Lynx distribution in the French Alps (1995-1999)
<strong>Abstract</strong> From 1995 to 1999, 69 data were recorded on lynx presence in the French Alps, in an area of 3,636 km&#178;. Lynx presence was recorded in the major forested regions of the pré-Alpes (Chablais, Glière/Aravis, Bauges, Chartreuse, Vercors,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associazione Teriologica Italiana
2001-12-01
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| Series: | Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/view/4173 |
| Summary: | <strong>Abstract</strong> From 1995 to 1999, 69 data were recorded on lynx presence in the French Alps, in an area of 3,636 km&#178;. Lynx presence was recorded in the major forested regions of the pré-Alpes (Chablais, Glière/Aravis, Bauges, Chartreuse, Vercors, Diois/Beauchène), in the Chamonix and Maurienne valleys and the Brian&#231;on region, but no large continuous area of presence was shown. Lynx have probably been permanently present in certain locations during the past years, but the presence of a large lynx population in the Alps is improbable in the northern French Alps. In the future, we recommend that habitat suitability for lynx in the northern French-Alps should be assessed, together with possibilities of connection between alpine regions and possible bias in the monitoring system. |
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| ISSN: | 0394-1914 1825-5272 |