Investigating animal activity patterns and temporal niche partitioning using camera‐trap data: Challenges and opportunities
Time‐stamped camera data are increasingly used to study temporal patterns in species and
community ecology, including species' activity patterns and niche partitioning. Given the …
community ecology, including species' activity patterns and niche partitioning. Given the …
The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality
Rapid expansion of human activity has driven well-documented shifts in the spatial
distribution of wildlife, but the cumulative effect of human disturbance on the temporal …
distribution of wildlife, but the cumulative effect of human disturbance on the temporal …
Competition and coexistence among terrestrial mammalian carnivores
Z Li, SL Li'an Duo, T Wang - Biodiversity Science, 2021 - biodiversity-science.net
Background & Aim: Carnivores play an important role in maintaining the structural and
functional stability of ecosystems. Increasing anthropogenic pressure has resulted in …
functional stability of ecosystems. Increasing anthropogenic pressure has resulted in …
Crowded mountains: Long-term effects of human outdoor recreation on a community of wild mammals monitored with systematic camera trapping
M Salvatori, V Oberosler, M Rinaldi, A Franceschini… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Outdoor recreation in natural areas has become an increasingly popular activity globally, yet
the long-term effects on wildlife are poorly known. Reconciling human access to nature and …
the long-term effects on wildlife are poorly known. Reconciling human access to nature and …
Towns and trails drive carnivore movement behaviour, resource selection, and connectivity
Background Global increases in human activity threaten connectivity of animal habitat and
populations. Protection and restoration of wildlife habitat and movement corridors require …
populations. Protection and restoration of wildlife habitat and movement corridors require …
Nighttime ecology: the “nocturnal problem” revisited
KJ Gaston - The American Naturalist, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
The existence of a synthetic program of research on what was then termed the “nocturnal
problem” and that we might now call “nighttime ecology” was declared more than 70 years …
problem” and that we might now call “nighttime ecology” was declared more than 70 years …
Impact of ecotourism on abundance, diversity and activity patterns of medium-large terrestrial mammals at Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname
DA Ouboter, VS Kadosoe, PE Ouboter - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The impacts of ecotourism on biodiversity are poorly understood and the outcome of this
type of research is often contradictory. On the one hand ecotourism could impact the …
type of research is often contradictory. On the one hand ecotourism could impact the …
Temporal road closures improve habitat quality for wildlife
J Whittington, P Low, B Hunt - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Increasing levels of human activity threaten wildlife populations through direct mortality,
habitat degradation, and habitat fragmentation. Area closures can improve habitat quality for …
habitat degradation, and habitat fragmentation. Area closures can improve habitat quality for …
Assessing the activity pattern overlap among leopards (Panthera pardus), potential prey and competitors in a complex landscape in Tanzania
Studying activity patterns and temporal overlap among carnivores and their putative prey is
difficult because of their secretive and elusive nature. With large carnivores declining …
difficult because of their secretive and elusive nature. With large carnivores declining …
Home range variation in leopards living across the human density gradient
MH Snider, VR Athreya, GA Balme… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Home range size is a fundamental measure of animal space use, providing insight into
habitat quality, animal density, and social organization. Human impacts increasingly are …
habitat quality, animal density, and social organization. Human impacts increasingly are …