Search Results - "Proffitt, Kelly M"

Non‐invasive monitoring of multiple wildlife health factors by fecal microbiome analysis by Pannoni, Samuel B., Proffitt, Kelly M., Holben, William E.

“…Fecal microbial biomarkers represent a less invasive alternative for acquiring information on wildlife populations than many traditional sampling…”
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Fence types influence pronghorn movement responses by DeVoe, Jesse D., Proffitt, Kelly M., Millspaugh, Joshua J.

“…Impediments that constrain animal movements across spatiotemporally heterogeneous landscapes can result in reduced or complete loss of access to critical…”
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Wildfire extends the shelf life of elk nutritional resources regardless of fire severity by Snobl, Lauren A., Proffitt, Kelly M., Millspaugh, Joshua J.

“…Large‐scale, high‐severity wildfires are increasingly frequent across the western United States. Fire severity affects the amount of vegetation removed and…”
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Evaluating the summer landscapes of predation risk and forage quality for elk (Cervus canadensis) by Paterson, John Terrill, Proffitt, Kelly M., DeCesare, Nicholas J., Gude, Justin A., Hebblewhite, Mark

“…The recovery of carnivore populations in North American has consequences for trophic interactions and population dynamics of prey. In addition to direct…”
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Evaluating wildlife translocations using genomics: A bighorn sheep case study by Flesch, Elizabeth P., Graves, Tabitha A., Thomson, Jennifer M., Proffitt, Kelly M., White, P. J., Stephenson, Thomas R., Garrott, Robert A.

“…Wildlife restoration often involves translocation efforts to reintroduce species and supplement small, fragmented populations. We examined the genomic…”
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Respiratory pathogens and their association with population performance in Montana and Wyoming bighorn sheep populations by Butler, Carson J, Edwards, William H, Paterson, J Terrill, Proffitt, Kelly M, Jennings-Gaines, Jessica E, Killion, Halcyon J, Wood, Mary E, Ramsey, Jennifer M, Almberg, Emily S, Dewey, Sarah R, McWhirter, Douglas E, Courtemanch, Alyson B, White, P J, Rotella, Jay J, Garrott, Robert A

“…Respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae and Pasteurellaceae poses a formidable challenge for bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) conservation…”
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Assessing respiratory pathogen communities in bighorn sheep populations: Sampling realities, challenges, and improvements by Butler, Carson J, Edwards, William H, Jennings-Gaines, Jessica E, Killion, Halcyon J, Wood, Mary E, McWhirter, Douglas E, Paterson, J Terrill, Proffitt, Kelly M, Almberg, Emily S, White, P J, Rotella, Jay J, Garrott, Robert A

“…Respiratory disease has been a persistent problem for the recovery of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), but has uncertain etiology. The disease has been…”
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Grizzly bear predation links the loss of native trout to the demography of migratory elk in Yellowstone by Middleton, Arthur D., Morrison, Thomas A., Fortin, Jennifer K., Robbins, Charles T., Proffitt, Kelly M., White, P. J., McWhirter, Douglas E., Koel, Todd M., Brimeyer, Douglas G., Fairbanks, W. Sue, Kauffman, Matthew J.

“…The loss of aquatic subsidies such as spawning salmonids is known to threaten a number of terrestrial predators, but the effects on alternative prey species…”
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Modeling broad‐scale patterns of elk summer resource selection in Montana using regional and population‐specific models by Ranglack, Dustin H., Proffitt, Kelly M., Canfield, Jodie E., Gude, Justin A., Rotella, Jay, Garrott, Robert A.

“…Understanding animal distribution is important for management of populations and their habitats. Across the western United States, elk (Cervus canadensis)…”
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Regional variability in pregnancy and survival rates of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep by Proffitt, Kelly M., Courtemanch, Alyson B., Dewey, Sarah R., Lowrey, Blake, McWhirter, Douglas E., Monteith, Kevin.L., Paterson, J. Terrill, Rotella, Jay, White, Patrick J., Garrott, Robert A.

“…In the Rocky Mountains, bighorn sheep restoration has been only marginally effective; this iconic wilderness species currently exists at a fraction of their…”
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Characterizing population and individual migration patterns among native and restored bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) by Lowrey, Blake, Proffitt, Kelly M., McWhirter, Douglas E., White, Patrick J., Courtemanch, Alyson B., Dewey, Sarah R., Miyasaki, Hollie M., Monteith, Kevin L., Mao, Julie S., Grigg, Jamin L., Butler, Carson J., Lula, Ethan S., Garrott, Robert A.

“…Migration evolved as a behavior to enhance fitness through exploiting spatially and temporally variable resources and avoiding predation or other threats…”
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evaluation of density-dependent and density-independent influences on population growth rates in Weddell seals by Rotella, Jay J, Link, William A, Hadley, Gillian L, Garrott, Robert A, Proffitt, Kelly M

“…Much of the existing literature that evaluates the roles of density-dependent and density-independent factors on population dynamics has been called into…”
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Linking landscape-scale differences in forage to ungulate nutritional ecology by Proffitt, Kelly M., Hebblewhite, Mark, Peters, Wibke, Hupp, Nicole, Shamhart, Julee

“…Understanding how habitat and nutritional condition affect ungulate populations is necessary for informing management, particularly in areas experiencing…”
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Assessing the importance of demographic parameters for population dynamics using Bayesian integrated population modeling by Eacker, Daniel R., Lukacs, Paul M., Proffitt, Kelly M., Hebblewhite, Mark

“…To successfully respond to changing habitat, climate or harvest, managers need to identify the most effective strategies to reverse population trends of…”
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Native forage mediates influence of irrigated agriculture on migratory behaviour of elk by Barker, Kristin J., Mitchell, Michael S., Proffitt, Kelly M., Hoye, Bethany

“…Ungulates migrate to maximize nutritional intake when forage varies seasonally. Populations of ungulates often include both migratory and non‐migratory…”
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Mapping resource selection functions in wildlife studies: Concerns and recommendations by Morris, Lillian R., Proffitt, Kelly M., Blackburn, Jason K.

“…Predicting the spatial distribution of animals is an important and widely used tool with applications in wildlife management, conservation, and population…”
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Incorporating vital rates and harvest into stochastic population models to forecast elk population dynamics by Paterson, J. Terrill, Proffitt, Kelly M., Rotella, Jay J.

“…The dynamics of ungulate populations across variable ecosystems and management strategies demonstrate disparate trajectories such that some populations are…”
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Hiding Without Cover? Defining Elk Security in a Beetle-Killed Forest by LOWREY, BLAKE, DEVOE, JESSE, PROFFITT, KELLY M., GARROTT, ROBERT A.

“…Recent mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae; pine beetle) outbreaks in the western United States have affected nearly 18 million ha of pine (Pinus…”
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Autumn resource selection by female elk in a recently burned landscape in western Montana by Snobl, Lauren A., Proffitt, Kelly M., Hansen, Christopher P., Millspaugh, Joshua J.

“…Wildfire activity across the western United States has increased in recent decades, with wildfires burning at a higher severity and larger scale. The effect of…”
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Conserving transboundary wildlife migrations: recent insights from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem by Middleton, Arthur D, Sawyer, Hall, Merkle, Jerod A, Kauffman, Matthew J, Cole, Eric K, Dewey, Sarah R, Gude, Justin A, Gustine, David D, McWhirter, Douglas E, Proffitt, Kelly M, White, PJ

“…Animal migrations are ecologically, culturally, and economically important. Ungulate populations in many parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas…”
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