Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population
Background: Carnivores are re-establishing in many human-populated areas, where their presence is often contentious. Reaching consensus over management decisions is often hampered by a dispute about the size of the local carnivore population. Understanding the reproductive dynamics and individual mo...
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ftdryad:oai:v1.datadryad.org:10255/dryad.166067 2023-05-15T15:50:57+02:00 Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population Granroth-Wilding, Hanna Primmer, Craig Lindqvist, Meri Poutanen, Jenni Thalmann, Olaf Aspi, Jouni Harmoinen, Jenni Kojola, Ilpo Laaksonen, Toni Finland 2017-12-12T18:28:52Z http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.166067 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76tr6 unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.76tr6/1 doi:10.1186/s12898-017-0154-8 doi:10.5061/dryad.76tr6 Granroth-Wilding H, Primmer C, Lindqvist M, Poutanen J, Thalmann O, Aspi J, Harmoinen J, Kojola I, Laaksonen T (2017) Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population. BMC Ecology 17: 44. http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.166067 human-wildlife conflict non-invasive sampling genetic monitoring pedigree reconstruction recolonization dispersal Article 2017 ftdryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76tr6 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76tr6/1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0154-8 2020-01-01T16:01:57Z Background: Carnivores are re-establishing in many human-populated areas, where their presence is often contentious. Reaching consensus over management decisions is often hampered by a dispute about the size of the local carnivore population. Understanding the reproductive dynamics and individual movements of the carnivores can provide support for management decisions, but individual-level information can be difficult to obtain from elusive, wide-ranging species. Non-invasive genetic sampling can yield such information, but makes subsequent reconstruction of population history challenging due to incomplete population coverage and error-prone data. Here, we combine a collaborative, volunteer-based sampling scheme with Bayesian pedigree reconstruction to describe the pack dynamics of an establishing grey wolf (Canis lupus) population in south-west Finland, where wolf breeding was recorded in 2006 for the first time in over a century. Results: Using DNA extracted mainly from faeces collected since 2008, we identified 81 individual wolves and assigned credible full parentages to 70 of these and partial parentages to a further 9, revealing 7 breeding pairs. Individuals used a range of strategies to obtain breeding opportunities, including dispersal to established or new packs, long-distance migration and inheriting breeding roles. Gene flow occurred between all packs but inbreeding events were rare. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that characterizing ongoing pack dynamics can provide detailed, locally-relevant insight into the ecology of contentious species such as the wolf. Involving various stakeholders in data collection makes these results more likely to be accepted as unbiased and hence reliable grounds for management decisions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Dryad Digital Repository (Duke University) |
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human-wildlife conflict non-invasive sampling genetic monitoring pedigree reconstruction recolonization dispersal Granroth-Wilding, Hanna Primmer, Craig Lindqvist, Meri Poutanen, Jenni Thalmann, Olaf Aspi, Jouni Harmoinen, Jenni Kojola, Ilpo Laaksonen, Toni Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population |
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Background: Carnivores are re-establishing in many human-populated areas, where their presence is often contentious. Reaching consensus over management decisions is often hampered by a dispute about the size of the local carnivore population. Understanding the reproductive dynamics and individual movements of the carnivores can provide support for management decisions, but individual-level information can be difficult to obtain from elusive, wide-ranging species. Non-invasive genetic sampling can yield such information, but makes subsequent reconstruction of population history challenging due to incomplete population coverage and error-prone data. Here, we combine a collaborative, volunteer-based sampling scheme with Bayesian pedigree reconstruction to describe the pack dynamics of an establishing grey wolf (Canis lupus) population in south-west Finland, where wolf breeding was recorded in 2006 for the first time in over a century. Results: Using DNA extracted mainly from faeces collected since 2008, we identified 81 individual wolves and assigned credible full parentages to 70 of these and partial parentages to a further 9, revealing 7 breeding pairs. Individuals used a range of strategies to obtain breeding opportunities, including dispersal to established or new packs, long-distance migration and inheriting breeding roles. Gene flow occurred between all packs but inbreeding events were rare. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that characterizing ongoing pack dynamics can provide detailed, locally-relevant insight into the ecology of contentious species such as the wolf. Involving various stakeholders in data collection makes these results more likely to be accepted as unbiased and hence reliable grounds for management decisions. |
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Granroth-Wilding, Hanna Primmer, Craig Lindqvist, Meri Poutanen, Jenni Thalmann, Olaf Aspi, Jouni Harmoinen, Jenni Kojola, Ilpo Laaksonen, Toni |
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Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population |
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Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population |
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Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population |
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Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population |
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Data from: Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population |
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data from: non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population |
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doi:10.5061/dryad.76tr6/1 doi:10.1186/s12898-017-0154-8 doi:10.5061/dryad.76tr6 Granroth-Wilding H, Primmer C, Lindqvist M, Poutanen J, Thalmann O, Aspi J, Harmoinen J, Kojola I, Laaksonen T (2017) Non-invasive genetic monitoring involving citizen science enables reconstruction of current pack dynamics in a re-establishing wolf population. BMC Ecology 17: 44. http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.166067 |
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