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Proximity to multiple foraging habitats enhances seabirds’ resilience to local food shortages

Creator:: Paredes, Rosana, Harding, Ann M. A., Irons, David B., Roby, Daniel D., Suryan, Robert M., Orben, Rachael A., Renner, Heather, Young, Rebecca, and Kitaysky, Alexander
Abstract:: As central-place foragers, seabirds from colonies located close to multiple and/or productive marine habitats might experience increased foraging opportunities and enhanced resilience to food shortages. We tested whether this hypothesis might explain divergent trends in 3 populations of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla, a surface-feeding piscivore, in the eastern Bering Sea....
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: kittiwakes from 2 continental shelf colonies (St. Paul and St. George) and an oceanic colony (Bogoslof

Movement and space use by the green hermit (Phaethornis guy) in a fragmented landscape in Costa Rica

Creator:: Volpe, Noelia L.
Abstract:: Human activities have altered Earth’s ecosystems. Most biomes have experienced a 20-50% conversion to human use. Loss of habitat has obvious effects on the persistence of species. Fragmentation, however, may also negatively affect biodiversity for those species that exhibit behavioral responses to changes in habitat configuration. Such behavioral changes include...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: & Betts 2009; Gillies & St Clair 2010; Lloyd & Marsden 2011) by subdividing and isolating the habitats

Cruise ship disturbance to Kittlitz's murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Creator:: Marcella, Timothy K.
Abstract:: The Kittlitz's murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris), a small pursuit-diving seabird in the family Alcidae, occurs across much of coastal Alaska and parts of the Russian Far East. Glacier Bay National Park, located in Southeast Alaska, is believed to support approximately 37% of the worldwide breeding population of Kittlitz's murrelets during the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: foraging opportunities (Galicia and Baldassarre 1996, Ronconi and St. Clair 2002, Speckman et al. 2004

Mercury accumulation in fish from Cottage Grove Reservoir and its tributaries

Creator:: Worcester, Thomas C
Abstract:: A fish sampling program was initiated at Cottage Grove Reservoir in June of 1974 to investigate mercury accumulation in the fish. Samples were collected periodicallv from June to November, 1974, and from June, 1975 through January, 1976 from both the reservoir and its tributaries. Species collected included spring chinook salmon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: graduate student at the University of Western Ontario, collected fish from Lake St. Clair for mercury

Giant gartersnake spatial ecology in agricultural and constructed wetlands

Creator:: Valcarcel, Patricia M.
Abstract:: The spatial ecology of a species is a vital component of informed management and restoration plans, yet little is known about how animals use restored or constructed habitat. We assessed home ranges, core areas, and habitat selection of the federally threatened Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) using rice agricultural habitat and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: variation in home range size (Tufto et al., 1996; Hinam and St. Clair, 2008; Verbeylen et al., 2009

Passive acoustic monitoring of owls: two studies in forested landscapes of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Duchac, Leila S.
Abstract:: Nearly all birds communicate through sound, and there has been much study of avian populations and communities using song and other vocalizations. Owls are no exception as they defend territories, advertise for mates, and defend against threats using various vocalizations. However, due to their generally nocturnal habits, some owl species...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Nested scales of spatial heterogeneity in juvenile walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma in the southeastern Bering Sea

Creator:: Benoit-Bird, Kelly J., McIntosh, Neal E., and Heppell, Scott A.
Abstract:: We sought to characterize the distribution of juvenile walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma in an area of intense predator-prey interactions and to describe habitat features that lead to their observed distributions. The distribution of juvenile walleye pollock around the Pribilof Islands in the southeastern Bering Sea in 2008 and 2009 was...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Alaska and north of the Aleutian Island chain. The 2 largest islands, St. Paul and St. George, are

Understanding Tolerance: Measuring and Modeling Human-Black Bear Interaction in Oregon

Creator:: Delie, Jackie S.
Abstract:: The social sciences are increasingly used in conservation to describe interactions and relationships between humans, wildlife, and ecosystems. Scientists and policy-makers have concluded that promoting human tolerance for wildlife is critical to the success of conservation efforts. Yet, the concept of tolerance is relatively new in the context of human-wildlife...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An analysis of the population dynamics of selected avian species

Creator:: Henny, Charles J.
Abstract:: The impact that pesticides may have had on the mortality rates and productivity rates of non-game birds during the last 25 years was evaluated by studying the population dynamics of 16 species. A mathematical model showing the relationships between population parameters that yielded stable populations was developed. The information needed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Name) (Degree) in WILDLIFE ECOLOGY presented on -St..1-No.-ZA1 113t) (Major) (Date

Potential barriers to movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after experimental translocation

Creator:: Lawes, Timothy J. (Timothy James)
Abstract:: I assessed potential barriers to dispersal using homing tendency and investigated the movements and settlement site selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after short distance translocations in southeastern Oregon from June – December 2008. I captured, radio marked, and translocated 59 pygmy rabbits 1-2 km across landscapes with (1) continuous...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Proximity to multiple foraging habitats enhances seabirds’ resilience to local food shortages

Movement and space use by the green hermit (Phaethornis guy) in a fragmented landscape in Costa Rica

Cruise ship disturbance to Kittlitz's murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Mercury accumulation in fish from Cottage Grove Reservoir and its tributaries

Giant gartersnake spatial ecology in agricultural and constructed wetlands

Passive acoustic monitoring of owls: two studies in forested landscapes of the Pacific Northwest

Nested scales of spatial heterogeneity in juvenile walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma in the southeastern Bering Sea

Understanding Tolerance: Measuring and Modeling Human-Black Bear Interaction in Oregon

An analysis of the population dynamics of selected avian species

Potential barriers to movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after experimental translocation

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