A5085663693- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods
- Advanced Vision and Imaging
- Marine animal studies overview
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Video Analysis and Summarization
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
Memorial University of Newfoundland
2021-2025
Laurentian University
2016-2025
University of California, Davis
2019
Roadkill is widely recognized as one of the primary negative effects roads on many wildlife species and also has socioeconomic impacts when they result in accidents. A comprehensive dataset roadkill locations essential to evaluate factors contributing risk enhance our comprehension its impact populations dimensions. We undertook a compilation records, encompassing both published unpublished data gathered from road surveys or opportunistic sources. GLOBAL ROADKILL DATA includes 208,570...
Abstract Roads are pervasive and ubiquitous landscape features that have substantial predominantly negative effects on wildlife. Conducting road surveys to count animals been struck killed by vehicles is a common method for estimating the impact of roads wildlife, especially species at risk with low avoidance (i.e., herpetofauna). For provide accurate animal mortality data, information about carcass persistence in different environmental contexts relation survey frequency necessary, but few...
Abstract Camera traps (CTs) have become cemented as an important tool of wildlife research, yet their utility is now extending beyond academics, CTs can contribute to inclusive place‐based management. From advances in analytics and technology, CT‐based density estimates are emerging field research. Most methods require estimate the size viewshed monitored by each CT, a parameter that may be highly variable difficult quantify. We developed tested standardized analytical method allowing us...
Significant advances have been made to minimize the detrimental effects of roads on wildlife, but little is known about unintended negative consequences mitigation strategies. Here, we present observations adverse herpetofauna exclusion fencing at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Ontario. A total 15 individuals (one salamander, nine anurans, and five snakes) were found dead unburied fencing, apparent victims desiccation and/or heat exposure. Air temperatures did not differ between days when...
Freshwater turtles are one of the most imperilled groups vertebrates globally, and roads have been associated with their decline. Although typically viewed as an imminent threat to population persistence, because direct mortality increased landscape fragmentation, we argue that they important sampling tool for collecting a wide variety data can inform conservation efforts. Road surveys yield presence when conducting species inventories, particularly cryptic species, also indicate where...
Abstract Adult mortality is often the most sensitive vital rate affecting at‐risk wildlife populations. Therefore, road ecology studies focus on adult despite possibility for roads to be hazardous juvenile individuals during natal dispersal. Failure quantify concurrent variation in risk and population sensitivity across demographic states can mislead efforts understand mitigate effects of threats. To compare relative impacts from among classes, we weighted observations by applying...
Abstract Context The successful dispersal of an animal depends, partly, on landscape connectivity. Urbanization poses risks to activities by increasing hostile land cover types. Objectives We investigated how connectivity urban ponds impacted Odonata communities (dragonflies and damselflies), order semi-aquatic insects that actively disperse. Methods sampled 41 constructed stormwater 8 natural in a metropolitan area. effect the quantity available adjacent habitats was tested at different...
Abstract 1. Camera traps (CTs) have become cemented as an important tool of wildlife research, yet, their utility is now extending beyond academics, CTs can contribute to more inclusive place-based management. From advances in analytics and technology, CT-based density estimates emerging field research. Most methods require estimate the size viewshed monitored by each CT, a parameter that may be highly variable difficult quantify. 2. Here, we developed tested standardized analytical method...
The negative effects of roads on wildlife have been well studied, and their mitigation is considered critical importance to conservation. Mitigation these threats commonly incorporates exclusion fencing landscape connectivity structures, but the mechanics success species-specific responses are poorly understood. Eastern Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) an ubiquitous species frequently victims road mortality, so we conducted a "willingness utilize" (WTU) experiment understand snake...
Interactions between sympatric species influence the ecology and behaviour of individuals species. Invasive can often alter community dynamics by generating novel pressures that native are less able to respond to. The scope these may depend on life history invasive We used remote camera traps investigate how mammals’ spatiotemporal activity patterns were altered presence wild pig ( Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758). By analyzing daily implementing Cox proportional hazard models, our results suggest...