Search Results - "Harrower, William"

Temperate grassland songbird species accumulate incrementally along a gradient of primary productivity by Harrower, William L, Srivastava, Diane S, McCallum, Cindy, Fraser, Lauchlan H, Turkington, Roy

“…Global analyses of bird communities along elevation gradients suggest that bird diversity on arid mountains is primarily limited by water availability, not…”
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Diet and landscape characteristics drive spatial patterns of mercury accumulation in a high-latitude terrestrial carnivore by Peraza, Inés, Chételat, John, Richardson, Murray, Jung, Thomas S, Awan, Malik, Baryluk, Steve, Dastoor, Ashu, Harrower, William, Kukka, Piia M, McClelland, Christine, Mowat, Garth, Pelletier, Nicolas, Rodford, Christine, Ryjkov, Andrei

“…Limited information exists on mercury concentrations and environmental drivers of mercury bioaccumulation in high latitude terrestrial carnivores. Spatial…”
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A call for applying trophic structure in ecological restoration by Fraser, Lauchlan H., Harrower, William L., Garris, Heath W., Davidson, Scott, Hebert, Paul D. N., Howie, Rick, Moody, Anne, Polster, David, Schmitz, Oswald J., Sinclair, Anthony R. E., Starzomski, Brian M., Sullivan, Thomas P., Turkington, Roy, Wilson, Dennis

“…Ecological restoration projects have traditionally focused on vegetation as both a means (seeding, planting, and substrate amendments) and ends (success based…”
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Using an integrative research approach to improve fish migrations in regulated rivers: a case study on Pacific Salmon in the Seton River, Canada by Bett, Nolan N., Hinch, Scott G., Bass, Arthur L., Braun, Douglas C., Burnett, Nicholas J., Casselman, Matthew T., Cooke, Steven J., Drenner, S. Matthew, Gelchu, Ahmed, Harrower, William L., Ledoux, Roxx, Lotto, Andrew G., Middleton, Collin T., Minke-Martin, Vanessa, Patterson, David A., Zhang, Wenming, Zhu, David Z.

“…Many of the world’s rivers are dammed, altering the physiology, behaviour, ecology and survival of fish. Integrative research has the potential to improve our…”
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Population genomic analyses reveal a highly differentiated and endangered genetic cluster of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis laingi) in Haida Gwaii by Geraldes, Armando, Askelson, Kenneth K., Nikelski, Ellen, Doyle, Frank I., Harrower, William L., Winker, Kevin, Irwin, Darren E.

“…Accurate knowledge of geographic ranges and genetic relationships among populations is important when managing a species or population of conservation concern…”
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Pre-dispersal strategies by Quercus schottkyana to mitigate the effects of weevil infestation of acorns by Xia, Ke, Harrower, William L., Turkington, Roy, Tan, Hong-Yu, Zhou, Zhe-Kun

“…We investigated how pre-dispersal strategies may mitigate the effects of weevil infestation of acorns in a population of Quercus schottkyana, a dominant oak in…”
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Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in a changing landscape and warming climate: A decadal synthesis of global conservation ecology research by Fisher, Jason T., Murray, Sean, Barrueto, Mirjam, Carroll, Kathleen, Clevenger, Anthony P., Hausleitner, Doris, Harrower, William, Heim, Nicole, Heinemeyer, Kim, Jacob, Aerin L., Jung, Thomas S., Kortello, Andrea, Ladle, Andrew, Long, Robert, MacKay, Paula, Sawaya, Michael A.

“…Wolverines are vulnerable to multiple, widespread, increasing forms of human activity so have become an indicator of conservation success or failure for…”
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Threats to Canadian species at risk: An analysis of finalized recovery strategies by McCune, Jenny L., Harrower, William L., Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Brogan, Jason M., Csergő, Anna-Mária, Davidson, Lindsay N.K., Garani, Alice, Halpin, Luke R., Lipsen, Linda P.J., Lee, Christopher, Nelson, Jocelyn C., Prugh, Laura R., Stinson, Christopher M., Whitney, Charlotte K., Whitton, Jeannette

“…•We compile threats to Canada’s imperilled species from 146 recovery strategies.•We test for threat-related differences in recovery goals and strategy…”
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An experimental approach to addressing ecological questions related to the conservation of plant biodiversity in China by Turkington, Roy, Harrower, William L.

