@conference {16515, title = {NON INVASIVE GENETIC STUDY AND POPULATION MONITORING OF BROWN BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS L.) IN THE KASTORIA REGION, GREECE}, booktitle = {12TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF GREECE AND ADJACENT REGIONS}, year = {2012}, month = {18 {\textendash} 22 June}, publisher = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, organization = {HELLENIC ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY}, address = {Athens}, keywords = {Ursus arctos, brown bear, DNA, genetic study, Greece, Kastoria, monitoring, population, γενετική μελέτη, Ελλάδα, Καστοριά, καφέ αρκούδα, παρακολούθηση, πληθυσμός}, author = {Tsaparis, D. and Karaiskou, N. and Mertzanis, Y. and Triantafyllidis, A.} } @conference {16380, title = {ΟΣΤΕΟΜΥΙΚΕΣ ΠΡΟΣΑΡΜΟΓΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΝΥΧΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ Tadarida teniotis, Rafinesque 1814 (MOLOSSIDAE, CHIROPTERA) ΓΙΑ ΕΥΘΥΓΡΑΜΜΗ, ΤΑΧΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΑΘΕΡΗ ΠΤΗΣΗ}, booktitle = { 4ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο - Σύγχρονες Τάσεις της Έρευνας στην Οικολογία}, year = {2008}, month = {9-12 Οκτωβρίου}, publisher = {Ελληνικής Οικολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Ζωολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Βοτανικής Εταιρείας \& Ελληνικής Φυκολογικής Εταιρείας.}, organization = {Ελληνικής Οικολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Ζωολογικής Εταιρείας, Ελληνικής Βοτανικής Εταιρείας \& Ελληνικής Φυκολογικής Εταιρείας.}, address = {Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας, Βόλος}, keywords = {bats, Greece, mammals, north, Βόρεια, Ελλάδα, θηλαστικά, Νυχτερίδες}, author = {ΜΑΝΙΑΚΑΣ, Ι. and Γιουλάτος, Δ} } @article {15498, title = {Movements, activity patterns and home range of a female brown bear (Ursus arctos, L.) in the Rodopi Mountain Range, Greece}, journal = {Belgian Journal of ZoologyBelgian Journal of Zoology}, volume = {135}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, note = {Export Date: 4 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Clevenger, A., Purroy, F., Pelton, M., Movement and activity patterns of a European brown bear in the Cantabrian mountains, Spain (1990) Proceedings Int. 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Bear Res. \& Mgmt., 9, pp. 187-197; Mertzanis, G., Supporting monitoring of key indices related to bear populations status and feedback : Monitoring of bear population levels and trends (1999) Project LIFE96NAT/GR/003222, pp. 85-87. , Final Report.\& Final Report Annex 7, NGO Arcturos ed., Thessaloniki 1999, 47-48 (unpublished report); Mertzanis, G., Monitoring of brown bear using telemetry in Gramos and Rodopi Mountains, Greece (2003) Project LIFE99NAT/GR/006498, p. 54. , Final Report Annex.NGO Arcturos ed., Thessaloniki 2003, + Annexes \& maps. (unpublished report, in Greek); Mohr, C.O., Table of equivalent populations of North American small mammals (1947) Am. Midl. Nat., 37, pp. 223-249; Naves, J., Fernadez-Gil, A., Delibes, M., Effects of recreation activities on a brown bear family group in Spain (2001) Ursus, 12, pp. 135-140; Roth, H.V., Home ranges and movement patterns of European brown bears as revealed by radiotracking (1983) Acta Zool. Fenica, 174, pp. 143-144; Roth, H.V., Diel activity of a remnant population of European brown bears (1983) Proceedings Int. Conf Bear Res. \& Mgmt., 5, pp. 223-229; Roth, H.U., Huber, D., Diel activity of brown bears in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Yugoslavia (1986) Proceedings Int. Conf. Bear Res. \& Mgmt., 6, pp. 177-181; Swenson, J., Sandegren, F., Brunberg, S., Segerstrom, P., Factors associated with loss of brown bear cubs in Sweden (2001) Ursus, 12, pp. 69-80.