The ecology of suburban juvenile European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Denmark.

ABSTRACT: European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) populations are widespread across diverse habitats but are declining in Western Europe. Drastic declines have been described in the UK, with the most severe declines occurring in rural areas. Hedgehogs are widely distributed in Denmark, but their status remains unknown.Fieldwork on hedgehogs has tended to focus on rural areas, leaving their ecology in suburban habitats largely unexplored, with clear implications for conservation initiatives. Here, we study the ecology of 35 juvenile hedgehogs using radio tracking during their first year of life in the suburbs of western Copenhagen.We use radio-tracking data to estimate (a) home range sizes in autumn and spring/summer, (b) survival during their first year of life, (c) the body mass changes befo

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6912878 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature