Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Røskaft, Eivin"
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Human–elephant coexistence challenges in Myanmar: An analysis of fatal elephant attacks on humans and elephant mortality
Thant, Zaw Min; May, Roelof Frans; Røskaft, Eivin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Understanding the underlying causes behind human–elephant conflict (HEC)-driven mortality of humans and elephants will help improve both parties’ wellbeing. The objective of this study was to examine the temporal and spatial ... -
Hyraxes and humans in Serengeti National Park - flight initiation distance and demography
Fredriksen, Kari-Elise (Master thesis, 2015)Menneskelig aktivitet er en kilde til forstyrrelser for de fleste dyr, som reagerer med en rekke atferdsmessige responser e.g. økt antipredator atferd eller relokalisering til et nytt område, ofte med kostnader som påvirker ... -
Impacts of human settlements and land use changes in Kwakuchinja wildlife corridor, Northern Tanzania
Hariohay, Kwaslema Malle (Master thesis, 2013)The Kwakuchinja wildlife corridor is threatened by human settlements and land use changes. This study assesses the impacts of human settlements and land use changes in the period 1990 - 2010. Satellite images for year 1990, ... -
IMPACTS OF PROTECTED AREAS ON LOCAL LIVELIHOOD: A CASE STUDY OF SAADANI NATIONAL PARK
Moshi, Beatrice Simon (Master thesis, 2016)ABSTRACT The study examines the impacts of protected area (PA) (Saadani National Park, SANAPA) has on livelihood of local people. Local people from 200 households were interviewed. Data were collected from June to August ... -
Impacts on the biodiversity by living inside a protected area, Natma Taung National Park, Myanmar; A human perspective
San, Khin Nyein (Master thesis, 2017)Protected areas (PAs) are aimed to maintain or restore the balance in nature. PAs are also an important indicator in measuring the biodiversity loss caused by humans. Global biodiversity is under the long term threats all ... -
Impala (Aepyceros melampus) responses to anthropogenic activities - An accelerometry approach in the Serengeti ecosystem
Carrillo de Albornoz Bellsolá, Juan (Master thesis, 2019)Menneskelig påvirkning av verneområder og nærliggende områder øker trykket på økosystemtjenestene som dyrelivet er avhengig av. I Serengeti er impala under konstant press fra mennesker på forskjellige måter avhengig av ... -
Increase of clutch size triggers clutch destruction behaviour in common moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) during the incubation period
Wang, Longwu; Yang, Canchao; Hsu, Yu-Cheng; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Liang, Wei; Stokke, Bård Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) is common in a variety of animal taxa, including birds. In coots (Fulica spp.), and the closely related moorhens (Gallinula spp.), such parasitism is especially common, and hosts experience ... -
Influence of Multiple Linear Infrastructure on Diversity of Small Mammals in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Kisanga, Agnes; Nyahongo, Julius William; Mtemi, Wambura Mashauri; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article, 2019)The need for rapid development in developing countries has led to establishment of major public infrastructure even in biodiversity rich protected areas. Mikumi National Park in central Tanzania is traversed by five such ... -
Is it possible to escape from a crocodile attack? Review of human and saltwater crocodile conflict in Asia in Australia
Aung, Ye Htut (Master thesis, 2022)Human and saltwater crocodile conflict has been increasing yearly in crocodile-inhabited countries in Asia and Australia. This study was conducted to foster the safety of humans and the wellbeing of saltwater crocodiles, ... -
Jakt på kortnebbgås (Anser brachyrhynchus) under høsttrekket i Nord-Trøndelag: Jaktens utførelse, sammensetning av utbyttet og mulige konsekvenser for den Svalbard-hekkende bestanden
Gundersen, Ove Martin (Master thesis, 2013)SammendragSvalbards hekkebestand av kortnebbgås, som trekker gjennom Norge til overvintring i Danmark, Nederland og Belgia, har økt markant de siste 30 årene fra omkring 20 000 individer på 1980-tallet til omkring 80 000 ... -
Knowledge on birds of conservation interest among the people living close to protected areas in Serengeti, Northern Tanzania
