Global patterns of carnivore spatial ecology research in agroecosystems

The growing needs for agricultural expansion and intensification will likely continue to reduce fragment the terrestrial habitats fundamental mammalian carnivores. Recent research identified benefits of agroecosystems carnivores recognizing their multifunctionality, mostly common species. However, variability carnivore ecology investigated in agroecosystems, biases agriculture types species targeted, methodological approaches may affect available knowledge reconcile conservation production. To fill this gap, we conducted a systematic literature review identify which aspects how is spatial being within agroecosystems. Of 110 reviewed studies, most focused on crops (55%) grasslands (47%) half referred monocultures. We found that 61% studies were Europe North America. Eighty-four studied, 73% classified as Least Concern, with 67% targeting single 30% only seven Almost all included some form habitat use analysis species’ home-range its attributes (e.g. size, resource selection), studied. Most suggested functions food provisioning (69%) but few used direct availability measures. Our results highlight tend be descriptive geographically biased towards northern hemisphere non-forested types. suggest future agroecosystem should hypotheses-driven, greater focus mechanisms processes through might particular areas high priority conservation.