Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany
Abstract Wolves ( Canis lupus ) are currently showing a remarkable comeback in the highly fragmented cultural landscapes of Germany. We here show that wolf numbers increased exponentially between 2000 and 2015 with an annual increase of about 36%. We demonstrate that the first territories in each ne...
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crwiley:10.1111/conl.12635 2024-06-23T07:51:58+00:00 Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany Reinhardt, Ilka Kluth, Gesa Nowak, Carsten Szentiks, Claudia A. Krone, Oliver Ansorge, Hermann Mueller, Thomas Robert Bosch Stiftung 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12635 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fconl.12635 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/conl.12635 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/conl.12635 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Conservation Letters volume 12, issue 3 ISSN 1755-263X 1755-263X journal-article 2019 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12635 2024-06-13T04:25:31Z Abstract Wolves ( Canis lupus ) are currently showing a remarkable comeback in the highly fragmented cultural landscapes of Germany. We here show that wolf numbers increased exponentially between 2000 and 2015 with an annual increase of about 36%. We demonstrate that the first territories in each newly colonized region were established over long distances from the nearest known reproducing pack on active military training areas (MTAs). We show that MTAs, rather than protected areas, served as steppingāstones for the recolonization of Germany facilitating subsequent spreading of wolf territories in the surrounding landscape. We did not find any significant difference between MTAs and protected areas with regard to habitat. One possible reason for the importance of MTAs may be their lower anthropogenic mortality rates compared to protected and other areas. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case where MTAs facilitate the recolonization of an endangered species across large areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Stepping Stones Wiley Online Library Stepping Stones ENVELOPE(-63.992,-63.992,-64.786,-64.786) Conservation Letters 12 3 |
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Abstract Wolves ( Canis lupus ) are currently showing a remarkable comeback in the highly fragmented cultural landscapes of Germany. We here show that wolf numbers increased exponentially between 2000 and 2015 with an annual increase of about 36%. We demonstrate that the first territories in each newly colonized region were established over long distances from the nearest known reproducing pack on active military training areas (MTAs). We show that MTAs, rather than protected areas, served as steppingāstones for the recolonization of Germany facilitating subsequent spreading of wolf territories in the surrounding landscape. We did not find any significant difference between MTAs and protected areas with regard to habitat. One possible reason for the importance of MTAs may be their lower anthropogenic mortality rates compared to protected and other areas. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case where MTAs facilitate the recolonization of an endangered species across large areas. |
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Reinhardt, Ilka Kluth, Gesa Nowak, Carsten Szentiks, Claudia A. Krone, Oliver Ansorge, Hermann Mueller, Thomas Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Reinhardt, Ilka Kluth, Gesa Nowak, Carsten Szentiks, Claudia A. Krone, Oliver Ansorge, Hermann Mueller, Thomas |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in germany |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12635 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fconl.12635 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/conl.12635 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/conl.12635 |
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