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The fine-scale utilization of forest edges by mammalian mesopredators related to patch size and conservation issues in Central European farmland
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SYSNO ASEP 0370302 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title The fine-scale utilization of forest edges by mammalian mesopredators related to patch size and conservation issues in Central European farmland Author(s) Červinka, J. (CZ)
Šálek, Martin (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Pavluvčík, P. (CZ)
Kreisinger, J. (CZ)Number of authors 4 Source Title Biodiversity and Conservation. - : Springer - ISSN 0960-3115
Roč. 20, č. 14 (2011), s. 3459-3475Number of pages 17 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Edge effect ; Fragment size ; Mammalian mesopredators ; Fragmentation ; Scent stations ; Czech Republic Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour R&D Projects LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) UT WOS 000297348600011 EID SCOPUS 81555203416 DOI 10.1007/s10531-011-0135-8 Annotation Here, we focus on the edge effect in different sized forest patches in Central European farmland. In particular, we tested whether the distribution of mammalian mesopredators is related to fragment size and distance to habitat edge, and whether the contribution of these factors is additive or interactive. Our findings confirm that mammalian mesopredators strongly prefer habitat edges and small forest fragments. The probability of occurrence tended to decrease with increasing distance from the edge for all seven carnivore species detected. The carnivores’ occurrence was also negatively correlated with forest fragment area. All detected species tended to prefer small fragments, with the exception of the Eurasian badger and the red fox. In addition, the non-significant interaction between fragment size and distance to edge suggests that both of these factors contribute independently and additively to mesopredator-mediated effects on biota in a fragmented landscape. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2012
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