Table 4. Herbivore prey biomass in wolf diet and in the wild and wolf food selectivity in two study areas.
Prey species | SWPA | NM | |
---|---|---|---|
Biomass in diet (%) | Wild boar | 74.7 | 68.2 |
Red deer | 4.6 | 22.8 | |
Wild sheep | 5.7 | n.p. | |
Biomass in wild (kg/km2) | Wild boar | 130.5 | 90.8 |
Red deer | 165.0 | 341.3 | |
Wild sheep | 29.0 | n.p. | |
Biomass in wild (%) | Wild boar | 40.2 | 21.0 |
Red deer | 50.9 | 79.0 | |
Wild sheep | 8.9 | n.a. | |
Chesson’s α | Wild boar | 0.72 | 0.92 |
Red deer | 0.03 | 0.08 | |
Wild sheep | 0.25 | n.a. |
Notes.
- n.p.
- not present
- n.a.
- not applicable
Numbers in bold indicate high preference.