• Decomposing risk: landscape structure and wolf behavior generate different predation patterns in two sympatric ungulates 

      Gervasi, Vincenzo; Sand, Håkan; Zimmermann, Barbara; Mattisson, Jenny; Wabakken, Petter; Linnell, John D.C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Recolonizing carnivores can have a large impact on the status of wild ungulates, which have often modified their behavior in the absence of predation. Therefore, understanding the dynamics of reestablished predator–prey ...
    • Down a hole: missing GPS positions reveal birth dates of an underground denning species, the red fox 

      Walton, Zea Ann; Mattisson, Jenny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Global positioning system (GPS) technology is increasingly used to study animal behavior. However, some animals exhibit behaviors that may result in the failure to acquire a GPS position, such as for species with underground ...
    • Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data 

      Broekman, Maarten J. E.; Hilbers, Jelle P.; Huijbregts, Mark A. J.; Mueller, Thomas; Ali, Abdullah H.; Andrén, Henrik; Altmann, Jeanne; Aronsson, Malin; Attias, Nina; Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie L. A.; van Beest, Floris M.; Belant, Jerrold L.; Beyer, Dean E.; Bidner, Laura; Blaum, Niels; Boone, Randall B.; Boyce, Mark S.; Brown, Michael B.; Cagnacci, Francesca; Cerne, Rok; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon; Dejid, Nandintsetseg; Dekker, Jasja; Desbiez, Arnaud L. J.; Díaz-Muñoz, Samuel L.; Fennessy, Julian; Fichtel, Claudia; Fischer, Christina; Fisher, Jason T.; Fischhof, Ilya; Ford, Adam T.; Fryxell, John M.; Gehr, Benedict; Goheen, Jacob B.; Hauptfleisch, Morgan; Hewison, A. J. Mark; Hering, Robert; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Isbell, Lynne A.; Janssen, René; Jeltsch, Florian; Kaczensky, Petra; Kappeler, Peter M.; Krofel, Miha; LaPoint, Scott; Latham, A. David M.; Linnell, John Durrus; Markham, A. Catherine; Mattisson, Jenny; Medici, Emilia Patricia; Van Moorter, Bram; Mysterud, Atle; Odden, John; Panzacchi, Manuela; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Strand, Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aim: Macroecological studies that require habitat suitability data for many species often derive this information from expert opinion. However, expert- based informa-tion is inherently subjective and thus prone to errors. ...
    • Integrating animal tracking datasets at a continental scale for mapping Eurasian lynx habitat 

      Oeser, Julian; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie A.; Mattisson, Jenny; Krofel, Miha; Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Anders, Ole; Andrén, Henrik; Bagrade, Guna; Belotti, Elisa; Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine; Bufka, Luděk; Cerne, Rok; Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn; Duľa, Martin; Fuxjäger, Christian; Gomerčić, Tomislav; Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz; Kont, Raido; Koubek, Petr; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Kusak, Josip; Kubala, Jakub; Kutal, Miroslav; Linnell, John Durrus; Molinari-Jobin, Anja; Männil, Peep; Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli; Odden, John; Okarma, Henryk; Schmidt, Krzysztof; Signer, Sven; Tám, Branislav; Vogt, Kristina; Kuemmerle, Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim: The increasing availability of animal tracking datasets collected across many sites provides new opportunities to move beyond local assessments to enable de-tailed and consistent habitat mapping at biogeographical ...
    • Predation of endangered Arctic foxes by Golden eagles: What do we know? 

      Jackson, Craig Ryan; Rød-Eriksen, Lars; Mattisson, Jenny; Flagstad, Øystein; Landa, Arild; Miller, Andrea; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Ulvund, Kristine R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Dedicated conservation efforts spanning the past two decades have saved the Fennoscandian Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) population from local extinction, and ex-tensive resources continue to be invested in the species' ...
    • Predicting kill sites of an apex predator from GPS data in different multi-prey systems 

      Oliveira, Teresa; Sanchez, David Carricondo; Mattisson, Jenny; Vogt, Kristina; Corradini, Andrea; Linnell, John Durrus; Odden, John; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Rodríguez-Recio, Mariano; Krofel, Miha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Kill rates are a central parameter to assess the impact of predation on prey species. An accurate estimation of kill rates requires a correct identification of kill sites, often achieved by field-checking GPS location ...
    • Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental‑scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore 

