Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, articles under review, articles in preparation; Technical Reports & Outreached publications

In prep

13. Large-scale modeling of wild ungulate relative abundance from a national camera trap network. Illanas, S., Fernández-López, J., Vicente, J., Blanco-Aguiar, J. A., Sereno-Cadierno, J., Fassetta, E., Acevedo, P. y Zipkin, E. F. In prep.

In review

12. Evaluation of modeling approaches to account for hunting data idiosyncrasies across large spatial scales. Illanas, S., Fernández-López, J., Blanco-Aguiar, J. A., Vicente, J. y Acevedo, P. Diversity and Distributions (in review after major revision).

2026

11. Data- and code-archiving in the British Ecological Society journals: present status and recommendations for future improvements. Cooper, N., … Illanas, S., … Methods in Ecology and Evolution 1-13, 2026.

Article Code

10. Mapping wild boar density across Europe: combining spatial models and density estimates. Smith, G. C., Vicente, J., Croft, S., … Illanas, S., … Ferroglio, E. European Journal of Wildlife Research 72, 31, 2026.

Article

2025

9. Assessment of bivariate relationships between spatial patterns: Revisiting the global and local L bivariate indices for wildlife management and conservation. Illanas, S., Gómez-Rubio, V., Vicente, J., Acevedo, P. Ecological Indicators 175, 113551, 2025.

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8. Presence-only data for wild ungulates and red fox in Spain based on hunting yields over a 10-year period. Illanas, S., Fernández-López, J., Vicente, J., Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., López-Padilla, S., Sebastián-Pardo, M., Preite, L., Gómez-Molina, A., Acevedo, P. y Blanco-Aguiar, J. A. Scientific Data 12, 236, 2025.

Article Data Code

7. Game target-group: Implementing inhomogeneous Poisson point process to estimate animal abundance from harvest data. Fernández-López, J., Acevedo, P., Illanas, S., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Vicente, J., Gimenez, O. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 16, 170-182, 2025.

Article Code

2024

6. A methodological framework to characterize the wildlife-livestock interface: the case of wild boar in mainland Spain. Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Fernández-López, J., Acevedo, P., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Montoro, V., Illanas, S., Peralbo-Moreno, A., Herráiz, C., Vicente, J. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 230:106280, 2024.

Article

2023

5. Feral American mink (Neogale vison) continues to expand its European range. Time to harmonize population monitoring and coordinate control. Vada, R., Illanas, S., Acevedo, P., Adriaens, T., Apollonio, M., Belova, O., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Csányi, S., Body, G., G. Fernández-De-Mera, I.G., Ferroglio, E., Jansen, P.A., M. Jeschke, J.M., Keuling, O., Palazón, S., Plis, K., Podgórski, T., Rickowski, F., Scandura, M., Shakun, V., Smith, G.C., Stephens, P.A., Van Den Berge, K., Veeroja, R., Zanet, S., Zihmanis, I., Vicente, J. Mammal Review 53(3): 158:176, 2023.

Article

4. Towards standardising the collection of game statistics in Europe: a case study. Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Gómez-Molina, A., Illanas S., Fernández-López, J., Acevedo, P., Vicente, J. European Journal of Wildlife Research 69:122, 2023.

Article

2021

3. Lack of detectable genetic isolation in the cyclic rodent Microtus arvalis despite large landscape fragmentation owing to transportation infrastructures. Domínguez, J.C., Calero-Riestra, M., Olea, P. P., Malo, J. E., Burridge, C. P., Proft, K., Illanas, S., Viñuela, J., García, J. T. Scientific Reports 11:12534, 2021.

Article

2. Spatial homogenization of understory plant communities under eCO2 in a mature Eucalyptus woodland. Ochoa-Hueso, R., Piñeiro, J., Hasegawa, S., Illanas, S., Miranda, H., Reverter, M., Power, S. Journal of Ecology 109:1386-1395, 2021.

Article Data

2018

1. New distribution data of the least weasel Mustela nivalis in Castilla y León, Spain. Domínguez, J.C., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Viñuela, J., De Diego, N., Illanas S., Olea, P.P., Santamaría, A.E., Oñate, J.J., Herranz, J., Acebes, P., Ferreras, P., Malo, J.E., Piñeiro, X., Paz, A., Cuéllar, C., Mateo-Tomás, P., Barja, I., Jareño, D., Piñeiro, A., García, J.T. Galemys 30:66-70, 2018.

