To be or not to be a superpredator: a multidisciplinary assessment of the Iberian lynx in a reintroduction social scenario
Margarida Lopes-Fernandes,
Pedro Sarmento,
Filipa Soares
et al.
Abstract:Since 2015, following reintroductions, an Iberian lynx population in Vale do Guadiana (Portugal) has been breeding and expanding, bringing changes to both ecosystems and residents’ perceptions. We describe how ecological monitoring, genetic analysis and social surveys contribute to assess this new scenario of coexistence with ecological and social repercussions. Departing from a specific case of a monitored lynx family, we present, for the first time, molecular proof of interspecific competition between lynxes… Show more
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