Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the biggest threats to biodiversity. Anthropogenic
habitat fragmentation leads to small and isolated remnant plant and animal populations. The …

The relationship between the body condition of different small mammal species and the
habitat they occupy is poorly analyzed. We analyzed the body condition index, BCI, of 18 …

Motion triggered camera traps are an increasingly popular tool for wildlife research and can
be used to survey for multiple species simultaneously. As with all survey techniques, it is …

Behavioural tendencies vary consistently among individuals and this variation is known as
personality. Previous studies have found that personality traits measured through …

Intensification of agriculture is an increasing threat for biodiversity. Central Romania still
preserves a traditional rural landscape with a matrix of small plots of crops and large …

Understanding factors affecting the functional diversity of ecological communities is an
important goal for ecologists and conservationists. Previous work has largely been …

Several studies have shown that small mammal communities are influenced by silvicultural
activities, possibly because these affect the quality of wildlife habitats. Previous research …

Simple Summary Camera-trapping has been widely used to assess activity rhythms and
temporal overlap of different medium-and large-sized mammal species sharing the same …

Landscape change alters species' distributions, and understanding these changes is a key
ecological and conservation goal. Species-habitat relationships are often modelled in the …

Wetland environment and habitat loss increase the rate of biodiversity decline and affect our
ecosystems. Yancheng National Nature Reserve (YNNR) is a protected area dedicated to …