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Cost of migration increased during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Cost of migration increased during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Migration is thought to be costly such that challenges faced during migration likely affect how birds migrate through direct selection on migratory behavior. Survival throughout the annual cycle and conditions that affect the survival costs of migration are therefore critical to our understanding of the causes and consequences of migration. Estimating daily survival throughout the annual...
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Neil Paprocki, Jeff W Kidd, Courtney J. Conway
Local and landscape-level environmental conditions drive habitat selection across terrestrial mammal species Local and landscape-level environmental conditions drive habitat selection across terrestrial mammal species
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Björn H. Franke, Aafke M. Schipper, Tal Avgar, Luca Börger, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Thomas Müller, Brian J. Smith, Briana Abrahms, Abdullahi H. Ali, Nina Attias, Hattie L. Bartlam-Brooks, Floris M. van Beest, Jerrold L. Belant, Dean E. Beyer, Niels Blaum, Michael B. Brown, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Francesca Cagnacci, Simon Chamaillé-Jammes, Nandintsetseg Dejid, Jasja Dekker, Arnaud L. Desbiez, Julian Fennessy, Christina Fischer, Ilya Fischhoff, Adam T. Ford, Benedikt Gehr, Jacob R. Goheen, Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato, Mark Hebblewhite, Robert Hering, Marco Heurich, A. J. Hewison, Lynne A. Isbell, Matthew J. Kauffman, Andrew F. Jakes, René Janssen, Paul F. Jones, Bob Jonge Poerink, Clayton T. Lamb, John D. Linnell, A. Catherine Markham, Courtney J. Marneweck, Jenny Mattisson, John F. McEvoy, Erling Meisingset, Evelyn Merrill, Guilherme de Miranda Mourão, Bram Van Moorter, Nicolas Morellet, Atle Mysterud, John Odden, Kirk A. Olson, Agustín Paviolo, Tyler R. Petroelje, Kelly M. Proffitt, Kasim Rafiq, Nathan Ranc, Christer Moe Rolandsen, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Sonia Saïd, Hall Sawyer, Niels Martin Schmidt, Nuria Selva, Agnieszka Sergiel, Erling Johan Solberg, Melissa Songer, Jonas Stiegler, Olav Strand, Siva R. Sundaresan, Jeffrey J. Thompson, Wiebke Ullmann, Dorj Usukhjargal, Ulrich Voigt, Filip Zięba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Mark A. Huijbregts, Marlee A. Tucker
Leveraging local species data, a global database, and an occupancy model to explore bee–plant interactions Leveraging local species data, a global database, and an occupancy model to explore bee–plant interactions
Global declines in bee populations are threatening the ecosystem services they provide, including pollination. Many bee–plant interactions are understudied, producing an incomplete understanding of resulting ecosystem-level vulnerabilities. The last decade has generated a wealth of opportunistic data originating from natural history collection records, published ecological datasets, and...
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Michelle J. Lee, Graziella Vittoria DiRenzo, Chengyi Diao, Katja C. Seltmann
Genomic selection for low salinity tolerance in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in Louisiana and Chesapeake Bay populations Genomic selection for low salinity tolerance in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in Louisiana and Chesapeake Bay populations
The use of genomic selection (GS) to improve traits of interest in aquaculture species is growing with the availability of genomic resources for those species. The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, is a major aquaculture product and keystone species along the U.S. mid-Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Populations and production of C. virginica are threatened by several environmental...
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Lindsey C. Schwartz, Beth A. Stauffer, Romain Lavaud, Megan La Peyre, Ann Fairly Pandelides, Alexandra J. McCarty, Jessica M. Small, Louis V. Plough
Development of a SWAT+ model to improve conservation practice efficacy for protecting stream health in karst pasturelands Development of a SWAT+ model to improve conservation practice efficacy for protecting stream health in karst pasturelands
Placing appropriate conservation practices in critical source areas of pollutants can benefit stream health in karst environments susceptible to agricultural pollution. Watershed models, such as the Soil and Water Assessment Tool+ (SWAT+), can optimize both practice selection and placement across the landscape, but to our knowledge no studies have tested this model in karst pasturelands...
