Open habitats and species differences shape space use in semi-feral cattle and horses across Danish rewilding sites
Marianne Damholdt Bergin·Jens-Christian Svenning·Luca Börger·Érika Garcez da Rocha·Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller·Mads Jensen
Abstract Large herbivores can strongly influence ecosystem structure and biodiversity, making knowledge of their space use important for trophic rewilding. We used GPS-tracking data collected over two years from 10 semi-feral cattle and 17 horses across ten Danish rewilding sites to analyse habitat use in a use–availability framework using resource selection functions (RSFs), complemented by direct behavioural observations. Both species showed large individual variability but overall used habita