}, month = {2005///}, pages = {217-221}, abstract = {Movements and activity patterns of an adult radio-tagged female brown bear accompanied by her cubs were documented for the first time in Rodopi area (NE Greece) from August 2000 to July 2002. Average daily movements were 2.45 {\textpm} 2.26 SD km, (range 0.15-8.5 km). The longest daily range could be related to human disturbance (hunting activity).The longest seasonal distance (211 km), during summer 2001 coincided with the dissolution of the family. With cubs, the female was more active during daytime (73 \% of all radio-readings) than when solitary (28 \%). The female switched to a more crepuscular behaviour, after separation from the yearling (July 2001). According to pooled data from 924 activity - recording sessions, during the whole monitoring period, the female was almost twice as active during day time while rearing cubs (51\% active) than when solitary (23\%). The autumn and early winter home range size of the family was larger (280 km2) than after the separation from the cubs (59 km2). During the family group phase, home range size varied from 258 km2 in autumn to 40 km2 in winter (average denning period lasted 107 days : December 2000-March 2001). The bear hibernated in the Bulgarian part of the Rodopi Range during winters of 2001 and 2002.}, keywords = {Activity patterns, brown bear, Greece, Home range, Mammalia, Movements, Rodopi, Ursus arctos}, author = {Mertzanis, Y. and Isaak, I. and Mavridis, A. and Nikolaou, O. and Riegler, S. and Riegler, A. and Tragos, A.} } @article {14982, title = {Diet of the otter Lutra lutra in lake Kerkini and stream Milli-Aggistro, Greece}, journal = {Acta TheriologicaActa Theriologica}, volume = {45}, number = {1}, year = {2000}, note = {Cited By (since 1996): 1Export Date: 6 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Adrian, M., Delibes, M., Food habits of the otter (Lutra lutra) in two habitats of the Don?ana national park S.W. Spain (1987) Journal of Zoology, London, 212, pp. 399-406; Area?, G., Prigioni, C., Food of the otter on the Fiora river (1987) Acta Theriologica, 32, pp. 134-140; Arianoutsou, M., Vlachos, Ch., Kapetanyiannis, G., Kokkinakis, A., Kokkini, S., Letsios, B., Galaskas, G., Hallman, B., Lake Kerkini (1986) Delineation Program of the Wetlands of Ramsar Convention, pp. 1-126. , Ministry of Environment, Athens. [In Greek]; Chanin, P., The diet of the otter and its relation with the feral mink in two areas of Southwest England (1981) Acta Theriologica, 26, pp. 83-95; Delaki, E., Kotzageorgis, G., Ioannidou, V., Stamopoulos, A., A study of otters in lake Mikri Prespa, Greece (1988) I.U.C.N. Otter Specialist Group, Bulletin, 3, pp. 12-16; Economidis, P.S., (1974) Morphological, Systematic and Zoogeographical Study of Freshwater Fishes in E. Macedonia and Thraki, , Doctorate thesis. Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki. [In Greek]; Erlinge, S., Food habits of the fish-otter (Lutra lutra) in South Swedish habitats (1967) Viltrevy, 4, pp. 371-443; Erlinge, S., Food studies on captive otters (Lutra lutra) (1968) Oikos, 19, pp. 259-270; Erlinge, S., Food habits of the otter (Lutra lutra) and the mink (Mustela vison) in the Sweden (1969) Oikos, 20, pp. 1-7; Erlinge, S., Jensen, H., The diet of otters (Lutra lutra) in Denmark (1981) Nature, 19, pp. 161-165; Fairley, J.S., Wilson, S.C., Autumn food of otters (Lutra lutra) on the Agivey River, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland (1972) Journal of Zoology, London, 166, pp. 468-469; Gormally, M.J., Fairley, J.S., Food of otters (Lutra lutra) in a freshwater lough and an adjacent brackish lough in the west of Ireland (1982) Journal of Zoology, London, 186, pp. 463-474; Hewson, R., Food and feeding habits of otters (Lutra lutra) at Loch park, north-east Scotland (1973) Journal of Zoology, London, 170, pp. 143-162; Jenkins, D., Ecology of otters in northern Scotland. I. Otter (Lutra lutra) breeding and dispersion in mid-Deeside, Aberdeenshire in 1974-79 (1980) Journal of Animal Ecology, 49, pp. 713-735; Jenkins, D., Harper, R.J., Ecology of otters in northern Scotland. II. Analysis of otter (Lutra lutra) and mink (Mustela vison) faeces from Deeside, N.B. Scotland in 1977-78 (1980) Journal of Animal Ecology, 49, pp. 737-754; Karandinos, M., The red data book of threatened vertebrates of Greece (1992) Hellenic Zoological Society, Athens, pp. 1-35. , In Greek; Kruuk, H., Wansink, D., Moorhouse, A., Feeding patches and diving success of the otter (Lutra lutra) in Shetland (1990) Oikos, 57, pp. 68-72; Lagler, K.F., (1956) Freshwater Fishery Biology. 