Search Results - "CUSHMAN, S. A."

UNICOR: a species connectivity and corridor network simulator by Landguth, E. L., Hand, B. K., Glassy, J., Cushman, S. A., Sawaya, M. A.

“…We introduce UNIversal CORridor network simulator (UNICOR), a species connectivity and corridor identification tool. UNICOR applies Dijkstra's shortest path…”
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Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran by Mohammadi, A., Almasieh, K., Nayeri, D., Ataei, F., Khani, A., López-Bao, J. V., Penteriani, V., Cushman, S. A.

“…Iran lies at the southernmost range limit of brown bears globally. Therefore, understanding the habitat associations and patterns of population connectivity…”
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cdpop: A spatially explicit cost distance population genetics program by LANDGUTH, ERIN L., CUSHMAN, S. A.

“…Spatially explicit simulation of gene flow in complex landscapes is essential to explain observed population responses and provide a foundation for landscape…”
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Why replication is important in landscape genetics: American black bear in the Rocky Mountains by SHORT BULL, R. A., CUSHMAN, S. A., MACE, R., CHILTON, T., KENDALL, K. C., LANDGUTH, E. L., SCHWARTZ, M.K., MCKELVEY, K., ALLENDORF, FRED W., LUIKART, G.

“…We investigated how landscape features influence gene flow of black bears by testing the relative support for 36 alternative landscape resistance hypotheses,…”
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Inferring landscape effects on gene flow: a new model selection framework by Shirk, A.J, Wallin, D.O, Cushman, S.A, Rice, C.G, Warheit, K.I

“…Populations in fragmented landscapes experience reduced gene flow, lose genetic diversity over time and ultimately face greater extinction risk. Improving…”
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Connecting endangered brown bear subpopulations in the Cantabrian Range (north‐western Spain) by Mateo‐Sánchez, M. C, Cushman, S. A, Saura, S

“…The viability of many species depends on functional connectivity of their populations through dispersal across broad landscapes. This is particularly the case…”
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Limiting factors and landscape connectivity: the American marten in the Rocky Mountains by Cushman, S. A., Raphael, M. G., Ruggiero, L. F., Shirk, A. S., Wasserman, T. N., O’Doherty, E. C.

“…In mobile animals, movement behavior can maximize fitness by optimizing access to critical resources and minimizing risk of predation. We sought to evaluate…”
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Simulating the effects of climate change on population connectivity of American marten (Martes americana) in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA by Wasserman, T. N., Cushman, S. A., Shirk, A. S., Landguth, E. L., Littell, J. S.

“…We utilize empirically derived estimates of landscape resistance to assess current landscape connectivity of American marten ( Martes americana ) in the…”
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sGD: software for estimating spatially explicit indices of genetic diversity by SHIRK, A.J., CUSHMAN, S.A.

“…Anthropogenic landscape changes have greatly reduced the population size, range and migration rates of many terrestrial species. The small local effective…”
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A comparison of individual‐based genetic distance metrics for landscape genetics by Shirk, A. J., Landguth, E. L., Cushman, S. A.

“…A major aim of landscape genetics is to understand how landscapes resist gene flow and thereby influence population genetic structure. An empirical…”
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Prioritizing habitat core areas and corridors for a large carnivore across its range by Kaszta, Ż., Cushman, S. A., Macdonald, D. W.

“…With increasing loss and fragmentation of habitats driving the emerging global extinction crisis, paired with limited resources for conservation, there is an…”
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Simulating Pattern-Process Relationships to Validate Landscape Genetic Models by Shirk, A. J., Cushman, S. A., Landguth, E. L.

“…Landscapes may resist gene flow and thereby give rise to a pattern of genetic isolation within a population. The mechanism by which a landscape resists gene…”
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All roads lead to Iran: Predicting landscape connectivity of the last stronghold for the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah by Moqanaki, E. M., Cushman, S. A.

“…Effective conservation solutions for small and isolated wildlife populations depend on identifying and preserving critical biological corridors and dispersal…”
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Quantifying the lag time to detect barriers in landscape genetics by Landguth, E.L, Cushman, S.A, Schwartz, M.K, McKelvey, K.S, Murphy, M, Luikart, G

“…Understanding how spatial genetic patterns respond to landscape change is crucial for advancing the emerging field of landscape genetics. We quantified the…”
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Identifying human–brown bear conflict hotspots for prioritizing critical habitat and corridor conservation in southwestern Iran by Khosravi, R., Wan, H. Y., Sadeghi, M.‐R., Cushman, S. A.

“…Multiple studies have used species distribution models to identify human–wildlife conflict drivers. An important application of these models is spatial…”
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Projected climate change threatens Himalayan brown bear habitat more than human land use by Dar, S. A., Singh, S. K., Wan, H. Y., Kumar, V., Cushman, S. A., Sathyakumar, S.

“…Climate change and land use change jointly are the largest drivers of population declines, range contraction and extinction for many species across the globe…”
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Spatial variation in the response of tiger gene flow to landscape features and limiting factors by Reddy, P. A., Puyravaud, J.‐P., Cushman, S. A., Segu, H.

“…Integrated landscape management of key population areas along with the corridors linking them is important for tiger conservation in the Indian subcontinent…”
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Future land use and climate change escalate connectivity loss for Himalayan brown bears by Dar, S. A., Singh, S. K., Wan, H. Y., Cushman, S. A., Bashir, T., Sathyakumar, S.

“…Climate and land use change are among the main drivers affecting virtually all species on earth. There were extensive studies projecting impacts of climate and…”
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Multi‐scale, multivariate community models improve designation of biodiversity hotspots in the Sunda Islands by Chiaverini, L., Macdonald, D. W., Bothwell, H. M., Hearn, A. J., Cheyne, S. M., Haidir, I., Hunter, L. T. B., Kaszta, Ż, Macdonald, E. A., Ross, J., Cushman, S. A.

“…Species occur in sympatric assemblages, bound together by ecological relationships and interspecific interactions. Borneo and Sumatra host some of the richest…”
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Fragmentation effects on woodlark habitat selection depend on habitat amount and spatial scale by Bosco, L., Cushman, S. A., Wan, H. Y., Zeller, K. A., Arlettaz, R., Jacot, A.

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation are key drivers of biodiversity loss. However, they are usually confounded, making it difficult to separate fragmentation…”
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