Description
The dataset contains records of small mammals (Eulipotyphla and Rodentia) collected on the background areas in the vicinity of the Karabash copper smelter (Southern Ural, Russia) and the territory of the Sultanovskoye deposit of copper-pyrite ores before the start of its development. Data were collected during the snowless period in 2007 (16 sampling points), 2008-2010 (13 points), 2011 (30 points), and 2012–2014 (19 points). The capture of animals was carried out in different types of forests (pine, birch, mixed and floodplain), sparse birch stand, swamp (reed, bogged), marshy and dry meadow, border areas, a dump of household waste, ruderal vegetation, and shift camp. Our studies of small mammals were conducted by trap lines (snap- and live-traps). During the study period, 710 specimens of small mammals were caught, which belong to 5 species of shrews and 13 species of rodents. The dataset can help study regional fauna, the species distribution in different habitats and be used as reference values for environmental monitoring and conservation activities. We have published several faunal and analytical works based on the materials collected in 2007 (Mukhacheva et al., 2009), in 2008–2010 (Kshnyasev et al., 2010; Mukhacheva et al., 2010a, 2010b; Mukhacheva, Davydova, 2012), in 2011 (Mukhacheva et al., 2012); and 2012–2014 (Mukhacheva, Davydova, 2016a, 2016b).
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 515 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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How to cite
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Mukhacheva S, Davydova Y, Sozontov A (2021): Small mammals of background areas in the vicinity of the Karabash copper smelter (Southern Ural, Russia). v1.5. Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology (IPAE). Dataset/Samplingevent. http://gbif.ru:8080/ipt/resource?r=small_mammals_2021&v=1.5
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GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: fe127afe-2458-4e9a-8b06-f7f4730d4103. Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology (IPAE) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Samplingevent; data paper; occurrence records; small mammals; rodents; insectivores; biological diversity; landscape-biotopic diversity; environmental heterogeneity; industrial pollution
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Geographic Coverage
The data were collected on five administrative districts (Kyshtymsky, Karabashsky, Kunashaksky, Argayashsky, and Miassky) of the Chelyabinsk oblast Russia.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [55.231, 60.124], North East [55.718, 61.764] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
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| Class | Mammalia |
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| Order | Eulipotyphla, Rodentia |
| Family | Soricidae, Dipodidae, Sciuridae, Cricetidae, Muridae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2007-06-23 / 2014-07-17 |
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Project Data
The dataset contains records of small mammals (Eulipotyphla and Rodentia) collected on the background areas in the vicinity of the Karabash copper smelter (Southern Ural, Russia) and the territory of the Sultanovskoye deposit of copper-pyrite ores before the start of its development. Data were collected during the snowless period in 2007 (16 sampling points), 2008-2010 (13 points), 2011 (30 points), and 2012–2014 (19 points). The capture of animals was carried out in different types of forests (pine, birch, mixed and floodplain), sparse birch stand, swamp (reed, bogged), marshy and dry meadow, border areas, a dump of household waste, ruderal vegetation, and shift camp. Our studies of small mammals were conducted by trap lines (snap- and live-traps). During the study period, 710 specimens of small mammals were caught, which belong to 5 species of shrews and 13 species of rodents. The dataset can help study regional fauna, the species distribution in different habitats and be used as reference values for environmental monitoring and conservation activities. We have published several faunal and analytical works based on the materials collected in 2007 (Mukhacheva et al., 2009), in 2008–2010 (Kshnyasev et al., 2010; Mukhacheva et al., 2010a, 2010b; Mukhacheva, Davydova, 2012), in 2011 (Mukhacheva et al., 2012); and 2012–2014 (Mukhacheva, Davydova, 2016a, 2016b).
| Title | Small mammals of the background areas near the Karabash copper smelter, Southern Urals, Russia 2021 |
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| Identifier | N-Eurasia-Russia2021 |
| Funding | N-Eurasia-Russia2021 |
| Study Area Description | The data were collected on the territory of 5 districts of the Chelyabinsk region, Russia. |
| Design Description | The dataset includes the occurrence of species small insectivores (Eulipotyphla) and rodents (Rodentia) within five administrative districts of the Chelyabinsk oblast (Southern Urals, Russia). The collection of animals was carried out for eight years (2007–2014) during the snowless period: in June-July (2007, 2011–2014) or September-October (2008–2010). In total, there are 78 observed sampling points, which are reduced to 14 main types of biotopes: forests (pine, birch, mixed, and floodplain), sparse birch stand, meadows (marshy, dry), swamps (reed, bogged), border areas (pine forest-reed swamp, birch forest-dry meadow), a dump of household waste, ruderal vegetation, and shift camp. |
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Sampling Methods
Field studies were carried out using commonly accepted methods. Sampling was designed to cover the main habitat types for small mammals. The animals were caught using wooden traps (snap- or live-traps) arranged in lines (10 to 25 traps each) at a distance of 7–10 m from each other and exposed for 2–4 days, inspected once a day. In 2012–2014, modified lines were used to capture animals, consisting of alternating snap-traps and live-traps (3: 1). It allowed keeping records of animals in small-sized areas (which fit into the selected biotope options with a high mosaic habitat) while at the same time catching species that “prefer” different caught gear. Each specimen was individually marking, aged, and sexed. In addition, the following biometric parameters were taken: body length, tail length, hind leg length, and weight. Finally, the animals were identified to the species level using appropriate identification keys (Gromov, Erbaeva, 1995; Zaitsev et al., 2014).
