Trans-Boundary edge effects in the western carpathians: The influence of hunting on large carnivore occupancy
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43410/16:43910295
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168292" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168292</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168292" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0168292</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Trans-Boundary edge effects in the western carpathians: The influence of hunting on large carnivore occupancy
Original language description
The conservation and management of wolves Canis lupus in the periphery of their distribution is challenging. Edges of wolf distribution are characterized by very few and intermittent occurrences of individuals, which are modulated by multiple factors affecting the overall population such as human-caused mortality, management targets and food availability. The knowledge of population dynamics in the edges becomes crucial when hunting takes place nearby the edges, which may preclude population expansion. Here, using as example the occurrence of wolves in the Beskydy Mountains (Czech-Slovak border), which are the edge distribution of the wolf and Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx populations in the West Carpathians, we explored how food availability and hunting in the Slovakian core area affected the dynamics of wolves in the edges of this population. During 2003-2012, we monitored large carnivore occurrence by snow-tracking surveys and tested potential differences in the occurrence of these species in Beskydy Mountains and potential mechanisms behind detected patterns. Despite the proximity to the core area, with several wolf reproductions being confirmed at least in recent years, the wolf was a very rare species in Beskydy and was recorded 14 times less often than the lynx. The expected abundance of wolves in the Beskydy Mountains was inversely related to prey availability in the Slovakian core area. Wolf hunting the year before influenced the expected abundance of wolves in Beskydy area. We discuss how different life histories and legal status of both species probably account for most of the observed difference of occurrence at range margins. (C) 2016 Kutal et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS One
ISSN
1932-6203
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
11
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
"Nestrankovano"
UT code for WoS article
000392853100038
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85007427996