Figure 1

Abundance of red fox (crossings 10 km⁻¹ 24 h⁻¹) in relation to (a) arable land (%) and (b) lynx abundance (crossings 10 km⁻¹ 24 h⁻¹). Model averaged predictions derived from the highest ranked models (Table 1) are shown (solid lines) with associated 95% confidence intervals (grey shading). Predictions for each explanatory variable were made while holding the other variables constant at mean values (arable land 8% and lynx abundance 1.5 crossings 10 km⁻¹ 24 h⁻¹). Red fox abundance predictions were back-transformed to their normal scale for the figure. For model averaged parameter estimates see Table 2. Red fox and lynx abundance were surveyed by snow-tracking in wildlife triangles in south-central Sweden from 2001–2003.