Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric Mountains
We report on topographical and vegetational characteristics of 13 sites where Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) killed its prey in the Dinaric mountain range in Slovenia. The results suggest that lynx does not necessarily need dense vegetation and rugged terrain to successfully hunt its prey, however, it m...
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We report on topographical and vegetational characteristics of 13 sites where Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) killed its prey in the Dinaric mountain range in Slovenia. The results suggest that lynx does not necessarily need dense vegetation and rugged terrain to successfully hunt its prey, however, it may influence its hunting success. A large part of the successful hunts took place on steep slopes and rugged terrain. 39% of kill sites were located in dolines, implying the potential importance of these karst structures for the hunting of large carnivores on ungulates in karst areas such as Dinaric Mountains.
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| spelling | doaj-art-09b50b47fbce48eabf92b4f51afa7c152025-01-29T20:49:34ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812007-06-019110.14720/ns.9.1.25-36Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric MountainsMiha Krofel0Hubert Potočnik1Ivan Kos2Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 LjubljanaBiotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 LjubljanaBiotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana We report on topographical and vegetational characteristics of 13 sites where Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) killed its prey in the Dinaric mountain range in Slovenia. The results suggest that lynx does not necessarily need dense vegetation and rugged terrain to successfully hunt its prey, however, it may influence its hunting success. A large part of the successful hunts took place on steep slopes and rugged terrain. 39% of kill sites were located in dolines, implying the potential importance of these karst structures for the hunting of large carnivores on ungulates in karst areas such as Dinaric Mountains. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16919Eurasian lynxLynx lynxpredationkill sitesDinaric MtsSlovenia |
| spellingShingle | Miha Krofel Hubert Potočnik Ivan Kos Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric Mountains Natura Sloveniae Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx predation kill sites Dinaric Mts Slovenia |
| title | Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric Mountains |
| title_full | Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric Mountains |
| title_fullStr | Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric Mountains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric Mountains |
| title_short | Topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in Slovenian Dinaric Mountains |
| title_sort | topographical and vegetational characteristics of lynx kill sites in slovenian dinaric mountains |
| topic | Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx predation kill sites Dinaric Mts Slovenia |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16919 |
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