A5066356853- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Forest Management and Policy
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- UAV Applications and Optimization
- Plant and animal studies
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
Mississippi State University
2020-2025
Trent University
2015-2024
University of Saskatchewan
2024
San Diego State University
2024
Mount Allison University
2011-2013
Given climate change threats to ecosystems, it is critical understand the responses of species warming. This especially important in case apex predators since they exhibit relatively high extinction risk, and changes their distribution could impact predator-prey interactions that can initiate trophic cascades. Here we used a combined analysis animal tracking, remotely sensed environmental data, habitat modeling, capture data evaluate effects variability on distributional range migratory...
Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden age of satellite telemetry, need in-depth understanding main technological, species-specific environmental factors that determine success failure tracking across species habitats. Here, assess relative influence such on ability units to provide expected amount quality data by...
Technological miniaturization is driving a biologging revolution that producing detailed and sophisticated techniques of assessing individual behavioral responses to environmental conditions. Among the many advancements this has brought an ability record nocturnal, free-ranging species. Here, we combine captive validations acceleration signatures with acoustic recordings from individuals classify behavior at two resolutions. Combining these classifications ~2 month-long recordings, describe...
Abstract Livestock are a critical part of our food systems, yet their abundance globally has been cited as driver many environmental and human health concerns. Issues such soil, water, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, aquifer depletion, antimicrobial resistance genes, zoonotic disease outbreaks have all linked to livestock operations. While studies examined these issues at depth local scales, it difficult complete regional or national scales due the dearth data, hindering pollution...
ABSTRACT Hydrologic connectivity is a crucial determinant of aquatic ecosystem services, governing the exchange nutrients, sediments, chemicals, and biota. Various indices metrics exist for quantifying hydrologic across diverse environments scales. However, existing methodologies often fail to adequately capture lateral between lakes streams vast, low‐relief, multi‐lake floodplain systems. This study introduces novel approach specifically tailored connecting within expansive Lower...
Abstract Despite continued global declines in large carnivore abundance and distribution, some species are recovering. In North America, these recoveries can occur areas of suitable habitat or near human development, increasing the likelihood human–carnivore conflicts. Understanding intersection among suitability, connectivity conflicts aid conflict prevention mitigation. We used GPS collar data from 97 bears reports collected 1991 to 2020 examine black bear Ursus americanus suitability...
Abstract Prior to the 19 th century, Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) was a vast bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem with associated wetlands and intrinsic resources. Conversion for human uses in 20 century transformed MAV into an agriculturally dominated system. Since late 1980s, federal state incentivized conservation programs landowners have helped restore on private lands MAV. Given need evaluate relation waterfowl use, we used sample of 241 radiomarked female mallards ( Anas...
Abstract Raptor nests on human‐built structures represent a significant source of conflict, as they can result in bird mortality, fires, or power outages due to falling nest materials animals connecting with energized conductors. Power companies typically try mitigate these conflicts avoid service disruptions. Performing mitigation measures across all potentially problematic infrastructure is generally not practical solution given logistical, time, budgetary constraints. Therefore, there...
Long-term ecological research (LTER) projects are considered valuable training grounds for graduate student researchers, yet voices largely absent from discussions of LTER merits in the literature. We aimed to identify benefits and challenges encountered by current former students conducting within projects. To explore experiences perspectives, we conducted a survey comprising both closed-ended questions (i.e., multiple choice Likert scale) open-ended questions. From responses, identified...
Resource selection informs understanding of a species’ ecology and is especially pertinent for invasive species. Since introduced to Canada, wild pigs ( Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1978) remain understudied despite recognized negative impacts on native agricultural systems globally. Elsewhere in North America, typically use forests forage crops. We hypothesized Canadian would behave similarly, using GPS locations from 15 individuals, we examined diel seasonal resource movement the prairie region....
Abstract With unprecedented losses in biodiversity, the need for stronger environmental policy has emerged as a conservation priority. Yet recovery planning imperiled species remains cumbersome, slow legislative process. In present article, we examine features of listed under Canada's Species at Risk Act to determine those influencing duration. We found that time completion strategies increases with number jurisdictions concurrently listing species, greater land tenure diversity, population...
Hunters in Europe gather non-survey game species population estimates to inform wildlife management, however, the quality of such remains unclear. We compared density, realized annual intrinsic growth rates, and period mean rates between hunter obtained data by targeted survey methods for four Poland from 1960 2014. Raw were strongly positively correlated spotlight counts red fox (18 years monitoring), strip brown hare (21 years) grey partridge (25 years), male call (24 complete roe deer (49...
According to the structural‐function hypothesis, eggshell pigment protoporphyrin, deposited at weak spots, can strengthen shell structure when calcium is lacking in avian species. However, this hypothesis has not been tested species that produce pigmented eggs of uniform ground colour without spotting patterns. We using 435 produced on seven diets (0.2–4.5%) given Common Pheasants Phasianus colchicus , a produces large number low‐calcium diet with unspotted eggshells composed mainly...
Despite extensive range contractions, several large carnivore species have recently recolonized portions of their former range. Since the 1990s, American black bear reports increased in Missouri, USA, corresponding with increasing abundance and distribution. As effective management benefits from sound information on wildlife demographics spatial distribution, we used a spatially-explicit metapopulation model built local data to inform stage matrix, which was conjunction previously created...