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Planillo A, Malo JE. Infrastructure features outperform environmental variables explaining rabbit abundance around motorways. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:942-952. [PMID: 29375768 PMCID: PMC5773299 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Human disturbance is widespread across landscapes in the form of roads that alter wildlife populations. Knowing which road features are responsible for the species response and their relevance in comparison with environmental variables will provide useful information for effective conservation measures. We sampled relative abundance of European rabbits, a very widespread species, in motorway verges at regional scale, in an area with large variability in environmental and infrastructure conditions. Environmental variables included vegetation structure, plant productivity, distance to water sources, and altitude. Infrastructure characteristics were the type of vegetation in verges, verge width, traffic volume, and the presence of embankments. We performed a variance partitioning analysis to determine the relative importance of two sets of variables on rabbit abundance. Additionally, we identified the most important variables and their effects model averaging after model selection by AICc on hypothesis‐based models. As a group, infrastructure features explained four times more variability in rabbit abundance than environmental variables, being the effects of the former critical in motorway stretches located in altered landscapes with no available habitat for rabbits, such as agricultural fields. Model selection and Akaike weights showed that verge width and traffic volume are the most important variables explaining rabbit abundance index, with positive and negative effects, respectively. In the light of these results, the response of species to the infrastructure can be modulated through the modification of motorway features, being some of them manageable in the design phase. The identification of such features leads to suggestions for improvement through low‐cost corrective measures and conservation plans. As a general indication, keeping motorway verges less than 10 m wide will prevent high densities of rabbits and avoid the unwanted effects that rabbit populations can generate in some areas.
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- Aimara Planillo
- Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG) Department of Ecology Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid Spain
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- Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG) Department of Ecology Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid Spain
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Davis NE, Gordon IR, Coulson G. The influence of evolutionary history and body size on partitioning of habitat resources by mammalian herbivores in south-eastern Australia. AUST J ZOOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1071/zo16075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Habitat use is the most common dimension along which sympatric species partition resources to reduce competition. We conducted faecal pellet counts at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, to examine habitat use by an assemblage of mammalian herbivores with disparate evolutionary histories and varying body size: introduced European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and hog deer (Axis porcinus), and native eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) and common wombat (Vombatus ursinus). Overlap in habitat use was low between four pairs of species, suggesting spatial partitioning of resources to reduce the potential for interspecific competition. More generally, however, overlap in habitat use was high, particularly between native and introduced grazers. These results indicate the potential for competition if resources were limiting and suggest that assemblages of species with independent evolutionary histories have inherently less resource partitioning to facilitate coexistence than assemblages of species with common evolutionary histories. Despite evidence of high overlap in habitat use between native and introduced species at a broad scale, and variation in the competitive ability of species, coexistence was likely facilitated by niche complementarity, including temporal and fine-scale partitioning of spatial resources. There was no relationship between body size and the diversity of habitats used. In contemporary assemblages of native and introduced species, evolutionary history is likely to have a strong influence on resource partitioning.
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Leach K, Montgomery WI, Reid N. Modelling the influence of biotic factors on species distribution patterns. Ecol Modell 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sokos C, Giannakopoulos A, Papaspyropoulos K, Touloudi A, Birtsas P, Spyrou V, Valiakos G, Tsokana C, Sfougaris A, Billinis C. Hare harvest and EBHS virus prevalence in differently populated Mediterranean ecotopes. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-016-1047-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sokos C, Birtsas P, Papaspyropoulos KG, Tsachalidis E, Giannakopoulos A, Milis C, Spyrou V, Manolakou K, Valiakos G, Iakovakis C, Athanasiou LV, Sfougaris A, Billinis C. Mammals and habitat disturbance: the case of brown hare and wildfire. Curr Zool 2016; 62:421-430. [PMID: 29491931 PMCID: PMC5804280 DOI: 10.1093/cz/zow020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ecosystem disturbances, such as wildfires, are driving forces that determine ecology and conservation measures. Species respond differentially to wildfires, having diverse post-fire population evolution. This study reports, for first time, the responses of brown hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) to wildfires. Hare relative abundance, age ratio, diet quality, body condition, and diseases were studied. Fire influence on vegetation was calculated at a micro-scale level. Hare abundance was lower the first year after wildfires in burned relative to unburned areas. The reverse was found in the second year when hare abundance was higher in burned areas. Hare abundance in burned areas was also higher in the third and fourth years. In the fifth and sixth years after wildfire no significant difference was found in abundance. At a micro-scale level, higher numbers of hare feces were counted in places with greater wildfire influence on vegetation. Age ratio analysis revealed more juveniles in burned areas, but the same number of neonates in burned and unburned areas, indicating lower mortality of juveniles in burned areas. Reduced predation in burned areas provides the most plausible explanation for our findings.
