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Marcella J. Kelly

Marcella J. Kelly

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
8301
World Ranking
4832
National Ranking
1669

Overview

Marcella J. Kelly is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work focuses on several interconnected subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Social Psychology, Ecological Modeling, and Small Animals.

The main topics addressed in their research encompass Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

The scientist has contributed to publications in a range of journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Ecology
  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Biological Invasions
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

Some recent papers include:

  • Exploring and interpreting spatiotemporal interactions between native and invasive carnivores across a gradient of rainforest degradation, 2020, Biological Invasions
  • On the tiger trails: Leopard occupancy decline and leopard interaction with tigers in the forested habitat across the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal, 2020, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Identifying Individual Jaguars and Ocelots via Pattern-Recognition Software: Comparing HotSpotter and Wild-ID, 2020, Wildlife Society Bulletin
  • Influence of forest disturbance on bobcat resource selection in the central Appalachians, 2020, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Population status, connectivity, and conservation action for the endangered Baird's tapir, 2020, Biological Conservation

Marcella J. Kelly frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • David C. McNitt
  • Robert S. Alonso
  • Michael J. Cherry
  • J. Bernardo Mesa-Cruz
  • Zach J. Farris

The research contributions are characterized by an emphasis on wildlife species ecology and conservation issues, often addressing interactions between species and the impact of environmental disturbances on habitat use and behavior.

Best Publications

  • The use of camera traps for estimating jaguar Panthera onca abundance and density using capture/recapture analysis

    Scott C. Silver;Linde E. T. Ostro;Laura K. Marsh;Leonardo Maffei

  • A Critical Review of Home Range Studies

    Peter N. Laver;Marcella J. Kelly

  • Camera Trapping of Carnivores: Trap Success Among Camera Types and Across Species, and Habitat Selection by Species, on Salt Pond Mountain, Giles County, Virginia

    Marcella J. Kelly;Erika L. Holub

  • Estimating Puma Densities from Camera Trapping across Three Study Sites: Bolivia, Argentina, and Belize

    Marcella J. Kelly;Andrew Noss;Mario Santiago Di Bitetti;Leonardo Maffei

  • COMPUTER-AIDED PHOTOGRAPH MATCHING IN STUDIES USING INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION: AN EXAMPLE FROM SERENGETI CHEETAHS

    Marcella J. Kelly

  • Ocelot Leopardus pardalis in Belize: the impact of trap spacing and distance moved on density estimates

    Adam Dillon;Marcella J. Kelly

  • Ocelot home range, overlap and density: comparing radio telemetry with camera trapping

    Adam Dillon;M. J. Kelly

  • Design, evaluate, refine: camera trap studies for elusive species

    M. J. Kelly

  • Tigers Need Cover: Multi-Scale Occupancy Study of the Big Cat in Sumatran Forest and Plantation Landscapes

    Sunarto Sunarto;Marcella J. Kelly;Karmila Parakkasi;Sybille Klenzendorf

  • Using camera trapping and hierarchical occupancy modelling to evaluate the spatial ecology of an African mammal community

    Lindsey N. Rich;David A.W. Miller;Hugh S. Robinson;J. Weldon McNutt

  • Carnivore co‐existence and habitat use in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Belize

    M. L. Davis;M. J. Kelly;D. F. Stauffer

  • Demography of the Serengeti cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) population: the first 25 years

    Marcella J. Kelly;M. Karen Laurenson;Clare D. FitzGibbon;D. Anthony Collins

  • Assessing global patterns in mammalian carnivore occupancy and richness by integrating local camera trap surveys

    Lindsey N. Rich;Courtney L. Davis;Zach J. Farris;David A. W. Miller

  • Cat coexistence in central Sumatra: ecological characteristics, spatial and temporal overlap, and implications for management

    S. Sunarto;M. J. Kelly;K. Parakkasi;M. B. Hutajulu

  • Comparing capture-recapture, mark-resight, and spatial mark-resight models for estimating puma densities via camera traps

    Lindsey N. Rich;Marcella J. Kelly;Rahel Sollmann;Andrew Noss

  • Factors affecting life and death in Serengeti cheetahs: environment, age, and sociality

    Sarah M. Durant;Marcella Kelly;Tim M. Caro

  • Estimating Carnivore Densities for Conservation Purposes: Indirect Methods Compared to Baseline Demographic Data

    Paule M. Gros;Marcella J. Kelly;T. M. Caro

  • Evaluating the potential biases in carnivore capture–recapture studies associated with the use of lure and varying density estimation techniques using photographic-sampling data of the Malagasy civet

    Brian D. Gerber;Sarah M. Karpanty;Marcella J. Kelly

  • Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems

    Sarah M. Durant;Sarah M. Durant;Matthew S. Becker;Scott Creel;Sultana Bashir

  • Conserving large populations of lions – the argument for fences has holes

    S. Creel;M. S. Becker;S. M. Durant;S. M. Durant;J. M'Soka

  • Noninvasive sampling for carnivores

    Marcella J. Kelly;Julie Betsch;Claudia Wultsch;Bernardo Mesa

  • Ecological correlates of the spatial co-occurrence of sympatric mammalian carnivores worldwide

    Courtney L. Davis;Lindsey N. Rich;Zachary J. Farris;Zachary J. Farris;Marcella J. Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisette P. Waits
Lisette P. Waits University of Idaho
Tim Caro
Tim Caro University of California, Davis
Sarah M. Durant
Sarah M. Durant Zoological Society of London
Janine L. Brown
Janine L. Brown Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Hugh S. Robinson
Hugh S. Robinson University of Montana
Mario S. Di Bitetti
Mario S. Di Bitetti National University of Misiones
Andrew J. Noss
Andrew J. Noss University of Florida
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Agustín Paviolo
Agustín Paviolo National Scientific and Technical Research Council
David A. W. Miller
David A. W. Miller Pennsylvania State University

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