Below, Diana Alexandra

Ennen, Hendrik

Imholt, Christian

Jacob, Jens

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11th  Young Scientists Meeting 2018, Braunschweig, Germany, November 14-16 Below et al. The effect of habitat connectivity on coloni-sation of forest fragments with rodents Diana Alexandra Below, Christian Imholt,  Hendrik Ennen1 and Jens Jacob Julius Kühn Institute, Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Münster E-mail of corresponding author: diana.below@julius-kuehn.deHabitat fragmentation through anthro-pological modification/urbanisation can have an impact on the distribution and population abundance of fauna. In-creased fragmentation and the presence of landscape elements that block distri-bution may minimise recolonization of suitable habitat by small mammals after the population crash phase. This is rele-vant as the human population expands and requires more and more space, which increases fragmentation. We determined the degree of connectiv-ity  of  habitat  fragments  in North-West Germany formally by allocating permea-bility values to the habitat structures pre-sent at landscape scale. These data were related to surveys of the colonisation of forest fragments by rodents to assess re-lationships between fragmentation and repopulation.  Such information is not only important for the assessment of land use effects but can also contribute to a better under-standing of processes driving population dynamics. In addition, risk related to ro-dent-borne diseases can be considered. First results are presented and discussed. 54 Berichte aus dem Julius Kühn-Institut 200

The effect of habitat connectivity on colonisation of forest fragments with rodents

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The effect of habitat connectivity on colonisation of forest fragments with rodents

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