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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Habitat Suitability and Relative Abundance of the European Wildcat (

Despina Migli, Christos Astaras, Nikolaos Kiamos, Stefanos Kyriakidis, Yorgos Mertzanis, George Boutsis, Nikolaos Oikonomakis, Yiannis Tsaknakis, Dionisios Youlatos

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Despina MigliDepartment of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4413-5842
Christos AstarasForest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization "DEMETER", 57006 Vasilika, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8503-217X
Nikolaos KiamosNatural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, 71409 Heraklion, Greece.
Stefanos KyriakidisCALLISTO Wildlife & Nature Conservation Society, 54640 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Yorgos MertzanisCALLISTO Wildlife & Nature Conservation Society, 54640 Thessaloniki, Greece.
George BoutsisDepartment of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Nikolaos OikonomakisSchool of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7310-4615
Yiannis TsaknakisCALLISTO Wildlife & Nature Conservation Society, 54640 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dionisios YoulatosDepartment of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8276-727X

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Abstract

The European wildcat exhibits considerable plasticity in its habitat requirements across its distribution, with differences increasing along a continental-scale latitudinal gradient. While wildcats often favor deciduous and mixed forests with dense cover and prey, studies show these preferences vary across their expansion. Range-wide conservation efforts will benefit from incorporating knowledge generated by robust regional ecological models. We used data from a large camera trap grid (n = 292 stations), spanning across eight wildcat-associated habitats, within its range in northern Greece, to understand the regional ecological parameters affecting the species' habitat selection. We analyzed the data using single-season density-induced detection heterogeneity occupancy models (Royle-Nichols), considering 12 environmental and anthropogenic parameters. The global model's GoF was high (

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