Widespread habitat for Europe's largest herbivores, but poor connectivity limits recolonization

H Bluhm, TA Diserens, T Engleder… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Several large‐mammal species in Europe have recovered and recolonized parts of their
historical ranges. Knowing where suitable habitat exists, and thus where range expansions …

Testing foraging optimization models in brown bears: Time for a paradigm shift in nutritional ecology?

AJ Mikkelsen, KA Hobson, A Sergiel, AG Hertel… - Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
How organisms obtain energy to survive and reproduce is fundamental to ecology, yet
researchers use theoretical concepts represented by simplified models to estimate diet and …

Net climate effects of moose browsing in early successional boreal forests by integrating carbon and albedo dynamics

J Salisbury, X Hu, JDM Speed… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Moose (Alces alces) is a large herbivore that can mediate boreal forest regeneration after
timber harvest through selective browsing of tree species. Despite increasing evidence of …

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring a recolonizing large herbivore using citizen science

EF Ostermann‐Miyashita, H Bluhm… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring is a prerequisite for evidence‐based wildlife management and conservation
planning, yet conventional monitoring approaches are often ineffective for species occurring …

Scavenging patterns of an inbred wolf population in a landscape with a pulse of human‐provided carrion

C Wikenros, C Di Bernardi, B Zimmermann… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Scavenging is an important part of food acquisition for many carnivore species that switch
between scavenging and predation. In landscapes with anthropogenic impact, humans …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of browsing damage on commercial forests–A study linking nationwide management data

SE Pfeffer, NJ Singh, JPGM Cromsigt, C Kalén… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Population sizes and species distributions of wild ungulates in Europe have increased
during the past decades, and continue to do so. As a result, browsing pressure in forests is …

[HTML][HTML] Using citizen data in a population model to estimate population size of moose (Alces alces)

C Kalén, H Andrén, J Månsson, H Sand - Ecological Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-term and wide-ranging citizen science programs provide a unique opportunity to
monitor wildlife populations and trends through time while encouraging stakeholder …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes of wildlife park visitors towards returning wildlife species: An analysis of patterns and correlates

EF Ostermann-Miyashita, N Pernat, HJ Koenig… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding which variables mediate people's attitudes towards wildlife species is
fundamental for improving human-wildlife coexistence in increasingly human-dominated …

Airborne laser scanning reveals uniform responses of forest structure to moose (Alces alces) across the boreal forest biome

TK Petersen, AL Kolstad, J Kouki, SJ Leroux… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The moose Alces alces is the largest herbivore in the boreal forest biome, where it can have
dramatic impacts on ecosystem structure and dynamics. Despite the importance of the …

[HTML][HTML] Declining recruitment and mass of Swedish moose calves linked to hot, dry springs and snowy winters

SM Holmes, JPGM Cromsigt, K Danell… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
As global temperatures continue to rise, increases in the frequency and intensity of climatic
extremes will likely outpace average temperature increases, and may have outsized impacts …