Reprint
Applied Hedgehog Conservation Research
Edited by
April 2024
498 pages
- ISBN978-3-7258-0935-6 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-7258-0936-3 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Applied Hedgehog Conservation Research that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Summary
Hedgehogs (order: Eulipotyphla; family: Erinaceidae; subfamily: Erinaceinae) are familiar and popular spiny mammals, but they face many challenges in modern human-dominated environments. In this Special Issue "Applied Hedgehog Conservation Research", we present an anthology of 30 recent articles from the journal Animals, which helps fill some of the many gaps in our knowledge of hedgehogs and describe new approaches to their study. In several Western European countries, there is evidence of a significant decline in the hedgehog population. By bringing the articles in this Special Issue together, we hope to inspire further research that will contribute to evidence-based conservation initiatives in order to protect this much-loved species and prevent further population decline.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2024 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
citizen science; conservation; displacement; predator-prey interaction; spatial use; activity pattern; ALAN; camera trap; citizen science; fragmentation; hedgehogs; Erinaceus europaeus; light pollution; lightscape; urbanisation; Arabia; arid environment; desert; Middle East; density; survival; capture; abundance; population dynamics; small mammal; Erinaceus europaeus; hedgehog; Portugal; mortality; trauma; pathology; hedgehogs; Erinaceus europaeus; light pollution; ALAN; GPS; acceleration; activity; movement behaviour; urbanisation; conservation; conservation; urban ecology; hedgehogs; Erinaceus europaeus; citizen science; gardens; occupancy; hedgehog; hibernation; spontaneous arousal; metabolism; wildlife rehabilitation; rehabilitation protocols; wildlife rescue; Hedgehog; PCR; Crenosoma striatum; rDNA; Gastropod; Nematode; Biological tag; Erinaceus europaeus; farmland; habitat fragmentation; hedgerow; hibernacula; hibernation; mammal; nest; hedgehog; animal shelter; translocation; genotyping by amplicon sequencing; road mortality; collision; fragmentation; movement; demography; population viability; mitigation; road ecology; hedgehogs; insectivore; agri-environment schemes; habitat preference; farmland biodiversity; small mammal; conservation; Erinaceus europaeus; population trend; population reduction; settlement area; citizen science; urban densification; convergent character displacement; Erinaceus; geometric morphometrics; species interactions; disturbance; fragmentation; anthropogenic habitat change; urban ecology; behavioural plasticity; GPS telemetry; hedgehogs; urban; hedgehog; genetic cluster; barrier; animal behaviour; applied conservation biology; Erinaceus europaeus; human–wildlife conflicts; robotic lawn mowers; wildlife conservation; animal welfare; conservation; Erinaceus europaeus; European hedgehog; wildlife hospital; wildlife rehabilitation; hoglet; weaning; rescue centre; release; hedgehog; Erinaceus europaeus; red fox; Vulpes vulpes; Eurasian badger; Meles meles; supplementary feeding; urban mammals; domestic cat; Felis catus; citizen science; sex-biased longevity; age structure; wildlife conservation; age; matrix models; life tables; sex-biased mortality; European hedgehogs; periosteal growth lines; urban and rural; Western European hedgehog; Erinaceus europaeus; hematology; biochemistry; protein electrophoresis; reference intervals; wildlife; rehabilitation centres; plastic waste; population modelling; awareness; biodiversity stewardship; common knowledge; Erinaceus europaeus; human–nature interactions; perception; Portugal; questionnaire; insectivores; rodenticides; route of exposure; wildlife conservation; non target; invertebrates; secondary exposure; molluscs; Erinaceus europaeus; animal personality; applied animal behaviour research; shyness–boldness; wildlife conservation; anthropogenic disturbance; robotic lawn mowers; garden technology; lawn care; behavioural instability; European hedgehog; Erinaceus europaeus; rehabilitation centre; cut injuries; mortality rate; wildlife conservation; human–wildlife conflict; animal suffer; animal welfare; European hedgehog; Erinaceus europaeus; robotic lawn mowers; wildlife conservation; safety tests; garden technology; anthropogenic disturbance; lawn care; hedgehog conservation; human–wildlife; urban wildlife; radio telemetry; home range; movements; nest use; hibernation nest; European hedgehogs; Erinaceus europaeus; xenobiotics; heavy metals; environmental pollution; toxicants; target screening; non-target screening; bioaccumulation; wildlife conservation; n/a