Figure 3. Population-level bobcat RSF coefficients of agricultural landcover, exurban landcover, other landcover, human modification, distance to water, and distance to road covariates in reference to forested landcover with 95% confidence interval bars. The results are divided by ecological bobcat seasons (late winter, spring/summer, fall) and diel period (day, night, crepuscular) for coefficients representing eight temporal periods.
Coyotes generally avoided agriculture regardless of season, but the strength of avoidance varied by temporal period; coefficients were highest during the day, followed by crepuscular, and were lowest at night regardless of season (n =31, k-fold mean=0.66, range 0.23-0.96) (Figure 4). Coyotes generally avoided exurban habitat, increasing avoidance at night during all seasons. Avoidance was more marginal in some temporal periods than in others. Coyotes also generally avoided “other” habitats, with intensity of avoidance varying by temporal period. Coyote avoidance of most landcover categories during most temporal periods indicated they mainly preferred forest over alternative habitat types. Coyotes generally did not select for or avoid human modification. They generally selected areas closer to water and marginally selected for distance to road during most temporal periods.