Aim To synthesize the species distribution modelling (SDM) literature to inform which
variables have been used in MaxEnt models for different taxa and to quantify how frequently …

Understanding species distributions and the factors limiting them is an important topic in
ecology and conservation, including in nature reserve selection and predicting climate …

Accurately estimating home range and understanding movement behavior can provide
important information on ecological processes. Advances in data collection and analysis …

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

Terrain attributes (eg, slope, rugosity) derived in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from
digital terrain models (DTMs) are widely used in both terrestrial and marine ecological …

Aim To test the prediction that environmental suitability derived from species distribution
modelling (SDM) could be a surrogate for jaguar local population density estimates …

Abstract Aim Central Iran is a priority area for biodiversity conservation, which is threatened
by encroachment on core habitats and fragmentation by roads. The goal of this study was to …

Predation on livestock is one of the main factors that cause the felids hunting, in particular for
puma and jaguar this conflict with humans is severe. Most studies have assessed the …

A mosaic of intact native and human-modified vegetation use can provide important habitat
for top predators such as the puma (Puma concolor), avoiding negative effects on other …

1. Natura 2000 network (N 2000) and national protected areas (NPA s) are recognised as
the most important core 'units' for biological conservation in E urope. 2. Species distribution …