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Overview

Giovanna Massei is affiliated with the Animal and Plant Health Agency in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on Ecology, Genetics, and Small Animals. Within these broader areas, they have contributed to topics including Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

Massei's recent publications cover a wide range of studies related to wildlife management and ecological modeling. Notable papers include:

  • Too many wild boar? Modelling fertility control and culling to reduce wild boar numbers in isolated populations, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Does Hunting Affect the Behavior of Wild Pigs?, 2021, Human-wildlife interactions
  • Modelling Spatial and Temporal Patterns of African Swine Fever in an Isolated Wild Boar Population to Support Decision-Making, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • 'Reserve effect': An opportunity to mitigate human-wild boar conflicts, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A spatially explicit population model to compare management using culling and fertility control to reduce numbers of grey squirrels, 2020, Ecological Modelling

Frequent coauthors with whom Massei has collaborated include Julia Coats, Sarah E. Beatham, Simon Croft, Philip A. Stephens, and James Aegerter.

Massei's work is regularly published in venues such as Human-wildlife interactions, Wildlife Research, PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and The Science of The Total Environment. These outlets reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research, which intersects ecology, wildlife management, and public health concerns.

The main fields and subfields of their research demonstrate a focus on integrating ecological modeling and genetics with practical conservation efforts. This includes managing animal populations through strategies like fertility control and culling, understanding animal behavior in response to hunting, and analyzing disease dynamics within wildlife.

Best Publications

  • Wild boar populations up, numbers of hunters down? A review of trends and implications for Europe.

    Giovanna Massei;Jonas Kindberg;Alain Licoppe;Dragan Gačić

  • The environmental impact of wild boar

    Giovanna Massei;Peter V. Genov

  • Diet, food availability and reproduction of wild boar in a Mediterranean coastal area

    Giovanna Massei;Peter V. Genov;Brian W. Staines

  • Factors influencing home range and activity of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in a Mediterranean coastal area

    G. Massei;P. V. Genov;B. W. Staines;M. L. Gorman

  • Too Many Hogs? A Review of Methods to Mitigate Impact by Wild Boar and Feral Hogs

    Giovanna Massei;Sugoto Roy;Richard Bunting

  • Can translocations be used to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts?

    Giovanna Massei;Roger J. Quy;Joanne Gurney;Dave P. Cowan

  • The feasibility of reintroducing Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) to Scotland

    R. Leaper;G. Massei;M. L. Gorman;R. Aspinall

  • Monitoring wild pig populations: a review of methods

    R. M. Engeman;G. Massei;M. Sage;Matthew N. Gentle

  • Fertility control to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts: a review

    Giovanna Massei;Dave Cowan

  • Daily home range and activity of wild boar in a Mediterranean area free from hunting

    L. Russo;G. Massei;P.V. Genov

  • Nonsurgical fertility control for managing free-roaming dog populations: a review of products and criteria for field applications.

    Giovanna Massei;Lowell A. Miller

  • Disarmed by domestication? Induced responses to browsing in wild and cultivated olive

    Giovanna Massei;Susan E. Hartley

  • Fallow deer and wild boar pellet group disappearance in a mediterranean area

    Giovanna Massei;Philip Bacon;Peter V. Genov

  • Effect of the GnRH vaccine GonaCon on the fertility, physiology and behaviour of wild boar

    G. Massei;D. P. Cowan;J. Coats;F. Gladwell

  • The use of immunocontraception to improve rabies eradication in urban dog populations

    Matthew J. Carroll;Alexander Singer;Alexander Singer;Graham C. Smith;Dave P. Cowan

  • Mortality of wild boar, Sus scrofa, in a Mediterranean area in relation to sex and age

    G. Massei;P. V. Genov;B. W. Staines;M. L. Gorman

  • Free-Roaming Dogs in Nepal: Demographics, Health and Public Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices

    G. Massei;A. R. Fooks;A. R. Fooks;D. L. Horton;D. L. Horton;R. Callaby

  • Options for the Control of Disease 2: Targeting Hosts

    Stephen P. Carter;Sugoto S. Roy;Dave P. Cowan;Giovanna Massei

  • Long-term effects of immunocontraception on wild boar fertility, physiology and behaviour

    Giovanna Massei;Dave P. Cowan;Julia Coats;Fiona Bellamy

  • Camera traps and activity signs to estimate wild boar density and derive abundance indices

    Giovanna Massei;Julia Coats;Mark Simon Lambert;Stephane Pietravalle

  • Chemical and morphological variation of Mediterranean woody evergreen species: do plants respond to ungulate browsing?

    Giovanna Massei;Susan E. Hartley;Philip J. Bacon

Frequent Co-Authors

Ettore Randi
Ettore Randi Aalborg University
Richard J. Delahay
Richard J. Delahay Animal and Plant Health Agency
Martyn L. Gorman
Martyn L. Gorman University of Aberdeen
Susan E. Hartley
Susan E. Hartley University of Sheffield
Francesca Cagnacci
Francesca Cagnacci Fondazione Edmund Mach
Jonas Kindberg
Jonas Kindberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Carlos Fonseca
Carlos Fonseca University of Aveiro
Anthony R. Fooks
Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha

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