Integrating snow science and wildlife ecology in Arctic-boreal North America
Snow covers Arctic and boreal regions (ABRs) for approximately 9 months of the year, thus
snowscapes dominate the form and function of tundra and boreal ecosystems. In recent …
snowscapes dominate the form and function of tundra and boreal ecosystems. In recent …
Collaborative wildlife–snow science: Integrating wildlife and snow expertise to improve research and management
For wildlife inhabiting snowy environments, snow properties such as onset date, depth,
strength, and distribution can influence many aspects of ecology, including movement …
strength, and distribution can influence many aspects of ecology, including movement …
Highlighting the role of biota in feedback loops from tundra ecosystems to the atmosphere
The rapid climatic and environmental changes observed in the Arctic and across the globe
in general call for reliable model projections. In recent years our understanding of ongoing …
in general call for reliable model projections. In recent years our understanding of ongoing …
Svalbard reindeer winter diets: Long‐term dietary shifts to graminoids in response to a changing climate
Arctic ecosystems are changing dramatically with warmer and wetter conditions resulting in
complex interactions between herbivores and their forage. We investigated how Svalbard …
complex interactions between herbivores and their forage. We investigated how Svalbard …
Get it while it's hot: Benefits of a large herbivore exploiting stochastic resource pulses in a time of food scarcity
To persist in seasonal environments, animals track, exploit, and store energy when food is
plentiful. Seasonal changes in plant phenology that are predictable allow animals to track …
plentiful. Seasonal changes in plant phenology that are predictable allow animals to track …
Quantifying effects of snow depth on caribou winter range selection and movement in Arctic Alaska
Background Caribou and reindeer across the Arctic spend more than two thirds of their lives
moving in snow. Yet snow-specific mechanisms driving their winter ecology and potentially …
moving in snow. Yet snow-specific mechanisms driving their winter ecology and potentially …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of tundra vegetation type on topsoil temperature in central Spitsbergen (Svalbard, High Arctic)
Current climatic models and projections forecast further increases in air temperature in the
Arctic in the future. Therefore, new knowledge concerning the variability of air and soil …
Arctic in the future. Therefore, new knowledge concerning the variability of air and soil …
Context-dependent group size: effects of population density, habitat, and season
Group size can vary in relation to population density, habitat, and season. Habitat and
season may also interact with population density and affect group size through varying …
season may also interact with population density and affect group size through varying …
Elk responses to management hunting and hazing
Human‐wildlife conflicts are widespread around the world and result in property damage,
disease spillover, financial loss, and decreased tolerance of wildlife. Increasing elk (Cervus …
disease spillover, financial loss, and decreased tolerance of wildlife. Increasing elk (Cervus …
[HTML][HTML] High seasonal overlap in habitat suitability in a non-migratory High Arctic ungulate
Understanding drivers of space use and habitat selection is essential for management and
conservation, especially under rapid environmental change. Here, we develop summer and …
conservation, especially under rapid environmental change. Here, we develop summer and …