Both fire and predators have strong influences on the population dynamics and behaviour of
animals, and the effects of predators may either be strengthened or weakened by fire …

Aims Reconnaissance surveys followed by monitoring are needed to assess the impact and
response of biodiversity to wildfire. However, post‐wildfire survey and monitoring design are …

With rapid global change, the frequency and severity of extreme disturbance events are
increasing worldwide. The ability of animal populations to survive these stochastic events …

Urban environments are high risk areas for large carnivores, where anthropogenic
disturbances can reduce fitness and increase mortality risk. 1 When catastrophic events like …

Increasingly frequent megafires are dramatically altering landscapes and critical habitats
around the world. Across the western United States, megafires have become an almost …

Context Predation-risk and ecological disturbance regimes can both influence behavioral
decisions by prey, yet few studies have simultaneously considered responses to these …

Extreme climatic events (ECEs) are increasing in frequency and intensity and this
necessitates understanding their influence on organisms. Animal behaviour may mitigate …

Similar to trends across the eastern United States, the central Appalachian Mountains were
nearly entirely deforested by the early 20th century, then regenerated with a drastically …

Natural habitats have been converted to urban areas across the globe such that many
landscapes now represent matrices of developed and protected lands. As urbanization …

Understanding the link between environmental factors such as disturbance events, land
cover, and soil productivity to spatial variation in animal abundance is fundamental to …