Transformation of the Mammalian Population due to Technogenic Transformation of Arctic and Subarctic Natural Landscapes

Responses of the mammalian population (Micromammalia and game species) to the technogenic transformation of natural landscapes in different regions of Yakutia are studied. It is established that game species are mainly affected by direct persecution, and the transformation of the population of small mammals depends primarily on the intensity of technogenic landscape transformation and geographical zonality. It is noted that the consequences of the transformation of natural landscapes are more profound in the Arctic than in the middle-taiga subzone. In addition, the mammalian population in the Arctic zone cannot restore its original status after a severe anthropogenic transformation.