Landscape connectivity is increasingly emphasized due to its relevance for interpreting
effects of environmental change. Yet substantial uncertainty remains regarding the …

No group of wild mammals so universally captures the emotions of people world-wide than
do wild canids. That emotion can be enchantment and fascination, but it can also be …

Assessing spatial distributions of threatened large carnivores at landscape scales poses
formidable challenges because of their rarity and elusiveness. As a consequence of …

Wild tigers are in a precarious state. Habitat loss and intense poaching of tigers and their
prey, coupled with inadequate government efforts to maintain tiger populations, have …

Seascape Ecology provides a comprehensive look at the state-of-the-science in the
application of landscape ecology to the seas and provides guidance for future research …

1. Corridors are commonly used to connect fragments of wildlife habitat, yet the identification
of conservation corridors typically neglects processes of habitat selection and movement for …

Aim Resources can shape patterns of habitat utilization. Recently a broad foraging
dichotomy between oceanic and coastal sites has been revealed for loggerhead sea turtles …

Broad scale population estimates of declining species are desired for conservation efforts.
However, for many secretive species including large carnivores, such estimates are often …

Tigers P anthera tigris continue to decline despite the best efforts of the worldwide scientific
and conservation communities. Prey depletion has been linked to this decline, but a clear …

The republic of Tatarstan is one of the most growing state in Russia in terms of
industrialization and modernization with various natural disasters and intense human …