Ecological impacts of human‐induced animal behaviour change

MW Wilson, AD Ridlon, KM Gaynor, SD Gaines… - Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A growing body of literature has documented myriad effects of human activities on animal
behaviour, yet the ultimate ecological consequences of these behavioural shifts remain …

Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Sévêque, LK Gentle, JV López‐Bao… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

[HTML][HTML] Partial COVID-19 closure of a national park reveals negative influence of low-impact recreation on wildlife spatiotemporal ecology

AK Anderson, JS Waller, DH Thornton - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Human presence exerts complex effects on the ecology of species, which has implications
for biodiversity persistence in protected areas experiencing increasing human recreation …

Relative effects of recreational activities on a temperate terrestrial wildlife assemblage

R Naidoo, AC Burton - Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Outdoor recreation is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world and provides
many benefits to people. Assessing possible negative impacts of recreation is nevertheless …

Ecological traits and the spatial structure of competitive coexistence among carnivores

P Monterroso, F Díaz‐Ruiz, PM Lukacs, PC Alves… - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Competition is a widespread interaction among carnivores, ultimately manifested through
one or more dimensions of the species' ecological niche. One of the most explicit …

[HTML][HTML] Large carnivores living alongside humans: Brown bears in human-modified landscapes

A Morales-González, H Ruiz-Villar, A Ordiz… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Expansion of human activities into large carnivore habitats and of large carnivore ranges
into anthropogenic settings increase the potential for human-wildlife conflicts. Future …

[HTML][HTML] Large carnivore response to human road use suggests a landscape of coexistence

TM Kautz, NL Fowler, TR Petroelje, DE Beyer… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coexistence between humans and large carnivores may depend on carnivore adaptations
to use developed landscapes while reducing human encounters. Roads are a widespread …

Human impacts on mammals in and around a protected area before, during, and after COVID‐19 lockdowns

M Procko, R Naidoo, V LeMay… - … science and practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dual mandate for many protected areas (PAs) to simultaneously promote recreation and
conserve biodiversity may be hampered by negative effects of recreation on wildlife …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of cumulated outdoor activity on wildlife habitat use

A Corradini, M Randles, L Pedrotti, E van Loon… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Humans profoundly affect animal distributions by directly competing for space, not only
transforming, but actively using their habitat. Anthropogenic disturbance is usually measured …

The impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on wildlife in Deccan Plateau, India

AK Behera, PR Kumar, MM Priya, T Ramesh… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented changes in human activity
via extensive lockdowns worldwide. Large-scale shifts in human activities bestowed both …