Reply to the comment by Harron on “Widespread declines in woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ) continue in Alberta”
Estimation of demographic trends from vital rates provides a powerful means to estimate population trends in cryptic or difficult to study species such as woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)). Using such methods, Hervieux et al. (2013; Can. J. Zool. 91(12): 872–882) recently s...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/cjz-2014-0321 2023-12-17T10:28:45+01:00 Reply to the comment by Harron on “Widespread declines in woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ) continue in Alberta” Hervieux, D. Hebblewhite, M. DeCesare, N.J. Russell, M. Smith, K. Robertson, S. Boutin, S. 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2014-0321 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2014-0321 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2014-0321 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 93, issue 2, page 151-154 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2015 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2014-0321 2023-11-19T13:38:28Z Estimation of demographic trends from vital rates provides a powerful means to estimate population trends in cryptic or difficult to study species such as woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)). Using such methods, Hervieux et al. (2013; Can. J. Zool. 91(12): 872–882) recently showed 11 of 14 woodland caribou populations in Alberta were declining at ∼8%/year following up to 18 years of monitoring. Harron (2015; Can. J. Zool. 93(2): 149–150) critiques our original study, claiming that negative biases in our demographic monitoring exaggerate our conclusions of widespread caribou declines. Here, we systematically review each of Harron’s claims of bias, rejecting each of his claims upon careful review of the mechanisms by which his purported claims would manifest in our population trend estimation. Therefore, we conclude that Harron’s scientific critique was superficial and misleading. Delays in conservation actions raised by Harron’s critique risk diminishing opportunities to conserve and recover this federally and provincially protected species. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Rangifer tarandus Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 93 2 151 154 |
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Estimation of demographic trends from vital rates provides a powerful means to estimate population trends in cryptic or difficult to study species such as woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)). Using such methods, Hervieux et al. (2013; Can. J. Zool. 91(12): 872–882) recently showed 11 of 14 woodland caribou populations in Alberta were declining at ∼8%/year following up to 18 years of monitoring. Harron (2015; Can. J. Zool. 93(2): 149–150) critiques our original study, claiming that negative biases in our demographic monitoring exaggerate our conclusions of widespread caribou declines. Here, we systematically review each of Harron’s claims of bias, rejecting each of his claims upon careful review of the mechanisms by which his purported claims would manifest in our population trend estimation. Therefore, we conclude that Harron’s scientific critique was superficial and misleading. Delays in conservation actions raised by Harron’s critique risk diminishing opportunities to conserve and recover this federally and provincially protected species. |
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