Habitat use and selection of 14 Alpine ibex males were studied in the Gran Paradiso National Park. Alpine meadows were always overused and positively selected, because this habitat constituted an important food resource for the ibex. Even if rocks (30%) and stone ravines (22%) were the most frequented habitats in the study area, their use was lower than their availability because they offered few trophic resources. Pastures were used only in spring when the ibexes were looking for those sites just free from snow and with fresh vegetation. Stone ravines, where the ibexes rested in the hottest days, were most used in summer. Rocks were most used in winter: rock-faces are the only sites where the risk of avalanches is low and where it is still possible to find snow-free patches. Larch woods were especially used in winter and spring when it was still possible to find snow-free patches. The home range sizes proved to be influenced by the amount of Alpine meadows and rocks.

Habitat selection in adult male of Alpine ibex, Capra ibex ibex / Grignolio, S; Parrini, F; Bassano, B; Luccarini, S; Apollonio, Marco. - In: FOLIA ZOOLOGICA. - ISSN 0139-7893. - 52(1):(2003), pp. 113-120.

Habitat selection in adult male of Alpine ibex, Capra ibex ibex

GRIGNOLIO S
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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APOLLONIO, Marco
2003-01-01

Abstract

Habitat use and selection of 14 Alpine ibex males were studied in the Gran Paradiso National Park. Alpine meadows were always overused and positively selected, because this habitat constituted an important food resource for the ibex. Even if rocks (30%) and stone ravines (22%) were the most frequented habitats in the study area, their use was lower than their availability because they offered few trophic resources. Pastures were used only in spring when the ibexes were looking for those sites just free from snow and with fresh vegetation. Stone ravines, where the ibexes rested in the hottest days, were most used in summer. Rocks were most used in winter: rock-faces are the only sites where the risk of avalanches is low and where it is still possible to find snow-free patches. Larch woods were especially used in winter and spring when it was still possible to find snow-free patches. The home range sizes proved to be influenced by the amount of Alpine meadows and rocks.
2003
Habitat selection in adult male of Alpine ibex, Capra ibex ibex / Grignolio, S; Parrini, F; Bassano, B; Luccarini, S; Apollonio, Marco. - In: FOLIA ZOOLOGICA. - ISSN 0139-7893. - 52(1):(2003), pp. 113-120.
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