A5061350104- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
University of Inland Norway
2020-2021
Nord University
2017
Human food subsidies can provide predictable sources in large quantities for wildlife species worldwide. In the boreal forest of Fennoscandia, gut piles from moose (Alces alces) harvest a potentially important source range opportunistically scavenging predators. Increased populations predators negatively affect threatened or game species. As response to this, restrictions on field dressing are under consideration parts Norway. However, there is lack research how this resource utilized....
Abstract Scavengers can have strong impacts on food webs, and awareness of their role in ecosystems has increased during the last decades. In our study, we used baited camera traps to quantify structure winter scavenger community central Scandinavia across a forest–alpine continuum assess how climatic conditions affected spatial patterns species occurrences at baits. Canonical correspondence analysis revealed that main habitat type (forest or alpine tundra) snow depth was determinants...
Abstract Concern has been raised regarding red fox ( Vulpes ) population increase and range expansion into alpine tundra, directly indirectly enhanced by human activities, including carrion supply, its negative impact on native fauna. In this study, we used cameras bait stations hunting remains to investigate how spatiotemporal patterns of scavenging were influenced abundance accessibility live prey, i.e., small rodent cycles, snow depth, primary productivity. We found contrasting between...