Table 2 Population size and density estimates of Eurasian lynx during five seasons of systematic camera-trapping in three study sites in the Western Carpathians.
Study site | Season | Suitable habitat | Posterior density | Population size | Encounter rate | Movement parameter σ | Bayesian p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beskydy | 2015 | 1527.75 | 0.50 ± 0.15 | 7.71 ± 2.31 | 0.035 ± 0.014 | 5.87 ± 1.33 | 0.68 |
2016 | 2322 | 0.37 ± 0.11 | 8.78 ± 2.60 | 0.029 ± 0.008 | 9.83 ± 2.44 | 0.76 | |
2017 | 1239.75 | 1.08 ± 0.58 | 13.49 ± 7.29 | 0.020 ± 0.013 | 4.39 ± 2.94 | 0.59 | |
2018 | 1350 | 0.26 ± 0.07 | 3.63 ± 0.99 | 0.043 ± 0.018 | 7.80 ± 0.83 | 0.69 | |
2019 | 1908 | 0.49 ± 0.10 | 9.48 ± 2.07 | 0.060 ± 0.017 | 7.04 ± 1.04 | 0.79 | |
Javorníky | 2015 | 1017 | 0.61 ± 0.14 | 6.21 ± 1.48 | 0.152 ± 0.036 | 5.40 ± 0.87 | 0.62 |
2016 | 1188 | 0.59 ± 0.16 | 7.02 ± 1.95 | 0.116 ± 0.024 | 5.55 ± 0.85 | 0.64 | |
2017 | 859.5 | 0.93 ± 0.22 | 8.06 ± 1.89 | 0.068 ± 0.016 | 4.75 ± 0.71 | 0.74 | |
2018 | 1048.5 | 0.93 ± 0.21 | 9.85 ± 2.24 | 0.069 ± 0.010 | 4.92 ± 0.52 | 0.88 | |
2019 | 900 | 0.90 ± 0.20 | 8.12 ± 1.84 | 0.210 ± 0.032 | 3.73 ± 0.32 | 0.88 | |
Kysuce | 2015 | 1062 | 0.97 ± 0.24 | 10.30 ± 2.61 | 0.227 ± 0.069 | 4.23 ± 0.64 | 0.49 |
2016 | 1005.75 | 1.38 ± 0.40 | 11.71 ± 3.44 | 0.093 ± 0.036 | 3.17 ± 0.69 | 0.66 | |
2017 | 1156.5 | 1.61 ± 0.30 | 18.68 ± 3.50 | 0.101 ± 0.020 | 3.95 ± 0.41 | 0.73 | |
2018 | 990 | 1.26 ± 0.23 | 12.52 ± 2.35 | 0.131 ± 0.026 | 3.89 ± 0.37 | 0.69 | |
2019 | 994.5 | 1.85 ± 0.35 | 18.45 ± 3.56 | 0.109 ± 0.024 | 3.54 ± 0.42 | 0.59 |
