C. Lemarchand, Yves Boulade, Noël Gouilloux, Roland Libois †
{"title":"中央丘陵(法国奥弗涅)欧洲水獭(Lutra lutra)的饮食:两个研究地点之间的空间和季节变化","authors":"C. Lemarchand, Yves Boulade, Noël Gouilloux, Roland Libois †","doi":"10.52497/biom.v4i1.323","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In order to evaluate predation strategy and variations during an active population dynamic, diet of European otter (Lutra lutra) was studied during a year-round cycle in two different aquatic systems in Auvergne (France). First were tributaries of Allier River in Haute-Loire and second were marshes, creeks, rivers and ponds in Puy-de-Dôme. Preys were identified and quantified (occurrences, abundances and biomasses) from otter spraints sampling. Diet was mainly consisted by little- and medium-sized fish (74% to 89% of consumed biomass, size generally less than 17.5 cm). Dominant prey in otter’s diet were the most numerous species in studied rivers and marshes, which corresponds to the most efficient predation strategy. Crayfish, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals constituted most of time secondary prey, but sometimes dominated diet. Spatial and temporal differences in prey diversity, abundances and biomasses were recorded. Data illustrating species diversity in rivers and marshes recently recolonized by European otter were not modified by its predation impact. The study of a top-predator diet can therefore be considered as an additional way in habitats studying and biodiversity and management conservation strategies, in natural or anthropogenic alteration contexts.","PeriodicalId":410002,"journal":{"name":"BIOM - Revue scientifique pour la biodiversité du Massif central","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Diet of the European otter (Lutra lutra) in the Massif central (Auvergne, France): spatial and seasonal variations between two study sites\",\"authors\":\"C. Lemarchand, Yves Boulade, Noël Gouilloux, Roland Libois †\",\"doi\":\"10.52497/biom.v4i1.323\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"In order to evaluate predation strategy and variations during an active population dynamic, diet of European otter (Lutra lutra) was studied during a year-round cycle in two different aquatic systems in Auvergne (France). First were tributaries of Allier River in Haute-Loire and second were marshes, creeks, rivers and ponds in Puy-de-Dôme. Preys were identified and quantified (occurrences, abundances and biomasses) from otter spraints sampling. Diet was mainly consisted by little- and medium-sized fish (74% to 89% of consumed biomass, size generally less than 17.5 cm). Dominant prey in otter’s diet were the most numerous species in studied rivers and marshes, which corresponds to the most efficient predation strategy. Crayfish, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals constituted most of time secondary prey, but sometimes dominated diet. Spatial and temporal differences in prey diversity, abundances and biomasses were recorded. Data illustrating species diversity in rivers and marshes recently recolonized by European otter were not modified by its predation impact. The study of a top-predator diet can therefore be considered as an additional way in habitats studying and biodiversity and management conservation strategies, in natural or anthropogenic alteration contexts.\",\"PeriodicalId\":410002,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"BIOM - Revue scientifique pour la biodiversité du Massif central\",\"volume\":null,\"pages\":null},\"PeriodicalIF\":0.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2023-12-23\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"BIOM - Revue scientifique pour la biodiversité du Massif central\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"1085\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.52497/biom.v4i1.323\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"BIOM - Revue scientifique pour la biodiversité du Massif central","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.52497/biom.v4i1.323","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Diet of the European otter (Lutra lutra) in the Massif central (Auvergne, France): spatial and seasonal variations between two study sites
In order to evaluate predation strategy and variations during an active population dynamic, diet of European otter (Lutra lutra) was studied during a year-round cycle in two different aquatic systems in Auvergne (France). First were tributaries of Allier River in Haute-Loire and second were marshes, creeks, rivers and ponds in Puy-de-Dôme. Preys were identified and quantified (occurrences, abundances and biomasses) from otter spraints sampling. Diet was mainly consisted by little- and medium-sized fish (74% to 89% of consumed biomass, size generally less than 17.5 cm). Dominant prey in otter’s diet were the most numerous species in studied rivers and marshes, which corresponds to the most efficient predation strategy. Crayfish, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals constituted most of time secondary prey, but sometimes dominated diet. Spatial and temporal differences in prey diversity, abundances and biomasses were recorded. Data illustrating species diversity in rivers and marshes recently recolonized by European otter were not modified by its predation impact. The study of a top-predator diet can therefore be considered as an additional way in habitats studying and biodiversity and management conservation strategies, in natural or anthropogenic alteration contexts.