Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance

Abstract Wide-ranging carnivores experience tradeoffs between dynamic resource availabilities and heterogeneous risks from humans, with consequences for their ecological function and conservation outcomes. Yet, research investigating these tradeoffs across large carnivore distributions is rare. We a...

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Main Authors: Kirby L. Mills, Jerrold L. Belant, Maya Beukes, Egil Dröge, Kristoffer T. Everatt, Robert Fyumagwa, David S. Green, Matt W. Hayward, Kay E. Holekamp, F. G. T. Radloff, Göran Spong, Justin P. Suraci, Leanne K. Van der Weyde, Christopher C. Wilmers, Neil H. Carter, Nathan J. Sanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05321-z