Publications by authors named "Jan Loch"
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.
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- * Using a large dataset from camera traps across 17 countries, the researchers applied mixed-effects models to analyze the probability of these animals being detected in groups, revealing significant variability in group formation even among species traditionally thought to be solitary.
- * The findings suggest that resource distribution (like patchiness) and external conditions (such as winter severity) influence whether these animals aggregate, underscoring the need to better understand the complexities of social behavior in solitary species for a comprehensive view of their ecology and social interactions.