Habitat modelling

Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental-scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore

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Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people in shared …

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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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Mapping the distribution and habitat of Persian leopard across its historical range
Persian leopards Panthera pardus tulliana, once widespread across Western and Central Asia, currently only occupy a fraction of their …
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Rear‐edge populations are important for understanding climate change risk and adaptation potential of threatened species
Climate change disproportionately threatens alpine species, by reducing available habitat and by isolating their populations. These …
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Reducing persecution is more effective for restoring large carnivores than restoring their prey
Large carnivores are currently disappearing from many world regions because of habitat loss, prey depletion, and persecution. Ensuring …
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Satellite-based habitat monitoring reveals long-term dynamics of deer habitat in response to forest disturbances
Disturbances play a key role in driving forest ecosystem dynamics, but how disturbances shape wildlife habitat across space and time …
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Increasing synergistic effects of habitat destruction and hunting on mammals over three decades in the Gran Chaco
Habitat destruction and overexploitation are the main threats to biodiversity and where they co-occur, their combined impact is often …
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Land-cover change in the Caucasus Mountains since 1987 based on the topographic correction of multi-temporal Landsat composites
Mountainous regions are changing rapidly across the world due to both land-use change and climate change. Given the importance of …
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Mapping connectivity and conflict risk to identify safe corridors for the Persian leopard

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Many large carnivores depend on habitat patches outside protected areas, as well as safe corridors between them. However, …

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Assessing niche overlap between domestic and threatened wild sheep to identify conservation priority areas
Populations of large ungulates are dwindling worldwide. This is especially so for wild sheep, which compete with livestock for forage, …
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