ReviewEcology and evolution2025
Insights From Observations and Large-Scale Field Experiments on Vole Population Cycles in Northern Europe: A 40-Year Study of Predator-Prey Interactions.
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- Avian predation has the strongest impact on vole survival during winter and spring in temperate grasslands.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
The mechanisms driving 3-5-year population cycles of voles involve delayed density-dependent feedback on vole populations. The key drivers of this feedback include prolonged periods of food depletion or predation mortality over more than one phase of the cycle. We review observational and experimental data gathered between the 1970s and 2010s on vole population fluctuations and the responses of their avian and mammalian predators in west-central Finland, focusing on studies that have investigated these drivers. Least weasels and stoats were the main predators of voles, causing 77% of all kills, while 22% were killed by avian predators. The numbers of least weasels tracked vole densities with a 9-12-month lag, which resulted in delayed density-dependent kill rates of voles in winter. Experimental reduction of small mustelids and avian predators in unfenced areas (each 2.5-3 km
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