Spatial ecology of Iberian lynx and abundance of European rabbits in southwestern Spain

By Francisco Palomares, M. Delibes, E. Revilla, J. Calzada, J. M. Fedriani. 2001

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• Internal structure and patterns of contraction in the geographic range of the Iberian lynx (2002, background): “The correlation between rabbit density and lynx density, already demonstrated at the local level (Palomares 2001), has to be further tested with regional studies.”
• Prey density, prey detectability and food habits: the case of Bonelli’s eagle and the conservation measures (2005, methodology): “Line transect is the most accurate method for censuring rabbits (Palomares, 2001), and diurnal censuses proved to be useful (Soriguer et al., 1997; Serrano, 1998; Palomares et al., 2001), since this prey-species, although primarily nocturnal, also shows substantial diurnal activity (Soriguer and Rog”
• A nine-year study of successful breeding in a Bonelli’s eagle population in southeast Spain: a basis for conservation (2004, methodology): “Rabbit abundance was estimated using a linear regression given by Palomares et al. (2001) to obtain an estimate for samples where small numbers were observed (between 2 and 16): Rabbit density (ind./ha) ¼ 0.57 number of observed rabbits within 10 m of each side of the transect per km walked (r2 ¼…”
• Feeding habitat selection by hunting leopards Panthera pardus in a woodland savanna: prey catchability versus abundance (2007, result): “In contrast, a number of studies (Litvaitis et al. 1986; Murray et al. 1994; Thom et al. 1998; Pike et al. 1999; Palomares et al. 2001; Spong 2002) have shown that some predators select for feeding habitat according to prey abundance.”
• Application of central-place foraging theory shows the importance of Mediterranean dehesas for the conservation of the cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus (2005, background): “Foraging habitat selection in most animal species is commonly assumed to be inXuenced by the availability and/or accessibility of their main prey species (e.g., Newton, 1994; Widen, 1994; Tella et al., 1998; Palomares et al., 2001; Franco and Sutherland, 2004).”
• HABITAT-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN RABBIT (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS) ABUNDANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND ACTIVITY (2003, background): “The spatial scale of movements of these predators is much larger than the distance among the 3 study sites, so sites constitute a single area from the point of view of the predator community (Fedriani et al. 1999; Ferrer 1993; Palomares et al. 2001; E. Casado, in litt; F. Hiraldo, in litt.).”
• Proximate and ultimate causes of dispersal in the Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus (2004, methodology): “This small area supports the highest density of lynx within the whole population (0.72–0.88 adults/km2; Palomares et al., 2001), several times higher than the density in RB subpopulation (0.1–0.2 adults/km2 ; Ferreras, 1994; Rau et al., 1985) and probably one of the highest densities in the whole…”
• Wild rabbit restocking for predator conservation in Spain (2004, background): “, 2000; Ferrer, 2001) and the most important factor affecting the risk of extinction of both species is the fall in wild rabbit numbers (Palomares et al., 2001; Ferrer, 2001).”
• PREY PREFERENCES OF THE AFRICAN WILD DOG LYCAON PICTUS (CANIDAE: CARNIVORA): ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATION (2006, methodology): “…Jacobs’ index values for each prey species was then calculated (61 SE) and these values were tested for significant preference or avoidance using t-tests against a mean of 0, if they conformed to the assumptions of normality (Palomares et al. 2001), or the sign test (Zar 1996) where they did not.”
• Prey preferences of the spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) and degree of dietary overlap with the lion (Panthera leo) (2006, methodology): “…that prey species was present ( 1 SE wherever mean is shown), and these values were tested for significant preference or avoidance using t-tests against a mean of 0 if they conformed to the assumptions of normality (Kolmogorov–Smirnov test; Palomares et al., 2001; Hayward, de Tores & Banks, 2005).”
• Prey preferences of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Felidae: Carnivora): morphological limitations or the need to capture rapidly consumable prey before kleptoparasites arrive? (2006, methodology): “…mean is shown) and these values were tested for significant preference or avoidance using t-tests against a mean of 0 if they conformed to the assumptions of normality (Kolmogorov–Smirnov test) (Palomares et al., 2001; Hayward & Kerley, 2005; Hayward, de Tores & Banks, 2005; Hayward et al., 2006a).”
• A conservation paradox for the 21st century: The European wild rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, an invasive alien and an endangered native species (2008, background): “Over 40 different vertebrate predators include European wild rabbits in their diet (Delibes & Hiraldo, 1981) including two globally endangered species, the Iberian lynx and Spanish imperial eagle which prey almost exclusively on them (Palomares et al., 2001; Ferrer et al., 2003).”