subject:(resource selection function)

University of Alberta

1. McCall, Alysa Grace. Polar bear distribution and habitat selection in western Hudson Bay.

Degree: MS, Department of Biological Sciences, 2013, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/8w32r648v

► Sea ice in Hudson Bay is melting earlier and freezing later as the climate warms, resulting in declines in the condition, survival, and population size… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: habitat selection; distribution; polar bear; Resource Selection Function

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McCall, A. G. (2013). Polar bear distribution and habitat selection in western Hudson Bay. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/8w32r648v

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

McCall, Alysa Grace. “Polar bear distribution and habitat selection in western Hudson Bay.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/8w32r648v.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

McCall, Alysa Grace. “Polar bear distribution and habitat selection in western Hudson Bay.” 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

McCall AG. Polar bear distribution and habitat selection in western Hudson Bay. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2013. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/8w32r648v.

Council of Science Editors:

McCall AG. Polar bear distribution and habitat selection in western Hudson Bay. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2013. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/8w32r648v

University of Guelph

2. McNeill, Eric. Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer .

Degree: 2015, University of Guelph

URL: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8887

► Multi-scale selection patterns can be understood from two perspectives: one that sees coarse scale patterns as the summation of fine scale patterns and the other… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: habitat selection; forage; Rangifer tarandus caribou; pattern; scale; resource selection function

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McNeill, E. (2015). Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer . (Thesis). University of Guelph. Retrieved from https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8887

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

McNeill, Eric. “Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer .” 2015. Thesis, University of Guelph. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8887.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

McNeill, Eric. “Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer .” 2015. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

McNeill E. Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Guelph; 2015. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8887.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

McNeill E. Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer . [Thesis]. University of Guelph; 2015. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8887

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Pretoria

3. Roever, Carrie Lynn. Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa.

Degree: Zoology and Entomology, 2013, University of Pretoria

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28661

► Southern Africa contains 58% of the world’s savannah elephant population, yet 72% of their range occurs outside of protected areas. It is, therefore, important to… (more)

▼ Southern Africa contains 58% of the world’s savannah elephant population, yet 72% of their range occurs outside of protected areas. It is, therefore, important to develop management guidelines that satisfy the needs of both elephants and people while maintaining environmental heterogeneity and ecosystem processes. Managing elephants as a metapopulation may provide the solution. The goal of this thesis was then to use a habitat-based approach to identify landscape characteristics which could contribute to the functionality of a metapopulation for elephants. Using resource selection function models, I identified habitat suitability for elephants across southern Africa and used these models to evaluate whether current habitat configurations allow for the assumptions of connectivity and asynchronous population dynamics required by a metapopulation. I found that water, tree cover, slope, and human presence were important predictors of elephant habitat selection. Furthermore, functional responses in habitat selection were present across space and time for water and tree cover, showing the adaptability of this generalist species to resource heterogeneity. Using habitat selection along with circuit theory current flow maps, I then found a high likelihood of connectivity in the central portion of our study area (i.e. between the Chobe, Kafue, Luangwa, and Zambezi cluster). Main factors limiting connectivity were the high human density in the east and a lack of surface water in the west. These factors effectively isolate elephants in the Etosha cluster in Namibia and Niassa clusters in Mozambique from the central region. Models further identified two clusters where elephants might benefit from being managed as part of a conservation network, 1) northern Zambia and Malawi and 2) northern Mozambique. Incorporating information on elephant mortalities in northern Botswana into habitat selection estimations, I found that source habitats for elephants occurred within the central Okavango Delta region and sink habitats were associated with periphery of the study area where human use was highest. Eighty percent of elephant mortalities occurred within 25 km of people. The protected designation of an area had less influence on elephant mortality than did the locations of the area in relation to human development. To exacerbate human-elephant conflicts, people tended to settle in areas of high-quality elephant habitats, creating resource competition between elephants and people. Consequently, elephant mortality near humans increased as a function of habitat suitability, and elephants responded by using less suitable habitats. While humans occupied only 0.7% of the study area, mortality and behavioural effects impacted 43%. Based on the habitat factors examined here, elephants in southern Africa could be managed as a metapopulation if (1) connectivity is maintained and encouraged and (2) spatial heterogeneity in resources and risks serves to stabilize elephant demography. This habitat-based system of management could serve to alleviate… Advisors/Committee Members: Van Aarde, Rudi J. (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: African elephant; Habitat selection; Connectivity; Mortality; Resource selection function; Circuit theory; UCTD

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Roever, C. L. (2013). Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28661

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Roever, Carrie Lynn. “Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed December 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28661.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Roever, Carrie Lynn. “Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa.” 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Roever CL. Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2013. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28661.

Council of Science Editors:

Roever CL. Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28661

University of Pretoria

4. Roever, Carrie Lynn. Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa .

Degree: 2013, University of Pretoria

URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132013-180141/

► Southern Africa contains 58% of the world’s savannah elephant population, yet 72% of their range occurs outside of protected areas. It is, therefore, important to… (more)

▼ Southern Africa contains 58% of the world’s savannah elephant population, yet 72% of their range occurs outside of protected areas. It is, therefore, important to develop management guidelines that satisfy the needs of both elephants and people while maintaining environmental heterogeneity and ecosystem processes. Managing elephants as a metapopulation may provide the solution. The goal of this thesis was then to use a habitat-based approach to identify landscape characteristics which could contribute to the functionality of a metapopulation for elephants. Using resource selection function models, I identified habitat suitability for elephants across southern Africa and used these models to evaluate whether current habitat configurations allow for the assumptions of connectivity and asynchronous population dynamics required by a metapopulation. I found that water, tree cover, slope, and human presence were important predictors of elephant habitat selection. Furthermore, functional responses in habitat selection were present across space and time for water and tree cover, showing the adaptability of this generalist species to resource heterogeneity. Using habitat selection along with circuit theory current flow maps, I then found a high likelihood of connectivity in the central portion of our study area (i.e. between the Chobe, Kafue, Luangwa, and Zambezi cluster). Main factors limiting connectivity were the high human density in the east and a lack of surface water in the west. These factors effectively isolate elephants in the Etosha cluster in Namibia and Niassa clusters in Mozambique from the central region. Models further identified two clusters where elephants might benefit from being managed as part of a conservation network, 1) northern Zambia and Malawi and 2) northern Mozambique. Incorporating information on elephant mortalities in northern Botswana into habitat selection estimations, I found that source habitats for elephants occurred within the central Okavango Delta region and sink habitats were associated with periphery of the study area where human use was highest. Eighty percent of elephant mortalities occurred within 25 km of people. The protected designation of an area had less influence on elephant mortality than did the locations of the area in relation to human development. To exacerbate human-elephant conflicts, people tended to settle in areas of high-quality elephant habitats, creating resource competition between elephants and people. Consequently, elephant mortality near humans increased as a function of habitat suitability, and elephants responded by using less suitable habitats. While humans occupied only 0.7% of the study area, mortality and behavioural effects impacted 43%. Based on the habitat factors examined here, elephants in southern Africa could be managed as a metapopulation if (1) connectivity is maintained and encouraged and (2) spatial heterogeneity in resources and risks serves to stabilize elephant demography. This habitat-based system of management could serve to alleviate… Advisors/Committee Members: Van Aarde, Rudi J (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: African elephant; Habitat selection; Connectivity; Mortality; Resource selection function; Circuit theory; UCTD

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Roever, C. L. (2013). Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132013-180141/

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Roever, Carrie Lynn. “Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa .” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pretoria. Accessed December 16, 2019. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132013-180141/.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Roever, Carrie Lynn. “Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa .” 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Roever CL. Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2013. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132013-180141/.

