High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx
Artificial feeding of wildlife is a widespread, but controversial, management practice with many positive and negative effects. Besides the effects on the target species, it can also affect other (non-target) species by modulating interspecific interactions. Previous research showed that the presenc...
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ftuniljubljanair:oai:repozitorij.uni-lj.si:IzpisGradiva.php-id-146421 2024-09-15T18:40:18+00:00 High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx Oliveira, Teresa Rodríguez-Recio, Mariano Černe, Rok Krofel, Miha 2023-05-31 application/pdf text/url https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=146421 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=176794&dn= https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=169615&dn= https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/154090243 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12556/RUL-146421 eng eng Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02529 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/LIFE Programme/LIFE16%20NAT%2FSI%2F000634 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/OE/SFRH%2FBD%2F144110%2F2019 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ARRS//N1-0163 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ARRS//P4-0059 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=146421 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=176794&dn= https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=169615&dn= https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/154090243 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12556/RUL-146421 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Global ecology and conservation, vol. 45, no. e02529, 2023. ISSN: 2351-9894 supplemental feeding Eurasian lynx kleptoparasitism anthropogenic food predation dopolnilno hranjenje evrazijski ris kleptoparazitizem antropogena hrana plenilstvo info:eu-repo/classification/udc/630*15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftuniljubljanair https://doi.org/20.500.12556/RUL-14642110.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02529 2024-08-22T06:53:04Z Artificial feeding of wildlife is a widespread, but controversial, management practice with many positive and negative effects. Besides the effects on the target species, it can also affect other (non-target) species by modulating interspecific interactions. Previous research showed that the presence of artificial feeding sites for bears and ungulates increases the risk of kleptoparasitism by the brown bear (Ursus arctos) on kills made by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). However, it remains unknown whether lynx adjust their behaviour to the distribution of artificial feeding sites, which also attract potential prey (ungulates) for lynx. Using GPS telemetry data, we explored the spatiotemporal lynx response to such sites and studied how this response varied with experience level, i.e. between adult resident individuals (’experienced lynx’) and juveniles and/or translocated individuals (’naïve lynx’). We found that lynx experience played an important role in the use of artificial feeding sites. Specifically, while both experienced and naïve lynx selected feeding sites while moving within their home range, the attraction was stronger among the naïve lynx. Considering the distribution of kill sites, naïve lynx killed prey closer to the artificial feeding sites than expected, while experienced lynx avoided them. Finally, the proximity to artificial feeding sites by experienced lynx showed an annual variation, matching the seasonal kleptoparasitism risk, with overall closer proximity to feeding sites during the winter, when bears are less active, which is also when ungulates are more concentrated around feeding sites. Our study suggests that, despite the relatively recent introduction of artificial feeding in the ecosystems, wildlife can learn to respond to the altered interactions with other species. However, this appears to be a learning process with manifold management and conservation implications. A better understanding of species interactions and space use in the context of resource manipulation is increasingly ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Repository of the University of Ljubljana (RUL) Global Ecology and Conservation 45 e02529 |
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Artificial feeding of wildlife is a widespread, but controversial, management practice with many positive and negative effects. Besides the effects on the target species, it can also affect other (non-target) species by modulating interspecific interactions. Previous research showed that the presence of artificial feeding sites for bears and ungulates increases the risk of kleptoparasitism by the brown bear (Ursus arctos) on kills made by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). However, it remains unknown whether lynx adjust their behaviour to the distribution of artificial feeding sites, which also attract potential prey (ungulates) for lynx. Using GPS telemetry data, we explored the spatiotemporal lynx response to such sites and studied how this response varied with experience level, i.e. between adult resident individuals (’experienced lynx’) and juveniles and/or translocated individuals (’naïve lynx’). We found that lynx experience played an important role in the use of artificial feeding sites. Specifically, while both experienced and naïve lynx selected feeding sites while moving within their home range, the attraction was stronger among the naïve lynx. Considering the distribution of kill sites, naïve lynx killed prey closer to the artificial feeding sites than expected, while experienced lynx avoided them. Finally, the proximity to artificial feeding sites by experienced lynx showed an annual variation, matching the seasonal kleptoparasitism risk, with overall closer proximity to feeding sites during the winter, when bears are less active, which is also when ungulates are more concentrated around feeding sites. Our study suggests that, despite the relatively recent introduction of artificial feeding in the ecosystems, wildlife can learn to respond to the altered interactions with other species. However, this appears to be a learning process with manifold management and conservation implications. A better understanding of species interactions and space use in the context of resource manipulation is increasingly ... |
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Oliveira, Teresa Rodríguez-Recio, Mariano Černe, Rok Krofel, Miha |
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High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx |
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High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx |
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High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx |
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High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx |
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High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx |
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high risk, high reward? influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by eurasian lynx |
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