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Less is more: vegetation changes coincide with white-tailed deer suppression over thirty years Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Joshua K. Pickering, Michael S. W. Bradstreet, D. Ryan Norris
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Berries and bullets: influence of food and mortality risk on grizzly bears in British Columbia Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Michael F. Proctor, Clayton. T. Lamb, John Boulanger, A. Grant MacHutchon, Wayne F. Kasworm, David Paetkau, Cori L. Lausen, Eric C. Palm, Mark S. Boyce, Christopher Servheen
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Response of greater sage-grouse to sagebrush reduction treatments in Wyoming big sagebrush Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Kurt T. Smith, Jason R. Levan, Anna D. Chalfoun, Thomas J. Christiansen, Stanley R. Harter, Sue Oberlie, Jeffrey L. Beck
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Waterfowl distribution and productivity in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada: tools for conservation planning Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 James H. Devries, Llwellyn M. Armstrong, David W. Howerter, Robert B. Emery
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Distance sampling surveys: using components of detection and total error to select among approaches Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Joshua H. Schmidt, William L. Thompson, Tammy L. Wilson, Joel H. Reynolds
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ERRATUM Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2021-08-25
White, H. B., G. R. Batchellor, E. K. Boggess, C. L. Brown, J. W. Butfiloski, T. A. Decker, J. D. Erb, M. W. Fall, D. A. Hamilton, T. L. Hiller, M. J. Lovallo, J. F. Olson, and N. M. Roberts. 2021. Best management practices for trapping furbearers in the United States. Wildlife Monographs 207:3–59. The following corrections are necessary to fix errors arising from our failure to include furbearers
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Effects of Hunting on a Puma Population in Colorado Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2021-03-08 Kenneth A. Logan, Jonathan P. Runge
We investigated effects of regulated hunting on a puma (Puma concolor) population on the Uncompahgre Plateau (UPSA) in southwestern Colorado, USA. We examined the hypothesis that an annual harvest rate averaging 15% of the estimated number of independent individuals using the study area would result in a stable or increasing abundance of independent pumas. We predicted hunting mortality would be compensated
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Corrigendum Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2021-03-08
The monograph “Dynamics, persistence, and genetic management of the endangered Florida panther population” contains an error in Table 6 (p. 27) that resulted from some columns being inadvertently sorted out of order, resulting in management scenarios not being arranged correctly. The results in this table were subsequently presented incorrectly in the portions of the Abstract, Results, and Discussion
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Behavioral and Demographic Responses of Mule Deer to Energy Development on Winter Range Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Joseph M. Northrup, Charles R. Anderson, Brian D. Gerber, George Wittemyer
Anthropogenic habitat modification is a major driver of global biodiversity loss. In North America, one of the primary sources of habitat modification over the last 2 decades has been exploration for and production of oil and natural gas (hydrocarbon development), which has led to demographic and behavioral impacts to numerous wildlife species. Developing effective measures to mitigate these impacts
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Best Management Practices for Trapping Furbearers in the United States Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 H. Bryant White, Gordon R. Batcheller, Edward K. Boggess, Clifford L. Brown, Joseph W. Butfiloski, Thomas A. Decker, John D. Erb, Michael W. Fall, David A. Hamilton, Tim L. Hiller, George F. Hubert, Matthew J. Lovallo, John F. Olson, Nathan M. Roberts
Humans have used wild furbearers for various purposes for thousands of years. Today, furbearers are sustainably used by the public for their pelts, leather, bones, glands, meat, or other purposes. In North America, contemporary harvest of furbearers has evolved along with trap technologies and societal concerns, and is now highly regulated and more closely coupled with harvest analysis and population
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Integrated Carnivore‐Ungulate Management: A Case Study in West‐Central Montana Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2020-10-21 Kelly M. Proffitt, Robert Garrott, Justin A. Gude, Mark Hebblewhite, Benjamin Jimenez, J. Terrill Paterson, Jay Rotella
Understanding the effectiveness of harvest regulations to manipulate population abundances is a priority for wildlife managers, and reliable methods are needed to monitor populations. This is particularly true in controversial situations such as integrated carnivore‐ungulate management. We used an observational before‐after‐control‐treatment approach to evaluate a case study in west‐central Montana
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The Catastrophic Decline of Tortoises at a Fenced Natural Area Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2020-08-05 Kristin H. Berry, Julie L. Yee, Timothy A. Shields, Laura Stockton
Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species of the southwestern United States, has severely declined to the point where 76% of populations in critical habitat (Tortoise Conservation Areas) are below viability. The potential for rapid recovery of wild populations is low because females require 12–20 years to reach reproductive maturity and produce few eggs annually. We report
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Evaluation of Maternal Penning to Improve Calf Survival in the Chisana Caribou Herd Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2019-09-12 Layne G. Adams,Richard Farnell,Michelle P. Oakley,Thomas S. Jung,Lorne L. Larocque,Grant M. Lortie,Jamie Mclelland,Mason E. Reid,Gretchen H. Roffler,Don E. Russell
Predation is a major limiting factor for most small sedentary caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations, particularly those that are threatened or endangered across the southern extent of the species’ range. Thus, reducing predation impacts is often a management goal for improving the status of small caribou populations, and lethal predator removal is the primary approach that has been applied. Given
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Dynamics, Persistence, and Genetic Management of the Endangered Florida Panther Population Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2019-07-23 Madelon Kerk,David P. Onorato,Jeffrey A. Hostetler,Benjamin M. Bolker,Madan K. Oli
