ATMOSPHERIC-ENVIRONMENT OF THE FOSSORIAL MOLE RAT (SPALAX-EHRENBERGI) - EFFECTS OF SEASON, SOIL TEXTURE, RAIN, TEMPERATURE AND ACTIVITY
ATMOSPHERIC-ENVIRONMENT OF THE FOSSORIAL MOLE RAT (SPALAX-EHRENBERGI) - EFFECTS OF SEASON, SOIL TEXTURE, RAIN, TEMPERATURE AND ACTIVITY
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DOI:
10.1016/0300-9629(79)90197-x
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
ARIELI, R
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作者:
ARIELI, R
The fossorial mole rat (S. ehrenbergi) may inhabit heavy soil with low gas permeability. Air composition in burrows in heavy soil deviates from atmospheric air more than that of burrows in light soil. In winter and spring O2 and CO2 concentrations in breeding mounds were 16.5% O2 and 2.5-3% CO2 and the extreme values measured were 14.0% O2 and 4.8% CO2. Hypoxia and hypercapnia in the burrow develop shortly after rain and when ambient temperature drops. Composition of the burrows air is influenced by the solubility of CO2 in soil water and by faster penetration of O2 than outflowing of CO2.