2nd Edition, pp. 1-421. , William C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa; Macdonald, S.M., Mason, C.F., Otters in Greece (1982) Oryx, 16, pp. 240-244; MacFadden, Y.M.T., Fairley, J.S., Food of the otters (Lutra lutra) in an Irish limestone river system with special reference to the crayfish Austrapotamobius pallipes (Lereboullet) (1984) Journal of Life Science Dublin Society, 5, pp. 65-67; Mason, C.F., Macdonald, S.M., (1986) Otters: Ecology and Conservation, pp. 1-236. , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; Neophytou, C., Giapis, A.J., A study of the biology of lepomis gibbosus L. in the lake Kerkini (1992) Geotechnic Scientific, (ISSUE 3), pp. 12-20. , In Greek with English summary; Papageorgiou, N., Sfougaris, A., (1989) Identification of Mammals of Greece by Hair Morphology, pp. 1-83. , Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki. [In Greek]; Struyf, K., Biologie de la loutre (1987) Zoo Anvers, 52, pp. 27-33; Webb, J.B., Food of the otter (Lutra lutra) on the Somerset levels (1975) Journal of Zoology, London, 177, pp. 486-491.}, month = {2000///}, pages = {35-44}, abstract = {Spraints of otter Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758), collected from lake Kerkini and stream Milli during autumn and winter, were examined for prey remains. The overall feeding habits were not similar in the two areas. In Kerkini lake, fish was the most important food item (98\% by frequency of occurrence). The most important food species were Lepomis gibbosus, Carassius auratus gibelio and Rutilus rutilus. In Milli stream the most important food items were crayfish (78.4\%) and fish (67.6\%). Mammals proved to be an important food category for otters. They occurred in 20\% of the spraints in the lake Kerkini and 29.7\% of the spraints in the stream Milli.}, keywords = {Feeding habits, Greece, KAPE, Lutra lutra, Mammalia}, author = {Gourvelou, E. and PApageorgiou, N. and Neophytou, C.} } @article {14823, title = {The status of the Golden Jackal (Canis aureus L.) in Greece}, journal = {Belgian Journal of ZoologyBelgian Journal of Zoology}, volume = {135}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, note = {Export Date: 4 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Creel, S., Creel, N.M., Limitation of African Wild Dogs by Competition with Larger Carnivores (1996) Conserv. Biol., 10 (2), pp. 526-538; Demeter, Spassov, Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 - Schakal, Goldschakal (1993) Handbuch Der Sa?ugetiere Europas, pp. 107-138. , Stubbe M. \& F. Krapp (eds), AULA Verlag, Wiesbaden; Dimitropoulos, A., Dimaki, M., Ioannidis, I., (1998) The Animals of Samos. Contribution to Island Fauna, p. 180. , Cultural Society of Samos; Genov, Wassiliev, Der Schakal Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 in Bulgarien. Ein Beitrag zu seiner Verbreitung und Biologie (1989) Zeit Jagdwiss, 35, pp. 145-150; Giannatos, G., Ioannidis, I., (1989) Project of Fauna Inventory of Greece. The Jackal (Canis Aureus) in Southern Greece, p. 27. , University of Athens-Biological Dept; Giannatos, G., Ioannidis, I., Preliminary survey on the distribution and status of jackal (Canis aureus L. 1758) in southern Greece (1991) Biol. Gallo-Hellenica, 18 (1), pp. 67-74; Jaeger, M., Pandit-Randat, K., Hague-Emdadul, Seasonal differences in territorial behaviour by Golden Jackal in Bangladesh : Howling versus confrontation (1996) J. Mammal., 77 (3), pp. 768-775; Harrington, H.F., Mech, L.D., An analysis of howling response parameters useful