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Defaunation precipitates the extinction of evolutionarily distinct interactions in the Anthropocene
Species on Earth are interconnected with each other through ecological interactions. Defaunation can erode those connections, yet we lack evolutionary predictions about the consequences of losing...
Large carnivore damage in Europe: Analysis of compensation and prevention programs
The mitigation of conflicts associated with large carnivore damage to livestock and agriculture is pivotal to their conservation. Current programs to compensate and prevent large carnivore damage...
Human impact is changing the way biodiversity is organized
Zoogeographical regions, or zooregions, are areas of the Earth defined by species pools that reflect ecological, historical and evolutionary processes acting over millions of years. Consequently,...
Effects of climate change on sea turtles nesting
Sea turtles are vertebrates with temperature-dependent sex determination. Rising temperatures due to climate change cause female-biased sex ratios. Here, the influence of nest depth and shading...
Brown bear attacks on humans: a worldwide perspective
Negative encounters with brown bears are rare and mainly non-fatal. This is the main finding of this study where the authors investigated more than 600 brown bear attacks on humans in 2000-2015...
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