Council of Science Editors:

Roever CL. Spatial determinants of habitat use, mortality and connectivity for elephant populations across southern Africa . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Pretoria; 2013. Available from: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02132013-180141/

University of Alberta

5. Prokopenko, Christina M. Multiscale Habitat Selection and Road Avoidance of Elk on their Winter Range.

Degree: MS, Department of Biological Sciences, 2016, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/cmp48sd008

► Roads are a prevalent, ever-increasing form of human disturbance on the landscape. In many places in western North America, energy development has brought human and… (more)

▼ Roads are a prevalent, ever-increasing form of human disturbance on the landscape. In many places in western North America, energy development has brought human and road disturbance into seasonal winter range areas for migratory elk. In this population, I studied individual habitat selection relative to road proximity at two scales to quantify factors influencing among- and within-home-range selection of winter range. Further, I sough to evaluate predictions from the risk-disturbance hypothesis when studying fine-scale movement and selection response to roads during winter. I outlined availability extents for 107 individual elk-years based on observed fall migration distance, and with a minimum convex polygon around winter telemetry relocations. To model the response by elk to road disturbance, I fit a resource selection model to each elk-year, and examined population-level and individual variation in the movement response. In addition, I evaluated the relationship between inferred selection at the two scales and the functional response in selection. In addition, I used integrated Step Selection Analysis (iSSA) to evaluate four alternative hypotheses regarding the influence of roads on space-use behaviour across 175 elk-years of elk telemetry data, and I quantify both population and individual variation in responses. Road proximity and crossing were used to evaluate these behaviours, which offered a rare comparison between two common measures of roads. Roads had a ubiquitous influence on elk across scales. Elk, individually and as a population, avoided roads when migrating to their winter range and within this home range. Individual elk that avoided roads more strongly relative to the population did so at both scales of analysis. Our results thus support bottom-up habitat-selection patterns, where the underlying behaviours are not scale-dependent. Further, I demonstrated, for the first time, how iSSA can be used to marry movement analysis in a refined approach to habitat selection. Elk responded to roads as they would natural predation risk. Elk selected areas farther from roads at all times of day with avoidance being greatest during twilight. In addition, elk sought cover and moved more when in the vicinity of roads. Road crossings were generally avoided, but this avoidance was weakest during daytime when elk were both moving and closer to roads. Energy development is transforming landscapes in western North America with the proliferation of roads, which I show is having substantial and multifaceted negative effects on elk behaviour across multiple scales. Consequently, any new road construction or increases in existing road-use intensity would have detrimental effects on migratory elk populations by restricting space-use.

Subjects/Keywords: Alberta; Cervus elaphus; energy development; human disturbance; migration; movement; resource selection function; space-use; step selection function

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APA (6^th Edition):

Prokopenko, C. M. (2016). Multiscale Habitat Selection and Road Avoidance of Elk on their Winter Range. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/cmp48sd008

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Prokopenko, Christina M. “Multiscale Habitat Selection and Road Avoidance of Elk on their Winter Range.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/cmp48sd008.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Prokopenko, Christina M. “Multiscale Habitat Selection and Road Avoidance of Elk on their Winter Range.” 2016. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Prokopenko CM. Multiscale Habitat Selection and Road Avoidance of Elk on their Winter Range. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2016. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/cmp48sd008.

Council of Science Editors:

Prokopenko CM. Multiscale Habitat Selection and Road Avoidance of Elk on their Winter Range. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2016. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/cmp48sd008

University of Alberta

6. Marsh, Alan J. The Influence of Land-cover Type and Vegetation on Nocturnal Foraging Activities and Vertebrate Prey Acquisition by Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia).

Degree: MS, Department of Biological Sciences, 2012, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/vx021g134

► Studies of habitat selection by foraging animals assume patterns of animal presence correlate with successful foraging, without explicit evidence this is valid. I used GPS… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Datalogger; Burrowing owl; Endangered species; Animal movement; Energetic consumption; Resource selection function; Conservation; Foraging ecology

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Marsh, A. J. (2012). The Influence of Land-cover Type and Vegetation on Nocturnal Foraging Activities and Vertebrate Prey Acquisition by Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia). (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/vx021g134

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Marsh, Alan J. “The Influence of Land-cover Type and Vegetation on Nocturnal Foraging Activities and Vertebrate Prey Acquisition by Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia).” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/vx021g134.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Marsh, Alan J. “The Influence of Land-cover Type and Vegetation on Nocturnal Foraging Activities and Vertebrate Prey Acquisition by Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia).” 2012. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Marsh AJ. The Influence of Land-cover Type and Vegetation on Nocturnal Foraging Activities and Vertebrate Prey Acquisition by Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia). [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/vx021g134.

Council of Science Editors:

Marsh AJ. The Influence of Land-cover Type and Vegetation on Nocturnal Foraging Activities and Vertebrate Prey Acquisition by Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia). [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2012. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/vx021g134

Humboldt State University

7. Scarpignato, Amy Leigh. Home range and habitat use of breeding common ravens in Redwood National and State Parks.

Degree: MS, Natural Resources: Wildlife, 2011, Humboldt State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/798

► Little is known about the space use of breeding Common Ravens (Corvus corax) in Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) despite their identification as nest… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Common raven; Corvus corax; Habitat selection; Home range; Resource utilization function; Coastal old-growth forest

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Scarpignato, A. L. (2011). Home range and habitat use of breeding common ravens in Redwood National and State Parks. (Masters Thesis). Humboldt State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2148/798

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Scarpignato, Amy Leigh. “Home range and habitat use of breeding common ravens in Redwood National and State Parks.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Humboldt State University. Accessed December 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2148/798.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Scarpignato, Amy Leigh. “Home range and habitat use of breeding common ravens in Redwood National and State Parks.” 2011. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Scarpignato AL. Home range and habitat use of breeding common ravens in Redwood National and State Parks. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/798.

Council of Science Editors:

Scarpignato AL. Home range and habitat use of breeding common ravens in Redwood National and State Parks. [Masters Thesis]. Humboldt State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/798

Montana Tech

8. Polfus, Jean Lieppert. Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions.

Degree: MS, 2010, Montana Tech

URL: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/58

► Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are federally listed and declining across Canada because of the cumulative impacts of human infrastructure development. The Atlin northern mountain… (more)

▼ Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are federally listed and declining across Canada because of the cumulative impacts of human infrastructure development. The Atlin northern mountain herd, in the territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN), British Columbia, is less affected by development than southern herds. However, recent low productivity in this herd suggests that the impacts of development (i.e., roads, mines, cabins and towns) may be accumulating. To predict the cumulative impact of human development on the Atlin herd, we developed seasonal resource selection functions (RSF) at 2 spatial scales with data from 10 global positioning system collared caribou. We modeled habitat selection and assessed cumulative effects by estimating the zone of influence (ZOI) around several types of human development. At the landscape and home range scale caribou avoided the ZOI and selected pine-lichen forests in winter and alpine habitats in summer. Approximately 8 and 2% of high quality habitat was lost due to avoidance of current development at the landscape scale in winter and summer, respectively. Future development of access roads to 2 mines would cause a further loss of 1% of high quality habitat. Negotiating the complex political dynamics that surround caribou conservation often requires new approaches to management and recovery planning. The incorporation of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) with Western science could improve efficiency of management decisions and enhance the validity and robustness of ecological inferences. Therefore, we evaluated how well RSF and TEK habitat models predicted current woodland caribou observations and compared the spatial predictions of both modeling approaches. Habitat suitability index models were generated from TEK interviews with TRTFN members. Though comparison of habitat ranks between the 2 models showed spatial discrepancies in some cases, overall, both approaches had high model performance and successfully predicted caribou occurrence. Our results suggest TEK can be used to identify caribou habitat and is a useful approach in northern ecosystems that frequently lack long-term ecological data that are needed to inform management decisions. Combining TEK-based habitat suitability index models with cumulative effects assessments will facilitate recovery goals for woodland caribou across northern Canada.

