A global review of the conservation threats and status of mustelids

PGR Wright, E Croose, JL Macpherson - Mammal Review, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The family Mustelidae is the largest among the order Carnivora. While we know a great deal
about certain species, there is still a lack of information about many mustelids. We first …

Hope and caution: rewilding to mitigate the impacts of biological invasions

TT Derham, RP Duncan… - … Transactions of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Rewilding is a novel approach to ecological restoration. Trophic rewilding in particular aims
to reinstate ecological functions, especially trophic interactions, through the introduction of …

Estimation of population density of European pine marten in central Italy using camera trapping

E Manzo, P Bartolommei, JM Rowcliffe, R Cozzolino - Acta Theriologica, 2012 - Springer
Evaluating presence and abundance of small carnivores is essential for their conservation.
In Italy, there is scarce information on European pine marten distribution, and no data are …

Spatial niche segregation of sympatric stone marten and pine marten–avoidance of competition or selection of optimal habitat?

A Wereszczuk, A Zalewski - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Coexistence of ecologically similar species relies on differences in one or more dimensions
of their ecological niches, such as space, time and resources in diel and/or seasonal scales …

Isolation by distance, resistance and/or clusters? Lessons learned from a forest‐dwelling carnivore inhabiting a heterogeneous landscape

A Ruiz‐Gonzalez, SA Cushman, MJ Madeira… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape genetics provides a valuable framework to understand how landscape features
influence gene flow and to disentangle the factors that lead to discrete and/or clinal …

Evaluating the temporal and spatio-temporal niche partitioning between carnivores by different analytical method in northeastern Japan

R Watabe, H Tsunoda, MU Saito - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Temporal and spatio-temporal niche partitioning is an important strategy for carnivore
coexistence. Camera-trap data has been analyzed through several methods to assess the …

Carnivore Translocations and Conservation: Insights from Population Models and Field Data for Fishers (Martes pennanti)

JC Lewis, RA Powell, WJ Zielinski - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Translocations are frequently used to restore extirpated carnivore populations.
Understanding the factors that influence translocation success is important because …

Forest structure and snow depth alter the movement patterns and subsequent expenditures of a forest carnivore, the Pacific marten

ME Martin, KM Moriarty, JN Pauli - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Energetic balance is central to the survival and persistence of free‐ranging animals.
Quantifying expenditures and identifying factors that drive energetics informs our …

Wildlife–vehicle collision mitigation: Is partial fencing the answer? An agent-based model approach

F Ascensão, A Clevenger, M Santos-Reis, P Urbano… - Ecological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Evaluating management options for mitigating the impacts of wildlife–vehicle collisions
(WVC) is a major goal for road ecology. Fencing along roads in conjunction with the …

Shaken but not stirred: multiscale habitat suitability modeling of sympatric marten species (Martes martes and Martes foina) in the northern Iberian Peninsula

M Vergara, SA Cushman, F Urra, A Ruiz-González - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Context Multispecies and multiscale habitat suitability models (HSM) are important to identify
the environmental variables and scales influencing habitat selection and facilitate the …