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Wildlife Biology, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 170-178, June 2013., 2013 Top predators such as leopard Panthera spp. are often associated with high biodiversity, so the protection of their habitats is one of the most effective ways to conserve biodiversity globally. In this paper, we use ecological niche factor analysis (ENFA), a presence‐only environmental habitat‐envelope based method to create habitat suitability maps ...
Behnaz Erfanian +3 more
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Effects of plant phenology and vertical height on accuracy of radio‐telemetry locations
Wildlife Biology, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 30-40, March 2013., 2013 The use of very high frequency (VHF) radio‐telemetry remains wide‐spread in studies of wildlife ecology and management. However, few studies have evaluated the influence of vegetative obstruction on accuracy in differing habitats with varying transmitter types and heights.
Troy W. Grovenburg +8 more
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Determinants of badger Meles meles sett location in Białowieża Primeval Forest, northeastern Poland
Wildlife Biology, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 48-68, March 2013., 2013 The aim of our research was to investigate the relative importance of food supply, geological conditions, human activity and neighbouring badger Meles meles territories for location of badger setts in Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF) within the boundaries of Poland (595 km2).
Artur Obidziński +2 more
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Resource selection by sympatric free‐ranging dairy cattle and brown bears Ursus arctos
Wildlife Biology, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 389-403, December 2011., 2011 Abstract Livestock depredation is an important factor that contributes to low public acceptance of large carnivores, and it is often used as an incentive to reduce large carnivore populations. In central Sweden, brown bears Ursus arctos coexist with a traditional cattle husbandry system that allows daytime free‐ranging of dairy cattle.
Sam M. J. G. Steyaert +8 more
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Wildlife Biology, Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 277-285, September 2011., 2011 Abstract Attempts to conserve declining tiger Panthera tigris populations and distributions have experienced limited success. The poaching of tiger prey is a key threat to tiger persistence; a clear understanding of tiger diet is a prerequisite to conserve dwindling populations.
Paul M. Kapfer +5 more
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Browse biomass removal and nutritional condition of moose Alces alces
Wildlife Biology, Volume 17, Issue 1, Page 55-66, March 2011., 2011 Abstract We present methodology for assessing browse removal to help evaluate resource limitation among moose Alces alces populations in large, potentially remote areas of boreal forest. During 2000‐2007, we compared proportional removal (ratio of browse consumption to browse production) in eight areas of Interior Alaska, USA, with multi‐year twinning ...
C. Tom Seaton +5 more
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Wildlife Biology, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 251-262, June 2008., 2008 Abstract The instantaneous rate of food intake for mammalian herbivores is controlled by the geometry of plant communities which regulates the encounter rate with bites, bite mass and the processing rate of bites. The geometry of plant canopies is fractal because bite density only occupies a fraction of the entire dimension of the tree canopy and ...
Nathan R. De Jager, John Pastor
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Wildlife Biology, Volume 13, Issue 3, Page 258-271, September 2007., 2007 Abstract Feeding habits and interspecific trophic niche overlap of two sympatric predators, the pine marten Martes martes and the red fox Vulpes vulpes, were studied in a deciduous forest habitat in Hungary with conditions of differing abundance and dominance in the rodent community.
József Lanszki +2 more
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Importance of ecological compensation areas for small mammals in intensively farmed areas
Wildlife Biology, Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 150-158, June 2007., 2007 Abstract Small mammals make up an important link in the food chain as many predator species feed on them. There are indications that small mammal populations in Europe are declining due to the intensification of agriculture. According to national legislation, farmers in Switzerland have to cultivate at least 7% of their land as ecological compensation ...
Janine Aschwanden +2 more
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Wildlife Biology, Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 159-171, June 2007., 2007 Abstract Invasive alien species rank among the world's greatest threats to biodiversity and cause huge economic losses. Eradication is a key management strategy for newly introduced pests, but it is frequently discarded due to the high costs. When populations become established and conflicts increase, policy‐makers often resort to permanent population ...
Manuela Panzacchi +3 more
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