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dc.contributor.authorTirronen, Konstantin F.
dc.contributor.authorEhrich, Dorothee
dc.contributor.authorPanchenko, D. V.
dc.contributor.authorDalén, Love
dc.contributor.authorAngerbjörn, Anders
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-21T09:15:14Z
dc.date.available2022-03-21T09:15:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-02
dc.description.abstractThe Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus L.) population on the Kola Peninsula occupies an intermediate, and potentially connecting, position between foxes living on the Scandinavian Peninsula and populations further east in Russia, but very little is known about the status of this population. Here we summarize data from the literature, forgotten archival sources about research in the first half of the twentieth century, and the results of several independent expeditions undertaken over the past two decades. These materials include data on fur harvesting, incomplete monitoring data from official winter track counts of game animals, local knowledge, and our own observations. Our research revealed the extremely poor state of the Arctic fox population on the Kola Peninsula. According to our estimates, the current population is likely isolated and consists of no more than a few dozen adults. The fur return data, together with long-term data on small rodent abundance, suggest that irregular and fading out lemming cycles were a major driver of the Arctic fox population decline. The thorough research from the 1930s contrasts strongly with the lack of interest in studying and monitoring the population in recent decades, which is not even listed as a threatened species in the regional Red Data Book. In fact, the work performed here filled a more than a half-century gap in the study of the population and allowed us to determine the urgent need to resume research and immediately take active measures to protect and promote the recovery of the species in the region.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTirronen, Ehrich, Panchenko, Dalén, Angerbjörn. The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus L.) on the Kola Peninsula (Russia): silently disappearing in the mist of data deficiency?. Polar Biology. 2021;44(5):913-925en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1993983
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00300-021-02847-y
dc.identifier.issn0722-4060
dc.identifier.issn1432-2056
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24466
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalPolar Biology
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleThe Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus L.) on the Kola Peninsula (Russia): silently disappearing in the mist of data deficiency?en_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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