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Wolves and lynx: Plausible ideas make for testable hypotheses

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
We recently wrote an opinion piece (Ripple et al. 2011) hypothesizing that the presence of wolves (Canis lupus) could indirectly benefit Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) by suppressing competition with coyotes (Canis latrans). Subsequent comments by Hodges (
Aaron J. Wirsing, Steven W. Buskirk, William J. Ripple, Robert L. Beschta   +3 more
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Applying expert elicitation of viability and persistence to a lynx species status assessment

Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
In 2015, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service initiated a review of the status of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) in the contiguous United States.
Jonathan W. Cummings, Mary Parkin, Jim Zelenak, Heather Bell, Kurt Broderdorp, Bryon Holt, Mark McCollough, Tamara Smith   +7 more
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Dynamics in the Pittsburgh Zoo Wild Felids with Two Viral Variants (Delta and Alpha) during the 2021–2022 Pandemic in the United States

Animals, 2023
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been reported in multiple animal species besides humans. The goal of this study was to report clinical signs, infection progression, virus detection and antibody response in a group of wild
Deepanker Tewari, Ryan Miller, Julia Livengood, Leyi Wang, Mary Lea Killian, Felipe Bustamante, Candy Kessler, Nagaraja Thirumalapura, Karen Terio, Mia Torchetti, Kristina Lantz, Justin Rosenberg   +11 more
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Niche partitioning of bobcat and Canada lynx near their distribution contact zone

FACETS
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) are keystone predators. However, contact with congenerics, like the bobcat (Lynx rufus), could alter lynx trophic ecology and destabilize boreal food webs.
Bobby J. Nakamoto, G. Forbes, C. Bursey, J. Cormier, A. O'Sullivan, B. Hayden   +5 more
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Keystone structures maintain forest function for Canada lynx after large-scale spruce beetle outbreak

Environmental Research: Ecology, 2022
Central to species conservation in an era of increased disturbance from climate change is understanding the primary mechanisms that facilitate how forest-dependent species respond to changes in forest structure and composition.
John R Squires, Jacob S Ivan, Kelsey E Paolini, Lucretia E Olson, Gavin M Jones, Joseph D Holbrook   +5 more
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Conventional niche overlap measurements are not effective for assessing interspecific competition

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Interspecific competition is notoriously difficult to detect and quantify, especially in species that are wide-ranging or otherwise difficult to track in the wild.
Dennis L. Murray, Jenilee Gobin, Arthur Scully, Daniel H. Thornton   +3 more
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Predicting forest understory habitat for Canada lynx using LIDAR data

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a federally threatened species in the contiguous United States. Within National Forests covered by the Northern Rockies Lynx Management Direction, Federal land managers must consider the effect of management activities on
Patrick A. Fekety, Rema B. Sadak, Joel D. Sauder, Andrew T. Hudak, Michael J. Falkowski   +4 more
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Sharing the same slope: Behavioral responses of a threatened mesocarnivore to motorized and nonmotorized winter recreation

Ecology and Evolution, 2018
Winter recreation is a widely popular activity and is expected to increase due to changes in recreation technology and human population growth. Wildlife are frequently negatively impacted by winter recreation, however, through displacement from habitat ...
Lucretia E. Olson, John R. Squires, Elizabeth K. Roberts, Jacob S. Ivan, Mark Hebblewhite   +4 more
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Reconsidering the specialist-generalist paradigm in niche breadth dynamics: resource gradient selection by Canada lynx and bobcat. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The long-standing view in ecology is that disparity in overall resource selection is the basis for identifying niche breadth patterns, with species having narrow selection being classified "specialists" and those with broader selection being "generalists"
Michael J L Peers, Daniel H Thornton, Dennis L Murray   +2 more
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Data‐free speculation does not make for testable hypotheses: A reply to Ripple et al.

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
The role of top predators in structuring ecosystems is receiving substantial attention from ecologists. Ripple et al. (2011) recently posed a tentatively supported hypothesis that wolves (Canis lupus) may help restore populations of the U.S.
Karen E. Hodges
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