for wolf pack censuring (1982) J. Wildl. Mgt., 46 (3), pp. 686-693; Karandinos, M., Parasch, L., (1992) The Red Data Book of Threatened Vertebrates of Greece, p. 356. , Hellenic Zoological Society; Krystufek, B., Murariu, D., Kurtonur, C., Present distribution of the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in the Balkans and adjacent regions (1997) Mammal Rev., 27 (2), pp. 109-114; Krystufek, B., Tvrtkovic, Range expansion by Dalmatian jackal population in the 20th Century (Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758) (1990) Folia Zool., 39 (4), pp. 291-296; Mc Carley, H., Long-distance vocalization of coyotes (1975) J. Mammal., 56, pp. 847-856; Mills, M.G.L., Juritz, J.M., Zucchini, W., Estimating the size of spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) populations through playback recordings allowing for non-response (2001) Animal Conservation, 4, pp. 335-343; Macdonald, D.W., The flexible social system of the golden jackal, Canis aureus (1979) Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 5, pp. 17-38; Macdonald, D.W., (1987) Running With the Fox, , Unwin-Hyman. London, United Kingdom; Moehlman, P.D., Why do jackals help their parents? (1981) Nature, 289, pp. 824-825.}, month = {2005///}, pages = {145-149}, abstract = {Broadcasted jackal howls were used to survey the status of the golden jackal in Greece. All sites with recent indication of jackal presence were surveyed at selected calling stations, and minimum population estimates were recorded. The results of the survey show that both populations and distribution area of the golden jackal in Greece have been declining steadily during the last three decades. The golden jackal has disappeared from Central and Western Greece and is currently confined in discontinuous, isolated population clusters in Peloponnese, Fokida, Samos isl., Halkidiki and North-eastern Greece. The reduction was more distinct in Southern Greece, which used to be the jackal{\textquoteright}s main area 20 years ago. The current minimum size of the jackal population in Greece was estimated at 152-162 different territorial groups. The largest population cluster was found in Nestos - Vistonida area, NE Greece. In Southern Greece, the jackal is found in the Mediterranean maquis zone at altitudes below 600m asl. Some individuals were observed up to 1000m asl, but were considered exceptional. In Northern Greece the species was found in areas below 250m asl while the highest population densities were found in thickets around wetlands up to 10m asl.}, keywords = {acoustics, Canis aureus, Greece, Howling reponse, Mammalia, status, vocalization}, author = {Giannatos, G. and Marinos, Y. and Maragou, P. and Catsadorakis, G.} } @article {13109, title = {Morphometric and allozyme variation in central and southern Greek populations of Microtus (Terricola) thomasi}, journal = {Acta TheriologicaActa Theriologica}, volume = {47}, number = {2}, year = {2002}, note = {Cited By (since 1996): 4Export Date: 6 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Barrett-Hamilton, G., On two new voles of the subgenera Pitymys and Microtus (1903) Annals and Magazine of Natural History, London (7), 11, pp. 306-308; Brunet-Lecomte, P., Liste des espe?ces de campagnols souterrains d{\textquoteright} Europe (Arvicolidae, Rodentia) (1990) Mammalia, 54, pp. 597-604; Brunet-Lecomte, P., Chaline, J., Morphological convergence versus biochemical divergence in the holarctic ground voles: Terricola and Pitymys (Arvicolidae, Rodentia) (1992) Neues Jahrbuch fu?r Geologie und Pala?ontologie, Monatshefte, 12, pp. 721-734; Brunet-Lecomte, P., Nadachowski, A., Comparative analysis of the characters of the first lower molar in Microtus (Terricola) thomasi (Rodentia, Arvicolidae) (1994) Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 37, pp. 157-162; Chaline, J., Graf, J.D., Phylogeny of the Arvicolidae (Rodentia): Biochemical and paleontological evidence (1988) Journal of Mammalogy, 69, pp. 22-33; Chaline, J., Brunet-Lecomte, P., Graf, J.D., Validation de terricola fatio, 1867 pour les campagnols souterrains (Arvicolidae, Rodentia) pale?arctiques actuels et fossiles (1988) Compte Rendu de l{\textquoteright}Academie des Sciences, Paris, 306 (SER. 