Damage by Badgers Meles meles to Wheat Triticum vulgare and Barley Hordeum sativum Crops
1. During 1986 and 1987 we surveyed 15 wheat and 15 barley fields for damage caused by badgers, in an area in the south of England where badger density was moderately high (7·5 adults Km-2). In the case of wheat, actual grain losses were estimated after the harvest by comparing the number of unharve...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of applied ecology 1995-11, Vol.32 (4), p.720-726 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 726 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 4 |
| container_start_page | 720 |
| container_title | The Journal of applied ecology |
| container_volume | 32 |
| creator | Roper, T. J. Findlay, S. R. Lüps, P. Shepherdson, D. J. |
| description | 1. During 1986 and 1987 we surveyed 15 wheat and 15 barley fields for damage caused by badgers, in an area in the south of England where badger density was moderately high (7·5 adults Km-2). In the case of wheat, actual grain losses were estimated after the harvest by comparing the number of unharvested ears remaining in badger-damaged and undamaged areas. Direct observations of 11 radio-collared badgers from four neighbouring social groups were carried out in order to determine how and when crops were damaged. 2. Badgers damaged cereal crops by making paths through them and by flattening patches of crops while feeding on them. Paths and patches were more numerous in wheat than in barley; patches were larger in wheat; badgers commenced feeding on wheat earlier in the season; and feeding bouts were longer in wheat. Of 11 radio-collared badgers which had access to both crops, all fed on wheat but only five fed on barley. We conclude that badgers prefer wheat to barley when both are available. 3. Overall, 0·25% of the crop by area was damaged in the case of wheat and 0·05% in the case of barley. Average grain losses for wheat amounted to 7·21 kg ha-1, or |
| doi_str_mv | 10.2307/2404811 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17025940</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>2404811</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>2404811</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c340t-a32fbc8ee18f2323672add64871a2a68cd59accf4bb72e5340ee89eca8d0f2973</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp1kEtLw0AUhQdRsFbxLwwouorOI5NMllqfUHFT0V24mdzUlCRTZ5JC_72jLQqCm3sW9zuHwyHkmLMLIVl6KWIWa853yIjLREUiSeJdMmJM8EhnjO-TA-8XjLFMSTkibzfQwhxpsabXUM7RefqEDXraft_e0td3hJ7OXN3XZmjpamjm4JBCVwaHa3BNH6wrMbw89PUq6MTZpT8kexU0Ho-2OiYvd7ezyUM0fb5_nFxNIyNj1kcgRVUYjch1JaSQSSqgLJNYpxwEJNqUKgNjqrgoUoEqeBB1hgZ0ySqRpXJMzja5S2c_BvR93tbeYNNAh3bwOU-ZUFnMAnjyB1zYwXWhW84l54nMVMoDdb6hjLPeO6zypatbcOucs_xr33y7byBPt3ngDTSVg87U_gcP3YQS6hdb-N66f9M-AZZpg4M</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1311639571</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Damage by Badgers Meles meles to Wheat Triticum vulgare and Barley Hordeum sativum Crops</title><source>Jstor Complete Legacy</source><source>Periodicals Index Online</source><creator>Roper, T. J. ; Findlay, S. R. ; Lüps, P. ; Shepherdson, D. J.</creator><creatorcontrib>Roper, T. J. ; Findlay, S. R. ; Lüps, P. ; Shepherdson, D. J.</creatorcontrib><description>1. During 1986 and 1987 we surveyed 15 wheat and 15 barley fields for damage caused by badgers, in an area in the south of England where badger density was moderately high (7·5 adults Km-2). In the case of wheat, actual grain losses were estimated after the harvest by comparing the number of unharvested ears remaining in badger-damaged and undamaged areas. Direct observations of 11 radio-collared badgers from four neighbouring social groups were carried out in order to determine how and when crops were damaged. 2. Badgers damaged cereal crops by making paths through them and by flattening patches of crops while feeding on them. Paths and patches were more numerous in wheat than in barley; patches were larger in wheat; badgers commenced feeding on wheat earlier in the season; and feeding bouts were longer in wheat. Of 11 radio-collared badgers which had access to both crops, all fed on wheat but only five fed on barley. We conclude that badgers prefer wheat to barley when both are available. 