• Individual Variation in Predatory Behavior, Scavenging and Seasonal Prey Availability as Potential Drivers of Coexistence between Wolves and Bears 

      Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Milleret, Cyril Pierre; Uzal, Antonio; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wabakken, Petter; Wikenros, Camilla; Sand, Håkan; Swenson, Jon; Kindberg, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-15)
      Several large carnivore populations are recovering former ranges, and it is important to understand interspecific interactions between overlapping species. In Scandinavia, recent research has reported that brown bear ...
    • Integrated spatially-explicit models predict pervasive risks to recolonizing wolves in Scandinavia from human-driven mortality 

      Recio, Mariano R; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wikenros, Camilla; Zetterberg, Andreas; Wabakken, Petter; Sand, Håkan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
    • Microhabitat selection of free-ranging beef cattle in south-boreal forest 

      Spedener, Mélanie; Tofastrud, Morten; Devineau, Olivier; Zimmermann, Barbara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
    • Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages at the global scale: drivers and ecosystem functioning implications 

      Sebastián-González, Esther; Morales-Reyes, Zebensui; Botella, Francisco; Naves-Alegre, Lara; Pérez-García, Juan M.; Mateo-Tomás, Patricia; Olea, Pedro P.; Moleón, Marcos; Barbosa, Jomar M.; Hiraldo, Fernando; Arrondo, Eneko; Donázar, José Antonio; Cortés-Avizanda, Ainara; Selva, Nuria; Lambertucci, Sergio A.; Bhattacharjee, Aishwarya; Brewer, Alexis; Abernethy, Erin; Turner, Kelsey; Beasley, James C.; DeVault, Travis L.; Gerke, Hannah C.; Rhodes Jr, Olin E.; Ordiz, Andres; Wikenros, Camilla; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wabakken, Petter; Wilmers, Christopher C.; Smith, Justine A.; Kendall, Corinne J.; Ogada, Darcy; Frehner, Ethan; Allen, Maximilian L.; Wittmer, Heiko U.; Butler, James R.A.; du Toit, Johan T.; Margalida, Antoni; Oliva-Vidal, Pilar; Wilson, David; Jerina, Klemen; Krofel, Miha; Kostecke, Rich; Inger, Richard; Per, Esra; Ayhan, Yunus; Ulusoy, Hasan; Vural, Doğanay; Inagaki, Akino; Koike, Shinsuke; Samson, Arockianathan; Perrig, Paula L.; Spencer, Emma; Newsome, Thomas M.; Heurich, Marco; Anadón, José D.; Buechley, Evan R.; Sánchez-Zapata, José A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The organization of ecological assemblages has important implications for ecosystem functioning, but little is known about how scavenger communities organize at the global scale. Here, we test four hypotheses on the factors ...
    • No place like home? A test of the natal habitat-biased dispersal hypothesis in Scandinavian wolves 

      Sanz Perez, Ana; Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Sand, Håkan; Swenson, Jon; Wabakken, Petter; Wikenros, Camilla; Zimmermann, Barbara; Åkesson, Mikael; Milleret, Cyril Pierre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
    • Of wolves and bears: Seasonal drivers of interference and exploitation competition between apex predators 

      Tallian, Aimee Grace; Ordiz, Andres; Metz, Matthew C.; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wikenros, Camilla; Smith, Douglas W.; Stahler, Daniel R.; Wabakken, Petter; Swenson, Jon; Sand, Håkan; Kindberg, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Competition between apex predators can alter the strength of top-down forcing, yet we know little about the behavioral mechanisms that drive competition in multipredator ecosystems. Interactions between predators can be ...
    • Of wolves and bears: Seasonal drivers of interference and exploitation competition between apex predators 

      Tallian, Aimee Grace; Ordiz, Andres; Metz, Matthew C.; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wikenros, Camilla; Smith, Douglas W.; Stahler, Daniel R.; Wabakken, Petter; Swenson, Jon; Sand, Håkan; Kindberg, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Competition between apex predators can alter the strength of top-down forcing, yet we know little about the behavioral mechanisms that drive competition in multipredator ecosystems. Interactions between predators can be ...
    • Predator-dependent functional response in wolves: from food limitation to surplus killing 

      Zimmermann, Barbara; Sand, Håkan; Wabakken, Petter; Liberg, Olof; Andreassen, Harry Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The functional response of a predator describes the change in per capita kill rate to changes in prey density. This response can be influenced by predator densities, giving a predator-dependent functional response. In ...
    • Predicting moose behaviors from tri-axial accelerometer data using a supervised classification algorithm 

      Kirchner, Theresa Margret; Devineau, Olivier; Chimienti, Marianna; Thompson, Daniel P.; Crouse, John; Evans, Alina; Zimmermann, Barbara; Eriksen, Ane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Monitoring the behavior of wild animals in situ can improve our understanding of how their behavior is related to their habitat and affected by disturbances and changes in their environment. Moose (Alces alces) ...
    • Prey Selection of Scandinavian Wolves: Single Large or Several Small? 

