• 50 Years of Cumulative Open-Source Data Confirm Stable and Robust Biodiversity Distribution Patterns for Macrofungi 

      Yu, Haili; Wang, Tiejun; Skidmore, Andrew; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Bässler, Claus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Fungi are a hyper-diverse kingdom that contributes significantly to the regulation of the global carbon and nutrient cycle. However, our understanding of the distribution of fungal diversity is often hindered by a lack of ...
    • Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission 

      Duncanson, Laura; Kellner, James R.; Armston, John; Dubayah, Ralph; Minor, David M.; Hancock, Steven; Healey, Sean P.; Patterson, Paul L.; Saarela, Svetlana; Marselis, Suzanne; Silva, Carlos E.; Bruening, Jamis; Goetz, Scott J.; Tang, Hao; Hofton, Michelle; Blair, Bryan; Luthcke, Scott; Fatoyinbo, Lola; Abernethy, Katharine; Alonso, Alfonso; Andersen, Hans-Erik; Aplin, Paul; Baker, Timothy R.; Barbier, Nicolas; Bastin, Jean Francois; Biber, Peter; Boeckx, Pascal; Bogaert, Jan; Boschetti, Luigi; Boucher, Peter Brehm; Boyd, Doreen S.; Burslem, David F.R.P.; Calvo-Rodriguez, Sofia; Chave, Jérôme; Chazdon, Robin L.; Clark, David B.; Clark, Deborah A.; Cohen, Warren B.; Coomes, David A.; Corona, Piermaria; Cushman, K.C.; Cutler, Mark E.J.; Dalling, James W.; Dalponte, Michele; Dash, Jonathan; de-Miguel, Sergio; Deng, Songqiu; Ellis, Peter Woods; Erasmus, Barend; Fekety, Patrick A.; Fernandez-Landa, Alfredo; Ferraz, Antonio; Fischer, Rico; Fisher, Adrian G.; García-Abril, Antonio; Gobakken, Terje; Hacker, Jorg M.; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Hill, Ross A.; Hopkinson, Chris; Huang, Huabing; Hubbell, Stephen P.; Hudak, Andrew T.; Huth, Andreas; Imbach, Benedikt; Jeffery, Kathryn J.; Katoh, Masato; Kearsley, Elizabeth; Kenfack, David; Kljun, Natascha; Knapp, Nikolai; Král, Kamil; Krůček, Martin; Labrière, Nicolas; Lewis, Simon L.; Longo, Marcos; Lucas, Richard M.; Main, Russell; Manzanera, Jose A.; Martínez, Rodolfo Vásquez; Mathieu, Renaud; Memiaghe, Herve; Meyer, Victoria; Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo; Monerris, Alessandra; Montesano, Paul; Morsdorf, Felix; Næsset, Erik; Naidoo, Laven; Nilus, Reuben; O'Brien, Michael; Orwig, David A.; Papathanassiou, Konstantinos; Parker, Geoffrey; Philipson, Christopher; Phillips, Oliver L.; Pisek, Jan; Poulsen, John R.; Pretzsch, Hans; Rüdiger, Christoph; Saatchi, Sassan; Sanchez-Azofeifa, Arturo; Sanchez-Lopez, Nuria; Scholes, Robert; Silva, Carlos A.; Simard, Marc; Skidmore, Andrew; Stereńczak, Krzysztof; Tanase, Mihai; Torresan, Chiara; Valbuena, Ruben; Verbeeck, Hans; Vrska, Tomas; Wessels, Konrad; White, Joanne C.; White, Lee J.T.; Zahabu, Eliakimu; Zgraggen, Carlo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is collecting spaceborne full waveform lidar data with a primary science goal of producing accurate estimates of forest aboveground biomass density (AGBD). This paper ...
    • Analysis of differences and commonalities in wildlife hunting across the Africa-Europe South-North gradient 

      Bachmann, Mona Estrella; Kulik, Lars; Gatiso, Tsegaye T.; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt; Haase, Dagmar; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Buchadas, Ana; Bösch, Lukas; Eirdosh, Dustin; Freytag, Andreas; Geldmann, Jonas; Ghoddousi, Arash; Hicks, Thurston Cleveland; Ordaz-Németh, Isabel; Qin, Siyu; Sop, Tenekwetche; Calkoen, Suzanne van Beeck; Wesche, Karsten; Kühl, Hjalmar S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Hunting and its impacts on wildlife are typically studied regionally, with a particular focus on the Global South. Hunting can, however, also undermine rewilding efforts or threaten wildlife in the Global North. Little is ...
    • Assessing Combinations of Landsat, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 Time series for Detecting Bark Beetle Infestations 

