Animal movements in fire‐prone landscapes

DG Nimmo, S Avitabile, SC Banks… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Movement is a trait of fundamental importance in ecosystems subject to frequent
disturbances, such as fire‐prone ecosystems. Despite this, the role of movement in …

Home ranges, habitat and body mass: simple correlates of home range size in ungulates

EG Ofstad, I Herfindal, EJ Solberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The spatial scale of animal space use, eg measured as individual home range size, is a key
trait with important implications for ecological and evolutionary processes as well as …

The Atlantic Forest

MCM Marques, CEV Grelle - … Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the …, 2021 - Springer
The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

Land use vs. fragment size and isolation as determinants of small mammal composition and richness in Atlantic Forest remnants

MV Vieira, N Olifiers, AC Delciellos, VZ Antunes… - Biological …, 2009 - Elsevier
The remaining Atlantic Forest fragments are structurally isolated by a matrix of pastures,
plantations, or urban areas, and most remnants are small (< 100ha). Island biogeography …

Ecological corridors and landscape planning: a model to select priority areas for connectivity maintenance

IR Salviano, FR Gardon, RF dos Santos - Landscape Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Context Maintaining connectivity in landscapes where natural ecosystems are quickly
replaced by human land-uses is a challenge. To reduce the effects of habitat loss, ecological …

Dispersal movement through fragmented landscapes: the role of stepping stones and perceptual range

ÉG Rocha, E Brigatti, BB Niebuhr, MC Ribeiro… - Landscape …, 2021 - Springer
Context Dispersal is a crucial process for species persistence under natural and disturbed
landscapes. The effectiveness of stepping stones as a connectivity strategy for increasing …

Why are some animal populations unaffected or positively affected by roads?

T Rytwinski, L Fahrig - Oecologia, 2013 - Springer
In reviews on effects of roads on animal population abundance we found that most effects
are negative; however, there are also many neutral and positive responses [Fahrig and …

Unraveling the ecological complexities of tick-associated Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus transmission: a gap analysis for the western Palearctic

A Estrada-Peña, L Jameson, J Medlock… - Vector-Borne and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
This review aims to summarize the current knowledge of the eco-epidemiology of Crimean-
Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus transmission reviewing the most recent scientific …

Priority areas for forest conservation in an urban landscape at the transition between Atlantic Forest and Cerrado

K Mello, RH Toppa, E Cardoso-Leite - Cerne, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Urbanization and agriculture growth are some of the major causes of natural ecosystems
depletion and biodiversity loss. Conservation efforts can be developed through the …

Reinforced diffusions as models of memory-mediated animal movement

WF Fagan, F McBride, L Koralov - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
How memory shapes animals' movement paths is a topic of growing interest in ecology, with
connections to planning for conservation and climate change. Empirical studies suggest that …