Influence of heterospecifics on mesocarnivore behaviour at shared scavenging opportunities in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

E Bell, JT Fisher, C Darimont, H Hart, C Bone - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In seasonal environments, the ability of mustelid species to acquire carrion—a dietary
resource heavily depended upon—is driven by a collection local habitat characteristics and …

Structural complexity characterizes fine‐scale forest conditions used by Pacific martens

MS Delheimer, KM Moriarty, HL Munro… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
When wildlife species exhibit unexpected associations with vegetation, replication of studies
in different locales can illuminate whether patterns of use are consistent or divergent. Our …

Seasonality drives the survival landscape of a recovering forest carnivore in a changing world

MM Smith, JD Erb, JN Pauli - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ecological heterogeneity promotes species persistence and diversity. Environmental
change has, however, eroded patterns of heterogeneity globally, stifling species recovery …

A review of statistical models used to characterize species-habitat associations with animal movement data

K Florko, RR Togunov, R Gryba, E Sidrow… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Understanding species-habitat associations is fundamental to ecological sciences and for
species conservation. Consequently, various statistical approaches have been designed to …

Spaceborne LiDAR and animal-environment relationships: An assessment for forest carnivores and their prey in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

AB Smith, JC Vogeler, NL Bjornlie, JR Squires… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Animal conservation requires understanding animal-habitat relationships. The integration of
novel remote sensing platforms such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology …

Combined field and clinical methods clarify mortality causes and survival patterns of Pacific martens

ME Martin, MS Delheimer, MW Gabriel… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying the demography of wildlife populations is imperative to evaluating population
trends. Understanding patterns of influential demographic parameters often requires …

Western spotted skunk spatial ecology in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest

MI Tosa, DB Lesmeister, T Levi - Ecosphere, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A major threat to small mammalian carnivore populations is human‐induced land use
change, but conservation and management are inhibited by limited knowledge about their …

Seasonal shifts in the habitat selection patterns of male American Marten (Martes americana) at a fine spatial scale

JP Viau, D Sigouin, MH St-Laurent - Journal of Mammalogy, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Old-growth forests harbor a large amount of complex structural features that result in a wide
array of wildlife habitats. However, intensive forest management is gradually converting old …

Habitat, connectivity, and roadkill of Korea's apex predator, the yellow-throated marten

W Kang, T Choi, GW Kim, D Woo - Wildlife Research, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context The yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula), an endangered species in South
Korea, is an important apex predator of that country's temperate forest ecosystem. Human …

Mechanisms underlying American marten (Martes americana) winter rest site selection across the Western Great Lakes Region

TB Velander - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Tree cavities are important microhabitats that many mammal species use as a secure place
for resting and raising young. Cavities buffer ambient weather and moderate temperatures …