Agricultural expansion and intensification are major drivers of global change. Quantifying
the importance of different processes governing the assembly of local communities in …

Wild boar and feral swine number and range are increasing worldwide in parallel with their
impact on biodiversity and human activities. The ecological and economic impact of this …

The aim of this guidance is to assess the accuracy and reliability of the methods for
estimation of density (ie population size per area unit) and relative abundance (ie relative …

Large carnivores are increasing throughout the western Holarctic, re-colonising large parts
of their former ranges. Ecological (eg, predator-prey relationships) and socio-economic (eg …

Sexual selection is an intense evolutionary force, which operates through competition for the
access to breeding resources. There are many cases where male copulatory success is …

Mediterranean environments are characterized by strong intra-and inter-annual fluctuations
in plant primary production, which are likely to regulate the carrying capacity and density …

The study of mammals has promoted the development and testing of many ideas in
contemporary ecology. Here we address recent developments in foraging and habitat …

There is a growing interest on the potential interplay between weather, habitat, and
interspecific competition on population dynamics of wild herbivores. Favorable …

Predator–prey relationships can influence community processes, and a rich prey spectrum is
important to favour carnivore conservation, as well as to buffer single prey towards intensive …

Interspecific competition from introduced and naturally colonizing species has potential to
affect resident populations, but demographic consequences for vertebrates have rarely been …