zoekresultaten

Lutra 46(2)_Gorshkov_2003

Is it possible to use beaver building activity to reduce lake sedimentation? Erosion processes and lake sedimentation are among the major environmental problems in Tatarstan Republic. Ploughed soils from the agricultural lands are easily washed away from the fields during flooding, and carried

Lutra 46(2)_Fustec & Gormier_2003

The habitat potential of the downstream Loire River for European beavers ( Castor fiber) During the 19th century the European beaver ( Castor fiber) disappeared from most parts of France, except for the Rhône Valley. In the 1970s, beavers caught from the river Rhône were released in the Loire River

Lutra 46(2)_Elmeros et al_2003

Monitoring of reintroduced beavers ( Castor fiber) in Denmark The European beaver ( Castor fiber) returned to Denmark in 1999 when 18 beavers were released in Klosterheden State Forest District in the northwestern part of the country. A monitoring programme was initiated to trace the population and

Lutra 46(2)_Editorial_2003

Beavers A conference is always a good opportunity to meet old friends and to make some new ones, but the main goal is of course to exchange knowledge. This year the Third International Beaver Symposium was held in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The Symposium was hosted by the Society for the Study and

Lutra 46(2)_Busher_2003

Food caching behaviour of the American beaver in Massachusetts At northern latitudes in North America beavers ( Castor canadensis) store branches of woody plants in caches during the autumn. The food cache provides food for the beaver family during the winter when plant productivity is low and snow

Lutra 46(2)_Baskin & Sjöberg_2003

Planning, coordination and realization of Northern European beaver management, based on the experience of 50 years of beaver restoration in Russia, Finland, and Scandinavia By 1900 the beaver ( Castor fiber) had disappeared from many parts of Northern Europe. Beaver population restoration started

Lutra 46(2)_Baker_2003

Beaver ( Castor canadensis) in heavily browsed environments Beaver ( Castor canadensis) populations have declined or failed to recover in heavily browsed environments. I suggest that intense browsing by livestock or ungulates can disrupt beaver-willow (Salix spp.) mutualisms that likely evolved

Lutra 47(1)_Vanitharani et al_2004

A review of the distribution and status of Latidens salimalii (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) with new records from the Western Ghats, India Salim Ali’s fruit bat ( Latidens salimalii) is endemic to southern India and is classified as Critically Endangered by IUCN. This classification is based on an

Lutra 47(1)_Nolet_Book Review_2004

Book review: Kleine herbivoren verliezen de controle Small herbivores losing control. Plant-herbivore interactions along a natural productivity gradient. D.P.J. Kuijper 2004. Proefschrift. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Nederland. 143 pp. De kwelder van Schiermonnikoog breidt zich

Lutra 47(1)_Mulder_2004

Leeftijdsrecords van de vos (Engelstalig artikel: Longevity records in the red fox) Een vos, die in 1981 als juveniel vrouwtje gemerkt en gezenderd werd in het Noord-Hollands Duinreservaat, werd in april 1993 doodgeslagen in het dorp Castricum. Zij bereikte dus met zekerheid een leeftijd van twaalf

Lutra 47(1)_Kompanje et al_Book Review_2004

Het Walvisboek Het Walvisboek. Walvissen en andere zeewezens beschreven door Adriaen Coenen in 1585. Redactie en inleiding Florike Egmond en Peter Mason, met commentaar door Kees Lankester 2003. Walburg Pers, Zutphen. viiixvi, 208 pp. ISBN 90.5730.282.9. Vier boeken heeft Adriaen Coenen(szoon) van

Lutra 47(1)_Kiszka et al_2004

Distribution and status of small cetaceans along the French Channel coasts: using opportunistic records for a preliminary assessment Small cetaceans can use a variety of habitats and are generally wide-ranging. The study of their distribution and abundance is time-consuming and dedicated surveys are

Lutra 47(1)_Hoffmann_Book Review_2004

Book review: Herbivores as mediators Herbivores as mediators of their environment. The impact of large and small species on vegetation dynamics. E.S. Bakker 2003. PhD thesis. Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 184 pp. ISBN 90-5808- 878-2. This PhD thesis deals with three herbivorous

Lutra 47(1)_Hoekstra_recente literatuur 2002_2004

Publicaties over recente zoogdieren van Nederland, verschenen in 2002 Achterkamp, G. Kolonisatie van Leiden door de huisspitsmuis? Mammalaar 2002 (1): 9-15. Achterkamp, G. & A-J. Haarsma. Hoe vindt de franjestaart zijn voedsel? Mammalaar 2002 (1): 16-18. Aelberts, F. Vleermuizen overdag. ’t

Lutra 47(1)_Hoekstra_2004

Partial albinism in the red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758) (Nederlandstalig artikel: Een geval van partieel-albinisme bij de eekhoorn ( Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758)) A partially albinistic specimen of the red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758) was killed by a dog near

Lutra 47(1)_Forman et al_2004

Aanwijzingen voor predatie van kleine hoefijzerneus ( Rhinolophus hipposideros) door otter (Lutra lutra) in een mijn in Wales (Groot-Brittannië) (Engelstalig artikel: Evidence of lesser horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus hipposideros) predation by otter ( Lutra lutra) in a Welsh cave system) Uit een

Lutra 47(1)_Editorial_2004

Just normal Every scientific publication is preceded by observation of a phenomenon. Questions about it have to be properly framed and the results clearly understood before an article can be produced. Very unusual phenomena tend to be noticed earlier, explored earlier, and the results published

Lutra 47(1)_Bijlsma_2004

Long-term population trends of rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus) on Pleistocene sands in the central and northern Netherlands As part of a large-scale study on the population dynamics of avian predators, major prey species, including rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus), were systematically monitored in

Lutra 47(2)_Zabala et al_2004

The historical and current distribution of the Iberian population of the European mink ( Mustela lutreola) As most records of the European mink ( Mustela lutreola) in the Iberian Peninsula have been published in local papers or remain as unpublished reports, it is difficult to determine its current

Lutra 47(2)_Van 't Hof & Langevelde_opinion_2004

Reintroduction of the otter ( Lutra lutra) in the Netherlands meets international guidelines In the past, the otter ( Lutra lutra) was a predator in Dutch freshwater ecosystems. Due to hunting, fishing, destruction and fragmentation of its habitat, pollution, traffic mortality and disturbances due