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Overview

David Saltz is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with specific focus areas in Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Small Animals.

The scientist's work covers several topics, prominently including Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Ecology and biodiversity studies, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, as well as Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Saltz has published numerous papers across various scientific journals. Some notable recent publications include:

  • "Naturalness and principle pluralism in conservation" (2023), Conservation Biology
  • "Settling in: Reintroduced Persian Fallow Deer Adjust the Borders and Habitats of Their Home-Range During the First 5 Years Post Release" (2021), Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • "Faecal pellets, rock shelters, and seasonality: The chemistry of stabling in the Negev of Israel in late prehistory" (2020), Journal of Arid Environments
  • "Roads and Road-Posts as an Ecological Trap for Cavity Nesting Desert Birds" (2020), Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • "Long-term reevaluation of spatially explicit models as a means for adaptive wildlife management" (2020), Ecological Applications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Saltz include Shirli Bar-David, Amit Dolev, Orr Spiegel, S. Landau, and L. Dvash.

Regarding publication venues, Saltz commonly publishes in Frontiers in Conservation Science, Conservation Biology, Journal of Arid Environments, Ecological Applications, and Wildlife Society Bulletin.

Saltz also contributes to academic books, having a publication titled "Open Wounds" released in 2021 by the University of Michigan Press.

Best Publications

  • A movement ecology paradigm for unifying organismal movement research

    Ran Nathan;Wayne M. Getz;Eloy Revilla;Marcel Holyoak

  • Integrating animal behavior and conservation biology: a conceptual framework

    Oded Berger-Tal;Tal Polak;Aya Oron;Yael Lubin

  • A patch-dynamics approach to savanna dynamics and woody plant encroachment – Insights from an arid savanna

    Kerstin Wiegand;Kerstin Wiegand;David Saltz;David Saltz;David Ward

  • The exploration-exploitation dilemma: a multidisciplinary framework.

    Oded Berger-Tal;Jonathan Nathan;Ehud Meron;David Saltz

  • A framework for generating and analyzing movement paths on ecological landscapes.

    Wayne M. Getz;David Saltz

  • Forging at Different Spatial Scales: Dorcas Gazelles Foraging for Lilies in the Negev Desert

    David Ward;David Saltz

  • Abrupt spatial and numerical responses of overabundant foxes to a reduction in anthropogenic resources

    Gilad Bino;Amit Dolev;Dotan Yosha;Amichay Guter

  • A systematic survey of the integration of animal behavior into conservation

    Oded Berger-Tal;Daniel T. Blumstein;Scott Carroll;Robert N. Fisher

  • Multi‐scale patterns and bush encroachment in an arid savanna with a shallow soil layer

    Kerstin Wiegand;Kerstin Wiegand;David Ward;David Ward;David Saltz;David Saltz

  • Research Priorities from Animal Behaviour for Maximising Conservation Progress.

    Alison L. Greggor;Oded Berger-Tal;Daniel T. Blumstein;Lisa Angeloni

  • Population Dynamics of a Reintroduced Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus Hemionus) Herd

    David Saltz;Daniel I. Rubenstein

  • IMPACT OF HUMAN NUISANCE DISTURBANCE ON VIGILANCE AND GROUP SIZE OF A SOCIAL UNGULATE

    Regev Manor;David Saltz

  • Using the movement patterns of reintroduced animals to improve reintroduction success

    Oded Berger-TAL;David Saltz

  • The impact of free-roaming dogs on gazelle kid/female ratio in a fragmented area

    Regev Manor;David Saltz

  • Reporting error measures in radio location by triangulation: a review

    David Saltz

  • Pond characteristics as determinants of species diversity and community composition in desert bats

    Orly Razgour;Carmi Korine;David Saltz

  • Gazelle herbivory and interpopulation differences in calcium oxalate content of leaves of a desert lily

    David Ward;Michael Spiegel;David Saltz

  • Ecological Trap for Desert Lizards Caused by Anthropogenic Changes in Habitat Structure that Favor Predator Activity

    Dror Hawlena;David Saltz;Zvika Abramsky;Amos Bouskila

  • Does interspecific competition drive patterns of habitat use in desert bat communities

    Orly Razgour;Orly Razgour;Carmi Korine;David Saltz

  • Invisible barriers: anthropogenic impacts on inter- and intra-specific interactions as drivers of landscape-independent fragmentation.

    Oded Berger-Tal;David Saltz

  • Calcium oxalate crystals in leaves of Pancratiumsickenbergeri: constitutive or induced defence?

    N. Ruiz;N. Ruiz;D. Ward;D. Ward;D. Saltz

  • Integrating animal behavior and conservation biology: a conceptual framework

    Oded Berger-Tal;Tal Peled;Aya Ben-Zvi;David Saltz

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamar Dayan
Tamar Dayan Steinhardt Museum of Natural History
David Ward
David Ward Kent State University
Gary C. White
Gary C. White Colorado State University
Kerstin Wiegand
Kerstin Wiegand University of Göttingen
Burt P. Kotler
Burt P. Kotler Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Guy Pe'er
Guy Pe'er Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Daniel I. Rubenstein
Daniel I. Rubenstein Princeton University
Wayne M. Getz
Wayne M. Getz University of California, Berkeley
Carmi Korine
Carmi Korine Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Yael Lubin
Yael Lubin Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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