Climate change is one of the major challenges to the current conservation of biodiversity.
Here, by using the brown bear, Ursus arctos, in the southernmost limit of its global …

Multiple studies have used species distribution models to identify human–wildlife conflict
drivers. An important application of these models is spatial conflict resolution by accounting …

Human encroachment in natural habitats and consequent landscape modifications pose
significant threats to animal populations, particularly endangered species. Therefore …

Habitat modeling is one of the most common practices in ecology today, aimed at
understanding complex associations between species and an array of environmental …

Background Humans have altered fire regimes across ecosystems due to climate change,
land use change, and increasing ignition. Unprecedented shifts in fire regimes affect …

Habitat assessment of species is one of the most important strategies to conserve
biodiversity in the protected areas. The main objective of this study is to present an …

Globally, amphibians are one of the most threatened vertebrate groups and are
hypersensitive to human-imposed habitat changes. Here we explore ways to conserve …

The brown bear is Iran's largest carnivore with a wide distribution range. However, the
brown bear is listed as nationally endangered. Brown bears' habitats in Iran are very …