Intrapopulation Diversity in Isotopic Niche Over Landscapes: Spatial Patterns Inform Conservation of Bear–Salmon Systems

• Main Authors: Adams, Megan S., Service, Christina N., Bateman, Andrew, Bourbonnais, Mathieu, Artelle, Kyle A., Nelson, Trisalyn, Paquet, Paul C., Levi, Taal, Darimont, Chris T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: WBI Studies Repository 2017
• Subjects: bears; dietary niche; geographic information systems; isoscapes; kernel-weighted regression; Oncorhynchus; predator–prey systems; salmon; stable isotope analysis; Ursus; Animal Studies; Environmental Studies; Population Biology; British Columbia; Canada; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/popdhab/1; https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/context/popdhab/article/1000/viewcontent/Adams_et_al_2017_Ecosphere.pdf

Intrapopulation variability in resource acquisition (i.e., niche variation) influences population dynamics, with important implications for conservation planning. Spatial analyses of niche variation within and among populations can provide relevant information about ecological associations and their...