[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing the distribution, risk, and transport of microplastics and heavy metals for wildlife and habitats in “island” landscapes: From source to sink

S Cui, W Yu, XZ Han, T Hu, M Yu, Y Liang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals (HMs) are important pollutants in terrestrial
ecosystems. In particular, the “island” landscape's weak resistance makes it vulnerable to …

Molecular diet analysis of neotropical bats based on fecal DNA metabarcoding

MR Ingala, NB Simmons, C Wultsch… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bat communities in the Neotropics are some of the most speciose assemblages of mammals
on Earth, with regions supporting more than 100 sympatric species with diverse feeding …

Co-occurrence of snow leopard, wolf and Siberian ibex under livestock encroachment into protected areas across the Mongolian Altai

M Salvatori, S Tenan, V Oberosler, C Augugliaro… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Projected impacts of climate change on snow leopard habitat in Qinghai Province, China

J Li, Y Xue, CE Hacker, Y Zhang, Y Li… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for develo** effective
strategies to reduce emerging climate‐related threats. We used the maximum entropy …

Effects of free‐ranging livestock on occurrence and interspecific interactions of a mammalian community

M Salvatori, V Oberosler, C Augugliaro… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mammalian communities inhabiting temperate grasslands are of conservation concern
globally, especially in Central Asia, where livestock numbers have dramatically increased in …

Spatio-temporal human snow leopard (Panthera uncia) conflicts and mitigation measures in Baltistan-free-livestock grazing pastoral areas

M Zaman, R Jackson, S Hussain - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Apex predators are essential for maintaining ecosystem balance by controlling biotic
communities. The spatio-temporal grazing of livestock in pastoral areas can pose threats to …

Different coexistence patterns between apex carnivores and mesocarnivores based on temporal, spatial, and dietary niche partitioning analysis in Qilian Mountain …

W Cong, J Li, C Hacker, Y Li, Y Zhang, L **, Y Zhang… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Carnivores play key roles in maintaining ecosystem structure and function as well as
ecological processes. Understanding how sympatric species coexist in natural ecosystems …

Alteration of the gut microbial composition of critically endangered Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) in captivity during enrichment phase

M Khairulmunir, M Gani, AR Mohd-Ridwan… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Background Enrichment activities may influence the microbiomes of captive tigers', affecting
their health, digestion, and behavior. Currently, there are few studies that address the impact …

Seasonal space use and habitat selection of GPS collared snow leopards (Panthera uncia) in the Mongolian Altai range

B Rosenbaum, AD Poyarkov, B Munkhtsog… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Although the home range and habitat selection of animal species is among the fundamental
pieces of biological information collected by research projects during recent decades …

Snow leopard dietary preferences and livestock predation revealed by fecal DNA Metabarcoding: No evidence for apparent competition between wild and domestic …

Q Lu, L **ao, C Cheng, Z Lu, J Zhao… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Accurate assessments of the patterns and drivers of livestock depredation by wild carnivores
are vital for designing effective mitigation strategies to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Snow …