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- Christos Sokos
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Hellas, Greece.,Institute for Research and Technology Thessaly, Larissa, Hellas, Greece.,Research Division, Hunting Federation of Macedonia and Thrace, Ethnikis, Antistasis 173-175, 55134 Thessaloniki, Hellas, Greece
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- Laboratory of Wildlife, Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment, Technological Institute of Thessaly, Karditsa, Hellas, Greece
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- Research Division, Hunting Federation of Macedonia and Thrace, Ethnikis, Antistasis 173-175, 55134 Thessaloniki, Hellas, Greece
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- Laboratory of Hunting Management, Department of Forestry and Environmental Management, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Hellas, Greece
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Hellas, Greece
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- Ministry of Rural Development and Foods, Feed Stuff Control Laboratory of Thessaloniki, Thermi, Thessaloniki, Hellas, Greece
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- Department of Animal Production, Technological Institute of Thessaly, Larissa, Hellas, Greece
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- Department of Animal Husbandry and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Hellas, Greece
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Hellas, Greece.,Institute for Research and Technology Thessaly, Larissa, Hellas, Greece
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Hellas, Greece.,Institute for Research and Technology Thessaly, Larissa, Hellas, Greece
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Hellas, Greece
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- Laboratory of Ecosystem and Biodiversity Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Volos, Hellas, Greece
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Hellas, Greece.,Institute for Research and Technology Thessaly, Larissa, Hellas, Greece
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Davis NE, Coulson G. Habitat-specific and season-specific faecal pellet decay rates for five mammalian herbivores in south-eastern Australia. AUSTRALIAN MAMMALOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1071/am15007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The accuracy of population abundance estimates of mammalian herbivores from faecal pellet counts is potentially affected by pellet decay. We collected fresh pellet groups from hog deer (Axis porcinus), European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) and common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) (n = 300 per species) at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia. We deposited five pellet groups per species per month within each of five vegetation types in the park, then monitored pellet group decay over 24 months. We demonstrate that age estimation of pellet groups was inaccurate and is unlikely to improve the efficiency of pellet counts. We present habitat- and species-specific estimates of pellet and pellet group decay using two measures: decay rate (the proportion of pellets surviving per unit of time); and mean time to decay. We explain how our data can be used to optimise faecal pellet count design, and to improve the accuracy of both indices and estimates of abundance from pellet counts. The variability observed in the decay of pellet groups among vegetation types, and for species among seasons, suggests that caution should be used if applying pellet decay rates over long time-frames or to locations with differing environmental conditions.
