Living on the edge – The predicted impact of renewed hunting on moose in national parks in Poland

Borowik, Tomasz; Ratkiewicz, Mirosław; Maślanko, Weronika; Duda, Norbert; Rode, Piotr; Kowalczyk, Rafał

doi:10.1016/j.baae.2018.05.003

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“…Additionally, we evaluated differences in the distances of the moose records from key land cover categories: artificial surfaces as potential barrier and threat, broad-leaved forest as a preferred habitat for foraging and hiding, natural grassland and shrubs for foraging, wetlands, and waterbodies as habitats for hiding and avoiding heat stress (Borowik et al, 2018(Borowik et al, , 2020Beest et al, 2012;Courtois et al, 2002;Melin et al, 2016;Romportl et al, 2017;Tomek, 1977) for each time period. We tested data for normality and used ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test depending on normality of the data in R software (R Core Team, 2019).…”

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“…Thus, in this study, to obtain an accurate picture of the history and status of the moose population, we collected all available occurrence data from the region to (a) evaluate changes in moose distribution in the study area; (b) identify the main causes of mortality; and (c) analyze habitat selection to model the extent of suitable habitat. We expected that landscapes with water bodies, wetlands, and a heterogeneous mosaic of shrubs, meadows, and forests provide suitable habitat for the moose population (Beest et al, 2012;Borowik et al, 2018Borowik et al, , 2020Courtois et al, 2002;Melin et al, 2016;Romportl et al, 2017;Tomek, 1977), while anthropogenic structures would reduce the amount and connectivity of available habitat (Bragina et al, 2018;Mrlík, 1995;Ree et al, 2015;Seiler, 2005;Strnad et al, 2012).…”

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The declining occurrence of moose (Alces alces) at the southernmost edge of its range raise conservation concerns

Janík

Peters

Šálek

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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The declining occurrence of moose (Alces alces) at the southernmost edge of its range raise conservation concerns

Janík

Peters

Šálek

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Our dataset comprised summer (June 1-August 31) locations of GPS collared adult moose in Biebrza NP -24 moose (13 females and 11 males) and in Polesie NP -12 individuals (10 females and 2 males) in 2012-2016 (Borowik et al 2018(Borowik et al , 2020. Out of all positions, we chose only fixes registered at 1 h intervals that led to a final database of 139,948 fixes in Biebrza NP and 32,652 positions in Polesie NP.…”

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Too hot to handle: summer space use shift in a cold-adapted ungulate at the edge of its range

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Context Global warming has been exerting an increasing stress on mammal populations occurring at the bioclimatic edges of their ranges. Moose, as heat-sensitive ungulates, are expected to be increasingly susceptible to thermal stress; however, the behavioral responses of animals could mitigate unfavorable weather conditions. Objectives We aimed to evaluate the temperaturemediated behavioral changes in moose occurring at the southwestern edge of the species' range in Europe. We predicted that increasing temperature in summer would modify the daily activity pattern of animal and fine-scale utilization of thermal cover. Methods We analysed data from 36 moose, who were fitted with GPS collars from two study sites located in Eastern Poland. The distance between moose locations served for assessing moose activity. We applied additive modelling to test the effect of the daily temperature on daily activity patterns and landscape use of moose. Results Moose, when exposed to temperatures exceeding thermal comfort, increased their activity during cooler twilight hours. On the hottest days, moose were more likely to use tree canopy cover, especially during midday hours. Finally, with increased temperatures and the risk of thermal stress, at that part of the day, moose utilized denser forest stands which could have provided extra protection against solar radiation. Conclusions Our observations suggested that under a scenario of further climate warming, moose at the southwestern periphery of their range will be forced to make further behavioral alterations. However, it is not clear whether they will be able to compensate for the negative effects of on-going climate change.

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“…are clearly spatially separated [37,61,62]. This habitat structure in Biebrza drives spatio-temporal variation in food availability.…”

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The level of habitat patchiness influences movement strategy of moose in Eastern Poland

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Spatio-temporal variation in resource availability leads to a variety of animal movement strategies. In the case of ungulates, temporally unpredictable landscapes are associated with nomadism, while high predictability in the resource distribution favours migratory or sedentary behaviours depending on the spatial and temporal scale of landscape dynamics. As most of the surveys on moose (Alces alces) movement behaviours in Europe have been conducted on Scandinavian populations, little is known about the movement strategies of moose at the southern edge of the species' range. We expected that decreasing habitat patchiness in central Europe would be associated with the prevalence of migratory behaviours. To verify this hypothesis, we analysed 32 moose fitted with GPS collars from two study areas in eastern Poland which differed in a level of habitat patchiness. We classified moose movements using the net squared displacement method. As presumed, lower patchiness in the Biebrza study site was associated with the predominance of individuals migrating short-distance, while in more patchy landscape of Polesie, resident moose dominated. At the individual level, the propensity of moose to migrate decreased with increasing abundance of forest habitats in their summer ranges. In addition, the parameters (migration distance, timing and duration) for migratory individuals varied substantially between individuals and years. Yet, in spring individual moose expressed a consistent migration timing across years. There was little synchronization of migration timing between individuals from the same population both in spring and autumn, which may have been related to mild weather conditions. We observed that moose postponed their migrations and started movement toward summer ranges at a similar time window in years when spring was delayed due to harsh weather. Hence, in light of global warming, we presume further changes in animal movements will arise.

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Living on the edge – The predicted impact of renewed hunting on moose in national parks in Poland

Cited by 19 publications

References 37 publications

The declining occurrence of moose (Alces alces) at the southernmost edge of its range raise conservation concerns

The declining occurrence of moose (Alces alces) at the southernmost edge of its range raise conservation concerns

Too hot to handle: summer space use shift in a cold-adapted ungulate at the edge of its range

The level of habitat patchiness influences movement strategy of moose in Eastern Poland

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