Habitat preferences of the native badger and the invasive raccoon dog in southern Finland

• Autorzy: Kauhala K. , Auttila M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We compared the habitat preferences of the alien raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) and the native badger Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) in two areas (Ruissalo and Tuulos) in southern Finland by radio-tracking the animals during summer from 2005 to 2008. We assumed that the habitat preferences of these two medium-sized carnivores differ to some extent (ie they are able to share the resources), because they have been sympatric for more than 50 years in southern Finland and populations of both species have increased during that period. The results indicated that the habitat preferences of these species are indeed different: raccoon dogs favoured meadows, gardens and open woodlands with tall and abundant undergrowth, whereas badgers favoured both pine forests and deciduous and mixed forests with thick canopy but sparse undergrowth. However, fields were favoured by both species in one study area (Tuulos). The results show that although both species are flexible in their habitat use and share some habitat preferences, the most favoured habitats differ between the species.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

habitat preference; native badger; badger; invasive species; racoon dog; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Finland; Meles meles

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 55
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.231-240,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Kauhala K.

• Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Itainen Pitkakatu 3 A, FI-20520 Turku, Finland

autor

Auttila M.

Bibliografia

• Aebischer N. J., Robertson P. A. and Kenward R. E. 1993. Compositional analysis of habitat use from animal radiotracking data. Ecology 74: 1313–1325. doi: 10.2307/1940062
• Ansorge H. and Stiebling U. 2001. Die Populationsbiologie des Mardeshundes (Nyctereutes procyonoides) im östlichen Deutschland — Einwanderungsstrategie eines Neubürgers? Beiträge zur Jagd- und Wildforschung 26: 247–254.
• Baltrūnaité L. 2006. Diet and winter habitat use of the red fox, pine marten and raccoon dog in Dzukija National Park, Lithuania. Acta Zoologica Lithuanica 16: 46–53.
• Barbu P. 1972. Beiträge zum Studium des Marderhundes Nyctereutes procyonoides ussuriensis Matschie, 1907, aus dem Donaudelta. Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen 20: 375–405.
• da Silva J., Woodroffe R. and Macdonald W. 1993. Habitat, food availability and group territoriality in the European badger, Meles meles. Oecologia 95: 558–564.
• de Solla S. R., Bonduriansky R. and Brooks R. J. 1999. Eliminating autocorrelation reduces biological relevance of home range estimates. Journal of Animal Ecology 68: 221–234. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00279.x
• de Vos A. 1977. Biological effects of terrestrial vertebrates introduced into non-native environments. Tigerpaper 4: 2–5.
• Drygala F., Stier N., Zoller H., Boegelsack K., Mix H. M. and Roth M. 2008. Habitat use of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in north-eastern Germany. Mammalian Biology 73: 371–378. doi: 10.1016/j.mambio. 2007.09.005
• Ebenhard T. 1988. Introduced birds and mammals and their ecological effects. Swedish Wildlife Research (Viltrevy) 13(4): 1–107.
• Elmeros M., Madsen A. B. and Prang A. 2005. Home range of the badger (Meles meles) in a heterogenous landscape in Denmark. Lutra 48: 35–44.
• Feore S. and Montgomery W. I. 1999. Habitat effects on the spatial ecology of the European badger (Meles meles). Journal of Zoology 247: 537–549. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998. 1999.tb01015.x
• Helle E. and Kauhala K. 1991. Distribution history and present status of the raccoon dog in Finland. Holarctic Ecology 14: 278–286.
• Holmala K. and Kauhala K. 2009. Habitat use of medium-sized carnivores in southeast Finland — Key habitats for rabies spread? Annales Zoologici Fennici 46: 233–246.
• Jędrzejewska B. and Jędrzejewski W. 1998. Predation in vertebrate communities, the Białowieża Primeval Forest as a case study. Ecological Studies, Vol. 135: 215–219. Springer Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg.
• Kaneko Y., Maruyama N. and Macdonald D. W. 2006. Food habits and habitat selection of suburban badgers (Meles meles) in Japan. Journal of Zoology 270: 78–89. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00063.x
• Kauhala K. 1995. Changes in distribution of the European badger Meles meles in Finland during the rapid colonization of the raccoon dog. Annales Zoologici Fennici 32: 183–191.
• Kauhala K. 2007. [The abundance of medium-sized carnivores in Finland]. Riista- ja kalatalous — Selvityksiä 1/2007: 1–18. [In Finnish]
