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dc.contributor.authorThierry, Anne-Mathilde
dc.contributor.authorDe Lacoste, Nathalie
dc.contributor.authorUlvund, Kristine R.
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Roy
dc.contributor.authorMeås, Roger
dc.contributor.authorEide, Nina Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorLanda, Arild Magne
dc.coverage.spatialNorwayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-15T12:32:38Z
dc.date.available2021-02-15T12:32:38Z
dc.date.created2020-07-23T12:17:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Wildlife Management. 2020, 84 (4), .en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-541X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2728097
dc.description.abstractSupplementary feeding is often used as a conservation tool to reverse the decline of food‐limited populations. The arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) is one of the most endangered mammals in Norway and has been the target of several conservation initiatives for almost 3 decades, including supplementary feeding. To measure and improve the efficiency of supplementary feeding as a conservation action, we used passive integrated transponder (PIT)‐tags in arctic foxes and 6 feeding stations equipped with PIT‐tag readers to monitor individual use of supplemental food between 2013 and 2018. We tested hypotheses about the potential influence of temporal and spatial patterns, individual characteristics (i.e., age, sex, reproductive status), and food abundance (abundance of small rodents and amount of food filled) on the frequency and intensity of use of supplementary feeding stations by arctic foxes. The feeding stations were visited ≥1 time by 196 PIT‐tagged individuals. We detected 54% of juveniles born in the study area between 2013 and 2017 at the feeding stations. More arctic foxes used the feeding stations during the pre‐breeding period than during the other seasons, and the visits occurred mostly at night. The closest feeding station to each natal den was systematically used by the established pair and by the juveniles born at this den. Juveniles did not use the feeding stations more than adult foxes. Older foxes, and breeding adults, visited the feeding stations more than younger and non‐breeding adults. Foxes used feeding stations more intensively when prey was scarce and with greater amounts of supplemental food. This study highlights that supplemental feeding is important for breeding adults, especially in periods of low prey abundance. Understanding the use of feeding stations will contribute to the optimization of supplemental feeding as a conservation action and help wildlife managers to carefully plan and manage its discontinuation.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectarctic foxen_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.subjectfood limitationen_US
dc.subjectmonitoringen_US
dc.subjectNorwayen_US
dc.subjectPIT‐tagen_US
dc.subjectsupplementary feedingen_US
dc.subjectVulpes lagopusen_US
dc.titleUse of Supplementary Feeding Dispensers by Arctic Foxes in Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 The Authors.en_US
dc.source.volume84en_US
dc.source.journalJournal of Wildlife Managementen_US
dc.source.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jwmg.21831
dc.identifier.cristin1820319
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