Mammal ReviewPub Date : 2025-05-05DOI: 10.1111/mam.70006
Holly A. Broadhurst, Naiara Guimarães Sales, Robert Raynor, Claire Howe, Erinma Ochu, Xavier Lambin, Christopher S. Sutherland, Allan D. McDevitt
{"title":"From Water to Land: A Review on the Applications of Environmental DNA and Invertebrate-Derived DNA for Monitoring Terrestrial and Semi-Aquatic Mammals","authors":"Holly A. Broadhurst, Naiara Guimarães Sales, Robert Raynor, Claire Howe, Erinma Ochu, Xavier Lambin, Christopher S. Sutherland, Allan D. McDevitt","doi":"10.1111/mam.70006","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><ol>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals are facing increasing threats globally, highlighting the need for reliable data on species' occurrence, distribution, and abundance for effective conservation efforts. However, obtaining reliable and robust information over broad spatial and temporal scales remains a significant challenge.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Environmental DNA (eDNA) and invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) applications have emerged as powerful surveying methods, with the potential to revolutionise ecological monitoring by improving species detections and providing better insights into mammalian distribution and diversity. While eDNA relies on genetic material shed by species into their surroundings, iDNA leverages DNA from invertebrates that interact with mammals. Both approaches offer a cost-effective means to obtain species records and community diversity metrics.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>This review explores global applications of e/iDNA for surveying terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals. By providing a comprehensive overview of the applications, sampling design, challenges, and prospects, this review serves as a guide to researchers and conservationists seeking to use eDNA for mammalian conservation efforts.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>By evaluating the current state of e/iDNA applications, this review identifies the challenges and milestones that need to be addressed for these methods to become a practical method for monitoring mammals on a global scale. It highlights the need for further research to enhance the sensitivity and reliability of e/iDNA detections, standardisation of methodologies, and validation through comparison with traditional monitoring methods. This review sheds light on the potential of e/iDNA as valuable tools for aiding mammal conservation and inspiring future research and advancements in this field.</li>\u0000 </ol>\u0000 \u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mammal ReviewPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1111/mam.70004
Alice Bacon, Beatriz S. G. Alves, Simon Girling, Adam Naylor
{"title":"Practical Application of Disease Risk Assessment in Native Species Reintroductions: A Case Study of a European Wildcat (Felis silvestris) Population Reinforcement in the Cairngorms National Park","authors":"Alice Bacon, Beatriz S. G. Alves, Simon Girling, Adam Naylor","doi":"10.1111/mam.70004","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.70004","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>European wildcats (Felis silvestris) are the recent focus of conservation breeding for reintroduction in the UK. Wildlife translocations pose potential disease risks to translocated individuals, sympatric wildlife, livestock and humans.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted disease risk assessment to inform risk mitigation for the proposed Saving Wildcats reintroduction to the Cairngorms National Park area, Scotland, UK.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A four-step process was followed: 1) translocation pathway definition; 2) hazard identification; 3) risk assessment, and 4) risk management and re-evaluation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The highest risk hazards identified were five infectious diseases; Feline calicivirus, feline immunodeficiency virus, feline parvovirus, feline leukaemia virus and Salmonella species, and three anthropogenic threats; hybridisation with domestic cats, persecution and road traffic accidents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Implementation of mitigation reduced the assessment of these high risk hazards to either medium or low, with the anthropogenic threats, FIV and starvation remaining the highest risks.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The risk of introducing significant disease to humans, domestic animals, or wildlife by releasing captive-bred wildcats was assessed as low.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/mam.70004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mammal ReviewPub Date : 2025-03-11DOI: 10.1111/mam.70002
Henrique Villas Boas Concone, Juliano A. Bogoni, Vinicius Alberici, Anthony J. Giordano, Luiz Gustavo R. Oliveira-Santos, Katia M. P. M. B. Ferraz
