Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group
In the Anthropocene, human pressures on wildlife are reaching unprecedented levels. Animals, plants, and entire ecosystems must bear these pressures across different spatial and temporal scales. The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group (WEC) studies how humans influence wildlife. We examine both direct mechanisms like hunting and fire, and mechanisms that are more indirect and that are part of larger-scale processes, such as climate change.
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Wildlife cameras
Camera traps provide an easy and non-invasive way to study wildlife. However, manually processing the millions of images that a typical study generates quickly becomes a challenge.By leveraging artificial intelligence, Agouti can automatically recognise many species and filter blank images.
Education
The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group is involved in teaching several courses. Additionally you can do an internship or thesis at our department.
Latest publications
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Decisions of cattle herdsmen in Burkina Faso and optimal foraging models
Human Ecology (1989), Volume: 17, Issue: 4 - ISSN 0300-7839 - p. 445-464. -
Large herbivores that strive mightily but eat and drink as friends
Oecologia (1990), Volume: 82, Issue: 2 - ISSN 0029-8549 - p. 264-274. -
The exploitation of intertidal food resources in Inhaca bay, Mozambique, by shorebirds and humans
Biological Conservation (1996), Volume: 78, Issue: 3 - ISSN 0006-3207 - p. 295-303. -
Catastrophic vegetation shifts and soil degradation in terrestrial grazing systems.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution (1997), Volume: 12, Issue: 8 - ISSN 0169-5347 - p. 352-356.