Forest-steppe marmot in anthropogenic landscapes of Kuzbass [Les marmottes de forêt-steppe dans les paysages anthropiques du Kouzbass].

Résumé

Now forest-steppe marmot (Marmota kastschenkoi) has got the status of an independent kind. Dwelling at us a new kind (endemic) should change Russia and the general approach in questions of its protection and operation as its number in territory of Kuzbass is small and is made nearby with 5 thousand individuals. Owing to the ecological plasticity this small animal gets on well enough in the close neighbourhood with human being under conditions of absence of direct prosecution by the last. On the area of marmot colonies specific structure of plants more richly and more variously, than on adjoining territories, therefore anthropogenous transformation of a marmot will promote a vegetative variety anthropocenoses due to introduction to weekly-field plants of elements of local flora. A vegetative variety, here are the important conditions which involve new kinds of insects on a colony of marmots and improve soil fauna. Our long-term researches of a role of a forest-steppe marmot in destruction of cultural plants on fields do not allow to carry it to agricultural pest. As this kind, historically upholstered in extreme conditions, and being not numerous everywhere, effectively enough uses a forage reserve of manned sites and practically does not leave on fields. The marmot can destroy beds with peas, beans, etc. Thus, activity of a human being person has created conditions owing to which the forest-steppe marmot has been compelled to show as much as possible the biological plasticity which has affected in strengthening of contact to the person (anthropogenous transformation).