Elk migration patterns and human activity influence wolf habitat use in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

摘要: Identifying the ecological dynamics underlying human–wildlife conflicts is important for management and conservation of wildlife populations. In landscapes still occupied by large carnivores, many ungulate prey species migrate seasonally, yet little empirical research has explored relationship between carnivore distribution migration strategy. this study, we evaluate influence elk (Cervus elaphus) other landscape features on wolf (Canis lupus) habitat use in an area chronic wolf–livestock conflict Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA. Using three years fine-scale (n = 14) 81) movement data, compared seasonal wolves dominated migratory with that adjacent resident elk. Most vacate associated winter territories each summer via a 40–60 km migration, whereas remain accessible to year-round. We used generalized linear ...