The majority of the world population is now inhabiting urban areas, and with staggering
population growth, urbanization is also increasing. While the work studying the effects of …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Urban greenways are proven strategies to counter ecological fragmentation and improve
urban sustainability. However, significant challenges remain when seeking to integrate …

The urban environment presents new and different challenges to wildlife, but also potential
opportunities depending on the species. As urban encroachment onto native habitats …

As cities continue to grow it is increasingly important to understand the long-term responses
of wildlife to urban environments. There have been increased efforts to determine whether …

The rapid expansion of the world's urban population is a major driver of contemporary
landscape change and ecosystem modification. Urbanisation destroys, degrades and …

Forests are popular locations for outdoor recreation and there is considerable evidence
highlighting the positive social impacts of these activities. There is also a body of research …

Outdoor recreation inflicts a wide array of impacts on individual animals, many of them
reflected in the avoidance of disturbed areas. The scale and spatial extent, however, at …

Highlights•Animal spatiotemporal behaviour may depend on competitors, predators and
humans.•Behavioural responses to predation and human disturbance are nonconsumptive …

Studies on riparian buffers have usually focused on the amount of land needed as habitat for
the terrestrial life stages of semiaquatic species. Nevertheless, the landscape surrounding …