Expanding or shrinking? range shifts in wild ungulates under climate change in Pamir-Karakoram mountains, Pakistan

H Ali, JU Din, L Bosso, S Hameed, M Kabir, M Younas… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Climate change is expected to impact a large number of organisms in many ecosystems,
including several threatened mammals. A better understanding of climate impacts on …

A multi-scale, multi-species approach for assessing effectiveness of habitat and connectivity conservation for endangered felids

MR Ashrafzadeh, R Khosravi, MA Adibi… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to global biodiversity. Felids, among the
many taxa experiencing population declines and range contraction around the world, are …

Modelling risks posed by wind turbines and power lines to soaring birds: the black stork (Ciconia nigra) in Italy as a case study

S Smeraldo, L Bosso, M Fraissinet, L Bordignon… - Biodiversity and …, 2020 - Springer
Recent growth of investments in wind energy and power industries has increased concerns
about the associated adverse impacts on wildlife. In particular, flying vertebrates are …

Modelling current and future potential distributions of two desert jerboas under climate change in Iran

S Mohammadi, E Ebrahimi, MS Moghadam… - Ecological Informatics, 2019 - Elsevier
Species distribution models (SDMs) are excellent tools to understand the factors that affect
the potential distribution of several organisms at different scale. In this study, we analyzed …

Climate and land use changes shift the distribution and dispersal of two umbrella species in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region

Y Dai, G Peng, C Wen, B Zahoor, X Ma… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodiversity loss from climate and land use change is a global occurrence, but is of particular
concern in more prominent biodiverse and sensitive areas such as the Hindu Kush …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change induces habitat shifts and overlaps among carnivores in an arid and semi-arid ecosystem

S Rezaei, A Mohammadi, S Shadloo, M Ranaie… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Distribution range shift is inevitable for many species as climate change continues to shape
and alter their habitat. Predicting where these shifts occur can help us know what to …

Construction of a cold island network for the urban heat island effect mitigation

F Liu, J Liu, Y Zhang, S Hong, W Fu, M Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) effect seriously challenges sustainable urban development
strategies and livability. Numerous studies have explored the UHI problem from the …

Loss of potential bat habitat following a severe wildfire: a model-based rapid assessment

L Bosso, L Ancillotto, S Smeraldo… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Fire is a major disturbance that affects ecological communities, and when fire events
increase in frequency or extent, they may jeopardise biodiversity. Although long-term studies …

Ignoring seasonal changes in the ecological niche of non-migratory species may lead to biases in potential distribution models: lessons from bats

S Smeraldo, M Di Febbraro, L Bosso, C Flaquer… - Biodiversity and …, 2018 - Springer
Phenology is a key feature in the description of species niches to capture seasonality in
resource use and climate requirements. Species distribution models (SDMs) are widespread …

Trends in wildlife connectivity science from the biodiverse and human-dominated South Asia

P Thatte, A Tyagi, A Neelakantan, M Natesh… - Journal of the Indian …, 2021 - Springer
The threat of habitat fragmentation and population isolation looms large over much of
biodiversity in this human-dominated epoch. Species-rich South Asia is made particularly …