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dc.contributor.authorBach, Henriette
dc.contributor.authorEscoubet, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorMayer, Martin
dc.coverage.spatialSwedenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-10T06:25:44Z
dc.date.available2024-04-10T06:25:44Z
dc.date.created2023-02-02T14:20:11Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationMammalian Biology. 2023, 103 187-203.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1616-5047
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3125625
dc.description.abstractAssessing the underlying mechanisms of species co-occurrence patterns can be challenging as biotic and abiotic factors are hard to disentangle. To date, few studies have investigated co-occurrence patterns of mammals within urban areas. As urban areas are increasingly used as habitat by wildlife, there is a need for a better understanding of urban ecology to facilitate human-wildlife co-existence. Here, we investigated co-occurrence patterns and habitat selection of the European hare (Lepus europaeus), mountain hare (L. timidus), and European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) inside urban areas of Sweden, using joint species distribution models and generalized linear mixed models based on citizen science observations. All three species were observed within urban areas, but European hares and rabbits appear to be more successful urban colonizers compared to mountain hares. Overall, our findings suggested that urban occurrence by all three lagomorphs was related to suitable conditions within the distribution of each species (e.g., climate and elevation), rather than by the presence of other lagomorph species or specific land cover types within urban areas. On a finer spatial scale, European hares and rabbits generally selected for green urban areas and mountain hares for residential gardens, which likely constitute suitable foraging sites. Moreover, overlap in activity times between European hares and rabbits was mediated by land cover type and sympatry. Our findings contribute to the understanding of urban ecology and provide insights for management measures of the three lagomorphs in urban areas of Sweden.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectcitizen scienceen_US
dc.subjectcompetitionen_US
dc.subjectfacilitationen_US
dc.subjectLepus europaeusen_US
dc.subjectLepus timidusen_US
dc.subjectOryctolagus cuniculusen_US
dc.subjecturban ecologyen_US
dc.titleCo-occurrence patterns and habitat selection of the mountain hare, European hare, and European rabbit in urban areas of Swedenen_US
dc.title.alternativeCo-occurrence patterns and habitat selection of the mountain hare, European hare, and European rabbit in urban areas of Swedenen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© The Author(s) 2022en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Zoogeografi: 486en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488en_US
dc.source.pagenumber187-203en_US
dc.source.volume103en_US
dc.source.journalMammalian Biologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s42991-022-00339-y
dc.identifier.cristin2122379
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
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