Shaken but not stirred: multiscale habitat suitability modeling of sympatric marten species (Martes martes and Martes foina) in the northern Iberian Peninsula

Vergara, Maria; Cushman, Samuel A.; Urra, Fermín; Ruiz‐González, Aritz

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“…In the study, we included only areas in the N2K network that are more or less natural ecosystems, and therefore, intensely urbanised and human-modified habitats were not analysed. Thus, we did not show the stone marten's strong preferences for urban areas, as these have been found in other studies (Santos and Santos-Reis 2010;Vergara et al 2016).…”

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“…The study of Rondinini and Boitani (2002), based on observations of radio-collared stone martens in the Apennines (Italy), indicated a higher proportion of woodlands and a lower proportion of arable land within their home ranges, compared with random locations. Whereas other studies in Southern Europe have shown that stone martens avoid forests and prefer areas with higher proportions of cultivated land (Sacchi and Meriggi 1995;Vergara et al 2016), other studies have indicated the importance of mosaic habitats (forest, agriculture land and rural areas) for the stone marten (Virgós et al 2000;Rondinini and Boitani 2002;Santos and Santos-Reis 2010). These discrepancies may result either from local differences in habitat preferences and availability of suitable environments or from the methods used for estimating the presence/absence of study species.…”

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“…In this way, both species may avoid competitors and predators, but whereas pine martens stay away from urban areas and arable land (Lombardini et al 2015), stone martens indicate some preferences for these types of habitats (Prigioni et al 2008;Vergara et al 2016). The study of Rondinini and Boitani (2002), based on observations of radio-collared stone martens in the Apennines (Italy), indicated a higher proportion of woodlands and a lower proportion of arable land within their home ranges, compared with random locations.…”

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“…from museum records), telemetry (VHF and GPS), remote monitoring (camera traps) and the more recently developed noninvasive DNA sampling and molecular techniques (e.g. Wereszczuk and Zalewski 2015;Vergara et al 2016;Balestrieri et al 2016;O'Mahony 2017). Telemetry or remote monitoring data are usually collected from relatively small areas (e.g.…”

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The NATURA 2000 database as a tool in the analysis of habitat selection at large scales: factors affecting the occurrence of pine and stone martens in Southern Europe

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Most studies on habitat selection among animals are conducted at local scales, whereas reliable determination of species requirements at larger spatial scales can be problematic. We used data available for NATURA 2000 sites to determine the habitat requirements of two relatively widespread and common species-pine marten Martes martes and stone marten Martes foina-in Southern Europe. Using presence-absence data, we applied statistical models at two spatial scales. At the local scale (within the dispersal distances of the species), sites occupied by martens were compared with unoccupied sites using buffers of different sizes, whereas at the regional scale, unoccupied sites were selected randomly. To adjust for spatial autocorrelation of data, penalised quasi-likelihood approximations were used. Both species of martens demonstrated preferences for areas with higher proportions of forest cover and steeper terrain. At the local, but not at the regional, scale, pine martens occurred at lower elevations, whilst stone martens occurred at higher elevations. We found that climatic variables (mean temperature, precipitation) had no significant effect on the presence of the martens. The results of our analyses generally confirmed findings of previous studies on habitat selection of both marten species in Southern Europe. This demonstrates the utility of data collected for NATURA 2000 sites for use in various analyses such as conservation planning and evaluating the impact of climate change on the distribution of animal species.

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“…The food composition of the pine marten consists mainly of rodents and birds (Posłuszny et al, ). The stone marten ( M. foina ) lives sympatrically with its close relative pine marten over a wide area of Europe (Proulx et al, ; IUCN, ; Wereszczuk and Zalewski, ; Vergara et al, ). It is among the few mustelids that take advantage of urban areas and the increased availability of food resources in urban areas.…”

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Anatomical Basis of Differences in Locomotor Behavior in Martens: AComparison of the Forelimb Musculature Between Two Sympatric Species of Martes

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Arboreal locomotion imposes selective pressures that may affect the evolution of the locomotor apparatus. The limbs have to be mobile to reach across discontinuities, yet at the same time need to be forceful to move against gravity during climbing. However, as intermediaries between the arboreal and terrestrial environment, semi-arboreal mammals appear not extremely specialized and, thus, anatomical adaptations may be less evident than expected for arboreal climbers. Here, we present quantitative data on the muscle anatomy of the forelimbs (N = 14) of two closely related species of Mustelidae and relate the findings to their locomotor habits. The arboreal pine marten (Martes martes) and the more terrestrial stone marten (Martes foina) are the most similar sympatric carnivores in Europe, but distinctly differ in habitat selection and locomotor mode. Via dissections muscle architectural variables including muscle mass, pennation angle, and fiber length were measured and the physiological cross-sectional area and maximum isometric force were estimated for each muscle. The results reveal that the force-generating capacity of the limb flexor and retractor muscles and the excursion capability of the adductor muscles are greater in the pine marten compared to the stone marten. Since the two sympatric martens are very similar in terms of overall appearance, body size, intra-limb proportions, phylogenetic relationships and predation behavior, the differences in forelimb musculature are interpreted to reflect the greater climbing ability of the pine marten. The functional properties appear to facilitate locomotion in a three-dimensionally complex arboreal environment. Anat Rec, 301:449-472, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Far from the madding crowd: Tolerance toward human disturbance shapes distribution and connectivity patterns of closely related Martes spp.

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To assess niche overlap between the most similar European sympatric carnivores, the pine marten Martes martes and stone marten Martes foina, and outline their potential distributions and connectivity corridors in Central Italy, we applied a multivariate kernel density procedure which allowed to assess both species' ecological hypervolumes based on a set of 16 environmental predictors and used the resulting probability of occurrence map as a resistance surface in electrical circuit theorybased models. Distance to watercourses and percent cover of deciduous forest and shrubland were the most relevant factors shaping pine marten ecological niche, while stone marten distribution was mainly shaped by human population density and cover of both human settlements and deciduous forest. Overlap between the hypervolumes of the two martens was low-to-moderate, while, on average, landscape connectivity was higher for the stone marten. The inclusion in the models of human disturbance-related variables enabled to define a possible mechanism driving habitat partitioning in human-altered landscapes. Based on our results, increasing human density and urbanization of European lowland and hilly landscapes are expected to represent a greater threat to the pine marten than the stone marten.

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Shaken but not stirred: multiscale habitat suitability modeling of sympatric marten species (Martes martes and Martes foina) in the northern Iberian Peninsula

Cited by 61 publications

References 57 publications

The NATURA 2000 database as a tool in the analysis of habitat selection at large scales: factors affecting the occurrence of pine and stone martens in Southern Europe

The NATURA 2000 database as a tool in the analysis of habitat selection at large scales: factors affecting the occurrence of pine and stone martens in Southern Europe

Anatomical Basis of Differences in Locomotor Behavior in Martens: AComparison of the Forelimb Musculature Between Two Sympatric Species of Martes

Far from the madding crowd: Tolerance toward human disturbance shapes distribution and connectivity patterns of closely related Martes spp.

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