• Kauhala K. and Auttila M. 2009. Estimating habitat selection of badgers — a test between different methods. Folia Zoologica 59: 16–25.
• Kauhala K. and Holmala K. 2006. Contact rate and risk of rabies spread between medium-sized carnivores in southeast Finland. Annales Zoologici Fennici 43: 348–357.
• Kauhala K. and Holmala K. 2008. Optimal radio-tracking strategy — The best results with the least effort? Acta Theriologica 53: 333–341.
• Kauhala K., Holmala K., Lammers W. and Schregel J. 2006. Home ranges and densities of medium-sized carnivores in south-east Finland, with special reference to rabies spread. Acta Theriologica 51: 1–13.
• Kauhala K., Laukkanen P. and von Rége I. 1998. Summer food composition and food niche overlap of the raccoon dog, red fox and badger in Finland. Ecography 21: 457–463.
• Kauhala K. and Tiilikainen T. 2002. Radio location error and the estimates of home-range size, movements, and habitat use: a simple field test. Annales Zoologici Fennici 39: 317–324.
• Kenward R. E., South A. B. and Walls S. S. 2003. Ranges 6 v1.2: For the analysis of tracking and location data. Anatrack Ltd., Wareham, UK.
• Korneev A. I. 1954. [Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray in Ukraine, results of acclimatization]. Trudy Zoomuzea, Kiev: 4. [In Russian]
• Kowalczyk R., Jędrzejewska B., Zalewski A. and Jędrzejewski W. 2008. Facilitative interactions between the Eurasian badger (Meles meles), the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and the invasive raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 1389–1396. doi: 10.1139/ Z08-127
• Kruuk H. 1978. Foraging and spatial organization of the European badger, Meles meles L. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 4: 75–89. doi:10.1007/BF00302562
• Lavrov N. P. 1971. [Results of raccoon dog introductions in different parts of the Soviet Union]. Trudy Kafedry Biologii, Moskovskii Gosudarstvennyi Zaochnyi Pedagogicheskii Institut 29: 101–160. [In Russian]
• Mitchell-Jones A. J., Amori G., Bodganowicz W., Kryštufek B., Reijnders P. J. H., Spitzenberger F., Stubbe M., Thissen J. B. M., Vohralík V. and Zima J. 1999. The Atlas of European Mammals. Poyser Natural History, Academic Press, London: 320–321.
• Nasimovič A. A. and Isakov J. A. 1985. [Arctic fox, red fox and raccoon dog: distribution of populations, ecology, preservation]. Nauka, Moscow: 116–145. [In Russian]
• Novikov G. A. 1962. Carnivorous mammals of the fauna of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem: 78–85.
• Palphramand K. L., Newton-Cross G. and White P. C. L. 2007. Spatial organization and behaviour of badgers (Meles meles) in a moderate-density population. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 401–413. doi: 10.1007/ s00265-006-0268-z
• Revilla E. and Palomares F. 2001. Differences in key habitat use between dominant and subordinate animals: Intraterritorial dominance payoffs in Eurasian badgers? Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 165–170. doi: 10.1139/ cjz-79-1-165
• Revilla E., Palomares F. and Delibes M. 2000. Defining key habitats for low density populations of Eurasian badgers in Mediterranean environments. Biological Conservation 95: 269–277. doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00043-4
• Seiler A., Lindström E. and Stenström D. 1995. Badger abundance and activity in relation to fragmentation of foraging biotopes. Annales Zoologici Fennici 32: 37–45.
• Smith P. G. 2006. Compos analysis version 6.2. user’s guide. Version 6.2.3. Smith Ecology Ltd., 1 Bettws Cottage, Bettws, Abergavenny, NP7 7LG, UK. i+22 pp. [WWW document]. URL http://​www.​smithecology.​com/​ software.htm
• Smith G. J., Cary J. R. and Rongstad O. J. 1981. Sampling strategies for radio-tracking coyotes. Wildlife Society Bulletin 9: 88–93.
• Stroganov S. U. 1969. Carnivorous Mammals of Siberia. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem: 65–73, 159–185.
• Tilman D. 1987. The importance of the mechanisms of interspecific competition. The American Naturalist 129: 769–774. doi: 10.1086/ 284672
• Yudin V. G. 1977. [Raccoon dog in Primor’e and Priamur’e]. Nauka, Moscow: 76–98. [In Russian]
• Virgós E. and Jorge G. C. 1999. Environmental constraints at the edge of a species distribution, the Eurasian badger (Meles meles L.): a biogeographic approach. Journal of Biogeography 26: 559–564. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00320.x
• Woloch A. and Roženko N. 2007. Die Akklimatisation des Marderhundes (Nyctereutes procyonoides Gray, 1834) in der Südukraine. Beiträge zur Jagd- und Wildforschung 32: 409–422.
• Worton B. J. 1989. Kernel methods for estimating the utilization distribution in home-range studies. Ecology 70: 164–168. doi: 10.2307/1938423
• Zapata J., Garin I., Zuberogoitia I. and Aihartza J. 2002. Habitat selection and diet of badgers (Meles meles) in Biscay (northern Iberian Peninsula). Italian Journal of Zoology 69: 233–238. doi: 10.1080/11250000209356465