Local-scale habitat configuration makes a niche for wildlife encroaching into an urban landscape: grubbing sites of wild boar Sus scrofa in a city matrix

M Ciach, P Tetkowski, I Fedyń - Urban Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
Urban environments may offer certain species diverse and abundant food resources of
natural and anthropogenic origin. However, the local-scale configuration of habitats and …

Responses of small mammals to habitat characteristics in Southern Carpathian forests

AM Benedek, I Sîrbu, A Lazăr - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Compared to Northern Carpathians, the small mammal fauna of Southern
Carpathian forests is poorly known, with no data on habitat use; our study seeks to fill this …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and habitat determinants of small-mammal biodiversity in urban green areas: Lessons for nature-based solutions

O Dondina, P Tirozzi, A Viviano, E Mori, V Orioli… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
In an increasingly anthropogenic world, urban green areas are critical for human well-being
because of the ecosystem services they offer. However, the management of these areas …

Discarded bottles entrap endemic small mammals species in a large Mediterranean island

V Ferri, P Crescia, C Battisti - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
We examined the entrapment effect of discarded bottles on small mammals, along a road
network located in North-Western Sardinia (Italy). On 162 bottles, 49 (> 30%) contained at …

Positive interactions between great longhorn beetles and forest structure

P Casula, S Fantini, G Fenu, M Fois, G Calvia… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Great longhorn beetles (GLBs) may affect forest structure, because their larvae colonize
trees and create networks of cavities further exploited by other species, resulting in dead or …

Impact of coarse woody debris on habitat use of two sympatric rodent species in the temperate Białowieża Forest

E Zegadło, P Zegadło, E Jancewicz - Forestry, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Importance of coarse woody debris (CWD) in habitat use of small mammals has not been
thoroughly explored, especially for European species. Moreover, despite the growing …

Incorporating the visibility analysis of fire lookouts for old-growth wood fire risk reduction in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia

S Fantini, M Fois, R Secci, P Casula, G Fenu… - Geocarto …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sardinia is subject to many fire events each year. A visibility analysis of old-growth woods
from the network of fire lookouts was performed; the visibility of fires from lookouts and the …

Small mammal assemblages in heterogeneous landscapes at the Southern tip of Italian peninsula evidence clear eco-biogeographic patterns

G Aloise, L Luiselli, G Amori… - Ethology Ecology & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the frequencies of sympatric small mammal species in 12 habitat-types
located in the extreme south of the Italian peninsula (Calabria) using trapping techniques …

Anthropogenic threats drive spatio-temporal responses of wildcat on Mt. Etna

S Anile, S Devillard, CK Nielsen, ML Valvo - European Journal of Wildlife …, 2021 - Springer
Human expansion can cause disturbance and intrusion of invasive species, which are
detrimental to small carnivores. We investigated how European wildcats responded to …

Co-occurrence of ectoparasites on wild rodents in Sipora Island, Mentawai, Indonesia with the zoonotic potential review

M MAIRAWITA, A MURSYID, D DAHELMI… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Mairawita, Mursyid A, Dahelmi, Diniyati F, Lidia D, Putri N, Arifa MM, Jefrial, Maulana RM.
2023. Co-occurrence of ectoparasites on wild rodents in Sipora Island, Mentawai, Indonesia …