Large‐bodied predators are well represented among the world's threatened and
endangered species. A significant body of literature shows that in terrestrial and marine …

The effects of human disturbance spread over virtually all ecosystems and ecological
communities on Earth. In this review, we focus on the effects of human disturbance on …

The diverse functional roles of over 6,000 species of extant mammals that range in body size
across eight orders of magnitude, from blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) to tiny …

Many marine mammal predators, particularly pinnipeds, have increased in abundance in
recent decades, generating new challenges for balancing human uses with recovery goals …

Earth's terrestrial large carnivores form a highly endangered group of species with unique
conservation challenges. The majority of these species have experienced major …

The widespread lockdowns put in place to limit the spread of the new coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) offers a rare opportunity in understanding how human presence influence …

Resolving uncertainties in managed social-ecological systems requires adaptive
experimentation at whole-ecosystem levels. However, whether participatory adaptive …

Large carnivores are generally sensitive to ecosystem changes because their specialized
diet and position at the top of the trophic pyramid is associated with small population sizes …

The role that apex predators play in ecosystem functioning, disease regulation and
biodiversity maintenance is increasingly debated. However, the positive impacts of their …

With environmental change, understanding how species recover from overharvesting and
maintain viable populations is central to ecosystem restoration. Here, we reconstruct 90 …