Subjects/Keywords: cumulative effects; human impacts; Resource selection function; traditional ecological knowledge; woodland caribou

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Polfus, J. L. (2010). Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions. (Masters Thesis). Montana Tech. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/58

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Polfus, Jean Lieppert. “Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Montana Tech. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/58.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Polfus, Jean Lieppert. “Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions.” 2010. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Polfus JL. Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Montana Tech; 2010. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/58.

Council of Science Editors:

Polfus JL. Assessing cumulative human impacts on northern woodland caribou with traditional ecological knowledge and resource selection functions. [Masters Thesis]. Montana Tech; 2010. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/58

Montana Tech

9. Ruby, Mark. EVALUATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS) MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE IN RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SWAN-CLEARWATER VALLEYS, MONTANA.

Degree: MS, 2014, Montana Tech

URL: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4344

► Animal response to anthropogenic features may be fine scale (e.g. changes in movement behavior) or large scale (e.g. landscape fragmentation). I collected locational data on… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: resource selection function; use-availability; vector-based analysis; roads; grizzly bear; movement

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Ruby, M. (2014). EVALUATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS) MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE IN RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SWAN-CLEARWATER VALLEYS, MONTANA. (Masters Thesis). Montana Tech. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4344

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ruby, Mark. “EVALUATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS) MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE IN RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SWAN-CLEARWATER VALLEYS, MONTANA.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Montana Tech. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4344.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ruby, Mark. “EVALUATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS) MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE IN RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SWAN-CLEARWATER VALLEYS, MONTANA.” 2014. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Ruby M. EVALUATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS) MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE IN RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SWAN-CLEARWATER VALLEYS, MONTANA. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Montana Tech; 2014. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4344.

Council of Science Editors:

Ruby M. EVALUATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS) MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE IN RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SWAN-CLEARWATER VALLEYS, MONTANA. [Masters Thesis]. Montana Tech; 2014. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4344

Montana Tech

10. Roffler, Gretchen. The influence of environmental heterogeneity on neutral and adaptive genetic structure in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli).

Degree: PhD, 2015, Montana Tech

URL: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4590

► Information obtained from neutral genetic markers such as gene flow and population structure, paired with information from genes affected by natural selection can promote a… (more)

▼ Information obtained from neutral genetic markers such as gene flow and population structure, paired with information from genes affected by natural selection can promote a better understanding of how populations adapt to different environments. Joint analysis of these maker types also allows exploration of how the interaction of evolutionary mechanisms contributes to adaptive differentiation. For my dissertation, I investigated how landscape features and environmental heterogeneity influence the structure of neutral and adaptive genetic variation in DallÆs sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) at both landscape and range-wide scales. I analyzed empirical and simulated genetic data and synthesized genomics and habitat modeling approaches to understand the effect of environmental variation, selection strength, effective population sizes, and dispersal distances on genetic structure and local adaptation. At the landscape level I found that although DallÆs sheep dispersal is limited by major terrain features (icefields and valleys), large effective population sizes and contiguous expanses of habitat promotes population connectivity and enables dispersal for both male and female sheep. By directly comparing habitat selection and landscape genetic methods with independent modelling procedures, I demonstrated many habitat types were important for summer resource selection and significantly correlated with gene flow. However, certain preferred habitats (rugged terrain, mid-range elevation) were not influential to breeding dispersal, suggesting habitat selection and landscape genetics models assess different ecological functions at different temporal and spatial scales. Therefore, consideration of both selection of habitat for meeting daily needs and for gene flow ensures resource management will meet survival needs and allow for long-term genetic connectivity of DallÆs sheep. When analyzing patterns of differentiation at the range-wide scale in putatively adaptive loci (in combination with neutral loci), I detected genetic sub-structuring in the northwestern and central portions of the DallÆs sheep range not identified with neutral loci alone. These results, in addition to significant associations between candidate adaptive loci with climate and landscape variables, suggest local environmental adaptation and natural selection. This work advances research on natural selection in spatially heterogeneous environments by providing insight into factors that influence adaptive vs. neutral population genetic structure and the best methods to detect them.

Subjects/Keywords: adaptive variation; environmental gradient; landscape genetics; population genomics; resource selection function; simulations

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APA (6^th Edition):

Roffler, G. (2015). The influence of environmental heterogeneity on neutral and adaptive genetic structure in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli). (Doctoral Dissertation). Montana Tech. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4590

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Roffler, Gretchen. “The influence of environmental heterogeneity on neutral and adaptive genetic structure in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli).” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Montana Tech. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4590.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Roffler, Gretchen. “The influence of environmental heterogeneity on neutral and adaptive genetic structure in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli).” 2015. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Roffler G. The influence of environmental heterogeneity on neutral and adaptive genetic structure in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Montana Tech; 2015. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4590.

Council of Science Editors:

Roffler G. The influence of environmental heterogeneity on neutral and adaptive genetic structure in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli). [Doctoral Dissertation]. Montana Tech; 2015. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4590

Grand Valley State University

11. Kujawa, Angela. Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula.

Degree: 2018, Grand Valley State University

URL: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/880

► American marten (Martes americana) are typically associated with mature coniferous forests. Marten were extirpated from Michigan’s Lower Peninsula due to human impacts, such as fire,… (more)

▼ American marten (Martes americana) are typically associated with mature coniferous forests. Marten were extirpated from Michigan’s Lower Peninsula due to human impacts, such as fire, logging, and over-harvest. Little is known about the resource selection and distribution of marten in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula since their reintroduction in 1985-86. Resource selection functions are valuable tools to estimate the relative probability an animal will utilize an area and predict where they may occur. When creating a resource selection function, potential sources of variation in data collection methods and wildlife populations should be considered to ensure accurate results. We sought to create a resource selection function for marten across Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula to estimate their occurrence and identify habitat with higher probability of use by marten to maintain or with lower probability of use to improve. We also sought to determine whether home-range estimates derived across different seasons or collar types would impact marten home-range size and habitat selection. Marten were live-trapped, fitted with VHF or GPS collars, and locations were obtained via radio-tracking VHF collars or downloading data stored within GPS collars. We estimated 95% fixed kernel home-ranges for all marten with ≥ 30 locations from one collar type. Characteristics potentially indicative of marten habitat selection determined a priori were measured within each used home-range and surrounding available habitat. Kruskal-Wallis and ANOVA tests were used to compare habitat characteristics, size, and overlap among individuals with home-ranges from both VHF and GPS collars. Forward and backward selection were used to establish the best-fit logistic regression model explaining marten resource selection. Comparisons between home-ranges estimated for 5 marten based on collar type and season revealed no significant differences. Therefore, we combined home-range data across collar types and seasons. We used home-range data from 18 marten to generate the resource selection function, which predicted percent of canopy cover, coniferous forest, and mixed forest were the best indicators of marten habitat selection. We extrapolated our model to Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula and found ~38% was estimated to have a relatively high probability of being used by marten.

