Abstract
Mammals are poorly represented among the wild terrestrial fauna of Iceland. Only arctic foxes Alopex lagopus are indigenous to the country. However, wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus and American mink Mustela vison, introduced by man, are also integral parts of the ecosystem of the Lake Thingvallavatn area now. Arctic foxes exhibit violent long-term fluctuations with the latest population trough occurring in the early 1970s and a continuous population increase since then. This increase is at least partly due to influx of foxes from the southwest
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