How and why species are rare: towards an understanding of the ecological causes of rarity

VE Crisfield, F Guillaume Blanchet… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The three‐dimensional rarity typology proposed by Rabinowitz in 1981, based on
geographic range, habitat specificity, and local abundance, is among the most widely used …

Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in the Arctic: Revisiting distribution and identifying research and conservation priorities amid rapid environmental change

TW Glass, AJ Magoun, MD Robards, K Kielland - Polar Biology, 2022 - Springer
Wolverines (Gulo gulo) occupy most of the globe's Arctic tundra. Given the rapidly warming
climate and expanding human activity in this biome, understanding wolverine ecology, and …

Protection status, human disturbance, snow cover and trapping drive density of a declining wolverine population in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

M Barrueto, A Forshner, J Whittington, AP Clevenger… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Protected areas are important in species conservation, but high rates of human-caused
mortality outside their borders and increasing popularity for recreation can negatively affect …

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 …

Recolonization following past persecution questions the importance of persistent snow cover as a range limiting factor for wolverines

J Persson, A Ordiz, A Ladle, H Andrén… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, climate is changing rapidly, which causes shifts in many species' distributions,
stressing the need to understand their response to changing environmental conditions to …

How to find a wolverine: Factors affecting detection at wolverine (Gulo gulo) bait stations in western Canada

A Kortello, D Hausleitner, G Mowat, M Barrueto… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High individual detection success enables precise estimates of density and the ability to
monitor trends in abundance for wolverine and other low‐density species, information that is …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of habitat models for management of wolverine (Gulo gulo): Identifying key habitat and snow refugia in the Columbia and Rocky Mountains, Canada

G Schepens, K Pigeon, A Loosen, A Forshner… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The wolverine is a wide-ranging and frequently at-risk or data-deficient species with
dramatic range contractions across the northern hemisphere. Recent reports of low …

Wolverine density distribution reflects past persecution and current management in Scandinavia

E Moqanaki, C Milleret, P Dupont, H Brøseth… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
After centuries of intense persecution, several large carnivore species in Europe and North
America have experienced a rebound. Today's spatial configuration of large carnivore …

Understanding the role of traditional and user-created recreation data in the cumulative footprint of recreation

A Loosen, TV Capdevila, K Pigeon, P Wright… - Journal of Outdoor …, 2023 - Elsevier
Outdoor recreation is becoming more popular globally. However, recreation can contribute
to biodiversity loss by modifying habitats and disturbing species. Understanding what …

Mammal responses to human recreation depend on landscape context

S Marion, G Curveira Santos, E Herdman, A Hubbs… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Rapid growth in outdoor recreation may have important and varied effects on terrestrial
mammal communities. Few studies have investigated factors influencing variation in …