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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Oja R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4526364 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20150805 8
Supplementary feeding of ungulates, being widely used in game management, may have unwanted consequences. Its role in agricultural damage is well-studied, but few studies have considered the potential for the practice to attract ground nest predators. Our goal was to identify the factors influencing ground nest predation in the vicinity of year-round supplementary feeding sites for wild boar and to characterise their spatiotemporal scope. We conducted two separate artificial ground nest experime ...[more]