Restoring landscapes of fear with wolves in the Scottish Highlands
The absence of an organism from a landscape for a long time can be a major barrier to the restoration of that species due to factors such as environmental conditions changing since extinction. This can make it difficult to assess the feasibility of reintroduction when an extirpated species cannot, b...
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ftutahsudc:oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:aspen_bib-3933 2024-01-21T10:05:23+01:00 Restoring landscapes of fear with wolves in the Scottish Highlands Manning, Adrian D Gordon, Iain J Ripple, William J 2009-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/2934 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.007 unknown Hosted by Utah State University Libraries https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/2934 doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.007 Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. Aspen Bibliography elk behavior effects landscapes predation risk red deer wolves Forest Sciences text 2009 ftutahsudc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.007 2023-12-28T18:41:17Z The absence of an organism from a landscape for a long time can be a major barrier to the restoration of that species due to factors such as environmental conditions changing since extinction. This can make it difficult to assess the feasibility of reintroduction when an extirpated species cannot, by definition, be observed in the landscape of interest. In such situations, two important options for conservation scientists include: (1) to draw on insights from analogous ecosystems where the organism is extant, or where it has been successfully reintroduced and (2) to undertake research into the reintroduction in the location of interest under controlled experimental conditions. The idea of reintroducing wolves (Canis lupus) to the Scottish Highlands provides an excellent case study of such a situation. A key argument for reintroduction has been that native red deer (Cervus elaphus) numbers, considered by many to be ecologically unsustainable, would be reduced through wolf predation. To date, research into the ecological value of reintroduction has focused on this important issue. However, new research, emerging from wolf reintroduction projects in North America, suggests that nonlethal ‘behaviourally-mediated’ effects of wolves also have a profound effect on deer behaviour and consequently on the ecosystems in which they live. In short, deer avoid places or browse less where there is a high risk of wolf predation, which allows previously inhibited tree regeneration. The implications for wolf reintroduction in Scotland are that changes in deer behaviour could be as important as lethal effects, and that fewer wolves may be needed than indicated by predator–prey modelling to have significant positive impacts on ecosystems in the Scottish Highlands. Understanding the relative likely contributions of both lethal and nonlethal effects in the Scottish context will be challenging because nonlethal impacts result from an interaction between deer behaviour in response to wolf predation and particular landscapes and ... Text Canis lupus Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU Biological Conservation 142 10 2314 2321 |
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The absence of an organism from a landscape for a long time can be a major barrier to the restoration of that species due to factors such as environmental conditions changing since extinction. This can make it difficult to assess the feasibility of reintroduction when an extirpated species cannot, by definition, be observed in the landscape of interest. In such situations, two important options for conservation scientists include: (1) to draw on insights from analogous ecosystems where the organism is extant, or where it has been successfully reintroduced and (2) to undertake research into the reintroduction in the location of interest under controlled experimental conditions. The idea of reintroducing wolves (Canis lupus) to the Scottish Highlands provides an excellent case study of such a situation. A key argument for reintroduction has been that native red deer (Cervus elaphus) numbers, considered by many to be ecologically unsustainable, would be reduced through wolf predation. To date, research into the ecological value of reintroduction has focused on this important issue. However, new research, emerging from wolf reintroduction projects in North America, suggests that nonlethal ‘behaviourally-mediated’ effects of wolves also have a profound effect on deer behaviour and consequently on the ecosystems in which they live. In short, deer avoid places or browse less where there is a high risk of wolf predation, which allows previously inhibited tree regeneration. The implications for wolf reintroduction in Scotland are that changes in deer behaviour could be as important as lethal effects, and that fewer wolves may be needed than indicated by predator–prey modelling to have significant positive impacts on ecosystems in the Scottish Highlands. Understanding the relative likely contributions of both lethal and nonlethal effects in the Scottish context will be challenging because nonlethal impacts result from an interaction between deer behaviour in response to wolf predation and particular landscapes and ... |
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