Lynx habitat selection is heavily influenced by human disturbance •
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In a recent study, experts have found that human presence is a major contributing factor in lynx habitat selection
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Habitat selection by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is primarily driven by avoidance of human activity during day and prey availability during night - Filla - 2017 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library
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Habitat availability is not limiting the distribution of the Bohemian–Bavarian lynx Lynx lynx population, Oryx
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Selection coefficients for home range-scale habitat selection. Point
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About Mountain Lions - Mountain Lion Foundation
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Lynx canadensis
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Biodiversity impacts and conservation implications of urban land expansion projected to 2050
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Habitat use of human-modified areas by lynx for varying levels of
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Lynx habitat selection is heavily influenced by human disturbance •
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Impacts of Human Disturbance on Wildlife
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Intensive hunting changes human-wildlife relationships [PeerJ]
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Human disturbance is the most limiting factor driving habitat selection of a large carnivore throughout Continental Europe - ScienceDirect
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Smartphone app reveals that lynx avoid human recreationists on local scale, but not home range scale