Our study evidenced the importance of tree hollows as key
resting sites for genets inhabiting Mediterranean oak forest. Tree
hollows were particularly used during the wet season, whereas
alternative resting sites (nests and dens) were also heavily used
during the dry season. In line with expectations, explanatory variables
reflecting landscape composition and configuration, resource
distribution, predation risk, human disturbance and weather
affected the probability of tree hollow use, though these effects
were most marked during the dry season. Overall, our daily based
results support the view that tree hollows may be an important
resource for Mediterranean solitary forest carnivores, in line with
observations for other forest carnivores elsewhere
Our study evidenced the importance of tree hollows as key
resting sites for genets inhabiting Mediterranean oak forest. Tree
hollows were particularly used during the wet season, whereas
alternative resting sites (nests and dens) were also heavily used
during the dry season. In line with expectations, explanatory variables
reflecting landscape composition and configuration, resource
distribution, predation risk, human disturbance and weather
affected the probability of tree hollow use, though these effects
were most marked during the dry season. Overall, our daily based
results support the view that tree hollows may be an important
resource for Mediterranean solitary forest carnivores, in line with
observations for other forest carnivores elsewhere
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