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Joshua B. Mouser, Serena Ciparis, Michael J. White, Paul L. Angermeier, Jonathan A. Czuba
Longitudinal variability of demographics and life history in an anadromous spawning population within a large, unimpeded East Coast, USA, watershed Longitudinal variability of demographics and life history in an anadromous spawning population within a large, unimpeded East Coast, USA, watershed
Objective The goal of this study was to characterize the variability in age, growth, and life history of sea-run fish throughout a large, East Coast, USA, watershed to improve the parameterization of longitudinal variation in demographics and spawning histories in an undammed river.Methods Both live and dead American Shad Alosa sapidissima were collected during spring 2020 and 2021. Sex...
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Matthew Best, William E. Eakin, Daryl Pierce, Joseph D. Zydlewski, Daniel S. Stich
Adaptive capacity of freshwater organisms in North America: Current understanding and future applications Adaptive capacity of freshwater organisms in North America: Current understanding and future applications
Freshwater species are increasingly threatened by climate change, yet our ability to assess their vulnerability remains incomplete. Typically, climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVAs) evaluate three components: exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Adaptive capacity, defined as the ability of a species to adjust to changing conditions, provides critical insight into how...
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Holly Susan Embke, Karen M. Alofs, David B. Bunnell, Christy M. Caudill, Cindy Chu, Corey Garland Dunn, Kaelyn Fogelman, Spencer T. Gardner, Tomas O Höök, Scott A. Jackson, Matthew Keefer, Scott T. Koenigbauer, Olivia E. LeDee, Stuart A. Ludsin, Abigail J. Lynch, Bonnie Myers, Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Travis Seaborn, Cory Suski, Lindsey L. Thurman, Annika W. Walters, Jacob Thomas Westhoff
Landscape composition and proximity to water affect American badger occupancy in shortgrass prairies Landscape composition and proximity to water affect American badger occupancy in shortgrass prairies
Land use change in prairie ecosystems is pervasive. Prairie obligate species may be affected by these changes, though many carnivore-specific examples are unknown. We used 3 years (2018–2020) of camera-trap (n = 381) data from Kansas, USA, to assess multiscale effects of landscape composition on habitat use by American badgers (badger, Taxidea taxus). We predicted that site occupancy and
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Colleen W. Piper, Ty J. Werdel, Matt S. Peek, Andrew M. Ricketts, Daniel Shelby Sullins, Adam A. Ahlers
Moose indifferent to canopy loss from forest disturbance by bark beetles Moose indifferent to canopy loss from forest disturbance by bark beetles
Conifer forests have experienced widespread disturbance following the infestation of bark beetles (Dendroctonus spp.). Tree mortality and resulting canopy loss have altered forest composition in ways that could affect moose (Alces alces), including potential benefits from increased understory forage and drawbacks through the loss of refuge from heat and deep snow. We examined the...
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Alexander B. May, Rebecca L. Levine, Lee Knox, Corey Class, Matthew J. Kauffman, Kevin L. Monteith
Is new actually better? A structural comparison of collaborative governance structures for the management of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Maine Is new actually better? A structural comparison of collaborative governance structures for the management of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Maine
Collaborative governance structures (CGS) have been increasingly adopted to address joint-jurisdictional management challenges. While the establishment of CGSs has been widely studied, their practical development has remained a conspicuous gap. CGSs are variable systems with several developmental stages (activation, collectivity, and institutionalization) which eventually lead to...
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Melissa E. Flye, Carly C. Sponarski, Danielle Frechette, Joseph D. Zydlewski
Statewide agent-based model for management of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer: PAOvCWD Statewide agent-based model for management of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer: PAOvCWD
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an always-fatal disease infecting wild cervids globally. Ecologically and economically important, CWD presents a challenge for managing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We built an agent-based model to simulate CWD transmission and assess potential management actions that could slow disease spread: PAOvCWD. We developed PAOvCWD using contact...
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Nathaniel H. Wehr, Christopher S. Rosenberry, David Stainbrook, Maureen Staats, Andrea L. Korman, W. David Walter
Resilience thinking for human-wildlife coexistence: Bridging dynamic systems, archetypes, and transformations Resilience thinking for human-wildlife coexistence: Bridging dynamic systems, archetypes, and transformations
As human activities and wildlife increasingly overlap in the Anthropocene, conventional conservation paradigms focused on land-sparing are shifting toward strategies that support human–wildlife coexistence. However, achieving sustainable coexistence is often hindered by a limited understanding of the dynamic social–ecological processes that drive integrated human–wildlife systems. This...
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Neil H. Carter, Erin K. Buchholtz, Jenny Anne Glikman, A. Sofía Nanni, Mahi Puri