| Study Extent | The dataset includes the occurrence of species small insectivores (Eulipotyphla) and rodents (Rodentia) within five administrative districts of the Chelyabinsk oblast (Southern Urals, Russia). The collection of animals was carried out for eight years (2007–2014) during the snowless period: in June-July (2007, 2011–2014) or September-October (2008–2010). In total, there are 78 observed sampling points, which are reduced to 14 main types of biotopes: forests (pine, birch, mixed, and floodplain), sparse birch stand, meadows (marshy, dry), swamps (reed, bogged), border areas (pine forest-reed swamp, birch forest-dry meadow), a dump of household waste, ruderal vegetation, and shift camp. |
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| Quality Control | Collected materials (sculls and samples of organs) are stored at the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology (IPAE UB RAS, Yekaterinburg). All captured animals were determined to species level by qualified technicians. |
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Bibliographic Citations
- Gromov, I.M. and Erbaeva, M.A. (1995). Mlekopitayushchie fauny Rossii i sopredel’nykh territorii. Zaitseobraznye i gryzuny (Mammals in the Fauna of Russia and Bordering Territories: Lagomorphs and Rodents), St. Petersburg: Zool. Inst. Ross. Akad. Nauk
- Zaitsev, M.V., Voita, L.L., and Sheftel’, B.I. (2014). Mlekopitayushchie fauny Rossii i sopredel’nykh territorii. Nasekomoyadnye (Mammals in the Fauna of Russia and Bordering Territories: Insectivores), St. Petersburg: Zool. Inst. Ross. Akad. Nauk
- Kshnyasev I.A., Mukhacheva S.V., Davydova Yu.A. (2010) Shrew abundance near Karabash copper smelter, Ural Mountains, one of the most polluted areas in the world. Advances in biology of shrews III. Materials of the Intern. conf. September 14–17, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia. Moscow, КМК. 2010. P. 32.
- Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M., Eds., Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2005.
- Mukhacheva S.V., Davydova Yu.A. (2012). How the diversity of small mammal communities changes in the area of operation of copper smelting enterprises // Biological systems: stability, principles and mechanisms of functioning. N. Tagil, 2012. Publishing house: NGSPA, Vol. 2. pp. 90-93. [In Russian].
- Mukhacheva S.V., Davydova Yu.A. (2016a). Small mammal communities in the impacted areas: the importance of landscape-ecological diversity consideration // Principy èkologii. Vol. 5. № 3. 104.
- Mukhacheva S.V., Davydova Yu.A. (2016b). Changes in the biodiversity of small mammals of impact regions in a heterogeneous environment // Teriofauna of Russia and adjacent territories. X Congress of the Theriol. Soc. RAS). Moscow: Association of Scientific Publ. CMC. p. 274. [In Russian].
- Mukhacheva S.V., Davydova Yu.A., Vorobeichik E.L. (2012) The role of heterogeneity of the environment in preservation of the diversity of small mammals under the conditions of strong industrial pollution // Doklady Biological Sciences 447 (1): 338–341. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496612010206
- Mukhacheva S.V., Berdyugin K.I., Davydova Yu.A. (2009) The experience of using small mammals to assess the state of natural ecosystems // Agrarian Bulletin of the Urals. №. 3. pp. 65-68. [In Russian].
- Mukhacheva SV, Davydova YuA, Kshnyasev IA (2010a) Responses of small mammal community to environmental pollution by emissions from a copper smelter. Russian Journal of Ecology 41 (6): 513–518. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413610060081
- Mukhacheva SV, Davydova YuA, Kshnyasev IA (2010b) The population of small mammals in the vicinity of the Karabash copper smelter // Materials conf. Miass-Yekaterinburg: Ural Branch RAS, pp. 149-153. [In Russian].
- Berdyugin K.I., Davydova Yu.A. Kshnyasev I.A., Mukhacheva S.V. (2011) The role of landscape heterogeneity in the diversity of small mammals of impact territories // Theriofauna of Russia and adjacent territories. IX Congress of the Theriol. Soc. RA S. Moscow: Association of Scientific Publ. CMC. p. 53. [In Russian].
Additional Metadata
| Purpose | The purpose is to describe a dataset on occurrence records of small mammals (Eulipotyphla and Rodentia) in the main habitat types on the background (unpolluted) areas of the Chelyabinsk oblast (Southern Ural, Russia). This dataset is part of our long-term researches of small mammal communities inhabiting areas with different levels of industrial pollution. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | fe127afe-2458-4e9a-8b06-f7f4730d4103 |
| http://gbif.ru:8080/ipt/resource?r=small_mammals_2021 |