Arctic roads and railways: social and environmental consequences of transport infrastructure in the circumpolar North

O Povoroznyuk, WF Vincent, P Schweitzer… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Land-based transport corridors and related infrastructure are increasingly extending into
and across the Arctic in support of resource development and population growth, causing …

Application of InVEST habitat quality module in spatially vulnerability assessment of natural habitats (case study: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)

S Nematollahi, S Fakheran, F Kienast… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2020 - Springer
There has been a growing pressure of human activities, especially road network, on natural
habitats of the world, which has led to habitat degradation and loss of ecosystem services …

[HTML][HTML] Movement and habitat selection of a large carnivore in response to human infrastructure differs by life stage

NH Thorsen, JE Hansen, OG Støen, J Kindberg… - Movement Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Background The movement extent of mammals is influenced by human-modified areas,
which can affect population demographics. Understanding how human infrastructure …

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) responses to forest harvesting: A review of underlying mechanisms and management recommendations

CP Colton, NC Coops, AC Burton - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Active forest management for timber production, through the harvesting of forest stands
using cut blocks, frequently overlaps grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) habitat on multi-use …

Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada

L Henson, N Balkenhol, R Gustas, M Adams, J Walkus… - 2021 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
Landscape genetic analyses of wildlife populations can exclude variation in a broad suite of
potential spatiotemporal correlates, including consideration of how such variation might …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating density-weighted connectivity of black bears (Ursus americanus) in Glacier National Park with spatial capture–recapture models

SL Carroll, GM Schmidt, JS Waller, TA Graves - Movement Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Improved understanding of wildlife population connectivity among protected
area networks can support effective planning for the persistence of wildlife populations in the …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting wolf responses to different paved roads and traffic volume levels

E Dennehy, L Llaneza, JV López-Bao - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2021 - Springer
In some regions of the world, large carnivores, such as wolves, persist in landscapes with
dense networks of paved roads. However, beyond the general impacts of roads on wildlife …

[HTML][HTML] In search of evidence-based management targets: A synthesis of the effects of linear features on woodland caribou

M Dickie, N Love, R Steenweg, CT Lamb, J Polfus… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective species management relies on evidence-based goals that address the processes
influencing population demography. These goals therefore require understanding how …

Simulating multi-scale movement decision-making and learning in a large carnivore using agent-based modelling

AZ Perez, C Bone, G Stenhouse - Ecological Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a vital need to understand wildlife movement and space-use patterns to inform
conservation efforts given current rates of anthropogenic environmental change. Grizzly …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating opportunistic and structured non-invasive surveys with spatial capture-recapture models to map connectivity of the Pyrenean brown bear …

M Kervellec, C Milleret, C Vanpé, PY Quenette… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Connectivity, in the sense of the persistence of movements between habitat patches, is key
to maintain endangered populations and has to be evaluated in management plans. In …