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  1. Article: Rare and Hungry: Feeding Ecology of the Golden Alpine Salamander, an Endangered Amphibian in the Alps.

    Centomo, Emma / Roner, Luca / Salvatori, Marco / Pedrini, Paolo / Romano, Antonio

    Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 13

    Abstract: Amphibians are considered critical species in the nutrient flow within and across ecosystems, and knowledge on their trophic ecology and niches is crucial for their conservation. For the first time we studied the trophic ecology of the rare and ... ...

    Abstract Amphibians are considered critical species in the nutrient flow within and across ecosystems, and knowledge on their trophic ecology and niches is crucial for their conservation. For the first time we studied the trophic ecology of the rare and endemic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2606558-7
    ISSN 2076-2615
    ISSN 2076-2615
    DOI 10.3390/ani13132135
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  2. Article ; Online: Rare and Hungry: Feeding Ecology of the Golden Alpine Salamander, an Endangered Amphibian in the Alps

    Centomo, Emma / Roner, Luca / Salvatori, Marco / Pedrini, Paolo / Romano, Antonio

    Animals. 2023 June 28, v. 13, no. 13

    2023  

    Abstract: Amphibians are considered critical species in the nutrient flow within and across ecosystems, and knowledge on their trophic ecology and niches is crucial for their conservation. For the first time we studied the trophic ecology of the rare and endemic ... ...

    Abstract Amphibians are considered critical species in the nutrient flow within and across ecosystems, and knowledge on their trophic ecology and niches is crucial for their conservation. For the first time we studied the trophic ecology of the rare and endemic Salamandra atra aurorae in a mixed temperate forest in northern Italy. We aimed to define the realized trophic niche, investigate the prey selectivity and explore possible levels of individual specialization. In summer 2022 we obtained stomach contents from 53 salamanders by stomach flushing and prey availability using pitfall traps. We used the Costello graphical method to analyse the realized trophic niche, and the relativized electivity index to study prey selectivity. Our results show that the Golden Alpine salamander adopts a generalist feeding strategy with positive selection of few prey categories (e.g., Myriapoda, Hymenoptera except Formicidae). Food preference seems to be driven by size, movement ability and chitinization of the prey. A high degree of inter-individual diet variation, modularity and clustering was found, describing a scenario that can be framed in a Distinct Preference model framework. This study gives new insights on the trophic ecology of the Alpine salamander complex, whose subspecies appear to adopt similar feeding strategies.
    Keywords Formicidae ; Myriapoda ; Salamandra ; diet ; ecology ; food choices ; salamanders and newts ; stomach ; summer ; temperate forests ; Italy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0628
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2606558-7
    ISSN 2076-2615
    ISSN 2076-2615
    DOI 10.3390/ani13132135
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  3. Article: Effects of free-ranging livestock on occurrence and interspecific interactions of a mammalian community.

    Salvatori, Marco / Oberosler, Valentina / Augugliaro, Claudio / Krofel, Miha / Rovero, Francesco

    Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America

    2022  Volume 32, Issue 7, Page(s) e2644

    Abstract: Mammalian communities inhabiting temperate grasslands are of conservation concern globally, especially in Central Asia, where livestock numbers have dramatically increased in recent decades, leading to overgrazing and land-use change. Yet, how this ... ...

