A5045508342- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Garlic and Onion Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Marine animal studies overview
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
2015-2025
Šumava National Park
2015-2025
Abstract Survival and cause‐specific mortality rates are vital for evidence‐based population forecasting conservation, particularly large carnivores, whose populations often vulnerable to human‐caused mortalities. It is therefore important know the relationship between anthropogenic natural causes evaluate whether they additive or compensatory. Further, relation survival environmental covariates could reveal specific landscape characteristics influence demographic performance. We used...
Abstract Up‐to‐date and fine‐scale habitat information is essential for managing conserving wildlife. Studies assessing wildlife commonly rely on categorical land‐cover maps as predictors in models. However, broad categories often do not adequately capture key features generating robust challenging laborious. Continuous variables derived directly from satellite imagery provide an alternative capturing characteristics Improved data availability processing capacities now allow integrating all...
Abstract Context Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people shared landscapes. Landscape composition might determining how adapt to occurring alongside humans, yet broad-scale analyses investigating adjustments of across gradients human pressure and landscape are lacking. Objectives Here, we investigate Eurasian lynx ( Lynx ) response varying availability refuge habitats (i.e., forests rugged terrain) modification. Methods...
Prey selection is a key factor shaping animal populations and evolutionary dynamics. An optimal forager should target prey that offers the highest benefits in terms of energy content at lowest costs. Predators are therefore expected to select for size. Stalking predators do not pursue their long, which may lead more random choice individuals. Due difficulties assessing composition available populations, data on stalking carnivores still scarce. We show how predator Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)...
Activity patterns of predators are influenced by several factors including season and temperature as well the availability prey species. We investigated activity six free‐living Eurasian lynx Lynx (four males two females without kittens) in Bohemian Forest along border between Germany Czech Republic. The were tagged with GPS‐collars acceleration sensors 2005, 2010 2011. was measured every 5 minutes on 1,360 days (403,467 measurements) to detect circadian patterns. All predominantly...
Abstract Large carnivores promote crucial ecosystem processes but are increasingly threatened by human persecution and habitat destruction. Successful conservation of this guild requires information on long-term population dynamics obtained through demographic surveys. We used camera traps to monitor Eurasian lynx between 2009 2018 in a strictly protected area the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem, located core distribution Bohemian–Bavarian–Austrian population. Thereby, we estimated sex-specific...
In Central Europe, protected areas are too small to ensure survival of populations large carnivores. the surrounding areas, these species often persecuted due competition with game hunters. Therefore, understanding how predation intensity varies spatio-temporally across different levels protection is fundamental. We investigated patterns Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red (Cervus elaphus) in both multi-use landscapes Bohemian Forest Ecosystem. Based 359...
Abstract Context Many carnivores are attracted to rugged terrain, rocky areas, and conspicuous relief features. However, most of the previous research is limited general topographical habitat characteristics rarely consider effects microhabitat characteristics. Objectives We used Eurasian lynx ( Lynx ) as a model species investigate human infrastructure on selection. also tested whether there evidence for functional response in selection across large gradient availability. Methods developed...
Spontaneous magnetic alignment (SMA), in which animals position their body axis fixed alignments relative to field lines, has been shown several classes of vertebrates and invertebrates. Although these responses appear be widespread, the functional significance sensory mechanism(s) underlying SMA remain unclear. An intriguing example comes from observations wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) that show a ~fourfold increase hunting success when predatory 'mousing' attacks are directed toward...
Human presence influences survival of large carnivores in several ways and even outdoor activities can be a source disturbance. As ungulate prey provide the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) with food for nights pattern activity is mainly shaped by searching consuming prey, need to move decreases strongly while eaten. However, during day, human may drive safe shelters habitat features such as dense vegetation increase tolerance. In Bohemian Forest (Czech Republic), we found 116 killed five...
The choice of foraging areas by large carnivores can be driven both prey abundance and landscape attributes it is likely that the relative importance these two components changes on different spatial scales. In Bohemian Forest (southwestern Bohemia, Czech Republic), we focused effect microhabitat. We tested if Eurasian lynx Lynx hunted merely in where its main prey, roe deer Capreolus capreolus red Cervus elaphus , occurred (‘prey‐occurrence hypothesis’) or there were fine‐scale habitat...
The ecology and evolution of reproductive timing synchrony have been a topic great interest in evolutionary for decades. Originally motivated by questions related to behavioral adaptation environmental conditions, the has acquired new relevance face climate change. However, there relatively little research on phenology mammalian carnivores. Eurasian lynx (
Where reintroduced wildlife populations are considered as vulnerable this is generally due to limited founder size and isolation. While many of these show low levels genetic diversity, little known about the temporal patterns diversity loss role initial effects vs. ongoing drift. Here we analysed genotype data from 582 Eurasian lynx samples Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian population (BBA) over a time span 35 years, representing approximately 13 generations. Two-wave reintroduction at least two...
Abstract Aim The increasing availability of animal tracking datasets collected across many sites provides new opportunities to move beyond local assessments enable detailed and consistent habitat mapping at biogeographical scales. However, integrating wildlife large areas study is challenging, as species' varying responses different environmental contexts must be reconciled. Here, we compare approaches for large‐area assess available a recolonizing carnivore, the Eurasian lynx ( Lynx )....
Abstract In the last decades, large carnivores – grey wolf ( Canis lupus ), Eurasian lynx Lynx ) and brown bear Ursus arctos to a certain extent also wildcat Felis silvestris have increased their distribution ranges throughout Europe. Monitoring of current population trends in Czech Republic is crucial for effective conservation elimination possible conflicts with humans future. years, many projects focused on small-scale monitoring were implemented neighbouring mountain Slovakia. Using...
Eurasian lynx Lynx L. are recolonizing parts of their former range in Europe. Not only strictly protected as a species, but also habitat and particular resting sites protected. As the known characteristics restricted to vegetation structure, it is difficult take into account planning processes. Here, we show importance rock formations for potential selection analyzed frequencies at which GPS-collared returned Bohemian Forest Ecosystem border between Czech Republic Germany. showed strong...
Rehabilitation of injured or immature individuals has become an increasingly used conservation and management tool. However, scientific evaluation rehabilitations is rare, raising concern about post-release welfare as well the cost-effectiveness spending scarce financial resources. Over past 20 years, events juvenile Eurasian lynx presumably orphaned have been observed in many European populations. To guide lynx, we documented survival, rehabilitation fate after release evaluated potential...
Roads can have diverse impacts on wildlife species, and while some species may adapt effectively, others not. Studying multiple species' responses to the same infrastructure in a given area help understand this variation reveal effects of disturbance ecology communities. This study investigates behavioural four with distinctive ecological traits roads protected Bohemian Forest Ecosystem central Europe: European roe deer Capreolus capreolus , solitary herbivore; red Cervus elaphus gregarious...
Abstract The estimation of foraging parameters is fundamental for understanding predator ecology. Predation and feeding can vary with multiple factors, such as prey availability, presence kleptoparasites human disturbance. However, our knowledge mostly limited to local scales, which prevents studying effects environmental factors across larger ecological gradients. Here, we compared inter‐kill intervals handling times Eurasian lynx ( Lynx ) a large latitudinal gradient, from subarctic the...
Abstract Active scent marking with urine has been described in a number of mammal species, including felids. In Eurasian lynx ( Lynx ), plays role intra-sexual competition and territory defence as well attracting sexual partners during the mating season. Marking is most frequent season least period when females give birth lactate. Males generally mark more frequently than resident animals dispersers. Juveniles have never recorded actively marking. Here, however, we present well-documented...