The relationship between landscape features and domestic species on the occupancy of native mammals in urban forests

Landscape features such as roads, hiking trails, and forest edge are prevalent features of urban forests. These features can negatively influence biodiversity through fragmentation and facilitate the penetration of invasive species, particularly predators such as domestic dogs and cats. This study e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urban ecosystems Jg. 24; H. 6; S. 1117 - 1128
Hauptverfasser: Soultan, Alaaeldin, Attum, Omar, Lahue, Wade
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Springer US 01.12.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Schlagworte:
Activity patterns
Animals
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
cameras
Canis latrans
Cats
Conservation
Deer
Dogs
Domestic animals
Ecology
edge effects
Ekologi
Enforcement
Environmental Management
Forest Science
Forests
Green infrastructure
Hiking
Indiana
Indigenous species
Introduced species
Invasive species
Kentucky
Landscape
Landscape Architecture
landscapes
Landskapsarkitetktur
Life Sciences
Mammals
Native species
Nature Conservation
Occupancy
Parks & recreation areas
Penetration
Predators
Proximity
Regulation
Roads & highways
Segmentation
Skogsvetenskap
Trails
Urban areas
Urban Ecology
Urban forests
Urban parks
Indiana
Kentucky
Urban biodiversity
Carnivores
Domestic dogs and cats
Native species
Occupancy
ISSN:1083-8155, 1573-1642, 1573-1642
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Zusammenfassung:Landscape features such as roads, hiking trails, and forest edge are prevalent features of urban forests. These features can negatively influence biodiversity through fragmentation and facilitate the penetration of invasive species, particularly predators such as domestic dogs and cats. This study examined how these landscape features affect the distribution of native and domestic mammals and how domestic species affect the occupancy and activity patterns of native mammals. To this end, we conducted camera trap surveys in forested urban and suburban parks in Indiana and Kentucky, USA, to record the presence of native species (deer, raccoons, coyote, and opossums) and non-native predators (domesticated cats and dogs) in relation to distance to nearest roads, hiking trails, and forest edge. We found negative correlations between proximity to roads, hiking trails, and forest edge and the occupancy of the native species with this effect extending up to 300 m. We also found evidence that the presence of dog and cat was negatively correlated with the occupancy for all native species. We recommend park management consider the impact of roads, hiking trails, and forest edge when designing parks and the enforcement of dog leash regulations for the conservation of large mammals in urban parks.
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ISSN:1083-8155
1573-1642
1573-1642
DOI:10.1007/s11252-021-01100-y