{"title":"Exploring the Drivers of Ocelot Population Density: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Methodological and Ecological Influences","authors":"Henrique Villas Boas Concone, Juliano A. Bogoni, Vinicius Alberici, Anthony J. Giordano, Luiz Gustavo R. Oliveira-Santos, Katia M. P. M. B. Ferraz","doi":"10.1111/mam.70002","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Camera trapping associated with capture–recapture models is commonly used to estimate wild felid population density, relying on three main frameworks: spatially explicit capture–recapture (SECR) and two non-spatial approaches (CR-MMDM and CR-hMMDM). Methodological differences, inappropriate sampling designs, and/or insufficient data explain some estimate variability, but the biological factors underpinning this remain undetermined. Prey availability, habitat suitability, and body size may all interact and influence carnivoran population size and density.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We aimed to (1) survey ocelot population density data and summarise information on study designs, methodological approaches, and results, (2) evaluate the relationships between them, (3) disentangle methodological and ecological effects on population density estimates, and (4) provide guidance to improve study design and reporting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials & Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our systematic review discovered 51 studies reporting 228 ocelot population density estimates from 65 sites across 13 countries. We collated ocelot body mass data (BM) and used forest canopy height (GFCH) as a surrogate for habitat suitability, as well as gross primary productivity seasonality (GPP variation) as a proxy for prey availability. Using a meta-analytical framework, we created models to (1) determine mean ocelot population density in the Neotropics and to assess the effects of (2) methodological and (3) ecological variables on population density estimates.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mean population density was 20.3/100 km<sup>2</sup>, with significant differences among methods. SECR and CR-MMDM yielded comparable estimates (16.6/100 km<sup>2</sup> and 18.9/100 km<sup>2</sup>, respectively), while CR-hMMDM produced higher estimates (27.3/100 km<sup>2</sup>). We found significant positive and negative effects of GFCH and BM, respectively, and a marginally significant negative effect of GPP variation on estimates.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ocelots thrive in forests with higher canopies, but their population density is limited by local habitat seasonality. Morphological differences further influence variation, with small-bodied populations attaining higher population densities under similar ecological conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Based on our findings, we provide guideline","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sperm Whales—Island Specialists, Are They on the Way to Extinction? Systematic Literature Review in a Global Context","authors":"Svetlana Barteneva-Vitry, Chandani Appadoo, Stephanie Plön","doi":"10.1111/mam.70000","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.70000","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sperm whale population units, resident off inhabited islands, are an important source of ecosystem services for local communities and may be subject to greater anthropogenic pressures than their oceanic conspecifics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The objectives of this review were to identify sperm whale-island specialists' habitats around the world and to assess the level of anthropogenic pressure on such nearshore populations. The hypothesis was that sperm whales with this ecological specialisation are rare and that the negative impacts they experience living close to inhabited shores may be also exacerbated by Anthropogenic Allee effect.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Materials & Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study was conducted using a systematic literature review, following the principles recommended by the PRISMA guidelines, with a scoping of records of the presence of sperm whale social units in the territorial waters of countries around the world published between 2003 and 2023.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results & Discussion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A review of 422 relevant research papers revealed only two places in the world where sperm whales with an island ecological specialisation exist, and there are negative trends in both. Such population units experience cumulative anthropogenic pressures 1.7–1.8 times higher than oceanic ones. The charisma and media popularity of sperm whales, combined with the rarity of observation sites for this species, may increase pressure, potentially accelerating their extinction (Anthropogenic Allee Effect). The results of the study are presented in the form of a narrative synthesis, tables and a map.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Determining the ecological specialisation of sperm whale population units should be a key component of management at both the local and species level. Exploitation of ecosystem services provided by island specialists should be strictly regulated in favour of sustainability, in order to preserve this rare ecological type.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mammal ReviewPub Date : 2025-02-18DOI: 10.1111/mam.70001
Angela A. Camargo-Sanabria, Jesús A. Fernández, Nathalie S. Hernández-Quiroz, Diana L. Buitrago-Torres, Fernando Álvarez-Córdova
