The effects of hurricane Lothar on habitat use of roe deer

Widmer, Olivier; Saı̈d, Sonia; Miroir, Jeremy; Duncan, Patrick; Gaillard, Jean‐Michel; Klein, François

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.021

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“…Hurricane Lothar has been shown to influence both habitat use and population dynamics of roe deer (Gaillard et al, 2003;Widmer et al, 2004), and it has been suggested that these changes were the result of modifications of the spatial distribution and availability of food and shelter resources. Here, we assumed that the rapid development of grasses and bramble in clearings after the hurricane would have allowed red and roe deer to be more selective regarding food items included in their diets.…”

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“…Studies carried out in French forests suggest that roe deer may have benefited from the creation of hurricane-related clearings, at least in the short term (Gaillard et al, 2003;Widmer et al, 2004;Said and Servanty, 2005). Roe deer responded to habitat modifications caused by the hurricane by reducing their home range size and concentrating in timber stands, where most of the damage had occurred (Widmer et al, 2004). No negative effect on roe deer population dynamics parameters (i.e.…”

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Influence of hurricane Lothar on red and roe deer winter diets in the Northern Vosges, France

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Influence of hurricane Lothar on red and roe deer winter diets in the Northern Vosges, France

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“…In deciduous forests, roe deer consume ligneous species throughout the whole year (Picard et al 1993). The availability of ligneous and semi-ligneous plants, which are preferentially eaten by roe deer ), increased after the hurricane Lothar that impacted the study area in December 1999 (Widmer et al 2004).…”

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The oak browsing index correlates linearly with roe deer density: a new indicator for deer management?

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Increasing populations of large herbivores during the last decades have had a major impact on vegetation.While several studies have looked for quantifying this impact in terms of plant biomass, plant survival or financial costs, the potential benefit of using the response of the vegetation to changes in browsing pressure by large herbivores to monitor their populations has been poorly investigated. As getting accurate estimates of density in populations of large herbivores is problematic, the use of indicators measuring the intensity of browsing might offer reliable alternative to managers. From the intensive monitoring of a roe deer population subject to an experimental manipulation of density, we looked for assessing the response of oak to changes of roe deer population size. Using a simple browsing index calculated from field data over 10 years, we found that this oak browsing index linearly increased with increasing population size of roe deer. This suggests that such an oak browsing index might be a reliable "indicator of ecological change" for monitoring roe deer populations in oak forests with natural regeneration.

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“…In addition, hurricane Lothar hit the forest in December 1999 and swept away 480 ha of mature forest, generating several wind-throws up to 50 ha in size (Storms et al 2006). Lothar thus led to increased resource availability for roe deer (Widmer et al 2004) without impacting negatively on survival or reproduction ). All the three species of large ungulates present on the reserve are hunted, with an average of 40 red deer, 50 roe deer and 150 wild boar, Sus scrofa, harvested every year.…”

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High red deer density depresses body mass of roe deer fawns

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Many previous studies have pointed out that, when resources are limited, the potential for competition should be high among sympatric species that display overlaps in habitat and nutritional niches. However, reliable evidence of competition between red deer (Cervus elaphus) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) has not been yet reported for life history traits directly measuring performance such as body mass, reproduction, or survival. From long-term monitoring of deer populations in the reserve of La Petite Pierre (France), we measured the sex-specific responses of roe deer fawn body mass to changes in red deer density after accounting for possible confounding effects of date of shooting, climatic conditions, and roe deer density. As expected under the hypothesis of competition, red deer density in a given year had a marked negative influence on body mass of roe deer fawns born the same year and the following year. Fawn mass of roe deer males and females responded in similar ways to changes in red deer density. Our study provides the first evidence of a negative response of roe deer performance to high red deer density.

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The effects of hurricane Lothar on habitat use of roe deer

Cited by 46 publications

References 24 publications

Influence of hurricane Lothar on red and roe deer winter diets in the Northern Vosges, France

Influence of hurricane Lothar on red and roe deer winter diets in the Northern Vosges, France

The oak browsing index correlates linearly with roe deer density: a new indicator for deer management?

High red deer density depresses body mass of roe deer fawns

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