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Band 2/1: Nagetiere II, 2 (1), pp. 1-649. , Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Wiesbaden; Nikoletopoulos, N.P., Chondropoulos, B.P., Fraguedakis-Tsolis, S.E., Albumin evolution and phylogenetic relationships among Greek rodents of the families Arvicolidae and Muridae (1992) Journal of Zoology, London, 228, pp. 445-453; Petrov, B.M., Mammals of Yugoslavia: Insectivores and rodents (1992) Natural History Museum in Belgrade, pp. 1-186. , Belgrade; Petrov, B., Z?ivkovic?, S., Zur Kenntnis der Thomas-Kleinwuhlmaus, Pitymys thomasi (Barrett--Hamilton, 1903) eines der wenig bekannten sa?ugetiere Jugoslawien (1972) Sa?ugetierkundliche Mitteilungen, 20, pp. 249-258; Petrov, B., Z?ivkovic?, S., Present knowledge on the systematics and distribution on Pitymys (Rodentia Mammalia) in Yugoslavia (1979) Biosistematica, 5, pp. 113-125; Quere, J.P., Giraudoux, P., Delatre, P., Faivre, B., De?termination de la structure en a?ge relatif d{\textquoteright}une population de Microtus arvalis (Rongeurs Arvicolides) par mesures oste?ome?triques cra?niennes ou mandibulaires (1994) Mammalia, 58, pp. 269-282; Rohlf, F.J., NT-SYS. Numerical taxonomy system (1992) Exeter Software; Searle, J.B., Isoenzyme variation in the common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Britain, in relation to the karyotype (1985) Heredity, 55, pp. 175-180; Sikes, S.R., Monjeay, J.A., Birney, E.C., Phillips, C.J., Hillyard, R., Morphological versus chromosomal and molecular divergence in two species of Eligmodontia (1997) Zeitschrift fu?r Sa?ugetierkunde, 62, pp. 265-280; Spitz, F., E?tude cra?niome?trique du genre Pitymys (1978) Mammalia, 42, pp. 267-304; Stamatopoulos, C.V., Ondrias, J.C., Observations on the underground activity and behaviour of the vole Pitymys atticus (Mammalia Rodentia) (1986) Sa?ugetierkundliche Mitteilungen, 33, pp. 253-259; Swofford, D.L., Selander, R.B., BIOSYS-1: A FORTRAN program for the comprehensive analysis of electrophoretic data in population genetics and systematics (1981) The Journal of Heredity, 72, pp. 281-283; Wilkinson, L., (1988) SYSTAT: The System for Statistics, , SYSTAT Inc., Evanston; Wright, S., The genetical structure of populations (1951) Annals of Eugenics, 15, pp. 323-354; Zagorodnyuk, I.V., Taxonomy, distribution and morphological variation of the Terricola voles in East Europe (1989) Vestnik Zoologii, 5, pp. 3-14. , In Russian with English summary; Z?ivkovic?, S., Petrov, B., Rimsa, D., New data on the taxonomy of Balkan Pitymys representatives (Mammalia Rodentia) in the light of karyological analysis (1975) Biosistematica, 1, pp. 31-42.}, month = {2002///}, pages = {137-149}, abstract = {The endemic Balkan vole taxon Microtus (Terricola) thomasi (Barrett-Hamilton, 1903) exhibits great karyological variability in Greece. In this study, populations belonging to two different karyotypic forms ({\textquoteright}atticus{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteright}thomasi{\textquoteright}) are examined both morphometrically and electrophoretically. A total of 140 individuals of M. (T.) thomasi were collected from 6 localities of south and central Greece. For the morphometric analysis, 27 variables (external body and cranial characters) were examined and evaluated according to multivariate analyses (PCA, MANOVA, CVA and CLUS). For the electrophoretic analysis, 18 putative genetic loci were examined and the allozymic data were treated by the biostatistical package BIOSYS-1. According to the results obtained, all the populations studied show little overall morphometric variability, whereas they are characterized by high electrophoretic variability. The populations studied are not grouped