Causes, consequences, and conservation of ungulate migration

MJ Kauffman, EO Aikens, S Esmaeili… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Our understanding of ungulate migration is advancing rapidly due to innovations in modern
animal tracking. Herein, we review and synthesize nearly seven decades of work on …

Size matters for linking traits to ecosystem multifunctionality

C Guo, ER Yan, JHC Cornelissen - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2022 - cell.com
A priority research field addresses how to optimize diverse ecosystem services to people,
including biodiversity support, regulatory, utilitarian and cultural services. This field may …

A test of the green wave hypothesis in omnivorous brown bears across North America

NR Bowersock, LM Ciarniello, WW Deacy… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivorous animals tend to seek out plants at intermediate phenological states to improve
energy intake while minimizing consumption of fibrous material. In some ecosystems, the …

Don't stop me now: Managed fence gaps could allow migratory ungulates to track dynamic resources and reduce fence related energy loss

R Hering, M Hauptfleisch, M Jago, T Smith… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In semi-arid environments characterized by erratic rainfall and scattered primary production,
migratory movements are a key survival strategy of large herbivores to track resources over …

Livestock grazing modifies soil nematode body size structure in mosaic grassland habitats

Q Ma, Y Zhu, Y Wang, T Liu, X Qing, J Liu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Body size is closely related to the trophic level and abundance of soil fauna, particularly
nematodes. Therefore, size-based analyses are increasingly prominent in unveiling soil …

Refining the stress gradient hypothesis for mixed species groups of African mammals

C Kiffner, DM Boyle, K Denninger-Snyder, BM Kissui… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Species interactions such as facilitation and predation influence food webs, yet it is unclear
how they are mediated by environmental gradients. Here we test the stress gradient …

Multiple anthropogenic pressures challenge the effectiveness of protected areas in western Tanzania

RA Giliba, P Fust, C Kiffner… - Conservation Science and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite being key conservation instruments, the ecological effectiveness of protected areas
(PAs) is contested. To assess the ecological effectiveness of PAs in the Katavi‐Rukwa …

Where the Grass is Greener—Large-Scale Phenological Patterns and Their Explanatory Potential for the Distribution of Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers in Europe

A Maier, L Tharandt, F Linsel, V Krakov… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2023 - Springer
A unique property of the Paleolithic record is the possibility to observe human societies in
large areas and over long periods of time. At these large spatial and temporal scales, a …

[PDF][PDF] Feral Equids

SL Petersen, JD Scasta, KA Schoenecker… - … Wildlife Ecology and …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
America, often referred to as free-roaming, free-ranging, or wild horses and burros, are
introduced species that are currently increasing in arid and semi-arid rangelands. They differ …

Effects of telemetry collars on two free-roaming feral equid species

KA Schoenecker, SRB King, JD Hennig, MJ Cole… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
There are two species of free-roaming feral equids in North America: horses (Equus
caballus) and donkeys or “burros”(E. asinus). Both species were introduced as domestic …