Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Sévêque, LK Gentle, JV López‐Bao… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

Evolutionary and ecological traps for brown bears Ursus arctos in human‐modified landscapes

V Penteriani, MDM Delgado, M Krofel, K Jerina… - Mammal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Evolutionary traps, and their derivative, ecological traps, occur when animals make
maladaptive decisions based on seemingly reliable environmental cues, and are important …

The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivore

JF Benson, KD Dougherty, P Beier… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mitigating human-caused mortality for large carnivores is a pressing global challenge for
wildlife conservation. However, mortality is almost exclusively studied at local (within …

Behavior‐specific habitat selection by African lions may promote their persistence in a human‐dominated landscape

JP Suraci, LG Frank, A Oriol‐Cotterill, S Ekwanga… - Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Co‐occurrence with humans presents substantial risks for large carnivores, yet human‐
dominated landscapes are increasingly crucial to carnivore conservation as human land use …

Humans and urban development mediate the sympatry of competing carnivores

RJ Moll, JD Cepek, PD Lorch, PM Dennis, T Robison… - Urban …, 2018 - Springer
Humans can profoundly shape animal community dynamics, but such effects have rarely
been evaluated for terrestrial carnivores. Humans affect carnivores in both spatial and …

Energetics and fear of humans constrain the spatial ecology of pumas

BA Nickel, JP Suraci, AC Nisi… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Energetic demands and fear of predators are considered primary factors shaping animal
behavior, and both are likely drivers of movement decisions that ultimately determine the …

Identification of human–carnivore conflict hotspots to prioritize mitigation efforts

F Broekhuis, SA Cushman, NB Elliot - Ecology and evolution, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Human–carnivore conflict is a primary driver of carnivore declines worldwide and resolving
these conflicts is a conservation priority. However, resources to mitigate conflicts are limited …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and anthropogenic factors synergistically affect space use of jaguars

JJ Thompson, RG Morato, BB Niebuhr, VB Alegre… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Large terrestrial carnivores have undergone some of the largest population declines and
range reductions of any species, which is of concern as they can have large effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance

KL Mills, JL Belant, M Beukes, E Dröge… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Wide-ranging carnivores experience tradeoffs between dynamic resource availabilities and
heterogeneous risks from humans, with consequences for their ecological function and …

Hunger mediates apex predator's risk avoidance response in wildland–urban interface

KA Blecha, RB Boone… - Journal of Animal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Conflicts between large mammalian predators and humans present a challenge to
conservation efforts, as these events drive human attitudes and policies concerning predator …