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Overview

Matthias Waltert is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany and is active in the field of Environmental Science.

Their research spans several subfields including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Social Psychology

Waltert's work focuses on topics such as:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • Die Naturwissenschaften
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Animal Conservation
  • Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • Scientific Reports

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • "Variation and conservation implications of the effectiveness of anti-bear interventions," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "A global view on evidence-based effectiveness of interventions used to protect livestock from wild cats," 2020, Conservation Science and Practice
  • "Density-dependent age of first reproduction as a key factor for population dynamics: stable breeding populations mask strong floater declines in a long-lived raptor," 2021, Animal Conservation
  • "Studded leather collars are very effective in protecting cattle from leopard ( Panthera pardus ) attacks," 2020, Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • "Camera trap data suggest uneven predation risk across vegetation types in a mixed farmland landscape," 2022, Ecology and Evolution

Frequent collaborators with Matthias Waltert include:

  • Igor Khorozyan
  • Niko Balkenhol
  • Mahmood Soofi
  • Eckhard Gottschalk
  • Tim Filla

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • BIODIVERSITY INDICATOR GROUPS OF TROPICAL LAND‐USE SYSTEMS: COMPARING PLANTS, BIRDS, AND INSECTS

    Christian H. Schulze;Matthias Waltert;Paul J. A. Kessler;Ramadhanil Pitopang

  • Effects of Land Use on Bird Species Richness in Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Matthias Waltert;Ani Mardiastuti;Michael Mühlenberg

  • FROM FOREST TO FARMLAND: HABITAT EFFECTS ON AFROTROPICAL FOREST BIRD DIVERSITY

    Matthias Waltert;K. Serge Bobo;N. Moses Sainge;Heleen Fermon

  • Big cats kill more livestock when wild prey reaches a minimum threshold

    Igor Khorozyan;Arash Ghoddousi;Mahmood Soofi;Matthias Waltert

  • Forest use and vertical stratification in fruit-feeding butterflies of Sulawesi, Indonesia: impacts for conservation

    Heleen Fermon;M. Waltert;R.I. Vane-Wright;M. Mühlenberg

  • From Forest to Ffarmland: Butterfly Diversity and Habitat Associations Along a Gradient of Forest Conversion in Southwestern Cameroon

    K. Serge Bobo;Matthias Waltert;Heleen Fermon;John Njokagbor

  • Assessing Africa-Wide Pangolin Exploitation by Scaling Local Data

    Daniel J. Ingram;Lauren Coad;Lauren Coad;Lauren Coad;Katharine A. Abernethy;Fiona Maisels;Fiona Maisels

  • From Forest to Farmland: Species Richness Patterns of Trees and Understorey Plants along a Gradient of Forest Conversion in Southwestern Cameroon

    K. Serge Bobo;K. Serge Bobo;Matthias Waltert;N. Moses Sainge;John Njokagbor

  • Peat swamp forest supports high primate densities on Siberut Island, Sumatra, Indonesia

    Marcel C. Quinten;Matthias Waltert;Fauzan Syamsuri;J. Keith Hodges

  • The effectiveness of livestock protection measures against wolves (Canis lupus) and implications for their co-existence with humans

    Antonia Bruns;Matthias Waltert;Igor Khorozyan

  • Livestock grazing in protected areas and its effects on large mammals in the Hyrcanian forest, Iran

    Mahmood Soofi;Arash Ghoddousi;Thorsten Zeppenfeld;Shirko Shokri

  • Effects of forest management on diversity and abundance of fruit-feeding nymphalid butterflies in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire.

    Heleen Fermon;M. Waltert;T. B. Larsen;U. Dall'Asta

  • Habitat selection by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is primarily driven by avoidance of human activity during day and prey availability during night.

    Marc Filla;Joseph Premier;Nora Magg;Claudia Dupke

  • Further declines of threatened primates in the Korup Project Area, south-west Cameroon

    Matthias Waltert;Lien;Koen Faber;Michael Mühlenberg

  • Movement and vertical stratification of fruit-feeding butterflies in a managed West African rainforest

    Heleen Fermon;M. Waltert;M. Mühlenberg

  • Six years of habitat modification in a tropical rainforest margin of Indonesia do not affect bird diversity but endemic forest species.

    Bea Maas;Dadang Dwi Putra;Matthias Waltert;Yann Clough

  • Assessing conservation values: biodiversity and endemicity in tropical land use systems.

    Matthias Waltert;Kadiri Serge Bobo;Stefanie Kaupa;Marcela Leija Montoya

  • Research and conservation of the larger parrots of Africa and Madagascar: a review of knowledge gaps and opportunities

    Rowan O Martin;Michael R Perrin;Rutledge S Boyes;Yilma D Abebe

  • Note on drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) ecology and conservation status in Korup National Park, Southwest Cameroon

    Christos Astaras;Michael Mühlenberg;Matthias Waltert

  • Abundance and community structure of Mentawai primates in the Peleonan forest, north Siberut, Indonesia

    Matthias Waltert;Christophe Abegg;Thomas Ziegler;Susilo Hadi

  • BRIEF REPORT Note on Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) Ecology and Conservation Status in Korup National Park, Southwest Cameroon

    Christos Astaras;Matthias Waltert

Frequent Co-Authors

Niko Balkenhol
Niko Balkenhol University of Göttingen
Christian Kiffner
Christian Kiffner Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Fiona Maisels
Fiona Maisels Wildlife Conservation Society
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Eckhard W. Heymann
Eckhard W. Heymann Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
William F. Laurance
William F. Laurance James Cook University
John R. Poulsen
John R. Poulsen Duke University
Andrew J. Plumptre
Andrew J. Plumptre BirdLife international, UK
David Wilkie
David Wilkie Wildlife Conservation Society

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