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Corridor vs. hayfield matrix use by mammalian predators in an agricultural landscape

SYSNO ASEP	0331469
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Corridor vs. hayfield matrix use by mammalian predators in an agricultural landscape
Author(s)	Šálek, Martin (UEK-B) Kreisinger, J. (CZ) Sedláček, František (UEK-B) Albrecht, Tomáš (UBO-W)_{RID, SAI, ORCID}
Number of authors	4
Source Title	Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0167-8809 Roč. 134, 1-2 (2009), s. 8-13
Number of pages	6 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	NL - Netherlands
Keywords	Habitat corridors ; Agricultural landscape ; Habitat fragmentation ; Czech Republic ; Doudlebia ; Carnivores
Subject RIV	EH - Ecology, Behaviour
R&D Projects	1P05OC078 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
	LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
CEZ	AV0Z60870520 - UEK-B (2005-2011)
	AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000270475200003
DOI	10.1016/j.agee.2009.06.018
Annotation	In this paper, we test the hypothesis that linear strips (2-12 m wide) of shrubby vegetation and dense high grass are more likely to be exploited by diverse carnivore species than surrounding hayfields. For this purpose a scent station survey was employed. Scent stations placed in linear landscape structures were visited much more frequently than scent stations placed in the surrounding hayfield matrix. The probability of detection was higher in corridors than in the landscape matrix for all carnivore species detected. In addition, we tested if the use of a corridor by carnivores was influenced by the amount of shrub and tree cover and corridor width, but none of these variables affected the probability of carnivore detection. Our study suggests that the maintenance of corridors could be an efficient management practice for the preservation of carnivore populations in agricultural landscapes.
Workplace	Institute of Vertebrate Biology
Contact	Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524
Year of Publishing	2010

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