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Wildcat population density in NE Portugal: A regional stronghold for a nationally threatened felid

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dc.contributor.authorMatias, Gonçalo
dc.contributor.authorRosalino, L. M.
dc.contributor.authorRosa, José Luís
dc.contributor.authorMonterroso, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-13T18:04:24Z
dc.date.available2022-07-01T00:31:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.description.abstractPopulation density data on depleted and endangered wildlife species are essential to assure their effective management and, ultimately, conservation. The European wildcat is an elusive and threatened species inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula, with fragmented populations and living in low densities. We fitted spatial capture–recapture models on camera-trap data, to provide the first estimate of wildcat density for Portugal and assess the most influential drivers determining it. The study was implemented in Montesinho Natural Park (NE Portugal), where we identified nine individuals, over a total effort of 3,477 trap-nights. The mean density estimate was 0.032 ± 0.012 wildcat/km2 , and density tended to increase with distance to humanized areas, often linked to lower human disturbance and domestic cat presence, with forest and herbaceous vegetation cover and with European rabbit abundance. Although, this density estimate is within the range of values estimated for protected areas elsewhere in the Iberian Peninsula, our estimates are low at the European level. When put in context, our results highlight that European wildcats may be living in low population densities across the Iberian Mediterranean biogeographic region. No phenotypic domestic or hybrid cats were detected, suggesting potentially low admixture rates between the two species, although genetic sampling would be required to corroborate this assertion. We provide evidence that Montesinho Natural Park may be a suitable area to host a healthy wildcat population, and thus be an important protected area in this species' conservation context.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMatias, G., Rosalino, L. M., Rosa, J. L., & Monterroso, P. (2021). Wildcat population density in NE Portugal: A regional stronghold for a nationally threatened felid. Population Ecology, 63( 3), 247– 259. https://doi.org/10.1002/1438-390X.12088pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/1438-390X.12088pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1438-390X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/49880
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.relationFCT grant UID/BIA/50027/2020pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1438-390X.12088pt_PT
dc.subjectconservationpt_PT
dc.subjectEuropean wildcatpt_PT
dc.subjectpopulation densitypt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectspatial capture–recapture modelpt_PT
dc.titleWildcat population density in NE Portugal: A regional stronghold for a nationally threatened felidpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardNumber157405
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/157405/PT
oaire.citation.endPage259pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage247pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePopulation Ecologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume63pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
person.familyNameRosalino
person.givenNameLuís Miguel
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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