Οικολογία, διατήρηση και διαχείριση των πληθυσμών και των ενδιαιτημάτων μεγάλων θηλαστικών σε περιοχή διέλευσης κλειστού οδικού άξονα: η περίπτωση της Εγνατίας Οδού και της καφέ αρκούδας (Ursus arctos), του ζαρκαδιού (Capreolus capreolus) και του αγριόχοιρου (Sus scrofa) στη ΒΑ Πίνδο

• Main Authors: Giannakopoulos, Alexios, Γιαννακόπουλος, Αλέξιος
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: Greek
• Published: University of the Aegean 2013
• Subjects: Καφέ αρκούδα; Ζαρκάδι; Αγριόχοιρος; Οικολογία; Διατήρηση; Εγνατία οδός; Κατάτμηση; Πίνδος; Brown bear; Roe deer; Wild boar; Ecology; Conservation; Egnatia highway; Fragmentation; Pindos mountains; Φυσικές Επιστήμες; Γεωεπιστήμες και Επιστήμες Περιβάλλοντος; Natural Sciences; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/36850; https://doi.org/10.12681/eadd/36850

Protection of biodiversity is the subject of much debate worldwide. The fragmentation of habitats has also been recognized internationally as one of the most important issues that threaten the conservation of biodiversity. For Europe it has been estimated that the average area of undisturbed land not contiguous segmented by major roads ranges from 20 Km2 to 600 Km2 Belgium to Finland with an average for the EU the 130 Km2. However in Europe, the highest biodiversity values lies with the Mediterranean and distinguish between the Balkans and particularly in Greece and in proportion to its size, is characterized by particularly high levels of biodiversity of animal species. Among the animal species characteristic of Greece is the brown bear belonging to large carnivores while herbivores from large mammals, are the roe deer and wild boar. In particular, both the brown bear as for the roe deer and wild boar, our knowledge about the ecology and biology in Greece is incomplete. The purpose of this dissertation focuses on ecology, conservation and management of three large mammals and their habitats in the area of construction and operation of a closed motorway in NE Pindos. For this purpose, field data collected for the three species under study in the period 2005-2011 while the bear specifically collected data and satellite telemetry for 20 bears the period 2007-2010. The aim of the first chapter was to examine the spatiotemporal interactions and social behavior among males and females in a population bears NE Pindos. The aim of the second chapter was to estimate the size of home ranges per season and the exploration of movement and activity patterns in 20 brown bear using satellite telemetry during 2007-2010. The aim of the third chapter was to estimate the permeability of the Egnatia highway for 20 brown bears and to study the effect of environmental variables on the selection of spots of crossings. The aim of the fourth chapter was the use of ecological models in combination with GIS to predict suitable habitat for ...