Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx

Abstract In reintroduction projects, an analysis of dispersal, exploratory movements and territorial behavior of the species concerned offers valuable information on the adaptive management of threatened species and provides a basis for the management of future reintroductions. This is the case of t...

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Autores principales:	Carmen Rueda, José Jiménez, María Jesús Palacios, Antoni Margalida
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9a489caa33d547219edfc097650e437e2021-12-02T16:24:50ZExploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx10.1038/s41598-021-93673-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/9a489caa33d547219edfc097650e437e2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93673-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract In reintroduction projects, an analysis of dispersal, exploratory movements and territorial behavior of the species concerned offers valuable information on the adaptive management of threatened species and provides a basis for the management of future reintroductions. This is the case of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) an endemic and endangered species reintroduced in Extremadura (Spain) in 2014. We analysed spatial data from 32 individuals just after their reintroduction. Our findings show exploratory movements sufficient to colonise and connect population nuclei within a radius of about 50 km of the reintroduction area. No significant differences were found in the exploratory movements capacity or in any directionality of males and females. Our results showed an effect of sex on the sizes of the territories established, as well as an inverse relationship between them and the time elapsed since release. No effects of rabbit abundance and lynx density on the size of territories are occurring during the early stages of reintroduction. On average, the territories of reintroduced individuals were less stable than those previously described in natural populations. Findings indicate that the reintroduced population has successfully been established but it takes more than 5 years to stabilize the territories in the area. Exploratory movements of reintroduced lynx can be large and in any direction, even when there is still a lot of high quality habitat available, which should be taken into account when reintroducing species, especially terrestrial carnivores.Carmen RuedaJosé JiménezMaría Jesús PalaciosAntoni MargalidaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Carmen Rueda José Jiménez María Jesús Palacios Antoni Margalida Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx
description	Abstract In reintroduction projects, an analysis of dispersal, exploratory movements and territorial behavior of the species concerned offers valuable information on the adaptive management of threatened species and provides a basis for the management of future reintroductions. This is the case of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) an endemic and endangered species reintroduced in Extremadura (Spain) in 2014. We analysed spatial data from 32 individuals just after their reintroduction. Our findings show exploratory movements sufficient to colonise and connect population nuclei within a radius of about 50 km of the reintroduction area. No significant differences were found in the exploratory movements capacity or in any directionality of males and females. Our results showed an effect of sex on the sizes of the territories established, as well as an inverse relationship between them and the time elapsed since release. No effects of rabbit abundance and lynx density on the size of territories are occurring during the early stages of reintroduction. On average, the territories of reintroduced individuals were less stable than those previously described in natural populations. Findings indicate that the reintroduced population has successfully been established but it takes more than 5 years to stabilize the territories in the area. Exploratory movements of reintroduced lynx can be large and in any direction, even when there is still a lot of high quality habitat available, which should be taken into account when reintroducing species, especially terrestrial carnivores.
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author	Carmen Rueda José Jiménez María Jesús Palacios Antoni Margalida
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title	Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx
title_short	Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx
title_full	Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx
title_fullStr	Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx
title_full_unstemmed	Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx
title_sort	exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of iberian lynx
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
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Exploratory and territorial behavior in a reintroduced population of Iberian lynx

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