MSM 143100010
Up to now the research has focused on the surveillance and monitoring of the diversity of taxocoenoses of small mammals (terrestrial mammals and bats) and on the habitat preferences of model species. The fact that (taking into account the modest equipment available to the research teams compared to leading foreign research institutions) – the results are original and unique has been particularly appreciated. Attention shall be paid to a) the study of diversity dynamics of small mammal communities by modern methods of research, particularly in alluvial and mountain ecosystems, following up on previous research conducted in the Odra (Oder) floodplain (Poodří), Pálava Biosphere Reserve, the lowlands of southern Moravia, the Moravian Karst, and in the mountain ranges Beskydy, Jeseníky and Orlické hory, as well as in the urban area of Brno; b) the study of the population dynamics of model species belonging to the genera Apodemus, Microtus, Rhinolophus, and Eptesicus; c) the study of behavioural ecology of the species pairs Microtus arvalis – M. agrestis, Eptesicus serotinus – E. nilssoni, and Plecotus auritus – P. austriacus. Also in these cases research will follow up on preceding studies.
Project period 1999 – 2003