    Abstract Mammalian communities inhabiting temperate grasslands are of conservation concern globally, especially in Central Asia, where livestock numbers have dramatically increased in recent decades, leading to overgrazing and land-use change. Yet, how this pervasive presence of livestock herds affects the community of wild mammals remains largely unstudied. We used systematic camera trapping at 216 sites across remote, mountainous areas of the Mongolian Altai Mountains to assess the spatial and temporal patterns of occurrence and the interspecific relationships within a mammalian community that includes different categories of livestock. By adopting a recently proposed multispecies occupancy model that incorporates interspecific correlation in occupancy, we found several statistically strong correlations in occupancy among species pairs, with the majority involving livestock. The sign of such associations was markedly species-dependent, with larger wild species of conservation concern, namely, snow leopard and Siberian ibex, avoiding livestock presence. As predicted, we found evidence of a positive correlation in occupancy between predators and their respective main prey. Contrary to our expectations, a number of intraguild species pairs also showed positive co-occurrence, with no evidence of spatiotemporal niche partitioning. Overall, our study suggests that livestock encroaching into protected areas influences the whole local community of wild mammals. Though pastoralism has coexisted with wildlife for millennia in central Asian grasslands, our findings suggest that policies and practices to decrease the pressure of livestock husbandry on wildlife are needed, with special attention on large species, such as the snow leopard and its wild prey, which seem to be particularly sensitive to this pervasive livestock presence.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Wild ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Livestock ; Panthera
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1074505-1
    ISSN 1939-5582 ; 1051-0761
    ISSN (online) 1939-5582
    ISSN 1051-0761
    DOI 10.1002/eap.2644
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  4. Article ; Online: Crowded mountains: Long-term effects of human outdoor recreation on a community of wild mammals monitored with systematic camera trapping.

    Salvatori, Marco / Oberosler, Valentina / Rinaldi, Margherita / Franceschini, Alessandro / Truschi, Stefania / Pedrini, Paolo / Rovero, Francesco

    Ambio

    2023  Volume 52, Issue 6, Page(s) 1085–1097

    Abstract: 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 wildlife conservation requires sound evaluations of how outdoor ... ...

    Abstract 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 wildlife conservation requires sound evaluations of how outdoor activities affect biodiversity in space and time. We aimed to contribute to this topic by asking whether tourism in the world-renown Dolomites, Italy, affected wild mammals in the long term, and if it elicited spatial or temporal avoidance. We detected mammals by systematic camera trapping over seven consecutive summers at 60, consistently sampled, sites, and estimated trends in occurrence at community and species levels through a dynamic community occupancy model, combined with site use intensity and an index of nocturnality. Overall, 70% of the 520 000 images obtained depicted humans, whose presence intensified over the 7-year period. Nonetheless, both community and most species-level occurrences increased. However, human activities caused a strong temporal avoidance in the whole community, especially in most disturbed sites, while spatial avoidance was observed only for bigger-sized species.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Biodiversity ; Animals, Wild ; Mammals ; Hunting ; Human Activities ; Recreation ; Conservation of Natural Resources
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-10
    Publishing country Sweden
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120759-3
    ISSN 1654-7209 ; 0044-7447
    ISSN (online) 1654-7209
    ISSN 0044-7447
    DOI 10.1007/s13280-022-01825-w
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  5. Article ; Online: Body mass mediates spatio-temporal responses of mammals to human frequentation across Italian protected areas.

    Salvatori, Marco / Greco, Ilaria / Petroni, Luca / Massolo, Alessandro / Dorigatti, Enrico / Miscioscia, Martina / Natucci, Luca / Oberosler, Valentina / Partel, Piergiovanni / Pedrini, Paolo / Volcan, Gilberto / Rovero, Francesco

    Proceedings. Biological sciences

    2024  Volume 291, Issue 2020, Page(s) 20232874

    Abstract: Protected area (PA) networks are a pivotal tool to fight biodiversity loss, yet they often need to balance the mission of nature conservation with the socio-economic need of giving opportunity for outdoor recreation. Recreation in natural areas is ... ...

    Abstract Protected area (PA) networks are a pivotal tool to fight biodiversity loss, yet they often need to balance the mission of nature conservation with the socio-economic need of giving opportunity for outdoor recreation. Recreation in natural areas is important for human health in an urbanized society, but can prompt behavioural modifications in wild animals. Rarely, however, have these responses being studied across multiple PAs and using standardized methods. We deployed a systematic camera trapping protocol at over 200 sites to sample medium and large mammals in four PAs within the European Natura 2000 network to assess their spatio-temporal responses to human frequentation, proximity to towns, amount of open habitat and topographical variables. By applying multi-species and single-species models for the number of diurnal, crepuscular and nocturnal detections and a multi-species model for nocturnality index, we estimated both species-specific- and meta-community-level effects, finding that increased nocturnality appeared the main strategy that the mammal meta-community used to cope with human disturbance. However, responses in the diurnal, crepuscular and nocturnal site use were mediated by species' body mass, with larger species exhibiting avoidance of humans and smaller species more opportunistic behaviours. Our results show the effectiveness of standardized sampling and provide insights for planning the expansion of PA networks as foreseen by the Kunming-Montreal biodiversity agreement.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Conservation of Natural Resources/methods ; Mammals/physiology ; Ecosystem ; Animals, Wild ; Biodiversity ; Italy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209242-6
    ISSN 1471-2954 ; 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    ISSN (online) 1471-2954
    ISSN 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    DOI 10.1098/rspb.2023.2874
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  6. Article: Co-occurrence of snow leopard, wolf and Siberian ibex under livestock encroachment into protected areas across the Mongolian Altai

