Sample diversity adds value to non-invasive genetic assessment of a pine marten (Martes martes) population in Galloway Forest, southwest Scotland

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Sample diversity adds value to non-invasive genetic assessment of a pine marten (Martes martes) population in Galloway Forest, southwest Scotland

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作者：Elizabeth Croose ; Johnny D. S. Birks ; Catherine O'Reilly ; Peter Turner…
关键词：Pine marten ; Martes martes ; Non ; invasive genetic sampling ; Population size ; Population density
刊名：Acta Theriologica
出版年：2016
出版时间：April 2016
年：2016
卷：61
期：2
页码：131-139
全文大小：598 KB
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作者单位：Elizabeth Croose (1) (2)
Johnny D. S. Birks (3)
Catherine O’Reilly (4)
Peter Turner (4)
John Martin (5)
Ewan T. MacLeod (6)

1. The Vincent Wildlife Trust, 3 & 4 Bronsil Courtyard, Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1EP, UK
2. School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
3. Swift Ecology Ltd, Glen Cottage, Lower Dingle, West Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4BQ, UK
4. Waterford Institute of Technology, Cork Road, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
5. Myotismart Ltd, 3 Dixon Wood Close, Grange over Sands, Lindale, LA11 6LN, UK
6. Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK
刊物主题：Zoology; Animal Physiology; Behavioural Sciences; Animal Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology;
出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISSN：2190-3743

文摘

The European pine marten (Martes martes) is a species of considerable conservation interest in Britain due to its rarity and status as a recovering native carnivore. In recent years, there has been increased application of non-invasive genetic sampling methods in population studies of Martes species. We investigated the effect of sample source (hair and faeces) in the non-invasive assessment of the distribution, population size and density of pine martens in the Fleet Basin in Galloway Forest, southwest Scotland. Fifty-two hair samples and 114 scats were collected during September and October 2014. Genetic analysis was used to identify the species, gender and individual genotype of samples. There was a significant difference in the genotyping success rate for hair samples (43 %) and scat samples (24 %). In total, 15 individual pine martens were identified; 7 males and 8 females. Capture-recapture programme Capwire produced a population size estimate of 18 individuals (95 % CI 15 to 25). Of the 15 individuals sampled, 14 (93 %) were detected from scat sampling and 5 (33 %) were detected from hair sampling. The population density estimate for a post-breeding population was 0.13 to 0.15 pine martens per square kilometre which is towards the lower limit of densities reported for pine martens elsewhere in Scotland. Data from the study highlight that future non-invasive studies aiming to determine pine marten population size and density should incorporate the collection of both hair and scat samples in order to detect as many individuals within the population as possible.