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Removal of American mink increases the success of simulated nests in linear habitat

SYSNO ASEP	0325111
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Removal of American mink increases the success of simulated nests in linear habitat
Title	Odstranění norka amerického zvyšuje úspěšnost umělých hnízd
Author(s)	Padyšáková, E. (CZ) Šálek, Martin (UEK-B) Poledník, L. (CZ) Sedláček, František (UEK-B) Albrecht, Tomáš (UBO-W)_{RID, SAI, ORCID}
Source Title	Wildlife Research - ISSN 1035-3712 Roč. 36, č. 3 (2009), s. 225-230
Number of pages	6 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	AU - Australia
Keywords	mink ; nest predation ; introduction ; allien species
Subject RIV	EH - Ecology, Behaviour
R&D Projects	LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
CEZ	AV0Z60870520 - UEK-B (2005-2011)
	AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000265137500006
DOI	10.1071/WR08022
Annotation	Alien species of predators may negatively influence the breeding success of waterfowl. Previous studies have tested whether predator removal causes an increase in nest success and breeding densities; however, conclusions have been contradictory. Here we examine the impact of the removal of introduced American mink, Mustela vison, on the survival of simulated waterfowl nests in two treatment and two control transects. Nest survival was recorded during two periods (June and July), with minks removed after the first replicate. Whereas nest survival in control transects slightly decreased from June to July, the opposite trend, i.e. an increase in nest survival, was apparent in the treatment transects. On the basis of the results, we suggest that a local reduction in mink populations is an effective short-term tool for the conservation of protected waterfowl species. Our study adds to others, reporting potentially adverse effects of alien, introduced, carnivorous species on local biota.
Workplace	Institute of Vertebrate Biology
Contact	Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524
Year of Publishing	2009

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