2022
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22251
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Spatially biased reduction of browsing damage by sika deer through culling

Abstract: Culling large herbivores can reduce browsing damage. Our objective was to verify the effect of culling by considering spatial changes in browsing damage to test the hypothesis that the benefits of spatially biased culling extend to the spatial scale of culling. Culling sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, increased from 2009–2017, but browsing damage remained stable across the prefecture; regional damage trends differed among grid meshes (i.e., 5 km × 5 km). Meshes with browsing damage redu… Show more

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“…Furthermore, recent studies suggesting effective management emphasised the importance of an appropriate spatial scale and the size of the management unit [ 62 , 63 ]. Therefore, our study represents an important demonstration of this theory on a large spatial scale, which is more similar in size to the actual management unit of sika deer [ 30 ]. As population decline with culling can decrease browsing damage [ 30 ] and deer exclusion is effective in natural visitation restoration [ 64 ], it is hoped that antlerless culling will contribute to more effective conservation of forest environments.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Furthermore, recent studies suggesting effective management emphasised the importance of an appropriate spatial scale and the size of the management unit [ 62 , 63 ]. Therefore, our study represents an important demonstration of this theory on a large spatial scale, which is more similar in size to the actual management unit of sika deer [ 30 ]. As population decline with culling can decrease browsing damage [ 30 ] and deer exclusion is effective in natural visitation restoration [ 64 ], it is hoped that antlerless culling will contribute to more effective conservation of forest environments.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inunaki-yama, Hiko-san, and Inugatake ( Figure 1 ), with altitudes of 584, 1199, and 1131 m, respectively. Detailed survey methods and survey sites were described in our previous reports [ 30 , 40 ].…”
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“…2022; Suzuki et al, 2022b). Furthermore, the conservation of Sika deer and other non-primate mammals are undoubtedly crucial for understanding the evolutionary diversity of behavioural plasticity and intelligence, especially regarding spatiotemporal resource information, as they possess relatively simple neural and brain functions that can provide insights into the evolution of human intelligence (Fagan et al, 2013).…”
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confidence: 99%