Interactive effects of rising temperatures and urbanisation on birds across different climate zones: A mechanistic perspective

P Sumasgutner, SJ Cunningham… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and urbanisation are among the most pervasive and rapidly growing threats
to biodiversity worldwide. However, their impacts are usually considered in isolation, and …

The ecological effects of providing resource subsidies to predators

TM Newsome, JA Dellinger, CR Pavey… - Global Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Predators often have important roles in structuring ecosystems via their effects on each
other and on prey populations. However, these effects may be altered in the presence of …

Impact of land use changes and habitat fragmentation on the eco-epidemiology of tick-borne diseases

MA Diuk-Wasser, MC VanAcker… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The incidence of tick-borne diseases has increased in recent decades and accounts for the
majority of vector-borne disease cases in temperate areas of Europe, North America, and …

The evolutionary consequences of human–wildlife conflict in cities

CJ Schell, LA Stanton, JK Young… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human–wildlife interactions, including human–wildlife conflict, are increasingly common as
expanding urbanization worldwide creates more opportunities for people to encounter …

Human disturbance increases trophic niche overlap in terrestrial carnivore communities

PJ Manlick, JN Pauli - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 - pnas.org
Animal foraging and competition are defined by the partitioning of three primary niche axes:
space, time, and resources. Human disturbance is rapidly altering the spatial and temporal …

Linking anthropogenic resources to wildlife–pathogen dynamics: a review and meta‐analysis

DJ Becker, DG Streicker, S Altizer - Ecology letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanisation and agriculture cause declines for many wildlife, but some species benefit from
novel resources, especially food, provided in human‐dominated habitats. Resulting shifts in …

The complexity of urban eco-evolutionary dynamics

M Alberti, EP Palkovacs, SD Roches, LD Meester… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Urbanization is changing Earth's ecosystems by altering the interactions and feedbacks
between the fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes that maintain life. Humans …

[HTML][HTML] How are garbage dumps impacting vertebrate demography, health, and conservation?

PI Plaza, SA Lambertucci - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Organic waste can be considered a food subsidy which represents an important source of
energy for different species that exploit it. However, it could produce contrasting impacts …

Wildlife health and supplemental feeding: a review and management recommendations

MH Murray, DJ Becker, RJ Hall, SM Hernandez - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
Humans provide supplemental food to wildlife under many contexts, ranging from
professional feeding areas for game species to backyard bird feeders. Such resources …

Paws without claws? Ecological effects of large carnivores in anthropogenic landscapes

DPJ Kuijper, E Sahlén, B Elmhagen… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Large carnivores are frequently presented as saviours of biodiversity and ecosystem
functioning through their creation of trophic cascades, an idea largely based on studies …