    Salvatori, Marco / Tenan, Simone / Oberosler, Valentina / Augugliaro, Claudio / Christe, Philippe / Groff, Claudio / Krofel, Miha / Zimmermann, Fridolin / Rovero, Francesco

    Biological conservation. 2021 Sept., v. 261

    2021  

    Abstract: In countries such as Mongolia, where globalization of the cashmere market has spurred herders to massively increase their livestock numbers, an important conservation concern is the effect of livestock encroachment on wildlife. This is especially ... ...

    Abstract In countries such as Mongolia, where globalization of the cashmere market has spurred herders to massively increase their livestock numbers, an important conservation concern is the effect of livestock encroachment on wildlife. This is especially important inside protected areas (PAs), which often represent the last refugia for threatened large mammals. We used camera-traps to sample four areas with different protection status across the Mongolian Altai Mountains, and targeted a predator-prey system composed of livestock, one large herbivore, the Siberian ibex, and two large carnivores, the snow leopard and the wolf. To determine the effect of livestock on habitat use by the wild species and their spatio-temporal co-occurrence we applied an occupancy framework explicitly developed for modelling interacting species. We recorded a widespread presence of domestic animals in the PAs, and observed avoidance of sites used by livestock by snow leopard and ibex, while wolves tended to co-occur with it. Snow leopard and ibex showed clear mutual co-occurrence, indicating a tight predator-prey relationship. Results provide evidence that, at the scale of sites sampled primarily to maximise snow leopard detections, grazing livestock interferes with wild species by inducing avoidance in snow leopards, and attraction in wolves. We suggest that (1) PAs management should enforce real grazing limitations on the ground, especially in the core areas of the parks; (2) new policies incorporating wildlife conservation into government subsidies to pastoralists should be envisaged, to prevent increasing displacement of snow leopards and ibex; (3) as wolves co-occurred with livestock, with the potential for human-wildlife conflicts, we encourage the use of a set of prevention techniques to mitigate livestock depredation.
    Keywords Capra sibirica ; cameras ; globalization ; habitat preferences ; herbivores ; livestock ; markets ; predation ; predator-prey relationships ; refuge habitats ; snow ; wildlife ; wildlife management ; wolves ; Mongolia
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-09
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ISSN 0006-3207
    DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109294
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  7. Article ; Online: Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape.

