Snowmobile impact on diurnal behaviour in the Arctic fox
Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1327300 As tourism increases globally, studies have documented impacts on wildlife from anthropogenic disturbances. In this observational experiment we aimed to investigate if snowmobile traffic affected the diurnal activity of Arctic fox in High Arc...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/12178 2023-05-15T14:23:03+02:00 Snowmobile impact on diurnal behaviour in the Arctic fox Fuglei, Eva Ehrich, Dorothee Killengreen, Siw Turid Rodnikova, Anna Y. Sokolov, Aleksandr A. Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik 2017-08-16 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12178 https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1327300 eng eng Taylor & Francis Open Polar Research Norges forskningsråd: International Polar Year Arctic Predators project, Andre: Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund Andre: Polarinstituttet Egen institusjon: UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet Fuglei, E., Ehrich, D., Killengreen, S.T., Rodnikova, A.Y., Sokolov, A.A., Pedersen, Å.Ø. Snowmobile impact on diurnal behaviour in the Arctic fox . Polar Research. 2017;36 FRIDAID 1527911 doi:10.1080/17518369.2017.1327300 0800-0395 1751-8369 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12178 openAccess VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Zoogeografi: 486 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Zoogeography: 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/10.1080/17518369.2017.1327300 2021-06-25T17:55:34Z Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1327300 As tourism increases globally, studies have documented impacts on wildlife from anthropogenic disturbances. In this observational experiment we aimed to investigate if snowmobile traffic affected the diurnal activity of Arctic fox in High Arctic Svalbard. We conducted the study in two areas in Svalbard, one control area with low snowmobile traffic and one experimental area with high snowmobile traffic. In each area 10 camera-traps, baited with reindeer carcasses, were positioned and programmed to take photographs every five minutes. The proportion of photographs with foxes was higher during the night than during the day, and the difference between night and day was larger in the area with more snowmobile traffic. By using data obtained according to a similar study design in two Arctic Russian sites, Yamal and Nenetsky, with little human activity and low snowmobile traffic, we were able to compare Arctic fox activity patterns in Svalbard on a larger scale. Our results indicate that snowmobile traffic had an impact on the diurnal activity of the Arctic fox in Svalbard, while there were no obvious diurnal activity patterns among Russian foxes. Even the area with low snowmobile traffic in Svalbard showed increased use of the reindeer carcasses during the night compared to one of the Russian sites, where foxes used carcasses equally during day and night. Such knowledge is of importance in designing cautious management practices. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Fox Arctic Polar Research Svalbard University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Svalbard Polar Research 36 sup1 10 |
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Source at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1327300 As tourism increases globally, studies have documented impacts on wildlife from anthropogenic disturbances. In this observational experiment we aimed to investigate if snowmobile traffic affected the diurnal activity of Arctic fox in High Arctic Svalbard. We conducted the study in two areas in Svalbard, one control area with low snowmobile traffic and one experimental area with high snowmobile traffic. In each area 10 camera-traps, baited with reindeer carcasses, were positioned and programmed to take photographs every five minutes. The proportion of photographs with foxes was higher during the night than during the day, and the difference between night and day was larger in the area with more snowmobile traffic. By using data obtained according to a similar study design in two Arctic Russian sites, Yamal and Nenetsky, with little human activity and low snowmobile traffic, we were able to compare Arctic fox activity patterns in Svalbard on a larger scale. Our results indicate that snowmobile traffic had an impact on the diurnal activity of the Arctic fox in Svalbard, while there were no obvious diurnal activity patterns among Russian foxes. Even the area with low snowmobile traffic in Svalbard showed increased use of the reindeer carcasses during the night compared to one of the Russian sites, where foxes used carcasses equally during day and night. Such knowledge is of importance in designing cautious management practices. |
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Snowmobile impact on diurnal behaviour in the Arctic fox |
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Polar Research Norges forskningsråd: International Polar Year Arctic Predators project, Andre: Svalbard Environmental Protection Fund Andre: Polarinstituttet Egen institusjon: UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet Fuglei, E., Ehrich, D., Killengreen, S.T., Rodnikova, A.Y., Sokolov, A.A., Pedersen, Å.Ø. Snowmobile impact on diurnal behaviour in the Arctic fox . Polar Research. 2017;36 FRIDAID 1527911 doi:10.1080/17518369.2017.1327300 0800-0395 1751-8369 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12178 |
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