Publications
Unraveling the impact of dog-friendly spaces on urban–wildland pumas and other wildlife
August 27 2024
;As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs).>
Impacts of management practices on habitat selection during juvenile mountain lion dispersal
August 2024
;Dispersal is a complex series of movements before an individual establishes a home range. Animals must travel and forage in unfamiliar landscapes that include anthropogenic risks such as...
>Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape
March 18 2024
;Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts.
A global synthesis and assessment of free-ranging domestic cat diet
December 12, 2023
;Free-ranging cats (Felis catus) are globally distributed invasive carnivores that markedly impact biodiversity.
Combining camera trap surveys and IUCN range maps to improve knowledge of species distributions
2023
;Reliable maps of species distributions are fundamental for biodiversity research and conservation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List range maps are widely recognized as...
>U.N. report warns of catastrophic climate tipping points. California is nearing several
Oct 26 2023
;The third annual Interconnected Disaster Risks report from the U.N. University’s Institute for Environment and Human Security in Bonn, Germany, found that drastic changes...
>Mammalian predator and prey responses to recreation and land use across multiple scales provide limited support for the human shield hypothesis
Sept 14 2023
;Outdoor recreation is widespread, with uncertain effects on wildlife. The human shield hypothesis (HSH) suggests that recreation could have differential effects on predators and prey, with predator avoidance...
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Stepping stones to extirpation:
Puma patch occupancy thresholds in an urban-wildland matrix
July 19 2023
;Stepping stones to extirpation: Puma patch occupancythresholds in an urban-wildland matrix
Pumas in the San Francisco Bay Area exist as a metapopulation markedby loss of...
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Pumas Puma concolor as ecological brokers:
a review of their biotic relationships
18 January 2022
;The puma Puma concolor is the fourth largest wild felid and the most widespread native terrestrial mammal of the Americas. We synthesised published literature documenting the biotic interactions...
>A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation
24 March 2021
;A key goal of conservation is to protect biodiversity by supporting the long-term persistence of viable, natural populations of wild species. Conservation practice has long been guided...
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Effects of human-altered landscapes on a reintroduced ungulate:
Patterns of habitat selection at the rangeland-wildland interface
21 March 2021
;Successful species reintroductions require land managers to balance the goal of viable wildlife populations with potential risks to human enterprise. Such risks are particularly acute at the wildland-...
>Pairing long-term population monitoring and wildlife crossing structure interaction data to evaluate road mitigation effectiveness
14 March 2021
;Roads negatively affect wildlife populations directly as a source of mortality and indirectly through habitat fragmentation, restricted movement, and altered habitat use. Wildlife crossing structures and roadside fencing...
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