Investigating circadian activity patterns and predator-prey interactions in lynx, fox, roe deer, and humans in southern Norway using automatic camera traps.

• Main Author: Rognes, Are Endal
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2014
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910::Management of natural resources: 914; Norway; Synes; Veier; Gaupa; Lynx; Lynx lynx lynx
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/219842

Predators are one of the key elements in shaping the behavior of prey species. Through constructing a landscape of fear they make their prey modify their behavior regarding both habitat and space use, but also activity patterns. Activity patterns may also be affected by a number of other factors suc...