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dc.contributor.authorEhrich, Dorothee
dc.contributor.authorCerezo, Maite
dc.contributor.authorRodnikova, Anna Y.
dc.contributor.authorSokolova, Natalya A.
dc.contributor.authorFuglei, Eva
dc.contributor.authorShtro, Victor
dc.contributor.authorSokolov, Aleksandr A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T14:39:23Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T14:39:23Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-16
dc.description.abstractHigh latitude ecosystems are at present changing rapidly under the influence of climate warming, and specialized Arctic species at the southern margin of the Arctic may be particularly affected. The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), a small mammalian predator endemic to northern tundra areas, is able to exploit different resources in the context of varying tundra ecosystems. Although generally widespread, it is critically endangered in subarctic Fennoscandia, where a fading out of the characteristic lemming cycles and competition with abundant red foxes have been identified as main threats. We studied an Arctic fox population at the Erkuta Tundra Monitoring site in low Arctic Yamal (Russia) during 10 years in order to determine which resources support the breeding activity in this population. In the study area, lemmings have been rare during the last 15 years and red foxes are nearly absent, creating an interesting contrast to the situation in Fennoscandia.en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z> https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationEhrich D, Cerezo M, Rodnikova AY, Sokolova NA, Fuglei E, Shtro V, Sokolov AA. Vole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russia. BMC Ecology. 2017;17en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1527969
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12898-017-0142-z
dc.identifier.issn1472-6785
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/12040
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.relation.journalBMC Ecology
dc.relation.projectIDUniversitetet i Tromsø: Publication Granten_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Zoogeography: 486en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Zoogeografi: 486en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488en_US
dc.titleVole abundance and reindeer carcasses determine breeding activity of Arctic foxes in low Arctic Yamal, Russiaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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