3. Overall, 0·25% of the crop by area was damaged in the case of wheat and 0·05% in the case of barley. Average grain losses for wheat amounted to 7·21 kg ha-1, or <0·1% of the total crop. Damage was not severe enough to make deterrence, for example by electric fencing, cost-effective. 4. Consumption of standing wheat began in early May, after which the time that badgers spent in wheat fields increased until September. Members of any one social group of badgers restricted their foraging to a few specific areas within the cereal fields available to them, and these areas were usually close to field edges. After the harvest, individuals ranged more widely and foraged independently of one another, gleaning spilled grain from stubble fields. In winter and early spring, wheat was taken from barns and grain stores.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0021-8901</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1365-2664</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.2307/2404811</identifier><identifier>CODEN: JAPEAI</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd</publisher><subject>Animal and plant ecology ; Animal, plant and microbial ecology ; Animals ; Autoecology ; Badgers ; Barley ; Biological and medical sciences ; Cereal grains ; Crop damage ; Crop harvesting ; Crops ; Foraging ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; Grains ; Mammalia ; Meles meles ; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection ; Social groups ; Vertebrata ; Vertebrates ; Wheat</subject><ispartof>The Journal of applied ecology, 1995-11, Vol.32 (4), p.720-726</ispartof><rights>Copyright 1995 British Ecological Society</rights><rights>1996 INIST-CNRS</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c340t-a32fbc8ee18f2323672add64871a2a68cd59accf4bb72e5340ee89eca8d0f2973</citedby></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2404811$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2404811$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,799,27846,27901,27902,57992,58225</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttp://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=2972525$$DView record in Pascal Francis$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Roper, T. J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Findlay, S. R.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lüps, P.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Shepherdson, D. J.</creatorcontrib><title>Damage by Badgers Meles meles to Wheat Triticum vulgare and Barley Hordeum sativum Crops</title><title>The Journal of applied ecology</title><description>1. During 1986 and 1987 we surveyed 15 wheat and 15 barley fields for damage caused by badgers, in an area in the south of England where badger density was moderately high (7·5 adults Km-2). In the case of wheat, actual grain losses were estimated after the harvest by comparing the number of unharvested ears remaining in badger-damaged and undamaged areas. Direct observations of 11 radio-collared badgers from four neighbouring social groups were carried out in order to determine how and when crops were damaged. 2. Badgers damaged cereal crops by making paths through them and by flattening patches of crops while feeding on them. Paths and patches were more numerous in wheat than in barley; patches were larger in wheat; badgers commenced feeding on wheat earlier in the season; and feeding bouts were longer in wheat. Of 11 radio-collared badgers which had access to both crops, all fed on wheat but only five fed on barley. We conclude that badgers prefer wheat to barley when both are available. 3. Overall, 0·25% of the crop by area was damaged in the case of wheat and 0·05% in the case of barley. Average grain losses for wheat amounted to 7·21 kg ha-1, or <0·1% of the total crop. Damage was not severe enough to make deterrence, for example by electric fencing, cost-effective. 4. Consumption of standing wheat began in early May, after which the time that badgers spent in wheat fields increased until September. Members of any one social group of badgers restricted their foraging to a few specific areas within the cereal fields available to them, and these areas were usually close to field edges. After the harvest, individuals ranged more widely and foraged independently of one another, gleaning spilled grain from stubble fields. In winter and early spring, wheat was taken from barns and grain stores.