Subjects/Keywords: American marten; Martes americana; habitat use; resource selection function; home-range; Michigan; Biology

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Kujawa, A. (2018). Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula. (Thesis). Grand Valley State University. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/880

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kujawa, Angela. “Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula.” 2018. Thesis, Grand Valley State University. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/880.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kujawa, Angela. “Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula.” 2018. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Kujawa A. Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula. [Internet] [Thesis]. Grand Valley State University; 2018. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/880.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Kujawa A. Home-range Dynamics and Resource Selection of American Marten (Martes americana) in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula. [Thesis]. Grand Valley State University; 2018. Available from: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/880

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Connecticut

12. Landi, Alicia A. Selection of Spawning Habitats by Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along the Complex Connecticut Coast.

Degree: MS, Natural Resources, 2011, University of Connecticut

URL: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/gs_theses/204

► The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a multiple-use resource that has recently come under environmental conflict. This research focused on the Long Island… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: horseshoe crabs; habitat selection; resource selection function; logistic regression; GIS; remote sensing; estuary; Long Island Sound; Connecticut

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Landi, A. A. (2011). Selection of Spawning Habitats by Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along the Complex Connecticut Coast. (Masters Thesis). University of Connecticut. Retrieved from https://opencommons.uconn.edu/gs_theses/204

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Landi, Alicia A. “Selection of Spawning Habitats by Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along the Complex Connecticut Coast.” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Connecticut. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/gs_theses/204.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Landi, Alicia A. “Selection of Spawning Habitats by Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along the Complex Connecticut Coast.” 2011. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Landi AA. Selection of Spawning Habitats by Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along the Complex Connecticut Coast. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Connecticut; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/gs_theses/204.

Council of Science Editors:

Landi AA. Selection of Spawning Habitats by Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along the Complex Connecticut Coast. [Masters Thesis]. University of Connecticut; 2011. Available from: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/gs_theses/204

Brigham Young University

13. Robinson, Rusty Wade. Space Use, Resource Selection, and Survival of Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep.

Degree: PhD, 2017, Brigham Young University

URL: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7965&context=etd

► Successful management of bighorn sheep depends on understanding the mechanisms responsible for population growth or decline, habitat selection, and utilization distribution after translocations. We… (more)

▼ Successful management of bighorn sheep depends on understanding the mechanisms responsible for population growth or decline, habitat selection, and utilization distribution after translocations. We studied a declining population of desert bighorn sheep in the North San Rafael Swell, Utah to determine birthdates of neonates, demographics, limiting factors, population size, probable cause of death, production, and survival. We documented 19 mortalities attributed to a variety of causes including cougar predation (n = 10, 53%), bluetongue virus (n = 2, 11%), reproductive complications (n = 2, 11%), hunter harvest (n = 1, 5%), and unknown (n = 4, 21%). Annual survival of females was 73% (95% CI = 0.55—0.86) in 2012 and 73% (95% CI = 0.55—0.86) in 2013. Adult male survival was 75% in 2012 (95% CI = 0.38—0.94) and 88% (95% CI = 0.50—0.98) in 2013. Disease testing revealed the presence of pneumonia-related pathogens. The population increased from an estimated 127 in 2012 to 139 in 2013 (λ = 1.09). Lamb:ewe ratios were 47:100 in 2012 and 31:100 in 2013. Mean birthing dates were 21 May in 2012 and 20 May in 2013. Spatial separation from domestic sheep and goats, and aggressive harvest of cougars, may have aided in the recovery of this population after disease events. Second, we investigated the timing of parturition and nursery habitat of desert bighorn sheep in the North San Rafael Swell to determine the influence of vegetation, topography, and anthropogenic features on resource selection. We monitored 38 radio-tagged ewes to establish birthing dates. We documented birthdates of 45 lambs. We used collar-generated GPS locations to perform logistic regression within a model-selection framework to differentiate between nursery and random locations (n = 750 for each) based on a suite of covariates. The top model included elevation, slope, ruggedness, aspect, vegetation type, distance to trails, and distance to roads. We used these variables to create a GIS model of nursery habitat for the North San Rafael (desert bighorns) and the Green River Corridor (Rocky Mountain bighorns). Ewes showed preference for steep, north-facing slopes, rugged terrain, lower elevation, and avoidance of roads. Our model provides managers with a map of high probability nursery areas of desert and Rocky Mountain bighorns to aid in conservation planning and mitigate potential conflicts with industry and domestic livestock. Finally, we monitored 127 reintroduced female bighorn sheep in three adjacent restored populations to investigate if the size and overlap of habitat use by augmented bighorns differed from resident bighorns. The size of seasonal ranges for residents was generally larger than augmented females. However, there was a shift in utilization distribution in all three populations after augmentation. Overlap indices between resident and augmented sheep varied by source herd. These data will help managers understand the dynamics of home range expansion and the overlap between provenance groups following augmentations.

Subjects/Keywords: augmentation; bighorn sheep; habitat; home range; model-selection; mortality; nursery habitat; Ovis canadensis; reintroduction; resource selection function; Plant Sciences

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Robinson, R. W. (2017). Space Use, Resource Selection, and Survival of Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep. (Doctoral Dissertation). Brigham Young University. Retrieved from https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7965&context=etd

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Robinson, Rusty Wade. “Space Use, Resource Selection, and Survival of Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Brigham Young University. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7965&context=etd.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Robinson, Rusty Wade. “Space Use, Resource Selection, and Survival of Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep.” 2017. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Robinson RW. Space Use, Resource Selection, and Survival of Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Brigham Young University; 2017. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7965&context=etd.

Council of Science Editors:

Robinson RW. Space Use, Resource Selection, and Survival of Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Brigham Young University; 2017. Available from: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7965&context=etd

Penn State University

14. Compton, Justin A. ECOLOGY OF COMMON RACCOON (Procyon lotor) IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS RELATED TO AN ORAL RABIES.

Degree: PhD, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, 2007, Penn State University

URL: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/7518

► Since the mid-1980s, the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) has been responsible for the most intensive rabies outbreak in U.S. history. In response to this outbreak,… (more)

▼ Since the mid-1980s, the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) has been responsible for the most intensive rabies outbreak in U.S. history. In response to this outbreak, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) developed the Oral Rabies Vaccination (ORV) program. The ORV program was launched with the goal of developing a national control effort that positively impacts human and domestic rabies prevention and control. The multi-year program has the primary goal of creating zones of vaccinated animals along the leading boundaries of the epizootics, thereby halting the spread of the rabies virus. The ORV program was initiated in Pennsylvania in 2001, with the primary objective of halting the westward expansion of raccoon rabies and secondarily reducing the incidence of rabies and eventually eliminate raccoon rabies throughout the state. The western front of the current rabies outbreak in Pennsylvania provides a unique opportunity to investigate raccoon ecology. An understanding of home ranges of and habitat use by raccoons among different landscapes has become important as rabies developed into an enzootic throughout the mid-Atlantic. The objectives of this study are to (1) identify sizes of home ranges and core areas among 3 landscapes (rural, forested, and suburban), (2) identify landscape differences regarding raccoon habitat use selection at the home-range and core-area scale, and (3) create raccoon resource selection function (RSF) models that are landscape specific. I monitored radio-collared raccoons from May through early January 2003¨C2006 in 3 western Pennsylvania counties. I recorded 5,920 locations for 74 (24 female and 50 male) adult radio-collared raccoons, which include 4,703 nocturnal locations (1,223 rural, 1,531 forested, and 1,949 suburban) and 1,217 diurnal locations (339 rural, 397 forested, and 481 suburban). Additional information was recorded from 738 trapped raccoons captured in 6 western Pennsylvania counties (2003¨C2006) for a secondary study on the public health significance of asymptomatic Salmonella serovar infections in raccoons. A significant 3-way interaction was found for raccoon den type use among sex, den type, and landscape (G2 = 391.52, df = 22, P ¡Ü 0.0001), with den type differing by sex (G2 = 115.22, df = 4, P ¡Ü 0.0001) and landscape (G2 = 270.66, df = 8, P ¡Ü 0.0001). Female raccoons used tree dens more often than males. Males used ground dens and human structures much more frequently than females. Mean sizes of home ranges and core areas of raccoons did not differ between males and females within the same landscapes (rural: t = 0.81, df = 15, P = 0.433; forested: t = 0.12, df = 17, P = 0.906; and suburban: t = 0.36, df = 12, P = 0.72). As urbanization increased from forested to suburban landscapes, sizes of mean home ranges decreased; however, sizes of core areas did follow a decreasing trend. Male and female raccoons in forested landscapes had significantly larger mean home ranges and core areas than those of male and…

