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dc.contributor.authorLanda, Arild
dc.contributor.authorRød-Eriksen, Lars
dc.contributor.authorUlvund, Kristine R.
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Craig Ryan
dc.contributor.authorThierry, Anne-Mathilde
dc.contributor.authorFlagstad, Øystein
dc.contributor.authorEide, Nina Elisabeth
dc.coverage.spatialNoreg, Norge, Norwayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T14:18:11Z
dc.date.available2022-11-23T14:18:11Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn0006-3207
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3033715
dc.description.abstractTranslocation of captive-bred animals has become a widespread conservation practice to counteract species extinctions. We analyse and discuss the apparent success and shortcomings of Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) reintroductions in alpine tundra areas of Norway. We followed the fate of 915 foxes between 2007 and 2020 and estimated the apparent survival and reproductive success of captive-bred and released Arctic foxes, compared to wild-born descendants. Relationship to abundance of small rodents, population size, and age were explored. Overall, apparent survival and probability of breeding were similar between captive-bred and wild-born foxes, positively linked to rodent abundance. For wild-born foxes, both breeding propensity and litter size declined with increasing fox population size. This could be a first sign of the limited capacity of single tundra patches to house self-subsistent populations. Thus, facilitating and maintaining connectivity among remnant and re-established Arctic fox populations, creating functional metapopulations, is essential for further improvement and longterm survival. Relying on the combined measures of supplementary feeding and red-fox (Vulpes vulpes) control, the Arctic fox captive-breeding and reintroduction programme has so far been highly successful. However, anthropogenic drivers facilitating red fox invasion into the Arctic fox habitat, along with climate driven irregularities and dampened small rodent cycles, could inhibit the establishment of a self-sustained population. A more holistic ecosystem approach and conservation measures to restore alpine fauna should be considered.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectTranslocationen_US
dc.subjectCaptive breedingen_US
dc.subjectSurvivalen_US
dc.subjectReproductionen_US
dc.subjectSmall rodentsen_US
dc.subjectCommunity ecologyen_US
dc.subjectMetapopulationen_US
dc.titleConservation of the endangered Arctic fox in Norway - are successful reintroductions enough?en_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2022 The Authorsen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.source.volume275en_US
dc.source.journalBiological Conservationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109774
dc.identifier.cristin2063702
dc.relation.projectMiljødirektoratet: Norwegian Captive Breeding Programme for Arctic Fox 19087015en_US
dc.relation.projectMiljødirektoratet: The Arctic Fox Monitoring Programme in Norway (18087019)en_US
dc.source.articlenumber109774en_US


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