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davidemirante.bsky.social
PhD student at Sapienza University of Rome. Interested in conservation biology, with a particular focus on the effect of human activities on wildlife behavior, physiology and distribution. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Davide-Mirante
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The first paper of the "Urbis project" focusing on the urban ecosystem of Rome is out in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening! Here we characterize the urban landscape and propose a multiscale framework to better support urban biodiversity research and planning doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

Yeah, we get itβ€”humans stress out wildlife 🐾. But how much? Do they find us insufferable equally? Not quite! Our meta-analysis explores how taxa, species traits, and disturbance type shape terrestrial vertebrates' glucocorticoid responses to human disturbance. Check it out! doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Real nice paper estimating density of rainforest animals w camera traps & comparing w secr & line transects. Great job thinking through all the details of these models. Community density estimates possible w cams but need >25 detections for decent precision link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨 New release: TetraDENSITY 2.0 database now features 54,300 population density estimates for 3,717 species of tetrapods! πŸŒπŸΈπŸ¦ŽπŸ¦‰πŸ¦§ Now also including marine species πŸ‹ check it out at doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Interested in quantifying animal diel activity with hierarchical models? Check out this amazing how-to guide from @fa-bio-la.bsky.social , @science-action.bsky.social , and John Fieberg! πŸ§ͺ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

✨The Call for Abstracts for #ICCB2025 is now open!✨ We’re excited to invite conservationists, scientists, and practitioners from around the world to share their research and insights in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia in June. Learn more: conbio.org/mini-sites/i... #conservation #MarineLife 🌍

Can AI improve #cameratrap studies? Our study in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social shows how #machinelearning can enhance wildlife surveys by automating species detection & classification and enabling unbiased density estimates πŸ“·πŸ¦Œ. Check it out! ⬇️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Great worflow and R package for any one working of ecological trait database !! by Elizabeth Wenk et al. in Ecological Informatics Nov. 2024 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... πŸ§ͺ🌐🌍

Tough subject and some tough luck, but a far tougher team! Indeed a great collaboration, and I'm genuinely grateful for the unwavering support of @anabenlop.bsky.social, @lsantinieco.bsky.social, and David Costantini throughout every step of this study. Updates on the paper soon!

Wildlife hates noisy neighbors as much as I do! Thrilled to announce my first paper, published online in GECCO! We explore how wildlife adjusts its spatio-temporal niche in the short term, to cope with human presence. Read it here! πŸ‘‰https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03053

I made this starter pack to connect all early career researchers (ECR) interested in conservation biology topics! 🌍🌱🐼 If you would like to be added DM me or comment! πŸ”Š Let's grow it to increase connections 🌐 go.bsky.app/KXiSj3j #ConservationBiology #EarlyCareerResearchers #Conservationists