      Sand, Håkan; Eklund, Ann; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wikenros, Camilla; Wabakken, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Research on large predator-prey interactions are often limited to the predators' primary prey, with the potential for prey switching in systems with multiple ungulate species rarely investigated. We evaluated wolf (Canis ...
    • Quiet islands in a world of fear: Wolves seek core zones of protected areas to escape human disturbance 

      Smith, Adam F.; Ciuti, Simone; Shamovich, Dmitry; Fenchuk, Viktar; Zimmermann, Barbara; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The Anthropocene continuously escalates the challenges and threats faced by large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes. Given their unique conservation and management requirements, detailed insights into their behaviour ...
    • 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 ...
    • The return of large carnivores: Using hunter observation data to understand the role of predators on ungulate populations 

      Tallian, Aimee Grace; Ordiz Fernandez, Andres Avelino; Zimmermann, Barbara; Sand, Håkan; Wikenros, Camilla; Wabakken, Petter; Bergqvist, Göran; Kindberg, Jonas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Large carnivores play a key ecological role in nature, yet quantifying the effects of predation at large spatiotemporal scales remains challenging. Wolves and brown bears have recovered in Sweden, where they share the same ...
    • Rewilding by Wolf Recolonisation, Consequences for Ungulate Populations and Game Hunting 

      Rodríguez-Recio, Mariano; Wikenros, Camilla; Zimmermann, Barbara; Sand, Håkan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The ongoing recolonizations of human-transformed environments in Europe by large carnivores like the wolf Canis lupus means that conservation conflicts could re-surface, among other reasons, due to predation on ungulate ...
    • Roads, forestry, and wolves interact to drive moose browsing behavior in Scandinavia 

      Loosen, Anne Elizabeth; Devineau, Olivier; Zimmermann, Barbara; Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M.; Pfeffer, Sabine; Skarpe, Christina; Mathisen, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      As wild ungulate densities increase across Europe and North America, plant–herbivore interactions are increasingly important from ecological and economic perspectives. These interactions are particularly significant where ...
    • Sarcoptic mange in the Scandinavian wolf Canis lupus population 

      Fuchs, Boris; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wabakken, Petter; Bornstein, Set; Månsson, Johan; Evans, Alina L.; Liberg, Olof; Sand, Håkan; Kindberg, Jonas; Ågren, Erik O.; Arnemo, Jon Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: Sarcoptic mange, a parasitic disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is regularly reported on wolves Canis lupus in Scandinavia. We describe the distribution and transmission of this parasite within the ...
    • 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. ...
    • Small rodent monitoring at Birkebeiner road, Norway 

      Neby, Magne; Andreassen, Harry Peter; Milleret, Cyril Pierre; Pedersen, Simen; Tamayo, Ana-Maria; Sanchez, David Carricondo; Versluijs, Erik; Zimmermann, Barbara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background. Northern small mammal populations are renowned for their multi-annual population cycles. Population cycles are multi-faceted and have extensive impacts on the rest of the ecosystem. In 2011, we started a ...
    • Spatial and temporal cohesion of parents and offspring in a social large carnivore 

      Nordli, Kristoffer; Wabakken, Petter; Eriksen, Ane; Sand, Håkan; Wikenros, Camilla; Maartmann, Erling; Zimmermann, Barbara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Social organization in animals is a fundamental factor driving population dynamics and individual spatial distribution. Affiliation among kin is common in social groups, but kinship is no safeguard against intraspecific ...
    • A Standardized Method for Experimental Human Approach Trials on Wild Wolves 

      Eriksen, Ane; Versluijs, Erik; Fuchs, Boris; Zimmermann, Barbara; Wabakken, Petter; Ordiz, Andres; Sunde, Peter; Wikenros, Camilla; Sand, Håkan; Gillich, Benjamin; Michler, Frank; Nordli, Kristoffer; Sanchez, David Carricondo; Gorini, Lucrezia; Rieger, Siegfried (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      As wolves recolonize areas of Europe ranging from moderate to high anthropogenic impact, fear of wolves is a recurring source of conflict. Shared tools for evaluating wolf responses to humans, and comparing such responses ...