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José Vicente López-Bao

José Vicente López-Bao

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
11359
World Ranking
2589
National Ranking
74

Overview

José Vicente López-Bao is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant number of publications in related subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Small Animals, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health, and Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by José Vicente López-Bao include:

  • Large carnivore expansion in Europe is associated with human population density and land cover changes, 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities, 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns, 2023, Science
  • Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Welcoming Wolves? Governing the Return of Large Carnivores in Traditional Pastoral Landscapes, 2021, Frontiers in Conservation Science

José Vicente López-Bao frequently publishes in journals such as Biological Conservation, European Journal of Wildlife Research, Science, Conservation Letters, and Conservation Science and Practice.

Collaborations play a significant role in their work, with frequent co-authors including Patricia Mateo-Tomás, Emilio José García, Fernando Ballesteros, Víctor Sazatornil, and Pedro P. Olea.

Best Publications

  • Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes

    Guillaume Chapron;Petra Kaczensky;John D. C. Linnell;Manuela von Arx

  • Limited evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce livestock predation by large carnivores

    Ann Eklund;José Vicente López-Bao;Mahdieh Tourani;Mahdieh Tourani;Guillaume Chapron

  • Carnivore conservation needs evidence-based livestock protection

    Lily M. van Eeden;Ann Eklund;Jennifer R. B. Miller;Jennifer R. B. Miller;José Vicente López-Bao

  • Food habits of the world's grey wolves

    Thomas M. Newsome;Thomas M. Newsome;Thomas M. Newsome;Luigi Boitani;Guillaume Chapron;Paolo Ciucci

  • Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

    William J Ripple;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Sarah M. Durant

  • Brown bear attacks on humans: a worldwide perspective

    G. Bombieri;J. Naves;V. Penteriani;N. Selva

  • Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Maria del Mar Delgado;Maria del Mar Delgado;Francesco Pinchera;Javier Naves

  • Wolf population genetics in Europe: a systematic review, meta-analysis and suggestions for conservation and management

    Maris Hindrikson;Jaanus Remm;Malgorzata Pilot;Raquel Godinho

  • A rights revolution for nature

    Guillaume Chapron;Yaffa Epstein;José Vicente López-Bao

  • Large carnivore expansion in Europe is associated with human population density and land cover changes

    Marta Cimatti;Marta Cimatti;Nathan Ranc;Ana Benítez‐López;Ana Benítez‐López;Luigi Maiorano

  • Feline leukemia virus and other pathogens as important threats to the survival of the critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus).

    Marina L. Meli;Valentino Cattori;Fernando Martínez;Guillermo López

  • Wireless Sensor Network Deployment for Monitoring Wildlife Passages

    Antonio Javier Garcia-Sanchez;Felipe Garcia-Sanchez;Fernando Losilla;Pawel Kulakowski

  • Insights into wolf presence in human‐dominated landscapes: the relative role of food availability, humans and landscape attributes

    Luis Llaneza;José V. López-Bao;Víctor Sazatornil

  • Conservation professionals agree on challenges to coexisting with large carnivores but not on solutions

    Michelle L. Lute;Neil H. Carter;José V. López-Bao;John D.C. Linnell

  • Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities.

    Anthony Sévêque;Louise K. Gentle;José V. López‐Bao;Richard W. Yarnell

  • Predators and the public trust.

    Adrian Treves;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Chase Shoemaker

  • Consequences of brown bear viewing tourism : A review

    Vincenzo Penteriani;José Vicente López-Bao;Chiara Bettega;Fredrik Dalerum;Fredrik Dalerum;Fredrik Dalerum

  • A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Illegal Killing of Large Carnivores

    Neil H. Carter;José Vicente López-Bao;Jeremy T. Bruskotter;Meredith Gore

  • Responses of a top and a meso predator and their prey to moon phases

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Vincenzo Penteriani;Anna Kuparinen;Maria del Mar Delgado;Maria del Mar Delgado;Francisco Palomares

  • Leptospirosis in wild and domestic carnivores in natural areas in Andalusia, Spain.

    Javier Millán;Mónica G. Candela;José Vicente López-Bao;Marian Pereira

  • Levels of heavy metals and metalloids in critically endangered Iberian lynx and other wild carnivores from Southern Spain

    J. Millán;R. Mateo;M.A. Taggart;J.V. López-Bao

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillaume Chapron
Guillaume Chapron Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Alejandro Rodríguez
Alejandro Rodríguez Spanish National Research Council
Vincenzo Penteriani
Vincenzo Penteriani Spanish National Research Council
María del Mar Delgado
María del Mar Delgado Spanish National Research Council
José M. Fedriani
José M. Fedriani Spanish National Research Council
Adrian Treves
Adrian Treves University of Wisconsin–Madison
John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Raquel Godinho
Raquel Godinho University of Porto
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Thomas M. Newsome
Thomas M. Newsome University of Sydney

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