Subjects/Keywords: Raccoon; Rabies; Home range; Resource selection function; Salmonella

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Compton, J. A. (2007). ECOLOGY OF COMMON RACCOON (Procyon lotor) IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS RELATED TO AN ORAL RABIES. (Doctoral Dissertation). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/7518

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Compton, Justin A. “ECOLOGY OF COMMON RACCOON (Procyon lotor) IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS RELATED TO AN ORAL RABIES.” 2007. Doctoral Dissertation, Penn State University. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/7518.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Compton, Justin A. “ECOLOGY OF COMMON RACCOON (Procyon lotor) IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS RELATED TO AN ORAL RABIES.” 2007. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Compton JA. ECOLOGY OF COMMON RACCOON (Procyon lotor) IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS RELATED TO AN ORAL RABIES. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Penn State University; 2007. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/7518.

Council of Science Editors:

Compton JA. ECOLOGY OF COMMON RACCOON (Procyon lotor) IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AS RELATED TO AN ORAL RABIES. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Penn State University; 2007. Available from: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/7518

University of Maine

15. Dunham, Stephen W. Spruce Grouse Habitat Ecology in Maine's Commercially Managed Acadian Forest.

Degree: MS, Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Conservation, 2016, University of Maine

URL: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2474

► Spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) inhabiting the mixed coniferous-deciduous forests of the northeastern United States are at the southern extent of their range. These mixed… (more)

▼ Spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) inhabiting the mixed coniferous-deciduous forests of the northeastern United States are at the southern extent of their range. These mixed forests are known collectively as the Acadian forest and represent the transitional zone between the boreal forest to the north and the deciduous northern hardwoods forests to the south. Often assumed to be associated with mature, unharvested forest in this region, few studies have assessed habitat relationships of the species within areas dominated by commercial forest management. We investigated the influence of stand maturity, vertical and horizontal cover, and patchiness on the occupancy and abundance of male spruce grouse during the breeding season (Chapter 1); as well as within stand-scale habitat selection of spruce grouse hens during the brood-rearing season (Chapter 2) in the commercial forests of northcentral Maine. Our study was comprised of six townships that covered 612 km² within the largest contiguous undeveloped forest in the U.S. Patterns of occupancy and abundance by male spruce grouse were examined by surveying 30 stands during each breeding season (May-June) in 2012-2014. Areas surveyed represented four forest harvest histories including regenerating clearcut (n = 10), pre-commercially thinned (n = 10), selection harvest (n = 4), and mature unharvested conifer (n = 6) stands. We constructed single season occupancy and abundance models with years and stand types considered as groups, while accounting for nuisance variables that could affect survey outcomes (e.g., weather, density of woody vegetation). Probability of detection given occupancy was 0.61, and the probability of occupancy varied by successional stage from 37.4 to 76.8. Across our study area, individual male grouse had a probability of detection of 0.24 and the abundance of male grouse also varied by successional stage from 0.67 to 2.75. Based upon the covariates included in the models, both occurrence and abundance of breeding male spruce grouse were highest in mid-successional, moderately dense, conifer dominated stands that have experienced intensive forestry practices such as clearcutting, herbicide application, and pre-commercial thinning to promote coniferous regeneration. We investigated within stand-scale (i.e., 4^th-order selection) habitat selection by female spruce grouse during the brood rearing season (June-October) in 2012-2014 by tracking 30 hens captured in 12 stands, which we equipped with VHF transmitters. We used general linear mixed models to construct resource selection functions to compare use to availability for each hen. Female spruce grouse selected for abundant low vegetation structure ( Spruce-fir forests in the region have declined in recent years and are predicted to decline further under all future climate scenarios. Thus, forms of harvesting and post-harvest treatments that promote moderately dense conifer-dominated regeneration are recommended to maintain spruce grouse presence… Advisors/Committee Members: Daniel J. Harrison, Erik J. Blomberg, Brian Olsen.

Subjects/Keywords: spruce grouse; forest management; Acadian forest; forest grouse; occupancy; resource selection function; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Dunham, S. W. (2016). Spruce Grouse Habitat Ecology in Maine's Commercially Managed Acadian Forest. (Masters Thesis). University of Maine. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2474

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dunham, Stephen W. “Spruce Grouse Habitat Ecology in Maine's Commercially Managed Acadian Forest.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Maine. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2474.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dunham, Stephen W. “Spruce Grouse Habitat Ecology in Maine's Commercially Managed Acadian Forest.” 2016. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Dunham SW. Spruce Grouse Habitat Ecology in Maine's Commercially Managed Acadian Forest. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Maine; 2016. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2474.

Council of Science Editors:

Dunham SW. Spruce Grouse Habitat Ecology in Maine's Commercially Managed Acadian Forest. [Masters Thesis]. University of Maine; 2016. Available from: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2474

Utah State University

16. Nichols, Bradley C. Foraging Ecology of Mountain Lions in the Sierra National Forest, California.

Degree: MS, Wildland Resources, 2017, Utah State University

URL: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6262

► Studies of predator-prey and predator-predator interactions are needed to provide information for decision-making processes in land management agencies. Mountain lions (Puma concolor) are opportunistic… (more)

▼ Studies of predator-prey and predator-predator interactions are needed to provide information for decision-making processes in land management agencies. Mountain lions (Puma concolor) are opportunistic carnivores that prey on a wide variety of species. In the Sierra National Forest, CA, they have not been studied since 1987 and their current interactions with their prey and other predators are unknown. Forest managers in this region are concerned with declines of fishers (Pekania pennanti) and studies have shown intraguild predation to be a leading cause of fisher mortality in this area. Managers are interested in learning more about mountain lion predation patterns with regard to prey preference, but also how lions traverse and use the landscape and how anthropogenic activities may be increasing lion predation risk on fishers. Using GPS radio-collar technology, we examined mountain lion kill rates and prey composition at 250 kill sites. We found mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) to be their main source of prey (81%) with gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) comprising 13.2% of prey composition. We did not detect any fisher predation during our 2-year study; however, during our study, the Kings River Fisher Project experienced extremely low juvenile fisher survival. To gain a better understanding of seasonal resource selection by mountain lions, we developed resource selection functions (RSF) while they were moving through the landscape and when killing prey. We developed RSF models for all data across the study area, as well as, for a subset of data encompassing an area where LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data had been collected. Within the LiDAR study area, we digitized unmapped roads and skid trails using a Bare Earth data set. We found mountain lion ‘moving’ locations showed selection for close proximity to streams during summer months and selection for ruggedness and steeper slopes during both summer and winter. With 3 of the 4 RSF models at kill sites showing high risk of predation within close proximity to either digitized roads/skid trails or mapped roads, we recommend managers map all anthropogenically created linear landscape features and consider restoring these linear features to pre-treatment landscape conditions following timber harvest. Advisors/Committee Members: Eric M. Gese, ;.

