Large carnivore populations are recovering across Europe, likely influencing human–wildlife interactions in the areas where both human and carnivore activity overlap, like wildland–urban interface (WUI). We analyzed over 3500 cases of damage caused by brown bears, wolves, and lynx in the Polish Carpathians (2010–2017) to identify spatial and temporal hot spots and their determinants. Wolf damage was associated with sheep densi...

Leopard seals ( Hydrurga leptonyx ) occur mainly south of the Antarctic Polar Front, but immatures, in particular, seasonally move beyond this range during the austral winter and spring, typically under increased sea ice conditions. Extralimital occurrences of leopard seals can be observed at several sub-Antarctic islands where they haul out to rest. We present new records of leopard seal sightings at Marion Island, southern I...

Zusammenfassung Das H2020 Robominer Projekt ist ein EU gefördertes Projekt, und das Konsortium dafür besteht aus 14 verschiedenen Projektpartnern. Im Zuge dieses Projektes hat in Leoben ein persönliches Treffen mit den Projektpartnern stattgefunden, um die bisherigen Entwicklungen des Projektes zu präsentieren, zu besprechen und einen Bergbau in Slowenien für potenzielle Feldversuche zu besuchen. Des Weiteren wird ein Überblic...

Correlative species distribution models have long been the predominant approach to predict species’ range responses to climate change. Recently, the use of dynamic models is increasingly advocated for because these models better represent the main processes involved in range shifts and also simulate transient dynamics. A well‐known problem with the application of these models is the lack of data for estimating necessary parame...

Agroforestry systems may play a critical role in reducing the vulnerability of farmers' livelihood to droughts as tree‐based systems provide several mechanisms that can mitigate the impacts from extreme weather events. Here, we use a replicated throughfall reduction experiment to study the drought response of a cacao/ Gliricidia stand over a 13‐month period. Soil water content was successfully reduced down to a soil depth of a...