Differential response of a carnivore community to predator control: a spatio-temporal observational study

Autor:	Jorge G. Casanovas, Isabel Mate, J. Palet, Joan Barrull, Miquel Salicrú, Jordi Ruiz-Olmo, Joaquim Gosálbez
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Frequency of occurrence biology Vulpes Ecology Meles biology.organism_classification Shrubland Habitat Animal Science and Zoology Ecosystem Carnivore Predator
Zdroj:	Italian Journal of Zoology. 81:271-279
ISSN:	1748-5851 1125-0003
DOI:	10.1080/11250003.2014.893378
Popis:	Predator control has historically shaped management towards minimising predator pressure on sensitive species in most hunting and protected areas. Despite widespread use, few studies of medium-sized carnivores have evaluated such control. To fill this void, we studied the effect of control on shaping a carnivore community consisting of European badgers Meles meles Linnaeus, 1758, stone martens Martes foina Erxleben, 1777 and red foxes Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758, in the Serra de Montsant area (NE Spain), and we report the recovery dynamics for different habitats (forest, scrubland and cultivated land) over time (3 years) when that control was halted. The results show that non-selective predator control is inadequate to reconcile the conservation of ecosystems with hunting. Specifically, it favours the frequency of occurrence of red foxes, which are the main consumer of small game species, and also reduces the frequency of occurrence of European badgers and stone martens, which are protected speci...
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