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Catarina Ferreira - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Habitat Management as a generalized tool to boost european rabbit oryctolagus cuniculus populations in the iberian peninsula a cost effectiveness analysis
    Mammal Review, 2014
    Co-Authors: Catarina Ferreira, Julia Touza, Carlos Rouco, Francisco Diazruiz, Javier Fernandezdesimon, Carlos Antonio Riossaldana, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Villafuerte
    Abstract:

    The European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus was designated as a protected species in Spain and Portugal following sharp declines in many populations. The ongoing decline highlights the need to implement cost-effective Management strategies for this staple prey and important small game species of Iberian Mediterranean ecosystems. Habitat Management is one strategy in general use, though little is known about its true influence on rabbit populations. The main goal of this study was to assess the frequency of use and cost-effectiveness of Habitat Management techniques for European rabbit populations in the Iberian Peninsula. We conducted a thorough literature review and used this information to: (i) estimate the frequency of use of Habitat Management techniques; (ii) evaluate the relative and absolute effectiveness of Habitat Management; and (iii) assess the economic implications of its application. At least one Habitat Management technique was used on over 60% of hunting estates. The relative effectiveness (measured as the % population change before and after Management) of Habitat Management techniques is high, although we found no relationship between high relative effectiveness and rabbit densities considered biologically and/or economically meaningful (e.g. densities able to support a breeding population of endangered predators or medium to high rabbit harvest yields). We did not find any clear relationship between the cost and the effectiveness of the Habitat Management techniques applied, as the most costly techniques were not the most successful ones. We conclude that rabbit Management strategies in the Iberian Peninsula should include improved and upscaled protocols for Habitat Management, in order to mitigate threats and promote the recovery of rabbit populations.

  • Influence of Habitat Management on the abundance and diet of wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus) populations in Mediterranean ecosystems
    European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2009
    Co-Authors: Catarina Ferreira, Paulo Célio Alves
    Abstract:

    During the last decades wild rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) populations have been progressively declining in the Iberian Peninsula as a result of several factors, namely Habitat deterioration. Hence, Habitat Management has become one of the most commonly used Management techniques to restore wild rabbit populations. To test the efficacy of some of these measures (creation of pastures, opening firebreaks) in rabbit populations, two managed (M1 and M2) and two control areas (C1 and C2) were selected in the Portuguese Southwest (SW) Coast. In each study area, the influence of Habitat Management was tested assessing temporal changes in rabbit abundance obtained from pellet counts and in rabbits’ diet through microhistological analysis of fecal pellets. Rabbit densities were higher in managed than in control areas (mean annual values: M1–1.08 pellets/m^2; M2–1.60 pellets/m^2; C1–0.69 pellets/m^2; C2–0.40 pellets/m^2). In general, Gramineae was the most consumed plant group throughout the year and in all study areas. In control areas, consumption of alternative species with low nutritive value (e.g., Cistus ladanifer ) was observed, especially in summer. Our data suggest a positive influence of Habitat Management on rabbit populations since in managed areas individuals presented an overall higher abundance and a more nutritive diet. In addition, there was no evidence that sown species were consumed in detriment to naturally occurring grasses, suggesting that in Mediterranean semi-arid regions clearing vegetation inside the scrubland might be sufficient to improve Habitat conditions for rabbits.

Rafael Villafuerte - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Habitat Management as a generalized tool to boost european rabbit oryctolagus cuniculus populations in the iberian peninsula a cost effectiveness analysis
    Mammal Review, 2014
    Co-Authors: Catarina Ferreira, Julia Touza, Carlos Rouco, Francisco Diazruiz, Javier Fernandezdesimon, Carlos Antonio Riossaldana, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Villafuerte
    Abstract:

    The European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus was designated as a protected species in Spain and Portugal following sharp declines in many populations. The ongoing decline highlights the need to implement cost-effective Management strategies for this staple prey and important small game species of Iberian Mediterranean ecosystems. Habitat Management is one strategy in general use, though little is known about its true influence on rabbit populations. The main goal of this study was to assess the frequency of use and cost-effectiveness of Habitat Management techniques for European rabbit populations in the Iberian Peninsula. We conducted a thorough literature review and used this information to: (i) estimate the frequency of use of Habitat Management techniques; (ii) evaluate the relative and absolute effectiveness of Habitat Management; and (iii) assess the economic implications of its application. At least one Habitat Management technique was used on over 60% of hunting estates. The relative effectiveness (measured as the % population change before and after Management) of Habitat Management techniques is high, although we found no relationship between high relative effectiveness and rabbit densities considered biologically and/or economically meaningful (e.g. densities able to support a breeding population of endangered predators or medium to high rabbit harvest yields). We did not find any clear relationship between the cost and the effectiveness of the Habitat Management techniques applied, as the most costly techniques were not the most successful ones. We conclude that rabbit Management strategies in the Iberian Peninsula should include improved and upscaled protocols for Habitat Management, in order to mitigate threats and promote the recovery of rabbit populations.

