Colonization of Agricultural Landscapes by the Pine Marten

Remonti, Luigi; Ruiz‐González, Aritz; Balestrieri, Alessandro

doi:10.1002/9781118943274.ch14

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“…2b) and suggests that pine martens can live in a mixed landscape of old forests and other habitat types at the scale of landscape fragmentation that occurs in Norway. In accordance with Moll et al (2016) and similar findings in other studies in Europe (Birks et al 2005, Pereboom et al 2008, Balestrieri et al 2010, Mergey et al 2011, Caryl et al 2012, Lombardini et al 2015, Remonti et al 2022, our results at a broader spatial scale support growing concensus that pine martens can occupy a broad range of forest/land use types in Norway.…”

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“…In Fennoscandia, studies have shown that pine martens prefer mature coniferous forest stands (Storch et al 1990, Brainerd and Rolstad 2002). However, pine martens are associated with a variety of habitat types throughout their range (Birks et al 2005, Pereboom et al 2008, Balestrieri et al 2010, Mergey et al 2011, Caryl et al 2012, Lombardini et al 2015, Moll et al 2016, Remonti et al 2022). In intensively cultivated areas of southern Europe, for example, pine martens use riparian woodland corridors and hedgerows (Pereboom et al 2008, Balestrieri et al 2010).…”

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Forestry and environmental conditions as determinants of pine marten Martes martes occurrence in Norway

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The European pine marten Martes martes is often associated with late seral stage coniferous forest stands. Earlier research has indicated that this species may be negatively influenced by clearcutting practices. However, the effects of current clearcutting methods on pine marten occurrence in conjunction with changing environmental conditions are not well known. In this study, we combined four complete years of nationwide data collected during a long‐term camera trap (CT) monitoring program in Norway. We employed a multi‐scale occupancy model to investigate the relationship of pine marten occurrence to clearcuts (regenerating stands ≤ 10 years old) and forests ≥ 120 years old. We also examined pine marten detection in relation to habitat features (i.e. dominant microsite characteristics) and to varying snow depths and temperatures. We found no relationship between pine marten occurrence and the proportions of old forest and clearcuts at the landscape scale. At the habitat‐patch scale, pine marten occurrence was positively associated with the presence of old forest patches and terrain ruggedness, but not with clearcuts ≤ 100 m from sites. At CT sites near clearcuts, the detection probability was negatively correlated with snow depth. In contrast, pine marten occurrence was positively associated with snow depth at CT sites > 100 m from clearcuts. Furthermore, the detection probability increased with temperature and the presence of boulders at CT sites. Boulders may provide important access points for foraging, and cover for resting and predator avoidance. While previous studies indicate that pine martens prefer older forest and avoid clearcuts, the current level and scale of clearcutting in Norway does not appear to influence its occurrence at the landscape scale.

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