Biogeography of global drylands

FT Maestre, BM Benito, M Berdugo… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their extent and socio‐ecological importance, a comprehensive biogeographical
synthesis of drylands is lacking. Here we synthesize the biogeography of key organisms …

Investigating animal activity patterns and temporal niche partitioning using camera‐trap data: Challenges and opportunities

S Frey, JT Fisher, AC Burton… - Remote Sensing in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Time‐stamped camera data are increasingly used to study temporal patterns in species and
community ecology, including species' activity patterns and niche partitioning. Given the …

Fear of humans as apex predators has landscape‐scale impacts from mountain lions to mice

JP Suraci, M Clinchy, LY Zanette, CC Wilmers - Ecology letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Apex predators such as large carnivores can have cascading, landscape‐scale impacts
across wildlife communities, which could result largely from the fear they inspire, although …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblast inflammatory priming determines regenerative versus fibrotic skin repair in reindeer

S Sinha, HD Sparks, E Labit, HN Robbins, K Gowing… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Adult mammalian skin wounds heal by forming fibrotic scars. We report that full-thickness
injuries of reindeer antler skin (velvet) regenerate, whereas back skin forms fibrotic scar …

camtrapR: an R package for efficient camera trap data management

J Niedballa, R Sollmann, A Courtiol… - Methods in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Camera trapping is a widely applied method to study mammalian biodiversity and is still
gaining popularity. It can quickly generate large amounts of data which need to be managed …

Quantifying levels of animal activity using camera trap data

JM Rowcliffe, R Kays, B Kranstauber… - Methods in ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Activity level (the proportion of time that animals spend active) is a behavioural and
ecological metric that can provide an indicator of energetics, foraging effort and exposure to …

Beyond spatial overlap: harnessing new technologies to resolve the complexities of predator–prey interactions

JP Suraci, JA Smith, S Chamaillé‐Jammes, KM Gaynor… - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Predation risk, the probability that a prey animal will be killed by a predator, is fundamental
to theoretical and applied ecology. Predation risk varies with animal behavior and …

A gentle introduction to camera‐trap data analysis

R Sollmann - African Journal of Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Camera traps are increasingly used to study wildlife ecology and inform conservation, but
valid inference depends on appropriate data analysis. This article introduces the most …

Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Sévêque, LK Gentle, JV López‐Bao… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

[HTML][HTML] Mesopredator spatial and temporal responses to large predators and human development in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California

Y Wang, ML Allen, CC Wilmers - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
Human-driven declines of apex predators can trigger widespread impacts throughout
ecological communities. Reduced apex predator occupancy or activity can release …