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Twining JP, Montgomery WI, Reid N, Marks N, Tosh DG, Scantlebury DM. All forests are not equal: population demographics and denning behaviour of a recovering small carnivore in human modified landscapes. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Joshua P. Twining
- J. P. Twining (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0881-9665) ✉ , W. I. Montgomery, N. Reid, N. Marks and D. M. Scantlebury, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's Univ., Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland, UK
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- J. P. Twining (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0881-9665) ✉ , W. I. Montgomery, N. Reid, N. Marks and D. M. Scantlebury, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's Univ., Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland, UK
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- J. P. Twining (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0881-9665) ✉ , W. I. Montgomery, N. Reid, N. Marks and D. M. Scantlebury, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's Univ., Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland, UK
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- J. P. Twining (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0881-9665) ✉ , W. I. Montgomery, N. Reid, N. Marks and D. M. Scantlebury, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's Univ., Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland, UK
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- D. G. Tosh, National Museums Northern Ireland, Cultra, Northern Ireland, UK
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- J. P. Twining (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0881-9665) ✉ , W. I. Montgomery, N. Reid, N. Marks and D. M. Scantlebury, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's Univ., Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland, UK
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Barros T, Cushman SA, Carvalho J, Fonseca C. Mediterranean scrubland and elevation drive gene flow of a Mediterranean carnivore, the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon(Herpestidae). Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tânia Barros
- Departamento de Biologia & Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM); Universidade de Aveiro; Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193; Aveiro Portugal
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- US Forest Service; Rocky Mountain Research Station; 2500, S Pine Knoll Dr. Flagstaff AZ 86001 USA
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- Departamento de Biologia & Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM); Universidade de Aveiro; Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193; Aveiro Portugal
- Servei d'Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS); Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; E-08193 Bellaterra Barcelona Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia & Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (CESAM); Universidade de Aveiro; Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193; Aveiro Portugal
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Niche constraints to the northwards expansion of the common genet (Genetta genetta, Linnaeus 1758) in Europe. Mamm Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Carreras-Duro J, Moleón M, Barea-Azcón JM, Ballesteros-Duperón E, Virgós E. Optimization of sampling effort in carnivore surveys based on signs: A regional-scale study in a Mediterranean area. Mamm Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Barros T, Carvalho J, Pereira MJR, Ferreira JP, Fonseca C. Following the trail: factors underlying the sudden expansion of the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in Portugal. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133768. [PMID: 26266939 PMCID: PMC4534455 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Species range-limits are influenced by a combination of several factors. In our study we aimed to unveil the drivers underlying the expansion of the Egyptian mongoose in Portugal, a carnivore that was confined to southern Portugal and largely increased its range during the last three decades. We evaluated the expansion of the species in three periods (1980-1990, 1990-2000 and 2000-2010), by projecting the presence/absence data of the species in each temporal range and proposed four hypotheses to explain this sudden expansion associated to changes in the barrier effects of human infrastructure and topographic features, and in the availability of suitable areas due to climate change or land use. An exploratory analysis was made using Spearman rank correlation, followed by a hierarchical partitioning analysis to select uncorrelated potential explanatory variables associated with the different hypotheses. We then ran Generalized Linear Models (GLM) for every period for each hypothesis and for every combination of hypotheses. Our main findings suggest that dynamic transitions of land-use coupled with temperature and rainfall variations over the decades are the main drivers promoting the mongoose expansion. The geographic barriers and the human infrastructures functioned as barriers for mongoose expansion and have shaped its distribution. The expansion of the Egyptian mongoose across the Portuguese territory was due to a variety of factors. Our results suggest a rapid shift in species range in response to land-use and climate changes, underlining the close link between species ranges and a changing environment.
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- Tânia Barros
- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Servei d' Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS), Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
- PPGBAN, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre RS 91540–000, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia & CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar), Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário Santiago 3810–193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Factors affecting the distribution of large spotted genets (Genetta tigrina) in an urban environment in South Africa. Urban Ecosyst 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0449-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Widdows CD, Downs CT. A genet drive-through: are large spotted genets using urban areas for “fast food”? a dietary analysis. Urban Ecosyst 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0438-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ramesh T, Downs C. Modelling large spotted genet (Genetta tigrina) and slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) occupancy in a heterogeneous landscape of South Africa. Mamm Biol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Coexistence of carnivores in a heterogeneous landscape: habitat selection and ecological niches. Ecol Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0949-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pereira M, Rodríguez A. Conservation value of linear woody remnants for two forest carnivores in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape. J Appl Ecol 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01804.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recio MR, Virgós E. Predictive niche modelling to identify potential areas of conflicts between human activities and expanding predator populations: a case study of game management and the grey mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, in Spain. WILDLIFE RESEARCH 2010. [DOI: 10.1071/wr09096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Context. The grey mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon L., is a protected species in Spain. Populations of grey mongoose are currently increasing in numbers, and potential conflicts with human interests involving predation of small-game species, may arise in the near future.
