PUBLICATIONS

Snow Leopard Festival, Tajikistan

An outcome-oriented, social-ecological framework for assessing protected area effectiveness

Ghoddousi A, Loos, J & Kuemmerle T. (2021) BioScience (PDF)

Asiatic cheetah in captivity, Iran

Risk to conservation of species in the wild from promoting ex situ management

Khalatbari L, O'Neill HMK, Ostrowski S, Yusefi GH, Ghoddousi A, Abolghasemi H, Breitenmoser-Würsten Ch, Breitenmoser U, Brito JC & Durant SM (2021) Conservation Biology (PDF)

Human-elephant conflict, India (Photo: B. Hazra)

Anthropogenic resistance: accounting for human behavior in wildlife connectivity planning

Ghoddousi A*, Buchholtz EK*, Dietsch AM, Williamson MA, Sharma S, Balkenhol N, Kuemmerle T & Dutta T*. (2021) One Earth (PDF)

Caucasian grouse, Turkey (Photo: I. Ölmez)

Rear-edge populations are important for understanding climate change risk and adaptation potential for threatened species

Habibzadeh N, Ghoddousi A, Bleyhl B, Kuemmerle T. (2021) Conservation Science & Practice

Persian leopard, Iran (Photo: M. Arianejad)

Reducing persecution is more effective for restoring large carnivores than restoring their prey

Bleyhl B, Ghoddousi A, Askerov E, Bocedi G, Breitenmoser U, Manvelyan K, Palmer SCF, Soofi M, Weinberg P, Zazanashvili N, Shmunk V, Zurrell D & Kuemmerle T. (2021) Ecological Applications (PDF)

Bieszczady National Park, Poland (Photo: F.M. Sabatini)

Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management

Downey H, Amano T, Cadotte M, Cook CN, Cooke SJ, Haddaway NR, Jones JPG, Littlewood N, Walsh JC, [...] Ghoddousi A, [...] Sutherland W. (2021) Ecological Solutions & Evidence (PDF)

Bezoar goat, Iran (Photo: H. Tizrooyan)

Identifying priority areas for restoring mountain ungulates in the Caucasus region

Kuemmerle T, Bluhm H, Ghoddousi A, Arakelyan M, Askerov E, Bleyhl B, Ghasabian M, Gavashelishvili A, Heidelberg A, Malkhasyan A, Manvelyan K, Soofi M, Yarovenko Y, Weinberg P & Zazanashvili N. (2020) Conservation Science & Practice (PDF)

Golestan Province, Iran (Photo: P. Moghadas)

Mapping connectivity and conflict risk to identify safe corridors for the Persian leopard

Ghoddousi A, Bleyhl B, Sichau C, Ashayeri D, Moghadas P, Sepahvand P, Kh Hamidi A, Soofi M & Kuemmerle T. (2020) Landscape Ecology (PDF)

Bezoar goat, Touran National Park, Iran

The decline of ungulate population in Iranian protected areas calls for urgent actions against poaching

Ghoddousi A, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A, Ashayeri S, Egli L, Ghoddousi S, Speicher J, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2019) Oryx (PDF)

Leopard, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Assessing the relationship between illegal killing of ungulates, wild prey occurrence and livestock depredation rate by large carnivores

Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Zeppenfeld T, Shokri S, Soufi M, Egli L, Jafari A, Ahmadpour M, Qashqaei A, Ghadirian T, Filla M, Kiabi B, Balkenhol N, Waltert M & Khorozyan I. (2019) Journal of Applied Ecology (PDF)

Mouflon, Varjin Protected Area, Iran

Assessing niche overlap between domestic and threatened wild sheep to identify conservation priority areas

Bleyhl B, Arakleyan M, Askerov E, Bluhm H, Gavashelishvili A, Ghoddousi A, Heidelberg A, Khorozyan I, Malkhasyan A, Manvelyan K, Masoud M, Moqanaki E, Radeloff VC, Soofi M, Weinberg P, Zazanashvili N & Kuemmerle T. (2019) Diversity and Distribution (PDF)

Asiatic cheetah, Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, Iran

Sanctioning to extinction in Iran

Khalatbari L, Brito JC, Ghoddousi A, Abolghasemi H, Breitenmoser U, Breitenmoser-Würsten Ch, Yusefi GH, Ostrowski S & Durant SM. (2018) Science (PDF)

Brown bear, Jahan Nama Protected Area, Iran

Water availability is the main predictor of brown bear distribution at the southern edge of the species' global range

Ansari H M & Ghoddousi A. (2018) Ursus (PDF)

