Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review

P Palencia, S Blome, RK Brook, E Ferroglio… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The native Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a relevant wildlife host for African swine fever
(ASF) virus, contributing to infection maintenance and spread and representing a challenge …

The impact of COVID-19 on the global forestry sector–A bibliometric analysis-based literature review

M Jayasundara, P Kadam, P Dwivedi - Forest Policy and Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought profound changes in the world. Consequently, it has
affected global forests, forest-dependent communities, and the forest industry. The current …

Global urban activity changes from COVID-19 physical distancing restrictions

S Chakraborty, EC Stokes, O Alexander - Scientific Data, 2025 - nature.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic changes in human activity became widespread through
official policies and organically in response to the virus's transmission, which in turn …

Impact of human disturbance in Japan on the distribution and diel activity pattern of terrestrial mammals

T Ikeda, D Higashide, T Shichijo - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Human disturbance has been identified as a contributing factor to the worldwide changes in
wildlife ecology. Particularly, the human disturbance forced wildlife from diurnal to nocturnal …

Worse sleep and increased energy expenditure yet no movement changes in sub-urban wild boar experiencing an influx of human visitors (anthropulse) during the …

A Olejarz, M Faltusová, L Börger… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Expansion of urban areas, landscape transformation and increasing human outdoor
activities strongly affect wildlife behaviour. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in …

Unveiling the Essential Role of Green Spaces during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

M Ciesielski, P Gołos, F Stefan, K Taczanowska - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the essential role of urban and rural green spaces for
societies co** with global public health crisis. During this particular time, a significant body …

[HTML][HTML] Odor fences have no effect on wild boar movement and home range size

M Faltusová, M Ježek, R Ševčík, V Silovský, J Cukor - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The rapidly growing wild boar population has resulted in an increasing
rate of human–wildlife conflicts, including economic damage to crops or spreading African …

Effect of forest structures and tree species composition on common tick (Ixodes ricinus) abundance—Case study from Czechia

Z Vacek, J Cukor, S Vacek, T Václavík… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tick-borne diseases are a significant health problem worldwide and have become even
more pervasive in Europe due to the increasing abundance of tick species, especially the …

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) demonstrates a high resistance against bark strip** damage

J Cukor, Z Vacek, R Linda, S Vacek, V Šimůnek… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bark strip** damage reduces timber quality due to fungal infection and structural defects.
Weakened stems may break and induce the death of trees, which strongly affects forest …

[PDF][PDF] Wildlife damage to forest stands in the context of climate change–a review of current knowledge in the Czech Republic

P Brabec, J Cukor, Z Vacek, S Vacek… - Central European …, 2024 - sciendo.com
Wildlife damage to forests has become an increasingly serious problem in recent years, and
its impact is exacerbated by ongoing climate change. Rising temperatures, prolonged …