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John Odden is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Norway and specializes primarily in environmental science, with a focus on ecology. Their research spans several subfields including ecology, ecological modeling, small animals, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and genetics.

Their work frequently appears in a range of publication venues, indicating diverse interests within ecological and wildlife disciplines. Key journals where they have contributed include Ecology and Evolution, Wildlife Biology, Ecosphere, Landscape Ecology, and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

John Odden's research addresses multiple topics related to wildlife and environmental studies. These topics include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Their recent publications cover important aspects of animal and ecological research. Selected papers include:

  • "Effects of camera-trap placement and number on detection of members of a mammalian assemblage," 2021, Ecosphere
  • "Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental-scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore," 2023, Landscape Ecology
  • "Refrigeration or anti-theft? Food-caching behavior of wolverines (Gulo gulo) in Scandinavia," 2020, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • "Sooner, closer, or longer: detectability of mesocarnivores at camera traps," 2020, Journal of Zoology
  • "Smartphone app reveals that lynx avoid human recreationists on local scale, but not home range scale," 2022, Scientific Reports

John Odden has collaborated frequently with several researchers over multiple projects and publications. Prominent coauthors include John D. C. Linnell, Jenny Mattisson, Neri Horntvedt Thorsen, Henrik Andrén, and Marco Heurich.

Best Publications

  • Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes

    Guillaume Chapron;Petra Kaczensky;John D. C. Linnell;Manuela von Arx

  • Moving in the Anthropocene : global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

    Marlee A. Tucker;Katrin Böhning-Gaese;William F. Fagan;John M. Fryxell

  • Large carnivores that kill livestock: do "problem individuals" really exist?

    Linnell Jdc;Odden J;Smith Me;Aanes R

  • Prey density, environmental productivity and home-range size in the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)

    Ivar Herfindal;John D. C. Linnell;John Odden;Erlend Birkeland Nilsen

  • Translocation of carnivores as a method for managing problem animals: a review

    John D. C. Linnell;Ronny Aanes;Jon E. Swenson;John Odden

  • Survival rates and causes of mortality in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in multi-use landscapes

    Henrik Andrén;John D.C. Linnell;Olof Liberg;Reidar Andersen

  • Risk of capture-related mortality in large free-ranging mammals: experiences from Scandinavia

    Jon M. Arnemo;Per Ahlqvist;Roy Andersen;Finn Berntsen

  • Living and dying in a multi‐predator landscape of fear: roe deer are squeezed by contrasting pattern of predation risk imposed by lynx and humans

    Karen Lone;Leif Egil Loe;Terje Gobakken;John D. C. Linnell

  • Home range size and choice of management strategy for lynx in Scandinavia.

    John D. C. Linnell;Reidar Andersen;Tor Kvam;Henrik Andrén

  • Diet of Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx, in the boreal forest of southeastern Norway: the relative importance of livestock and hares at low roe deer density

    John Odden;John D. C. Linnell;Reidar Andersen

  • Biomedical Protocols for Free-ranging Brown Bears, Gray Wolves, Wolverines and Lynx Editors

    Jon M. Arnemo;Alina Evans;Åsa Fahlman;Per Ahlqvist

  • What shapes Eurasian lynx distribution in human dominated landscapes: selecting prey or avoiding people?

    Mathieu Basille;Ivar Herfindal;Hugues Santin-Janin;John D. C. Linnell

  • Habitat differentiation within the large-carnivore community of Norway's multiple-use landscapes

    Roel May;Jiska Van Dijk;Petter Wabakken;Jon E. Swenson

  • Review of methods to reduce livestock depredation, 1: Guardian animals

    Martin E. Smith;John D. C. Linnell;John Odden;Jon E. Swenson

  • A slow life in hell or a fast life in heaven: demographic analyses of contrasting roe deer populations.

    Erlend B. Nilsen;Jean‐Michel Gaillard;Reidar Andersen;John Odden

  • Framing pictures: A conceptual framework to identify and correct for biases in detection probability of camera traps enabling multi-species comparison

    Tim R. Hofmeester;Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;Joris P.G.M. Cromsigt;John Odden;Henrik Andrén

  • Climate, season, and social status modulate the functional response of an efficient stalking predator: the Eurasian lynx

    Erlend B. Nilsen;John D. C. Linnell;John Odden;Reidar Andersen

  • Predicting the potential demographic impact of predators on their prey: a comparative analysis of two carnivore-ungulate systems in Scandinavia.

    Vincenzo Gervasi;Erlend B. Nilsen;Håkan Sand;Manuela Panzacchi

  • Estimating total lynx Lynx lynx population size from censuses of family groups

    Henrik Andrén;John D. C. Linnell;Olof Liberg;Per Ahlqvist

  • Lynx depredation on domestic sheep in Norway

    John Odden;John D. C. Linnell;Pal Fossland Moa;Ivar Herfindal

  • Risk taking by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in a human‐dominated landscape: effects of sex and reproductive status

    N Bunnefeld;J.D C Linnell;J Odden;van Marijtje Duijn

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Reidar Andersen
Reidar Andersen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Henrik Andrén
Henrik Andrén Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Ivar Herfindal
Ivar Herfindal Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Olof Liberg
Olof Liberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Jon E. Swenson
Jon E. Swenson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Leif Egil Loe
Leif Egil Loe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Audun Stien
Audun Stien University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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