Data from: Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America
Aim: The influence of humans on large carnivores, including wolves, is a worldwide conservation concern. In addition, human‐caused changes in carnivore density and distribution might have impacts on prey and, indirectly, on vegetation. We therefore tested wolf responses to infrastructure related to...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:4996267 2024-09-15T18:01:26+00:00 Data from: Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America Muhly, Tyler B. Johnson, Cheryl A. Hebblewhite, Mark Neilson, Eric W. Fortin, Daniel Fryxell, John M. Latham, Andrew David M. Latham, Maria Cecilia McLoughlin, Philip D. Merrill, Evelyn Paquet, Paul C. Patterson, Brent R. Schmiegelow, Fiona Scurrah, Fiona Musiani, Marco 2019-09-03 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.q9j281m unknown Zenodo https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5600 https://zenodo.org/communities/dryad https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.q9j281m oai:zenodo.org:4996267 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode trade‐offs ecosystem conservation roads Canis lupus wolves info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2019 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.q9j281m10.1002/ece3.5600 2024-07-26T17:41:33Z Aim: The influence of humans on large carnivores, including wolves, is a worldwide conservation concern. In addition, human‐caused changes in carnivore density and distribution might have impacts on prey and, indirectly, on vegetation. We therefore tested wolf responses to infrastructure related to natural resource development (i.e., human footprint). Location: Our study provides one of the most extensive assessments of how predators like wolves select habitat in response to various degrees of footprint across boreal ecosystems encompassing over a million square kilometers of Canada. Methods: We deployed GPS‐collars on 172 wolves, monitored movements and used a generalized functional response (GFR) model of resource selection. A functional response in habitat selection occurs when selection varies as a function of the availability of that habitat. GFRs can clarify how human‐induced habitat changes are influencing wildlife across large, diverse landscapes. Results: Wolves displayed a functional response to footprint. Wolves were more likely to select forest harvest cutblocks in regions with higher cutblock density (i.e., a positive functional response to high‐quality habitats for ungulate prey) and to select for higher road density in regions where road density was high (i.e., a positive functional response to human‐created travel routes). Wolves were more likely to use cutblocks in habitats with low road densities, and more likely to use roads in habitats with low cutblock densities, except in winter when wolves were more likely to use roads regardless of cutblock density. Main conclusions: These interactions suggest that wolves trade‐off among human‐impacted habitats, and adaptively switch from using roads to facilitate movement (while also risking encounters with humans), to using cutblocks that may have higher ungulate densities. We recommend that conservation managers consider the contextual and interacting effects of footprints when assessing impacts on carnivores. These effects likely have indirect impacts ... Other/Unknown Material Canis lupus Zenodo |
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Aim: The influence of humans on large carnivores, including wolves, is a worldwide conservation concern. In addition, human‐caused changes in carnivore density and distribution might have impacts on prey and, indirectly, on vegetation. We therefore tested wolf responses to infrastructure related to natural resource development (i.e., human footprint). Location: Our study provides one of the most extensive assessments of how predators like wolves select habitat in response to various degrees of footprint across boreal ecosystems encompassing over a million square kilometers of Canada. Methods: We deployed GPS‐collars on 172 wolves, monitored movements and used a generalized functional response (GFR) model of resource selection. A functional response in habitat selection occurs when selection varies as a function of the availability of that habitat. GFRs can clarify how human‐induced habitat changes are influencing wildlife across large, diverse landscapes. Results: Wolves displayed a functional response to footprint. Wolves were more likely to select forest harvest cutblocks in regions with higher cutblock density (i.e., a positive functional response to high‐quality habitats for ungulate prey) and to select for higher road density in regions where road density was high (i.e., a positive functional response to human‐created travel routes). Wolves were more likely to use cutblocks in habitats with low road densities, and more likely to use roads in habitats with low cutblock densities, except in winter when wolves were more likely to use roads regardless of cutblock density. Main conclusions: These interactions suggest that wolves trade‐off among human‐impacted habitats, and adaptively switch from using roads to facilitate movement (while also risking encounters with humans), to using cutblocks that may have higher ungulate densities. We recommend that conservation managers consider the contextual and interacting effects of footprints when assessing impacts on carnivores. These effects likely have indirect impacts ... |
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Muhly, Tyler B. Johnson, Cheryl A. Hebblewhite, Mark Neilson, Eric W. Fortin, Daniel Fryxell, John M. Latham, Andrew David M. Latham, Maria Cecilia McLoughlin, Philip D. Merrill, Evelyn Paquet, Paul C. Patterson, Brent R. Schmiegelow, Fiona Scurrah, Fiona Musiani, Marco |
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Muhly, Tyler B. Johnson, Cheryl A. Hebblewhite, Mark Neilson, Eric W. Fortin, Daniel Fryxell, John M. Latham, Andrew David M. Latham, Maria Cecilia McLoughlin, Philip D. Merrill, Evelyn Paquet, Paul C. Patterson, Brent R. Schmiegelow, Fiona Scurrah, Fiona Musiani, Marco |
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Data from: Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America |
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Data from: Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America |
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Data from: Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America |
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Data from: Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America |
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Data from: Functional response of wolves to human development across boreal North America |
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data from: functional response of wolves to human development across boreal north america |
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