Distribution and habitat use of selected small and large mammal species in relation to different land use [Elektronische Ressource] / Eric Heinze. Gutachter: Stefan Halle ; Elisabeth K. V. Kalko ; Walter Arnold

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• Publié par: friedrich-schiller-universitat_jena
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 54
• Langue: English

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DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT USE OF
SELECTED SMALL AND LARGE MAMMAL SPECIES
IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT LAND USE




DISSERTATION

Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades
doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.)


vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät
der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena


von Dipl.-Biol. Eric Heinze
geboren am 18. Dezember 1980 in Pößneck







JENA, JULI 2010
1. GUTACHTER:
Prof. Dr. Stefan Halle
Institut für Ökologie
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Dornburger Str. 159
07743 Jena


2. GUTACHTER:
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth K.V. Kalko
Institut für Experimentelle Ökologie
Universität Ulm
Albert-Einstein Allee 11
89069 Ulm


3. GUTACHTER:
Prof. Dr. Walter Arnold
Forschungsinstitut für Wildtierkunde und Ökologie
Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien
Savoyenstr. 1
1160 Wien
Österreich









TAG DER ÖFFENTLICHEN VERTEIDIGUNG/RIGOROSUM:
11. FEBRUAR 2011CONTENT
General Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3
Land use and loss of biodiversity ............................................................................................... 3
LTER-D and the Biodiversity Exploratories .............................................................................. 5
Study organisms and main questions .......................................................................................... 6
Manuscript overview and author contribution ............................................................................... 8
LARGE SCALE MONITORING OF SMALL MAMMALS IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT
LAND USE TYPES AND HABITAT STRUCTURE ................................................................. 10
Abstract ..................................................................................................................................... 11
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 12
2 Materials and Methods........................................................................................................... 14
2.1 Study area ........ 14
2.2 Explanatory variables ...................................................................................................... 16
2.3 Live trapping ................................................................................................................... 16
2.4 Statistical analyses .......................................................................................................... 17
3 Results .................................................................................................................................... 18
3.1 Comparison of trapping success ..................................................................................... 18
3.2 Species richness on forest plots ...................................................................................... 19
3.3 Abundance of small mammals in forests ........................................................................ 20
3.4 Species richness on grassland plots................................................................................. 22
3.5 Animal abundance in grassland ...................................................................................... 22
4 Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 23
FINE SCALED HABITAT USE OF MYODES GLAREOLUS AND APODEMUS
FLAVICOLLIS IN RELATION TO DIFFERENT LAND USE AND HABITAT STRUCTURE
...................................................................................................................................................... 28
Abstract ..................................................................................................................................... 29
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 30
2 Material and Methods ............................................................................................................ 31
2.1 Plot selection ................................................................................................................... 31
2.2 Radio tracking ..... 31
2.3 Habitat mapping .............................................................................................................. 32
2.4 Statistical analyses .......................................................................................................... 32
3 Results .................................................................................................................................... 32
3.1 Home ranges ................................................................................................................... 33
3.2 Use of total cover ............................................................................................................ 33
3.3 Habitat selectivity index .................................................................................................. 34
3.4 Activity pattern................................................................................................................ 34
4 Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 35
LARGE SCALE MONITORING AND HABITAT USE OF LARGE MAMMALS USING
SPOTLIGHT COUNTING .......................................................................................................... 37
Abstract ..................................................................................................................................... 38
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 39
2 Material and Methods .... 41
2.1 Study area ........ 41
2.2 Spotlight counting ........................................................................................................... 43
2.3 Statistical analyses .......................................................................................................... 43
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CONTENT
3 Results .................................................................................................................................... 44
3.1 Habitat characteristics of survey tracks........................................................................... 44
3.2 Species diversity of counted animals .............................................................................. 45
3.3 Abundance estimates of sighted species ......................................................................... 46
3.4 Distance sampling of roe deer ......................................................................................... 47
3.5 Comparison between counting indices and harvest data ................................................. 48
3.6 Habitat use of selected species ........................................................................................ 49
4 Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 50
HABITAT USE OF LARGE UNGULATES IN NORTH EAST GERMANY IN RELATION
TO FOREST MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................... 56
Abstract ..................................................................................................................................... 57
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 58
2 Material and Methods ............................................................................................................ 60
2.1 Study site ......... 60
2.2 Explanatory variables ...................................................................................................... 61
2.3 Ungulate species abundance and habitat selectivity ....................................................... 62
2.4 Browsing damage ............................................................................................................ 63
2.5 Statistical analyses .......................................................................................................... 63
3 Results .................................................................................................................................... 64
3.1 Faecal pellet group counting ........................................................................................... 64
3.2 The effect of forest characteristics on ungulate abundance and habitat selection .......... 64
3.3 Browsing damage . 68
4 Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 69
General Discussion ................................................................................................