| Autor: |
Dellafiore, C. M., Rouco, C., Muñóz Vallés, S., Gallego Fernández, J. B. |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| Zdroj: |
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 233-242 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1578-665X |
| Popis: |
We studied habitat use by the wild European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a coastal sand dune system in the south–western Iberian peninsula. Our goals were to define the use of this habitat by rabbits in relation to food and shelter availability between seasons. Rabbit density, food availability and refuge abundance were analysed using multiple regression analyses. We found that, independently of season, habitat selection was principally related to cover by the woody shrub Retama monosperma which rabbits use both as a food resource and as protection against predators. Although it is an invasive native plant, the benefits that R. monosperma provides |
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