The greatest threat to the protected Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Central Europe is human-induced mortality. As the availability of lynx prey often peaks in human-modified areas, lynx have to balance successful prey hunting with the risk of encounters with humans. We hypothesized that lynx minimize this risk by adjusting habitat choices to the phases of the day and over seasons. We predicted that (1) due to avoidance of human-dominated areas during daytime, lynx range use is higher at nighttime, that (2) prey availability drives lynx habitat selection at night, whereas high cover, terrain inaccessibility, and distance to human infrastructure drive habitat selection during the day, and that (3) habitat selection also differs between seasons, with altitude being a dominant factor in winter. To test these hypotheses, we analyzed telemetry data (GPS, VHF) of 10 lynx in the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem (Germany, Czech Republic) between 2005 and 2013 using generalized additive mixed models and considering various predictor variables. Night ranges exceeded day ranges by more than 10%. At night, lynx selected open habitats, such as meadows, which are associated with high ungulate abundance. By contrast, during the day, lynx selected habitats offering dense understorey cover and rugged terrain away from human infrastructure. In summer, land-cover type greatly shaped lynx habitats, whereas in winter, lynx selected lower altitudes. We concluded that open habitats need to be considered for more realistic habitat models and contribute to future management and conservation (habitat suitability, carrying capacity) of Eurasian lynx in Central Europe.

Chair of Wildlife Ecology and Management Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany

Department of Biometry and Environmental System Analysis University of Freiburg Freiburg Germany

Department of Conservation and Research Bavarian Forest National Park Grafenau Germany

Department of Research and Nature Protection Šumava National Park Administration Kašperské Hory Czech Republic

Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Czech Republic

Forest Research Institute of Baden Württemberg Freiburg Germany

Global Change Ecology University of Bayreuth Bayreuth Germany

Workgroup on Endangered Species J F Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology Georg August University of Göttingen Göttingen Germany

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