Successful invasion: camera trap distance sampling reveals higher density for invasive raccoon dog compared to native mesopredators

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Selonen, V., Brommer, J. E., Klangwald, C., Laaksonen, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Badgers; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cameras; climate; Density; Developmental Biology; diurnal activity; Dogs; Ecology; Endangered species; Environmental monitoring; European Union; Finland; Foxes; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Invasive species; Life Sciences; Meles meles; mesopredators; Monitoring; Nonnative species; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Original Paper; Plant Sciences; Predation; Procyon lotor; Sampling; species; spring; temporal variation; Vulpes vulpes; Waterfowl; Wetlands; Wildlife; Finland; Population monitoring; Wildlife camera; Chemical camouflage; Wetland conservation

Monitoring population parameters of invasive species gains importance as these species continue to expand all over the world. Monitoring of invasive mammalian mesopredators is, however, complicated due to their nocturnal and secretive behaviour. In the European Union, the most common invasive mesopr...