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dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorMattisson, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorVogt, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorLinnell, John Durrus
dc.contributor.authorOdden, John
dc.contributor.authorOeser, Julian
dc.contributor.authorPremier, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Recio, Mariano
dc.contributor.authorBelotti, Elisa
dc.contributor.authorBufka, Ludek
dc.contributor.authorČerne, Rok
dc.contributor.authorDuľa, Martin
dc.contributor.authorFležar, Urša
dc.contributor.authorGonev, Andrej
dc.contributor.authorHerdtfelder, Micha
dc.contributor.authorHeurich, Marco Dietmar
dc.contributor.authorHočevar, Lan
dc.contributor.authorHvala, Tilen
dc.contributor.authorIľko, Tomáš
dc.contributor.authorKont, Raido
dc.contributor.authorKoubek, Petr
dc.contributor.authorKrojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila
dc.contributor.authorKubala, Jakub
dc.contributor.authorKübarsepp, Marko
dc.contributor.authorKusak, Josip
dc.contributor.authorKutal, Miroslav
dc.contributor.authorMachciník, Beňadik
dc.contributor.authorMännil, Peep
dc.contributor.authorMelovski, Dime
dc.contributor.authorMolinari, Paolo
dc.contributor.authorOrnicāns, Aivars
dc.contributor.authorPavlov, Aleksandar
dc.contributor.authorProstor, Maruša
dc.contributor.authorSlijepčević, Vedran
dc.contributor.authorSmolko, Peter
dc.contributor.authorTám, Branislav
dc.contributor.authorKrofel, Miha
dc.coverage.spatialEuropeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-09T07:57:54Z
dc.date.available2024-12-09T07:57:54Z
dc.date.created2024-11-27T12:00:36Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Animal Ecology. 2024, .en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-8790
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3168799
dc.description.abstract1. The estimation of foraging parameters is fundamental for understanding predator ecology. Predation and feeding can vary with multiple factors, such as prey availability, presence of kleptoparasites and human disturbance. However, our knowledge is mostly limited to local scales, which prevents studying effects of environmental factors across larger ecological gradients. 2. Here, we compared inter-kill intervals and handling times of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) across a large latitudinal gradient, from subarctic to the Mediterranean ecosystems, using a standardised dataset of predicted adult ungulate kills from 107 GPS-collared lynx from nine distinct populations in Europe. We analysed variations in these two foraging parameters in relation to proxies reflecting prey availability, scavengers' presence and human disturbance, to improve our understanding of lynx predation at a continental scale. 3. We found that inter-kill intervals and handling times varied between populations, social status and in different seasons within the year. We observed marked differences in inter-kill intervals between populations, which do not appear to be driven by variation in handling time. Increases in habitat productivity (expressed by NDVI, used as a proxy for prey availability) resulted in reduced inter-kill intervals (i.e. higher kill rates). 4. We observed less variation in handling (i.e. feeding) times, although presence of dominant scavengers (wild boars and brown bears) and higher human impactled to significantly shorter handling times. This suggests that kleptoparasitism and human disturbance may limit the energetic input that lynx can obtain from their prey. We also observed that the human impact on foraging parameters can be consistent between some populations but context-dependent for others, suggesting local adaptations by lynx. 5. Our study highlights the value of large-scale studies based on standardised datasets, which can aid the implementation of effective management measures, as patterns observed in one area might not be necessarily transferable to other regions. Our results also indicate the high degree of adaptability of these solitary felids, which enables them to meet their energy requirements and persist across a wide range of environmental conditions despite the constraints imposed by humans, dominant scavengers and variable prey availability. Eurasian lynx, Europe, foraging, handling time, human impact, inter-kill interval, prey availability, scavengersen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectEurasian lynxen_US
dc.subjectEuropeen_US
dc.subjectforagingen_US
dc.subjecthandling timeen_US
dc.subjecthuman impacten_US
dc.subjectinter-kill intervalen_US
dc.subjectprey availabilityen_US
dc.subjectscavengersen_US
dc.titleEcological and intrinsic drivers of foraging parameters of Eurasian lynx at a continental scaleen_US
dc.title.alternativeEcological and intrinsic drivers of foraging parameters of Eurasian lynx at a continental scaleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2024 The Author(s).en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Zoology and botany: 480en_US
dc.source.pagenumber14en_US
dc.source.journalJournal of Animal Ecologyen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1365-2656.14228
dc.identifier.cristin2324267
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 251112en_US
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 160022/ F40en_US
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 281092en_US
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