Subjects/Keywords: mountain lion; kill rate; resource selection function; cox proportional hazard; fisher; fragmentation; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Nichols, B. C. (2017). Foraging Ecology of Mountain Lions in the Sierra National Forest, California. (Masters Thesis). Utah State University. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6262

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nichols, Bradley C. “Foraging Ecology of Mountain Lions in the Sierra National Forest, California.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Utah State University. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6262.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nichols, Bradley C. “Foraging Ecology of Mountain Lions in the Sierra National Forest, California.” 2017. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Nichols BC. Foraging Ecology of Mountain Lions in the Sierra National Forest, California. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Utah State University; 2017. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6262.

Council of Science Editors:

Nichols BC. Foraging Ecology of Mountain Lions in the Sierra National Forest, California. [Masters Thesis]. Utah State University; 2017. Available from: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6262

University of Alberta

17. Morrison, Carl D. Spatial ecology of cougars (Puma concolor) in the Cypress Hills: Implications for human-cougar interactions and range expansion.

Degree: MS, Department of Biological Sciences, 2013, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/jd472x97s

► Cougar (Puma concolor) range is expanding eastward in North America. Understanding how range expansion is occurring in a human-dominated landscape is needed to manage the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: puma concolor; spatial ecology; resource selection function; dispersal; space use; movement; cougar; human-cougar interaction; mountain lion; Cypress Hills; habitat selection; range expansion

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Morrison, C. D. (2013). Spatial ecology of cougars (Puma concolor) in the Cypress Hills: Implications for human-cougar interactions and range expansion. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/jd472x97s

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Morrison, Carl D. “Spatial ecology of cougars (Puma concolor) in the Cypress Hills: Implications for human-cougar interactions and range expansion.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/jd472x97s.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Morrison, Carl D. “Spatial ecology of cougars (Puma concolor) in the Cypress Hills: Implications for human-cougar interactions and range expansion.” 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Morrison CD. Spatial ecology of cougars (Puma concolor) in the Cypress Hills: Implications for human-cougar interactions and range expansion. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2013. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/jd472x97s.

Council of Science Editors:

Morrison CD. Spatial ecology of cougars (Puma concolor) in the Cypress Hills: Implications for human-cougar interactions and range expansion. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2013. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/jd472x97s

University of South Florida

18. Raymond, Kristan Marie Nicole. Determining habitat preferences of the juvenile gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using spatially modeled vegetation on a central Florida sandhill.

Degree: 2007, University of South Florida

URL: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2336

► Public and private conservation areas are becoming increasingly important to the continued survival of the gopher tortoise, making it imperative that land managers know the… (more)

▼ Public and private conservation areas are becoming increasingly important to the continued survival of the gopher tortoise, making it imperative that land managers know the specific habitat requirements of juvenile gopher tortoises because recruitment is key to species persistence. Little is currently known about environmental factors that underlie hatchling and juvenile survival and recruitment in gopher tortoise populations. Because of the short duration and distance of juvenile tortoise foraging journeys, food availability, thermoregulatory conditions, and refugia near the burrow may considerably affect juvenile growth and survival. This two-year study of a central Florida sandhill examines the spatial relationship between juvenile gopher tortoise burrows and the surrounding habitat. Gopher tortoise burrow positions, activity, and width were recorded in four complete surveys of the 4-hectare study area. Coincident with three of the burrow surveys, vegetation and structural habitat characteristics, such as forb and canopy cover, were surveyed in a uniform grid design. Vegetation cover was reclassified using habitat suitability functions (HSFs) derived from qualitative literature values and combined into habitat suitability indices (HSIs) to model the relationships between habitat variables and the likelihood of juvenile gopher tortoise presence. Chi-squared tests and spatial point pattern analysis were used to validate and identify well-forming models. In general, the best performing HSI models for the juvenile gopher tortoise were those that incorporated all three gopher tortoise life requisites in a compensatory relationship (geometric mean): thermoregulation (total high canopy, bare ground, or litter), predation (oak mid-canopy), and food (forb or wiregrass). The models could be improved by using the observed relative abundance of juvenile burrows in each vegetation cover class to modify the HSFs. These methods will help identify habitat characteristics associated with active juvenile gopher tortoise burrows that can be used by public and private land managers to improve existing tortoise habitat and to identify high-quality habitat for future preserves.

Subjects/Keywords: GIS; HSI; K function; Resource selection function; Forage; American Studies; Arts and Humanities

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Raymond, K. M. N. (2007). Determining habitat preferences of the juvenile gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using spatially modeled vegetation on a central Florida sandhill. (Thesis). University of South Florida. Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2336

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Raymond, Kristan Marie Nicole. “Determining habitat preferences of the juvenile gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using spatially modeled vegetation on a central Florida sandhill.” 2007. Thesis, University of South Florida. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2336.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Raymond, Kristan Marie Nicole. “Determining habitat preferences of the juvenile gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using spatially modeled vegetation on a central Florida sandhill.” 2007. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Raymond KMN. Determining habitat preferences of the juvenile gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using spatially modeled vegetation on a central Florida sandhill. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of South Florida; 2007. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2336.

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Raymond KMN. Determining habitat preferences of the juvenile gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) using spatially modeled vegetation on a central Florida sandhill. [Thesis]. University of South Florida; 2007. Available from: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2336

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University of Alberta

19. Browne, Constance. Habitat use of the western toad in north-central Alberta and the influence of scale.

Degree: PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, 2010, University of Alberta

URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sv983

► The western toad (Anaxyrus boreas, formerly Bufo boreas) is one of many amphibian species considered to be at risk of extinction (COSEWIC status is Special… (more)

▼ The western toad (Anaxyrus boreas, formerly Bufo boreas) is one of many amphibian species considered to be at risk of extinction (COSEWIC status is Special Concern). I examined habitat use patterns of the western toad using several methods to gain a better understanding of its habitat requirements. I examined the relationship between relative abundance of the western toad and two sympatric amphibian species (wood frog, Lithobates sylvaticus; and boreal chorus frog, Pseudacris maculata) and habitat features at eight scales of spatial extent at 24 wetlands in the Lake Utikuma region of Alberta, Canada. I radio-tracked adult western toads in three study areas in the Aspen Parkland and Boreal regions of north-central Alberta to examine 1) whether patterns of habitat selection change with different scales of spatial extent, spatial resolution, habitat composition, temporal period, and between males and females during the active period, 2) habitat used for hibernation, and 3) factors influencing the timing and nature of movements to hibernation sites. I found that the abundance of the three amphibian species was best described at different spatial extents and was related to the biology of each species. Resource Selection Function (RSF) models, created using radio-telemetry data, indicated that habitat selection was scale-dependent for western toads; differences in selection were observed among study designs, study areas, time periods, and sexes. Predictive ability did not differ significantly among study designs. However, models that were created using a fine-grained map and home-range spatial extent generally produced models with greater predictive ability than models using a coarse-grained map or population-range extent. During the active season toads selected open habitat types such as wet shrub, disturbed grass, and crop/hay fields. Western toads hibernated terrestrially in pre-existing tunnels and the majority of toads hibernated in forest stands dominated by spruce. Toads used hibernation sites 146–1936 m from breeding ponds and 68% of hibernacula were communal. Arrival at and entry into hibernation sites was influenced by temperature and/or day length; larger toads moved to hibernation sites later in the year. My research results can be used to identify and protect habitat for western toads in Canada.

