Big city life: carnivores in urban environments

PW Bateman, PA Fleming - Journal of zoology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cities may represent one of the most challenging environments for carnivorous mammals.
For example, cities have a dearth of vegetation and other natural resources, coupled with …

A review of methods to estimate the abundance of terrestrial carnivores using field signs and observation

GJ Wilson, RJ Delahay - Wildlife Research, 2001 - CSIRO Publishing
This paper reviews field methods for estimating and monitoring the abundance of terrestrial
carnivores that do not involve capture. Effective methods of monitoring abundance are …

Spatial and temporal structure of a mesocarnivore guild in midwestern North America

DB Lesmeister, CK Nielsen, EM Schauber… - Wildlife …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Carnivore guilds play a vital role in ecological communities by cascading trophic effects,
energy and nutrient transfer, and stabilizing or destabilizing food webs. Consequently, the …

[图书][B] Urban ecology: patterns, processes, and applications

J Niemelä, JH Breuste, G Guntenspergen, NE McIntyre… - 2011 - books.google.com
Urbanization is a global phenomenon that is increasingly challenging human society. It is
therefore crucially important to ensure that the relentless expansion of cities and towns …

[图书][B] The Routledge handbook of urban ecology

I Douglas, D Goode, M Houck, R Wang - 2011 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Names: Douglas, Ian, 1936–editor.| Routledge (Firm) Title: The Routledge handbook of
urban ecology/edited by Ian Douglas, Pippin Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck …

Carnivore occurrence along an urban-rural gradient: a landscape-level analysis

LA Randa, JA Yunger - Journal of Mammalogy, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Human development impacts the landscape by altering the size and shape of natural habitat
patches, replacing natural vegetation with other types such as lawns and row crops, or …

Methods of monitoring red foxes Vulpes vulpes and badgers Meles meles: are field signs the answer?

LMJ Sadlier, CC Webbon, PJ Baker, S Harris - Mammal review, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A national monitoring scheme for recording the abundance of foxes and badgers in Britain
would have to utilize a technique or techniques that could detect a wide range of animal …

Activity patterns of urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) reduce the risk of traffic-induced mortality

PJ Baker, CV Dowding, SE Molony… - Behavioral …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Traffic collisions can be a major source of mortality in wild populations, and animals may be
expected to exhibit behavioral mechanisms that reduce the risk associated with crossing …

Diet of the introduced red fox Vulpes vulpes in Australia: analysis of temporal and spatial patterns

PA Fleming, HM Crawford, AM Stobo‐Wilson… - Mammal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The red fox Vulpes vulpes is one of the world's most widespread carnivores. A key to its
success has been its broad, opportunistic diet. The fox was introduced to Australia about …

Colonization of Warsaw by the red fox Vulpes vulpes in the years 1976–2019

M Jackowiak, J Gryz, K Jasińska, M Brach, L Bolibok… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The red fox is one of the most adaptable carnivores inhabiting cities. The aim of our study
was to describe the process of Warsaw colonization by the red fox. We focused on:(1) the fox …