Typha is an iconic wetland plant found worldwide. Hybridization and anthropogenic
disturbances have resulted in large increases in Typha abundance in wetland ecosystems …

Wild boar are now present on all continents except Antarctica and can greatly affect
community structure and ecosystem function. Their destructive feeding habits, primarily …

The wild boar S us scrofa is an omnivore with one of the largest geographical ranges of all
species. However, no synthesis exists on its diet, feeding behaviour and factors affecting …

Abstract The Middle Ebro Valley (MEV) is a semiarid area in northeast Iberia where the
original riparian ecosystems are almost extinct and were replaced by intensive irrigated …

The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

A population of wild boars (Sus scrofa) became established during the 1990s in the Natural
Park of Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, a wetland on the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea …

Wildlife management and conservation requires monitoring of species distribution and
population indicators, especially when the unbalanced demographic changes of some …

Aim Climate changes in the past had a deep impact on the evolutionary history of many
species and left genetic signatures that are often still detectable today. We investigated the …

We applied two recent approaches largely used in biological conservation: Threat Analysis
(TAN) and Threat Reduction Assessments (TRAs), assessing the effectiveness of a project …

Since domestication during the mid 11th millennium BP in the Near East and the 8th
millennium BP in China, the pig has played an important role in human diet and economy …