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Asynchronous food-web pathways could buffer the response of Serengeti predators to El Niño southern oscillation [PDF]

, 2013
Understanding how entire ecosystems maintain stability in the face of climatic and human disturbance is one of the most fundamental challenges in ecology.
Bukombe, J., Byrom, A.E., Cleaveland, S., Craft, M.E., Dempewolf, J., Durant, S.M., Forrester, G.J., Fryxell, J.M., Hampson, K., Hilborn, R., Lembo, T., Mchetto, J., Mduma, S.A.R., Metzger, K.L., Mosser, A., Nkwabi, A., Packer, C., Sinclair, A.R.E.   +17 more
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Ectoparasites on meso-carnivores in the desert-steppe of Mongolia [PDF]

Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2018
Studying flea community structure on wild carnivores is important for identifying flea vectors for potential infectious diseases and providing information needed to design programs for human and wildlife health.
Tserendorj Munkhzul, James D. Murdoch, Richard P. Reading   +2 more
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State-level variation drives wolf management in the northwestern United States

Environmental Research: Ecology
Recovered and recovering carnivore populations in Europe and North America can pose risks to some human livelihoods like livestock ranching. These risks can motivate wildlife managers to lethally remove carnivores—decisions that are often controversial ...
Leandra Merz, Nicolas T Bergmann, Casey L Brown, Jeff Vance Martin, Chloe B Wardropper, Jeremy T Bruskotter, Neil H Carter   +6 more
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Fish Advisories: Useful Or Difficult to Interpret? [PDF]

, 1996
The authors note that fish and shellfish offer significant exposure to environmental toxins but find that consumer knowledge and other factors may limit efforts to control risk in urban ...
Burger, Joanna, Gochfeld, Michael
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Wildlife surveillance technique for monitoring Tiger and Leopard population in Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (Dudhwa Tiger Reserve), U.P., India

Environment Conservation Journal, 2009
It is said that monitoring of carnivore population is as important as estimating their numbers. Till date all over country, the effort of the protected area managers is centered around estimating the number than monitoring them. In order to counter this
Ramesh K. Pandey, Ganesh S. Bhat
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The management of large carnivores in Sweden — challenges and opportunities

Wildlife Biology, 2015
C. Sandstrom (camilla.sandstrom@umu.se), Dept of Political Science, Umea University, SE-901 87 Umea, Sweden. – M. Johansson, Environmental Psychology, Dept of Architecture and Built Environment, Lund University, PO Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden. – A. Sjolander Lindqvist, School of Global Studies, Univ.
Camilla Sandström, Maria Johansson, Annelie Sjölander‐Lindqvist   +2 more
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Effects of Roads on Black Bear Distribution in Southern Vermont [PDF]

, 2017
The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a wide-ranging, large carnivore species that makes use of multiple habitat types throughout the year.
Drasher, Caitlin E.
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Framing the relationship between people and nature in the context of European conservation [PDF]

, 2015
A key controversy in conservation is the framing of the relationship between people and nature. The extent to which the realms of nature and human culture are viewed as separate (dualistic view) or integrated is often discussed in the social sciences. To
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Evidence that vulture restaurants increase the local abundance of mammalian carnivores in South Africa [PDF]

, 2014
Vulture restaurants are used worldwide as a conservation tool to provide threatened vultures with a source of supplementary carrion free from anthropogenic contaminants such as poisons and veterinary drugs.
Altizer, Bellan, Bino, Blaum, Carruthers, Cortés-Avizanda, Cortés-Avizanda, Craft, DeVault, Deygout, Deygout, Dijk, Donazar, Dyk, Fuller, Gilbert, Jhala, Kamler, Kolowski, Kortello, Kruuk, Loveridge, Markandya, Mateo-Tomas, Monadjem, Monello, Moreno-Opo, Mundy, Ogada, Ogada, Olson, Oro, Pain, Phipps, Phipps, Piper, Robb, Sekercioglu, St John, Stuart, Thorn, Thorn, Wilmers, Wilson, Wright, Yarnell, Yirga, Zulu   +47 more
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Forecasting habitat suitability across large carnivore ranges with climate and land use change

Ecological Indicators
Climate and land use change are major drivers of current and future species distributions. Large carnivores are particularly vulnerable to human impacts, and subsequent changes in their ranges can hamper ecosystem functioning and exacerbate conflict ...
Evie M. Jones, Nyeema C. Harris
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