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∙ 9y agoWhen the snowshoe rabbits become scarce, the lynx population is low as well. This is because the Snowshoe rabbit is the main prey of the Canada lynx. This explains that some lynx starve to death when they cannot eat the Snowshoe hare. Also, when female lynx are in a bad condition because they are starved, some cannot breed. In conclusion, whenever the Snowshoe rabbit's population decreased, the Lynx population was low also.
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∙ 13y agoWhen the hare population increases, it provides more prey for the lynx, allowing the lynx population to also increase as they have more food available. However, if the hare population declines due to over-predation by lynx or other factors, the lynx population may also decrease due to a lack of food. The relationship between lynx and hare populations is often described as a predator-prey cycle, where their populations fluctuate in response to each other.
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∙ 9y agoThe lynx population size changes when the hare population increases by expanding to keep up with the available food supply. If the hare population decrease, the lynx population will end up decreasing as well.
Charles Elton collected evidence from fur trade records showing that hare numbers tended to peak and crash roughly every ten years, followed by a similar pattern in lynx populations. This suggested a predator-prey relationship between the two species.
A lynx chases a hare, two living organisms are interacting in an environment.
A raccoon is an example of an animal that has two different niches in its community. They are skilled at foraging both on land and in water, allowing them to occupy niches in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
No. The lynx is a medium sized cat and like all cats eats meat making it a carnivore.
The Eurasian lynx can reach a height of around 60-70 cm at the shoulder, and the Iberian lynx can grow up to about 50-55 cm at the shoulder.
When the hare population increases, there is more food available for the lynx, which can lead to an increase in lynx population size. However, if the lynx population grows too much due to the abundance of prey, they may exceed their resources and face competition for food, which can eventually lead to a decrease in lynx population size.
The Lynx population got larger because there were enough prey for all the predators.
A lynx is a carnivore and a hare is a herbivore. Meaning that the hare eats plants and the lynx eats meat. A hare is meat, so a lynx could feed off of the hare. the Canadian lynx preys heavily on the snowshoe hare.
The Lynx population got larger because there were enough prey for all the predators.
The Lynx population got larger because there were enough prey for all the predators.
The hare population is likely to increase due to the absence of predation from lynx, which can lead to overpopulation. This may result in overgrazing of vegetation, depletion of food resources, and competition for food within the hare population. Eventually, the hare population may experience a decline in numbers due to lack of food and increased susceptibility to disease.
The lynxes eat rabbits, so their effect is to reduce the rabbit population.
I think that the snowshoe hare population would increase because lynx hunt them so if most of the lynx were hunted then there would be less snowshoe hares killed
With increased hares (easy prey, food) the lynx population would also increase. Should the hare numbers decrease, the lynx would find it difficult to catch their food and would decrease in numbers.
the ecosystem would go out of orderEX:the mice would have no lynx to eat them,so there would be lots of mice,the mice would eat all the bugs,so no bugs, and the grass has no bugs to eat them so there would bbe lots of grass
Hares are a food source for lynxes. Lynxes are a predator of hares. Hares rely on plants for food and lynxes rely on hares (inter alia) for food. If the hare population increases due, perhaps, to lots of good plant food, then the lynxes (and maybe the foxes) have more food and can support more babies which survive to maturaty. Too many lynxes and too few hares means not enough food for the lynxes. Baby lynxes starve and the balance is adjusted. JCF
"Parasite" since only one organism (the lynx) benefits from the interaction (or in this case, preying) on the other organism (the hare).