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2013
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I.N Bolotov A.A Makhrov Yu. V. Bespalaya I.V. Vikhrev O.V. Aksenova Paul Eric Aspholm M. Yu Gofarov A.N: Ostrovskii I. Yu. Popov I. S. Pal'tser M. Rudzite M. Rudzitis I. S. Voroshilova S.E. SokolovaAbstract
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Tobias Bidon Christiane Frosch Hans Geir Eiken Verena E. Kutschera Snorre Hagen Siv Aarnes Steven R. Fain Axel Janke Frank HailerAbstract
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Human–bear conflicts occur frequently in the Pasvik Valley, Norway. We used a variantof the hair-trapping method with higher densities of traps (2.5 x 2.5 km grid) todetect brown bears moving near human settlements and livestock. We distributed 20hair traps for one month close to a farm with frequent observations of grazing bears.The study area consisted of one area close to the farm, and one adjacent area withoutsettlements. We collected 85 hair samples and identified 13 different individuals bySTR analysis. In the farm area, we detected 4 different males once, and a female thatwas detected in both areas. In comparison, nine bears (2 males and 7 females) weredetected for more than one week in the area without settlements, suggesting lowerroaming activity. Conclusively, hair trapping has the potential to survey bears at specificlocations of importance to the wildlife management.
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Tino Schott Lauri Teemu Kapari Snorre Hagen Ole Petter Laksforsmo Vindstad Jane Uhd Jepsen Rolf Anker ImsAbstract
Outbreaks of geometrid defoliators in subarctic birch forest in Fennoscandia often occur at high altitude in a distinct zone along the tree line. At the same time, moth larvae may not have an impact on the forest at lower altitude. Directly adjacent outbreak and nonoutbreak areas offer unique opportunities for studying the underlying mechanisms of outbreaks. Within two altitudinal gradients in coastal northern Norway, we investigated whether altitudinal outbreaks might be caused by release from pupal predation by ground-dwelling invertebrates such as harvestmen (Opiliones), spiders (Araneae), rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), and other beetles (Coleoptera). We predicted a consistently higher abundance of such generalist predators at low versus high altitudes. Our results did not support this prediction. There was no consistent altitudinal variation in the abundance of predators that could be related to zonal moth outbreaks in the birch forest slopes. In addition, none of the predator groups investigated showed any numerical response to a distinct outbreak of winter moth that took place during the course of the study. Consequently, localised moth outbreaks at the altitudinal tree line in northern Norway cannot be explained by the release from pupal predation by the predator groups examined here.
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Ole Petter Laksforsmo Vindstad Tino Schott Snorre Hagen Jane Uhd Jepsen Lauri Teemu Kapari Rolf Anker ImsAbstract
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