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Future of edge AI in biodiversity monitoring

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Many ecological decisions are slowed by the gap between collecting and analysing biodiversity information. Edge computing moves data processing closer to the sensor, with edge artificial intelligence (AI) using AI models for data processing and selective data transfer.
Aude Vuilliomenet, Kate E. Jones, Duncan Wilson   +2 more
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Potential vs. Realized Large Carnivore Density: The Influence of Livestock on Carnivore Carrying Capacity Estimation

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
In an unfenced mixed‐use savanna landscape in Namibia, we compared realized densities of leopards and cheetahs estimated using spatial capture–recapture models with prey‐based carrying capacity predictions. Leopard densities exceeded predictions based on wild prey alone but closely matched livestock‐supplemented models, suggesting that vulnerable ...
Kathan Bandyopadhyay, Bogdan Cristescu, Stuti Anjaria, Stijn Verschueren, John L. Koprowski, Joseph D. Holbrook, Jeffrey L. Beck, Laurie Marker   +7 more
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Calling for Change: Ranger and Resident Views of State Versus Private Management of Fazao-Malfakassa National Park, Togo

Wild
Protected area management plays a crucial role in conserving biodiversity, especially in areas where increasing demand for natural resources is associated with fast-growing human populations, such as West Africa.
Brandon Franta, Komlan M. Afiademanyo, Kossi Adjonou, Lin-Ernni Mikégraba Kaboumba, Yendoubouam Kourdjouak, Nico Arcilla   +5 more
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Taxonomic, Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity of Mammals Across a Nationwide Protected Area Network

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Using camera‐trap data from 26 protected across Tanzania, we show that greater landscape heterogeneity and stronger protection are associated with higher mammal species richness and, in turn, functionally and phylogenetically richer mammal assemblages. Greater landscape heterogeneity appears to favour generalist species while stronger protection seems ...
Ben G. Parker, Nathalie Pettorelli, Alex Lobora, Maurus J. Msuha, Joseph A. Tobias, Charles Foley, Sarah M. Durant   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

On a three-tier ecological food chain model with deterministic and random harvesting: A mathematical study

Nonlinear Analysis, 2011
In the present study, we consider a nutrient-autotroph-herbivore ecosystem model where the herbivore species is assumed to have a commercial value. We use a Holling type-II harvest function to model density dependent herbivore harvesting.
B. Mukhopadhyay, R. Bhattacharyya
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Increasing Targeted Poaching of Lions for Trade Has the Potential to Pose an Existential Threat to the Species in Africa

Conservation Letters
Lions (Panthera leo) in Africa are targeted for the illegal wildlife trade, driven by demand in African and Asian markets, for their body parts. This threat is distinct from traditional drivers of lion decline such as prey depletion, habitat loss, and ...
Peter Lindsey, Samantha K. Nicholson, Peter G. R. Coals, W. Andrew Taylor, Matthew S. Becker, Kerri Rademeyer, Willem D. Briers‐Louw, João Almeida, Mike Chase, Ashleigh Dore, Philipp Henschel, Jonathan L. Kwiyega, Andrew Loveridge, Roseline L. Mandisodza‐Chikerema, Bob Mandinyenya, Simon Nampindo, Marnus Roodbol, Gareth Whittington‐Jones, Kenneth Uiseb, Vincent N. Naude, Vivienne L. Williams   +20 more
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Golden Eagle Breeding Returns to the West Bank, Palestine: Offspring Mortality in Both Attempts

Avocetta
The Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos, a globally distributed apex raptor, has long been rare in Palestine. This study reports the first documented breeding attempts in the West Bank in more than four decades.
Saed L. Al Shomali, Elias N. Handal, Mahmood Kolnegari   +2 more
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Testing the Assumption That Tiger Population Recovery Increases Conflict Across Their Range

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Tiger population recovery is widely assumed to increase conflict with people, yet this assumption has rarely been examined using range‐wide evidence. Analysing data from ten tiger range countries between 2010 and 2025, we found no consistent evidence that tiger population recovery is associated with increased conflict incidents.
Rajendra Dhungana, Achyut Aryal, Daniel Ramp   +2 more
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Ecology versus poverty: The loser is …

Verbum et Ecclesia
In the battle between ecology and poverty, ecology will always be the loser. This statement is proved in this article by using the Kruger National Park in South Africa as an example. In recent times, poaching of rhinos, snaring of other wildlife, and the
Johan M. van der Merwe
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Evaluating a structured expert elicitation approach for adaptive conservation management based on lessons from five years in practice

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Adaptive management of threatened species relies on having ex ante estimates of species’ responses to different interventions. Structured expert elicitation is often used to generate these estimates, but comparisons of these expert‐predicted outcomes with observed results are rare.
Helen J. Mayfield, James Brazill‐Boast, Mick Andren, Michiala Bowen, Adam Fawcett, Trent Forge, Luke Foster, Ross Goldingay, Paul Hillier, Meagan Hinds, Simon Lee, Erica Mahon, Martine Maron, Doug Mills, Thomas Rowell, Stephanie Stuart, Caren Taylor, Grant Webster, Nicole A. Hansen   +18 more
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