Abundant evidence supports the benefits accrued to the Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) population via the genetic introgression project implemented in South Florida, USA, in 1995. Since then, genetic diversity has improved, the frequency of morphological and biomedical correlates of inbreeding depression have declined, and the population size has increased. Nevertheless, the panther population
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Linking White‐Tailed Deer Density, Nutrition, and Vegetation in a Stochastic Environment Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2019-07-22 Charles A. DeYoung,Timothy E. Fulbright,David G. Hewitt,David B. Wester,Don A. Draeger,Charles A. DeYoung,Timothy E. Fulbright,David G. Hewitt,David B. Wester,Don A. Draeger,Kory R. Gann,Donald J. Folks,David G. Hewitt,Charles A. DeYoung,Timothy E. Fulbright,David B. Wester,Don A. Draeger,Ryan L. Darr,Kent M. Williamson,Lucas W. Garver,David G. Hewitt,Charles A. DeYoung,Timothy E. Fulbright,Kory R
Density‐dependent behavior underpins white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) theory and management application in North America, but strength or frequency of the phenomenon has varied across the geographic range of the species. The modifying effect of stochastic environments and poor‐quality habitats on density‐dependent behavior has been recognized for ungulate populations around the world, including
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Roles of maternal condition and predation in survival of juvenile Elk in Oregon Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2019-03-13 Bruce K. Johnson,Dewaine H. Jackson,Rachel C. Cook,Darren A. Clark,Priscilla K. Coe,John G. Cook,Spencer N. Rearden,Scott L. Findholt,James H. Noyes
Understanding bottom‐up, top‐down, and abiotic factors along with interactions that may influence additive or compensatory effects of predation on ungulate population growth has become increasingly important as carnivore assemblages, land management policies, and climate variability change across western North America. Recruitment and population trends of elk (Cervus canadensis) have been downward
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Modeling Elk Nutrition and Habitat Use in Western Oregon and Washington Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2018-10-23 Mary M. Rowland, Michael J. Wisdom, Ryan M. Nielson, John G. Cook, Rachel C. Cook, Bruce K. Johnson, Priscilla K. Coe, Jennifer M. Hafer, Bridgett J. Naylor, David J. Vales, Robert G. Anthony, Eric K. Cole, Chris D. Danilson, Ronald W. Davis, Frank Geyer, Scott Harris, Larry L. Irwin, Robert McCoy, Michael D. Pope, Kim Sager‐Fradkin, Martin Vavra
Studies of habitat selection and use by wildlife, especially large herbivores, are foundational for understanding their ecology and management, especially if predictors of use represent habitat requirements that can be related to demography or fitness. Many ungulate species serve societal needs as game animals or subsistence foods, and also can affect native vegetation and agricultural crops because
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Effects of power lines on habitat use and demography of greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2018-10-23 Daniel Gibson,Erik J. Blomberg,Michael T. Atamian,Shawn P. Espinosa,James S. Sedinger
Energy development and its associated infrastructure, including power lines, may influence wildlife population dynamics through effects on survival, reproduction, and movements of individuals. These infrastructure impacts may be direct or indirect, the former occurring when development acts directly as an agent of mortality (e.g., collision) and the latter when impacts occur as a by‐product of other
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Effects of control on the dynamics of an adjacent protected wolf population in interior Alaska Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2017-06-26 Joshua H. Schmidt,John W. Burch,Margaret C. MacCluskie
Long‐term wolf (Canis lupus) research programs have provided many insights into wolf population dynamics. Understanding the mechanisms controlling responses of wolf populations to changes in density, environmental conditions, and human‐caused mortality are important as wolf management becomes increasingly intensive. Competition with humans for ungulate prey has led to large‐scale wolf control programs
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Long‐term demography of the Northern Goshawk in a variable environment Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2017-04-26 Richard T. Reynolds, Jeffrey S. Lambert, Curtis H. Flather, Gary C. White, Benjamin J. Bird, L. Scott Baggett, Carrie Lambert, Shelley Bayard De Volo
The Nearctic northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis atricapillis) is a resident of conifer, broadleaf, and mixed forests from the boreal to the southwestern montane regions of North America. We report on a 20‐year mark‐recapture investigation (1991–2010) of the distribution and density of breeders, temporal and spatial variability in breeding, nestling sex ratios, local versus immigrant recruitment of
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Biological and social outcomes of antler point restriction harvest regulations for white‐tailed deer Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2017-01-23 Bret D. Wallingford, Duane R. Diefenbach, Eric S. Long, Christopher S. Rosenberry, Gary L. Alt
Selective harvest criteria, such as antler point restrictions (APRs), have been used to regulate harvest of male ungulates; however, comprehensive evaluation of the biological and social responses to this management strategy is lacking. In 2002, Pennsylvania adopted new APRs for white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) that required, depending on wildlife management unit, ≥3 or ≥4 points on 1 antler
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Nutritional ecology of elk during summer and autumn in the Pacific Northwest Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2016-10-20 John G. Cook, Rachel C. Cook, Ronald W. Davis, Larry L. Irwin
Elk (Cervus elaphus) in the western United States are an economically and socially valuable wildlife species. They have featured species status for federal land management planning; hence, considerable modeling focused on habitat evaluation and land management planning has been undertaken for elk. The extent to which these and other habitat models for large ungulates account for influences of nutritional
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Demographic rates and population viability of black bears in Louisiana Wildlife Monogr. (IF 4.4) Pub Date : 2016-06-15 Jared S. Laufenberg, Joseph D. Clark, Michael J. Hooker, Carrie L. Lowe, Kaitlin C. O'Connell‐Goode, Jesse C. Troxler, Maria M. Davidson, Michael J. Chamberlain, Richard B. Chandler
The Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) was reduced to a few small, fragmented, and isolated subpopulations in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley by the mid‐twentieth century resulting from loss and fragmentation of habitat. In 1992, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) granted the Louisiana black bear threatened status under the United States Endangered Species Act of