Demographic effects of road mortality on mammalian populations: a systematic review

LJ Moore, SO Petrovan, AJ Bates, HL Hicks… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In light of rapidly expanding road networks worldwide, there is increasing global awareness
of the growing amount of mammalian roadkill. However, the ways in which road mortality …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental-scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore

J Oeser, M Heurich, S Kramer-Schadt, H Andrén… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Context Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their
coexistence with people in shared landscapes. Landscape composition might be a key …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphone app reveals that lynx avoid human recreationists on local scale, but not home range scale

NH Thorsen, R Bischof, J Mattisson, TR Hofmeester… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Outdoor recreation is increasing and affects habitat use and selection by wildlife. These
effects are challenging to study, especially for elusive species with large spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution model transferability for a wide-ranging species, the Gray Wolf

MG Gantchoff, DE Beyer Jr, JD Erb, DM MacFarland… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Using existing data can be a reliable and cost-effective way to predict species distributions,
and particularly useful for recovering or expanding species. We developed a current gray …

Interpack communication in African wild dogs at long-term shared marking sites

MJ Claase, MI Cherry, PJ Apps, JW McNutt… - Animal Behaviour, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•African wild dogs repeatedly visit and scent-mark at shared marking sites
(SMSs).•Visits decrease during the denning season, coinciding with a range …

Quantifying anthropogenic wolf mortality in relation to hunting regulations and landscape attributes across North America

JE Hill, HM Boone, MG Gantchoff, TM Kautz… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the types and magnitude of human‐caused mortality is essential for
maintaining viable large carnivore populations. We used a database of cause‐specific …

[HTML][HTML] Hedgerows interact with forests to shape the abundance of mesopredators and their predation rate on eggs in farmland landscapes

C Bravo, M Sarasa, V Bretagnolle, O Pays - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nest predation is the main cause of reproductive failure, particularly in ground-nesting birds
on farmlands. Understanding the links between nest predation and habitat change can help …

Variation in human diel activity patterns mediates periodic increases in recreational activity on mammal behavioural response: investigating the presence of a …

AM Green, E Young, H Keller, T Grace, ME Pendergast… - Animal Behaviour, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•We tested whether wildlife respond temporally to increased weekend human
activity.•In general, wildlife did not respond temporally to increased weekend human …

[HTML][HTML] Forest structure has stronger effects than cattle occurrence on the occupancy of a carnivore guild

ME Martin, S Singh, DS Green, SM Matthews - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities can profoundly affect ecological communities. This is true of the
most ubiquitous type of anthropogenic land-use, livestock grazing. While livestock grazing is …