A5052332065- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Rural development and sustainability
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Creative Drama in Education
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Joint Research Centre
2010-2024
University of York
2015-2024
University of Sassari
2004-2012
Social-ecological interactions mediate water–energy–food security in small developing islands, but community-scale insights are underrepresented nexus research. These dynamic their response to environmental and anthropogenic pressures need be understood inform sustainable land use planning into the future. This study centered on bringing together diverse stakeholders explore futures using “Kesho” (meaning “tomorrow” Kiswahili) scenario tool for two of largest islands that comprise Zanzibar...
Anthropogenic hybridisation is widely perceived as a threat to the conservation of biodiversity. Nevertheless, date, relevant policy and management interventions are unresolved highly convoluted. While this due inherent complexity issue, we hereby hypothesise that lack agreement concerning goals approaches, within scientific community, may explain social awareness on phenomenon, absence effective pressure decision-makers. By focusing wolf x dog in Europe, (a) assess state art issues (b)...
This study assesses the global mountain population, population change over 1975–2015 time-range, and urbanisation for 2015. The work uses World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) definition of areas combined with that range outlines generated by Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA). We estimated from Human Settlement Layer Population spatial grids, a set density layers used to measure human presence on planet Earth. show has increased 550 million in 1975 1050 is concentrated...
African mountains are characterized by high levels of biodiversity and provide ecosystem services to millions people. Due steep environmental gradients, growing human populations geographical isolation, these coupled socio-ecological systems highly vulnerable climate change impacts. The capacity local stakeholders anticipate future changes assess their potential impacts is paramount for enhancing adaptation resilience. Here we apply a participatory scenario development framework in two parts...
Rapid rates of land use and cover change (LULCC) in eastern Africa limited instances genuinely equal partnerships involving scientists, communities decision makers challenge the development robust pathways toward future environmental socioeconomic sustainability. We a participatory modelling tool, Kesho, to assess biophysical, socioeconomic, cultural governance factors that influenced past (1959-1999) present (2000-2018) LULCC northern Tanzania simulate four scenarios year 2030. Simulations...
Abstract Predation by wolves Canis lupus on roe deer Capreolus capreolus was studied scat analysis in five areas of the Province Arezzo, north‐eastern Tuscany, Italy. In intensive study area (ISA) represented 19.1% mean per cent volume (MPV) while other its use ranged between 10.9% and 53.4% MPV A low degree variation found both annual seasonal deer, although differences were more marked those where lower. ISA, negatively selected among species: Ivlev's electivity index – 0.41 0.89....
Abstract Depredation on livestock and wolf pack Canis lupus distribution was investigated in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, from 1998 to 2001. Although uniformly distributed, damage level were focused mountainous area inhabited by packs hence there huge differences between areas with without wolves. In whole a few farms persistently affected predation (6%), they reported 38% total attacks 37% losses. Surplus killing phenomena involved only sheep goat farms, affecting 18% total. Thirty‐five...
Capitani, C., K. Mukama, B. Mbilinyi, I. Malugu, P. T. Munishi, N. D. Burgess, J. Platts, S. Sallu, and R. Marchant. 2016. From local scenarios to national maps: a participatory framework for envisioning the future of Tanzania. Ecology Society 21(3):4.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08565-210304
The impact of predation on prey populations has long been a focus ecologists, but firm understanding the factors influencing selection, key predictor that impact, remains elusive. High levels variability observed in selection may reflect true differences ecology different communities might also failure to deal adequately with uncertainties underlying data. Indeed, our review showed less than 10% studies European wolf accounted for sampling uncertainty. Here, we relate annual diet...
Small islands are vulnerable to the synergistic effects of climate change and anthropogenic disturbances due fact their small area, geographical isolation, responsive ecologies, rapidly growing developing populations exposure sea level change. These changes exert pressures on ecosystem services, such as provisioning resources, therefore threaten sustainability livelihoods. We reviewed key livelihoods literature bring together concepts environmental livelihood resilience stability across...
Abstract In this study, we investigated wolf feeding ecology in Kars province, north-eastern Turkey, by analysing 72 scat samples collected spring 2013. Ongoing camera trap surveys suggest that large wild ungulates are exceptionally rare the region. On contrary, livestock is abundant. Accordingly, scats analysis revealed constituted most of biomass intake for wolves, although small mammals were frequent prey items. Wild occasional prey, and wolves make use main village garbage dump as a food...
Summary Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation plus the conservation of carbon stocks, sustainable management forests enhancement stocks in developing countries (REDD+) requires information on land-use land-cover changes (LULCCs) emission trends past to present into future. Here, we use results participatory scenario development Tanzania assess potential interacting impacts stock, biodiversity water yield alternative scenarios where REDD+ is or not effectively...