The application of GIS‐modelling to mustelid landscape ecology

Gough, Mary; Rushton, Stephen

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2907.2000.00067.x

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“…GIS modeling is an appropriate method to analyze movement and home ranges of mustelids, especially where species are bound to specific habitat components (Gough & Rushton 2000). The home range estimation was conducted using ArcView 3.2 and the related extensions Animal Movement and Spatial Analyst (ESRI).…”

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Reintroduction of the European mink Mustela lutreola in Saarland, Germany. Preliminary data on the use of space and activity as revealed by radio-tracking and live-trapping

Peters¹,

Brinkmann²,

Krüger³

et al. 2009

Endang. Species. Res.

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As an attempt to help conserve the endangered European mink Mustela lutreola (Linnaeus, 1761), a reintroduction program was started in a nature reserve in Saarland, Germany; the present study is part of this ongoing reintroduction project. Within the first 2 yr period, 48 (16 m, 32 f) founder animals were reintroduced, out of a total of about 75 animals intended for release in the course of the 3 yr project. Prior to reintroduction, the animals were acclimatized using soft-release pens where they were preconditioned with natural prey . A number of individuals (n = 18) were set free in groups of mating partners (ffm, fm) and in mother-offspring groups. Thirty-three European mink (14 m, 19 f) were fitted with intraperitonial transmitters and radio-tracked and surveyed via live-trapping. Animals were monitored from April 2006 to May 2008 to determine the distribution, size and temporal changes in home range. Released animals showed linear home ranges spreading along rivers and brooks. Home range sizes were 7.2 km (88 ha) for 1 adult male, 0.2-5.9 km (1-505 ha) for adult females, around 1.7-5.6 km (17-132 ha) for juvenile males and 9.2 km (778 ha) for 1 juvenile female, respectively. The released adults showed inter-, but only few intra-, sexual home range overlaps. In contrast, juveniles did not show any home range overlaps. In winter, home range size decreased to a minimum of about 1 km. Further, home range size for females decreased around parturition but increased successively at time of weaning. The activity pattern of released animals was highest at night (especially around dusk and dawn).

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Reintroduction of the European mink Mustela lutreola in Saarland, Germany. Preliminary data on the use of space and activity as revealed by radio-tracking and live-trapping

Peters¹,

Brinkmann²,

Krüger³

et al. 2009

Endang. Species. Res.

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“…Landscapes provide the ecological template for the life history and behavioral processes that determine animal spacing patterns (Gough and Rushton 2000) and their habitat. Habitat is often defined as a place that provides resources (food, shelter, mate, and den sites) enhancing species' fitness (Morrison et al 1998), and species express their perception of the landscape and its attributes by their habitat-use patterns (Wiens 1976).…”

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Stone marten (Martes foina) habitat in a Mediterranean ecosystem: effects of scale, sex, and interspecific interactions

Santos

Santos‐Reis

2009

Eur J Wildl Res

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Mediterranean ecosystems are inherently patchy, challenging habitat-use behavior. Certain mammalian carnivores take advantage of this patchiness by a strategy of habitat complementation/supplementation, which is invariant to the scale of analysis. To test if the same behavior is adopted by the stone marten, we used a combined data set of capture and radio-tracking data at three scales of analysis (1-m, 25-m, and 452-m radius plots). We used compositional analysis to test if there were sex-specific differences in foraging and resting habitat use of stone martens and if these patterns were affected by the presence of other mesocarnivores. Our results showed that stone martens are found both in rural and forested landscapes. Foraging and resting activities occurred far from roads in large and complex patches of cork oak woodlands, riparian vegetation, orchards, and pastureland. Use varied with the scale of analysis and the sex. At smaller scales, females use pastures for foraging and orchards for resting, whereas riparian vegetation and sparse cork oak forests influenced this use at larger scales. Males, on the other hand, were more consistent across scales, using riparian areas and dense cork oak woodlands for foraging and pastures for resting. Stone martens shared the same areas with other coexisting mesocarnivores. Stone martens use cork oak woodlands and complement/ supplement this use with other land cover types. The consistent use of cork oak woodlands across scales emphasizes the importance of this land cover to the preservation of functional Mediterranean ecosystems in southern Portugal.

