Apex Predators in the Anthropocene How Humans Shape Large Carnivore Populations

Robert A. Montgomery, Professor of Conservation Science, Director of the Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas, and Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange, University of Cumbria,Remington J. Moll, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire

Robert A. Montgomery is a Professor of Conservation Science, Director of the Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas, and Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange in the Institute of Science and Environment at the University of Cumbria. His research group explores fundamental questions of carnivore movement and habitat decisions, the implications of human lethality for large mammal population ecology, the mechanisms associated with human-wildlife conflict, biodiversity monitoring and verification, as well as scenario-planning to engineer a more prosperous and sustainable future. Montgomery has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters of his research around the world.

Remington J. Moll is an Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management at the University of New Hampshire, USA. There he leads a research group that studies the spatial, community, and population ecology of carnivores and their prey, with a focus on these species' management and conservation. He has published over 55 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals. In this work, he has collaborated with more than 110 scientist and practitioner co-authors at institutions located in 17 countries.

Section One The Nature of Coupled Human and Natural Systems Globally1. The Role of Humans in Ecological Systems, Robert A. Montgomery, Anna Rouviere and Remington J. Moll2. Human-Carnivore Interactions in the Pleistocene, Matt W. Hayward, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Cassandra Bugir and Chris N. Johnson3. Human Disturbances Define Carnivore Ecology in the Anthropocene, Christopher J. Schell, Justin Brashares and Lauren StantonSection Two The Lethal Effects of Humans on Carnivore Populations4. The Impacts of Hunting on Large Carnivore Populations, Andrés Ordiz, Jon E. Swenson, Cyril Milleret and Richard Bischof5. How Conflict with Humans Changes Carnivores, Anna Rouviere and Robert A. Montgomery6. Lethal Effects of Roads on Large Carnivores, Mairi K. P. Poisson, Andrew R. Butler, Clara R. Dawson, Adam T. Ford, Taylor S. Readyhough, Jenna K. Scherger and Remington J. MollSection Three The Risk Effects of Humans on Carnivore Populations7. Cumulative Costs of Carnivore Behavioural Responses to Humans, Nikita Frizzelle, Justin P. Suraci, Michael Clinchy and Liana Zanette8. Quantifying Anthropogenic Risk Effects on Carnivores, Justine A. Smith and Justin P. Suraci9. Risk Effects Impact Carnivore Population Persistence, Jonathan N. Pauli, Shotaro Shiratsuru, Matthew M. Smith and Mauriel Rodriguez CurrasSection Four Implications of Human-Carnivore Interactions on Ecosystem Functioning10. Cascading Effects of Humans on Trophic Dynamics, Laura R. Prugh, Samantha E.S. Kreling, Taylor R. Ganz, Calum X. Cunningham, Yasmine Hentati, Ben Sullender, Catherine M. Breen and Michael Procko11. The Trait-Mediated Indirect Effects of Human Interaction, Kaggie D. Orrick, Mary K. Burak and Oswald J. Schmitz12. The Consequences of Trophic Downgrading, and the Promise of Trophic Upgrading, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor and Nicholas S. WrightSection Five The Effects of Conservation on Carnivore Populations13. Contemporary Land-Sparing Initiatives and Intergenerational Equity in Carnivore Conservation, Fikirte Gebresenbet, Siewe Siewe and Fidelis A. Atuo14. Measures to Promote Human-Carnivore Coexistence, Christine E. Wilkinson, Harshad Karandikar and Mitchell W. Serota15. The Future of Human-Carnivore Interactions in the Anthropocene, Nyeema C. Harris, Evie Jones, Pallavi Ghaskadbi and Mariela G. Gantchoff