Mountains as key areas for carnivore connectivity in Neotropical grasslands
Mammalian Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 3, 2025
Language: Английский
Records of Roadkill Wild Mammals in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia
Ecologies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
6(2), P. 32 - 32
Published: April 3, 2025
From
April
2016
to
the
end
of
July
2024,
roadkill
mammals
were
recorded
using
road
sampling
method
on
33.4
km-long
Zmajevac-Osijek
in
Osijek-Baranja
County,
located
northeastern
part
Croatia.
A
total
86
specimens
wild
mammals,
classified
into
eight
species
and
one
subspecies,
recorded.
The
northern
white-breasted
hedgehog,
Erinaceus
roumanicus,
topped
list
with
38
individuals,
followed
by
European
badger,
Meles
meles,
23
red
fox,
Vulpes
vulpes,
13
individuals.
badger
was
most
frequent
February
March.
hedgehog
common
June
July,
while
fox
October.
average
number
per
km
road,
divided
nine
sections,
ranged
from
1.1
5.9.
Spearman’s
correlation
coefficient
between
length
section
showed
a
moderate
correlation.
only
strong
positive
traffic
(average
annual
daily
or
summer
traffic)
for
State
Road
D-212.
Language: Английский
Between Grasslands and Mountains: Identification of valuable areas for landscape connectivity in the Tandilia Mountain System for carnivore species.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 6, 2024
Abstract
Habitat
loss
and
fragmentation
threaten
biodiversity,
particularly
for
carnivores
whose
dispersion
population
viability
are
compromised
by
reduced
available
habitat
anthropic
elements
in
the
landscape,
such
as
roads
crops.
In
Argentina,
Pampas
grasslands
have
experienced
considerable
degradation
replacement
crops
currently
limited
to
natural
patches
scattered
throughout
region.
Tandilia
mountains,
these
grassland
remnants
persist
crucial
refuges
species
that
inhabit
them.
Our
objectives
were
identify
map
priority
sites
areas
can
act
ecological
corridors
between
contribute
connectivity
knowledge
of
mountain
system.
We
performed
analyses
using
Least-cost
Path
Models
Circuit
Theory.
To
do
this,
we
generated
suitability
models
combining
environmental
variables,
from
which
resistance
surfaces
generated.
highlight
high
region,
with
particular
emphasis
on
systems
Tandilia.
identified
potential
least-cost
paths
five
carnivore
species,
obtaining
multi-species
highlighting
importance
landscape
maintain
healthy
populations.
Centrality
revealed
valuable
corridors.
These
findings
address
challenges
associated
region
provide
guidelines
future
research
conservation
actions.
Language: Английский
The genetics of the European polecat in the Iberian Peninsula
Journal of Wildlife Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
88(7)
Published: June 27, 2024
Abstract
Volunteer‐based
roadkill
monitoring
schemes,
including
road
carcass
sampling,
can
represent
considerable
advances
with
respect
to
classical
methods
employed
in
conservation
biology.
We
studied
the
genetic
diversity,
structure,
and
dynamics
of
European
polecat
(
Mustela
putorius
)
across
Iberian
Peninsula.
used
samples
carcasses
collected
by
volunteers
because
this
carnivore
is
an
elusive
species
otherwise
difficult
monitor
standard
field
protocols.
gathered
238
obtained
from
2004
2022
13
different
areas
(8–31
samples/area).
Using
microsatellite
loci,
we
identified
4
units
gene
flow
among
3
them
The
variability
was
steadily
low
1
(Girona)
for
all
parameters
evaluated.
This
area
also
genetically
isolated
other
areas.
inbreeding
coefficient
significant
north‐
south‐Iberia
units,
did
not
detect
a
bottleneck
signature
any
units.
Future
actions
should
consider
dissimilarity
detected
elucidate
ecological
factors
that
have
led
observed
patterns.
Language: Английский