</description><subject>Animal and plant ecology</subject><subject>Animal, plant and microbial ecology</subject><subject>Animals</subject><subject>Autoecology</subject><subject>Badgers</subject><subject>Barley</subject><subject>Biological and medical sciences</subject><subject>Cereal grains</subject><subject>Crop damage</subject><subject>Crop harvesting</subject><subject>Crops</subject><subject>Foraging</subject><subject>Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology</subject><subject>Grains</subject><subject>Mammalia</subject><subject>Meles meles</subject><subject>Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection</subject><subject>Social groups</subject><subject>Vertebrata</subject><subject>Vertebrates</subject><subject>Wheat</subject><issn>0021-8901</issn><issn>1365-2664</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1995</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>K30</sourceid><recordid>eNp1kEtLw0AUhQdRsFbxLwwouorOI5NMllqfUHFT0V24mdzUlCRTZ5JC_72jLQqCm3sW9zuHwyHkmLMLIVl6KWIWa853yIjLREUiSeJdMmJM8EhnjO-TA-8XjLFMSTkibzfQwhxpsabXUM7RefqEDXraft_e0td3hJ7OXN3XZmjpamjm4JBCVwaHa3BNH6wrMbw89PUq6MTZpT8kexU0Ho-2OiYvd7ezyUM0fb5_nFxNIyNj1kcgRVUYjch1JaSQSSqgLJNYpxwEJNqUKgNjqrgoUoEqeBB1hgZ0ySqRpXJMzja5S2c_BvR93tbeYNNAh3bwOU-ZUFnMAnjyB1zYwXWhW84l54nMVMoDdb6hjLPeO6zypatbcOucs_xr33y7byBPt3ngDTSVg87U_gcP3YQS6hdb-N66f9M-AZZpg4M</recordid><startdate>19951101</startdate><enddate>19951101</enddate><creator>Roper, T. J.</creator><creator>Findlay, S. R.</creator><creator>Lüps, P.</creator><creator>Shepherdson, D. J.</creator><general>Blackwell Science Ltd</general><general>Blackwell Science</general><general>Blackwell Scientific Publications</general><scope>IQODW</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>IZSXY</scope><scope>K30</scope><scope>PAAUG</scope><scope>PAWHS</scope><scope>PAWZZ</scope><scope>PAXOH</scope><scope>PBHAV</scope><scope>PBQSW</scope><scope>PBYQZ</scope><scope>PCIWU</scope><scope>PCMID</scope><scope>PCZJX</scope><scope>PDGRG</scope><scope>PDWWI</scope><scope>PETMR</scope><scope>PFVGT</scope><scope>PGXDX</scope><scope>PIHIL</scope><scope>PISVA</scope><scope>PJCTQ</scope><scope>PJTMS</scope><scope>PLCHJ</scope><scope>PMHAD</scope><scope>PNQDJ</scope><scope>POUND</scope><scope>PPLAD</scope><scope>PQAPC</scope><scope>PQCAN</scope><scope>PQCMW</scope><scope>PQEME</scope><scope>PQHKH</scope><scope>PQMID</scope><scope>PQNCT</scope><scope>PQNET</scope><scope>PQSCT</scope><scope>PQSET</scope><scope>PSVJG</scope><scope>PVMQY</scope><scope>PZGFC</scope><scope>7SN</scope><scope>C1K</scope></search><sort><creationdate>19951101</creationdate><title>Damage by Badgers Meles meles to Wheat Triticum vulgare and Barley Hordeum sativum Crops</title><author>Roper, T. J. ; Findlay, S. R. ; Lüps, P. ; Shepherdson, D. J.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c340t-a32fbc8ee18f2323672add64871a2a68cd59accf4bb72e5340ee89eca8d0f2973</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1995</creationdate><topic>Animal and plant ecology</topic><topic>Animal, plant and microbial ecology</topic><topic>Animals</topic><topic>Autoecology</topic><topic>Badgers</topic><topic>Barley</topic><topic>Biological and medical sciences</topic><topic>Cereal grains</topic><topic>Crop damage</topic><topic>Crop harvesting</topic><topic>Crops</topic><topic>Foraging</topic><topic>Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology</topic><topic>Grains</topic><topic>Mammalia</topic><topic>Meles meles</topic><topic>Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection</topic><topic>Social groups</topic><topic>Vertebrata</topic><topic>Vertebrates</topic><topic>Wheat</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Roper, T. J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Findlay, S. R.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lüps, P.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Shepherdson, D. J.