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Vegetation and Soil Aggregates Shape Nematode Communities and Energy Flow on the Loess Plateau. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Kang W, Chen Z, Du Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Wildlife temporal behaviors in response to human activity changes during and following COVID‐19 park closures

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
With urbanization reducing the amount of available wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation increasing the human activity within wildlife habitats, it is important to understand the effects of human activity on animal behavior. This study examined how the reduction in human presence in urban parks in Gainesville, Florida, affected the temporal ...
Maya Fives, Matthew Hallett
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated assessment and forecasting of heavy metal contamination in soils affected by Pb-Zn mining in Guizhou, China. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Shi T, Huang J, Chen S, Chen H, Xu H, Guo J, Wang X, Li Q, Tang Q, Xie F, Song G.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Urbanisation and human activities influence the co‐occurrence of red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris and meso‐carnivores in Berlin, Germany

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban expansion is a major driver of habitat fragmentation, shrinking wildlife habitat, and restricting wildlife movements and activity patterns. In this novel environment, species must adapt to the new composition of wildlife communities. For example, red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris are commonly found in urban environments, while their potential ...
Josefa Vergara Stuardo, Sinah Drenske, Julie Louvrier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revealing seasonal dietary niche overlap among sympatric large carnivores using DNA metabarcoding. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Patterson JR, Périquet-Pearce S, Melton MH, PetersonWood B, Portas R, Aschenborn O, Cloete C, Peirson LE, Lafferty DJR, Beasley JC.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ungulate substrate use in fauna passages

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Fauna passages are increasingly constructed at major roads and railways to mitigate the negative effects of infrastructure and traffic on wildlife. The function of such passages depends on design, including the construction materials, soil, and vegetation.
Milla Niemi, Jan Olof Helldin
wiley   +1 more source

Quantification of steroid hormones in free‐ranging Apennine wolf Canis lupus italicus hair samples collected post‐mortem

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
After decades of dramatic reductions in their populations, Italian wolves have begun recolonizing parts of their historic range. This growth in populations can lead to potential conflicts with human activities, which remain the main cause of wolf mortality.
Ilaria Troisio, Carmela Musto, Nicola Acquisti Casi, Nadia Govoni, Giuseppe Merialdi, Domenico Ventrella, Alberto Elmi, Mauro Delogu, Maria Laura Bacci   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diets, dominance hierarchies, and kleptoparasitism drive asymmetrical interactions between wolves and cougars. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Binder W, Ruprecht JS, Rabe J, Metz MC, Hutchinson R, Stahler DR, Levi T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

DNA metabarcoding reveals wolf dietary patterns in the northern Alps and Jura Mountains

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Understanding predator–prey interactions is crucial for wildlife management and human–wildlife coexistence, particularly in multi‐use landscapes such as western Europe. As wolves Canis lupus recolonize their former habitats, knowledge of their diet is essential for conservation, management and public acceptance.
Florin Kunz, Eduard Mas‐Carrió, Philippine Surer, Fridolin Zimmermann, Philippe Christe, Luca Fumagalli, Nina Gerber   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional and Temporal Differences in the Functionality of Facultative Vertebrate Scavenger Communities. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
van der Giessen I, van Knippenberg J, van Kuijk M, Wenting E.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source