Aims. We predicted potential suitable areas for the expansion of grey mongoose by using a niche modelling approach to detect areas of conflict with small-game hunting activities.
Methods. We compared these areas with regions in which small-game hunting is an important economic activity. To produce a niche-suitability map we used Maxent and an internal (data-splitting) validation to assess the predictive performance of the model. Areas in which small-game hunting is important were identified by using a rabbit-abundance index.
Key results. On the basis of suitability modelling, populations of grey mongoose will expand into southern and central Spain. The variables with higher predictive power are mainly climatic, although some mosaic habitat types are also important. Internal validation reveals a strong correspondence between predicted and observed records. The overlap of high-suitability areas with areas assigned with a high rabbit-abundance index indicated the existence of large regions of potential conflict with hunting interests.
Conclusions. Predictions of niche modelling can be used to detect conflict areas between expanding species and human interests. As a consequence of the expansion of the grey mongoose, the incidence of non-selective predator control may increase, thereby posing a threat to other protected predators.
Implications. Identified areas of likely conflict should be prioritised to delineate careful management programs in terms of people education, surveying, incentives and the detection of illegal predator-control activities.
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Santos MJ, Matos HM, Baltazar C, Grilo C, Santos-Reis M. Is polecat (Mustela putorius) diet affected by “mediterraneity”? Mamm Biol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Habitat selection and abundance of common genets Genetta genetta using camera capture-mark-recapture data. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0294-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The influence of human, livestock, and ecological features on the occurrence of genet (Genetta genetta): a case study on Mediterranean farmland. Ecol Res 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0538-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Espírito-Santo C, Rosalino LM, Santos-Reis M. Factors Affecting the Placement of Common Genet Latrine Sites in a Mediterranean Landscape in Portugal. J Mammal 2007. [DOI: 10.1644/05-mamm-a-343r3.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Barrientos R, Virgós E. Reduction of potential food interference in two sympatric carnivores by sequential use of shared resources. ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Amroun M, Giraudoux P, Delattre P. A comparative study of the diets of two sympatric carnivores – the golden jackal (Canis aureus) and the common genet (Genetta genetta) – in Kabylia, Algeria / Etude comparative des régimes alimentaires de deux carnivores sympatriques – le chacal doré (Canis aureus) et la genette commune (Genetta genetta) – en Kabylie, Algérie. MAMMALIA 2006. [DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2006.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Space use of common genetsGenetta genetta in a Mediterranean habitat of northeastern Spain: differences between sexes and seasons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03192593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Virgós E, Romero T, Mangas JG. Factors determining "gaps" in the distribution of a small carnivore, the common genet (Genetta genetta), in central Spain. CAN J ZOOL 2001. [DOI: 10.1139/z01-114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We studied the pattern of distribution of the common genet (Genetta genetta) in areas in mountains and plains of central Spain, in the middle of the range of the species. We evaluated the role of temperature, rainfall, and habitat features in determining the ecological limits of genet distribution. Genets were very scarce on plateaux and the upper parts of the mountains, but were widely distributed in lower mountain areas. Genets were present in areas with abundant shrub cover, high mean of the mean minimum temperature and high mean of mean winter temperatures. Survey routes at the same altitude (<1000 m) in the mountains (genets abundant) and on the plateaux (genets very scarce) also differed in some of these variables, with low values on the plateaux for shrub cover, mean of the mean minimum temperatures, mean of the mean winter temperatures, and annual rainfall. Genets originated in Africa, therefore they are probably ill-adapted (morphologically and physiologically) for the cold conditions predominating in most of central Spain. Their preference for shrubby habitats may be linked to a greater availability of food and low risk of predation. Intermediate levels of rainfall may be correlated with higher temperatures, the key factor hypothesized to affect the distribution of this species. The distribution of the common genet fits a multimodal model, with peaks (presence) and valleys (absence) in the middle of its range, indicating that location in a particular part of the range is not a prior indicator of habitat suitability for the species.
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