Federica Fonda- PhD
- PostDoc Position at University of Trieste
Federica Fonda
- PhD
- PostDoc Position at University of Trieste
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January 2022 - present
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The climate-induced increase in wildfires has made them a critical research priority for biodiversity in Europe. Yet, studies leveraging species traits to explain varying responses to wildfires and inform targeted conservation efforts remain limited. To address this gap, we surveyed bird communities one-year post-wildfire across a 4450-hectare burn...
The cost-effectiveness of different attractants during camera trapping surveys has been seldom evaluated. To contribute in filling this knowledge gap we (1) compare the effectiveness of a suite of attractants in detecting widely distributed mammals in Europe and (2) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of these attractants, by calculating the costs asso...
Human-induced fragmentation and habitat loss are major threats to biodiversity, operating at different spatial scales. Linear infrastructure such as roads can disrupt habitat connectivity, posing a serious threat to animal communities. In this study, we quantified the habitat connectivity and roadkill risk for the mammal community in the Friuli Ven...
With this communication during the first World Jackal Day on 19th April 2023 (https://www.goldschakal.at/gb/world-jackal-day/) we presented the preliminary results of our informal research project on the golden jackal behavioural ecology and reproductive biology in north-eastern Italy.
In the last decade, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of scientific publications on the ecology of the golden jackal Canis aureus , whereas information on its reproductive biology is still scanty, and the basic reproductive parameters of the species are not yet fully understood. In 2021, we began a research project in North-Eastern...
Fragmentation and habitat loss caused by human activities are among the major threats to biodiversity, acting at different spatial and temporal scales. Linear infrastructures such as roads could interrupt habitat connectivity, thus representing a serious threat to the animal population. In this study, we quantified habitat connectivity and roadkill...
Forestry management can shape the structure of habitat types and have important biological consequences on the composition of biodiversity. This study focused on Momotus lessonii and Eumomota superciliosa, two potential bioindicators of local and wide scale tropical forest alterations. The study took place in the Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge (Cos...
Purpose/Objective: For species listed in Annex V of Habitats Directive, EU Member States shall, if deemed necessary, take measures only because of surveillance work, to ensure that their exploitation is compatible with maintaining them in a favorable conservation status. However, game management plans are elaborated without specific data on local d...
Although characterized by some of the most endangered ecosystems of Central America, the Nicoya Peninsula, northwestern Costa Rica, is a wide and scarcely investigated region in terms of herpetofauna. Within this context, we studied the amphibians and reptiles of the Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge (KMR), a protected area of approximately 1,000 hect...
The European wildcat is a threatened carnivore, whose ecology is still scarcely studied, especially in Mediterranean areas. In this study, we estimated activity rhythm patterns of this felid, by means of camera-trapping at three spatial scales: (i) whole country (Italy); (ii) biogeographical areas; (iii) latitudinal zones. The activity rhythms patt...
The European badger Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) is a common
semifossorial mustelid species widely distributed throughout
Europe. It also shows a high degree of plasticity, adapting
its spatial and temporal behaviour to live in highly disturbed
environments. Badgers live in social groups occupying underground
systems called setts, which could be cl...
Costa Rica belongs to one of the 36 world biodiversity hotspots,
representing one of the most important ecotourism destinations
in the world and providing huge socio-economic and
environmental benefits. However, tourism may have an impact
on biodiversity which should be investigated thoroughly, giving
priority to poorly studied areas. The Karen Mog...
While population density is a basic demographic parameter, it is rarely available for the elusive European wildcat, despite
its wide distribution. Italy hosts at least five different wildcat populations, and little information is available for the wildcats
inhabiting the northeast of the Italian peninsula. With the aim to provide the first report o...
A species’ potential distribution can be modelled adequately only if no factor other than habitat availability affects its occurrences. Space use by stone marten Martes foina is likely to be affected by interspecific competition with the strictly related pine marten Martes martes , the latter being able to outcompete the first species in forested h...
The pine marten (Martes martes) and stone marten (Martes foina) are considered similar carnivores in terms of morphology, habitat requirements, diet and distribution. Despite their range overlap widely throughout Europe, few studies have analysed their spatial distribution in sympatry. With the aim of investigating the environmental factors which m...
