The power of monitoring: optimizing survey designs to detect occupancy changes in a rare amphibian population

IM Barata, RA Griffiths, MS Ridout - Scientific Reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
Biodiversity conservation requires reliable species assessments and rigorously designed
surveys. However, determining the survey effort required to reliably detect population …

The influence of spatial and temporal scale on the relative importance of biotic vs. abiotic factors for species distributions

TW King, C Vynne, D Miller, S Fisher… - Diversity and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstracts Aim The scales of space and time over which biotic interactions influence
distribution patterns remain an area of debate. Biotic interactions may be particularly …

Elusive cats in our backyards: persistence of the North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) in a human‐dominated landscape in central China

H Yang, B **e, G Zhao, Y Gong, P Mou, J Ge… - Integrative …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis), the least‐known big cat,
disappeared in most historical range for decades, following the development of modern …

Will lynx lose their edge? Canada lynx occupancy in Washington

TW King, C Vynne, D Miller, S Fisher… - The Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Populations of species located at southern range edges may be particularly vulnerable to
the effects of climate change as warming temperatures and subsequent changes to …

Maritime international trade and bioinvasions: A three‐year long survey of small mammals in Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin

S Badou, AA Missihoun, C Agbangla… - Journal of Applied …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
International trade has been favouring the dissemination of a wide suite of invasive alien
species. Upstream prevention through the monitoring of entry points is identified as an …

Multispecies benefits of wetland conservation for marsh birds, frogs, and species at risk

DC Tozer, O Steele, M Gloutney - Journal of Environmental Management, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Wetlands conserved using water level manipulation, cattle exclusion, naturalization of
uplands, and other techniques under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan …

Wild dogs at stake: deforestation threatens the only Amazon endemic canid, the short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis)

DG Rocha, KMPM de Barros Ferraz… - Royal Society …, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The persistent high deforestation rate and fragmentation of the Amazon forests are the main
threats to their biodiversity. To anticipate and mitigate these threats, it is important to …

Riparian forest patches are critical for forest affiliated birds in farmlands of temperate Chile

IM Rojas, VC Radeloff, JD McCabe, JT Ibarra… - Biological …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
There is ongoing debate among conservationists regarding the value of small habitat
patches to sustain wild populations in farmlands. Our goal was to assess bird abundance in …

Assessing the relative use of clearcuts, burned stands, and wetlands as breeding habitat for two declining aerial insectivores in the boreal forest

CE Farrell, S Wilson, G Mitchell - Forest Ecology and Management, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Fires are an ecological process essential for species dependent on early successional
habitat in forested landscapes. In a wildlife context, clearcut forestry practices can mimic …

Woody cover mediates fox and gray squirrel interactions

AR Sovie, DU Greene, RA McCleery - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Human activities are changing the environments that animal communities utilize, altering
competition and co-existence dynamics as well as changing species distributions. A global …