Tru Hubbard
A5076489452- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry
Northern Michigan University
2021-2024
Marquette University
2023
Abstract Wildlife must adapt to human presence survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical understand species responses humans different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens view mammal changes activity during COVID-19 pandemic. Across 163 sampled 102 projects around world, amount and timing of animal varied widely. Under higher activity, mammals were less active undeveloped areas but unexpectedly more developed while exhibiting greater nocturnality. Carnivores most sensitive,...
Abstract With the accelerating pace of global change, it is imperative that we obtain rapid inventories status and distribution wildlife for ecological inferences conservation planning. To address this challenge, launched SNAPSHOT USA project, a collaborative survey terrestrial populations using camera traps across United States. For our first annual survey, compiled data all 50 states during 14‐week period (17 August–24 November 2019). We sampled at 1,509 trap sites from 110 arrays covering...
Managing wildlife populations in the face of global change requires regular data on abundance and distribution wild animals, but acquiring these over appropriate spatial scales a sustainable way has proven challenging. Here we present from Snapshot USA 2020, second annual national mammal survey USA. This project involved 152 scientists setting camera traps standardized protocol at 1485 locations across 103 arrays 43 states for total 52,710 trap-nights effort. Most (58) were also sampled...
Abstract Identifying drivers of urban association in wildlife is a central challenge conservation biology. Traits facilitating access to novel resources and avoiding humans often correspond with exploitation mammal species, but these relationships differ by taxa trophic guild. Variation among or within traits may be yet untested explanation for the non‐generality species‐trait cities. Using camera trap data from 1492 sites throughout contiguous USA 2019, we investigated if species greater...
Abstract Institutions of higher education (IHE) throughout the United States have a long history acting out various levels commitment to diversity advancement, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Despite decades DEI “efforts,” academy is fraught with legacies racism that uphold white supremacy prevent marginalized populations from full participation. Furthermore, politicians not only weaponized but passed legislation actively ban programs censor general curricula ( https://tinyurl.com/antiDEI )....
Abstract Aim The assembly of species into communities and ecoregions is the result interacting factors that affect plant animal distribution abundance at biogeographic scales. Here, we empirically derive for mammals to test whether human disturbance has become more important than climate habitat resources in structuring communities. Location Conterminous United States. Time Period 2010–2021. Major Taxa Studied Twenty‐five mammals. Methods We analysed data from 25 mammal recorded by camera...
Protected areas serve an important role in wildlife conservation, yet most occur outside these areas, subject to varying degrees of human disturbance. In the Upper Peninsula Michigan, American black bears (Ursus americanus), a highly mobile, opportunistic species, are common despite extensive outdoor recreation industry with potential affect bear spatial and temporal activity. We investigated how environmental anthropogenic factors influence occupancy, detection, diel activity patterns...