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DOI | 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.014 |
Habitat selection of free-ranging cattle in productive coniferous forests of south-eastern Norway | |
Tofastrud, Morten1; Devineau, Olivier2; Zimmermann, Barbara2 | |
2019-04-01 | |
发表期刊 | FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT |
ISSN | 0378-1127 |
EISSN | 1872-7042 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 437页码:1-9 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Norway |
英文摘要 | Multiple use of communal forests requires informed management to balance divergent interests such as livestock grazing and timber production. In this study, we examined the habitat selection of free-ranging beef cattle in two vegetation-mapped communal forests of Norway's boreal zone. The two areas were 35 km apart, and they mainly differed regarding cattle stocking density, with one being below and the other above the livestock grazing capacity of the area. In total, 78 cows were fitted with global positioning system (GPS) collars during the summers 2015 to 2017. The collars were scheduled to take positions and measure activity at 5 and 10 min intervals. We applied generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) to describe the cows' selection of vegetation types, forest cutting classes, topographical features and distance to roads with resource selection functions (RSF), by comparing use with availability. The most selected vegetation types were wide-spread summer farm meadows, followed by the dominant bilberry spruce forest. In productive forest, the cows selected for clearcuts younger than 15 years and used thinning and post-thinning stands less than expected. In accordance with the Ideal free distribution hypothesis, the cows were more likely to use low productive habitats in the area with high compared to the one with low stocking density. The preference for young forest stands was strongest when grazing as compared to resting and walking. During grazing, the cows also preferred pre-thinning stands older than 15 years and inclined patches, but avoided north-facing slopes. Preference for south-facing slopes was strongest when resting and for forest roads when traveling. To reduce the pressure of cattle in forest regeneration stands, we suggest limiting stocking densities to the grazing capacity of forest pastures, using vegetation and forest maps as information to guide the distribution of cattle, and maintaining or even expanding the existing meadows of the summer farms. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000461270600001 |
WOS关键词 | RESOURCE SELECTION ; FORAGING BEHAVIOR ; LANDSCAPE ; HISTORY ; HORSES ; SHEEP ; SCALE ; MOOSE |
WOS类目 | Forestry |
WOS研究方向 | Forestry |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/24097 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Inland Norway Univ Appl Sci, Fac Appl Ecol Agr Sci & Biotechnol, Dept Agr Sci, Campus Blaestad, N-2322 Hamar, Norway; 2.Inland Norway Univ Appl Sci, Fac Appl Ecol Agr Sci & Biotechnol, Dept Forestry & Wildlife Management, Campus Evenstad, N-2480 Koppang, Norway |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Tofastrud, Morten,Devineau, Olivier,Zimmermann, Barbara. Habitat selection of free-ranging cattle in productive coniferous forests of south-eastern Norway[J]. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,2019,437:1-9. |
APA | Tofastrud, Morten,Devineau, Olivier,&Zimmermann, Barbara.(2019).Habitat selection of free-ranging cattle in productive coniferous forests of south-eastern Norway.FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,437,1-9. |
MLA | Tofastrud, Morten,et al."Habitat selection of free-ranging cattle in productive coniferous forests of south-eastern Norway".FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT 437(2019):1-9. |
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