Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Wildlife must adapt to human presence to survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical to understand species responses to humans in different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens to view mammal responses to changes in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across 163 species sampled in 102 projects around the world, changes in the amount and timing of animal activity varied widely. Under higher human activity, mammals were less active in undeveloped areas but unexpectedly more active in developed areas while exhibiting greater nocturnality. Carnivores were most sensitive, showing the strongest decreases in activity and greatest increases in nocturnality. Wildlife managers must consider how habituation and uneven sensitivity across species may cause fundamental differences in human-wildlife interactions along gradients of human influence.

published proceedings

  • Nat Ecol Evol

altmetric score

  • 496.09

author list (cited authors)

  • Burton, A. C., Beirne, C., Gaynor, K. M., Sun, C., Granados, A., Allen, M. L., ... Kays, R.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Burton, A Cole||Beirne, Christopher||Gaynor, Kaitlyn M||Sun, Catherine||Granados, Alys||Allen, Maximilian L||Alston, Jesse M||Alvarenga, Guilherme C||Calderón, Francisco Samuel Álvarez||Amir, Zachary||Anhalt-Depies, Christine||Appel, Cara||Arroyo-Arce, Stephanny||Balme, Guy||Bar-Massada, Avi||Barcelos, Daniele||Barr, Evan||Barthelmess, Erika L||Baruzzi, Carolina||Basak, Sayantani M||Beenaerts, Natalie||Belmaker, Jonathan||Belova, Olgirda||Bezarević, Branko||Bird, Tori||Bogan, Daniel A||Bogdanović, Neda||Boyce, Andy||Boyce, Mark||Brandt, LaRoy||Brodie, Jedediah F||Brooke, Jarred||Bubnicki, Jakub W||Cagnacci, Francesca||Carr, Benjamin Scott||Carvalho, João||Casaer, Jim||Černe, Rok||Chen, Ron||Chow, Emily||Churski, Marcin||Cincotta, Connor||Ćirović, Duško||Coates, TD||Compton, Justin||Coon, Courtney||Cove, Michael V||Crupi, Anthony P||Farra, Simone Dal||Darracq, Andrea K||Davis, Miranda||Dawe, Kimberly||De Waele, Valerie||Descalzo, Esther||Diserens, Tom A||Drimaj, Jakub||Duľa, Martin||Ellis-Felege, Susan||Ellison, Caroline||Ertürk, Alper||Fantle-Lepczyk, Jean||Favreau, Jorie||Fennell, Mitch||Ferreras, Pablo||Ferretti, Francesco||Fiderer, Christian||Finnegan, Laura||Fisher, Jason T||Fisher-Reid, M Caitlin||Flaherty, Elizabeth A||Fležar, Urša||Flousek, Jiří||Foca, Jennifer M||Ford, Adam||Franzetti, Barbara||Frey, Sandra||Fritts, Sarah||Frýbová, Šárka||Furnas, Brett||Gerber, Brian||Geyle, Hayley M||Giménez, Diego G||Giordano, Anthony J||Gomercic, Tomislav||Gompper, Matthew E||Gräbin, Diogo Maia||Gray, Morgan||Green, Austin||Hagen, Robert||Hagen, Robert Bob||Hammerich, Steven||Hanekom, Catharine||Hansen, Christopher||Hasstedt, Steven||Hebblewhite, Mark||Heurich, Marco||Hofmeester, Tim R||Hubbard, Tru||Jachowski, David||Jansen, Patrick A||Jaspers, Kodi Jo||Jensen, Alex||Jordan, Mark||Kaizer, Mariane C||Kelly, Marcella J||Kohl, Michel T||Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie||Krofel, Miha||Krug, Andrea||Kuhn, Kellie M||Kuijper, Dries PJ||Kuprewicz, Erin K||Kusak, Josip||Kutal, Miroslav||Lafferty, Diana JR||LaRose, Summer||Lashley, Marcus||Lathrop, Richard||Lee, Thomas E||Lepczyk, Christopher||Lesmeister, Damon B||Licoppe, Alain||Linnell, Marco||Loch, Jan||Long, Robert||Lonsinger, Robert C||Louvrier, Julie||Luskin, Matthew Scott||MacKay, Paula||Maher, Sean||Manet, Benoît||Mann, Gareth KH||Marshall, Andrew J||Mason, David||McDonald, Zara||McKay, Tracy||McShea, William J||Mechler, Matt||Miaud, Claude||Millspaugh, Joshua J||Monteza-Moreno, Claudio M||Moreira-Arce, Dario||Mullen, Kayleigh||Nagy, Christopher||Naidoo, Robin||Namir, Itai||Nelson, Carrie||O'Neill, Brian||O'Mara, M Teague||Oberosler, Valentina||Osorio, Christian||Ossi, Federico||Palencia, Pablo||Pearson, Kimberly||Pedrotti, Luca||Pekins, Charles E||Pendergast, Mary||Pinho, Fernando F||Plhal, Radim||Pocasangre-Orellana, Xochilt||Price, Melissa||Procko, Michael||Proctor, Mike D||Ramalho, Emiliano Esterci||Ranc, Nathan||Reljic, Slaven||Remine, Katie||Rentz, Michael||Revord, Ronald||Reyna-Hurtado, Rafael||Risch, Derek||Ritchie, Euan G||Romero, Andrea||Rota, Christopher||Rovero, Francesco||Rowe, Helen||Rutz, Christian||Salvatori, Marco||Sandow, Derek||Schalk, Christopher M||Scherger, Jenna||Schipper, Jan||Scognamillo, Daniel G||Şekercioğlu, Çağan H||Semenzato, Paola||Sevin, Jennifer||Shamon, Hila||Shier, Catherine||Silva-Rodríguez, Eduardo A||Sindicic, Magda||Smyth, Lucy K||Soyumert, Anil||Sprague, Tiffany||St Clair, Colleen Cassady||Stenglein, Jennifer||Stephens, Philip A||Stępniak, Kinga Magdalena||Stevens, Michael||Stevenson, Cassondra||Ternyik, Bálint||Thomson, Ian||Torres, Rita T||Tremblay, Joan||Urrutia, Tomas||Vacher, Jean-Pierre||Visscher, Darcy||Webb, Stephen L||Weber, Julian||Weiss, Katherine CB||Whipple, Laura S||Whittier, Christopher A||Whittington, Jesse||Wierzbowska, Izabela||Wikelski, Martin||Williamson, Jacque||Wilmers, Christopher C||Windle, Todd||Wittmer, Heiko U||Zharikov, Yuri||Zorn, Adam||Kays, Roland

publication date

  • March 2024