Impact of a recolonizing, cross-border carnivore population on ungulate harvest in Scandinavia

Abstract Predation from large carnivores and human harvest are the two main mortality factors affecting the dynamics of many ungulate populations. We examined long-term moose (Alces alces) harvest data from two countries that share cross-border populations of wolves (Canis lupus) and their main prey...

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Main Authors: Camilla Wikenros, Håkan Sand, Johan Månsson, Erling Maartmann, Ane Eriksen, Petter Wabakken, Barbara Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78585-8