A5088293820- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Historical Geography and Cartography
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
Wageningen University & Research
2015-2024
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
2019-2023
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
2012-2019
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...
The ability to swim has been well documented in many species of the order Xenarthra but literature implies that wild Tamandua anteaters avoid water. On 26 January 2010, while driving a boat across Panama Canal (9°10′40″N, 79°50′01″W), authors witnessed an adult T. mexicana swimming 120 m offshore, straight line towards Barro Colorado Island, still 280 away. tamandua was without any difficulty and its choice crossing canal at very narrow point suggests animal had knowledge topography. It is...
Camera traps placed in the field, photograph warm-bodied animals that pass front of an infrared sensor. The imagery represents a rich source data on mammals larger than ~200 grams, providing information at level species and communities. Camera-trap surveys generate observations specific certain location time, including photo evidence can be evaluated by experts to map distribution patterns. also provides composition local communities, identifying which co-occur what proportion. Moreover,...
Abstract Camera trapping has revolutionized wildlife ecology and conservation by providing automated data acquisition, leading to the accumulation of massive amounts camera trap worldwide. Although management processing trap‐derived Big Data are becoming increasingly solvable with help scalable cyber‐infrastructures, harmonization exchange remain limited, hindering its full potential. There is currently no widely accepted standard for exchanging data. The only existing proposal, “Camera Trap...
Ticks are obligatory parasites with complex life cycles that often depend on larger bodied vertebrates as final hosts. These traits make them particularly sensitive to local coextinction their host. Loss of wildlife abundance and diversity should thus lead loss tick the point where only generalist species remain. However, direct empirical tests these hypotheses lacking, despite relevance our understanding tick-borne disease emergence in disturbed environments. Here, we compare vertebrate...
Abstract In areas where farmland borders protected areas, wildlife may be attracted to crops and cause substantial financial damage for farmers. Elephants, in particular, can destroy a year's harvest single night, also buildings other farm structures. Few studies have examined whether caused by wild elephants increases social inequalities farmer communities. We interviewed settlement leaders subsistence rice farmers living the buffer zone of Bardiya National Park, Nepal, examine (1)...
Abstract Background Arboviruses are a growing public health concern in Europe, with both endemic and exotic arboviruses expected to spread further into novel areas the next decades. Predicting where future outbreaks will occur is major challenge, particularly for regions these not endemic. Spatial modelling of ecological risk factors arbovirus circulation can help identify potential emergence. Moreover, combining hazard maps different may facilitate cost-efficient, targeted...
Wildlife policy makers and managers face challenges in taking decisions dealing with the complexity of international context, often operate without informed decision-making frameworks. This situation evidences need a harmonised Europe-wide wildlife monitoring framework able to sustain coordinated transboundary policy. With pragmatic approach, here we intend promote foundations transnational Europe, that is not meant replace but complement improve harmonisation existing plans. Here provide...
Camera traps (CT) provide an easy and non-invasive way to study wildlife. It is also possible estimate densities if accurate protocols are followed in a standardised additional parameters estimated. However, the processing storage of thousands images that typical CT generates has become major challenge for users. Also, project management can get complex, especially many multiple people involved. To facilitate collaborative science among professionals semi-professionals, ENETWILD consortium...
Camera trapping has revolutionized wildlife ecology and conservation by providing automated data acquisition, leading to the accumulation of massive amounts camera trap worldwide. Although management processing trap-derived Big Data are becoming increasingly solvable with help scalable cyber-infrastructures, harmonization exchange remain limited, hindering its full potential. We present a new format, Trap Package (Camtrap DP), designed allow users easily exchange, harmonize archive at local...
Abstract The ‘landscape of fear’ concept offers valuable insights into wildlife behaviour, yet its practical integration habitat management for conservation remains underexplored. In this study, conducted in the subtropical monsoon grasslands Bardia National Park, Nepal, we aimed to bridge gap through a multi‐year, landscape‐scale experimental investigation Nepal. park has highest density tigers (with an estimated ~7 individuals per 100 km 2 ) allowing us understand effect on predation risk...
Abstract The random encounter model (REM) estimates animal densities from camera‐trap data by correcting capture rates for a set of biological variables the animals (average group size, speed and activity level) characteristics camera sensors. REM has been widely used setups in which cameras are mounted on trees or other structures aimed parallel to ground. Here, we modify formula accommodate an alternative field view acquired with vertically oriented traps, type deployment avoid theft...
Abstract Despite the popularity of ‘landscape fear’ concept, potential for integration this idea into terrain management wildlife conservation has remained largely unexplored. We carried out a multi-year experimental study in tiger-dense Bardia National Park, Nepal. Using plots varying mowing frequency (0–4 times), size (small: 49 m 2 ; to large: 3600 ), and artificial fertilisation type (none, phosphorus, nitrogen), we assessed what extent ‘fear’ affects use managed by three cervids (chital...