Foraging ecology of Eurasian lynx populations in southwest Asia: Conservation implications for a diet specialist

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dc.contributor.authorMengüllüoğlu, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorAmbarlı, Hüseyin
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Anne
dc.contributor.authorHofer, Heribert
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-01T12:10:05Z
dc.date.available2020-05-01T12:10:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentDÜ, Orman Fakültesi, Yaban Hayatı Ekolojisi ve Yönetimi Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionAmbarli, Huseyin/0000-0003-4336-9417; Berger, Anne/0000-0001-5765-8039; Hofer, Heribert/0000-0002-2813-7442; Mengulluoglu, Deniz/0000-0001-5203-4147en_US
dc.descriptionWOS: 000447756100027en_US
dc.descriptionPubMed: 30377514en_US
dc.description.abstractIntraspecific variation in key traits of widespread species can be hard to predict, if populations have been very little studied in most of the distribution range. Asian populations of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), one of the most widespread felids worldwide, are such a case in point. We investigated the diet of Eurasian lynx from feces collected Mediterranean, mixed forest-steppe, and subalpine ecosystems of Turkey. We studied prey preferences and functional responses using prey densities obtained from Random Encounter Modelling. Our analysis revealed that the main prey was brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in all three areas (78%-99% of biomass consumed) and lynx showed a strong preference for brown hare (Chesson's selectivity index, =0.90-0.99). Cannibalism contributed at least 5% in two study areas. The type II functional response of lynx populations in Turkey was similar to the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and daily food intake in grams per lynx matched that of Canada lynx and Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), both lagomorph specialists, rather than those of Eurasian lynx from Europe. Therefore, lynx in Turkey may be better described as a lagomorph specialist even though it coexists with ungulate prey. We suggest that ungulate-based foraging ecology of Eurasian lynx in Europe may be a recent adjustment to the availability of high densities of ungulates and cannot be representative for other regions like Turkey. The status of lagomorphs should become an essential component of conservation activities targeted at Eurasian lynx or when using this species as a flagship species for landscape preservation.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [MAM-NCNP 109G016]; Deutscher Akademischer AustauschdienstDeutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD); Nallihan Turizm Gonulluleri Dernegi; Department of Wildlife, General Directory of Nature Conservation and National Parks of Turkey; The Rufford Foundation [RSGF 11447-1]; Kackar Mountains Sustainable Forest Use and Conservation ProjectMinistry of Forestry & Water Affairs - Turkeyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAK, Grant/Award Number: MAM-NCNP 109G016; Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Grant/Award Number: Doctoral Scholarship; Nallihan Turizm Gonulluleri Dernegi; Department of Wildlife, General Directory of Nature Conservation and National Parks of Turkey; The Rufford Foundation, Grant/Award Number: RSGF 11447-1; Kackar Mountains Sustainable Forest Use and Conservation Projecten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.4439en_US
dc.identifier.endpage9463en_US
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.issue18en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage9451en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4439
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/5991
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000447756100027en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEcology And Evolutionen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectbrown hareen_US
dc.subjectcannibalismen_US
dc.subjectfeeding behavioren_US
dc.subjectfunctional responseen_US
dc.subjectprey preferencesen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleForaging ecology of Eurasian lynx populations in southwest Asia: Conservation implications for a diet specialisten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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