals (Eulipotyphla and Rodentia) collected in the background (unpolluted) areas in the vicinity of Karabash copper smelter (Southern Urals, Russia) and the territory of the Sultanovskoye deposit of copper-pyrite ores before the start of its development. Data were collected during the snowless periods in 2007 (18 sampling plots), 2008–2010 (13 plots annually), 2011 (30 plots) and 2012–2014 (19 plots annually). The capture of animals was carried out in different types of forests (pine, birch, mixed and floodplain), sparse birch stands, reed swamps, marshy and dry meadows, border areas, a household waste dump, areas of ruderal vegetation and a temporary camp. Our study of small mammals was conducted using trap lines (snap and live traps). During the study period, 709 specimens of small mammals were caught, which belonged to five species of shrews and 13 species of rodents. The dataset may be highly useful for studying regional fauna and the distribution of species in different habitats and could also be used as reference values for environmental monitoring and conservation activities. Our dataset contains new information on occurrences of small mammals. It includes the peculiarities of their habitat distribution in the background areas in the vicinity of the large copper smelter and the deposit of copper-pyrite ores before the start of its development (Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia). All occurrence records of 18 mammal species with georeferencing have been published in GBIF.

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“…About ten years ago, emissions from the smelter almost ceased, which initiated the natural recovery of adjoining ecosystems. Recent publications were related to the dynamics of metal concentrations in the environment ( Vorobeichik and Kaigorodova 2017 , Mukhacheva 2017 , Belskaya 2018 , Nesterkov 2019 ) and to the natural recovery of humus forms ( Korkina and Vorobeichik 2021 ), vegetation ( Vorobeichik et al 2014 , Trubina 2020 ), leaf-eating insects ( Belskaya 2018 ), birds ( Belskii and Lyakhov 2021 ), epiphytic lichens ( Mikhailova 2017 , Mikhailova 2020 ), soil macrofauna ( Vorobeichik et al 2019 , Vorobeichik et al 2020 ), grass-layer gastropods ( Nesterkov and Grebennikov 2020 ), small mammals ( Mukhacheva 2021 , Mukhacheva and Sozontov 2021 ) and the common mole ( Vorobeichik and Nesterkova 2015 ).…”

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Diversity and abundance of soil macroinvertebrates along a contamination gradient in the Central Urals, Russia

Воробейчик¹,

Nesterkov²,

Ермаков³

et al. 2022

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Since the late 1980s, long-term monitoring of terrestrial ecosystems in metal-contaminated areas near the Middle Ural Copper Smelter has been carried out in the Central Urals. As a part of these monitoring programmes, the data on species diversity, community composition and abundance of soil macroinvertebrates continue to be gathered. The dataset (available from the GBIF network at https://www.gbif.org/dataset/61e92984-382b-4158-be6b-e391c7ed5a64) includes a 2004 census for soil macroinvertebrates of spruce-fir forests along a pollution gradient in the Central Urals. The dataset describes soil macrofauna’s abundance (the number of individuals per sample, i.e. the density) and community structure (list of supraspecific taxa, list of species for most abundant taxa and supraspecific taxa or species abundance). Seventeen sampling plots differed in the levels of toxic metal (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd and Fe) soil contamination from air emissions of the Middle Ural Copper Smelter (heavily polluted, moderately polluted and unpolluted areas). The dataset consists of 340 sampling events (= samples corresponding to upper and lower layers of the 170 soil monoliths) and 64658 rows (2907 and 61751 for non-zero and zero density of taxa, respectively). Arachnida (Araneae and Opiliones), Carabidae (imagoes), Elateridae (larvae), Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Gastropoda, Staphylinidae (imagoes) and Lumbricidae were identified to species level. In contrast, Mermithida, Enchytraeidae, Lepidoptera larvae, Diptera larvae, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and some other insects were identified to family or order levels. In total, 8430 individuals of soil macroinvertebrates were collected in two soil layers (organic and organic-mineral horizons), including 1046 Arachnida (spiders and harvestmen), 45 Carabidae, 300 Elateridae, 529 Myriapoda, 741 Gastropoda, 437 Staphylinidae, 623 Lumbricidae and 4709 other invertebrates. The presence-absence data on each taxon are provided for each sampling event. An overwhelming majority of such absences can be interpreted as “pseudo-absences” at the scale of sampling plots or study sites. The dataset contains information helpful for long-term ecotoxicological monitoring of forest ecosystems and contributes to studying soil macrofauna diversity in the Urals.

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Long-term Dynamics of Small Mammal Communities in the Period of Reduction of Copper Smelter Emissions: 1. Composition, Abundance, and Diversity

Cited by 13 publications

References 30 publications

Data on the long-distance dispersal of Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens Laxmann, 1788) and the pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766)

Data on the long-distance dispersal of Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens Laxmann, 1788) and the pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766)

Small mammals of background areas in the vicinity of the Karabash copper smelter (Southern Urals, Russia)

Diversity and abundance of soil macroinvertebrates along a contamination gradient in the Central Urals, Russia

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