Management of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests relies on frequent prescribed fire to
maintain desirable plant communities. Prescribed fire is often applied while female wild …

The pine-grassland ecosystems once prevalent in the Southeastern United States were
dependent on frequent fire events to maintain plant communities and avoid succession to …

Animals exhibit pronounced age‐based shifts in habitat selection, often because of
increasing body size. Body size affects how animals access resources, traverse landscapes …

Simulations of wildland fire risk are dependent on the accuracy and relevance of spatial data
inputs describing drivers of wildland fire, including canopy fuels. Spatial data are freely …

In ground nesting upland birds, reproductive activities contribute to elevated predation risk,
so females presumably use multiple strategies to ensure nest success. Identification of …

The theory of adaptive habitat selection suggests resource selection by animals should
reflect underlying quality, such that individual selection confers an adaptive advantage via …

The southeastern US is widely known as a bastion of privately-owned, managed pine (Pinus
spp.) forests, comprised primarily of native pine species. The region supports high levels of …

Background Behavioral responses are the most immediate ways animals interact with their
environment, and are primary mechanisms by which individuals mitigate mortality risk while …

Translocation failures are driven by the inability of animals to adapt to abiotic and biotic
factors occurring in the new landscape. Translocated animals typically prospect the local …

For bird species that exhibit comprehensive parental care (eg, incubation, brooding, and
extended parental care post-fledging), protection of self, as well as juvenile offspring …