Large carnivores living alongside humans: Brown bears in human-modified landscapes

Morales‐González, Ana; Ruiz‐Villar, Héctor; Ordiz, Andrés; Penteriani, Vincenzo

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00937

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“…This is consistent with other studies of the species across its range 25 , 94 , 95 . Similar predictors have been highlighted for bears in other areas 25 , 90 , 92 , 96 – 99 .…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Therefore, our results can guide to conservation practitioners to establish new protected areas in strategic locations most important within the full conservation network 101 . Protecting a habitat large enough to sustain the life history traits of brown bear as an umbrella species will likely also protect the long-term persistence of many other species 99 , 102 .…”

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Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran

Mohammadi

Almasieh²,

Nayeri

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Iran lies at the southernmost range limit of brown bears globally. Therefore, understanding the habitat associations and patterns of population connectivity for brown bears in Iran is relevant for the species’ conservation. We applied species distribution modeling to predict habitat suitability and connectivity modeling to identify population core areas and corridors. Our results showed that forest density, topographical roughness, NDVI and human footprint were the most influential variables in predicting brown bear distribution. The most crucial core areas and corridor networks for brown bear are concentrated in the Alborz and Zagros Mountains. These two core areas were predicted to be fragmented into a total of fifteen isolated patches if dispersal of brown bear across the landscape is limited to 50,000 cost units, and aggregates into two isolated habitat patches if the species is capable of dispersing 400,000 cost units. We found low overlap between corridors, and core habitats with protected areas, suggesting that the existing protected area network may not be adequate for the conservation of brown bear in Iran. Our results suggest that effective conservation of brown bears in Iran requires protection of both core habitats and the corridors between them, especially outside Iran’s network of protected areas.

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“…This is consistent with other studies of the species across its range 25 , 94 , 95 . Similar predictors have been highlighted for bears in other areas 25 , 90 , 92 , 96 – 99 .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran

Mohammadi

Almasieh²,

Nayeri

et al. 2021

Sci Rep

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“…Many large carnivore populations continue to be severely threatened [9,161,162], whereas some are recovering former ranges [15]. Demographic issues, thus, remain crucial to favor long-term population viability, but behavioral responses of large carnivores and other wildlife can also influence their fitness [116,[163][164][165][166][167]. Apex predators are highly interactive species [7], and both demographic and behavioral responses to human persecution and human activities may limit their ecological role.…”

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Effects of Human Disturbance on Terrestrial Apex Predators

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The effects of human disturbance spread over virtually all ecosystems and ecological communities on Earth. In this review, we focus on the effects of human disturbance on terrestrial apex predators. We summarize their ecological role in nature and how they respond to different sources of human disturbance. Apex predators control their prey and smaller predators numerically and via behavioral changes to avoid predation risk, which in turn can affect lower trophic levels. Crucially, reducing population numbers and triggering behavioral responses are also the effects that human disturbance causes to apex predators, which may in turn influence their ecological role. Some populations continue to be at the brink of extinction, but others are partially recovering former ranges, via natural recolonization and through reintroductions. Carnivore recovery is both good news for conservation and a challenge for management, particularly when recovery occurs in human-dominated landscapes. Therefore, we conclude by discussing several management considerations that, adapted to local contexts, may favor the recovery of apex predator populations and their ecological functions in nature.

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“…Despite an emerging literature on large carnivores recovering in human-modified landscapes (Chapron et al 2014, Carter and Linnell 2016, Morales-Gonzalez et al 2020, there is a paucity of information pertaining to small carnivores. For example, polecats Mustela putorius, which underwent historical decline in parts of Europe, are starting to recover in Britain (Sainsbury et al 2019).…”

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All forests are not equal: population demographics and denning behaviour of a recovering small carnivore in human modified landscapes

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Large carnivores living alongside humans: Brown bears in human-modified landscapes

Cited by 53 publications

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Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran

Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran

Effects of Human Disturbance on Terrestrial Apex Predators

All forests are not equal: population demographics and denning behaviour of a recovering small carnivore in human modified landscapes

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