according to the karyotypic form. In almost all the cases, in the two UPGMA-dendrograms plotted according to morphometric and electrophoretic distances (Mahalanobis{\textquoteright} and Nei{\textquoteright}s distances, respectively), the populations branching together belong to different karyotypic forms. Conclusively, the morphometric and electrophoretic results of this study revealed that the two karyotypic forms should not be considered separate species or subspecies, as it has been proposed by some authors in the past, and the populations studied can be considered only as different local populations of the rather variable vole species M. (T.) thomasi.}, keywords = {Allozymic variation, Greece, Mammalia, Microtus (T.) thomasi, morphometrics}, author = {Tsekoura, N. and Fraguedakis-Tsolis, S. and Chondropoulos, B. and Markakis, G.} } @article {13039, title = {People and the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus): a study of the socioeconomic impacts of the National Marine Park of Alonissos, Northern Sporades, Greece}, journal = {Aquatic MammalsAquatic MammalsAquatic Mammals}, volume = {37}, number = {3}, year = {2011}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 822ZPTimes Cited: 0Cited Reference Count: 60}, pages = {305-318}, type = {Article}, abstract = {The National Marine Park of Alonissos, Northern Sporades (NMPANS) in Greece is one of the few areas worldwide dedicated to the protection of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus). The impacts of the establishment of this protected area on the local monk seal population have been thoroughly documented for the last 20 y; in contrast, little is known of the socioeconomic impacts from the establishment of the park on the residents of the island of Alonissos. The aim of this study was to record, using a methodological approach based on Social Impact Assessment, the attitudes of residents and visitors of Alonissos and to assess the social and economic impacts generated by the establishment and management of the NMPANS. The majority of the residents of Alonissos acknowledged the importance of the marine park in promoting the public image of the island, a fact they believed had not yet resulted in major improvements to their livelihood. They believed that the establishment of the park had led to considerable economic losses to the local fishing industry and expressed concerns on the effects of the park on the local human social structure and traditions. Positive effects were detected primarily from the tourism sector. Visitors to Alonissos valued the area for its natural beauty but were disappointed by the lack of coordinated effort to promote these natural resources. Based on the findings of this study, we conclude that the NMPANS has been generally successful in meeting its biodiversity goals but considerably less effective in attaining basic measures of socioeconomic success. If the population{\textquoteright}s socioeconomic expectations from the establishment of the park are to be fulfilled, the newly established management body of the park must improve communication and establish working collaborations with the local population of Alonissos.}, keywords = {biodiversity, communities, conservation, economic, ecosystem, fisheries, Greece, impacts, INTEGRATING CONSERVATION, local people, management, Mediterranean monk seal, Monachus monachus, National Marine Park of Alonissos, NEEDS, NEPAL, northern, protected areas, Sporades}, isbn = {0167-5427}, author = {Trivourea, M. N. and Karamanlidis, A. 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Future management must be directed toward maintaining a balance between vegetation productivity and grazing pressure. Maintaining the agrimi population at grazing capacity would allow an increase of productivity of palatable species. The seeding of palatable native herbs would provide nutritious feed for the agrimi and reduce the grazing impact. 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