Landscape ecology of the pine marten

In 2009 a study commenced on the landscape ecology of Mustelids in the Ussell River Valley in the east of the Netherlands. It is aimed to be a longer term monitoring focused on gaining ecological knowledge of a community of Mustelids (badger, pine marten, stone marten, polecat, stoat, weasel and recently introduced otter) and other mesocarnivores in a fragmented cultural landscape. This knowledge is used to underpin the conservation ecology and support nature management actions for Mustalids.