| Title: | Reconstruction of brown bear population dynamics in Slovenia in the period 1998-2019 : ǂa ǂnew approach combining genetics and long-term mortality data |
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| Authors: | ID Jerina, Klemen (Author)
ID Ordiz, Andrés (Author) |
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 URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.20315/ASetL.124.3
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  SciVie - Slovenian Forestry Institute
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| Abstract: | Reliable data and methods for assessing changes in wildlife population size over time are necessary for management and conservation. For most species, assessing abundance is an expensive and labor-intensive task that is not affordable on a frequent basis. We present a novel approach to reconstructing brown bear population dynamics in Slovenia in the period 1998-2019, based on the combination of two CMR non-invasive genetic estimates (in 2007 and 2015) and long-term mortality records, to show how the latter can help the study of population dynamics in combination with point-in-time estimates. The spring (i.e. including newborn cubs) population size estimate was 383 (CI: 336-432) bears in 1998 and 971 (CI: 825-1161) bears in 2019. In this period, the average annual population growth rate was 4.5 %. The predicted population size differed by just 7 % from the non-invasive genetic size estimate after eight years, suggesting that the method is reliable. It can predict the evolution of the population size under different management scenarios and provide information on key parameters, e.g. background mortality and the sex- and age-structure of the population. Our approach can be used for several other wildlife species, but it requires reliable mortality data over time. |
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| Keywords: | genetic estimates of population size, mortality records, population monitoring, population size, predictive modelling, brown bear |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 29-40 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 124 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-13799  |
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| UDC: | 630*149+630*151(497.4)"1998-2019"=111 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2335-3112 |
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| DOI: | 10.20315/ASetL.124.3 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 57402115 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 28.03.2021 |
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