Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta
Snow dynamics influence seasonal behaviors of wildlife, such as denning patterns and habitat selection related to the availability of food resources. Under a changing climate, characteristics of the temporal and spatial patterns of snow are predicted to change, and as a result, there is a need to be...
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ftdans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:126120 2023-07-02T03:33:55+02:00 Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta Berman, Ethan E. Coops, Nicholas C. Kearney, Sean P. Stenhouse, Gordon B. 2019-04-12T21:21:11.000+02:00 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-tu-k8hl https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:126120 unknown doi:10.5061/dryad.66gc768/1 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215243 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-tu-k8hl doi:10.5061/dryad.66gc768 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:126120 OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf Life sciences medicine and health care 2019 ftdans https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.66gc768/110.1371/journal.pone.021524310.5061/dryad.66gc768 2023-06-13T13:38:25Z Snow dynamics influence seasonal behaviors of wildlife, such as denning patterns and habitat selection related to the availability of food resources. Under a changing climate, characteristics of the temporal and spatial patterns of snow are predicted to change, and as a result, there is a need to better understand how species interact with snow dynamics. This study examines grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) spring habitat selection and use across western Alberta, Canada. Made possible by newly available fine-scale snow cover data, this research tests a hypothesis that grizzly bears select for locations with less snow cover and areas where snow melts sooner during spring (den emergence to May 31st). Using Integrated Step Selection Analysis, a series of models were built to examine whether snow cover information such as fractional snow covered area and date of snow melt improved models constructed based on previous knowledge of grizzly bear selection during the spring. Comparing four different models fit to 62 individual bear-years, we found that the inclusion of fractional snow covered area improved model fit 60% of the time based on Akaike Information Criterion tallies. Probability of use was then used to evaluate grizzly bear habitat use in response to snow and environmental attributes, including fractional snow covered area, date since snow melt, elevation, and distance to road. Results indicate grizzly bears select for lower elevation, snow-free locations during spring, which has important implications for management of threatened grizzly bear populations in consideration of changing climatic conditions. This study is an example of how fine spatial and temporal scale remote sensing data can be used to improve our understanding of wildlife habitat selection and use in relation to key environmental attributes. Other/Unknown Material Ursus arctos Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS): EASY (KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen) Canada |
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Life sciences medicine and health care Berman, Ethan E. Coops, Nicholas C. Kearney, Sean P. Stenhouse, Gordon B. Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta |
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Snow dynamics influence seasonal behaviors of wildlife, such as denning patterns and habitat selection related to the availability of food resources. Under a changing climate, characteristics of the temporal and spatial patterns of snow are predicted to change, and as a result, there is a need to better understand how species interact with snow dynamics. This study examines grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) spring habitat selection and use across western Alberta, Canada. Made possible by newly available fine-scale snow cover data, this research tests a hypothesis that grizzly bears select for locations with less snow cover and areas where snow melts sooner during spring (den emergence to May 31st). Using Integrated Step Selection Analysis, a series of models were built to examine whether snow cover information such as fractional snow covered area and date of snow melt improved models constructed based on previous knowledge of grizzly bear selection during the spring. Comparing four different models fit to 62 individual bear-years, we found that the inclusion of fractional snow covered area improved model fit 60% of the time based on Akaike Information Criterion tallies. Probability of use was then used to evaluate grizzly bear habitat use in response to snow and environmental attributes, including fractional snow covered area, date since snow melt, elevation, and distance to road. Results indicate grizzly bears select for lower elevation, snow-free locations during spring, which has important implications for management of threatened grizzly bear populations in consideration of changing climatic conditions. This study is an example of how fine spatial and temporal scale remote sensing data can be used to improve our understanding of wildlife habitat selection and use in relation to key environmental attributes. |
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Berman, Ethan E. Coops, Nicholas C. Kearney, Sean P. Stenhouse, Gordon B. |
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Berman, Ethan E. Coops, Nicholas C. Kearney, Sean P. Stenhouse, Gordon B. |
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Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta |
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Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta |
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Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta |
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Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta |
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Data from: Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta |
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data from: grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in western alberta |
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doi:10.5061/dryad.66gc768/1 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215243 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-tu-k8hl doi:10.5061/dryad.66gc768 https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:126120 |
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OPEN_ACCESS: The data are archived in Easy, they are accessible elsewhere through the DOI https://dans.knaw.nl/en/about/organisation-and-policy/legal-information/DANSLicence.pdf |
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