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Introduction to multi-criteria decision analysis Introduction to multi-criteria decision analysis
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Sarah J. Converse
Addressing disease risk to develop a health program for bighorn sheep in Montana Addressing disease risk to develop a health program for bighorn sheep in Montana
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Sarah N. Sells, Michael S. Mitchell, Justin A. Gude
An adaptive approach to vegetation management in native prairies of the northern Great Plains An adaptive approach to vegetation management in native prairies of the northern Great Plains
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Clinton T. Moore, Jill J. Gannon, Terry L. Shaffer, Cami Dixon
Feeding ecology of age-0 gar at Lake Texoma inferred from analysis of stable isotopes Feeding ecology of age-0 gar at Lake Texoma inferred from analysis of stable isotopes
Conservation and restoration of gar (Lepisosteidae) populations in North America are increasingly of interest to fisheries managers. Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula are being stocked as age-0 fish in efforts to re-establish extirpated populations. However, gars are known to be highly cannibalistic in hatcheries, suggesting that age-0 Alligator Gar introduced into natural habitats may...
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Richard A. Snow, D.R. Stewart, M. J. Porta, James M. Long
A review of pathogens, diseases, and contaminants of muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in North America A review of pathogens, diseases, and contaminants of muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) in North America
Over the last 50 years, significant muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) harvest declines have been observed throughout North America. Several theories for the decline have been proposed, including increased parasite infections and disease within muskrat populations. No existing wholistic review of muskrat exposure to pathogens, contaminants, and diseases exists. To address this knowledge gap...
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Laken S Ganoe, W. David Walter, Justin D. Brown, Michael J. Yabsley, Matthew J Lovallo
Seasonal movements and tributary-specific fidelity of blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus in a Southern Plains riverscape Seasonal movements and tributary-specific fidelity of blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus in a Southern Plains riverscape
This study used acoustic telemetry and a multistate Cormack–Jolly–Seber model to determine the seasonal movement patterns of blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus from 2015 to 2017. Several hypotheses were ranked using AICc, and it was determined that the movement patterns of blue suckers in a mainstem reach below a hydropower dam (i.e., tailwater) differed from those of blue suckers tagged in...
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J. J. Dyer, Shannon K. Brewer
“Good” and “bad”: Human perceptions of and interactions with urban wildlife “Good” and “bad”: Human perceptions of and interactions with urban wildlife
Urban environments offer habitat for many species of animals. Although some of those are ubiquitous and/or undesirable, others are native and in some cases, of conservation value. In many cases, urban wildlife populations are a source of enjoyment for human residents, who sometimes invest considerable amounts in attracting them to yards and public spaces. Their presence there can serve...
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G. Perry, Clint W. Boal, R. Verble, M. Wallace
Drivers and consequences of alternative landscape futures on wildlife distributions in New England, United States Drivers and consequences of alternative landscape futures on wildlife distributions in New England, United States
In an era of rapid climate and land transformation, it is increasingly important to understand how future changes impact natural systems. Scenario studies can offer the structure and perspective needed to understand the impacts of change and help inform management and conservation decisions. We implemented a scenario-based approach to assess how two high impact drivers of landscape...
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Schuyler B. Pearman-Gillman, Matthew J. Duveneck, James D. Murdoch, Therese M. Donovan
Understanding nekton use of estuarine habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Guidebook for natural resource managers and restoration practitioners Understanding nekton use of estuarine habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Guidebook for natural resource managers and restoration practitioners
Without a comprehensive understanding of nekton use of key habitats across locations, natural resource managers and restoration practitioners in the northern Gulf of Mexico region lack a key tool to assist in their efforts to design, implement, and monitor effective coastal restoration and protection efforts in the decades to come. To address this need, Abt helped conduct a systematic...
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T. A. Hollweg, M. C. Christman, K. Sauby, J. Cebrian, Megan La Peyre
Recreation conflict, coping, and satisfaction: Minnesota grouse hunters’ conflicts and coping response related to all-terrain vehicle users, hikers, and other hunters Recreation conflict, coping, and satisfaction: Minnesota grouse hunters’ conflicts and coping response related to all-terrain vehicle users, hikers, and other hunters
Studying conflict and coping in recreation is important because some coping strategies may provoke distress, while others may lead to positive emotional changes. Building on applications of the transactional stress coping model to park visitors, anglers, and other recreation participants, we explored how Minnesota grouse hunters responded to interference by all-terrain vehicle (ATV)/off...
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David C. Fulton, Susan A. Schroeder, Louis Cornicelli, Leslie McInenly
Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements
Accurately quantifying species’ area requirements is a prerequisite for effective area-based conservation. This typically involves collecting tracking data on species of interest and then conducting home-range analyses. Problematically, autocorrelation in tracking data can result in space needs being severely underestimated. Based on the previous work, we hypothesized the magnitude of
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Michael T. Noonan, Christen H. Fleming, Marlee A. Tucker, Roland Kays, Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Margaret Crofoot, Briana Abrahms, Susan C Alberts, Ali Abdullahi, Jeanne Altmann, Pamela Castro Antunes, Nina Attias, Jerrold L. Belant, Rogerio Cunha de Paula, J. Antonio de la torre, Jasia Dekker, Christopher S. DePerno, Mohammad Farhadinia, Julian Fennessy, Claudia Fichtel, Christina Fischer, Adam T. Ford, Jacob R. Goheen, Rasmus W. Havmoller, Ben T. Hirsch, Cindy Hurtado, Lynne A. Isbell, Rene Janssen, Florian Jeltsch, Petra Kaczensky, Yayoi Kaneko, Peter M. Kappeler, Anjan Katna, Matthew J. Kauffman, Flavia Koch, Abhijeet Kulkarn, Scott LaPoint, Peter Leimgruber, David W. Macdonald, A. Catherine Markham, Laura Mcmahon, Katherine Mertes, Christopher Moorman, Ronaldo G. Morato, Alexander M. Mosbrucker, Guilherme Mourao, David O’Connor, Luiz G. R. Oliveira-Santos, Jennifer Pastorini, Bruce D. Patterson, Janet L. Rachlow, Dustin H. Ranglack, Neil Reid, David M. Scantlebury, Dawn M. Scott, Nuria Selva, Agnieszka Sergiel, Melissa Songer, Nucharin Songsasen, Jared A. Stabach, Jenna Stacy-Dawes, Morgan B. Swingen, Jeffrey J. Thompson, Wiebke Ullmann, Abi Tamim Vanak, Marie Thaker, John W. Wilson, Koji Yamazaki, Richard W. Yarnell, Filip Zieba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, William F. Fagan, Thomas Mueller, J.M. Calabrese
Two Ocean Pass: An alternative hypothesis for invasion of Yellowstone Lake by lake trout, and implications for future invasions Two Ocean Pass: An alternative hypothesis for invasion of Yellowstone Lake by lake trout, and implications for future invasions
Preventing the interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species is a high priority for natural resource managers. Such transfers can be made by humans or can occur by dispersal through connected waterways. A natural surface water connection between the Atlantic and Pacific drainages in North America exists at Two Ocean Pass south of Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone cutthroat trout
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Todd M. Koel, Colleen R. Detjens, Alexander V. Zale