Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx
Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx L. are recolonizing parts of their former range in Europe. Not only are lynx strictly protected as a species, but also their habitat and in particular their resting sites are protected. As the known characteristics of lynx resting sites are restricted to vegetation structure,...
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ftsubgoettingen:oai:goescholar:1/15992 2023-05-15T18:50:21+02:00 Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx Signer, Johannes Filla, Marc Schoneberg, Sebastian Kneib, Thomas Bufka, Ludek Belotti, Elisa Heurich, Marco 2019 http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15992 https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00489 eng eng 0909-6396 http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15992 doi:10.2981/wlb.00489 openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY sleeping sites felids human disturbance return to resting sites 519 journalArticle publishedVersion 2019 ftsubgoettingen https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00489 2022-11-02T09:29:12Z Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx L. are recolonizing parts of their former range in Europe. Not only are lynx strictly protected as a species, but also their habitat and in particular their resting sites are protected. As the known characteristics of lynx resting sites are restricted to vegetation structure, it is difficult to take resting sites into account in planning processes. Here, we show the importance of rock formations for potential resting sites selection and analyzed the frequencies at which GPS-collared lynx returned to potential resting sites in the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem at the border between the Czech Republic and Germany. Lynx showed a strong selection for proximity of rocks for resting site selection, and the distance of potential resting sites to rocks was an important predictor for determining whether lynx return to the resting site or not. Furthermore, the frequency of returns to the resting site was positively influenced by the distance to roads and geomorphology. Our findings highlight the importance of rock formations as resting sites for lynx, which can help with the implementation of concrete protection measures. Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2019 peerReviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: GoeScholar Wildlife Biology 2019 1 |
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Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx L. are recolonizing parts of their former range in Europe. Not only are lynx strictly protected as a species, but also their habitat and in particular their resting sites are protected. As the known characteristics of lynx resting sites are restricted to vegetation structure, it is difficult to take resting sites into account in planning processes. Here, we show the importance of rock formations for potential resting sites selection and analyzed the frequencies at which GPS-collared lynx returned to potential resting sites in the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem at the border between the Czech Republic and Germany. Lynx showed a strong selection for proximity of rocks for resting site selection, and the distance of potential resting sites to rocks was an important predictor for determining whether lynx return to the resting site or not. Furthermore, the frequency of returns to the resting site was positively influenced by the distance to roads and geomorphology. Our findings highlight the importance of rock formations as resting sites for lynx, which can help with the implementation of concrete protection measures. Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2019 peerReviewed |
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Signer, Johannes Filla, Marc Schoneberg, Sebastian Kneib, Thomas Bufka, Ludek Belotti, Elisa Heurich, Marco |
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Signer, Johannes Filla, Marc Schoneberg, Sebastian Kneib, Thomas Bufka, Ludek Belotti, Elisa Heurich, Marco |
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Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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Rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx |
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rocks rock: the importance of rock formations as resting sites of the eurasian lynx lynx lynx |
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