Broadleaved hedgerows as complementary habitats for small mammals in pine plantation landscapes
Aloïs Berard, Nattan Plat, Julien Pradel, Maxime Galan, Anne Loiseau, Sylvain Piry, Julie Blanchet, Lily Cesari, Karine Berthier, Jean-Baptiste Rivoal, Cameron Pellett, Rubén Valbuena, Hervé Jactel, Nathalie Charbonnel
The paper assesses small mammal communities in pine plantations and hedgerows, finding hedgerows benefit some species but not restore forest specialists.
bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2026 · PreprintEcology