Conservation planning

Spatial variation in red deer density in a transboundary forest ecosystem
Forests in Europe are exposed to increasingly frequent and severe disturbances. The resulting changes in the structure and composition …
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Opportunities and challenges for monitoring a recolonizing large herbivore using citizen science
Monitoring is a prerequisite for evidence-based wildlife management and conservation planning, yet conventional monitoring approaches …
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Priority areas for promoting co-benefits between conservation and the traditional use of mammals and birds in the Chaco
As ambitious new targets to increase area-based conservation are discussed, there is a growing concern that such an expansion might …
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Social considerations are crucial to success in implementing the 30×30 global conservation target
Following intense negotiation over several years, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity …
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Widespread habitat for Europe's largest herbivores, but poor connectivity limits recolonization
Several large-mammal species in Europe have recovered and recolonized parts of their historical ranges. Knowing where suitable habitat …
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A range-wide monitoring framework for the Persian leopard and its prey
The long-term survival of the Persian leopard Panthera pardus tulliana requires concerted regional conservation efforts. Understanding …
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Conservation frontiers: understanding the geographic expansion of conservation
Land-use frontiers, such as agriculture expanding into forests, remain a major driver of biodiversity loss, and often lead to …
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Human disturbance is the most limiting factor driving habitat selection of a large carnivore throughout Continental Europe
Habitat selection is a multi-scale process driven by trade-offs between benefits, such as resource abundance, and disadvantages, such …
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Humans rather than Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) shape ungulate browsing patterns in a temperate forest
The recolonization of human-dominated landscapes by large carnivores has been followed with considerable scientific interest; however, …
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Hunting as land use: Understanding the spatial associations among hunting, agriculture, and forestry
Hunting is a widespread but often overlooked land-use activity, providing major benefits to society. Hunting takes place in most …
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