Temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads
The daily activity patterns of animals are modulated by external factors such as habitat selection, temporal niche selection, prey availability and predation risk. Furthermore, different species show a variety of responses to human disturbance; therefore, to understand the effects of human activitie...
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ftczechacademysc:oai:kramerius.lib.cas.cz:uuid:d204e302-036b-451e-adc6-8abeb988e7b7 2024-03-17T08:57:18+00:00 Temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads Blašković, Silvia Gomerčić, Tomislav Topličanec, Ira Sindičić, Magda 1-9 počítač zdroj https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/view/uuid:d204e302-036b-451e-adc6-8abeb988e7b7 https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.22029 eng eng https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/view/uuid:d204e302-036b-451e-adc6-8abeb988e7b7 doi:10.25225/jvb.22029 policy:public activity patterns camera traps Lynx lynx Canis lupus Ursus arctos ftczechacademysc https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.22029 2024-02-19T23:27:03Z The daily activity patterns of animals are modulated by external factors such as habitat selection, temporal niche selection, prey availability and predation risk. Furthermore, different species show a variety of responses to human disturbance; therefore, to understand the effects of human activities on wildlife, it is crucial to consider the disturbance characteristics (e.g. type, frequency, timing and location of human activity). Our objective was to evaluate whether vehicles on forest roads altered the daily temporal activity patterns of three apex predators; Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), the grey wolf (Canis lupus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos), using an extensive camera trap data set collected across a gradient of forest roads and wildlife trails in the Croatian part of the Dinaric mountains. We expected a low temporal overlap between humans and apex predators but predicted this even lower at sites where vehicles are present. Consistent with our expectations, the general overlap in temporal activity of all three apex predators and humans was low, the former being primarily active at night/dawn/dusk hours and the latter during daylight hours. In contrast, our results showed similarity in the temporal activity of all three predators on wildlife trails and forest roads where human activity was more frequent and diverse. Other/Unknown Material Canis lupus Ursus arctos Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Czech Academy of Sciences: dKNAV Journal of Vertebrate Biology 71 22029 |
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The daily activity patterns of animals are modulated by external factors such as habitat selection, temporal niche selection, prey availability and predation risk. Furthermore, different species show a variety of responses to human disturbance; therefore, to understand the effects of human activities on wildlife, it is crucial to consider the disturbance characteristics (e.g. type, frequency, timing and location of human activity). Our objective was to evaluate whether vehicles on forest roads altered the daily temporal activity patterns of three apex predators; Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), the grey wolf (Canis lupus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos), using an extensive camera trap data set collected across a gradient of forest roads and wildlife trails in the Croatian part of the Dinaric mountains. We expected a low temporal overlap between humans and apex predators but predicted this even lower at sites where vehicles are present. Consistent with our expectations, the general overlap in temporal activity of all three apex predators and humans was low, the former being primarily active at night/dawn/dusk hours and the latter during daylight hours. In contrast, our results showed similarity in the temporal activity of all three predators on wildlife trails and forest roads where human activity was more frequent and diverse. |
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Blašković, Silvia Gomerčić, Tomislav Topličanec, Ira Sindičić, Magda |
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Blašković, Silvia Gomerčić, Tomislav Topličanec, Ira Sindičić, Magda |
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Temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads |
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Temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads |
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Temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads |
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Temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads |
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Temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads |
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temporal overlap of human and apex predator activity on wildlife trails and forest roads |
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