Mmassy, Emmanuel Clamsen; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)We examined the ability to recognise birds of conservation interest among the residents living adjacent to the Serengeti National Park. Data on ability to recognise the photo of eight selected bird species were collected ... -
Land use and habitat selection by small mammals in the Tanzanian Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Shilereyo, Monica Tembah; Magige, Flora J.; Ogutu, Joseph O.; Røskaft, Eivin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Habitat selection is central to shaping the abundance and distribution of organisms in space and time. We analysed land use (National Park, pastoralism and agriculture) and habitat selection by small mammals in the Tanzanian ... -
Large hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx sparveroides parasitism on the Chinese babax Babax lanceolatus may be an evolutionary recent host-parasite system
Yang, Canchao; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Cai, Yan; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Liang, Wei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We documented brood parasitism by the poorly studied Large Hawk-Cuckoo on a previously unknown host species, the Chinese Babax. Furthermore, we describe a new egg colour for the Large Hawk-Cuckoo. The parasitism rate of ... -
Lion and spotted hyena distributions within a buffer area of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem
Mwampeta, Stanslaus Brown; Wilton, Clay M.; Mkasanga, Imani J.; Masinde, Lusato M.; Ranke, Peter S.; Røskaft, Eivin; Fyumagwa, Robert D.; Belant, Jerrold L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Most large carnivore populations are declining due to anthropogenic activities including direct persecution, prey depletion, habitat loss and degradation. protected areas (PAs) can help maintain viable large carnivore ... -
Local Ecological Knowledge for Improved Biodiversity Conservation at Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar
Karlsen, Marta Sawicka (Master thesis, 2020)Bevaring av biologisk mangfold i Myanmar står overfor store utfordringer. Det kontinuerlige økonomiske presset for å utnytte landets naturressurser truer de naturlige økosystemer. Verneområder har blitt etablert de to siste ... -
Local People Knowledge on Bushmeat Hunting in the Serengeti Ecosystem: A Case Study of Topi (Damaliscus lunatus)
SAMWEL, DAMARI (Master thesis, 2017)Illegal harvesting is considered the most significant threat to biodiversity in conservation in Africa. The Serengeti National Park (SENAPA), Tanzania, is facing a similar problem since its establishment in the 1950s. ... -
Long-term trends in elephant mortality and their causes in Kenya
Mukeka, Joseph; Ogutu, Joseph O.; Kanga, Erustus; Piepho, Hans-Peter; Røskaft, Eivin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)High mortality poses a serious threat to sustainable conservation of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). Using detected carcass data collected by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) during 1992-2017, we analyze temporal ... -
Medicinal and commercial uses of ostrich products in Tanzania
Magige, Flora; Røskaft, Eivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Traditional communities have been utilizing animal products for numerous purposes and have for a long time contributed to the accumulation of world knowledge. Local people in Tanzania and elsewhere in Africa, ... -
Modelling the maintenance of egg polymorphism in avian brood parasites and their hosts
Liang, Wei; Yang, Canchao; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Antonov, Anton Tinchov; Fossøy, Frode; Vikan, Johan Reinert; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Shykoff, Jacqui A.; Møller, Anders Pape; Takasu, Fugo (Journal article, 2012)In avian brood parasitism, egg phenotype plays a key role for both host and parasite reproduction. Several parrotbill species of the genus Paradoxornis are parasitized by the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus, and clear ... -
Moon phase and season alter road use by lions
Mwampeta, Stanslaus Brown; Masinde, Lusato M.; Ranke, Peter Sjolte; Røskaft, Eivin; Fyumagwa, Robert; Belant, Jerrold L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Roads within protected areas facilitate management and tourism but can also alter animal movements and foraging opportunities. Animal tracks observed along roads are also used to index species distributions and abundance. ...