Setts of European badger Meles meles in open habitats: trend or exception?

IF 4.3 2区生物学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Mammal Review Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI:10.1111/mam.12373

Przemysław Kurek, Blanka Wiatrowska, Agnieszka Ważna, Hans Vink

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Abstract

Reports on the location of badger setts generally focussed on woodland habitats and paid little attention to open areas. There was a negative correlation between the number of setts in open landscape and the proportion of forest cover with an inflection point at 25–35%. A higher proportion of badger setts in open habitats is observed when forest cover is below the inflection point. The location of setts in the open landscape results from the dominance of these habitats and the low availability of woodland and that is a permanent aspect of badger behaviour and not a short‐term trend.

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欧洲獾 Meles meles 在开阔栖息地的栖息地：趋势还是特例？

有关獾窝位置的报告一般都集中在林地栖息地，很少关注开阔地。开阔地上的獾窝数量与森林覆盖率呈负相关，森林覆盖率在 25%-35% 之间有一个拐点。当森林覆盖率低于拐点时，开放栖息地中獾洞的比例较高。獾窝位于开阔地的原因是这些栖息地占主导地位，而林地较少，这是獾的长期行为，而非短期趋势。

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Mammal Review 生物-动物学

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12.20

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4.10%

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>12 weeks

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