The Mediterranean Basin is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Hotspots are said to be
experiencing a major loss of habitat, but an added risk could be the decline of some species …

Small mammals, such as European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), plateau pikas
(Ochotona curzoniae) and prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.), traditionally have been perceived …

Zoochory is an ecologically and evolutionarily important seed dispersal type. The decline
and extinction of seed-dispersing large herbivores severely threatens dispersal-driven …

ABSTRACT 1 European rabbits are considered a keystone species in the Iberian Peninsula.
Their populations have sharply declined over the past century, mainly due to habitat loss …

Some theorists argue that plant and animal species introduced to new localities should be
controlled only if they cause damage and not because they originated in another country; …

Mammals that build extensive open burrow systems are often classified as ecosystem
engineers, since they have the potential to modulate the availability of resources for …

The case of European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) embodies the conservation
paradox of the twenty-first century, as it is on the rise in introduced places and populations …

In the archeological record, the presence of smaller-bodied species is often assumed to
indicate a decline in higher-ranked, larger-bodied prey and broadening of the diet to include …

Simple Summary This work aims to address the use of biomarkers that can provide us with
information on the previous nutrition levels of wild rabbits, a keystone species that has …

Simple Summary Why might a species both be seriously threatened and pose an
overpopulation problem in introduced locations? The aim of this review was to understand …