A5087412182- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos
2017-2024
University of Castilla-La Mancha
2019-2024
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
2023
inspire research Beratungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (Austria)
2023
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2019
Fences are one of the most widespread manmade features in nature, constituting an artificial limitation to movement wildlife. To date, their effects on wildlife behavior have been understudied but this knowledge is required design effective management procedures. Using 21 GPS-monitored wild boar, we evaluated permeability different types fences and described temporal patterns spatial hotspots for crossing events. A fence's was inferred by success, i.e., number times that animals crossed a...
The European Observatory of Wildlife (EOW) as part the ENETWILD project, aims to improve capacity for monitoring wildlife populations, implementing international standards data collection, providing guidance on density estimation, and finally, promote collaborative, open networks develop monitoring, initially focusing terrestrial wild mammals. This report presents estimates species that are widely distributed (wild boar (Sus scrofa), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red (Cervus elaphus)) by...
Abstract Background To control the transmission of relevant shared diseases, such as animal tuberculosis (TB) and African swine fever (ASF), it is essential to reduce risk interaction between livestock wild ungulates. In Eastern Central Europe, current spread ASF virus affecting boar domestic pigs (especially those raised outdoors and/or in backyards) has devastated pig sector affected regions seriously threatening other exporting countries. Here, we evaluated wildlife-livestock interactions...
Los pulsos de recursos tróficos son eventos breves y temporales alta disponibilidad en un ecosistema, como agua, nutrientes o alimento, que puede tener efectos significativos sobre las dinámicas poblaciones interacciones entre especies. Este estudio examinó la depredación nidos artificiales anátidas el Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, con objetivo identificar especies depredadoras evaluar su impacto estos recursos. Para ello, se colocaron 30 seis huevos cada uno monitorizaron durante 28 días...
Hunting statistics can be suitable to determine wild boar density estimates if a calibration with an accepted rigorous method is performed. Here, densities calculated from drive counts during collective hunting activities are compared against values by camera trapping using the random encounter method. For this purpose, we selected 10 study sites in Spain, North South representing diversity of habitats, management and traditions without artificial feeding, plus one site Czech Republic where...
The effective management of shared pathogens between wild ungulates and livestock requires the understanding processes interaction them. In this work, we studied interspecific frequency (ifreq) its spatiotemporal pattern domestic that coexist in free-ranging farms. For purpose, 6 red deer, boar, 8 Iberian pigs 3 cattle were monitored using GPS devices during "montanera" period (the which are maintained extensive conditions to feed on acorn). ifreq was quantified for two windows: 30 m - 10...
Camera trapping use has increased significantly in ecological studies recent decades due to its ability register information about cryptic and/or elusive species and, more recently, derive population parameters, such as abundance or density. For these latter applications, camera traps set a regular grid pattern (CT-RG) are required obtain representative of the study area. The present work aims assess usefulness collected through CT-RG interspecific interactions between animals, terms...
Abstract Interspecific interactions are highly relevant in the potential transmission of shared pathogens multi‐host systems. In recent decades, several technologies have been developed to study pathogen transmission, such as proximity loggers, GPS tracking devices and/or camera traps. Despite diversity methods aimed at detecting contacts, analysis risk is often reduced contact rates and probability given contact. However, latter process continuous over time unique for each contact,...
Abstract European wild rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) and red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa are main small game species of conservation concern in Mediterranean ecosystems. To date, their presence boar’s Sus scrofa diet factors driving consumption have been little investigated. A genetic metabarcoding approach was used on 80 boar faeces collected from four hunting estates devoted to during two different seasons. Abundances boar, rabbits partridges were first estimated. Results showed DNA...
Expanding wild boar populations associate to conflicts with human activities, being a threat livestock and public health. Particularly, the emergence of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Europe is major importance. To better understanding dynamics at interface between domestic pigs Europe, which essential prevent risk for ASF spread, this report describes (i) use extensive pig farm resources by wildlife (wild other mammals) pigs, (ii) factors involved. We studied two regions Central-Eastern...
Abstract Human–wildlife conflicts are a growing problem in Northern Hemisphere where wild ungulates one of the taxonomic groups most frequently involved. To mitigate these conflicts, it is essential to develop preventive actions able avoid encounters between wildlife and human (activities). We here employed photo-trapping evaluate behaviour red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) when confronted with dissuasive portable deterrents that function on basis changing patterns light ultrasound. This was done...
It is essential to provide tools wildlife professionals and researchers in order facilitate data collection on density estimation following standardized protocols the field. This relevant for efficient harmonized management systems, from field final reporting. Our main objective was of information using established protocols. The specific objectives were (i) evaluate use already existing registration IT collecting storing field; (ii) make these available real time (cloud-based solution),...
Abstract The supplementary feeding of wild ungulates is a common and pervasive practice throughout Europe, but the understanding on its unintended ecological effects still limited. This management action has different degrees intensity from artificial grasslands to supplementation in feeders, since type criteria each programme depend managers’ objectives (e.g. maintaining harvesting yields, increasing animal body condition, mitigate agriculture or forest damage). decision how, when where...
Event Abstract Back to Quantifying wildlife-livestock interactions and their spatiotemporal patterns: are the regular grids of phototrapping a suitable approach? Roxana Triguero-Ocaña1, Joaquin Vicente1, 2, Pablo Palencia1, Eduardo Laguna1, Beatriz Martínez-López3* Pelayo Acevedo1, 2 1 Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC), Spain Higher Technical School Agricultural Forestry Engineers, University Castilla La Mancha, 3 Center for Animal Disease Modeling Surveillance,...