Article

Technical Reports

2025

11. Impacts on biodiversity by the large wildfires in the Cantabrian Range. Alfaro-Saiz E., Acedo C., Cano-Alonso L.S., Fernández-Gil, A., López-Fernández, J., de Gabriel-Hernando, M., Illanas, S., Naves, J., Ordóñez-Gavela, S., Quevedo, M., Tellería, J.L. Authorea Preprint, 2025.

Report

2024

10. Modelling Wild Boar abundance at high resolution. ENETWILD-consortium, Croft, S., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Acevedo, P., Illanas, S., Vicente, J., Warren, D. A., Smith, G.C. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2024.

Report

2023

9. Wild carnivore occurrence and models of hunting yield abundance at European scale: first models for red fox and badger. ENETWILD-consortium, Illanas, S., Croft, S., Smith, G.S., Vicente, J., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Scandura, M., Apollonio, M., Ferroglio, E., Keuling, O., Plis, K., Csányi, S., Gómez-Molina, A., Preite, L., Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., López-Padilla, S., Zanet, S., Vada, R., Podgorski, T., Brivio, F., Fernández-López, J., Soriguer, R.C., Acevedo, P. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2023.

Report

8. Wild ungulate density data generated by camera trapping in 37 European areas: first output of the European Observatory of Wildlife (EOW). ENETWILD-consortium, Guerrasio, T., Acevedo, P., Aleksovski, V., Apollonio, M., Arnon, A., Barroqueiro, C., Belova, O., Berdión, O., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Bijl, H., Bleier, N., Bučko, J., Bužan, E., Carniato, D., Carro, F., Casaer, J., Carvalho, J., Csányi, S., del Río, L., Del Val Aliaga, H., Ertürk, A., Escribano, F., Duniš, L., Fernández-López, J., Ferroglio, E., Fonseca, C., Gačić, D., Gavashelishvili, A., Giannakopoulos, A., Gómez-Molina, A., Gómez-Peris, C., Gruychev, G., Gutiérrez, I., Häberlein, V., Hasan, S.M., Hillström, L., Hoxha, B., Iranzo, M., Janječić, M., Jansen, P., Illanas, S., Kashyap, B., Keuling, O., Laguna, E., Lefranc, H., Licoppe, A., Liefting, Y., Martínez-Carrasco, C., Mrđenović, D., Nezaj, M., Pardavila, X., Palencia, P., Pereira, G., Pereira, P., Pinto, N., Plhal, R., Plis, K., Podgórski, T., Pokorny, B., Preite, L., Radonjic, M., Rowcliffe, M., Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Santos, J., Rodríguez, O., Scandura, M., Sebastián-Pardo, M., Sereno-Cadierno, J., Šestovic, B., Shyti, I., Somoza, E., Soriguer, R.C., Solà de la Torre, J., Soyumert, A., Šprem, N., Stoyanov, S., Smith, G.C., Sulce, M., Torres, R.T., Trajçe, A., Urbaitis, G., Urbani, N., Uguzashvili, T., Vada, R., Zanet, S., Vicente, J. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2023.

Report

2022

7. Development of an app for processing data on wildlife density in the field. ENETWILD-consortium, Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Acevedo, P., Apollonio, M., Carniato, D., Casaer, J., Ferroglio, E., Guerrasio T, Gómez-Molina A, Jansen P, Illanas, S., Laguna E., Liefting Y, Keuling, O., Palencia P, Preite L, Plis K, Podgórski T, Rowcliffe M, Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Sebastián-Pardo, M., Smith, G.C., Scandura, M., Sereno-Cadierno, J., Soriguer R, Vada R, Zanet S, Vicente, J. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2022.

Report

6. New models for wild ungulates occurrence and hunting yield abundance at European scale. ENETWILD-consortium, Illanas, S., Croft, S., Smith G. C., López-Padilla, S., Vicente, J., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Scandura, M., Apollonio, M., Ferroglio, E., Zanet, S., Vada, R., Keuling, O., Plis, K., Podgorski, T., Brivio, F., Fernández-López, J., Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Soriguer, R.C., Acevedo, P. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2022.

