Now in an extensively revised 3rd edition, Mammals of the Great Lakes Region has been an
essential reference for countless amateur and professional naturalists since 1957. Easily …

Carnivores exhibit strong interspecific competition and partition niche axes to minimize
agonistic interactions. Niche partitioning, though, is contingent upon resource heterogeneity …

Despite the recent global increase in projects utilizing conservation fencing, reintroductions
of predators to fenced conservation reserves are rare. Reintroducing threatened predators …

Human land use is a driving force of habitat loss and modification globally, with
consequences for wildlife species. The American marten (Martes americana) and fisher …

Rapid environmental change is reshaping ecosystems and driving species loss globally.
Carnivore populations have declined and retracted rapidly and have been the target of …

Context Functional landscape connectivity is vital for the conservation of wildlife species.
Landscape connectivity models often overlook factors such as mortality and asymmetry in …

Ecological heterogeneity promotes species persistence and diversity. Environmental
change has, however, eroded patterns of heterogeneity globally, stifling species recovery …

Competition shapes animal communities, but the strength of the interaction varies spatially
depending on the availability and aggregation of resources and competitors. Among …

Community structure and interspecific interactions are particularly vulnerable to rapidly
changing climatic regimes. Recent changes in both climate and vertebrate community …

Abstract The genera Martes, Pekania, Gulo, and Eira (the Martes Complex) share many life
history traits and conservation challenges. In this paper, we discuss management and …