Leopold Obermair
A5033303631- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
BOKU University
2022-2024
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
2024
Abstract Herbivores are constitutive elements of most terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding effects herbivory on ecosystem dynamics is thus a major, albeit challenging task in community ecology. Effects mammals plant communities typically explored by comparing densities or diversity exclosure experiments. This might over-estimate long-term herbivore at levels as early life stage mortality driven multitude factors. Addressing these challenges, we established set 100 pairs ungulate exclosures...
Increasing numbers of wild ungulates in human-dominated landscapes Europe could lead to negative effects, such as damages forests through browsing. To prevent those effects and, thus, mitigate wildlife-based conflicts while ensuring viable ungulate populations, sustainable management is required. Roe deer, the most abundant cervid species Europe, primarily managed via hunting decrease population densities harvesting. Besides direct mortality, non-lethal activities further affect spatial...
Rising numbers of wild ungulates in human‐dominated landscapes Europe can induce negative effects like damages to forests. Therefore, effective wildlife management, including harvesting through hunting is becoming increasingly important. However, current practices often fail diminish those effects, as many ungulate species retreat areas unsuitable for hunting. This predator–avoidance behaviour makes it difficult fulfill the demand reducing population numbers. Thus, there an urgent need...
<title>Abstract</title> Wildlife tagging provides critical insights into animal movement ecology, physiology, and behavior amid global ecosystem changes. However, the stress induced by capture, handling, can impact post-release locomotion activity and, consequently, interpretation of study results. We analyzed post-tagging effects on 1585 individuals 42 terrestrial mammal species using collar-collected GPS accelerometer data. Species-specific displacements overall dynamic body acceleration,...