Understanding the population consequences of disturbance

E Pirotta, CG Booth, DP Costa… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Managing the nonlethal effects of disturbance on wildlife populations has been a long‐term
goal for decision makers, managers, and ecologists, and assessment of these effects is …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of methods for studying the impacts of outdoor recreation on terrestrial wildlife

S Marion, A Davies, U Demšar, RJ Irvine… - Global ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Outdoor recreation is a known source of disturbance to many wildlife populations. We
systematically reviewed 126 relevant papers that study the impact of outdoor recreation on …

Introduced amphibians and reptiles in the Greater Caribbean: Patterns and conservation implications

R Powell, RW Henderson, MC Farmer, M Breuil… - … of Caribbean Island …, 2011 - brill.com
Non-native species are a growing worldwide conservation problem, often second only to
habitat destruction and alteration as a cause of extirpations and extinctions. Introduced taxa …

[PDF][PDF] Recreation effects on wildlife: a review of potential quantitative thresholds

JS Dertien, CL Larson, SE Reed - Nature …, 2021 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
Outdoor recreation is increasingly recognised for its deleterious effects on wildlife
individuals and populations. However, planners and natural resource managers lack robust …

Outdoor recreation alters terrestrial vertebrate scavenger assemblage and carrion removal in a protected Mediterranean wetland

A Orihuela‐Torres, E Sebastián‐González… - Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Outdoor recreation has increased in recent decades, with an intensification after the COVID‐
19 lockdown. Previous studies have shown that disturbances from this activity may affect …

A meta‐analysis of recreation effects on vertebrate species richness and abundance

CL Larson, SE Reed, AM Merenlender… - … Science and Practice, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Most protected areas globally have a dual mission to conserve natural resources and
provide access for outdoor recreation or ecotourism, yet questions remain about the …

Favoring recruitment as a conservation strategy to improve the resilience of long‐lived reptile populations: Insights from a population viability analysis

C Warret Rodrigues, B Angin… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In long‐lived species, although adult survival typically has the highest elasticity, temporal
variations in less canalized demographic parameters are the main drivers of population …

Energetic investment associated with vitellogenesis induces an oxidative cost of reproduction

AC Webb, JB Iverson, CR Knapp… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress is a potential cost of reproduction, but conclusive evidence for this
relationship is lacking. The goal of this study was to serially assess across a seasonal …

First evidence of recruitment in critically endangered Galápagos pink land iguanas (Conolophus marthae)

L Garizio, M Gargano, G Colosimo… - … Science and Practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first estimate of population dynamics parameters for critically endangered
Galápagos pink land iguanas, Conolophus marthae, leveraging mark‐recapture data …

Physiological trade-offs in lizards: costs for individuals and populations

GD Smith, SS French - Integrative and comparative biology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The immune system is a critical component of health and fitness, whereby organisms must
maintain sufficient health to survive to reproduce. Because of the key role of immunity in an …