      Oeser, Julian; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Kramer‑Schadt, Stephanie; Andrén, Henrik; Bagrade, Guna; Belotti, Elisa; Bufka, Luděk; Breitenmoser‑Würst, Christine; Cerne, Rok; Duľa, Martin; Fuxjäger, Christian; Gomerčić, Tomislav; Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz; Kont, Raido; Koubek, Petr; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Krofel, Miha; Krojerová‑Prokešová, Jarmila; Kubala, Jakub; Kusak, Josip; Kutal, Miroslav; Linnell, John Durrus; Mattisson, Jenny; Molinari‑Jobin, Anja; Männil, Peep; Odden, John; Okarma, Henryk; Oliveira, Teresa; Pagon, Nives; Persson, Jens; Remm, Jaanus; Schmidt, Krzysztof; Signer, Sven; Tám, Branislav; Vogt, Kristina; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Kuemmerle, Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-31)
      Context Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people in shared landscapes. Landscape composition might be a key factor determining how large carnivores can ...
    • Refrigeration or anti-theft? Food-caching behavior of Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Scandinavia 

      van der Veen, Bert; Mattisson, Jenny; Zimmermann, Barbara; Odden, John; Persson, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Food-caching animals can gain nutritional advantages by buffering seasonality in food availability, especially during times of scarcity. The wolverine (Gulo gulo) is a facultative predator that occupies environments of low ...
    • Scavenger community structure along an environmental gradient from boreal forest to alpine tundra in Scandinavia 

      Gomo, Gjermund; Rød-Eriksen, Lars; Andreassen, Harry Peter; Mattisson, Jenny; Odden, Morten; Devineau, Olivier; Eide, Nina Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Scavengers can have strong impacts on food webs, and awareness of their role in ecosystems has increased during the last decades. In our study, we used baited cam-era traps to quantify the structure of the winter scavenger ...
    • Scavenging on a pulsed resource: quality matters for corvids but density for mammals 

      Gomo, Gjermund; Mattisson, Jenny; Hagen, Bjørn Roar; Moa, Pål Fossland; Willebrand, Tomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Human food subsidies can provide predictable food sources in large quantities for wildlife species worldwide. In the boreal forest of Fennoscandia, gut piles from moose (Alces alces) harvest provide a potentially ...
    • Scavenging patterns of an inbred wolf population in a landscape with a pulse of human-provided carrion 

      Wikenros, Camilla; Di Bernardi, Cecilia; Zimmermann, Barbara; Åkesson, Mikael; Demski, Maike; Flagstad, Øystein; Mattisson, Jenny; Tallian, Aimee Grace; Wabakken, Petter; Sand, Håkan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Scavenging is an important part of food acquisition for many carnivore species that switch between scavenging and predation. In landscapes with anthropogenic impact, humans provide food that scavenging species can utilize. ...
    • Smartphone app reveals that lynx avoid human recreationists on local scale, but not home range scale 

      Thorsen, Neri Horntvedt; Bischof, Richard; Mattisson, Jenny; Hofmeester, Tim R.; Linnell, John Durrus; Odden, John (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Outdoor recreation is increasing and affects habitat use and selection by wildlife. These effects are challenging to study, especially for elusive species with large spatial requirements, as it is hard to obtain reliable ...
    • Spatiotemporal patterns of red fox scavenging in forest and tundra: the influence of prey fluctuations and winter conditions 

      Gomo, Gjermund; Mattisson, Jenny; Rød-Eriksen, Lars; Eide, Nina Elisabeth; Odden, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Concern has been raised regarding red fox (Vulpes Vulpes) population increase and range expansion into alpine tundra, directly and indirectly enhanced by human activities, including carrion supply, and its negative impact ...
    • Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe 

      Mattisson, Jenny; Linnell, John Durrus; Anders, Ole; Belotti, Elisa; Breitenmoser-Würsten, Christine; Bufka, Ludek; Fuxjäger, Christian; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Ivanov, Gjorge; Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz; Kont, Radio; Kowalczyk, Rafał; Krofel, Miha; Melovski, Dime; Mengüllüoğlu, Deniz; Middelhoff, Tomma Lilli; Molinari-Jobin, Anja; Odden, John; Ozoliņš, Jānis; Okarma, Henryk; Persson, Jens; Schmidt, Krzysztof; Vogt, Kristina; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Andrén, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) occurs across the Eurasian continent, covering three of the four main climate regions of the world. Thus, their distribution includes a large variation in climatic conditions, making it an ...
    • Wild versus domestic prey: Variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids 

      Tallian, Aimee Grace; Mattisson, Jenny; Samelius, Gustaf; Odden, John; Mishra, Charudutt; Linnell, John Durrus; Lkhagvajav, Purevjav; Johansson, Örjan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Livestock depredation is an important source of conflict for many terrestrial large carnivore species. Understanding the foraging behavior of large carnivores on domestic prey is therefore important for both mitigating ...