Why do predators specialize on lemmings? Insights from long-term monitoring in the Norwegian low Arctic

Rodent prey sustains a diverse assemblage of Arctic predators. While lemmings and voles cooccur in large parts of the Arctic, certain predators appear to specialize on lemmings. We elucidate reasons for predators’ specialization on lemmings based on two decades’ monitoring of small rodents and their...

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Main Authors:	Rolf A. Ims, Ivan Pokrovsky, John-André Henden, Ingrid Jensvoll, Siw T. Killengreen, Eivind F. Kleiven, Jarad P. Mellard, Eeva Soininen, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Dorothee Ehrich
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Canadian Science Publishing 2026-01-01
Series:	Arctic Science
Subjects:	population cycles lemming vole snowy owl rough-legged hawk climate change
Online Access:	https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2025-0089
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