A5004804629- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Forest Management and Policy
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
BOKU University
2018-2024
Natural History Museum Vienna
2019
The Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis is a medium-sized bird of prey inhabiting boreal and temperate forests. It has Holarctic distribution with 10 recognized subspecies. Traditionally, it been placed within the [gentilis] superspecies, together Henst's A. henstii, Black Sparrowhawk melanoleucus, Meyer's meyerianus. While those four taxa are geographically separated from each other, hence referred to as allospecies, their phylogenetic relationships still unresolved. In present study, we...
Abstract Genetic differentiation plays an essential role in the assessment of metapopulation systems conservation concern. Migration rates affect degree genetic between subpopulations, with increasing leading to extinction risk. Analyses repeated over time together projections into future are therefore important inform conservation. We investigated a closed system obligate forest grouse, Western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus , by comparing microsatellite population structure historic and...
Abstract Increasing numbers of wind power plants (WPP) are constructed across the globe to reduce anthropogenic contribution global warming. There are, however, concerns on effects WPP human health as well related wildlife. To address potential in environmental impact assessments, existing models accounting for shadow flickering and noise widely applied. However, a standardized, yet simple applicable proxy visibility rotating turbines woodland areas was largely lacking up date. We combined...
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...
Understanding genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation is crucial for the management and conservation wildlife populations, especially in case species sensitive to environmental changes landscape alteration. In central Europe, Alps are core area black grouse Tetrao tetrix distribution. There, dispersal limited by high altitude mountain ridges recent habitats known show some degree natural fragmentation. Additionally, substantial anthropogenic has occurred within past ninety years....
Abstract In modern wildlife ecology, spatial population genetic methods are becoming increasingly applied. Especially for animal species in fragmented landscapes, preservation of gene flow becomes a high priority target order to restore diversity and prevent local extinction. Within Central Europe, the Alps represent core distribution area black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix . At its easternmost Alpine range, events subpopulation extinction have already been documented past decades. Molecular data...
Sudden changes in vegetation height are important natural structures perceived by deer which provide orientation and cover. Hence, these linear form potential paths through forested areas used animals. Nevertheless, perception of not only depends on the magnitude differences but also itself, their spatial extent geometrical complexity. Therefore an approach is necessary detects changes, would be trivial, takes those additional parameters into account. we a normalized digital surface model...
In wildlife management, differing perspectives among stakeholders generate conflicts about how to achieve disparate sustainability goals that include ecological, economic, and sociocultural dimensions. To mitigate such conflicts, decisions regarding management must be taken thoughtfully. our knowledge, there exists no integrative modeling framework inform these decisions, considering all dimensions of sustainability. We constructed a decision-support tool based on stakeholder workshops...
Population viability analyses (PVA) are important tools for decision-making and planning of adaptive wildlife management actions. While earlier approaches on individual based PVAs have often been age-based, species with strong social structure might benefit from a stage-based model approach. In this study, we designed an individual-based PVA within the software Vortex. As case applied our to German part European wolf population, making use comprehensive data sets originating monitoring...