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Disentangling the relative effects of structural complexity and substrate composition on fish habitat selection in coral reef environments
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Identifying features of biogenic habitats (i.e. made of living plants and animals) that attract and retain resident species is a key theme in ecology with important implications for habitat conservation and restoration. Using corals (class Anthozoa, phylum Cnidaria) —a group of foundational...
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Spring 2020
The choices animals make such as what habitat to use or where to live are influenced by individual behavior and life history traits. Gaining insight on space use patterns and habitat selection of a species can help wildlife managers in understanding social dynamics, population size and density,...
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Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) foraging, spatial, and energetics ecology in the changing Arctic
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Climate warming in the Arctic has resulted in rapid and extensive changes to sea ice dynamics and profound ecological impacts, including changes to the timing of life history events, community structure, and food web dynamics. Sea ice-dependent species such as polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are...
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Conservation Reserve Program is a key element for managing white-tailed deer populations at multiple spatial scales
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Mariana B. Nagy-Reis, Mark A. Lewis, William F. Jensen, Mark S. Boyce
Understanding the underlying mechanisms driving population demographics such as species-habitat relationships and the spatial scale in which these relationships occur is essential for developing optimal management strategies. Here we evaluated how landscape characteristics and winter severity...
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The Influence of a Railway on Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) in Canada’s Rocky Mountain Parks
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Linear features such as roads and railways threaten wildlife directly through collisions with vehicles. Although the adverse effects of roads on wildlife have been extensively studied resulting in widespread mitigation measures (e.g. fencing and highway crossing structures), far less attention...
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Characterizing adaptive morphological features and resource selection of Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.), a species at risk in Canada
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Freshwater biodiversity is presently one of the world’s largest conservation concerns. Both direct and indirect human activities contributing to waterway modifications, climate change, and habitat alteration are causing major declines in freshwater fish species richness and abundance. While these...
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Influence of Anthropogenic Development on Burrowing Owl Habitat Selection, Survival, and Reproductive Success
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Anthropogenic development may influence the choices animals make and their resulting reproductive success and survival. If such choices are maladaptive, the impact of changes to their habitat could be catastrophic to populations that are small or declining. The Canadian prairies have changed...
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Spring 2015
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) enter a period of intensified feeding in the spring, which allows for the accumulation of energy stores critical to surviving the open water season. Study on polar bear predation has been limited by sample size and spatial extent, and hypotheses on the demographic...
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Fall 2015
The boreal ecotype of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is federally listed as Threatened due to population declines throughout its distribution. High mortality rates of neonate calves (≤ 4 weeks old) due to predation are a key demographic factor contributing to population declines...