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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.
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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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Monitoring mammalian herbivores via convolutional neural networks implemented on thermal UAV imagery
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2024), Volume: 218 - ISSN 0168-1699 -
Physiological stress in eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) as influenced by their density, climatological variables and sexes
African Journal of Ecology (2024), Volume: 62, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0141-6707 -
Constraining long-term model predictions for woody growth using tropical tree rings
Global Change Biology (2024), Volume: 30, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1354-1013 -
Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea : a review of the available knowledge with an update on the invasion front
NeoBiota (2024), Volume: 92 - ISSN 1619-0033 - p. 233-257.