      König, Simon; Thonfeld, Frank; Förster, Michael; Dubovyk, Olena; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Bark beetle infestations are among the most substantial forest disturbance agents worldwide. Moreover, as a consequence of global climate change, they have increased in frequency and in the size and number of affected ...
    • Automated visitor and wildlife monitoring with camera traps and machine learning 

      Mitterwallner, Veronika; Peters, Anne; Edelhoff, Hendrik; Mathes, Gregor; Nguyen, Hien; Peters, Wibke Erika Brigitta; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Steinbauer, Manuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      As human activities in natural areas increase, understanding human–wildlife interactions is crucial. Big data approaches, like large-scale camera trap studies, are becoming more relevant for studying these interactions. ...
    • Back and forth: day–night alternation between cover types reveals complementary use of habitats in a large herbivore 

      De Groeve, Johannes; Van de Weghe, Nico; Ranc, Nathan; Morellet, Nicolas; Bonnot, Nadège C.; Gehr, Benedikt; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Hewison, A. J. Mark; Kröschel, Max; Linnell, John Durrus; Mysterud, Atle; Sandfort, Robin; Cagnacci, Francesca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-02-10)
      Context The Complementary Habitat Hypothesis posits that animals access resources for different needs by moving between complementary habitats that can be seen as ‘resource composites’. These movements can occur over a ...
    • Back and forth: day–night alternation between cover types reveals complementary use of habitats in a large herbivore 

      De Groeve, Johannes; Van de Weghe, Nico; Ranc, Nathan; Morellet, Nicolas; Bonnot, Nadège C.; Gehr, Benedikt; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Hewison, A. J. Mark; Kröschel, Max; Linnell, John Durrus; Mysterud, Atle; Sandfort, Robin; Cagnacci, Francesca (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Context The Complementary Habitat Hypothesis posits that animals access resources for diferent needs by moving between complementary habitats that can be seen as ‘resource composites’. These movements can occur over a range ...
    • A biodiversity boost from the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in Germany's oldest national park 

      Orazi, Valerio; Hagge, Jonas; Gossner, Martin M.; Müller, Jörg; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Freshwater ecosystems are among the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Beavers are important engineers in freshwater ecosystems and reintroduction programs have enabled the recovery of beaver populations in several ...
    • Blue sheep strongly affect snow leopard relative abundance but not livestock depredation in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal 

      Filla, Marc; Lama, Rinzin Phunjok; Ghale, Tashi Rapte; Filla, Tim; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Waltert, Matthias; Khorozyan, Igor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Large carnivores play key roles in their ecosystems, but their protection is a major challenge in biodiversity conservation due to conflicts with human interests. The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is the top predator of ...
    • Bringing the Black rhino back: Key factors for reintroduction success 

      Wielgus, Elodie; Mandinyenya, Bob; Wieprecht, Sashimi; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Evaluating reintroduction success is fundamental to wildlife management and conservation. Movement affects animal fitness and survival and is the first response of reintroduced animals, making it an excellent indicator of ...
    • Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data 

      Bubnicki, Jakub W.; Norton, Ben; Baskauf, Steven J.; Bruce, Tom; Cagnacci, Francesca; Casaer, Jim; Churski, Marcin; Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M.; Farra, Simone Dal; Fiderer, Christian; Forrester, Tavis D.; Hendry, Heidi; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Hofmeester, Tim R.; Jansen, Patrick A.; Kays, Roland; Kuijper, Dries P. J.; Liefting, Yorick; Linnell, John Durrus; Luskin, Matthew S.; Mann, Christopher; Milotic, Tanja; Newman, Peggy; Niedballa, Jürgen; Oldoni, Damiano; Ossi, Federico; Robertson, Tim; Rovero, Francesco; Rowcliffe, Marcus; Seidenari, Lorenzo; Stachowicz, Izabela; Stowell, Dan; Tobler, Mathias W.; Wieczorek, John; Zimmermann, Fridolin; Desmet, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Camera trapping has revolutionized wildlife ecology and conservation by providing automated data acquisition, leading to the accumulation of massive amounts of camera trap data worldwide. Although management and processing ...
    • A common statement on anthropogenic hybridization of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) 

