Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii
Pacific marten (Martes caurina) may benefit from invasive or non-native species that occur across some coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest. I used remote-camera trapping and stable-isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to infer resource-use strategies of marten on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada....
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ftunbcolumbiadc:oai:unbc.arcabc.ca:unbc_59032 2023-10-29T02:30:00+01:00 Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii Breault, David Norman (Author) Johnson, Christopher (Thesis advisor) Gillingham, Michael (Committee member) Todd, Melissa (Committee member) University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution) 2020 electronic 1 online resource (x, 93 pages) https://unbc.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A59032 https://doi.org/10.24124/2020/59032 English eng University of Northern British Columbia unbc:59032 uuid: 5c81c716-12e7-4962-b939-26f76a1160c4 http://doi.org/10.24124/2020/59032 https://unbc.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A59032 author American marten -- Food -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) American marten -- Habitat -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Predation (Biology) -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Top predators -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Text thesis 2020 ftunbcolumbiadc https://doi.org/10.24124/2020/59032 2023-10-01T17:45:56Z Pacific marten (Martes caurina) may benefit from invasive or non-native species that occur across some coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest. I used remote-camera trapping and stable-isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to infer resource-use strategies of marten on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. Marten are more likely to be detected in 3 ha patches with less logging and optimal amounts of road and forest edge habitat, and areas close to marine shorelines and streams. Findings from bulk carbon and nitrogen stable-isotope analysis suggest that terrestrial fauna, including birds, deer, small mammals, and invertebrates, contribute the most to diet; marine invertebrates are the second-most important prey group. Marten consume salmon and berries seasonally, but these are a relatively minor component of the diet. Knowledge of habitat and diet ecology of this generalist, apex predator should be integrated into ecosystem-based management and conservation of the globally rare old-growth forests that remain relatively intact on Haida Gwaii. Thesis American marten UNBC's Digital Institutional Repository (University of Northern British Columbia) |
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American marten -- Food -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) American marten -- Habitat -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Predation (Biology) -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Top predators -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) |
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American marten -- Food -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) American marten -- Habitat -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Predation (Biology) -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Top predators -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii |
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American marten -- Food -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) American marten -- Habitat -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Predation (Biology) -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) Top predators -- British Columbia -- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) |
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Pacific marten (Martes caurina) may benefit from invasive or non-native species that occur across some coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest. I used remote-camera trapping and stable-isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to infer resource-use strategies of marten on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. Marten are more likely to be detected in 3 ha patches with less logging and optimal amounts of road and forest edge habitat, and areas close to marine shorelines and streams. Findings from bulk carbon and nitrogen stable-isotope analysis suggest that terrestrial fauna, including birds, deer, small mammals, and invertebrates, contribute the most to diet; marine invertebrates are the second-most important prey group. Marten consume salmon and berries seasonally, but these are a relatively minor component of the diet. Knowledge of habitat and diet ecology of this generalist, apex predator should be integrated into ecosystem-based management and conservation of the globally rare old-growth forests that remain relatively intact on Haida Gwaii. |
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Breault, David Norman (Author) Johnson, Christopher (Thesis advisor) Gillingham, Michael (Committee member) Todd, Melissa (Committee member) University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution) |
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Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii |
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Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii |
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Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii |
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Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii |
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Pacific marten (Martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on Haida Gwaii |
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pacific marten (martes caurina) as an apex predator : the habitat and diet ecology of an insular population of mesocarnivore on haida gwaii |
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