Search for dissertations about: "red fox"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words red fox.
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1. Population ecology of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes L.) in relation to food supply
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2. Predator responses to non-stationary rodent cycles
Abstract : Regular fluctuations in population size, cycles, are common in small mammals and have important effects on predator populations and life histories. In this thesis, I identify long-term patterns and processes in two specialist predators, the arctic fox Vulpes lagopus and the rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus, in relation to their prey (lemmings and voles) and in the case of the arctic fox also to a dominant competitor, the red fox Vulpes vulpes. READ MORE
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3. Anthropogenic impact on predator guilds and ecosystem processes : Apex predator extinctions, land use and climate change
Abstract : Humans affect ecosystems by changing species compositions, landscape and climate. This thesis aims to increase our understanding of anthropogenic effects on mesopredator abundance due to changes in apex predator status, landscape and climate. READ MORE
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4. Population dynamics of the Swedish red fox, Vulpes vulpes (L.)
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5. Interference competition between arctic and red foxes
Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate the relationship between arctic foxes Alopex lagopus and red foxes Vulpes vulpes in Swedish mountain tundra habitat (fjällen). The arctic fox population was severely reduced by hunting in the early 20th century. READ MORE