Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Sévêque, LK Gentle, JV López‐Bao… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

[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 …

The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality

KM Gaynor, CE Hojnowski, NH Carter, JS Brashares - Science, 2018 - science.org
Rapid expansion of human activity has driven well-documented shifts in the spatial
distribution of wildlife, but the cumulative effect of human disturbance on the temporal …

Move to nocturnality not a universal trend in carnivore species on disturbed landscapes

S Frey, JP Volpe, NA Heim, J Paczkowski, JT Fisher - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic landscape change is a leading driver of biodiversity loss. Preceding dramatic
changes such as wildlife population declines and range shifts, more subtle responses may …

Urbanization focuses carnivore activity in remaining natural habitats, increasing species interactions

AW Parsons, CT Rota, T Forrester… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Interspecific interactions can provoke temporal and spatial avoidance, ultimately affecting
population densities and spatial distribution patterns. The ability (or inability) of species to …

Optimizing protected areas to boost the conservation of key protected wildlife in China

C Mi, K Song, L Ma, J Xu, B Sun, Y Sun, J Liu, W Du - The Innovation, 2023 - cell.com
To meet the challenge of biodiversity loss and reach the targets of the proposed Post-2020
Global Biodiversity Framework, the Chinese government updated the list of national key …

Diel niche variation in mammals associated with expanded trait space

DTC Cox, AS Gardner, KJ Gaston - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Mammalian life shows huge diversity, but most groups remain nocturnal in their activity
pattern. A key unresolved question is whether mammal species that have diversified into …

Puma activity patterns and temporal overlap with prey in a human‐modified landscape at Southeastern Brazil

FC Azevedo, FG Lemos, MC Freitas‐Junior… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Animal activity patterns correspond to the individual diel cycle time and is an important
attribute of species coexistence in ecological communities. However, activity patterns of …

Increased mammal nocturnality in agricultural landscapes results in fragmentation due to cascading effects

H Shamoon, R Maor, D Saltz, T Dayan - Biological conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Landscape conversion to agriculture is the primary cause for habitat loss worldwide. As
partial mitigation, agricultural landscapes may be designated as ecological corridors due to …

[HTML][HTML] Response of wildlife communities to human activities in the distribution area of the North China Leopard

M Zhu, Y Zhao, M Wang, M Zaman, G Jiang - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, human activities are among the most important factors affecting the distribution of
wildlife, and conservationists around the world are working to uncover the true impact of …