Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Røskaft, Eivin"
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ATTITUDES OF THE LOCAL INHABITANTS OF THE KONDOA DISTRICT-TANZANIA, TOWARD THE RED-BILLED QUELEA (Quelea quelea)
Manyama, Flora (Master thesis, 2013)Interactions between humans and the red-billed queleas in the Kondoa District have shaped the attitudes of the local inhabitants toward these birds. This bird is considered a pest of small grain cereal crops, which represent ... -
Factors influencing local communities’ attitudes toward protected areas: A comparative study of five different PAs in Myanmar
Phyoe, Su Shwe Sin (Master thesis, 2022)Abstract Protected areas (PAs) are one of the most effective mitigation strategies to reduce anthropogenic pressures on biodiversity and natural resources. However, the rights and involvements of local communities living ... -
Factors influencing the habitat suitability of wild Asian elephants and their implications for human–elephant conflict in Myanmar
Thant, Zaw Min; Leimgruber, Peter; Williams, Amirtharaj Christy; Røskaft, Eivin; May, Roelof Frans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Anthropogenic disturbances are key factors affecting the distribution and ranging behaviour of wild elephants. Such disturbances exaggerate threats to the survival and population decline of wild elephants, and they have ... -
First record of Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) parasitism by Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) in Bangladesh
Nahid, Mominul Islam; Fossøy, Frode; Begum, Sajeda; Røskaft, Eivin; Stokke, Bård Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is a widespread brood parasite in Asia, but no data on host species utilization in Bangladesh exist. By searching for nests of all possible host species of the Plaintive Cuckoo ... -
Fringe Community Attitudes and Protected Areas. - Insights from two Protected Areas in Ghana.
Dewu, Selase (Master thesis, 2016)Understanding community attitudes toward protected areas is of great importance since this is inherently linked to the long term effectiveness of such areas. This study assessed the factors influencing community attitudes ... -
Geographic variation in egg ejection rate by great tits across 2 continents
Liang, Wei; Møller, Anders Pape; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Yang, Canchao; Kovařík, Petr; Wang, Haitao; Yao, Cheng-Te; Ding, Ping; Lu, Xin; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Grim, Tomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Hosts of brood parasites may vary geographically in their ability to resist parasitism. In contrast, geographic variation in defenses, such as egg rejection, is not expected to be present or vary geographically in unsuitable ... -
Heading for the hills: Risk avoidance drives den site selection in African wild dogs
Jackson, Craig Ryan; John Power, R; Groom, Rosemary J; Masenga, Emmanuel Hosiana; Mjingo, E E; Fyumagwa, R.D.; Røskaft, Eivin; Davies-Mostert, Harriet T (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Compared to their main competitors, African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) have inferior competitive abilities and interspecific competition is a serious fitness-limiting factor. Lions (Panthera leo) are the dominant large ... -
Host selection in parasitic birds: are open-cup nesting insectivorous passerines always suitable cuckoo hosts?
Yang, Canchao; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Cai, Yan; Shi, Suhua; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Møller, Anders pape; Liang, Wei; Grim, Tomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)How do potential hosts escape detrimental interactions with brood parasites? Current consensus is that hole-nesting and granivorous birds avoid brood parasites, like common cuckoos Cuculus canorus , by their inaccessible ... -
Household Reliance on Environmental Income in the Western Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania
Kyando, Moses; Nyahongo, Julius William; Røskaft, Eivin; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
How does human disturbance affect brood parasitism and nest predation in hosts inhabiting a highly fragmented landscape?
Nahid, Mominul Islam; Fossøy, Frode; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Begum, Sajeda; Røskaft, Eivin; Ranke, Peter Sjolte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Human disturbance represents a considerable challenge for the conservation of living organisms and has profound negative impacts globally. There is substantial variation in how species respond to human disturbance. The ... -
Human habituation reduces hyrax flight initiation distance in Serengeti
Mbise, Franco Peniel; Fredriksen, Kari-Elise; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Jackson, Craig Ryan; Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Holmern, Tomas; Fossøy, Frode; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Many animal populations are exposed to disturbance originating from human activities. In response to human disturbance, certain animals display a variety of potentially costly behavioural responses, such as increased ... -
Human- Wildlife Conflict - The case of elephant at Mole National Park
Akenten, Zodiac (Master thesis, 2015)Conflicts between wildlife and humans, particularly people who share immediate boundaries with protected areas, are common phenomenon. Declining wildlife resources has been linked to human actions through overexploitation, ... -
Human-Carnivore Coexistence and Conflict in the Eastern Serengeti, Tanzania
Mbise, Franco Peniel (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:208, Doctoral thesis, 2018)In areas where humans coexist with large carnivores, a so called human-carnivore conflict exist due to the carnivores’ natural behaviour of attacking livestock and humans. In northern Tanzania, livestock depredation ... -
Human-carnivore conflict over livestock in the eastern Serengeti ecosystem with special emphasis on African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)
Lyamuya, Richard Daniel (Master thesis, 2011)AbstractHuman-carnivore conflict is currently one of the main constraints to biodiversity conservation efforts outside many protected areas worldwide. A survey of livestock depredation caused by wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) ... -
Human-elephant conflict in Bangladesh;causes and intensity of fatalities.
Hossen, Amir (Master thesis, 2013)Executive SummaryThe intensity of human-elephant conflict is fast growing in tropical and subtropical countries. Why such a sudden increase in human and wildlife conflict? This question is not because researchers have ... -
Human-elephant interactions in areas surrounding the Rungwa, Kizigo, and Muhesi Game Reserves, central Tanzania
Hariohay, Kwaslema Malle; Munuo, Wilbright Abraham; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study assesses the patterns of crop damage by elephants Loxodonta africana in areas adjacent to the Rungwa, Kizigo and Muhesi Game Reserves in Tanzania. We used a questionnaire survey to collect data from a total of ... -
Human-Wildlife Conflicts and Compensation for Losses in Kenya: Dynamics, Characteristics and Correlates
Mukeka, Joseph Mbyati (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:164, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a common phenomenon around the world and occurs when resource use by humans overlaps with that of wildlife resulting in competition. The major factor exacerbating this situation is human ... -
Human-wildlife conflicts and their correlates in Narok County, Kenya
Mukeka, Joseph; Ogutu, Joseph O; Kanga, Erustus; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) are often caused by human population increase, high livestock and wildlife population densities and changing land use and climate. These conflicts are typically most intense in human-dominated ... -
Human-wildlife interactions in the Ruaha-Rungwa Ecosystem, Central Tanzania
Hariohay, Kwaslema Malle (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:163, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Human wildlife interactions pose the challenges to life and livelihoods of humans living around wildlife protected areas (PA). Similarly, these interactions affect wildlife negatively, thus undermining the conservation ... -
Human-wildlife interactions in western Serengeti, Tanzania. Effects of land management on migratory routes and mammal population densities
Rusch, Graciela; Stokke, Sigbjørn; Røskaft, Eivin; Mwakalebe, Grayson; Wiik, Harald; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Lyamuya, Richard (NINA rapport;85, Research report, 2005)The Serengeti-Mara ecosystem constitutes one of the last great migratory systems in Africa and supports the highest concentrations of large predators in the world. The health of the ecosystem, as judged by fundamental ...