    Burton, A Cole / Beirne, Christopher / Gaynor, Kaitlyn M / Sun, Catherine / Granados, Alys / Allen, Maximilian L / Alston, Jesse M / Alvarenga, Guilherme C / Calderón, Francisco Samuel Álvarez / Amir, Zachary / Anhalt-Depies, Christine / Appel, Cara / Arroyo-Arce, Stephanny / Balme, Guy / Bar-Massada, Avi / Barcelos, Daniele / Barr, Evan / Barthelmess, Erika L / Baruzzi, Carolina /
    Basak, Sayantani M / Beenaerts, Natalie / Belmaker, Jonathan / Belova, Olgirda / Bezarević, Branko / Bird, Tori / Bogan, Daniel A / Bogdanović, Neda / Boyce, Andy / Boyce, Mark / Brandt, LaRoy / Brodie, Jedediah F / Brooke, Jarred / Bubnicki, Jakub W / Cagnacci, Francesca / Carr, Benjamin Scott / Carvalho, João / Casaer, Jim / Černe, Rok / Chen, Ron / Chow, Emily / Churski, Marcin / Cincotta, Connor / Ćirović, Duško / Coates, T D / Compton, Justin / Coon, Courtney / Cove, Michael V / Crupi, Anthony P / Farra, Simone Dal / Darracq, Andrea K / Davis, Miranda / Dawe, Kimberly / De Waele, Valerie / Descalzo, Esther / Diserens, Tom A / Drimaj, Jakub / Duľa, Martin / Ellis-Felege, Susan / Ellison, Caroline / Ertürk, Alper / Fantle-Lepczyk, Jean / Favreau, Jorie / Fennell, Mitch / Ferreras, Pablo / Ferretti, Francesco / Fiderer, Christian / Finnegan, Laura / Fisher, Jason T / Fisher-Reid, M Caitlin / Flaherty, Elizabeth A / Fležar, Urša / Flousek, Jiří / Foca, Jennifer M / Ford, Adam / Franzetti, Barbara / Frey, Sandra / Fritts, Sarah / Frýbová, Šárka / Furnas, Brett / Gerber, Brian / Geyle, Hayley M / Giménez, Diego G / Giordano, Anthony J / Gomercic, Tomislav / Gompper, Matthew E / Gräbin, Diogo Maia / Gray, Morgan / Green, Austin / Hagen, Robert / Hagen, Robert Bob / Hammerich, Steven / Hanekom, Catharine / Hansen, Christopher / Hasstedt, Steven / Hebblewhite, Mark / Heurich, Marco / Hofmeester, Tim R / Hubbard, Tru / Jachowski, David / Jansen, Patrick A / Jaspers, Kodi Jo / Jensen, Alex / Jordan, Mark / Kaizer, Mariane C / Kelly, Marcella J / Kohl, Michel T / Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie / Krofel, Miha / Krug, Andrea / Kuhn, Kellie M / Kuijper, Dries P J / Kuprewicz, Erin K / Kusak, Josip / Kutal, Miroslav / Lafferty, Diana J R / LaRose, Summer / Lashley, Marcus / Lathrop, Richard / Lee, Thomas E / Lepczyk, Christopher / Lesmeister, Damon B / Licoppe, Alain / Linnell, Marco / Loch, Jan / Long, Robert / Lonsinger, Robert C / Louvrier, Julie / Luskin, Matthew Scott / MacKay, Paula / Maher, Sean / Manet, Benoît / Mann, Gareth K H / Marshall, Andrew J / Mason, David / McDonald, Zara / McKay, Tracy / McShea, William J / Mechler, Matt / Miaud, Claude / Millspaugh, Joshua J / Monteza-Moreno, Claudio M / Moreira-Arce, Dario / Mullen, Kayleigh / Nagy, Christopher / Naidoo, Robin / Namir, Itai / Nelson, Carrie / O'Neill, Brian / O'Mara, M Teague / Oberosler, Valentina / Osorio, Christian / Ossi, Federico / Palencia, Pablo / Pearson, Kimberly / Pedrotti, Luca / Pekins, Charles E / Pendergast, Mary / Pinho, Fernando F / Plhal, Radim / Pocasangre-Orellana, Xochilt / Price, Melissa / Procko, Michael / Proctor, Mike D / Ramalho, Emiliano Esterci / Ranc, Nathan / Reljic, Slaven / Remine, Katie / Rentz, Michael / Revord, Ronald / Reyna-Hurtado, Rafael / Risch, Derek / Ritchie, Euan G / Romero, Andrea / Rota, Christopher / Rovero, Francesco / Rowe, Helen / Rutz, Christian / Salvatori, Marco / Sandow, Derek / Schalk, Christopher M / Scherger, Jenna / Schipper, Jan / Scognamillo, Daniel G / Şekercioğlu, Çağan H / Semenzato, Paola / Sevin, Jennifer / Shamon, Hila / Shier, Catherine / Silva-Rodríguez, Eduardo A / Sindicic, Magda / Smyth, Lucy K / Soyumert, Anil / Sprague, Tiffany / St Clair, Colleen Cassady / Stenglein, Jennifer / Stephens, Philip A / Stępniak, Kinga Magdalena / Stevens, Michael / Stevenson, Cassondra / Ternyik, Bálint / Thomson, Ian / Torres, Rita T / Tremblay, Joan / Urrutia, Tomas / Vacher, Jean-Pierre / Visscher, Darcy / Webb, Stephen L / Weber, Julian / Weiss, Katherine C B / Whipple, Laura S / Whittier, Christopher A / Whittington, Jesse / Wierzbowska, Izabela / Wikelski, Martin / Williamson, Jacque / Wilmers, Christopher C / Windle, Todd / Wittmer, Heiko U / Zharikov, Yuri / Zorn, Adam / Kays, Roland

