Beasley, Rachael;
Carbone, Chris;
Brooker, Adrian;
Rowcliffe, Marcus;
Waage, Jeff;
(2023)
Investigating the impacts of humans and dogs on the spatial and temporal activity of wildlife in urban woodlands.
Urban Ecosystems
, 26
pp. 1843-1852.
10.1007/s11252-023-01414-z.
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Abstract
Humans can derive enormous benefit from the natural environment and the wildlife they see there, but increasing human use of natural environments may negatively impact wildlife, particularly in urban green spaces. Few studies have focused on the trade-offs between intensive human use and wildlife use of shared green spaces in urban areas. In this paper, we investigate the impacts of humans and their dogs on wildlife within an urban green space using camera trap data from Hampstead Heath, London. Spatial and temporal activity of common woodland bird and mammal species were compared between sites with low and high frequency of visits by humans and dogs. There was no significant difference in the spatial or temporal activity of wildlife species between sites with lower and higher visitation rates of humans and dogs, except with European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) which showed extended activity in the mornings and early evenings in sites with lower visitation rates. This may have implications for the survival and reproductive success of European hedgehogs. Our results suggest that adaptation to human and dog activity deserves greater study in urban green spaces, as would a broader approach to measuring possible anthropogenic effects.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Investigating the impacts of humans and dogs on the spatial and temporal activity of wildlife in urban woodlands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11252-023-01414-z |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-023-01414-z |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Urban ecology, camera traps, woodland species, human disturbance, temporal activity, spatial activity |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10176118 |
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