A5068908551- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2025
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2023-2024
Lynx rufus (Bobcat) and Lontra canadensis (River Otter) experienced abundance increases range expansions across the midwestern US after effective management. In response, multiple states allowed legal harvest of both species. Illinois, Bobcats River Otters were listed as furbearing game species in 2016 2012, respectively; however, little research into how may be affecting these has been conducted. We used age-at-death data life-table analyses to determine growth rates (r) other demographic...
Species richness within a site (i.e., alpha diversity) and between sites beta are important measurements of biodiversity utilized in wildlife research management. However, novel occupancy modeling approaches, especially at large spatial scales conjunction with other analyses biodiversity, remain scarce studies mammalian across forested landscapes. We assessed diversity mammals 16,058-km2 region southern Illinois, USA, January April the years 2008–2010. deployed camera traps, measured habitat...
Abstract Congeneric fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) and eastern gray (S. carolinensis) compete for resources within North American temperate forests. Both species exhibit regional variation in morphology behavior—potentially due to differences geography, community composition, or ecological pressures between forested regions. While many have studied these other regions of the United States, recent assessments partitioning Central Hardwood forests remain scarce. We investigated spatial temporal...
Abstract Since the 1850s, nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) have expanded their range northward and eastward behaviorally plastic diurnal activity patterns. However, landscape features influencing distribution are generally unknown in recently colonized areas. We used occupancy modeling analysis to investigate spatiotemporal patterns of at multiple spatial scales newly areas near leading edge northerly southern Illinois, USA. placed 848 camera traps (in clusters 3 cameras) across...