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doi:10.18710/QL1CTR |
Publication Date
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2020-03-31 |
Title
| Replication data for Wolves at the door? Factors influencing the individual behavior of wolves in relation to anthropogenic features |
Author
| Carricondo Sanchez, David (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences) - ORCID: 0000-0001-6564-9108
Zimmermann, Barbara (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences) - ORCID: 0000-0001-5133-9379
Wabakken, Petter (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences)
Eriksen, Ane (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences) - ORCID: 0000-0002-9073-8812
Milleret, Cyril (Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)) - ORCID: 0000-0002-8563-981X
Ordiz, Andrés (Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)) - ORCID: 0000-0002-6141-8457
Sanz-Pérez, Ana (Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia) - ORCID: 0000-0003-2869-8693
Wikenros, Camilla (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) - ORCID: 0000-0002-2825-8834 |
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Carricondo Sanchez, David (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences) |
Description
| Data file containing spatial variables of wolf GPS-positions and random points for step selection functions that is used in the article “Wolves at the door? Factors influencing the individual behavior of wolves in relation to anthropogenic features”.
Abstract: The recovery of large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes comes with challenges. In general, large carnivores avoid humans and their activities, and human avoidance favors coexistence, but individual variation in large carnivore behavior may occur. The detection of individuals close to human settlements or roads can trigger fear in local communities and in turn demand management actions. Understanding the sources of individual variation in carnivore behavior towards human features is relevant and timely for ecology and conservation. We studied the movement behavior of 52 adult established wolves (44 wolf pairs) with GPS-collars over two decades in Scandinavia in relation to settlements, buildings, and roads. We fit fine-scale movement data to individual step selection functions to depict the movement decisions of wolves while travelling, and then used weighted linear mixed models to identify factors associated with potential individual pair deviations from the general behavioral patterns. Wolves consistently avoided human settlements and main roads, with little individual variation. Indeed, after correcting for season, time of the day, and latitude, there was little variability in habitat selection among wolf pairs, demonstrating that all wolf pairs had similar movement pattern and generally avoided human features of the landscape. Wolf avoidance of human features was lower at higher latitudes particularly in winter, likely due to seasonal prey migration. Although occasional sightings of carnivores or their tracks near human features do occur, they do not necessarily require management intervention. Communication of scientific findings on carnivore behavior to the public should suffice in most cases. (2020-03-25) |
Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Keyword
| Scandinavian wolves
Behavioral patterns
individual variation
Human-wildlife coexistence
Step selection functions
Large carnivore conservation
Movement patterns |
Related Publication
| Carricondo-Sanchez, D., Zimmermann, B., Wabakken, P., Eriksen, A., Milleret, C., Ordiz, A., Sanz-Pérez, A. & Wikenros, C. (2020). Wolves at the door? Factors influencing the individual behavior of wolves in relation to anthropogenic features. Biological Conservation, 244, 108514. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108514 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108514 |
Language
| English |
Producer
| Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN) https://eng.inn.no/ |
Funding Information
| Norwegian Environment Agency: 17080080 |
Distributor
| Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences) https://dataverse.no/dataverse/inn |
Depositor
| Zimmermann, Barbara |
Deposit Date
| 2020-03-25 |
Time Period
| Start Date: 2001-01-01 ; End Date: 2017-12-31 |
Date of Collection
| Start Date: 2001-01-01 ; End Date: 2017-12-31 |
Data Type
| observation data |