Report

5. Update of model for wild ruminant abundance based on occurrence and first models based on hunting yield at European scale. ENETWILD-consortium, Illanas, S., Croft, S., Acevedo, P., Fernández-López, J., Vicente, J., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Pascual-Rico, R., Scandura, M., Apollonio, M., Ferroglio, E., Keuling, O., Zanet, S., Podgorski, T., Plis, K., Brivio, F., Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Soriguer, R.C., Vada, R., Smith, G.C. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2022.

Report

2021

4. Report of the 2nd Annual General Meeting of ENETWILD (5-6 October 2021). ENETWILD-consortium, Pascual, R., Acevedo, P., Apollonio, M., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Body, G., Casaer, J., Ferroglio, E., Gómez-Molina, A., Illanas, S., Jansen, P., Keuling, O., Palencia, P., Plis, K., Podgórski, T., Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Scandura, M., Smith, G.C., Vada, R., Zanet, S., Vicente, J. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2021.

Report

3. Analysis of wild ungulate‐livestock interface in Europe: preliminary results. ENETWILD-consortium, Illanas, S., Acevedo, P., Apollonio, M., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Brivio, F., Croft, S., Cretois, B., Fernández-López, J., Ferroglio, E., Keuling, O., Linnell, J.D.C., Plis, K., Podgórski, T., Scandura, M., Smith, G.C., Soriguer, R.C., Vada, R., Zanet, S., Vicente, J. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2021.

Report

2. Update of hunting yield-based data model for wild boar and first models based on occurrence for wild ruminants at European scale. ENETWILD-consortium, Illanas, S., Croft, S., Smith, G.C., Fernández-López, J., Vicente, J., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Pascual-Rico, R., Scandura, M., Apollonio, M., Ferroglio, E., Keuling, O., Zanet, S., Brivio, F., Podgorski, T., Plis, K., Soriguer, R.C., Acevedo, P. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2021.

Report

1. Analysis of wild boar‐domestic pig interface in Europe: spatial overlapping and fine resolution approach in several countries. ENETWILD-consortium, Illanas, S., Fernández-López, J., Acevedo, P., Apollonio, M., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Brivio, F., Croft, S., Ferroglio, E., Keuling, O., Plis, K., Podgórski, T., Scandura, M., Smith, G.C., Soriguer, R.C., Šprem, N., Zanet S., Vicente, J. EFSA Supporting Publications, 2021.

Report

Outreach Publications

2025

5. Artificial warrens as a management tool to promote rabbit populations. In: The wild rabbit in Castilla-La Mancha (pp. 228–239). Espinosa, S., Illanas, S., Álvarez, A., Moreno, A., & Pérez de Ayala, R. Regional Ministry of Sustainable Development, Government of Castilla-La Mancha, 2025.

Chapter Book

2021

4. iMammalia App Illanas, S., Arredondo, Á., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Acevedo, P., Vicente, J. Streamlite, 2021.

App

3. A practical guidance on estimation of European wild ungulate population density. A selection of reliable practical methods for harmonized population monitoring in Europe. ENETWILD-consortium, Acevedo, P., Apollonio, M., Bevilacqua, C., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Brivio, F., Casaer, J., Ferroglio, E., Grignolio, S., Jansen, P., Illanas, S., Kavčić, K., Keuling, O., Palencia, P., Plis, K., Podgórski, T., Rowcliffe, M., Ruiz-Rodríguez, C., Smith, G.C., Scandura, M., Soriguer, R.C., Šprem, N., Vada, R., Zanet, S., Vicente, J. European Food Safety Authority, 2021.

Book

2019

2. Habitat selection and landscape permeability for the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Andalucía. Illanas, S., Ciudad, C., Gastón, A., Blázquez-Cabrera, S., Simón, M. A., Saura, S. Foresta 73:60-67, 2019.

Article

2017

1. Habitat selection and landscape permeability for the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Andalucía: influence of behavioral state and cartographic resolution. Illanas, S., Ciudad, C., Gastón, A., Blázquez-Cabrera, S., Simón, M. A., Saura, S. Cuadernos de la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales 43:193-208, 2017.

Article