Using remote sensing data to model European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) occurrence in a highly fragmented landscape in northwestern Spain

Tapia, Luis; Domínguez, Jesús; Regos, Adrián; Vidal, M.

doi:10.1007/s13364-013-0169-2

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“…Shrublands are also especially important for hunting in Galicia, where hunting is centred on small game and particularly on rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), which are most abundant in this type of habitat (G ‡lvez-Bravo 2011, Tapia et al 2014).…”

Section: Fire Causesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interacting effects of topography, vegetation, human activities and wildland-urban interfaces on wildfire ignition risk

Calviño‐Cancela

Amil

García-Martínez

et al. 2017

Forest Ecology and Management

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Effective fire prevention requires a better understanding of the patterns and causes of fire ignition. In this study, we focus on the interacting factors known to influence fire ignition risk, such as the type of vegetation, topographical features and the wildlandurban interface (WUI; i.e. where urban development meet or intermingle with wildland). We also analyze the human activities and motivations related to fires and whether they differ depending on the type of vegetation and the location within/outside WUI. There were significant interactions between topography, type of vegetation and location within/outside WUI. The risk of ignition was in general higher at lower elevations, and this tendency was more marked in forested land covers (all plantations and open woodlands), with the noticeable exception of native forests. North-facing sites had lower fire ignition risk outside the WUI, especially in native forests, while southern aspects showed higher fire ignition risk, especially in open shrublands. However, this effect of the aspect was only significant outside WUI areas. In relation to causes, there were also interactions between human activities/motivations related to fires, the type of vegetation and the location within/outside WUI. All forestry plantations appeared clustered in relation to fire causes, especially in the WUI, with high incidence of deliberately caused fires related to violent or mentally ill people and rekindle fires. In contrast, native forests, despite structural similarities with forestry plantations, showed more similarity with agricultural areas and open woodlands in relation to fire causes. In shrublands, there was a relatively high incidence of fires related to ranching, especially outside the WUI. This pattern of interactions depicts a complex scenario in relation to fire ignition risk and prompts to the importance of taking this complexity into account in order to adjust fire management measures for improved effectiveness.

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Section: Fire Causesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interacting effects of topography, vegetation, human activities and wildland-urban interfaces on wildfire ignition risk

Calviño‐Cancela

Amil

García-Martínez

et al. 2017

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…This was likely related to the distribution of the three species, with the European hares and rabbits' southern distribution characterized by higher temperatures and lower elevations compared to northern Sweden, where only mountain hares occurred. Both European hares and rabbits are generally associated with comparatively warm and dry climate, and lowland areas (Calvete et al 2004;Smith, Jennings & Harris 2005;Tapia et al 2014;Leach, Montgomery & Reid 2016), whereas mountain hares typically occupy colder areas at higher elevations (Thulin 2003;Jansson & Pehrson 2007). For all species pairs, environmental correlations were stronger on a grid cell level, probably because this finer spatial scale captured more detailed environmental differences.…”

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“…The rabbit is categorized as 'near threatened' in its native range in the Iberian peninsula, but appears to proliferate in areas where it was introduced (Lees & Bell 2008). Although flexible in their habitat preferences, rabbits are predominantly found in grassland, pastures or arable land bordering scrubland, providing cover from predators (Calvete et al 2004;Tapia et al 2014). They prefer sandy soil that allows them to dig burrows, and their distribution is positively correlated with temperature and negatively with precipitation and mean slope (Calvete et al 2004;Leach, Montgomery & Reid 2016).…”

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Co-occurrence patterns and habitat selection of the mountain hare, European hare, and European rabbit in urban areas of Sweden

Bach

Escoubet

Mayer

2022

Preprint

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Assessing the underlying mechanisms of co-occurrence patterns can be challenging as biotic and abiotic causations are hard to disentangle. To date, few studies have investigated co-occurrence patterns within urban areas that constitute novel habitat to numerous wildlife species. Moreover, as urban areas expand and are increasingly used as habitat by wildlife, there is a need for a better understanding of urban ecology to facilitate human-wildlife coexistence. Here, we investigated co-occurrence patterns and habitat selection of the European hare (Lepus europaeus), mountain hare (L. timidus), and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) inside urban areas of Sweden, using joint species distribution models and generalized linear mixed models based on citizen science observations. All three species were observed within urban areas, but European hares and rabbits appear to be more successful urban colonizers compared to mountain hares. Overall, our findings suggested that urban occurrence by all three lagomorphs was related to suitable conditions within the distribution of each species (e.g. climate and elevation), rather than by the presence of other lagomorph species or specific land cover types within urban areas. On a finer spatial scale, our findings suggested facilitation of European hares by rabbits, though the mechanism for this remains unclear. European hares and rabbits generally selected for green urban areas and mountain hares for residential gardens, which likely constitute suitable foraging sites. Our findings contribute to the understanding of urban ecology and provide valuable insight for management measures of the three lagomorphs in urban areas of Sweden.

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“…Due to these negative impacts, interest in monitoring and modeling the abundance of rabbits outside their native range has increased in the last decades (López‐Darias and Lobos 2009, Fordham et al 2012, Kontsiosis et al 2013). Monitoring is key for developing effective population controls, as rabbit abundance is known to depend on a large number of interactions with environmental and anthropic factors (Blanco and Villafuerte 1993, Calvete et al 2004, López‐Darias and Lobos 2009, Fordham et al 2012, Kontsiosis et al 2013, Tapia et al 2014). Among those factors, climatic variables have particular interest if we take into account that rabbit populations could be largely influenced by climate change (Tablado and Revilla 2012, Fordham et al 2012), which could alter the current abundance of the species and ultimately have consequences on the local flora.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forecast increase in invasive rabbit spread into ecosystems of an oceanic island (Tenerife) under climate change

Bello-Rodríguez

Mateo

Pellissier

et al. 2020

Ecological Applications

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Using remote sensing data to model European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) occurrence in a highly fragmented landscape in northwestern Spain

Cited by 12 publications

References 50 publications

Interacting effects of topography, vegetation, human activities and wildland-urban interfaces on wildfire ignition risk

Interacting effects of topography, vegetation, human activities and wildland-urban interfaces on wildfire ignition risk

Co-occurrence patterns and habitat selection of the mountain hare, European hare, and European rabbit in urban areas of Sweden

Forecast increase in invasive rabbit spread into ecosystems of an oceanic island (Tenerife) under climate change

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