Small-to-medium sized mammals and large animals are lucrative sources of blood meals for
ixodid ticks that transmit life-threatening tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFVs). TBFVs have been …

Rodents belong to the group of occasionally economically significant to very significant
pests. Some species, especially synanthropic species, cause material damage in various …

Several studies have shown that small mammal communities are influenced by silvicultural
activities, possibly because these affect the quality of wildlife habitats. Previous research …

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is Eurasia's most important tick-borne viral disease. Rodents
play an important role as natural hosts. Longitudinal studies on the dynamics of the …

Human impact on the environment is steadily increasing the amounts of aluminum in the
ecosystems. This element accumulates in plants and water, potentially exposing herbivores …

Rodent populations respond quickly to changes in habitat structure and composition
resulting from disturbances such as wildfires. Rodents may recolonise burnt areas from …

Abstract Compared to Northern Carpathians, the small mammal fauna of Southern
Carpathian forests is poorly known, with no data on habitat use; our study seeks to fill this …

Owl pellets have long been used to analyze communities of small mammals, while
analogous analyses of faeces of mammal carnivores are not available. We demonstrate that …

Following wildfires, salvage logging is applied for silvicultural, safety or even aesthetic
reasons. Such operations impact on biological legacies, impair natural vegetation recovery …

Hantaviruses are zoonotic hemorrhagic fever viruses for which prevention of human
spillover remains the first priority in disease management. Tailored intervention measures …