Facts from Faeces: Prey Remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, Faeces Revise Occurrence Records for Mammals of British Columbia's Coastal Archipelago
Archipelagos often harbour taxa that are endemic and vulnerable to disturbance. Conservation planning and research for these areas depend fundamentally on accurate and current taxonomic inventories. Although basic ecological information is in its infancy, the temperate rainforest islands of coastal...
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ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/105 2023-05-15T13:13:12+02:00 Facts from Faeces: Prey Remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, Faeces Revise Occurrence Records for Mammals of British Columbia's Coastal Archipelago Price, Michael H. H. Darimont, Chris T. Winchester, Neville N. Paquet, Paul C. 2005-04-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/105 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i2.105 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/105/105 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/105 doi:10.22621/cfn.v119i2.105 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 119 No. 2 (2005); 192-196 0008-3550 Wolves Canis lupus conservation distribution faeces inventories islands mammals archipelago British Columbia info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2005 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i2.105 2021-09-02T18:53:40Z Archipelagos often harbour taxa that are endemic and vulnerable to disturbance. Conservation planning and research for these areas depend fundamentally on accurate and current taxonomic inventories. Although basic ecological information is in its infancy, the temperate rainforest islands of coastal British Columbia are undergoing rapid human-caused modification, particularly logging. We report herein new mammal records for these islands as determined by prey remains in the faeces of Wolves (Canis lupus), the area’s apex mammalian terrestrial predator. Of particular interest is our detection of Marten (Martes americana) on islands previously inventoried and island occupancy by Moose (Alces alces), which have apparently migrated recently to coastal British Columbia. Remains in faeces provided valuable new species occurrence information, but more extensive and focused inventories are required to generate predictions of island occupancy by mammals based on biotic and abiotic landscape features. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Canis lupus Martes americana The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 119 2 192 |
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Archipelagos often harbour taxa that are endemic and vulnerable to disturbance. Conservation planning and research for these areas depend fundamentally on accurate and current taxonomic inventories. Although basic ecological information is in its infancy, the temperate rainforest islands of coastal British Columbia are undergoing rapid human-caused modification, particularly logging. We report herein new mammal records for these islands as determined by prey remains in the faeces of Wolves (Canis lupus), the area’s apex mammalian terrestrial predator. Of particular interest is our detection of Marten (Martes americana) on islands previously inventoried and island occupancy by Moose (Alces alces), which have apparently migrated recently to coastal British Columbia. Remains in faeces provided valuable new species occurrence information, but more extensive and focused inventories are required to generate predictions of island occupancy by mammals based on biotic and abiotic landscape features. |
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Price, Michael H. H. Darimont, Chris T. Winchester, Neville N. Paquet, Paul C. |
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Price, Michael H. H. Darimont, Chris T. Winchester, Neville N. Paquet, Paul C. |
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Facts from Faeces: Prey Remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, Faeces Revise Occurrence Records for Mammals of British Columbia's Coastal Archipelago |
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Facts from Faeces: Prey Remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, Faeces Revise Occurrence Records for Mammals of British Columbia's Coastal Archipelago |
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Facts from Faeces: Prey Remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, Faeces Revise Occurrence Records for Mammals of British Columbia's Coastal Archipelago |
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Facts from Faeces: Prey Remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, Faeces Revise Occurrence Records for Mammals of British Columbia's Coastal Archipelago |
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Facts from Faeces: Prey Remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, Faeces Revise Occurrence Records for Mammals of British Columbia's Coastal Archipelago |
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facts from faeces: prey remains in wolf, canis lupus, faeces revise occurrence records for mammals of british columbia's coastal archipelago |
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