Search Results - "Christopher E. Moorman"

Using decoys and camera traps to estimate depredation rates and neonate survival by Boone, Hailey M, Pacifici, Krishna, Moorman, Christopher E, Kays, Roland

“…Ungulate neonates — individuals less than four weeks old — typically experience the greatest predation rates, and variation in their survival can influence…”
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Bird community shifts associated with saltwater exposure in coastal forests at the leading edge of rising sea level by Taillie, Paul J, Moorman, Christopher E, Smart, Lindsey S, Pacifici, Krishna

“…Rising sea levels dramatically alter the vegetation composition and structure of coastal ecosystems. However, the implications of these changes for coastal…”
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White-tailed deer vigilance: the influence of social and environmental factors by Lashley, Marcus A, Chitwood, M Colter, Biggerstaff, Michael T, Morina, Daniel L, Moorman, Christopher E, DePerno, Christopher S

“…Vigilance behavior may directly affect fitness of prey animals, and understanding factors influencing vigilance may provide important insight into…”
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Do biological and bedsite characteristics influence survival of neonatal white-tailed deer? by Chitwood, M Colter, Lashley, Marcus A, Kilgo, John C, Pollock, Kenneth H, Moorman, Christopher E, DePerno, Christopher S

“…Coyotes recently expanded into the eastern U.S. and potentially have caused localized white-tailed deer population declines. Research has focused on…”
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Breeding, Early-Successional Bird Response to Forest Harvests for Bioenergy by Grodsky, Steven M, Moorman, Christopher E, Fritts, Sarah R, Castleberry, Steven B, Wigley, T Bently

“…Forest regeneration following timber harvest is a principal source of habitat for early-successional birds and characterized by influxes of early-successional…”
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Marsh bird occupancy along the shoreline‐to‐forest gradient as marshes migrate from rising sea level by Taillie, Paul J., Moorman, Christopher E.

“…One mechanism by which coastal marshes may persist as sea‐level rises is to expand landward into existing forest, a process known as marsh migration. Though…”
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Raccoon Vigilance and Activity Patterns When Sympatric with Coyotes by Chitwood, M. Colter, Lashley, Marcus A., Higdon, Summer D., DePerno, Christopher S., Moorman, Christopher E.

“…Nonconsumptive effects of predators potentially have negative fitness consequences on prey species through changes in prey behavior. Coyotes (Canis latrans)…”
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Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Response to Harvest Residue Retention: Implications for Sustainable Forest Bioenergy Production by Steven M. Grodsky, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Joshua W. Campbell, Kevin R. Hinson, Oliver Keller, Sarah R. Fritts, Jessica A. Homyack, Christopher E. Moorman

“…Research Highlights: Our study adds to the scant literature on the effects of forest bioenergy on ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and contributes new…”
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Diets of sympatric red wolves and coyotes in northeastern North Carolina by McVey, Justin M., Cobb, David T., Powell, Roger A., Stoskopf, Michael K., Bohling, Justin H., Waits, Lisette P., Moorman, Christopher E.

“…The recent co-occurrence of red wolves (Canis rufus) and coyotes (Canis latrans) in eastern North Carolina provides a unique opportunity to study prey…”
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Influence of Patch Size and Shape on Occupancy by Shrubland Birds by Shake, Corey S, Moorman, Christopher E, Riddle, Jason D, Burchell, Michael R

“…Populations of many shrubland bird species are declining in the eastern United States. Efforts to restore shrubland and early-successional forest may help to…”
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Beneficial insect borders provide northern bobwhite brood habitat by Moorman, Christopher E, Plush, Charles J, Orr, David B, Reberg-Horton, Chris

“…Strips of fallow vegetation along cropland borders are an effective strategy for providing brood habitat for declining populations of upland game birds (Order:…”
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Reproductive consequences of habitat fragmentation for a declining resident bird of the longleaf pine ecosystem by Winiarski, Jason M., Moorman, Christopher E., Carpenter, John P., Hess, George R.

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to bird population persistence. Yet, our understanding of the demographic factors behind the adverse effects…”
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Evaluation of methods to estimate understory fruit biomass by Lashley, Marcus A, Thompson, Jeffrey R, Chitwood, M Colter, Deperno, Christopher S, Moorman, Christopher E

“…Fleshy fruit is consumed by many wildlife species and is a critical component of forest ecosystems. Because fruit production may change quickly during forest…”
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Decadal-Scale Vegetation Change Driven by Salinity at Leading Edge of Rising Sea Level by Taillie, Paul J., Moorman, Christopher E., Poulter, Benjamin, Ardón, Marcelo, Emanuel, Ryan E.

“…As sea levels rise, low-lying coastal forests increasingly are subject to stressors such as inundation and saltwater exposure. At long timescales (for example,…”
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Vocalization Observed in Starving White-Tailed Deer Neonates by Chitwood, M. Colter, Lashley, Marcus A., Moorman, Christopher E., DePerno, Christopher S.

“…We observed loud, frequent vocalizations by 5 Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) neonates that ultimately died of starvation due to abandonment. We did…”
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Robust assessment of associations between weather and eastern wild turkey nest success by Boone, Wesley W., Moorman, Christopher E., Moscicki, David J., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J., Terando, Adam J., Pacifici, Krishna

“…Temperature and precipitation have been identified as factors that potentially influence eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) reproduction, but…”
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Effects on White-Tailed Deer Following Eastern Coyote Colonization by BRAGINA, EUGENIA V., KAYS, ROLAND, HODY, ALLISON, MOORMAN, CHRISTOPHER E., DePERNO, CHRISTOPHER S., MILLS, L. SCOTT

“…The expansion or recovery of predators can affect local prey populations. Since the 1940s, coyotes (Canis latrans) have expanded into eastern North America…”
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Salinity thresholds for understory plants in coastal wetlands by Anderson, Steven M., Ury, Emily A., Taillie, Paul J., Ungberg, Eric A., Moorman, Christopher E., Poulter, Benjamin, Ardón, Marcelo, Bernhardt, Emily S., Wright, Justin P.

“…The effects of sea level rise and coastal saltwater intrusion on wetland plants can extend well above the high-tide line due to drought, hurricanes, and…”
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Arthropod Abundance and Seasonal Bird Use of Bottomland Forest Harvest Gaps by Moorman, Christopher E., Bowen, Liessa T., Kilgo, John C., Hanula, James L., Horn, Scott, Ulyshen, Michael D.

“…We investigated the influence of arthropod abundance and vegetation structure on shifts in avian use of canopy gap, gap edge, and surrounding forest understory…”
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Economic contributions of wildlife management areas in North Carolina by Casola, William R., Peterson, M. Nils, Sills, Erin O., Pacifici, Krishna, Moorman, Christopher E.

“…Wildlife management areas (WMAs) provide a wide range of ecosystem services. Among these services, hunting and fishing often make the most obvious contribution…”
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