Context Unoccupied aerial systems/vehicles (UAS/UAV, aka drones) have become an
increasingly popular tool for ecological research. But much of the recent research is …

Urban heat islands (UHI), intensified by global warming and urbanization, threaten urban
sustainability and public health. This study examines the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban …

Objectives We used sightings to establish if Nile monitors (Varanus niloticus) are persisting
in a mosaic of human population densities and land use types in KwaZulu-Natal Province …

Under current climate change patterns, rapidly changing environments can impose strong
selection on traits. Costly traits that require heavy investment and strongly affect fitness may …

Urban areas comprise a matrix of natural and human-made microhabitats, with associated
variation in microclimates. Since reptiles are dependent on environmental temperature for …

Of all human-induced land changes, urbanisation poses the largest adverse threat to lizard
species biodiversity. In New Zealand, housing and associated infrastructure projects can …