Highest densities of mountain hares (Lepus timidus) associated with ecologically restored bog but not grouse moorland management

Highest densities of mountain hares (Lepus timidus) associated with ecologically restored bog but not grouse moorland management

Abstract Over the last 20 years, ecological restoration of degraded habitats has become common in conservation practice. Mountain hares (Lepus timidus scoticus) were surveyed during 2017–2021 using 830 km of line transects in the Peak District National Park, England. Historically degraded bog areas...

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Main Authors: Carlos P. E. Bedson, Philip M. Wheeler, Neil Reid, Wilson Edwin Harris, David Mallon, Simon Caporn, Richard Preziosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-04-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
blanket bog
distance sampling
grouse moor
habitat degradation
landscape restoration
monitoring
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8744

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8744

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