Bamu National Park, Iran

Tourism and nature conservation: a case study in Golestan National Park, Iran

Ghoddousi S, Pintassiglo P, Mendes J, Ghoddousi A & Sequeira B. (2018) Tourism Management Perspectives (PDF)

Water buffalo, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

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

Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Zeppenfeld T, Shokri S, Soufi M, Jafari A, Ahmadpour M, T Qashqaei A, Egli L, Ghadirian T, Raeesi Chahartaghi N, Zehzad B, H Kiabi B, Khorozyan I, Balkenhol N & Waltert M. (2018) Biological Conservation (PDF)

Quantity does not always mean quality: the importance of qualitative social science in conservation research

Rust NA, Abrams A, Challender DWS, Chapron G, Ghoddousi A, Glikman JA, Gowan CH, Hughes C, Rastogi A, Said A, Sutton A, Taylor N, Thomas S, Unnikrishnan H, Webber AD, Wordingham G & Hill CM. (2017) Society and Natural Resource (PDF)

Leopard and prey, Kruger National Park, South Africa

New leopard-specific biomass regression models call for a recalculation of leopard diet studies

Lumetsberger T, Ghoddousi A, Appel A, Khorozyan I, Waltert M & Kiffner C. (2017) Journal of Zoology (PDF)

Asiatic black bear pugmark, Minab, Iran

Diet of Asiatic black bear in its westernmost distribution range, southern Iran

Ghadirian T, T Qashqaei A, Soofi M, Abolghasemi H & Ghoddousi A. (2017) Ursus (PDF)

African lion, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Global patterns of biomass models describing consumption of wild and domestic prey by big cats

Khorozyan I, Lumetsberger T, Ghoddousi A, Soofi M & Waltert M. (2017) Mammal Review (PDF)

Wild boar, Golestan National Park, Iran

When pork is not on the menu: assessing trophic competition between large carnivores and poachers

Ghoddousi A, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A, Lumetsberger T, Egli L, Ashayeri A, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2017) Biological Conservation (PDF)

Shepherd dog, Varjin Protected Area, Iran

Effects of shepherds and dogs on livestock depredation by leopards (Panthera pardus) in north-eastern Iran

Khorozyan I, Soofi M, Soufi M, Kh Hamidi A, Ghoddousi A & Waltert M. (2017) PeerJ

Golestan National Park, Iran (Photo: M. Soofi)

After sanctions: the urge to upgrade and integrate conservation in Iran

Ghoddousi A*, Egli L*, Soofi M, Khorozyan I & Waltert M. (2017) Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment (PDF)

Red deer, Bieszczady National Park, Poland

Khosrov Forest State Reserve, Armenia

African cheetahs, Baviaanskloof, South Africa

Precision and reliability of indirect population assessments for the Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral)

Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Ghasemi B, Egli L, Vionopol-Sassu A, Kiabi B, Balkenhol N, Khorozyan I & Waltert M. (2017) Wildlife Biology (PDF)

Effects of ranger stations on predator and prey distribution and abundance in an Iranian steppe landscape

Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Soofi M, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2016) Animal Conservation (PDF)

Assessing the role of big cat prey choice using spatiotemporal availability patterns

Ghoddousi A, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A, Lumetsberger T, Egli L, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2016) PLoS ONE (PDF)

Persian leopard, Bafgh Protected Area, Iran

The relationship between climate, diseases of domestic animals and human-carnivore conflicts

Khorozyan I, Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A & Waltert M. (2015) Basic & Applied Ecology (PDF)

African lion, Kruger National Park, South Africa

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

Khorozyan I, Ghoddousi A, Soofi M & Waltert M. (2015) Biological Conservation (PDF)

Dissatisfaction with veterinary services is associated with leopard (Panthera pardus) predation on domestic animals

Khorozyan I, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A*, Ghoddousi A* & Waltert M*. (2015) PLoS ONE (PDF)

Persian leopard pugmarks, Kiamaky Wildlife Refuge, Iran

Assessment of human-leopard conflict in Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Kabir M, Ghoddousi A, Awan SA & Awan NA. (2014) European Journal of Wildlife Research (PDF)

Persian leopard, Bamu National Park, Iran (Photo: P4L)

The status of the endangered Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor in Bamu National Park, Iran

Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Ghadirian T, Ashayeri D & Khorozyan I. (2010) Oryx (PDF)

Persian leopard, Bamu National Park, Iran (Photo: P4L)

Territorial marking by Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor Pocock, 1927) in Bamu National Park, Iran

Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Ghadirian T, Ashayeri D, Hamzeh'pour M, Moshiri H, Zohrabi H & Julayi L. (2008) Zoology in the Middle East (PDF)

* authors contributed equally to this paper.

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