Shrew Common, Sorex araneus

Common shrew, Sorex araneus, UK, 1979 Near roadway... 

Mammalian wildlife from uncontaminated habitats usually contain less than 0.1 to about 5 mg Ni/kg DW in tissues in nickel-contaminated areas, these same species have 0.5 to about 10 mg Ni/kg DW in tissues (Outridge and Scheuhammer 1993 Chau and Kulikovsky-Cordeiro 1995), with a maximum of 37 mg/kg DW in kidneys of the common shrew (Sorex araneus) (Table 6.6). Nickel accumulations in wildlife vary greatly between species. For example, tissues of mice have higher concentrations of nickel than rats and other rodents, while beavers and minks have higher nickel concentrations in their livers than birds in similar sites near Sudbury (Chau and Kulikovsky-Cordeiro 1995). 

Common shrew, Sorex araneus Bony tissues 438-547 DW 106... 

Bank vole whole less skull, stomach, viscera Common shrew, Sorex araneus] whole less skull, stomach, viscera Site 2, soil... 

Wang M, Grimm V. 2007. Home range dynamics and population regulation an individual-based model of the common shrew Sorex araneus. Ecol Model 205 397 -09. 

Only one study compared mammal abundance and activity densities on organic and conventional farms. Brown (1999) found that activity levels of small mammals [wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus), bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) and common shrew (Sorex araneus)] were greater in organic than conventional fields. He also found that grass margins were the preferred habitat compared with the cropped field area in both farming systems. 

Common shrew, Sorex araneus, 27, 92, 552 Short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda, 387 Sorex spp., 27, 92, 552, 585 Skunk... 

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