Habitat suitability, corridors and dispersal barriers for large carnivores in Poland

• Published in: Acta Theriologica
• Main Authors: Huck, Maren, Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz, Borowik, Tomasz, Miłosz-Cielma, Małgorzata, Schmidt, Krzysztof, Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła, Nowak, Sabina, Mysłajek, Robert W.
• Other Authors: Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Association for Nature "Wolf"
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Canis lupus; Lynx lynx; Least cost path analysis; Ecological niche factor analysis; Green bridges; Roads; The Corridor; Lynx; Lynx lynx lynx
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10545/293945; https://doi.org/10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.114.2009

Carnivores are often particularly sensitive to landscape fragmentation. Ecological corridors may help to connect local populations, ensuring gene flow and retaining viable meta-populations. We aimed to establish habitat suitability models for two large carnivores in Poland, the grey wolf Canis lupus...