Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia
Source at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z High latitude ecosystems are at present changing rapidly under the influence of climate warming, and specialized Arctic species at the southern margin of the Arctic may be particularly affected. The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), a small mammalian pr...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/12040 2023-05-15T14:22:43+02:00 Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia Ehrich, Dorothee Cerezo, Maite Rodnikova, Anna Y. Sokolova, Natalya A. Fuglei, Eva Shtro, Victor Sokolov, Aleksandr A. 2017-09-16 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12040 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z eng eng BioMed Central BMC Ecology Universitetet i Tromsø: Publication Grant Ehrich D, Cerezo M, Rodnikova AY, Sokolova NA, Fuglei E, Shtro V, Sokolov AA. Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia. BMC Ecology. 2017;17 FRIDAID 1527969 doi:10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z 1472-6785 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12040 openAccess VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Zoogeography: 486 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Zoogeografi: 486 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2017 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z 2021-06-25T17:55:34Z Source at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z High latitude ecosystems are at present changing rapidly under the influence of climate warming, and specialized Arctic species at the southern margin of the Arctic may be particularly affected. The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), a small mammalian predator endemic to northern tundra areas, is able to exploit different resources in the context of varying tundra ecosystems. Although generally widespread, it is critically endangered in subarctic Fennoscandia, where a fading out of the characteristic lemming cycles and competition with abundant red foxes have been identified as main threats. We studied an Arctic fox population at the Erkuta Tundra Monitoring site in low Arctic Yamal (Russia) during 10 years in order to determine which resources support the breeding activity in this population. In the study area, lemmings have been rare during the last 15 years and red foxes are nearly absent, creating an interesting contrast to the situation in Fennoscandia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Fox Arctic Fennoscandia Subarctic Tundra Vulpes lagopus University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic BMC Ecology 17 1 |
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Source at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z High latitude ecosystems are at present changing rapidly under the influence of climate warming, and specialized Arctic species at the southern margin of the Arctic may be particularly affected. The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), a small mammalian predator endemic to northern tundra areas, is able to exploit different resources in the context of varying tundra ecosystems. Although generally widespread, it is critically endangered in subarctic Fennoscandia, where a fading out of the characteristic lemming cycles and competition with abundant red foxes have been identified as main threats. We studied an Arctic fox population at the Erkuta Tundra Monitoring site in low Arctic Yamal (Russia) during 10 years in order to determine which resources support the breeding activity in this population. In the study area, lemmings have been rare during the last 15 years and red foxes are nearly absent, creating an interesting contrast to the situation in Fennoscandia. |
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Ehrich, Dorothee Cerezo, Maite Rodnikova, Anna Y. Sokolova, Natalya A. Fuglei, Eva Shtro, Victor Sokolov, Aleksandr A. |
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Ehrich, Dorothee Cerezo, Maite Rodnikova, Anna Y. Sokolova, Natalya A. Fuglei, Eva Shtro, Victor Sokolov, Aleksandr A. |
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Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia |
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Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia |
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Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia |
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Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia |
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Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia |
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vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of arctic foxes in low arctic yamal, russia |
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BMC Ecology Universitetet i Tromsø: Publication Grant Ehrich D, Cerezo M, Rodnikova AY, Sokolova NA, Fuglei E, Shtro V, Sokolov AA. Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia. BMC Ecology. 2017;17 FRIDAID 1527969 doi:10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z 1472-6785 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12040 |
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