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“…To fill the gap on the species knowledge, particularly in the regions where the density of polecat is low, studies at a finer scale, based on GIS modeling methods (Gough & Rushton, 2000;Zabala et al, 2005;Mestre et al, 2007) would better determine its situation. Analysis of habitat parameters (area of wetlands and hedged farmland, and network traffic) and their evolution, in relation with the presence of the species are needed to better understand the influence of these parameters on the abundance and distribution of the polecat.…”

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Status of the polecat Mustela putorius (Linnaeus,1758) in France and management implications

Berzins¹,

Ruette²

2014

Munibe Monogr., nat. ser.

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Status del turón Mustela putorius (Linnaeus, 1758) en Francia e implicaciones para su gestión Mustela putorius (Linnaeus, 1758) ipurtatsaren estatusa Frantzian eta kudeaketarekin lotutako inplikazioak ABSTRACTThe polecat Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 is an elusive species whose lifestyle is relatively unknown. In France, the species might be legally hunted. Knowledge of the distribution of the species on the national scale is a necessary prerequisite for the implementation of appropriated management and conservation measures. The National Wildlife and Hunting Agency (ONCFS) has developed a method for collecting data at the national scale so that to create presence maps of small and medium-sized carnivores. The presence map of the polecat is presented in this note, based on data collected from 2001 to 2010. The map shows that the species is fairly well distributed throughout the country with the exception of some regions that deserve further study. According to current knowledge, the factors threatening the polecat in France are above all the deep modifications of the preferential habitats of the polecat, particularly the important decrease of wetlands and hedged farmland; the increase of the road network and the poor state of rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) populations, an important food resource notably in the Mediterranean regions. The importance of secondary rodenticide poisoning needs to be evaluated. We postulated that trapping is not nowadays a major threat to the species in France. Management and conservation measures of its habitat through the implementation of public policies could favor its maintenance.KEY WORDS: Conservation, Distribution, European polecat, France, Threats. RESUMENEl turón Mustela putorius Linnaeus, 1758 es una especie huidiza de costumbres poco conocidas. Su caza en Francia podriar estar permitida. Conocer la distribución del Turón en territorio nacional es indispensable para tomar medidas de gestión y de conservación apropiadas a su estatus. La Oficina Nacional de Caza y Fauna Salvaje (ONCFS) ha desarrollado un método de recogida de datos a escala nacional con el fin de realizar mapas de presencia de pequeños y medianos carnívoros. En este artículo, se muestra el mapa de presencia del Turón obtenido a partir de los datos recogidos del año 2001 al 2010. Éste, indica que la especie está bien distribuida en el territorio a excepción de algunas regiones que merecerían un más estudios. Basándonos en los conocimientos actuales, los factores que amenazan al Turón en Francia son sobre todo las enormes modificaciones de su hábitat, particularmente una disminución importante de los humedales y de las zonas boscosas; el aumento de la red de carreteras y el mal estado de ciertas poblaciones de conejos Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758), importante fuente alimenticia, especialmente en las regiones mediterráneas. La gestión y la conservación del hábitat del Turón a través de la realización de políticas públicas serían unas medidas que podrían favorecer el mantenimiento de es...

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The application of GIS‐modelling to mustelid landscape ecology

Cited by 37 publications

References 120 publications

Reintroduction of the European mink Mustela lutreola in Saarland, Germany. Preliminary data on the use of space and activity as revealed by radio-tracking and live-trapping

Reintroduction of the European mink Mustela lutreola in Saarland, Germany. Preliminary data on the use of space and activity as revealed by radio-tracking and live-trapping

Stone marten (Martes foina) habitat in a Mediterranean ecosystem: effects of scale, sex, and interspecific interactions

Status of the polecat Mustela putorius (Linnaeus,1758) in France and management implications

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