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Jonas Trepel¹, Andrew J Abraham¹, Walter Di Nicola²

¹Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO), Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 116, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark; Section for Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 116, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.

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Summary

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Supplementary deer feeding in protected areas increases nutrient levels significantly, impacting ecosystems. This management strategy, intended to reduce human-wildlife conflict, may inadvertently harm conservation efforts.

Keywords:

Bohemian forest ecosystem Eutrophication Human-wildlife conflict Nature conservation Supplementary feeding Wildlife biology Zoogeochemistry

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Ecology
Environmental Science
Wildlife Management

Background:

Recovering deer populations in Europe lead to human-wildlife conflicts, particularly near protected areas.
Management strategies like winter feeding are used to mitigate these conflicts by altering deer foraging behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of supplementary feeding and winter enclosures on nutrient distribution in a strictly protected area.
To understand how deer management strategies affect the biogeochemistry of protected ecosystems.

Main Methods:

Studied the effects of intensive supplementary feeding and winter enclosures on nutrient patterns.
Analyzed nutrient concentrations in plants within and around feeding/enclosure sites in the Bavarian Forest National Park.

Main Results:

Elevated nutrient concentrations were found within enclosures and extended hundreds of meters around them.
Supplementary feeding significantly altered plant nutrient levels in the protected area.

Conclusions:

Deer management strategies, such as supplementary feeding, can alter landscape chemistry and ecosystem functions.
Potential cascading consequences for soil, plant communities, and other herbivores necessitate critical evaluation of these management approaches for conservation success.