Distribution, abundance and density of the wild boar on the Iberian Peninsula, based on the CORINE program and hunting statistics
Wild boar population size in the Iberian Peninsula was estimated using hunting bag statistics from Spain and Portugal. Density was estimated assigning the wild boar population size to the "potential resources" or suitable habitats categorized by their importance to provide food and/or shelter to wild boars. Land uses were selected from CORINE, the EU database for land cover, using scientific literature and statistical significance for wild boar presence from published data. The hunting bag was 176245 and 15167 in Spain and Portugal, respectively. The average density was 0.373/km2 (min 0.014-max 2.22) in Spain and 0.13/km2 (min 0.00048-max 1.99) in Portugal, being 0.31/km2 (0.00048- 2.22) over the entire Peninsula. Statistical analysis showed that wild boar presence was significantly (p < 0.05) associated to thirteen of the seventeen CORINE land uses selected. Agro-forestry, moors and heathland land use were not statistically significant but were included in the model due to their biological importance. Suitable habitats and distribution of wild boar were mapped for the Iberian Peninsula. This approach is a preliminary step intended to be useful in environmental management and animal health.
Main Authors: | Bosch, J., Peris, S., Fonseca, C., Martinez, M., De La Torre Reoyo, Ana Isabel, Iglesias Martín, Irene, Muñoz, M. J. |
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Format: | journal article biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2012
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Subjects: | Habitat modeling, Spatial analysis, Wildlife, Sus scrofa, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/4297 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/294608 |
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