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Davis NE, Di Stefano J, Coulson G, Whelan J, Wright J. Vegetation management influences habitat use by mammalian herbivores in shrub-encroached grassy woodland. WILDLIFE RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.1071/wr15218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Context Restoration of disturbed vegetation communities commonly involves altering vegetation composition and structure, attributes that can influence the suitability of habitat for fauna. Feedbacks may occur whereby changes to the vegetation affect mammalian herbivores, and unintended changes may prevent managers from achieving conservation goals. Aims To understand how vegetation management affects habitat use by five mammalian herbivores, namely eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), common wombat (Vombatus ursinus), European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and hog deer (Axis porcinus). Methods A management experiment (mechanical slashing of the encroaching shrub Leptospermum laevigatum) at Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia, created slashed swales in addition to untreated dune and scrub woodland. In each vegetation stratum, we estimated the cover of L. laevigatum and quantified herbivore abundance by counting the standing crop of faecal pellets. Key results Relative to untreated vegetation, mechanical slashing of L. laevigatum substantially reduced cover of this species above 200 cm, but increased its cover below 30 cm. On the basis of faecal-pellet counts, multispecies use of managed and unmanaged parts of the landscape differed substantially, with the differences principally driven by higher abundance of European rabbits and eastern grey kangaroos at slashed sites. Conclusions The responses of three grazing species (kangaroo, rabbits and wombats) to vegetation management were predicted well by prior knowledge of diet and habitat preferences. This was not the case for the browser (swamp wallaby), nor for the grazer that consumes substantial amounts of browse in the study area (hog deer), and additional knowledge of the processes underlying their responses to vegetation change is required. Implications Our findings highlighted that vegetation management can influence herbivore abundances in the managed system. An improved understanding of these associations will allow vegetation management plans to incorporate herbivore responses.
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Schmidt JA, Mccleery RA, Schmidt PM, Silvy NJ, Lopez RR. Population estimation and monitoring of an endangered lagomorph. J Wildl Manage 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Rouco C, Villafuerte R, Castro F, Ferreras P. Effect of artificial warren size on a restocked European wild rabbit population. Anim Conserv 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00401.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fernández-Olalla M, Martínez-Jauregui M, Guil F, San Miguel-Ayanz A. Provision of artificial warrens as a means to enhance native wild rabbit populations: what type of warren and where should they be sited? EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0377-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Age and season determine European rabbit habitat use in Mediterranean ecosystems. ACTA OECOLOGICA 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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LEES ALEXANDERC, BELL DIANAJ. A conservation paradox for the 21st century: the European wild rabbitOryctolagus cuniculus, an invasive alien and an endangered native species. Mamm Rev 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2008.00116.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Santos MJ, Pedroso NM, Ferreira JP, Matos HM, Sales-Luís T, Pereira I, Baltazar C, Grilo C, Cândido AT, Sousa I, Santos-Reis M. Assessing dam implementation impact on threatened carnivores: the case of Alqueva in SE Portugal. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2008; 142:47-64. [PMID: 17932778 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9907-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Large dam construction in water deficient areas is a management decision often controversial. Besides providing water storage, economical benefits, and a source of renewable energy, the construction and flooding caused by large dams cause disruptions in natural systems. We monitored the pre- and post-Alqueva dam impacts on the threatened carnivore species (polecat, otter, wildcat and Iberian lynx) populations in SE Portugal, and assessed which factors mostly contribute to post-dam distribution. Major short term impacts of large dams are: (1) increase in accessibility and human presence; (2) movement of heavy machinery and dam-workers; (3) deforestation with habitat loss and fragmentation; (4) change from lotic to lentic system; (5) lower prey availability and harsher capture; and (6) changes in land use adjacent to the reservoir. Thus, the response to those impacts can be predicted as a decline of polecat, wildcat and lynx distribution ranges, and a recovery of the otter from the severe short term impacts. Our results corroborate this hypothesis for all the species, especially during deforestation/early flooding. Otter's distribution range increased in the phase of greater impact, with a subsequent decrease with flooding. Our results suggest carnivores used "escape" areas with favourable habitat and prey conditions, however, the areas with higher probability of species presence decreased by two fold showing a drastic range reduction. To ensure populations' survival of these charismatic threatened carnivore populations of Mediterranean landscapes of south-east Portugal, we propose continuing the monitoring program and the development of a conservation program for the subsisting areas of optimal and suboptimal habitats.
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- Maria J Santos
- Faculdade de Ciências, Centro de Biologia Ambiental/Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade de Lisboa, Ed. C2, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal.
