Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany
Wolves (Canis lupus) are currently showing a remarkable comeback in the highly fragmented cultural landscapes of Germany. We here show that wolf numbers increased exponentially between 2000 and 2015 with an annual increase of about 36%. We demonstrate that the first territories in each newly coloniz...
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ftzbmed:oai:frl.publisso.de:frl:6419324 2023-10-09T21:50:32+02:00 Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany Reinhardt, Ilka Kluth, Gesa Nowak, Carsten Szentiks, Claudia A. Krone, Oliver Ansorge, Hermann Mueller, Thomas 2019 https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6419324 https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12635 https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12635#support-information-section eng eng https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6419324 https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12635 https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/conl.12635#support-information-section http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Conservation letters, 12(3):e12635 population growth recolonization Canis lupus large carnivores protected areas Zeitschriftenartikel 2019 ftzbmed https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12635 2023-09-10T22:08:08Z Wolves (Canis lupus) are currently showing a remarkable comeback in the highly fragmented cultural landscapes of Germany. We here show that wolf numbers increased exponentially between 2000 and 2015 with an annual increase of about 36%. We demonstrate that the first territories in each newly colonized region were established over long distances from the nearest known reproducing pack on active military training areas (MTAs). We show that MTAs, rather than protected areas, served as steppingāstones for the recolonization of Germany facilitating subsequent spreading of wolf territories in the surrounding landscape. We did not find any significant difference between MTAs and protected areas with regard to habitat. One possible reason for the importance of MTAs may be their lower anthropogenic mortality rates compared to protected and other areas. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case where MTAs facilitate the recolonization of an endangered species across large areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Stepping Stones PUBLISSO Fachrepositorium Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) Stepping Stones ENVELOPE(-63.992,-63.992,-64.786,-64.786) Conservation Letters 12 3 |
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Wolves (Canis lupus) are currently showing a remarkable comeback in the highly fragmented cultural landscapes of Germany. We here show that wolf numbers increased exponentially between 2000 and 2015 with an annual increase of about 36%. We demonstrate that the first territories in each newly colonized region were established over long distances from the nearest known reproducing pack on active military training areas (MTAs). We show that MTAs, rather than protected areas, served as steppingāstones for the recolonization of Germany facilitating subsequent spreading of wolf territories in the surrounding landscape. We did not find any significant difference between MTAs and protected areas with regard to habitat. One possible reason for the importance of MTAs may be their lower anthropogenic mortality rates compared to protected and other areas. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case where MTAs facilitate the recolonization of an endangered species across large areas. |
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Reinhardt, Ilka Kluth, Gesa Nowak, Carsten Szentiks, Claudia A. Krone, Oliver Ansorge, Hermann Mueller, Thomas |
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Reinhardt, Ilka Kluth, Gesa Nowak, Carsten Szentiks, Claudia A. Krone, Oliver Ansorge, Hermann Mueller, Thomas |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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Military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in Germany |
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military training areas facilitate the recolonization of wolves in germany |
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