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Habitat fragmentation and amount drive within‐species variation in dispersal kernels and limit transferability across landscapes

Oikos, EarlyView.
Dispersal is a key ecological trait that ensures connectivity, gene flow, and range dynamics, yet empirical information about how dispersal distances vary within species remains scarce. Many studies, investigating for instance connectivity conservation, use typical species‐specific dispersal kernels without accounting for the fact that these kernels ...
Jette Wolff, Guillermo Fandos, Cécile H. Albert, Greta Bocedi, Justin M. J. Travis, Damaris Zurell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating conservation performance payments alongside human–wildlife conflicts: The Swedish lynx and wolverine protection policies

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Conservation performance payments are becoming an increasingly popular instrument to tackle human–wildlife conflicts. In Sweden, Sámi communities practicing reindeer husbandry receive performance payments as compensation for reindeer losses caused by lynxes and wolverines.
Josef Kaiser, Thomas Hahn, Tobias Krueger, Dagmar Haase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pastoralist views and positions on coexistence with large carnivores. An overview from conflict areas across Europe

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract While large carnivore expansion is a conservation success, it increasingly challenges pastoralism. Beyond economic value, pastoralism provides critical biodiversity and sociocultural benefits, recognized by the UN and the EU's ‘High Nature Value farming’ designation.
Valeria Salvatori, Estelle Balian, Katrina Marsden, Juliette C. Young   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Austrian Alps in period 2005–2009

Acta Biologica Slovenica, 2012
To assess the status of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Austrian Alps we evaluated signs of lynx presence collected from 2005 to 2009. The spatial distribution and the number of records collected (228 versus 225) remained stable compared to the 5-year period 2000–2004.
Fuxjäger, Christian, Laass, Jens, Molinari-Jobin, Anja   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Modelling the surprising recolonisation of an understudied aquatic mammal in a highly urbanised area: fortune favoured the smooth‐coated otter in Singapore

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Ever‐growing human activities present an active and continuing threat to many species throughout the world. Nevertheless, concerted conservation efforts in some regions have balanced these threats and allowed endangered species to recolonise former parts of their original ranges and reverse their decline.
Kilian Hughes, Justin M. J. Travis, Aurore Ponchon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genotyping success of historical Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx L.) samples

Molecular Ecology Resources, 2011
AbstractHistorical samples, like tanned hides and trophy skulls, can be extremely important for genetic studies of endangered or elusive species. Selection of a sampling protocol that is likely to provide sufficient amount and quality of DNA with a minimum damage to the original specimen is often critical for a success of the study.
Polanc, Primož, Sindičić, Magda, Jelenčič, Maja, Gomerčić, Tomislav, Kos, Ivan, Huber, Đuro   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Landscape factors influencing predation on capercaillie nests by two competing mesopredators: pine marten and red fox

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Predation by pine martens Martes martes and red foxes Vulpes vulpes is an important factor influencing the population dynamics of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the relative effects of these mesopredators on the reproductive success of capercaillie. To better understand how various landscape factors influence
Siow Yan Jennifer Angoh, Scott Michael Brainerd, Olivier Devineau, Morten Odden, Torfinn Jahren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA metabarcoding reveals wolf dietary patterns in the northern Alps and Jura Mountains

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding predator–prey interactions is crucial for wildlife management and human–wildlife coexistence, particularly in multi‐use landscapes such as western Europe. As wolves Canis lupus recolonize their former habitats, knowledge of their diet is essential for conservation, management and public acceptance.
Florin Kunz, Eduard Mas‐Carrió, Philippine Surer, Fridolin Zimmermann, Philippe Christe, Luca Fumagalli, Nina Gerber   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The wolf is back! Non‐consumptive effects of the return of a large carnivore on the use of supplementary feeding sites by roe deer

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding how prey species tradeoff predation risk and resource acquisition is particularly important for advancing our knowledge of predator–prey relationships. We investigated this by studying the use of concentrated anthropogenic resources, namely supplementary feeding sites, by roe deer Capreolus capreolus before and after grey wolf Canis lupus
Federico Ossi, Moniek Heurman, Arnaud Bruat, Charlotte Vanderlocht, Benjamin Robira, Nathan Ranc, Simone Dal Farra, Francesca Cagnacci   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive harvesting of two trophic levels stabilises predator–prey dynamics. Simulations with Eurasian lynx and European roe deer

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Europe has seen the recovery of many species of wild herbivores, which are now widespread across much of the continent. In addition, large carnivores are also recolonising many European countries. Most ungulates are managed through hunting, but natural predation can also have a significant influence in many areas.
Cécile A. E. Carpentier, Marco Heurich, Olivier Devineau, Olivier Gimenez, John D. C. Linnell   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source