The low survival rate of European hare leverets in arable farmland: evidence from the predation experiment

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 12; p. e17235
• Main Authors: Cukor, Jan, Riegert, Jan, Krivopalova, Aleksandra, Vacek, Zdeněk, Šálek, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ. Ltd 30.04.2024; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agriculture; Animals; Birds; Camera-trapping; Ecosystem; Edge effect; Europe; Farms; Foxes; Generalist predators; Habitat degradation; Habitat destruction; Hares; Population Dynamics; Predation; Predation (Biology); Predatory Behavior; Rabbits; Wildlife management; Europe; Czech Republic; Generalist predators; Edge effect; Camera-trapping; Predation; Wildlife management; Farmland biodiversity; Habitat degradation

The low survival rate of leverets may significantly contribute to steep population declines and slow recovery of European hares ( Lepus europaeus ). However, the leveret survival rate in farmlands with different landscape structures is poorly understood, and the existing evidence comes mainly from W...