How artificial feeding for tourism-watching modifies black bear space use and habitat selection

2014 ◽  
Vol 78 (7) ◽  
pp. 1228-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Massé ◽  
Christian Dussault ◽  
Claude Dussault ◽  
Jacques Ibarzabal
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Black Bear ◽  
Artificial Feeding

Habitat selection by black bears in an intensively logged boreal forest

2008 ◽  
Vol 86 (11) ◽  
pp. 1307-1316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Brodeur ◽  
Jean-Pierre Ouellet ◽  
Réhaume Courtois ◽  
Daniel Fortin
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Black Bear ◽  
Black Bears ◽  
Ground Vegetation ◽  
Use Patterns

Extensive logging of the boreal forest rejuvenates landscapes once dominated by old-growth stands. As black bear ( Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780) fitness and behavior are known to be primarily related to the abundance of shade-intolerant soft mast species in northern forests, we hypothesized that logging will influence habitat and space use patterns of black bears. We used VHF telemetry on 12 female black bears in the Réserve faunique des Laurentides (Quebec, Canada) to investigate seasonal patterns of habitat selection in an exploited heterogeneous boreal landscape at different spatial scales. Habitat characterization based on seven forest cover types allowed us to compare the productivity of key forage species in various post-logging age classes. Regenerating stands (6–20 years old) had the uppermost ground vegetation cover, providing both the highest density and a high biomass of berries. Black bears preferred regenerating stands (6–20 years old) and avoided mature coniferous forests inside their home range. Home-range size was inversely related to the proportion of regenerating stands (6–20 years old). Intensive logging influenced black bear habitat and space use patterns, and presumably their population dynamics. An increase in the habitat quality of an opportunistic predator poses great concern for conservation, especially for forest-dwelling woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)).

scholarly journals Human-induced changes in habitat preference by capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and their potential effect on zoonotic disease transmission

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago C. Dias ◽  
Jared A. Stabach ◽  
Qiongyu Huang ◽  
Marcelo B. Labruna ◽  
Peter Leimgruber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Resource Selection ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Zoonotic Disease ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Selection Strategies ◽  
Hydrochoerus Hydrochaeris ◽  
Natural Landscapes

AbstractHuman activities are changing landscape structure and function globally, affecting wildlife space use, and ultimately increasing human-wildlife conflicts and zoonotic disease spread. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a conflict species that has been implicated in the spread and amplification of the most lethal tick-borne disease in the world, the Brazilian spotted fever (BSF). Even though essential to understand the link between capybaras, ticks and the BSF, many knowledge gaps still exist regarding the effects of human disturbance in capybara space use. Here, we analyzed diurnal and nocturnal habitat selection strategies of capybaras across natural and human-modified landscapes using resource selection functions (RSF). Selection for forested habitats was high across human- modified landscapes, mainly during day- periods. Across natural landscapes, capybaras avoided forests during both day- and night periods. Water was consistently selected across both landscapes, during day- and nighttime. This variable was also the most important in predicting capybara habitat selection across natural landscapes. Capybaras showed slightly higher preferences for areas near grasses/shrubs across natural landscapes, and this variable was the most important in predicting capybara habitat selection across human-modified landscapes. Our results demonstrate human-driven variation in habitat selection strategies by capybaras. This behavioral adjustment across human-modified landscapes may be related to BSF epidemiology.

scholarly journals Variable habitat selection and movement patterns among Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) populations in Saskatchewan

2019 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tera L. Edkins ◽  
Christopher M. Somers ◽  
Mark C. Vanderwel ◽  
Miranda J. Sadar ◽  
Ray G. Poulin
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Radio Telemetry ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Range Limit ◽  
Northern Range Limit ◽  
Range Overlap ◽  
Conservation Concern ◽  
River Valleys

Pituophis catenifer sayi (Bullsnake) is a sparsely studied subspecies of conservation concern in Canada. Basic ecological information is lacking for P. c. sayi, which reaches its northern range limit in western Canada. To address this gap, we used radio-telemetry to examine space use and habitat selection in three populations of Bullsnakes in disjunct river valley systems (Frenchman, Big Muddy, and South Saskatchewan River Valleys) across their Saskatchewan range. Bullsnakes in two valleys used up to three times more space, travelled 2.5-times farther from overwintering sites, and had lower home range overlap than the third population. Landscape-level habitat selection was flexible, with snakes in all populations using both natural and human-modified habitats most frequently. Fine-scale habitat selection was also similar among populations, with Bullsnakes selecting sites within 1 m of refuges, regardless of whether they were natural or anthropogenic. Based on these results, Bullsnakes are flexible in their broad scale habitat use, as long as they are provided with fine scale refuge sites. The distribution of key seasonal resources appears to ultimately determine space use and habitat selection by Bullsnakes, regardless of the geographic location of the population.

scholarly journals The Ornithodolite as a tool to quantify animal space use and habitat selection: a case study with birds diving in tidal waters

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma-Louise COLE ◽  
James J WAGGITT ◽  
Anders HEDENSTROM ◽  
Marco PIANO ◽  
Mark D. HOLTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Tidal Waters

scholarly journals Space use, habitat selection, and day-beds of the common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) in human-modified habitats in Sabah, Borneo

2013 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 1169-1178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Nakashima ◽  
Miyabi Nakabayashi ◽  
Jumrafiha Abd. Sukor
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Palm Civet ◽  
The Common

Space use, habitat selection and activity patterns of female Sardinian mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) during the lambing season

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 589-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Ciuti ◽  
Anna Pipia ◽  
Stefano Grignolio ◽  
Fabio Ghiandai ◽  
Marco Apollonio
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Space Use

Space Use and Habitat Selection of American Badgers (Taxidea Taxus) in Southwestern Wisconsin

2019 ◽  
Vol 182 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
James C. Doyle ◽  
David W. Sample ◽  
Lindsey Long ◽  
Timothy R. Van Deelen
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Taxidea Taxus ◽  
Selection Of

Comparative Space Use and Habitat Selection of Moose Around Feeding Stations

2010 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floris M. van Beest ◽  
Leif Egil Loe ◽  
Atle Mysterud ◽  
Jos M. Milner
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Space Use and Habitat Selection by Resident and Transient Coyotes (Canis latrans)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e0132203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph W. Hinton ◽  
Frank T. van Manen ◽  
Michael J. Chamberlain
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Canis Latrans ◽  
Space Use
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