Effect of the burrowing activities of the common vole and the mole on the soil and vegetation of the biocenoses of cultivated fields

Abstract

Goszczyńska W. & Goszczyński J., 1977: Effect of the burrowing activi- ties of the common vole and the mole on the soil and vegetation of the biocenoses of cultivated fields. Acta theriol., 22, 10: 181—190 [With 6 Tables & 4 Figs.]. The burrowing activities of small mammals (common vole, mole) in the biocenoses of cultivated fields were evaluated and it was found that the soil from burrows of small rodents is more humid than control soil. Estimates were made of the weight, volume and area occupied by soil from molehills. It was found that molehills exert a stimulating effect on the development of plants in the immediate vicinity of molehills. [Inst.