The past decade has seen a rapid increase in the number of studies dealing with the genetic
consequences of habitat fragmentation, in large part because of the increasing accessibility …

Abstract Knowledge of how disturbances such as fire shape habitat structure and
composition, and affect animal interactions, is fundamental to ecology and ecosystem …

Logistic regression is an important tool for wildlife habitat‐selection studies, but the method
frequently has been misapplied due to an inadequate understanding of the logistic model …

The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and
conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, abundance …

Anthropogenic features such as urbanization, roads, and power lines, are increasing in
western United States landscapes in response to rapidly growing human populations …

Habitat choice is an evolutionary product of animals experiencing increased fitness when
preferentially occupying high‐quality habitat. However, an ecological trap (ET) can occur …

In human-dominated landscapes, species with large spatial requirements, such as large
carnivores, have to deal with human infrastructure and activities within their home ranges …

Seasonal food habits and activity patterns were examined for grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in
west-central Alberta, Canada, to better understand habitat requirements in a threatened …

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos L.) populations in Alberta are threatened by habitat loss and high
rates of human-caused mortality. Spatial depictions of fitness would greatly improve …

Multi-scale studies ostensibly allow us to form generalizations regarding the importance of
scale in understanding ecosystem function, and in the application of the same ecological …