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Paolo Pedrini is affiliated with the Science Museum in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics such as Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Plant and Animal Studies, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Frequent publication venues for Paolo Pedrini include Scientific Reports, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia, Biological Conservation, and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. These indicate a consistent engagement with journals that cover broad ecological and environmental research as well as conservation biology.

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of research interests and publication years:

  • "A worldwide perspective on large carnivore attacks on humans," 2023, PLoS Biology
  • "Social Media and Large Carnivores: Sharing Biased News on Attacks on Humans," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Crowded mountains: Long-term effects of human outdoor recreation on a community of wild mammals monitored with systematic camera trapping," 2023, AMBIO
  • "Compensatory recruitment allows amphibian population persistence in anthropogenic habitats," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A genus at risk: Predicted current and future distribution of all three Lagopus species reveal sensitivity to climate change and efficacy of protected areas," 2021, Diversity and Distributions

Paolo Pedrini frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable frequent co-authors are:

  • Mattia Brambilla
  • Chiara Bettega
  • Davide Scridel
  • María del Mar Delgado
  • Alessandro Franzoi

Their body of work reflects a significant commitment to understanding complex ecological interactions, species conservation, and the impacts of climate change and human activity on wildlife populations. The diversity of topics and journals also underlines a multidisciplinary approach within environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Ecologically justified charisma: preservation of top predators delivers biodiversity conservation

    Fabrizio Sergio;Fabrizio Sergio;Ian Newton;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini

  • Brown bear attacks on humans: a worldwide perspective

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

  • Spatial refugia and the coexistence of a diurnal raptor with its intraguild owl predator

    Fabrizio Sergio;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini

  • Beautiful agricultural landscapes promote cultural ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation

    Giacomo Assandri;Giuseppe Bogliani;Paolo Pedrini;Mattia Brambilla

  • A review and meta‐analysis of the effects of climate change on Holarctic mountain and upland bird populations

    Davide Scridel;Mattia Brambilla;Kathy Martin;Aleksi Lehikoinen

  • Electrocution alters the distribution and density of a top predator, the eagle owl Bubo bubo

    Fabrizio Sergio;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini;Miguel Ferrer

  • Coexistence of a generalist owl with its intraguild predator: distance-sensitive or habitat-mediated avoidance?

    Fabrizio Sergio;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini;Vincenzo Penteriani

  • Adaptive selection of foraging and nesting habitat by black kites (Milvus migrans) and its implications for conservation: a multi-scale approach

    Fabrizio Sergio;Fabrizio Sergio;Paolo Pedrini;Luigi Marchesi

  • Costs and benefits of breeding in human-altered landscapes for the Eagle Owl Bubo bubo: Eagle Owls breeding in human-altered landscapes

    Luigi Marchesi;Fabrizio Sergio;Paolo Pedrini

  • Exploring the potential of vineyards for biodiversity conservation and delivery of biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services: A global-scale systematic review

    Anna Paiola;Giacomo Assandri;Mattia Brambilla;Michela Zottini

  • The influence of human disturbance on occupancy and activity patterns of mammals in the Italian Alps from systematic camera trapping

    Valentina Oberosler;Claudio Groff;Aaron Iemma;Paolo Pedrini

  • Content Analysis of Media Reports on Predator Attacks on Humans: Toward an Understanding of Human Risk Perception and Predator Acceptance

    Giulia Bombieri;Veronica Nanni;María del Mar Delgado;José M Fedriani

  • Integrating individual habitat choices and regional distribution of a biodiversity indicator and top predator

    Fabrizio Sergio;Fabrizio Sergio;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini

  • The importance of interspecific interactions for breeding‐site selection: peregrine falcons seek proximity to raven nests

    Fabrizio Sergio;Franco Rizzolli;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini

  • Can LiDAR data improve bird habitat suitability models

    Clara Tattoni;Franco Rizzolli;Paolo Pedrini

  • The altitudinal frontier in avian climate impact research

    Dan Chamberlain;Raphaël Arlettaz;Raphaël Arlettaz;Enrico Caprio;Ramona Maggini

  • Regional conservation priorities for a large predator: golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Alpine range

    Paolo Pedrini;Fabrizio Sergio

  • A worldwide perspective on large carnivore attacks on humans

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  • Effect of agro-forestry and landscape changes on common buzzards (Buteo buteo) in the Alps: Implications for conservation

    Fabrizio Sergio;Fabrizio Sergio;Chiara Scandolara;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini

  • Spatio‐temporal shifts in gradients of habitat quality for an opportunistic avian predator

    Fabrizio Sergio;Paolo Pedrini;Luigi Marchesi

  • Biodiversity gradients in the Alps: the overriding importance of elevation

    Fabrizio Sergio;Paolo Pedrini

  • Climate change will increase the potential conflict between skiing and high‐elevation bird species in the Alps

    Mattia Brambilla;Paolo Pedrini;Antonio Rolando;Daniel Edward Chamberlain

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Sergio
Fabrizio Sergio Spanish National Research Council
Giuseppe Bogliani
Giuseppe Bogliani University of Pavia
Dan E. Chamberlain
Dan E. Chamberlain University of Turin
Raphaël Arlettaz
Raphaël Arlettaz University of Bern
Vincenzo Penteriani
Vincenzo Penteriani Spanish National Research Council
María del Mar Delgado
María del Mar Delgado Spanish National Research Council
Antonio Rolando
Antonio Rolando University of Turin
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
Veronika Braunisch
Veronika Braunisch University of Bern
José M. Fedriani
José M. Fedriani Spanish National Research Council

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