The global road network is rapidly growing associated with human economic development.
This growth also entails a high toll for biodiversity, with several well-documented negative …

The growing human footprint has placed unprecedented stressors on ecosystems in recent
decades resulting in losses of biodiversity and ecosystem function around the world. Roads …

With a shrinking supply of wilderness and growing recognition that top predators can have a
profound influence on ecosystems, the persistence of large carnivores in human-dominated …

Riparian corridor, a vital ecotonian ecosystem is under stress due to flow reduction and
inconsistency of flow in Lower Tangon river basin across the neo tectonically active Barind …

Humans profoundly affect animal distributions by directly competing for space, not only
transforming, but actively using their habitat. Anthropogenic disturbance is usually measured …

Increasing levels of human activity threaten wildlife populations through direct mortality,
habitat degradation, and habitat fragmentation. Area closures can improve habitat quality for …

Evolutionary traps, and their derivative, ecological traps, occur when animals make
maladaptive decisions based on seemingly reliable environmental cues, and are important …

Science communication is seen as critical for the disciplines of ecology and conservation,
where research products are often used to shape policy and decision making. Scientists are …

Outdoor recreation on trail networks is a growing form of disturbance for wildlife. However,
few studies have examined behavioural responses by large carnivores to motorised and …

The Anthropocene is an era of marked human impact on the world. Quantifying these
impacts has become central to understanding the dynamics of coupled human‐natural …