Predator identity influences the effect of habitat management on nest predation

TP Lyons, JR Miller, DM Debinski… - Ecological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Predation is the leading cause of nest failure for many passerines and considerable effort is
devoted to identifying the habitat characteristics and management practices that influence …

Patch definition in metapopulation analysis: a graph theory approach to solve the mega‐patch problem

KC Cavanaugh, DA Siegel, PT Raimondi, F Alberto - Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The manner in which patches are delineated in spatially realistic metapopulation models will
influence the size, connectivity, and extinction and recolonization dynamics of those …

Grassland songbird occurrence on remnant prairie patches is primarily determined by landscape characteristics

JL Shahan, BJ Goodwin, BC Rundquist - Landscape Ecology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Context North American grassland songbird populations have declined significantly
due to habitat loss and fragmentation. Understanding the influence of the surrounding …

Patch size and connectivity predict remnant habitat occupancy by an endangered wetland specialist, the salt marsh harvest mouse

CM Aylward, L Barthman-Thompson, WT Bean… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Context The area-isolation paradigm of metapopulation theory predicts that larger and more
connected patches have a higher probability of occupancy. Although it may be too simplistic …

Prey distribution, potential landscape supplementation, and urbanization affect occupancy dynamics of American mink in streams

AA Ahlers, EJ Heske, RL Schooley - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Context Land-use change can reduce and isolate suitable habitat generating spatial
variation in resource availability. Improving species distribution models requires a multi …

Carnivore use of avocado orchards across an agricultural-wildland gradient

TM Nogeire, FW Davis, JM Duggan, KR Crooks… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Wide-ranging species cannot persist in reserves alone. Consequently, there is growing
interest in the conservation value of agricultural lands that separate or buffer natural areas …

Differential effects of habitat loss on occupancy patterns of the eastern green lizard Lacerta viridis at the core and periphery of its distribution range

AM Prieto-Ramirez, L Röhler, AF Cord, G Pe'er… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The effects of habitat loss on the distribution of populations are often linked with species
specialization degree. Specialist species can be more affected by changes in landscape …

Landscape context affects use of restored grasslands by mammals in a dynamic agroecosystem

B Berry, RL Schooley, MP Ward - The American Midland Naturalist, 2017 - BioOne
Habitat loss from agricultural expansion is one of the leading causes of endangerment for
terrestrial vertebrates. Restoration programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program …

Gap-crossing decisions by adult Franklin's ground squirrels in agricultural landscapes

JM Duggan, EJ Heske, RL Schooley - Journal of Mammalogy, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In the midwestern United States, grassland habitat is fragmented by row-crop
agriculture and urbanization. In spring and early summer, grassland animals facing a …

[PDF][PDF] Demography and life history of a Manitoba, Delta Marsh population of Franklin's ground squirrels (Poliocitellus franklinii)

EM Pero, JF Hare - Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management, 2017 - cwbm.ca
Concerns over population declines and disappearances persist for Franklin's ground
squirrels (Poliocitellus franklinii) throughout the American Midwest, yet little is known about …