Subjects/Keywords: movement; scale; Anaxyrus boreas; hibernation; landscape; boreal; habitat; amphibian; overwintering; Alberta; boreal toad; resource selection function; Bufo boreas; western toad; radio-telemetry; anuran

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Browne, C. (2010). Habitat use of the western toad in north-central Alberta and the influence of scale. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sv983

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Browne, Constance. “Habitat use of the western toad in north-central Alberta and the influence of scale.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sv983.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Browne, Constance. “Habitat use of the western toad in north-central Alberta and the influence of scale.” 2010. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Browne C. Habitat use of the western toad in north-central Alberta and the influence of scale. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2010. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sv983.

Council of Science Editors:

Browne C. Habitat use of the western toad in north-central Alberta and the influence of scale. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2010. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sv983

University of Montana

20. Forshee, Shannon. LIFE ON THE EDGE: RISK OF PREDATION DRIVES SELECTION OF HABITAT AND SURVIVAL OF NEONATES IN ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP.

Degree: MS, 2018, University of Montana

URL: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11296

► Long-term viability of endangered populations requires development of effective management strategies that target the population vital rate with the highest potential to influence population… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Sierra Nevada Bighorn sheep; neonate; predation; resource selection function; juvenile recruitment; mountain lion; Behavior and Ethology; Genetics; Integrative Biology; Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Population Biology

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Forshee, S. (2018). LIFE ON THE EDGE: RISK OF PREDATION DRIVES SELECTION OF HABITAT AND SURVIVAL OF NEONATES IN ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP. (Masters Thesis). University of Montana. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11296

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Forshee, Shannon. “LIFE ON THE EDGE: RISK OF PREDATION DRIVES SELECTION OF HABITAT AND SURVIVAL OF NEONATES IN ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP.” 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Montana. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11296.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Forshee, Shannon. “LIFE ON THE EDGE: RISK OF PREDATION DRIVES SELECTION OF HABITAT AND SURVIVAL OF NEONATES IN ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP.” 2018. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Forshee S. LIFE ON THE EDGE: RISK OF PREDATION DRIVES SELECTION OF HABITAT AND SURVIVAL OF NEONATES IN ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Montana; 2018. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11296.

Council of Science Editors:

Forshee S. LIFE ON THE EDGE: RISK OF PREDATION DRIVES SELECTION OF HABITAT AND SURVIVAL OF NEONATES IN ENDANGERED SIERRA NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP. [Masters Thesis]. University of Montana; 2018. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11296

21. Cardozo, Sandra Vergara. Função da probabilidade da seleção do recurso (RSPF) na seleção de habitat usando modelos de escolha discreta.

Degree: PhD, Estatística e Experimentação Agronômica, 2009, University of São Paulo

URL: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11134/tde-11032009-143806/ ;

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Em ecologia, o comportamento dos animais é freqüentemente estudado para entender melhor suas preferências por diferentes tipos de alimento e habitat. O presente trabalho esta… (more)

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Em ecologia, o comportamento dos animais é freqüentemente estudado para entender melhor suas preferências por diferentes tipos de alimento e habitat. O presente trabalho esta relacionado a este tópico, dividindo-se em três capítulos. O primeiro capitulo refere-se à estimação da função da probabilidade da seleção de recurso (RSPF) comparado com um modelo de escolha discreta (DCM) com uma escolha, usando as estatísticas qui-quadrado para obter as estimativas. As melhores estimativas foram obtidas pelo método DCM com uma escolha. No entanto, os animais não fazem a sua seleção baseados apenas em uma escolha. Com RSPF, as estimativas de máxima verossimilhança, usadas pela regressão logística ainda não atingiram os objetivos, já que os animais têm mais de uma escolha. R e o software Minitab e a linguagem de programação Fortran foram usados para obter os resultados deste capítulo. No segundo capítulo discutimos mais a verossimilhança do primeiro capítulo. Uma nova verossimilhança para a RSPF é apresentada, a qual considera as unidades usadas e não usadas, e métodos de bootstrapping paramétrico e não paramétrico são usados para estudar o viés e a variância dos estimadores dos parâmetros, usando o programa FORTRAN para obter os resultados. No terceiro capítulo, a nova verossimilhança apresentada no capítulo 2 é usada com um modelo de escolha discreta, para resolver parte do problema apresentado no primeiro capítulo. A estrutura de encaixe é proposta para modelar a seleção de habitat de 28 corujas manchadas (Strix occidentalis), assim como a uma generalização do modelo logit encaixado, usando a maximização da utilidade aleatória e a RSPF aleatória. Métodos de otimização numérica, e o sistema computacional SAS, são usados para estimar os parâmetros de estrutura de encaixe.

In ecology, the behavior of animals is often studied to better understand their preferences for different types of habitat and food. The present work is concerned with this topic. It is divided into three chapters. The first concerns the estimation of a resource selection probability function (RSPF) compared with a discrete choice model (DCM) using chi-squared to obtain estimates. The best estimates were obtained by the DCM method. Nevertheless, animals were not selected based on choice alone. With RSPF, the maximum likelihood estimates used with the logistic regression still did not reach the objectives, since the animals have more than one choice. R and Minitab software and the FORTRAN programming language were used for the computations in this chapter. The second chapter discusses further the likelihood presented in the first chapter. A new likelihood for a RSPF is presented, which takes into account the units used and not used, and parametric and non-parametric bootstrapping are employed to study the bias and variance of parameter estimators, using a FORTRAN program for the calculations. In the third chapter, the new likelihood presented in chapter 2, with a discrete choice model is used to resolve a part of the problem presented in the first chapter.…

Advisors/Committee Members: Dias, Carlos Tadeu dos Santos.

Subjects/Keywords: Análise de regressão e correlação; Boostrap Jackniffe re-amostragem; Discrete choice model (DCM); Ecologia animal - Métodos estatísticos; Generalized nested logit model (GNL); Habitat - Seleção; Inferência em população animal; Modelos matemáticos; Parametric and non-parametric bootstrapping; Probabilidade aplicada.; Random utility maximization; Resource selection function (RSF); Resource selection probability function (RSPF)

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Cardozo, S. V. (2009). Função da probabilidade da seleção do recurso (RSPF) na seleção de habitat usando modelos de escolha discreta. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of São Paulo. Retrieved from http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11134/tde-11032009-143806/ ;

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Cardozo, Sandra Vergara. “Função da probabilidade da seleção do recurso (RSPF) na seleção de habitat usando modelos de escolha discreta.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of São Paulo. Accessed December 16, 2019. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11134/tde-11032009-143806/ ;.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Cardozo, Sandra Vergara. “Função da probabilidade da seleção do recurso (RSPF) na seleção de habitat usando modelos de escolha discreta.” 2009. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Cardozo SV. Função da probabilidade da seleção do recurso (RSPF) na seleção de habitat usando modelos de escolha discreta. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of São Paulo; 2009. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11134/tde-11032009-143806/ ;.

Council of Science Editors:

Cardozo SV. Função da probabilidade da seleção do recurso (RSPF) na seleção de habitat usando modelos de escolha discreta. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of São Paulo; 2009. Available from: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11134/tde-11032009-143806/ ;

22. Street, Garrett. Integrating Individual Process and Population Pattern across Spatial Scales: Habitat Selection, Distribution, and Demography of a Northern Ungulate, Alces alces .

