The need for integrative approaches to understand and conserve migratory ungulates

DT Bolger, WD Newmark, TA Morrison… - Ecology letters, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two centuries overhunting, anthropogenic barriers and habitat loss have
disrupted many ungulate migrations. We review the literature on ungulate migration …

The role of food, weather and climate in limiting the abundance of animals

TCR White - Biological Reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
More and more studies are demonstrating that populations of animals‐from herbivores to top
predators, vertebrates and invertebrates‐are limited by their food, and that the availability of …

[CARTE][B] The normalized difference vegetation index

N Pettorelli - 2013 - books.google.com
There has been a recent surge of interest in remote sensing and its use in ecology and
conservation but this is the first book to focus explicitly on the NDVI (Normalised Difference …

The greenscape shapes surfing of resource waves in a large migratory herbivore

EO Aikens, MJ Kauffman, JA Merkle… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Green Wave Hypothesis posits that herbivore migration manifests in response
to waves of spring green‐up (ie green‐wave surfing). Nonetheless, empirical support for the …

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): unforeseen successes in animal ecology

N Pettorelli, S Ryan, T Mueller, N Bunnefeld… - Climate research, 2011 - int-res.com
This review highlights the latest developments associated with the use of the Normalized
Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in ecology. Over the last decade, the NDVI has proven …

A migratory northern ungulate in the pursuit of spring: jum** or surfing the green wave?

R Bischof, LE Loe, EL Meisingset… - The American …, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
The forage-maturation hypothesis (FMH) states that herbivores migrate along a
phenological gradient of plant development in order to maximize energy intake. Despite …

A model‐driven approach to quantify migration patterns: individual, regional and yearly differences

N Bunnefeld, L Börger, B van Moorter… - Journal of Animal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Animal migration has long intrigued scientists and wildlife managers alike, yet migratory
species face increasing challenges because of habitat fragmentation, climate change and …

A multi‐scale test of the forage maturation hypothesis in a partially migratory ungulate population

M Hebblewhite, E Merrill… - Ecological monographs, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The forage maturation hypothesis (FMH) proposes that ungulate migration is driven by
selection for high forage quality. Because quality declines with plant maturation, but intake …

Resource waves: phenological diversity enhances foraging opportunities for mobile consumers

JB Armstrong, G Takimoto, DE Schindler, MM Hayes… - Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Time can be a limiting constraint for consumers, particularly when resource phenology
mediates foraging opportunity. Though a large body of research has explored how resource …

Early onset of vegetation growth vs. rapid green‐up: Impacts on juvenile mountain ungulates

N Pettorelli, F Pelletier, A Hardenberg… - Ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal patterns of climate and vegetation growth are expected to be altered by global
warming. In alpine environments, the reproduction of birds and mammals is tightly linked to …