{"title":"Ecological Interactions of Terrestrial Mammals in the Chihuahuan Desert: A Systematic Map","authors":"Angela A. Camargo-Sanabria, Jesús A. Fernández, Nathalie S. Hernández-Quiroz, Diana L. Buitrago-Torres, Fernando Álvarez-Córdova","doi":"10.1111/mam.70001","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.70001","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><ol>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>The Chihuahuan Desert (CD) spans 11 Mexican and three U.S. states, covering 629,000 km<sup>2</sup> of mountain systems and lowland basins. In this extreme environment, mammals have evolved physiological and behavioural adaptations to minimise water loss. However, their survival as individuals and species also depends on the interactions they establish over time and space. In this sense, while some ecological interactions between terrestrial mammals in the CD have been studied, our understanding of these complex networks remains unclear coupled with the lack of basic trophic relationship information for some species.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>We conducted a systematic literature review in English and Spanish using the PRISMA protocol, searching major scientific databases for studies on ecological interactions among mammals in the CD. We used broad keyword combinations and performed several screenings.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>We found a growing trend in studies conducted between 1946 and 2021 (<i>n</i> = 200), with at least one interaction recorded for 81% of the 101 terrestrial mammals in the CD. Predation and herbivory had the most records, and we observed a geographic bias in the spatial distribution of studies towards the northern CD. Rodentia and Carnivora had more information, while Eulipotyphla and Cingulata were understudied.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Many terrestrial mammals participate in multiple interactions in the desert, yet several species remain poorly studied, and many trophic relationships and indirect interactions are largely unknown.</li>\u0000 </ol>\u0000 \u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mammal ReviewPub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.1111/mam.12386
Érica Fernanda Gonçalves Gomes-de-Sá, Gabriela Fernanda da Silva Ferreira, Anna Carolina Figueiredo de Albuquerque, Vinícius Araújo Costa, Henrique Villas Boas Concone, Natan Diego Alves de Freitas, Mayara Guimarães Beltrão, Patrício Adriano da Rocha, Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela
{"title":"Conservation Blind Spots: Scenarios for Assessing the Exposure Risk of Brazilian Mammals to Pesticides","authors":"Érica Fernanda Gonçalves Gomes-de-Sá, Gabriela Fernanda da Silva Ferreira, Anna Carolina Figueiredo de Albuquerque, Vinícius Araújo Costa, Henrique Villas Boas Concone, Natan Diego Alves de Freitas, Mayara Guimarães Beltrão, Patrício Adriano da Rocha, Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela","doi":"10.1111/mam.12386","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.12386","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><ol>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Brazil is a large agricultural producer and a megadiverse country. In this context, the use of pesticides poses risks to non-target species, including wild mammals.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) for pesticides has been adopted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Brazil has yet to present a pesticide risk assessment for vertebrates.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>To design an ERA for Brazilian mammals, data is needed on the occurrence and distribution of species within and outside crops and agroecosystem types, their biological characteristics and life history traits.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>We analyse a comprehensive dataset of mammal occurrences in Brazilian agroecosystems. We identify the main crops studied, review if pesticides were listed as threats for mammals endangered of extinction and discuss mammal traits that lead to pesticide exposure across agroecosystems.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>We show that 54% of terrestrial mammals in Brazil occur in agroecosystems (319/716), with 64.3% (205/319) of these found in crop. Most studies registered mammals in large-scale monocultures, such as annual croplands, tree plantations and pasture grazing. Small farming emerges as an important knowledge gap. We found 25 species threatened with extinction (Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable) occurring in crop in Brazilian agroecosystems.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Concerning ERA for Brazilian agricultural scenarios, in the screening tier process, it is suggested to use an indicator model species (IMS) with the following traits: terrestrial, crepuscular, and large body mass for pasture-grazing, tree plantations and annual croplands. Conversely, in agroforestry and perennial crop agroecosystems, we recommend considering at least one IMS with arboreal habits and a frugivorous and/or nectarivorous diet. Furthermore, in Tier 1, we recommend that a generic model species (GMS) emconpassing carnivorous and herbivorous mammals should be considered in pasture-grazing systems, tree plantations and annual cropland. In agroforests and perennial croplands, GMS that represent the diet of frugivorous and nectarivorous mammals should be prioritised.</li>\u0000 </ol>\u0000 \u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mammal ReviewPub Date : 2025-01-19DOI: 10.1111/mam.12385
Youssef Dbiba, Mohamed Dakki, El Hassan El Mouden
