Estimating wolf abundance with unverified methods

A Treves - Academia Biology, 2023 - academia.edu
Wildlife abundance can be very difficult to estimate, especially for rare and elusive species,
such as wolves. Over nearly a century, wolf scientists have developed methods for …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging local wildlife surveys for robust occupancy trend estimation

JL Heiman, JM Tucker, SN Sells, JJ Millspaugh… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural resource agencies are frequently tasked with monitoring populations of at-risk
species to ensure management activities do not negatively affect the viability of wildlife …

[HTML][HTML] Species ecology can bias population estimates

E Numminen, M Jokinen, A Lindén, J Vanhatalo - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Population indices are summary statistics computed from population monitoring data and
routinely used in population management and ecological studies. Changes in a population …

Geometric theory on large-scale and local determination of density dependence of a recovering large carnivore population

Y Shen, ER Olson, TR Van Deelen - arxiv preprint arxiv:2311.14815, 2023 - arxiv.org
Density-dependent population growth is a feature of large carnivores like wolves ($\textit
{Canis lupus} $), with mechanisms typically attributed to resource (eg prey) limitation. Such …

Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance of nutritional traits of groundnut breeding lines (Arachis hypogaea L.)

RA Amoah - Academia Biology, 2023 - academia.edu
Proximate and mineral composition are noted to be important parameters that determines
the nutritional quality of groundnut products. However, low genetic variability has been a …

Understanding the Drivers of Body Condition in Female Elk: Implications for Nutritional Ecology on Changing Landscapes

NP Bealer - 2023 - scholarworks.umt.edu
Ungulate body condition is often understood to reflect the nutritional resources on the
landscape but is ultimately influenced by more than forage because body condition …

[PDF][PDF] 2023-2027 Wolf population forecasting report

A Godar, D Messmer, J Gude - fwp.mt.gov
The FWP commission was directed by the 2021 Montana legislature (SB 314) to reduce wolf
populations to a sustainable level that is not less than the number needed to support 15 …