Habitat requirements of Eurasian pine marten Martes martes in a Mediterranean environment

• Autorzy: Lombardini M. , Cinerari C. E. , Murru M. , Vidus Rosin A. , Mazzoleni L. , Meriggi A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Evaluating presence and habitat requirements of small carnivores is essential for their conservation. The Eurasian pine marten Martes martes, often described as a habitat specialist associated primarily with forest habitats, has been recently found to live even in patchily wooded country and in shrublands. We evaluated the environmental factors that determine the distribution of the pine marten in a Mediterranean landscape on the island of Sardinia (central Italy). Camera trapping sessions and scat surveys were carried out to assess the presence of the species, then a potential distribution model was developed using ecological niche factor analysis (ENFA), which requires only presence data. The pine marten selected highest altitudes, shrublands, rocky areas, and woodlands, and avoided urban areas and arable lands. Our results indicate that pine marten distribution in our study area is constrained by these variables. The ENFA analysis provided important clues about the distribution range of M. martes and its preferential environmental conditions, updating knowledge of its ecological requirements in Italy.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

habitat requirement; Eurasian pine marten; Martes martes; Mediterranean environment; habitat suitability model; niche; camera trapping

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 60
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.97-105,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Lombardini M.

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy

autor

Cinerari C. E.

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy

autor

Murru M.

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy

autor

Vidus Rosin A.

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy

autor

Mazzoleni L.

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy

autor

Meriggi A.

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1007/s13364-014-0211-z