“…We briefly introduce and describe seven questions related to community structure and biodiversity conservation that can be addressed using field experiments,…”
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Predicting and Assessing Progress in the Restoration of Ecosystems by Sinclair, A.R.E., Pech, Roger P., Fryxell, John M., McCann, Kevin, Byrom, Andrea E., Savory, C. John, Brashares, Justin, Arthur, Anthony D., Catling, Peter C., Triska, Maggie D., Craig, Michael D., Sinclair, Tim J.E., McLaren, Jennie R., Turkington, Roy, Beyers, Rene L., Harrower, William L.

“…Restoration of degraded landscapes has become necessary to reverse the pervasive threats from human exploitation. Restoration requires first the monitoring of…”
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Whole‐river manipulation of olfactory cues affects upstream migration of sockeye salmon by Drenner, S. Matthew, Harrower, William L., Casselman, Matt T., Bett, Nolan N., Bass, Aurthor L., Middleton, Collin T., Hinch, Scott G.

“…This study experimentally manipulated olfactory cues in a river by adjusting hydropower operation and monitored behavioural responses of 193 adult sockeye…”
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Movements and Resource Selection of Fledgling Goshawks in Montane Forests of Southeastern British Columbia by Harrower, William L, Larsen, Karl W, Stuart-Smith, Kari A

“…The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) has been the subject of considerable interest because of the impact of logging on this species' nesting habitat…”
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Tissue Distribution and Toxicological Risk Assessment of Mercury and Other Elements in Northern Populations of Wolverine (Gulo gulo) by Chételat, John, Jung, Thomas S., Awan, Malik, Baryluk, Steven, Harrower, William, Kukka, Piia M., McClelland, Christine, Mowat, Garth, Pelletier, Nicolas, Rodford, Christine, Stimmelmayr, Raphaela

“…Wolverines are facultative scavengers that feed near the top of terrestrial food chains. We characterized concentrations of mercury and other trace elements in…”
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Gill‐Net Fishing Effort Predicts Physical Injuries on Sockeye Salmon Captured near Spawning Grounds by Kanigan, Adam M., Hinch, Scott G., Bass, Arthur L., Harrower, William L.

“…Nonretention in gill‐net fisheries for Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus spp. can be relatively high and can cause a variety of impairments to nonretained fish,…”
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Mortality of sockeye salmon raised under light backgrounds of different spectral composition by FLAMARIQUE, I. N, HARROWER, W. L

“…Salmon from a 3 male×3 female sockeye salmon cross were raised under three different light regimes (UV: 300-850nm for 8 hoursday^sup -1^, visible: 400-850nm…”
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An Early-Career Scientist's Guide to Delving Into Data Synthesis by Myers-Smith, Isla H., Harrower, William L.

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Movements and Resource Selection of Fledgling Goshawks in Montane Forests of Southeastern British Columbia by Harrower, William W, Larsen, Karl W, Stuart-Smith, Kari A

“…The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) has been the subject of considerable interest because of the impact of logging on this species' nesting habitat…”
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The use of digital photos to assess visual cover for wildlife in rangelands by Carlyle, Cameron N., Fraser, Lauchlan H., Haddow, Cindy M., Bings, Becky A., Harrower, William

“…Grassland vegetation can provide visual cover for terrestrial vertebrates. The most commonly used method to assess visual cover is the Robel pole. We test the…”
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Nesting requirements of the northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis atricapillus) in southeastern British Columbia by Harrower, William Laughton

“…The identification of resources animals select provides valuable insight into the factors that limit populations and control distributions. My objective in…”
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The relationship between refractive index and optical rotatory power with non-polar solutes and solvents, and optical activity induced by large electrostatic fields by Pryde, Alexander William Harrower

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