Richard C Stedman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • developing tools to encourage private forest landowners to participate in early successional forest Habitat Management
    Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2014
    Co-Authors: Ashley A Dayer, Shorna B Allred, Richard C Stedman
    Abstract:

    Wildlife organizations often engage landowners in Habitat Management. Landowner typology research can provide suggestions for how to work with diverse types of landowners. We explored how typologies can inform selection of tools to engage landowners in early successional Habitat (ESH) Management. Using a survey, effectiveness of three kinds of tools were assessed: (a) basic needs, (b) learning, and (c) social. Across all types and typologies, learning tools were most likely to influence landowner behavior, whereas social tools (e.g., recognition) were least likely. Continuing adopters were the only type of landowners that reported basic needs tools would influence them at the same level as learning tools. In each typology, landowner types with higher behavioral intention were more likely to be influenced by all of the tools. Thus, tools may reinforce behaviors, rather than engage the unengaged. We suggest learning tools be initially prioritized to encourage ESH Management.

  • Developing Tools to Encourage Private Forest Landowners to Participate in Early Successional Forest Habitat Management
    Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2014
    Co-Authors: Ashley A Dayer, Shorna B Allred, Richard C Stedman
    Abstract:

    Wildlife organizations often engage landowners in Habitat Management. Landowner typology research can provide suggestions for how to work with diverse types of landowners. We explored how typologies can inform selection of tools to engage landowners in early successional Habitat (ESH) Management. Using a survey, effectiveness of three kinds of tools were assessed: (a) basic needs, (b) learning, and (c) social. Across all types and typologies, learning tools were most likely to influence landowner behavior, whereas social tools (e.g., recognition) were least likely. Continuing adopters were the only type of landowners that reported basic needs tools would influence them at the same level as learning tools. In each typology, landowner types with higher behavioral intention were more likely to be influenced by all of the tools. Thus, tools may reinforce behaviors, rather than engage the unengaged. We suggest learning tools be initially prioritized to encourage ESH Management.

Ashley A Dayer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • developing tools to encourage private forest landowners to participate in early successional forest Habitat Management
    Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2014
    Co-Authors: Ashley A Dayer, Shorna B Allred, Richard C Stedman
    Abstract:

    Wildlife organizations often engage landowners in Habitat Management. Landowner typology research can provide suggestions for how to work with diverse types of landowners. We explored how typologies can inform selection of tools to engage landowners in early successional Habitat (ESH) Management. Using a survey, effectiveness of three kinds of tools were assessed: (a) basic needs, (b) learning, and (c) social. Across all types and typologies, learning tools were most likely to influence landowner behavior, whereas social tools (e.g., recognition) were least likely. Continuing adopters were the only type of landowners that reported basic needs tools would influence them at the same level as learning tools. In each typology, landowner types with higher behavioral intention were more likely to be influenced by all of the tools. Thus, tools may reinforce behaviors, rather than engage the unengaged. We suggest learning tools be initially prioritized to encourage ESH Management.

  • Developing Tools to Encourage Private Forest Landowners to Participate in Early Successional Forest Habitat Management
    Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2014
    Co-Authors: Ashley A Dayer, Shorna B Allred, Richard C Stedman
    Abstract:

    Wildlife organizations often engage landowners in Habitat Management. Landowner typology research can provide suggestions for how to work with diverse types of landowners. We explored how typologies can inform selection of tools to engage landowners in early successional Habitat (ESH) Management. Using a survey, effectiveness of three kinds of tools were assessed: (a) basic needs, (b) learning, and (c) social. Across all types and typologies, learning tools were most likely to influence landowner behavior, whereas social tools (e.g., recognition) were least likely. Continuing adopters were the only type of landowners that reported basic needs tools would influence them at the same level as learning tools. In each typology, landowner types with higher behavioral intention were more likely to be influenced by all of the tools. Thus, tools may reinforce behaviors, rather than engage the unengaged. We suggest learning tools be initially prioritized to encourage ESH Management.

Georg K.s. Andersson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Towards an integrated species and Habitat Management of crop pollination.
    Current opinion in insect science, 2017
    Co-Authors: Lucas A. Garibaldi, Fabrice Requier, Orianne Rollin, Georg K.s. Andersson
    Abstract:

    Pollination deficits are widespread in current agriculture, so improving Management for crop pollination is critical. Here we review the two most common Management approaches to enhance crop pollination, species and Habitat Management, by providing referenced lists of successful examples. We pinpoint that these approaches have been studied in isolation from each other, with little discussion on potential synergies and trade-offs between them. The potential costs of species Management (e.g., loss of biodiversity due to biological invasion), as well as the potential benefits to managed pollinator species from Habitat restoration, are rarely quantified. An integrative approach to crop pollination should be implemented, accounting for the cost and benefits (including those beyond crop production) and interactions of species and Habitat Management.