An artificial nest experiment to unravel the interactions between forestry practices and grouse egg predation

• Main Author: Zavattoni, Giorgio
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Bio- ja ympäristötieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Helsingfors universitet, Bio- och miljövetenskapliga fakulteten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2022
• Subjects: Forest grouse; capercaillie; hazel grouse; black grouse; forestry; predator-prey interactions; raccoon dog; mesopredator release; clear-cut; Ekologian ja evoluutiobiologian maisteriohjelma; Master's Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Magisterprogrammet i ekologi och evolutionsbiologi; Ekologia ja evoluutiobiologia; Ecology and evolutionary biology; Ekologi och evolutionsbiologi; Luke; Kainuu; Fennoscandia; karelia*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/344861

Populations of forest grouse – capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), black grouse (Lyurus tetrix) and hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) - have been declining through all of Europe. Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation are recognized to be the most important ultimate causes behind this trend. In Fen...