      Nussberger, Beatrice; Barbosa, Soraia; Beaumont, Mark; Currat, Mathias; Devillard, Sébastien; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Howard-McCombe, Jo; Mattucci, Federica; Nowak, Carsten; Quilodrán, Claudio Sebastián; Senn, Helen; Alves, Paulo Célio; Consortium, EUROWILDCAT (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Preserving natural genetic diversity and ecological function of wild species is a central goal in conservation biology. As such, anthropogenic hybridization is considered a threat to wild populations, as it can lead to ...
    • Day versus night use of forest by red and roe deer as determined by Corine Land Cover and Copernicus Tree Cover Density: assessing use of geographic layers in movement ecology 

      Salvatori, M.; De Groeve, Groeve; van Loon, Loon; De Baets, Baets; Morellet, N.; Focardi, S.; Bonnot, N.C.; Gehr, B.; Griggio, M.; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Kroeschel, M.; Licoppe, A.; Moorcroft, P.; Pedrotti, L.; Signer, J.; Van de Weghe, de; Cagnacci, F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Diel use of forest and open habitats by large herbivores is linked to species-specific needs of multiple and heterogeneous resources. However, forest cover layers might deviate considerably for a given landscape, potentially ...
    • Deer Behavior Affects Density Estimates With Camera Traps, but Is Outwighted by Spatial Variability 

      Henrich, Maik; Hartig, Florian; Dormann, Carsten F.; Kühl, Hjalmar S.; Peters, Wibke; Franke, Frederik; Peterka, Tomáš; Šustr, Pavel; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Density is a key trait of populations and an essential parameter in ecological research, wildlife conservation and management. Several models have been developed to estimate population density based on camera trapping data, ...
    • The digitalization of outdoor recreation: Global perspectives on the opportunities and challenges for protected area management 

      Mangold, Max; Schwietering, Arne; Zink, Julia; Steinbauer, Manuel; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The increasing popularity of digital media among protected area visitors poses challenges to protected area management. It alters the way visitors move and behave in the area, potentially increasing disturbance of nature, ...
    • Displacement Effects of Conservation Grazing on Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Spatial Behaviour 

      Weiss, Fabio; Michler, Frank Uwe; Gillich, Benjamin; Tillmann, Jörg; Ciuti, Simone; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Rieger, Siegfried (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Conservation grazing uses semi-feral or domesticated herbivores to limit encroachment in open areas and to promote biodiversity. However, we are still unaware of its effects on wild herbivores. This study investigates the ...
    • Drone-Based Thermal Imaging in the Detection of Wildlife Carcasses and Disease Management 

      Rietz, Janine; van Beeck Calkoen, Suzanne T. S; Ferry, Nicolas; Schlüter, Jens; Wehner, Helena; Schindlatz, Karl-Heinz; Lackner, Tomáš; von Hoermann, Christian; Conraths, Franz J.; Müller, Jörg; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Because animal carcasses often serve as reservoirs for pathogens, their location and removal are crucial in controlling the spread of diseases. During carcass decomposition, heat is emitted due to microbial activity and ...
    • Effects of heterogeneity on the ecological diversity and redundancy of forest fauna 

      Heidrich, Lea; Brandl, Roland; Ammer, Christian; Bae, Soyeon; Bässler, Claus; Doerfler, Inken; Fischer, Markus; Gossner, Martin M.; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Heibl, Christoph; Jung, Kirsten; Krzystek, Peter; Levick, Shaun; Magdon, Paul; Schall, Peter; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef; Seibold, Sebastian; Simons, Nadja K.; Thorn, Simon; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Wöllauer, Stephan; Müller, Jörg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Heterogeneity in forests might promote biodiversity not only through an increase in niche volume but also through other processes, such as an increase in resources and their spatial distribution. However, negative relationships ...
    • Estimating effective survey duration in camera trap distance sampling surveys 

      Kühl, Hjalmar S.; Buckland, Stephen T.; Henrich, Maik; Howe, Eric; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Among other approaches, camera trap distance sampling (CTDS) is used to estimate animal abundance from unmarked populations. It was formulated for videos and observation distances are measured at predetermined ‘snapshot ...
    • Estimating fine-scale visibility in a temperate forest landscape using airborne laser scanning 

      Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Skidmore, Andrew; Wang, Tiejun; Xin, Zong (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Visibility is a key factor influencing animal behavior in forest ecosystems. Fine-scale visibility in forested areas has been measured by ground-based approaches at the plot level, using site-specific methods that have ...