Using questionnaire surveys and occupancy modelling to identify conservation priorities for the Critically Endangered Balkan lynx Lynx lynx balcanicus
| Autor: | Alexandros A. Karamanlidis, Manuela von Arx, Azem Ramadani, Slavcho Hristovski, Vasko Avukatov, Aleksandar Perović, Gabriel Schwaderer, Parsim Sanaja, Marina Đurović, Annette Spangenberg, Aleksandar Stojanov, Kujtim Mersini, Gjorgje Ivanov, Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten, Bledi Hoxha, Tabea Lanz, Olivier Gimenez, Rafet Elezi, Aleksandër Trajçe, Urs Breitenmoser, Bardh Sanaja, Dime Melovski |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
education.field_of_study biology Occupancy Range (biology) Ecology Population Poaching 15. Life on land biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology Critically endangered Geography Habitat Balkan lynx Threatened species [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Oryx Oryx, Cambridge University Press (CUP), In press, pp.1-9. ⟨10.1017/S0030605318000492⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0030-6053 1365-3008 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0030605318000492⟩ |
| Popis: | With an estimated < 50 adult individuals remaining, the Critically Endangered Balkan lynx Lynx lynx balcanicus is one of the rarest, most threatened and least-studied large carnivores. To identify priority conservation areas and actions for the subspecies, during 2006–2014 we conducted 1,374 questionnaire surveys throughout the potential range of the Balkan lynx to (1) evaluate human–lynx interactions and identify potential threats, and (2) determine the probability of site use in 207 grid cells through occupancy modelling. Human–lynx interactions were related mainly to poaching of lynx, and damage to livestock by lynx. Poaching was intense throughout the potential range of the subspecies, apparently having affected 50–100% of the total estimated extant population. Damage to livestock was recorded only in relation to sheep, mainly in the southern part of the lynx's potential range. Occupancy modelling indicated 108 grid cells with high probability of site use, which was affected mainly by increased terrain ruggedness and reduced forest cover. Based on the combined results of our study we identified five priority areas for conservation, as well as in situ habitat protection, community participation in the conservation of the subspecies, and the improvement and implementation of the existing legal framework as the priority conservation actions for the Balkan lynx. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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