The importance of fine-scale predictors of wild boar habitat use in an isolated population.

ABSTRACT: Predicting the likelihood of wildlife presence at potential wildlife-livestock interfaces is challenging. These interfaces are usually relatively small geographical areas where landscapes show large variation over small distances. Models of wildlife distribution based on coarse data over wide geographical ranges may not be representative of these interfaces. High-resolution data can help identify fine-scale predictors of wildlife habitat use at a local scale and provide more accurate predictions of species habitat use. These data may be used to inform knowledge of interface risks, such as disease transmission between wildlife and livestock, or human-wildlife conflict.This study uses fine-scale habitat use data from wild boar (Sus scrofa) based on activity signs and direct field obse

SUBMITTER: Bacigalupo SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9217887 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature