Population census size (NC) and effective population sizes (N e) are two crucial parameters
that influence population viability, wildlife management decisions, and conservation …

Transportation infrastructures such as roads, railroads and canals can have major
environmental impacts. Ecological road effects include the destruction and fragmentation of …

Human presence exerts complex effects on the ecology of species, which has implications
for biodiversity persistence in protected areas experiencing increasing human recreation …

Grizzly bears (brown bears; Ursus arctos) are imperiled in the southern extent of their range
worldwide. The threatened population in northwestern Montana, USA, has been managed …

Population fragmentation compromises population viability, reduces a species ability to
respond to climate change, and ultimately may reduce biodiversity. We studied the current …

Context Environmental DNA, or eDNA, methods are a novel application of non-invasive
genetic sampling in which DNA from organisms is detected via sampling of water or soil …

Animals that must hunt and kill for at least part of their living are inherently interesting to
many people and the role that carnivores play in biological communities attract interest from …

ABSTRACT DNA‐based mark‐recapture has become a methodological cornerstone of
research focused on bear species. The objective of such studies is often to estimate …

Plants are not ideal foods for bears yet many populations are largely vegetarian.
Implications of this diet on the body composition, fitness, and competiveness of black (Ursus …

Human activities have dramatic effects on the distribution and abundance of wildlife.
Increased road densities and human presence in wilderness areas have elevated human …