The effect of landscape heterogeneity on population density and habitat preferences of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in contrasting farmlands

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F18%3A43897208" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/18:43897208 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68081766:_____/18:00481471 RIV/60460709:41330/18:74720

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://kopernio.com/viewer?doi=10.1016/j.mambio.2017.11.003&route=6" target="_blank" >https://kopernio.com/viewer?doi=10.1016/j.mambio.2017.11.003&route=6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2017.11.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.mambio.2017.11.003</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The effect of landscape heterogeneity on population density and habitat preferences of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in contrasting farmlands

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We assessed the effect of habitat heterogeneity and predator density on the European hare (Lepuseuropaeus), a declining farmland specialist, in intensive farmlands in Central Europe. Using spotlight surveys we explored population density and habitat preference of the European hare in spring and autumn during 2014-2015 in seven farmland regions, of which six were located in the Czech Republic and one in Austria. The average population density of European hares significantly differed between study regions in the Czech Republic and Austria, however, we found no differences in population density between autumn and spring. In particular, the average European hare population density in study regions in the Czech Republic varied between 6.8-17.0 individuals/100 ha, whereas in Austria the population density reached 65.3 individuals/100 ha. Differences between spring and autumn population densities were not significant. European hare population density was significantly negatively affected by mean patch size and positively by area of arable land. We did not find a significant effect of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) presence on the numbers of European hares in individual regions. Habitat preferences differed among regions with contrasting population densities and field sizes, hares in regions of high density and small fields were more equally distributed among available habitats compared to regions of low or intermediate density and large fields. To conclude, conservation measures focusing on enhancing habitat heterogeneity by reducing field size may be an effective tool to support populations of European hares in arable farmland landscapes. (c) 2017 Published by Elsevier GmbH on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The effect of landscape heterogeneity on population density and habitat preferences of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in contrasting farmlands

Popis výsledku anglicky

We assessed the effect of habitat heterogeneity and predator density on the European hare (Lepuseuropaeus), a declining farmland specialist, in intensive farmlands in Central Europe. Using spotlight surveys we explored population density and habitat preference of the European hare in spring and autumn during 2014-2015 in seven farmland regions, of which six were located in the Czech Republic and one in Austria. The average population density of European hares significantly differed between study regions in the Czech Republic and Austria, however, we found no differences in population density between autumn and spring. In particular, the average European hare population density in study regions in the Czech Republic varied between 6.8-17.0 individuals/100 ha, whereas in Austria the population density reached 65.3 individuals/100 ha. Differences between spring and autumn population densities were not significant. European hare population density was significantly negatively affected by mean patch size and positively by area of arable land. We did not find a significant effect of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) presence on the numbers of European hares in individual regions. Habitat preferences differed among regions with contrasting population densities and field sizes, hares in regions of high density and small fields were more equally distributed among available habitats compared to regions of low or intermediate density and large fields. To conclude, conservation measures focusing on enhancing habitat heterogeneity by reducing field size may be an effective tool to support populations of European hares in arable farmland landscapes. (c) 2017 Published by Elsevier GmbH on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Mammalian Biology

ISSN

1616-5047

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

88

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

JAN 2018

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

8-15

Kód UT WoS článku

000425101400002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85034046527