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How do land use/cover changes impact farmland protected area interfaces?
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Land use/cover changes can cause severe impacts on farmland protected area interfaces worldwide.[1]
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What do we know about Mastomys erythroleucus?
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A research in Abaya-Chamo Basin highlight the effect humans have had on habitats. This research highlighted that Mastomys erythroleucus is a generalist rodent species more responsible for crop damage; that small mammal species limited to habitat relics are more likely to suffer local extinction; and that uncultivated areas support higher small mammal diversity including vulnerable Ethiopia endemic arboreal species such as Gerbilliscus minnae.[2]
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What kinds of evidence is needed to support farmers’ claims about rodents pests’ effects on agriculture production ?
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Evidence from landscape-level sampling data is needed in order to address how season and habitat affect diversity, abundance,and reproductive state of small mammals ,as well as empirical evidence from capture-mark-recapture trappings at a farmland scale which would show relationships between variations in rainfed maize cropping stages during different seasons or years with respect to the abundance, biomass ad reproduction rate of particular rodent populations.[3]
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What are the effects of human-modified habitats on small mammal assemblage in the Abaya-Chamo Basin?
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The effects of human-modified habitats on small mammal assemblage in the Abaya-Chamo Basin include species limited to habitat relics being more likely to suffer local extinction, higher small mammal diversity being supported by uncultivated areas, and Mastomys erythroleucus being a generalist rodent species with more responsibility for crop damage.[4]
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How could nature conservation positively impact ecological balance?
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Nature conservation at a landscape level can contribute to sustainable rodent pest management by supporting higher small mammal diversity including vulnerable Ethiopia endemic arboreal species, as well as providing an effective way of controlling rodents that affect crops.[5]
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What methods are used to assess the impacts of variations in rainfed maize cropping stages?
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Methods used for assessing impacts of variations in rainfed maize cropping stages on farmland scale populations of small mammals include capture-mark-recapture trappings within permanent grids, counting damaged young maize plants and maize stems with damaged cobs at different distances from hedge borders, and overnight trapping of rodents within grids relating their density levels to extent of crop damage caused.[6]
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How does season influence biodiversity and abundance ?
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A study demonstrates that season influences biodiversity among farmlands protected area interfaces through its effect on abundance; high seasonal abundance typically decreases diversity due to competition between individuals over resources such as food or shelters while lower seasonal abundances often result in greater biodiversity because each individual is able to sustain itself better than under intense competition situations. [7]
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What species is most responsible for crop damage?
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According to research on the human-modified habitats in the Abaya-Chamo Basin (ACB) Mastomys Erthroleucus has been identified as being most responsible for crop damage by this study.[8]
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What do we know about farmlands scale Small Mammal Dynamics ?
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As part of a research study, it was hypothesized that rodent pests of maize prefer more hedge field borders to field centres and the extent of crop damage would be higher near hedge borders.[9]
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