<i>Martes martes</i>(Carnivora: Mustelidae)

Монахов, В. Г.

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“…The European pine marten Martes martes is an opportunistic mesocarnivore and forest specialist (Storch et al 1990, Brainerd and Rolstad 2002, Proulx et al 2004, Monakhov 2022) that occurs through Europe, including the British Isles, Scandinavia and the Balearic Islands, eastward to the Ural Mountains and parts of southwest Asia and the Middle East (Herrero et al 2016, Monakhov et al 2020, Monakhov 2022;2022 Supporting information, for geographical range of pine marten). The latitudinal distribution of this species aligns with the boundaries of the forest zone (Monakhov 2022). In Fennoscandia, studies have shown that pine martens prefer mature coniferous forest stands (Storch et al 1990, Brainerd and Rolstad 2002).…”

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

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“…The two species were clearly distinguishable in our analyses, and a previous study using mtDNA did not find signatures of hybridization or introgression (Inoue et al., 2010). However, a more thorough investigation is needed to understand the genomic impacts of ongoing replacement by the Japanese marten in Hokkaido, as interspecies hybridization and introgression have been reported between sable and pine marten ( M. martes ) (Modorov et al., 2020; Monakhov, 2022; Rozhnov et al., 2013), as well as between American marten ( M. americana ) and Pacific marten ( M. caurina ) in distribution boundary areas (Lucid et al., 2020).…”

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Ice age land bridges to continental islands: Repeated migration of the forest‐dwelling sable in northeastern Asia

Kinoshita,

Sato,

Murakami

et al. 2024

Journal of Biogeography

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AimThe continental island system comprising Sakhalin, Hokkaido and the southern Kuril Islands (SHSK) in northeastern Asia serves as one of the southernmost habitats for many boreal and arctic organisms, with colonization via land bridges formed during glacial periods. To understand the impacts of past land‐bridge formation under Quaternary climate changes across SHSK, we investigated the demographic history of forest‐dwelling marten species.LocationSakhalin, Hokkaido and the southern Kuril Islands in northeastern Asia.TaxonSable, Martes zibellina (Carnivora, Mustelidae).MethodsWe employed multiplexed inter‐simple sequence repeat genotyping by sequencing (MIG‐seq) to obtain genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We tested possible scenarios of colonization and diversification for SHSK sables using several population genetics approaches including clustering analysis, population tree estimation and approximate Bayesian computation modelling. We also examined haplotype diversity for the mitochondrial ND2 gene.ResultsThe genetic diversity of the island populations and their affinity for continental populations were found to be higher in the order Sakhalin > Hokkaido > Iturup in both nuclear SNP and mitochondrial DNA analyses. Demographic analyses indicated that the sable migrated repeatedly from the continent, particularly to the neighbouring Sakhalin Island. However, only an earlier colonized lineage has persisted on marginal Iturup Island since the Middle Pleistocene. The stronger effects of repeated migrations and/or isolation influenced by the distance to the continent have shaped the contemporary genetic diversity and differentiation of sable populations in SHSK.Main ConclusionsGenome‐wide and comprehensive sampling approaches demonstrated that the forest‐dwelling sable had long‐term persistence with partial admixture of multiple lineages in SHSK, suggesting the existence of forest corridors and refugia on the islands during the last several glacial periods. The SHSK system of continental islands is valuable for understanding the impacts of Quaternary climate changes on the genetic diversity and evolutionary histories of boreal organisms.

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Diversity of MHC class II DRB alleles and mitochondrial DNA in northern and eastern European pine marten, Martes martes (Mammalia: Mustelidae)

Nishita,

Väinölä,

Abramov

et al. 2023

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

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Four mitochondrial phylogroups are distinguished in the European pine marten (Martes martes), two of which, FNR1/2, are shared with the more easterly sister species, the sable (Martes zibellina). Here, we found that the phylogroup frequencies differed markedly between the southern Finland and western Russia populations in the eastern part of the range of Martes martes, suggesting differential introgression from M. zibellina in these regions. We also examined the diversity of a protein-coding gene, MHC class II DRB, in these two Martes species. We detected 16 functional Martes martes DRB alleles (Mama-DRBs), including several codons that seem to have undergone positive selection, and eight presumed pseudogenes (Mama-DRB*PSs); some alleles/pseudogenes were geographically widespread and others restricted. In a broader carnivoran DRB tree, all Mama-DRBs grouped within a mustelid clade, four in a basal group comprising alleles from early-diverged species and the others in a derived group containing alleles from more recently diverged species. Many alleles showed trans-species polymorphism, suggesting that Mama-DRBs have evolved under pathogen-driven balancing selection. Three of six Mama-DRBs and one of four pseudogenes shared with Martes zibellina were restricted to the FNR1/2 mitochondrial DNA phylogroups, pointing to the possibility that genetic introgression from Martes zibellina might have contributed to Mama-DRB diversity and thus adaptability.

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Martes martes(Carnivora: Mustelidae)

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

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

Ice age land bridges to continental islands: Repeated migration of the forest‐dwelling sable in northeastern Asia

Diversity of MHC class II DRB alleles and mitochondrial DNA in northern and eastern European pine marten, Martes martes (Mammalia: Mustelidae)

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