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. 2023 Apr;30(17):49980-49991.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25836-6. Epub 2023 Feb 14.

The impact of industrial pollution on the populations of small mammals in Northern Kazakhstan

Assel Zakanova  1 , Nurlan Yerzhanov  2 , Yuri Litvinov  2
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The impact of industrial pollution on the populations of small mammals in Northern Kazakhstan

Assel Zakanova et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Apr.

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Abstract

The relevance of the article lies in the significant reduction of the mammal population in the areas of heavy industry enterprises located in Kazakhstan. The aim of the research is to investigate the technogenic pollution's impact level on the representatives of the species of Rodents and Insectivores order in Northern Kazakhstan. The result of the work on the analysis of the species composition of small mammals in the technogenic territories of Northern Kazakhstan in comparison with the control zone in 2021 is presented. Technogenic sites were located in the vicinity of industrial enterprises. The following methods were used in the study: complex analysis, the method of record lines, and the method of statistical data processing. During the study, 15 species of animals were noted at all sites: 11 species of the Rodentia order and 4 species of representatives of the Eulipotyphla order. The registered animals were classified according to their distance from the emission sources. The dominance index was calculated. The calculation results were marked by low indicators in the impact and buffer territories and an increase in the background and control areas. All plots have dominant species. With the increase in anthropogenic influence and the approximation of the sources of emissions, the number of small mammal species decreases, the structure is simplified, and biodiversity is reduced.

Keywords: Diversity index; Dominance index; Heavy industry; Insectivores; Rodents; Technogenic pollution.

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