The Amazing European Bison

REFERENCES

Who said what?

The following references were used for the creation of the animations, infographics and virtual reality experience of this project:

The Amazing European bison Journey

  • Cromsigt, J. P. G. M, Kemp, J. M., Rodriguez, E., & Kivit, H. (2018). Rewilding Europe’s Large Grazer Community: How Functionally Diverse Are the Diets of European Bison, Cattle, and Horses?. Restoration Ecology, 26 (5), 891–99.
  • Krasińska Małgorzata, & Krasiński Zbigniew A. (2007). European bison : the nature monograph. Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża.
  • Pucek, Z., Belousova, I., Krasiński, Z.A., Krasińska M.  & Olech, W. (2002). Current state of the species and an action plan for its conservation. Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, Poland.
  • Raczyński J. (2022). European Bison Pedigree Book 2021. Białowieża National Park, Białowieża.
  • Samojlik, T., Fedotova, A., Borowik, T., & Kowalczyk, R. (2019). Historical data on European bison management in Białowieża Primeval Forest can contribute to a better contemporary conservation of the species. Mammal Research, 64(4), 543–557
  • Samojlik T, Jędrzejewska B (2010) Historia ochronyżubra w PuszczyBiałowieskiej do końca XVIII wieku [The history of the protection of European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest until the end of the 18th century]. In: Kowalczyk R, Ławreszuk D, Wójcik JM (eds) European bison conservation in the Białowieża Forest. Threats and prospects of the population development. Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, pp 23-32 (in Polish with English summary).
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Refugee Species concept: the case of the European bison

  • Bocherens, H., Hofman-Kamińska, E., Drucker, D. G., Schmölcke, U., & Kowalczyk, R. (2015). European bison as a refugee species? Evidence from isotopic data on Early Holocene bison and other large herbivores in northern Europe. PLoS ONE, 10(2), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115090
  • Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, G. I. H. K. and R. K. (2012). The difficulty of using species distribution modelling for the conservation of refugee species – the example of Europe. Diversity and Distributions, 18(11/12), 1253–1257. https://doi.org/10.1111/j
  • Kerley, G. I. H., Kowalczyk, R., & Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. (2012). Conservation implications of the refugee species concept and the European bison: King of the forest or refugee in a marginal habitat? Ecography, 35(6), 519–529. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07146.x
  • Kowalczyk, R., Kamiński, T., & Borowik, T. (2021). Do large herbivores maintain open habitats in temperate forests? Forest Ecology and Management, 494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119310
  • Kowalczyk, R., Wójcik, J. M., Taberlet, P., Kamiński, T., Miquel, C., Valentini, A., Craine, J. M., & Coissac, E. (2019). Foraging plasticity allows a large herbivore to persist in a sheltering forest habitat: DNA metabarcoding diet analysis of the European bison. Forest Ecology and Management, 449(July). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117474
  • Krasińska, M., & Krasiński, Z. A. (2007). European bison: the nature monograph. Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża.
  • Merceron, G., Hofman-Kamińska, E., & Kowalczyk, R. (2014). 3D dental microwear texture analysis of feeding habits of sympatric ruminants in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland. Forest Ecology and Management, 328, 262–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.05.041
  • Samojlik, T., Fedotova, A., Borowik, T., & Kowalczyk, R. (2019). Historical data on European bison management in Białowieża Primeval Forest can contribute to a better contemporary conservation of the species. Mammal Research, 64(4), 543–557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-019-00437-2
  • Tokarska, M., Pertoldi, C., Kowalczyk, R., & Perzanowski, K. (2011). Genetic status of the European bison Bison bonasus after extinction in the wild and subsequent recovery. In Mammal Review (Vol. 41, Issue 2, pp. 151–162). Blackwell Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00178.x

Umbrella species: the case of the European bison

  • ARK Nature. (n.d.). European bison | ARK Rewilding Nederland. Retrieved April 6, 2023, from https://www.ark.eu/en/projects/european-bison
  • Cromsigt, J. P. G. M., Kemp, Y. J. M., Rodriguez, E., & Kivit, H. (2017). Rewilding Europe’s large grazer community: how functionally diverse are the diets of European bison, cattle, and horses? Restoration Ecology, 26(5), 891–899. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12661
  • Jaroszewicz, B. (2013). Endozoochory by European bison influences the build-up of the soil seed bank in subcontinental coniferous forest. European Journal of Forest Research, 132(3), 445–452. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-013-0683-4
  • Jaroszewicz, B., & Pirożnikow, E. (2008). Diversity of plant species eaten and dispersed by the European bison Bison bonasus in Białowieża Forest. European Bison Conservation Newsletter, 1, 14–29.
  • Jaroszewicz, B., Piroznikow, E., & Sagehorn, R. (2008). The European bison as seed dispersers: The effect on the species composition of a disturbed pine forest community. Botany, 86(5), 475–484. https://doi.org/10.1139/B08-012
  • Jaroszewicz, B., Piroznikow, E., & Sagehorn, R. (2009). Endozoochory by European bison (Bison bonasus) in Białowieża Primeval Forest across a management gradient. Forest Ecology and Management, 258(1), 11–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.03.040
  • Kowalczyk, R., Kamiński, T., & Borowik, T. (2021). Do large herbivores maintain open habitats in temperate forests? Forest Ecology and Management, 494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119310
  • Melis, C., Selva, N., Teurlings, I., Skarpe, C., Linnell, J. D. C., & Andersen, R. (2007). Soil and vegetation nutrient response to bison carcasses in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland. Ecological Research, 22(5), 807–813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-006-0321-4
  • Rewilding Europe. (2021, January 5). Back from the brink: the European bison is a living legend. Rewilding Europe. https://rewildingeurope.com/blog/back-from-the-brink-the-european-bison-is-a-living-legend/
  • Roberge, J. M., & Angelstam, P. (2004). Usefulness of the Umbrella Species Concept as a Conservation Tool. Conservation Biology, 18(1), 76–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00450.x
  • Samojlik, T., Fedotova, A., Borowik, T., & Kowalczyk, R. (2019). Historical data on European bison management in Białowieża Primeval Forest can contribute to a better contemporary conservation of the species. Mammal Research, 64(4), 543–557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-019-00437-2
  • Selva, N., Jedrzejewska, B., Jedrzejewski, W., & Wajrak, A. (2003). Scavenging on European bison carcasses in Bialowieza Primeval Forest (eastern Poland). Source: Écoscience, 10(3), 303–311.
  • Valdés-Correcher, E., Rodriguez, E., Kemp, Y. J. M., Wassen, M. J., & Cromsigt, J. P. G. M. (2018). Comparing the impact of a grazing regime with European bison versus one with free-ranging cattle on coastal dune vegetation in the Netherlands. Mammal Research, 63(4), 455–466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-018-0373-1
  • Wisentproject Kraansvlak. (n.d.). European bison help song birds during breeding season. European Bison Help Song Birds during Breeding Season. Retrieved April 9, 2023, from https://www.wisenten.nl/en/nieuws/2019/european-bison-help-song-birds-during-breeding-season