Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe
Sharing space with large carnivores on a human-dominated continent like Europe results in multiple conflictful interactions with human interests, of which depredation on livestock is the most widespread. We conducted an analysis of the impact by all four European large carnivores on sheep farming in...
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ftunivromairis:oai:iris.uniroma1.it:11573/1568469 2024-04-14T08:10:11+00:00 Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe Gervasi, Vincenzo Linnell, John D. C. Berce, Tomaž Boitani, Luigi Cerne, Rok Ciucci, Paolo Cretois, Benjamin Derron-Hilfiker, Daniela Duchamp, Christophe Gastineau, Adrienne Grente, Oksana Huber, Djuro Iliopoulos, Yorgos Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Kojola, Ilpo Marucco, Francesca Mertzanis, Yorgos Männil, Peep Norberg, Harri Pagon, Nives Pedrotti, Luca Quenette, Pierre-Yves Reljic, Slaven Salvatori, Valeria Talvi, Tõnu von Arx, Manuela Gimenez, Olivier Gervasi, Vincenzo Linnell, John D. C. Berce, Tomaž Boitani, Luigi Cerne, Rok Ciucci, Paolo Cretois, Benjamin Derron-Hilfiker, Daniela Duchamp, Christophe Gastineau, Adrienne Grente, Oksana Huber, Djuro Iliopoulos, Yorgo Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Kojola, Ilpo Marucco, Francesca Mertzanis, Yorgo Männil, Peep Norberg, Harri Pagon, Nive Pedrotti, Luca Quenette, Pierre-Yve Reljic, Slaven Salvatori, Valeria Talvi, Tõnu von Arx, Manuela Gimenez, Olivier 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1568469 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01798 eng eng Elsevier place:Amsterdam info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000697340500002 volume:30 numberofpages:13 journal:GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1568469 doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01798 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85114838383 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Canis lupus Gulo gulo human-wildlife conflict Livestock Lynx lynx Ursus arctos info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftunivromairis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01798 2024-03-21T19:30:47Z Sharing space with large carnivores on a human-dominated continent like Europe results in multiple conflictful interactions with human interests, of which depredation on livestock is the most widespread. We conducted an analysis of the impact by all four European large carnivores on sheep farming in 10 European countries, during the period 2010–2015. We ran a hierarchical Simultaneous Autoregressive model, to assess the influence of several ecological factors on the reported depredation levels. About 35,000 (SD = 4110) sheep kills were compensated in the ten countries as caused by large carnivores annually, representing 0.5% of the total sheep stock. Of them, 45% were recognized as killed by wolves, 24% by wolverines, 19% by lynx and 12% by bears. We found a positive relationship between wolf distribution and the number of compensated sheep, but not for the other three species. Depredation levels were lower in the areas where large carnivore presence has been continuous compared to areas where they disappeared and returned in the last 50 years. Our study shows that a few large carnivores can produce high damage, when the contribution of environmental, social, and economic systems predisposes for it, whereas large populations can produce a limited impact when the same components of the system reduce the probability that depredations occur. Time of coexistence plays in favour of a progressive reduction in the associated costs, provided that the responsible agencies focus their attention both on compensation and co-adaptation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Gulo gulo Ursus arctos Lynx Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS Global Ecology and Conservation 30 e01798 |
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Canis lupus Gulo gulo human-wildlife conflict Livestock Lynx lynx Ursus arctos Gervasi, Vincenzo Linnell, John D. C. Berce, Tomaž Boitani, Luigi Cerne, Rok Ciucci, Paolo Cretois, Benjamin Derron-Hilfiker, Daniela Duchamp, Christophe Gastineau, Adrienne Grente, Oksana Huber, Djuro Iliopoulos, Yorgos Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Kojola, Ilpo Marucco, Francesca Mertzanis, Yorgos Männil, Peep Norberg, Harri Pagon, Nives Pedrotti, Luca Quenette, Pierre-Yves Reljic, Slaven Salvatori, Valeria Talvi, Tõnu von Arx, Manuela Gimenez, Olivier Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe |
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Sharing space with large carnivores on a human-dominated continent like Europe results in multiple conflictful interactions with human interests, of which depredation on livestock is the most widespread. We conducted an analysis of the impact by all four European large carnivores on sheep farming in 10 European countries, during the period 2010–2015. We ran a hierarchical Simultaneous Autoregressive model, to assess the influence of several ecological factors on the reported depredation levels. About 35,000 (SD = 4110) sheep kills were compensated in the ten countries as caused by large carnivores annually, representing 0.5% of the total sheep stock. Of them, 45% were recognized as killed by wolves, 24% by wolverines, 19% by lynx and 12% by bears. We found a positive relationship between wolf distribution and the number of compensated sheep, but not for the other three species. Depredation levels were lower in the areas where large carnivore presence has been continuous compared to areas where they disappeared and returned in the last 50 years. Our study shows that a few large carnivores can produce high damage, when the contribution of environmental, social, and economic systems predisposes for it, whereas large populations can produce a limited impact when the same components of the system reduce the probability that depredations occur. Time of coexistence plays in favour of a progressive reduction in the associated costs, provided that the responsible agencies focus their attention both on compensation and co-adaptation. |
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Gervasi, Vincenzo Linnell, John D. C. Berce, Tomaž Boitani, Luigi Cerne, Rok Ciucci, Paolo Cretois, Benjamin Derron-Hilfiker, Daniela Duchamp, Christophe Gastineau, Adrienne Grente, Oksana Huber, Djuro Iliopoulos, Yorgo Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Kojola, Ilpo Marucco, Francesca Mertzanis, Yorgo Männil, Peep Norberg, Harri Pagon, Nive Pedrotti, Luca Quenette, Pierre-Yve Reljic, Slaven Salvatori, Valeria Talvi, Tõnu von Arx, Manuela Gimenez, Olivier |
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Gervasi, Vincenzo Linnell, John D. C. Berce, Tomaž Boitani, Luigi Cerne, Rok Ciucci, Paolo Cretois, Benjamin Derron-Hilfiker, Daniela Duchamp, Christophe Gastineau, Adrienne Grente, Oksana Huber, Djuro Iliopoulos, Yorgos Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Kojola, Ilpo Marucco, Francesca Mertzanis, Yorgos Männil, Peep Norberg, Harri Pagon, Nives Pedrotti, Luca Quenette, Pierre-Yves Reljic, Slaven Salvatori, Valeria Talvi, Tõnu von Arx, Manuela Gimenez, Olivier |
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Gervasi, Vincenzo Linnell, John D. C. Berce, Tomaž Boitani, Luigi Cerne, Rok Ciucci, Paolo Cretois, Benjamin Derron-Hilfiker, Daniela Duchamp, Christophe Gastineau, Adrienne Grente, Oksana Huber, Djuro Iliopoulos, Yorgos Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Kojola, Ilpo Marucco, Francesca Mertzanis, Yorgos Männil, Peep Norberg, Harri Pagon, Nives Pedrotti, Luca Quenette, Pierre-Yves Reljic, Slaven Salvatori, Valeria Talvi, Tõnu von Arx, Manuela Gimenez, Olivier |
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Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe |
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Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe |
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Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe |
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Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe |
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Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe |
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ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in europe |
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