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Public acceptability of development in the Northern Forest of Vermont, USA – the influence of wildlife information, recreation involvement, and demographic characteristics Public acceptability of development in the Northern Forest of Vermont, USA – the influence of wildlife information, recreation involvement, and demographic characteristics
Increasing development such as roads and houses will alter future landscapes and result in biological, social, and economic trade-offs. Managing development requires information on the public’s acceptability of development and understanding which factors shape acceptability. In this study, we examined three questions: 1) What is the public’s acceptability of development? 2) Is...
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Jessica Espenshade, James Murdoch, Therese M. Donovan, Robert Manning, Charles Bettigale, John Austin
Effects of air exposure during simulated catch-and-release angling on survival and fitness of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Effects of air exposure during simulated catch-and-release angling on survival and fitness of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Concerns have been raised regarding the practice of exposing fish to air during catch-and-release (C&R) angling. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of air exposure on short- and long-term survival and progeny production of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri. Prespawn adults were sampled at a weir during upstream migration in 2016 and 2017...
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Curtis J. Roth, Daniel J. Schill, Michael Quist, Brett High, Matthew R. Campbell, Ninh V. Vu
Spatial organization of fish diversity in a species-rich basin Spatial organization of fish diversity in a species-rich basin
Many abiotic and biotic environmental characteristics in river basins show spatial gradients from river source to main stem. We examined the spatial organization of fish within the Duck River Basin to document patterns in diversity that could help guide conservation strategies relevant to controlling the detrimental effects of basin development. In all, over 0.33 million fishes...
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Leandro E. Miranda, Kenneth J. Kilgore, William T. Slack
Raptor selection of captive reared and released Galliform birds Raptor selection of captive reared and released Galliform birds
Captive rearing and release of birds in the order Galliformes remains a popular management tactic despite low survival rates. We investigated avian predator selection of captive‐reared northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) as a potential driver of their high mortality. We simulated avian predator hunts on a flushing pair of bobwhites during trials conducted from 6 February 2015 to 14...
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R. Perkins, Clint W. Boal, C.B. Dabbert
Running on empty: Recharge dynamics from animal movement data Running on empty: Recharge dynamics from animal movement data
Vital rates such as survival and recruitment have always been important in the study of population and community ecology. At the individual level, physiological processes such as energetics are critical in understanding biomechanics and movement ecology and also scale up to influence food webs and trophic cascades. Although vital rates and population-level characteristics are tied with...
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Mevin Hooten, Henry R. Scharf, Juan M. Morales
Will increased storm surge frequency impact food availability for Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) at the beginning of fall migration? Will increased storm surge frequency impact food availability for Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) at the beginning of fall migration?
Hatch-year Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) use river deltas along the Beaufort Sea as their first stops during fall migration. However, these sites are subject to extreme changes in water levels that affect available foraging habitat. We examined relationships between timing of fall migration and storm surges, with respect to forage availability, using different water level...
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R.T. Churchwell, S. Kendall, S.C. Brown, Abby Powell
River reach restored by dam removal offers suitable spawning habitat for endangered Shortnose Sturgeon River reach restored by dam removal offers suitable spawning habitat for endangered Shortnose Sturgeon
The lowermost dam on the Penobscot River, Maine, was removed in 2013, making new habitat available for migratory fish. There is no evidence that endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum have spawned in the Penobscot River in recent years, but dam removal has facilitated access to potential freshwater habitat essential for spawning. Spawning success also depends on the quality...
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Joseph D. Zydlewski, Catherine Johnston, Gayle Barbin Zydlewski, Sean Smith, Michael T. Kinnison
Incorporating productivity as a measure of fitness into models of breeding area quality of Arctic peregrine falcons Incorporating productivity as a measure of fitness into models of breeding area quality of Arctic peregrine falcons
Using empirical location data from individuals to model habitat quality and species distributions is valuable towards understanding habitat use of wildlife, especially for conservation and management planning. Incorporating measures of reproductive success or survival into these models helps address the role of vital rates (a surrogate of fitness) in affecting a species’ distribution. We...
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David E. Andersen, Jason E. Bruggeman, Ted Swem, Patricia L. Kennedy, Debora Nigro
Potential effects of GPS transmitters on greater sage-grouse survival in a post-fire landscape Potential effects of GPS transmitters on greater sage-grouse survival in a post-fire landscape
Rigorous monitoring and evaluation of wildlife population performance because of management or disturbance often relies upon the handling and marking of animals. Such studies must assume that marking animals does not affect their behavior or demography. We examined survival of greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus post wildfire in southeastern Oregon, USA. We observed extremely...
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Lee J. Foster, Katie Dugger, Christian A. Hagen, David A. Budeau
Size-structured habitat selection by arapaima in floodplain lakes of the lower Amazon Size-structured habitat selection by arapaima in floodplain lakes of the lower Amazon
Human modification of floodplain ecosystems is widespread and a major threat to fish populations, particularly in the tropics where fish diversity and rates of floodplain degradation are high. Identifying measures to minimize the susceptibility of floodplain fishes to habitat modification requires understanding dry-season lake habitat selection for species of conservation concern.This...
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Paul L. Angermeier, Jordan C. Richard, Leandro Castello, Daniel J. Gurdak, Brandon K. Peoples
An analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation An analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation
Home range estimation is routine practice in ecological research. While advances in animal tracking technology have increased our capacity to collect data to support home range analysis, these same advances have also resulted in increasingly autocorrelated data. Consequently, the question of which home range estimator to use on modern, highly autocorrelated tracking data remains open...
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Michael T. Noonan, Marlee A. Tucker, Christen H. Fleming, Thomas S. Akre, Susan C Alberts, Abdullahi H. Ali, Jeanne Altmann, Pamela Castro Antunes, Jerrold L. Belant, Dean Beyer, Niels Blaum, Katrin Bohning-Gaese, Larry Cullen, Rogerio Cunha de Paula, Jasia Dekker, Jonathan Drescher-Lehman, Nina Farwig, Claudia Fichtel, Christina Fischer, Adam T. Ford, Jacob R. Goheen, Rene Janssen, Florian Jeltsch, Matthew Kauffman, Peter M. Kappeler, Flavia Koch, Scott LaPoint, A. Catherine Markham, Emilia Patricia Medici, Ronaldo G. Morato, Ran Nathan, Luiz G. R. Oliveira-Santos, Kirk A. Olson, Bruce D. Patterson, Agustin Paviolo, Emiliano Esterci Ramalho, Sascha Rosner, Dana G. Schabo, Nuria Selva, Agnieszka Sergiel, Marina Xavier da Silva, Orr Spiegel, Peter C. Thompson, Wiebke Ullmann, Filip Zieba, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, William F. Fagan, Thomas Mueller, J.M. Calabrese
Estimates of abundance and longevity of Bridled Quail-Doves (Geotrygon mystacea) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands Estimates of abundance and longevity of Bridled Quail-Doves (Geotrygon mystacea) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands
The Bridled Quail-Dove (Geotrygon mystacea) is a columbiform resident of the eastern Caribbean. It is a poorly studied species with a lack of quantitative data to assess population status, but perceived population declines have led to it being considered a species of conservation concern on many islands. I attempted to assess population size and survival of Bridled Quail-Doves on Guana...
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Clint W. Boal