▪ Abstract Deer have expanded their range and increased dramatically in abundance
worldwide in recent decades. They inflict major economic losses in forestry, agriculture, and …

Large mammalian herbivores are major drivers of the structure and function of terrestrial
ecosystems world‐wide, and changes in their abundance have resulted in many …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Ungulates can profoundly alter the structure and composition of forest communities via both
direct and indirect mechanisms. Individual plant species often respond in a unique way to …

Conservation and management actions often have direct and indirect effects on a wide
range of species. As such, it is important to evaluate the impacts that such actions may have …

We quantified relationships between a suite of landscape metrics measured at different
spatial scales and sizes of home ranges for female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) to test …

Natural disturbances are critical ecosystem processes, with both ecological and
socioeconomic benefits and disadvantages. Large herbivores are natural disturbances that …

The strength of top-down forces in terrestrial food webs is highly debated as there are few
examples illustrating the role of large mammalian carnivores in structuring biotic and abiotic …

Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity brings together more than thirty
leading scientists and conservation practitioners to consider a key question in environmental …