Experimental design and taxonomic scope of fragmentation studies on European mammals: current status and future priorities

A Mortelliti, G Amori, D Capizzi, C Rondinini… - Mammal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT 1 Habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and habitat degradation are the greatest
threats to mammals in Europe and the rest of the world. Despite the fact that extensive …

Small mammal abundance in Mediterranean post-fire habitats: a role for predators?

I Torre, M Díaz - Acta Oecologica, 2004 - Elsevier
We studied patterns of small mammal abundance and species richness in post-fire habitats
by sampling 33 plots (225 m2 each) representing different stages of vegetation recovery …

Do prey densities determine preferences of mammalian predators for habitat edges in an agricultural landscape?

M Šálek, J Kreisinger, F Sedláček, T Albrecht - Landscape and Urban …, 2010 - Elsevier
Increased predation pressure along habitat edges is often associated with increased
predator activity. However, factors affecting predator affinity for habitat edges remain largely …

Effects of forest fragmentation on the granivory of differently sized seeds

DS Donoso, AA Grez, JA Simonetti - Biological Conservation, 2004 - Elsevier
The Maulino forest is a unique temperate ecosystem restricted to a small range of the coast
of central Chile. This forest harbors many endemic species, and is threatened due to …

Local habitat and landscape affect Ixodes ricinus tick abundances in forests on poor, sandy soils

W Tack, M Madder, L Baeten, M Vanhellemont… - Forest ecology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
A large fraction of the forests in northern Belgium consists of homogeneous pine stands on
nutrient-poor and acid sandy soils. However, in common with many other parts of Europe …

Effects of forest fragmentation on the oak–rodent mutualism

T Morán‐López, M Fernández, CL Alonso… - Oikos, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Land‐use changes are expected to affect plant–disperser conditional mutualisms through
changes in animal behavior. We analyzed the oak–rodent conditional mutualism in …

Non-target effects of an introduced biological control agent on deer mouse ecology

DE Pearson, KS McKelvey, LF Ruggiero - Oecologia, 2000 - Springer
Release of exotic insects as biological control agents is a common approach to controlling
exotic plants. Though controversy has ensued regarding the deleterious direct effects of …

Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires

R Puig‐Gironès, P Pons - Journal of Zoology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rodents respond quickly to changes in habitat structure after wildfires. They constitute
important prey items for vertebrate predators and influence vegetation structure and …

Management of Eucalyptus plantations influences small mammal density: Evidence from Southern Europe

D Teixeira, M Carrilho, T Mexia, M Köbel… - Forest Ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Forestry plantations, and particularly those of exotic Eucalyptus, are important man-made
systems in Europe, and especially in Portugal, where these represent now the largest …

Complex edge effect fields as additive processes in patches of ecological systems

C Fernández, FJ Acosta, G Abellá, F López, M Dı́az - Ecological Modelling, 2002 - Elsevier
The edge effect is one of the main phenomena studied by landscape ecology, since it plays
a decisive role in determining the structure and dynamics of ecological patches. Most …