Isotopic composition of carbon (ẟ¹³C) and nitrogen (ẟ¹⁵N) in the hair of the order Rodentia of the Vologda Region
- Authors: Eltsova L.S.1, Duryagina O.V.1, Kuznetsova L.V.2, Ivanova E.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Cherepovets State University
- Russian North National Park
- Issue: Vol 13, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 20-25
- Section: Biological Sciences
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2309-4370/article/view/284623
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.55355/snv2024134103
- ID: 284623
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The study is devoted to the analysis of the ratio of stable carbon isotopes (ẟ¹³C) and stable nitrogen isotopes (ẟ¹⁵N) in the hair of mammals of the Rodentia order (Eurasian beaver – Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758; Ural field mouse – Apodemus uralensis Pallas, 1811; European water vole – Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758); Muskrat – Ondatra zibethicus Linnaeus, 1766; Siberian chipmunk – Eutamias sibiricus (Laxmann, 1769); Siberian flying squirrel – Pteromys volans Linnaeus, 1758; Red squirrel – Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758) in the Vologda Region. The isotopic composition of carbon in the hair of the studied animals varies from −28,2‰ to −17,9‰, nitrogen – from 0,4‰ to 10,6‰. The values of ẟ¹³C in the hair of mammals of the Rodentia order are higher, and ẟ¹⁵N is lower than in the hair of mammals of the Carnivora order, previously studied in the Vologda Region. The ratio of heavy carbon and nitrogen isotopes in the hair of animals captured in different regions of the Vologda Region does not differ significantly statistically. It has been established that the hair of aquatic organisms is less enriched in heavy carbon isotope and more enriched in heavy nitrogen isotope than the hair of terrestrial representatives of the Rodentia order. The hair of omnivores is more enriched in a heavy nitrogen isotope than the hair of herbivores. The overlap of isotopic niches in certain species of the Rodentia order has been revealed. A statistically significant decrease in the δ¹³C content in Muskrat hair by 2,7‰ over 50 years has been established.
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Liubov Sergeevna Eltsova
Cherepovets State University
Email: lskhabarova@chsu.ru
researcher of Biology Department
Russian FederationOlga Vasilyevna Duryagina
Cherepovets State University
Email: ovduriagina@chsu.ru
student of Faculty of Biology and Human Health
Russian FederationLiudmila Victorovna Kuznetsova
Russian North National Park
Email: priroda.russever@mail.ru
head of Environmental Management and Science Department
Russian FederationElena Sergeevna Ivanova
Cherepovets State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: stepinaelena@yandex.ru
candidate of biological sciences, leading researcher, head of Ecological and Analytical Laboratory of Biology Department
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