Multi-level, multi-scale resource selection functions and resistance surfaces for conservation planning: Pumas as a case study

KA Zeller, TW Vickers, HB Ernest, WM Boyce - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The importance of examining multiple hierarchical levels when modeling resource use for
wildlife has been acknowledged for decades. Multi-level resource selection functions have …

[HTML][HTML] A sequential multi-level framework to improve habitat suitability modelling

C Bellamy, K Boughey, C Hawkins, S Reveley… - Landscape …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives We provide an easily implemented, flexible framework for sequential multi-level,
multi-scale HSM and compare it to two other commonly-applied approaches: single-level …

Ophidiomycosis prevalence in Georgia's Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) populations

HC Chandler, MC Allender, BS Stegenga, E Haynes… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Wildlife diseases have posed a significant challenge to the conservation of many species in
recent years. Diseases have been implicated in population declines over large geographic …

Landscape patterns of ocelot–vehicle collision sites

AM Blackburn, CJ Anderson, AM Veals, ME Tewes… - Landscape …, 2021 - Springer
Context Road networks can negatively impact wildlife populations through habitat
fragmentation, decreased landscape connectivity, and wildlife-vehicle collisions, thereby …

External transmitter attachment in snakes: a systematic review of methods, efficacy, and impacts

T Christensen, J Fantuzzi - Animal Biotelemetry, 2024 - Springer
Background The advent of telemetry has revolutionized wildlife research in recent decades.
For telemetry to be effective, transmitting devices must remain attached to study animals …

Multiscale assessment of functional connectivity: Landscape genetics of eastern indigo snakes in an anthropogenically fragmented landscape in central Florida

JM Bauder, WE Peterman, SF Spear… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape features can strongly influence gene flow and the strength and direction of these
effects may vary across spatial scales. However, few studies have evaluated methodological …

Snake life history traits and their association with urban habitat use in a tropical city

DC Lettoof, T Parkin, CJ Jolly, A de Laive… - Urban …, 2023 - Springer
Urbanisation changes landscapes, often simplifying and homogenising natural ecosystems
while introducing novel environments. Although this transformation often adversely impacts …

Multiscale assessment of habitat selection and avoidance of sympatric carnivores by the endangered ocelot

M Sergeyev, MJ Cherry, EP Tanner, JV Lombardi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Habitat selection by animals is a complex, dynamic process that can vary across spatial and
temporal scales. Understanding habitat selection is a vital component of managing …

Taxonomic and conservation implications of population genetic admixture, mito-nuclear discordance, and male-biased dispersal of a large endangered snake …

B Folt, J Bauder, S Spear, D Stevenson, M Hoffman… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Accurate species delimitation and description are necessary to guide effective conservation
of imperiled species, and this synergy is maximized when multiple data sources are used to …

Accounting for geographic variation in species‐habitat associations during habitat suitability modeling

HC Chandler, CL Jenkins, JM Bauder - Ecological Applications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Range‐wide species conservation efforts are facilitated by spatially explicit estimates of
habitat suitability. However, species‐environment relationships often vary geographically …