Degree: 2014, University of Guelph

URL: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8636

► Evaluating how animals behave and how populations perform across broad bioclimatic gradients is critical to a complete understanding of a species’ ecology. Given a landscape… (more)

▼ Evaluating how animals behave and how populations perform across broad bioclimatic gradients is critical to a complete understanding of a species’ ecology. Given a landscape of varying habitat types and quality, individuals should select habitats that provide the greatest benefits to individual fitness, ultimately distributing themselves such that localized densities at equilibrium should positively covary with increasing habitat quality. Variation in habitat selection should give rise to demographic patterns across space, and knowledge of how one influences the other should provide new insight into how and why behaviour and demography may change over space. In my PhD thesis, I develop individually-based models of habitat selection, and population-based models of demography as driven by landscape configuration, pursuant to exploring the interrelatedness of individual preference and population distribution. In the first chapter, I estimate a model of habitat selection of moose (Alces alces) as a function of temperature variation across seasons based on fine-scale global positioning data in northwestern Ontario. In the second chapter, I estimate moose habitat selection models using recently updated landscape layers and aerial census data (i.e., presence/absence) across two spatially distinct study sites. In the third chapter, I estimate carrying capacities and intrinsic growth rates of moose populations using time series of abundance and hunting mortality across the managed forests of Ontario. In the third chapter, I estimate carrying capacities and intrinsic growth rates of moose populations using time series of abundance and hunting mortality across the managed forests of Ontario. In the fourth chapter, I use the models of habitat selection and carrying capacity to predict moose density in a third, novel site, as well as compare density predictions from the habitat model to carrying capacities derived in the third chapter. Ultimately, my thesis provides an explicit evaluation of population prediction based on both habitat selection and demographic patterns, and illustrates the dependency of individual processes (i.e., habitat selection) and population pattern (i.e., demography) on similar patterns of landscape quality and configuration. Advisors/Committee Members: Fryxell, John (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: moose; habitat selection; demography; remote sensing; resource selection function; landscape; population; logistic regression

…59 Table 3. Resource selection function results for dual site model… …60 Table 4. Resource selection function results for site-specific models… …88 Chapter 4 Table 1. Resource selection probability function results… …119 Table 3. Resource selection probability function prediction versus carrying capacity… …33 Chapter 2 Figure 1. Resource selection function projected across study sites…

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Street, G. (2014). Integrating Individual Process and Population Pattern across Spatial Scales: Habitat Selection, Distribution, and Demography of a Northern Ungulate, Alces alces . (Thesis). University of Guelph. Retrieved from https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8636

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Street, Garrett. “Integrating Individual Process and Population Pattern across Spatial Scales: Habitat Selection, Distribution, and Demography of a Northern Ungulate, Alces alces .” 2014. Thesis, University of Guelph. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8636.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Street, Garrett. “Integrating Individual Process and Population Pattern across Spatial Scales: Habitat Selection, Distribution, and Demography of a Northern Ungulate, Alces alces .” 2014. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Street G. Integrating Individual Process and Population Pattern across Spatial Scales: Habitat Selection, Distribution, and Demography of a Northern Ungulate, Alces alces . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Guelph; 2014. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8636.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Street G. Integrating Individual Process and Population Pattern across Spatial Scales: Habitat Selection, Distribution, and Demography of a Northern Ungulate, Alces alces . [Thesis]. University of Guelph; 2014. Available from: https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/8636

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23. Dugal, Cherie. Sex- and age-specific resource selection and harvest mortality of elk: balancing disease risks with conservation benefits in a fragmented agricultural landscape.

Degree: 2012, University of Saskatchewan

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-12-839

► Integrating the characteristics of landscape structure with species’ attributes that determine animal movement and consequently disease risk is a complex, yet critical step for effective… (more)

▼ Integrating the characteristics of landscape structure with species’ attributes that determine animal movement and consequently disease risk is a complex, yet critical step for effective conservation and disease management. I examined movement behavior of elk (Cervus canadensis manitobensis) in response to factors such as habitat fragmentation and predation risk (i.e., human hunting) to better understand the landscape-level risk of disease spread in Manitoba. Objectives of this thesis were to: (i) identify sex- and age-specific habitat corridors for elk movement to assess the potential risk of disease spread between elk sub-populations; and (ii) evaluate sex- and age-specific elk distribution and hunter-kill sites during the hunting season to understand the impact of hunting on elk resource selection and to improve the effectiveness of current disease control programs. Elk in the Riding Mountain region of southwestern Manitoba are endemic with bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis; TB) and are threatened by the imminent emergence of chronic wasting disease (CWD). I used collared elk locations from a combined dataset of 413 non-migratory female and male elk that were captured in and around Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Forest between 2002 and 2011. Elk were fitted with either a GPS satellite collar (24 F; 12 M) or very high frequency (VHF) radio-transmitter (191 F; 186 M). In addition, I used 796 locations of hunter-killed female and male elk collected between 2003-2012 from the agricultural-dominated lands that surround the two protected areas. These data were used to develop resource selection function (RSF) models, which are powerful analytical tools that characterize and predict the selection of resources by animals. The RSF models integrated with graph theory revealed important sex-specific differences in resource selection during spring and summer (Mar-Aug) and identified potential habitat corridors between the two parks. The extent of connectivity across the fragmented agriculture-dominated landscape remained relatively constant across several spatial scales for both sexes and connectivity was greater for adult females compared with juvenile males. During the hunting season (Sept-Feb), sex- and age-specific differences in resource selection and hunter-kill sites were also evident. Adult males were rarely located outside of the parks, and were killed considerably less often than adult females and juvenile males, in close proximity to park boundaries. Adult females and juvenile males made some use of the agriculture-dominated landscape outside of the parks and were killed in a range of habitats located farther from the park boundaries. My research demonstrates that habitat connectivity and hunting are more critical than previously appreciated in limiting the potential spread of TB and CWD infected elk across this highly fragmented landscape. However, the implications for long-term conservation of elk remain an important concern. The risk of TB… Advisors/Committee Members: Brook, Ryan K., Paquet, Paul, McLoughlin, Philip, McKinnon, John, Mutsvangwa, Tim.

Subjects/Keywords: bovine tuberculosis; chronic wasting disease; connectivity; elk; fragmentation; graph theory; habitat corridor; hunter harvest; mortality; resource selection function; selection ratio

…canadensis manitobensis) used in Chapter 3 to derive resource selection function models at the… …canadensis manitobensis) used in Chapter 4 to derive resource selection function models at the… …logistic regression resource selection function models for adult female and juvenile male elk… …regression resource selection function models for A) collared elk and B) hunter-killed… …111 Figure 4.3. Interpolated map surfaces representing a resource selection function model…

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Dugal, C. (2012). Sex- and age-specific resource selection and harvest mortality of elk: balancing disease risks with conservation benefits in a fragmented agricultural landscape. (Thesis). University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-12-839

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Dugal, Cherie. “Sex- and age-specific resource selection and harvest mortality of elk: balancing disease risks with conservation benefits in a fragmented agricultural landscape.” 2012. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan. Accessed December 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-12-839.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Dugal, Cherie. “Sex- and age-specific resource selection and harvest mortality of elk: balancing disease risks with conservation benefits in a fragmented agricultural landscape.” 2012. Web. 16 Dec 2019.

Vancouver:

Dugal C. Sex- and age-specific resource selection and harvest mortality of elk: balancing disease risks with conservation benefits in a fragmented agricultural landscape. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-12-839.

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Dugal C. Sex- and age-specific resource selection and harvest mortality of elk: balancing disease risks with conservation benefits in a fragmented agricultural landscape. [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2012-12-839

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