{"title":"Research Trends on Bats in Morocco: An Overview, Focusing on Gaps and Threats to Species Conservation","authors":"Youssef Dbiba, Mohamed Dakki, El Hassan El Mouden","doi":"10.1111/mam.12385","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.12385","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><ol>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Moroccan bats are extensively studied in North Africa due to their ecological sensitivity, significant threats and increased field investigations related to wind energy development.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>This review updates the list of bat species, identifies key threats and examines research distribution patterns over time, regions, research topics, taxa and endemicity, highlighting gaps and setting future research priorities.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Between 1897 and 2024, around 136 information sources were produced, categorised into five research periods: four lasting about 30 years each and the fifth covering 2020–2024. These researches were analysed based on temporal, regional, topical, taxonomic and endemic trends.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>The most recent revision of Moroccan bats identified 29 species. With the addition of two new species and the renaming of one species, the current inventory now includes 31 species across eight families, three of which are endemic.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Research efforts varied over time, with ‘taxonomy and systematics’ being the most studied topic, focusing on classification, evolutionary relationships and species identification. Three genera (<i>Rhinolophus</i>, <i>Myotis</i> and <i>Pipistrellus</i>) appeared in 56% of the studies. Investigations cover progressively a wide geographic range, with a clear preference for Northern regions. However, topics like ‘diseases’ and ‘conservation’ were addressed in less than 10% of articles.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>To address major research gaps, we recommend in-depth studies on bat phenology, parasitology, habitat preferences and migrations. Special attention should be given to the causes of species decline, in both population size and geographical extent, focusing on habitat loss, human disturbances, individuals harvesting and possibly wind farms.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>Crucial research needs are identified for 10 prior species: <i>Plecotus gaisleri</i>, <i>Miniopterus maghrebensis</i>, <i>Myotis capaccini</i>, <i>Rhinolophus mehelyi</i>, <i>Rhinolophus euryale</i>, <i>Miniopterus schreibersii, Myotis zenatius</i>, <i>Nyctalus lasiopterus,</i> <i>Barbastella barbastellus</i> and <i>Rhinolophus blasii</i>.</li>\u0000 </ol>\u0000 \u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mammal ReviewPub Date : 2025-01-06DOI: 10.1111/mam.12384
João Carvalho, António Carpio, Ana M. Figueiredo, Carlos Fonseca, Eduardo Ferreira, Emmanuel Serrano, Isabel Barja, José Sánchez-Zapata, Juan Carranza, Laura Barbero Palacios, Lorena Ortiz-Jiménez, Luís Miguel Rosalino, Mariana Rossa, Mario Velamazán, Nuno Santos, Paulino Fandos, Pelayo Acevedo, Ramón Perea, Raquel Castillo-Contreras, Roberto Pascual-Rico, Saúl Jiménez-Ruiz, Rita Tinoco Torres
{"title":"Three Decades of Research on Iberian Wild Ungulates: Key Insights and Promising Research Avenues","authors":"João Carvalho, António Carpio, Ana M. Figueiredo, Carlos Fonseca, Eduardo Ferreira, Emmanuel Serrano, Isabel Barja, José Sánchez-Zapata, Juan Carranza, Laura Barbero Palacios, Lorena Ortiz-Jiménez, Luís Miguel Rosalino, Mariana Rossa, Mario Velamazán, Nuno Santos, Paulino Fandos, Pelayo Acevedo, Ramón Perea, Raquel Castillo-Contreras, Roberto Pascual-Rico, Saúl Jiménez-Ruiz, Rita Tinoco Torres","doi":"10.1111/mam.12384","DOIUrl":"10.1111/mam.12384","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>\u0000 \u0000 </p><ol>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>The Iberian Peninsula is witnessing ever-faster environmental changes, and new challenges for wild ungulates are continuously emerging as they become more abundant and widespread.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>We conducted a systematic review to analyse the knowledge on wild ungulates inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula. We used Web of Science and Scopus search engines, complemented by searches in nonindexed journals, to examine peer-reviewed articles published between January 1990 and July 2023.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>The annual average growth rate in the number of publications was 17%. Most studies focussed on diseases and pathogens (36%), physiology, endocrinology and reproduction (19%), and behaviour, population and community ecology (17%). Red deer and wild boar are the most targeted species in scientific literature, followed by the Iberian wild goat, roe deer, fallow deer, Southern chamois, mouflon and aoudad.</li>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <li>We identify key knowledge gaps that deserve further attention such as the ecological and social impacts of (re)introductions, the effects of increasing ungulate densities on ecosystem integrity and the impact of different hunting and management techniques (some unique to the Iberian Peninsula) on population dynamics. We also highlight the need to stimulate Iberian collaboration and extend the discussion to a wider range of stakeholders to integrate different perspectives on the research agenda for Iberian wild ungulates.</li>\u0000 </ol>\u0000 \u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":49893,"journal":{"name":"Mammal Review","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145135278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}