Decadal declines in avian herbivore reproduction: Density‐dependent nutrition and phenological mismatch in the Arctic

MV Ross, RT Alisauskas, DC Douglas, DK Kellett - Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A full understanding of population dynamics depends not only on estimation of mechanistic
contributions of recruitment and survival, but also knowledge about the ecological processes …

Local population collapse of Ross's and lesser snow geese driven by failing recruitment and diminished philopatry

MD Weegman, RT Alisauskas, DK Kellett, Q Zhao… - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamics of free‐ranging animal populations can result from complex interplays of survival,
recruitment and movement. Yet incomplete understanding of demography impedes …

Qanuq ukua kanguit sunialiqpitigu? (What should we do with all of these geese?) Collaborative research to support wildlife co-management and Inuit self …

DA Henri, NA Carter, A Irkok, S Nipisar… - Arctic …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Inuit living in Nunavut have harvested light geese and lived near goose colonies for
generations. Inuit knowledge includes important information about light goose ecology and …

Density‐dependent and phenological mismatch effects on growth and survival in lesser snow and Ross's goslings

MV Ross, RT Alisauskas, DC Douglas… - Journal of Avian …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Strong seasonality of high‐latitude environments imposes temporal constraints on forage
availability and quality for keystone herbivores in terrestrial arctic ecosystems, including …

ESTIMATING TOXOPLASMA GONDII EXPOSURE IN ARCTIC FOXES (VULPES LAGOPUS) WHILE NAVIGATING THE IMPERFECT WORLD OF WILDLIFE …

SA Elmore, G Samelius, B Al-Adhami… - Journal of wildlife …, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
Although the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is ubiquitous in birds and mammals
worldwide, the full suite of hosts and transmission routes is not completely understood …

[HTML][HTML] Endoparasites in the feces of arctic foxes in a terrestrial ecosystem in Canada

SA Elmore, LF Lalonde, G Samelius… - International Journal for …, 2013 - Elsevier
The parasites of arctic foxes in the central Canadian Arctic have not been well described.
Canada's central Arctic is undergoing dramatic environmental change, which is predicted to …

[BOOK][B] Surveys of nesting lesser snow geese and Ross's geese in Arctic Canada, 2002-2009

RH Kerbes, KM Meeres, RT Alisauskas - 2014 - pcoa.ca
Aerial photographic and visual surveys of colonies of lesser snow geese, Chen
caerulescens caerulescens,(hereafter, snow geese) and Ross's geese, Chen rossii, were …

TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN ARCTIC FOXES (VULPES LAGOPUS): A LONG-TERM MARK-RECAPTURE SEROLOGIC STUDY AT …

É Bouchard, SA Elmore… - Journal of wildlife …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Transmission dynamics of Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite of importance for wildlife and
human health, are enigmatic in the Arctic tundra, where free-ranging wild and domestic felid …

Annual survival and seasonal hunting mortality of midcontinent snow geese

AM Calvert, RT Alisauskas… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Annual banding programs have allowed the estimation of key demographic parameters for
many populations of harvested wildlife, yet they often provide little insight into vital rate …

Reduction in biomass of freshwater arctic vegetation by foraging and nesting hyperabundant herbivores shows recovery

DK Kellett, RT Alisauskas - Ecosphere, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic‐nesting geese are specialist herbivores of grasses and sedges (collectively,
graminoids). Under moderate grazing pressure, these migratory herbivores can create and …