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Is habitat management an effective tool for wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) population reinforcement? EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-007-0169-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Feeding responses of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) to different wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) densities: a regional approach. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-007-0111-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cabezas S, Moreno S. An experimental study of translocation success and habitat improvement in wild rabbits. Anim Conserv 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00119.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Beja P, Pais M, Palma L. Rabbit Oryctolagus Cuniculus Habitats in Mediterranean Scrubland: The Role of Scrub Structure and Composition. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2007. [DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[28:rochim]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Hunting for answers: rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) population trends in northeastern Spain. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0056-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PALMA LUIS, BEJA PEDRO, PAIS MIGUEL, CANCELA DA FONSECA LUIS. Why do raptors take domestic prey? The case of Bonelli's eagles and pigeons. J Appl Ecol 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01213.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Calvete C. Modeling the effect of population dynamics on the impact of rabbit hemorrhagic disease. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2006; 20:1232-41. [PMID: 16922239 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00371.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a staple prey species in Mediterranean ecosystems. The arrival and subsequent spread of rabbit hemorrhagic disease throughout southwestern Europe, however has caused a decline in rabbit numbers, leading to considerable efforts to enhance wild rabbit populations, especially through habitat management. Because rabbit population dynamics depend on habitat suitability and changes in habitat structure and composition subsequent to habitat management, I evaluated the effects of population dynamics on the long-term impact of rabbit hemorrhagic disease on rabbit populations. I used an age-structured model with varying degrees of population productivity and turnover and different habitat carrying capacities, and I assumed the existence of a unique, highly pathogenic virus. My results suggest that disease impact may be highly dependent on habitat carrying capacity and rabbit population dynamics, and the model provided some insight into the current abundance of wild rabbits in different locations in southwestern Europe. The highest disease impact was estimated for populations located in habitats with low to medium carrying capacity In contrast, disease impact was lower in high-density populations in habitats with high carrying capacity, corresponding to a lower mean age of rabbit infection and a resulting lower mortality from rabbit hemorrhagic disease. The outcomes of the model suggest that management strategies to help rabbit populations recover should be based on improving habitats to their maximum carrying capacity and increasing rabbit population productivity. In contrast, the use of strategies based on temporary increases in rabbit density, including vaccination campaigns, translocations, and temporal habitat improvements at medium carrying capacities, may increase disease impact, resulting in short-term decreases in rabbit population density.
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- Carlos Calvete
- Centro de Investigaciń Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Apdo. 727, 50058 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Seasonal and spatial variation in the diet of the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus
L.) in Portugal. J Zool (1987) 2006. [DOI: 10.1017/s0952836902001541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Calvete C, Pelayo E, Sampietro J. Habitat factors related to wild rabbit population trends after the initial impact of rabbit haemorrhagic disease. WILDLIFE RESEARCH 2006. [DOI: 10.1071/wr05107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is an introduced pest species in Australia and New Zealand. Rabbits have a devastating negative impact on agricultural production and biodiversity in these countries, and Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) is currently included in control strategies for rabbit populations. On the other hand, the European wild rabbit is a key native prey species in the Iberian Peninsula. Since the arrival of RHD, however, rabbit populations have undergone dramatic decreases and several predator species at risk of extinction are currently dependent on the rabbit population density. Therefore, from the point of view of biodiversity conservation, evaluating habitat correlates and trends of rabbit populations after the first RHD epizootic is of great interest to improve the long-term control or promotion of wild rabbit populations. We estimated the relationship between habitat factors and long-term population trends as well as the relationships between habitat factors and rabbit abundance 2 and 14 years after the arrival of RHD in several Iberian rabbit populations. We observed that only 26% of surveyed populations seemed to experience an increase in rabbit abundance over the last 12 years and that this increase was higher in the low-rabbit-abundance areas of l992, leading to high rabbit abundance in 2004. Our results suggested that short- and long-term impacts of RHD were related to habitat quality. The initial impact of RHD was higher in more suitable habitats, but increasing long-term population trends were positively related to good habitat quality.
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Carvalho JC, Gomes P. Influence of herbaceous cover, shelter and land cover structure on wild rabbit abundance in NW Portugal. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03192509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Virgós E, Cabezas-Díaz S, Malo A, Lozano J, López-Huertas D. Factors shaping European rabbit abundance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03194271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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An individual-based model of rabbit viral haemorrhagic disease in European wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Ecol Modell 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3800(01)00363-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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