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Factors affecting the distribution of small mammals in an urban area
Authors:PHILIP J BAKER  RACHEL J ANSELL  PHILLIPPA A A DODDS  CLAIRE E WEBBER  STEPHEN HARRIS
Institution:School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK. Email:
Abstract:We investigated the distribution of a range of small mammal species in five urban habitats in north‐west Bristol: residential gardens, woodlands, allotment gardens, scrub and a cemetery. Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus abundance in residential gardens was negatively related to the abundance of cats and the distance to the nearest patch of natural or seminatural vegetation. These results suggest that urban small mammal populations may be limited by predation and habitat fragmentation, although the effects of the latter may be offset by the availability of good quality gardens.
Keywords:urban  wood mouse  cat  predation  habitat fragmentation
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