</creatorcontrib><collection>Pascal-Francis</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segment 30</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - West</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - MEA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - West</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segments 1-50</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - MEA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - West</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - MEA</collection><collection>Ecology Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><jtitle>The Journal of applied ecology</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Roper, T. J.</au><au>Findlay, S. R.</au><au>Lüps, P.</au><au>Shepherdson, D. J.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Damage by Badgers Meles meles to Wheat Triticum vulgare and Barley Hordeum sativum Crops</atitle><jtitle>The Journal of applied ecology</jtitle><date>1995-11-01</date><risdate>1995</risdate><volume>32</volume><issue>4</issue><spage>720</spage><epage>726</epage><pages>720-726</pages><issn>0021-8901</issn><eissn>1365-2664</eissn><coden>JAPEAI</coden><abstract>1. During 1986 and 1987 we surveyed 15 wheat and 15 barley fields for damage caused by badgers, in an area in the south of England where badger density was moderately high (7·5 adults Km-2). In the case of wheat, actual grain losses were estimated after the harvest by comparing the number of unharvested ears remaining in badger-damaged and undamaged areas. Direct observations of 11 radio-collared badgers from four neighbouring social groups were carried out in order to determine how and when crops were damaged. 2. Badgers damaged cereal crops by making paths through them and by flattening patches of crops while feeding on them. Paths and patches were more numerous in wheat than in barley; patches were larger in wheat; badgers commenced feeding on wheat earlier in the season; and feeding bouts were longer in wheat. Of 11 radio-collared badgers which had access to both crops, all fed on wheat but only five fed on barley. We conclude that badgers prefer wheat to barley when both are available. 3. Overall, 0·25% of the crop by area was damaged in the case of wheat and 0·05% in the case of barley. Average grain losses for wheat amounted to 7·21 kg ha-1, or <0·1% of the total crop. Damage was not severe enough to make deterrence, for example by electric fencing, cost-effective. 4. Consumption of standing wheat began in early May, after which the time that badgers spent in wheat fields increased until September. Members of any one social group of badgers restricted their foraging to a few specific areas within the cereal fields available to them, and these areas were usually close to field edges. After the harvest, individuals ranged more widely and foraged independently of one another, gleaning spilled grain from stubble fields. In winter and early spring, wheat was taken from barns and grain stores.</abstract><cop>Oxford</cop><pub>Blackwell Science Ltd</pub><doi>10.2307/2404811</doi><tpages>7</tpages></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0021-8901 |
| ispartof | The Journal of applied ecology, 1995-11, Vol.32 (4), p.720-726 |
| issn | 0021-8901 1365-2664 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17025940 |
| source | Jstor Complete Legacy; Periodicals Index Online |
| subjects | Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Badgers Barley Biological and medical sciences Cereal grains Crop damage Crop harvesting Crops Foraging Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Grains Mammalia Meles meles Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection Social groups Vertebrata Vertebrates Wheat |
| title | Damage by Badgers Meles meles to Wheat Triticum vulgare and Barley Hordeum sativum Crops |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-30T02%3A10%3A45IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Damage%20by%20Badgers%20Meles%20meles%20to%20Wheat%20Triticum%20vulgare%20and%20Barley%20Hordeum%20sativum%20Crops&rft.jtitle=The%20Journal%20of%20applied%20ecology&rft.au=Roper,%20T.%20J.&rft.date=1995-11-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=720&rft.epage=726&rft.pages=720-726&rft.issn=0021-8901&rft.eissn=1365-2664&rft.coden=JAPEAI&rft_id=info:doi/10.2307/2404811&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E2404811%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1311639571&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=2404811&rfr_iscdi=true |