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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Red Deer Resequencing Reveals the Importance of Sex Chromosomes for Reconstructing Late Quaternary Events
Molecular Biology and Evolution (2025), Volume: 42, Issue: 2 - ISSN 0737-4038 -
Sustainability and avian biodiversity tensions in wastewater management in arid zones
Biological Conservation (2025), Volume: 305 - ISSN 0006-3207 -
Active wetland restoration kickstarts vegetation establishment, but natural development promotes greater plant diversity
Journal of Applied Ecology (2025) - ISSN 0021-8901 -
Forest-savanna transitions self-reinforced by altered tree dispersal networks in burnt Amazonian floodplain forests
Environmental Research Letters (2025), Volume: 20, Issue: 3 - ISSN 1748-9326