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dc.contributor.authorAusilio, Giorgia
dc.contributor.authorSand, Håkan
dc.contributor.authorMånsson, Johan
dc.contributor.authorMathisen, Karen Marie
dc.contributor.authorWikenros, Camilla
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-12T12:49:49Z
dc.date.available2021-11-12T12:49:49Z
dc.date.created2021-01-08T09:41:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2021, 8 (577963), .en_US
dc.identifier.issn2296-701X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2829365
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, large predators have made a comeback across large parts of Europe. However, little is known about the impact that recolonizing predators may have on ecosystems with high degrees of anthropogenic influence. In Scandinavia, wolves (Canis lupus) now inhabit areas affected by intense forestry practices and their main prey, moose (Alces alces), are exposed to significant human hunting pressure. We used long-term datasets to investigate whether the return of wolves has affected moose distribution (i.e., presence and abundance) as well as browsing damage (i.e., presence and intensity) by moose on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). We found that the probability of moose presence and abundance increased with time since wolf territory establishment and was higher inside wolf territories than outside. Additionally, the probability of browsing damage was also higher inside wolf territories compared to outside, but wolf occurrence had no effect on browsing damage intensity. We suggest two possible underlying mechanisms behind these results: (1) wolves might select to establish territories in areas with higher moose abundance, increasing their probability of encounters, and/or (2) hunters within wolf territories reduce the number of harvested moose to compensate for wolf predation. This study highlights that the return of large predators to landscapes with strong anthropogenic influence may result in alternative effects than those described in studies on trophic cascades located in protected areas.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleEcological Effects of Wolves in Anthropogenic Landscapes: The Potential for Trophic Cascades Is Context-Dependenten_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.source.pagenumber12en_US
dc.source.volume8en_US
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Ecology and Evolutionen_US
dc.source.issue577963en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fevo.2020.577963
dc.identifier.cristin1867495
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
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