Dynamic landscapes of fear: understanding spatiotemporal risk

MS Palmer, KM Gaynor, JA Becker, JO Abraham… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
The landscape of fear (LOF) concept posits that prey navigate spatial heterogeneity in
perceived predation risk, balancing risk mitigation against other activities necessary for …

Eight problems with literature reviews and how to fix them

NR Haddaway, A Bethel, LV Dicks… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Traditional approaches to reviewing literature may be susceptible to bias and result in
incorrect decisions. This is of particular concern when reviews address policy-and practice …

The context dependence of non‐consumptive predator effects

AJ Wirsing, MR Heithaus, JS Brown, BP Kotler… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐consumptive predator effects (NCEs) are now widely recognised for their capacity to
shape ecosystem structure and function. Yet, forecasting the propagation of these predator …

Enemies with benefits: integrating positive and negative interactions among terrestrial carnivores

LR Prugh, KJ Sivy - Ecology Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions among terrestrial carnivores involve a complex interplay of competition,
predation and facilitation via carrion provisioning, and these negative and positive pathways …

Beyond spatial overlap: harnessing new technologies to resolve the complexities of predator–prey interactions

JP Suraci, JA Smith, S Chamaillé‐Jammes, KM Gaynor… - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Predation risk, the probability that a prey animal will be killed by a predator, is fundamental
to theoretical and applied ecology. Predation risk varies with animal behavior and …

Fear of large carnivores amplifies human-caused mortality for mesopredators

LR Prugh, CX Cunningham, RM Windell, BN Kertson… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The challenge that large carnivores face in coexisting with humans calls into question their
ability to carry out critical ecosystem functions such as mesopredator suppression outside …

Artificial nightlight alters the predator–prey dynamics of an apex carnivore

MA Ditmer, DC Stoner, CD Francis, JR Barber… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial nightlight is increasingly recognized as an important environmental disturbance that
influences the habitats and fitness of numerous species. However, its effects on wide …

[PDF][PDF] The influence of human activity on predator–prey spatiotemporal overlap.

A Van Scoyoc, JA Smith, KM Gaynor… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - nature.berkeley.edu
Despite growing evidence of widespread impacts of humans on animal behaviour, our
understanding of how humans reshape species interactions remains limited. 2. Here, we …

Zooming in on mechanistic predator–prey ecology: Integrating camera traps with experimental methods to reveal the drivers of ecological interactions

JA Smith, JP Suraci, JS Hunter… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Camera trap technology has galvanized the study of predator–prey ecology in wild animal
communities by expanding the scale and diversity of predator–prey interactions that can be …

The plasticity of ungulate migration in a changing world

W Xu, K Barker, A Shawler, A Van Scoyoc, JA Smith… - Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory ungulates are thought to be declining globally because their dependence on large
landscapes renders them highly vulnerable to environmental change. Yet recent studies …