Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boar
Protected areas are often blamed for offering refuge to pest species populations, giving rise to the so-called “reserve effect”. Nevertheless, this major conservation side effect has seldom been investigated or verified on a local scale. Along the borders of two protected areas of different size, we...
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| author | R. Brogi S. Grignolio F. Brivio M. Apollonio |
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| description | Protected areas are often blamed for offering refuge to pest species populations, giving rise to the so-called “reserve effect”. Nevertheless, this major conservation side effect has seldom been investigated or verified on a local scale. Along the borders of two protected areas of different size, we modelled wild boar individual likelihood of being either inside or outside the protected areas throughout the year, considering their activity rhythms and resource availability. No evidence of reserve effect was found in the small protected area, yet the percentage of wild boar moving across the border was smaller in the large one. Moreover, although wild boar use of the large protected area resulted to increase in autumn, we showed that this was not the consequence of hunting avoidance. Our results clearly highlighted the importance to verify reserve effect on a local scale with studies based on detailed information on animal spatial behaviour and environmental variables. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e29a023d7e94f20b6160bbd3d87d9712022-12-21T19:15:02ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942020-06-0122Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boarR. Brogi0S. Grignolio1F. Brivio2M. Apollonio3University of Sassari, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Via Vienna 2, I-07100, Sassari, ItalyCorresponding author.; University of Sassari, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Via Vienna 2, I-07100, Sassari, ItalyUniversity of Sassari, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Via Vienna 2, I-07100, Sassari, ItalyUniversity of Sassari, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Via Vienna 2, I-07100, Sassari, ItalyProtected areas are often blamed for offering refuge to pest species populations, giving rise to the so-called “reserve effect”. Nevertheless, this major conservation side effect has seldom been investigated or verified on a local scale. Along the borders of two protected areas of different size, we modelled wild boar individual likelihood of being either inside or outside the protected areas throughout the year, considering their activity rhythms and resource availability. No evidence of reserve effect was found in the small protected area, yet the percentage of wild boar moving across the border was smaller in the large one. Moreover, although wild boar use of the large protected area resulted to increase in autumn, we showed that this was not the consequence of hunting avoidance. Our results clearly highlighted the importance to verify reserve effect on a local scale with studies based on detailed information on animal spatial behaviour and environmental variables.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419307000Invasive speciesProtected area managementReserve designReserve effectWild boar |
| spellingShingle | R. Brogi S. Grignolio F. Brivio M. Apollonio Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boar Global Ecology and Conservation Invasive species Protected area management Reserve design Reserve effect Wild boar |
| title | Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boar |
| title_full | Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boar |
| title_fullStr | Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boar |
| title_short | Protected areas as refuges for pest species? The case of wild boar |
| title_sort | protected areas as refuges for pest species the case of wild boar |
| topic | Invasive species Protected area management Reserve design Reserve effect Wild boar |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419307000 |
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