Assessing carnivores and prey temporal activity patterns as well as their overlap provides
valuable insights into behavioural mitigations of competition. Moon phases may also play an …

Background Animal communities have complex patterns of ecological segregation at
different levels according to food resources, habitats, behavior, and activity patterns …

Abstract Desertification processes in Central Asia are largely dependent on soil degradation
induced by excessive livestock grazing, besides climate changes. Desertification represents …

Research on the ecology and behaviour of mesocarnivores and their prey is scant in
Mongolia. We investigated activity patterns of a guild of mesocarnivores (red fox, Pallas's cat …

Los mamíferos medianos y grandes de la alta Amazonía ecuatoriana han sido poco
estudiados a pesar de enfrentar graves amenazas. En este contexto, este estudio buscó …

Thirty years ago, Mongolia's Gobi Desert was intact, roadless and had low traffic, and it was
a refuge for many endangered and rare species. A large mining boom and significant …

The mechanisms of interactions between apex and smaller carnivores may range from
competition to facilitation. Conversely, interactions between predators and prey are mainly …

The extensive Mongolian grasslands hosts a high variety of micro-habitats which wildlife
uses as corridors that enable species to expand their range. Between May 2017 and March …

Camera traps are non-invasive monitoring tools largely used to detect species presence or
population dynamics. The use of camera traps for wildlife conservation purposes raises …

Studies of the distribution, assessment of the Snow leopard population, as well as the state
of the populations of its main prey species, the impact of anthropogenic factors are the basis …