Search Results - "Fontaine, Joseph J"

A model‐based instructional approach in a socio‐ecological course‐based undergraduate research experience (CURE) by Sorensen, Amanda E., Alred, Ashley, Fontaine, Joseph J., Dauer, Jenny M.

“…Course‐based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are an instructional strategy to help students learn the content and process of science by engaging…”
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Mortality, perception, and scale: Understanding how predation shapes space use in a wild prey population by Messinger, Lindsey N, Stuber, Erica F, Chizinski, Christopher J, Fontaine, Joseph J

“…Attempts to assess behavioral responses of prey to predation risk are often confounded by depredation of prey. Moreover, the scale at which the response of…”
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An open-sourced, web-based application to improve our ability to understand hunter and angler purchasing behavior from license data by Price, Nathaniel B, Chizinski, Christopher J, Fontaine, Joseph J, Pope, Kevin L, Rahe, Micaela, Rawlinson, Jeff

“…State fish and wildlife agencies rely on hunters and anglers (i.e., sportspersons) to fund management actions through revenue generated from license sales and…”
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Assessing landscape constraints on species abundance: does the neighborhood limit species response to local habitat conservation programs? by Jorgensen, Christopher F, Powell, Larkin A, Lusk, Jeffery J, Bishop, Andrew A, Fontaine, Joseph J

“…Landscapes in agricultural systems continue to undergo significant change, and the loss of biodiversity is an ever-increasing threat. Although habitat…”
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Translating statistical species-habitat models to interactive decision support tools by Wszola, Lyndsie S, Simonsen, Victoria L, Stuber, Erica F, Gillespie, Caitlyn R, Messinger, Lindsey N, Decker, Karie L, Lusk, Jeffrey J, Jorgensen, Christopher F, Bishop, Andrew A, Fontaine, Joseph J

“…Understanding species-habitat relationships is vital to successful conservation, but the tools used to communicate species-habitat relationships are often…”
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Are Agrofuels a Conservation Threat or Opportunity for Grassland Birds in the United States? by Robertson, Bruce A, Rice, Robert A, Sillett, T. Scott, Ribic, Christine A, Babcock, Bruce A, Landis, Douglas A, Herkert, James R, Fletcher, Robert J, Fontaine, Joseph J, Doran, Patrick J, Schemske, Douglas W

“…In the United States, government-mandated growth in the production of crops dedicated to biofuel (agrofuels) is predicted to increase the demands on existing…”
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How characteristic is the species characteristic selection scale? by Stuber, Erica F., Fontaine, Joseph J., Issac, Nick

“…Aim The importance of framing investigations of organism–environment relationships to interpret patterns at relevant spatial scales is increasingly recognized…”
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Adaptive management for a turbulent future by Allen, Craig R., Fontaine, Joseph J., Pope, Kevin L., Garmestani, Ahjond S.

“…The challenges that face humanity today differ from the past because as the scale of human influence has increased, our biggest challenges have become global…”
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A Bayesian method for assessing multi-scale species-habitat relationships by Stuber, Erica F., Gruber, Lutz F., Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…Context Scientists face several theoretical and methodological challenges in appropriately describing fundamental wildlife-habitat relationships in models. The…”
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Improving our legacy: Incorporation of adaptive management into state wildlife action plans by Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…The loss of biodiversity is a mounting concern, but despite numerous attempts there are few large scale conservation efforts that have proven successful in…”
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Biodiversity scale‐dependence and opposing multi‐level correlations underlie differences among taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity by Mirochnitchenko, Nadejda A., Stuber, Erica F., Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…Aim Biodiversity is a multi‐dimensional property of biological communities that represents different information depending on how it is measured, but how…”
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Is time partitioning the currency of coexistence for a grassland canid community? by Corral, Lucia, Frink, Teresa J., Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…Habitat and diet preferences are often considered major aspects of niches differentiation among species; however, partitioning of habitat and resource use…”
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BREEDING BIOLOGY OF PASSERINES IN A SUBTROPICAL MONTANE FOREST IN NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA by AUER, SONYA K, BASSAR, RONALD D, FONTAINE, JOSEPH J, MARTIN, THOMAS E

“…The breeding ecology of south temperate bird species is less widely known than that of north temperate species, yet because they comprise a large portion of…”
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Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in Yosemite National Park: On the Importance of Food, Forest Structure, and Human Disturbance by Charles van, Riper, Fontaine, Joseph J, Wagtendonk, Jan W. van

“…We studied great gray owls (Strix nebulosa Forster) in Yosemite National Park, California, measuring variables that could potentially influence patterns of…”
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Can scale-dependent landcover relationships explain canid community composition independent of intraguild occupancy? by Corral, Lucia, Stuber, Erica F., Frink, Teresa J., Bishop, Andrew A., Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…Context Niche theory is frequently used as a framework to integrate environmental variables and species interactions to describe species geographic…”
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Shorebird Stopover Habitat Decisions in a Changing Landscape by GILLESPIE, CAITLYN R., FONTAINE, JOSEPH J.

“…To examine how habitat use by sandpipers (Calidris spp.; Baird’s sandpipers, dunlin, least sandpipers, pectoral sandpipers, semipalmated sandpipers, stilt…”
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The influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on spring turkey hunting by Chizinski, Christopher J., Gruntorad, Matthew P., Lusk, Jeffrey J., Meduna, Luke R., Inselman, Will M., Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…The rapid rise of COVID‐19 and the governmental response to slow the spread of the pandemic occurred prior to, or during, the opening of the spring wild turkey…”
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Landowner and Practitioner Perspectives on Private Land Conservation Programs by Lute, Michelle L., Gillespie, Caitlyn R., Martin, Dustin R., Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…Efforts to reverse declines in native grasslands benefit from agricultural policies that encourage private land conservation. The U.S. Department of…”
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Landscape context influences nest survival in a Midwest grassland by Simonsen, Victoria L., Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…Although the management and restoration of habitat is the key method to conserve species of interest, local habitat management often fails to elicit desired…”
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Predicting species-habitat relationships: does body size matter? by Stuber, Erica F., F. Gruber, Lutz, Fontaine, Joseph J.

“…Context Allometric scaling laws are foundational to structuring processes from cellular to ecosystem levels. The idea that allometric relationships underlie…”
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