    Nature ecology & evolution

    2024  

    Abstract: Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens to view mammal responses to changes in human activity during the ... ...

    Abstract Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens to view mammal responses to changes in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across 163 species sampled in 102 projects around the world, changes in the amount and timing of animal activity varied widely. Under higher human activity, mammals were less active in undeveloped areas but unexpectedly more active in developed areas while exhibiting greater nocturnality. Carnivores were most sensitive, showing the strongest decreases in activity and greatest increases in nocturnality. Wildlife managers must consider how habituation and uneven sensitivity across species may cause fundamental differences in human-wildlife interactions along gradients of human influence.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2397-334X
    ISSN (online) 2397-334X
    DOI 10.1038/s41559-024-02363-2
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  8. Article ; Online: Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape

    Burton, Cole / Beirne, Christopher / Gaynor, Kaitlyn M. / Sun, Catherine / Granados, Alys / Allen, Maximilian L. / Alston, Jesse M. / Alvarenga, Guilherme C. / Calderón, Francisco Samuel Álvarez / Amir, Zachary / Anhalt-Depies, Christine / Appel, Cara / Arroyo-Arce, Stephanny / Balme, Guy / Bar-Massada, Avi / Barcelos, Daniele / Barr, Evan / Barthelmess, Erika L. / Baruzzi, Carolina /
    Basak, Sayantani M. / Beenaerts, Natalie / Belmaker, Jonathan / Belova, Olgirda / Bezarević, Branko / Bird, Tori / Bogan, Daniel A. / Bogdanović, Neda / Boyce, Andy / Boyce, Mark / Brandt, La Roy / Brodie, Jedediah F. / Brooke, Jarred / Bubnicki, Jakub W. / Cagnacci, Francesca / Carr, Benjamin Scott / Carvalho, João / Casaer, Jim / Černe, Rok / Chen, Ron / Chow, Emily / Churski, Marcin / Cincotta, Connor / Ćirović, Duško / Coates, T.D. / Compton, Justin / Coon, Courtney / Cove, Michael V. / Crupi, Anthony P. / Farra, Simone Dal / Darracq, Andrea K. / Davis, Miranda / Dawe, Kimberly / De Waele, Valerie / Descalzo, Esther / Diserens, Tom A. / Drimaj, Jakub / Duľa, Martin / Ellis-Felege, Susan / Ellison, Caroline / Ertürk, Alper / Fantle-Lepczyk, Jean / Favreau, Jorie / Fennell, Mitch / Ferreras, Pablo / Ferretti, Francesco / Fiderer, Christian / Finnegan, Laura / Fisher, Jason T. / Fisher-Reid, Caitlin / Flaherty, Elizabeth A. / Fležar, Urša / Flousek, Jiří / Foca, Jennifer M. / Ford, Adam / Franzetti, Barbara / Frey, Sandra / Fritts, Sarah / Frýbová, Šárka / Furnas, Brett / Gerber, Brian / Geyle, Hayley M. / Giménez, Diego G. / Giordano, Anthony J. / Gomercic, Tomislav / Gompper, Matthew E. / Gräbin, Diogo Maia / Gray, Morgan / Green, Austin / Hagen, Robert / Hammerich, Steven / Hanekom, Catharine / Hansen, Christopher / Hasstedt, Steven / Hebblewhite, Mark / Heurich, Marco / Hofmeester, Tim R. / Hubbard, Tru / Jachowski, David / Jansen, Patrick A. / Jaspers, Kodi Jo / Jensen, Alex / Jordan, Mark / Kaizer, Mariane C. / Kelly, Marcella J. / Kohl, Michel T. / Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie / Krofel, Miha / Krug, Andrea / Kuhn, Kellie M. / Kuijper, Dries P.J. / Kuprewicz, Erin K. / Kusak, Josip / Kutal, Miroslav / Lafferty, Diana J.R. / LaRose, Summer / Lashley, Marcus / Lathrop, Richard / Lee, Thomas E. / Lepczyk, Christopher / Lesmeister, Damon B. / Licoppe, Alain / Linnell, Marco / Loch, Jan / Long, Robert / Lonsinger, Robert C. / Louvrier, Julie / Luskin, Matthew Scott / MacKay, Paula / Maher, Sean / Manet, Benoît / Mann, Gareth K.H. / Marshall, Andrew J. / Mason, David / McDonald, Zara / McKay, Tracy / McShea, William J. / Mechler, Matt / Miaud, Claude / Millspaugh, Joshua J. / Moreira-Arce, Dario / Mullen, Kayleigh / Nagy, Christopher / Naidoo, Robin / Namir, Itai / Nelson, Carrie / O’Neill, Brian / O’Mara, Teague / Oberosler, Valentina / Osorio, Christian / Ossi, Federico / Palencia, Pablo / Pearson, Kimberly / Pedrotti, Luca / Pekins, Charles E. / Pendergast, Mary / Pinho, Fernando F. / Plhal, Radim / Pocasangre-Orellana, Xochilt / Price, Melissa / Procko, Michael / Proctor, Mike D. / Ramalho, Emiliano Esterci / Ranc, Nathan / Reljic, Slaven / Remine, Katie / Rentz, Michael / Revord, Ronald / Reyna-Hurtado, Rafael / Risch, Derek / Ritchie, Euan G. / Romero, Andrea / Rota, Christopher / Rovero, Francesco / Rowe, Helen / Rutz, Christian / Salvatori, Marco / Sandow, Derek / Schalk, Christopher M. / Scherger, Jenna / Schipper, Jan / Scognamillo, Daniel G. / Şekercioğlu, Çağan H. / Semenzato, Paola / Sevin, Jennifer / Shamon, Hila / Shier, Catherine / Silva-Rodríguez, Eduardo A. / Sindicic, Magda / Smyth, Lucy K. / Soyumert, Anil / Sprague, Tiffany / St. Clair, Colleen Cassady / Stenglein, Jennifer / Stephens, Philip A. / Stępniak, Kinga Magdalena / Stevens, Michael / Stevenson, Cassondra / Ternyik, Bálint / Thomson, Ian / Torres, Rita T. / Tremblay, Joan / Urrutia, Tomas / Vacher, Jean Pierre / Visscher, Darcy / Webb, Stephen L. / Weber, Julian / Weiss, Katherine C.B. / Whipple, Laura S. / Whittier, Christopher A. / Whittington, Jesse / Wierzbowska, Izabela / Wikelski, Martin / Williamson, Jacque / Wilmers, Christopher C. / Windle, Todd / Wittmer, Heiko U. / Zharikov, Yuri / Zorn, Adam / Kays, Roland

    Nature Ecology and Evolution (2024) ; ISSN: 2397-334X

    2024  

    Abstract: Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens to view mammal responses to changes in human activity during the ... ...

    Abstract Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens to view mammal responses to changes in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across 163 species sampled in 102 projects around the world, changes in the amount and timing of animal activity varied widely. Under higher human activity, mammals were less active in undeveloped areas but unexpectedly more active in developed areas while exhibiting greater nocturnality. Carnivores were most sensitive, showing the strongest decreases in activity and greatest increases in nocturnality. Wildlife managers must consider how habituation and uneven sensitivity across species may cause fundamental differences in human–wildlife interactions along gradients of human influence.
    Keywords Life Science
    Language English
    Publishing country nl
    Document type Article ; Online
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