Effect of Winter Temperature and Maize Food Abundance on Long-Term Population Dynamics of the Wild Boar Sus scrofa

• Autorzy: Kopij G. , Panek M.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2016.64.3.013

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In a few recent decades, population increase of the wild boar has been evidenced in various European countries. As the result of this increase, the wild boar has expanded into farmlands, especially in some regions, where the cultivated maize constitutes the main source of its diet through the larger part of the year. The effect of winter weather and land use changes on the expansion of wild boar was analysed in a farmland in southern Poland. Over 21 years (1985–2005) in the study area of about 681 km² a rapid increase in the number of harvested wild boars was recorded. While in the middle 1980′s, there were only about 40 animals harvested per hunting season, in 2005 the number increased to 180. The rapid increase was, in general, correlated positively to the increasing surface area of the maize crops — from 205 ha (0.9%) in 1985 to 3212 ha (14.9% of arable lands) in 2004. However the correlation between the increase of the average late winter (February/March) temperature and the number of wild boars seems to be negative and contrary to our expectations, the numbers of wild boars were found to be higher under the lower temperatures in that period of the year.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Sus scrofa; maize; human-wildlife conflict; mortality; population increase

PL

Sus scrofa; dzik; kukurydza; konflikt człowieka z przyrodą; śmiertelność; wzrost populacji

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 64, nr 3
• Strony: 436--441
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kopij G.

• Department of Vertebrate Ecology, Wrocław University of Environmental & Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Panek M.

• Research Station, Polish Hunting Association, Czempiń, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.