Effect of human activity on habitat selection in the endangered Barbary macaque

J. O. Waterman; L. A. D. Campbell; L. Maréchal; M. Pilot; B. Majolo

doi:10.1111/acv.12543

Habitat selection of a re-colonized cougar population in response to seasonal fluctuations of human activity

Journal of Wildlife Management ◽

10.1002/jwmg.799 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 78 (8) ◽

pp. 1394-1403 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Carl D. Morrison ◽

Mark S. Boyce ◽

Scott E. Nielsen ◽

Michelle M. Bacon

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Human Activity ◽

Seasonal Fluctuations ◽

Selection Of

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Habitat selection by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is primarily driven by avoidance of human activity during day and prey availability during night

Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1002/ece3.3204 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (16) ◽

pp. 6367-6381 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Marc Filla ◽

Joseph Premier ◽

Nora Magg ◽

Claudia Dupke ◽

Igor Khorozyan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Human Activity ◽

Prey Availability ◽

Lynx Lynx ◽

Eurasian Lynx

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Too much of a good thing? A landscape-of-fear analysis for collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) reveals hikers act as a greater deterrent than thorny or bitter food

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/cjz-2017-0158 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 96 (4) ◽

pp. 317-324 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sonny S. Bleicher ◽

Michael L. Rosenzweig

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Human Activity ◽

Activity Patterns ◽

Plant Defence ◽

Food Selectivity ◽

Landscape Of Fear ◽

Perceived Safety ◽

Local Plant ◽

Pecari Tajacu ◽

Antipredator Mechanisms

To study how wildlife perceive recreating humans, we studied the habitat selection of a human commensalist, the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)). We measured peccary activity patterns in an area of high human activity (Tumamoc Hill Desert Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona, USA) using a landscape-of-fear analysis. We examined whether the perception of risk from human activity interacted with the chemical (tannin) and mechanical (thorns) antipredator mechanisms of local plant species. The peccaries avoided food stations near a hiking trail. The population foraged less near houses, i.e., moderate human activity, than in the perceived safety of a small wadi. Plant defence treatments impacted the harvesting of food only in the safe zone, suggesting that risk trumps food selectivity. The strong effect of the hiking trail on habitat selection in this disturbance-loving species is an indicator of a much larger impact on sensitive species in conservation areas.

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Hidden in plain sight: detectability and habitat selection of the central plateau dusky rattlesnake in anthropized landscapes

Herpetological Journal ◽

10.33256/31.2.9198 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 91-98

Author(s):

Leroy Soria-Díaz

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Human Activity ◽

Human Activities ◽

Landscape Change ◽

Climatic Factors ◽

Agricultural Fields ◽

Native Vegetation ◽

Central Plateau ◽

The World ◽

Selection Of

Human activities have caused several changes in biotic communities all over the world. Some species maintain viable populations in altered environments through different adaptations, however, knowledge in this regard is scarce for certaintaxa, including reptiles. We analysed the detectability and habitat selection of the rattlesnake Crotalus triseriatus to contribute to our knowledge about how this species responds to anthropogenic landscape change. Rattlesnakes were monitored for two years in two anthropized landscapes using visual encounter surveys. We analysed detectability in relation to climatic factors and human activity, and habitat selection was analysed in native and non-native vegetation. Our study shows that detectability of C. triseriatus is differentially affected in anthropized landscapes; human activity may be determinant in landscapes such as agricultural fields, whilst climatic factors may be determinant in landscapes where people are less active such as the protected areas within urban parks. The analyses of habitat selection shows that native vegetation is crucial for the persistence of C. triseriatus in the studied landscapes. Several strategies may allow rattlesnakes to persist in different anthropized landscapes; nonetheless, native habitat remnants should be protected in anthropized areas to conserve wildlife.

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Seasonal shifts in habitat selection of a large herbivore and the influence of human activity

Basic and Applied Ecology ◽

10.1016/j.baae.2011.09.001 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 654-663 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Philip D. McLoughlin ◽

Eric Vander Wal ◽

Stacey J. Lowe ◽

Brent R. Patterson ◽

Dennis L. Murray

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Human Activity ◽

Large Herbivore ◽

Selection Of ◽

Seasonal Shifts

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The influence of river functionality on habitat selection by Ephemeroptera in spatially and temporally diverse lowland rivers, with particular reference to the River Bug

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies ◽

10.2478/v10009-009-0022-8 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adam Głazaczow ◽

David Orwin ◽

Rafał Bajaczyk

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Human Activity ◽

Lowland River ◽

Environmental Preferences ◽

Lowland Rivers

The influence of river functionality on habitat selection by Ephemeroptera in spatially and temporally diverse lowland rivers, with particular reference to the River BugThe purpose of this work is the designation of changes in the environmental preferences of mayflies in the prevailing conditions in a large lowland river little changed by human activity. During the study, the occurrence of the following species were recorded:

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