AN EXPERIENCE OF USING OF SMALL MAMMALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL.
Used small mammals for estimated environmental conditions in the vicinity of the copper-pyrites deposit. We studied structure of small mammal's communities in 19 test plots, which presented main types of biotopes. The wood mouse was the dominant species. Its reproduction and morphophysiological parameters, concentration of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu) in animal's liver were investigated. It was shown that structure of small mammal's communities conforms to normal parameters, which registries in natural conditions.