Search Results - "ROLOFF, GARY J."

Short-term responses of small mammal diversity to varying stand-scale patterns of retention tree patches by Sultaire, Sean M, Kroll, Andrew J, Verschuyl, Jake, Roloff, Gary J

“…Retention forestry is a common practice for biodiversity conservation in forests managed for wood production. Retention forestry often leaves unharvested…”
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Multispecies hierarchical modeling reveals variable responses of African carnivores to management alternatives by Farr, Matthew T., Green, David S., Holekamp, Kay E., Roloff, Gary J., Zipkin, Elise F.

“…Carnivore communities face unprecedented threats from humans. Yet, management regimes have variable effects on carnivores, where species may persist or decline…”
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Socio-economic factors correlating with illegal use of giraffe body parts by Muneza, Arthur B., Amakobe, Bernard, Kasaine, Simon, Kramer, Daniel B., Githiru, Mwangi, Roloff, Gary J., Hayward, Matt W., Montgomery, Robert A.

“…Unsustainable hunting, both illegal and legal, has led to the extirpation of many species. In the last 35 years giraffe Giraffa spp. populations have declined…”
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Habitat and climatic associations of climate‐sensitive species along a southern range boundary by Wilson, Evan C., Cousins, Stella, Etter, Dwayne R., Humphreys, John M., Roloff, Gary J., Carter, Neil H.

“…Climate change and habitat loss are recognized as important drivers of shifts in wildlife species' geographic distributions. While often considered…”
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Temporal transferability of wildlife habitat models: implications for habitat monitoring by Tuanmu, Mao-Ning, Viña, Andrés, Roloff, Gary J, Liu, Wei, Ouyang, Zhiyun, Zhang, Hemin, Liu, Jianguo

“…Aim Temporal transferability is an important issue when habitat models are used beyond the time frame corresponding to model development, but has not received…”
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Effects of varying retention tree patterns on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) taxonomic and functional diversity by Sultaire, Sean M., Kroll, Andrew J., Verschuyl, Jake, Landis, Douglas A., Roloff, Gary J.

“…Managing forests intensively for timber production can homogenize forest structure and, in turn, alter species richness and functional composition of native…”
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Improving species occupancy estimation when sampling violates the closure assumption by Otto, Clint R. V., Bailey, Larissa L., Roloff, Gary J.

“…Site occupancy models that account for imperfect detection of species are increasingly utilized in ecological research and wildlife monitoring. Occupancy…”
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Where wolves kill moose: the influence of prey life history dynamics on the landscape ecology of predation by Montgomery, Robert A, Vucetich, John A, Roloff, Gary J, Bump, Joseph K, Peterson, Rolf O

“…The landscape ecology of predation is well studied and known to be influenced by habitat heterogeneity. Little attention has been given to how the influence of…”
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Comparing population patterns to processes: abundance and survival of a forest salamander following habitat degradation by Otto, Clint R V, Roloff, Gary J, Thames, Rachael E

“…Habitat degradation resulting from anthropogenic activities poses immediate and prolonged threats to biodiversity, particularly among declining amphibians…”
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Use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in streams to detect feral swine ( Sus scrofa) by Hauger, Amberly N, Hollis-Etter, Karmen M, Etter, Dwayne R, Roloff, Gary J, Mahon, Andrew R

“…Invasive feral swine can damage ecosystems, disrupt plant and animal populations, and transmit diseases. Monitoring of feral swine populations requires…”
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Tamm review: Terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity and intensive forest management in the U.S by Demarais, Stephen, Verschuyl, Jacob P., Roloff, Gary J., Miller, Darren A., Wigley, T. Bently

“…•Intensive forest management affects terrestrial vertebrates primarily by modifying habitat.•Effects are species-specific and linked to intensity and extent of…”
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Spatial variation in bioclimatic relationships for a snow‐adapted species along a discontinuous southern range boundary by Sultaire, Sean M., Humphreys, John M., Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Pauli, Jonathan N., Roloff, Gary J.

“…Aim Variation in the relationship between variables across space, known as spatial non‐stationarity, is a common phenomenon in ecology. Species distribution…”
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Poaching Risks in Community-Based Natural Resource Management by KAHLER, JESSICA S., ROLOFF, GARY J., GORE, MEREDITH L.

“…Poaching can disrupt wildlife-management efforts in community-based natural resource management systems. Monitoring, estimating, and acquiring data on poaching…”
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Effects of Wild Pig Disturbance on Forest Vegetation and Soils by GRAY, STEVEN M., ROLOFF, GARY J., KRAMER, DANIEL B., ETTER, DWAYNE R., VERCAUTEREN, KURT C., MONTGOMERY, ROBERT A.

“…In North America, wild pigs (Sus scrofa; feral pigs, feral swine, wild boars) are a widespread exotic species capable of creating large-scale biotic and…”
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An individual-based model for direct and indirect transmission of chronic wasting disease in free-ranging white-tailed deer by Thompson, Noelle E, Butts, David J, Murillo, Michael S, O'Brien, Daniel J, Christensen, Sonja A, Porter, William F, Roloff, Gary J

“…•Our model reproduced trends in prevalence reported by state wildlife agencies.•One infected deer led to an outbreak of CWD in 29 % of introduction events.•CWD…”
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Retained structures and bird communities in clearcut forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA by Linden, Daniel W., Roloff, Gary J.

“…•Retained habitat elements in private PNW clearcuts are typically rotation-aged trees.•Densities of standing retention were low while downed wood was…”
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Correction to: Of Mink and Men? Surveilling Human Attitudes at the Zoonotic Human–Wildlife Boundary by Gore, Meredith L., Rizzolo, Jessica B., Roloff, Gary J.

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Sapling Stocking Targets for Multiple Management Goals in Northern Hardwood Forests: How Do Stands Measure Up? by Walters, Michael B, Henry, Catherine R, Farinosi, Evan J, Roloff, Gary J, Donovan, Michael L, Hartman, Jason P

“…Abstract Well-stocked natural tree regeneration is critical to sustainable management of northern hardwood forests (NHF) by selection silviculture, but…”
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Of Mink and Men? Surveilling Human Attitudes at the Zoonotic Human–Wildlife Boundary by Gore, Meredith L., Rizzolo, Jessica B., Roloff, Gary J.

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Variation in elk response to roads by season, sex, and road type by Montgomery, Robert A., Roloff, Gary J., Millspaugh, Joshua J.

“…Despite the near universal recognition that roads negatively affect wildlife, the mechanisms that elicit animal responses to roads are often ambiguous or…”
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