A rapid summer decline in a mountain hare population on an island

A mountain hare, Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758, population was followed from 1973 to 1978 on Lilla Karlsö island in the Baltic Sweden. Density estimates were first based on direct counts, and later on marking and re-observation of hares. The density was fairly stable at a very high level, about 400 h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Angerbjörn, A., Hjernquist, B.
Format: Text
Language:English
Polish
Published: 1984
Subjects:
island population
Lepus timidus
mortality
rapid summer decline
survival
Zając bielak
populacja wyspowa
zagęszczenie
liczebność
przeżywalność
Lilla
mountain hare
Online Access:https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/11114/content
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Summary:A mountain hare, Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758, population was followed from 1973 to 1978 on Lilla Karlsö island in the Baltic Sweden. Density estimates were first based on direct counts, and later on marking and re-observation of hares. The density was fairly stable at a very high level, about 400 hares on 160 ha, for several years. A mountain hare, Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758, population was followed from 1973 to 1978 on Lilla Karlsö island in the Baltic Sweden. Density estimates were first based on direct counts, and later on marking and re-observation of hares. The density was fairly stable at a very high level, about 400 hares on 160 ha, for several years.

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