22 Result(s)

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Warm springs alter timing but not total growth of temperate deciduous trees

As the climate changes, warmer spring temperatures are causing earlier leaf-out^1–3 and commencement of CO₂ uptake^1,3 in temperate deciduous forests, resulting in a tendency towards increased growing season length

Cameron Dow, Albert Y. Kim, Loïc D’Orangeville, Erika B. Gonzalez-Akre… in Nature (2022)

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Not all forests are alike: the role of commercial forest in the conservation of landscape connectivity for the giant panda

The downlisting of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from Endangered to Vulnerable in IUCN Red List confirms the effectiveness of current conservation practices. However, future survival of giant panda is stil...

Hongliang Bu, William J. McShea, Dajun Wang, Fang Wang, You** Chen… in Landscape Ecology (2021)

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Differential and interacting impacts of invasive plants and white-tailed deer in eastern U.S. forests

Forests in eastern North America are experiencing high densities of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and encroachment by invasive plants, both of which threaten native biodiversity. We review the litera...

David L. Gorchov, Bernd Blossey, Kristine M. Averill… in Biological Invasions (2021)

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Long-Term Impacts of Invasive Insects and Pathogens on Composition, Biomass, and Diversity of Forests in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains

Exotic forest insects and pathogens (EFIP) have become regular features of temperate forest ecosystems, yet we lack a long-term perspective on their net impacts on tree mortality, carbon sequestration, and tre...

Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Valentine Herrmann, Wendy B. Cass… in Ecosystems (2021)

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Retreat of large carnivores across the giant panda distribution range

As both a flagship and umbrella species, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is one of the most heavily invested species in conservation. Here, we report the wide distribution range retreat of the leopard (P...

Sheng Li, William J. McShea, Dajun Wang, **aodong Gu… in Nature Ecology & Evolution (2020)

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Globally common, locally rare: revisiting disregarded genetic diversity for conservation planning of widespread species

Species endangerment, as determined by the national and international authorities, are crucial in conservation decisions at local and regional scales. While species are the priority unit of conservation, the s...

Mukesh Thakur, Esther Wullschleger Schättin… in Biodiversity and Conservation (2018)

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Fine-scale patch mosaic of developmental stages in Northeast American secondary temperate forests: the European perspective

Conceptual models that describe temperate forest dynamics differ substantially between Europe and America. In Europe, the concept of the forest cycle describes a sequentially shifting fine-scale mosaic of patc...

Kamil Král, Jessica Shue, Tomáš Vrška… in European Journal of Forest Research (2016)

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Volunteer-run cameras as distributed sensors for macrosystem mammal research

Variation in the abundance of animals affects a broad range of ecosystem processes. However, patterns of abundance for large mammals, and the effects of human disturbances on them are not well understood becau...

William J. McShea, Tavis Forrester, Robert Costello, Zhihai He… in Landscape Ecology (2016)

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Vertical habitat segregation as a mechanism for coexistence in sympatric rodents

Coexistence has been widely studied in small mammals and frequently is assumed to be facilitated by habitat segregation. Using live trap** and spool-and-line experiments, we analyzed habitat selection and se...

Peter Leimgruber, William J. McShea, Melissa Songer in Mammalian Biology (2014)

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Seasonal migration by a large forest ungulate: a study on takin (Budorcas taxicolor) in Sichuan Province, China

Migration in large mammals is a biological phenomenon that involves seasonal movements over a vertical or horizontal scale that encompasses distances of more than several home ranges. Takin are large bovid her...

Tian-Pei Guan, Bao-Ming Ge, William J. McShea… in European Journal of Wildlife Research (2013)

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Effects of an earthquake on wildlife behavior: a case study of takin (Budorcas taxicolor) in Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, China

The question of whether large-scale disturbances, such as earthquakes, impact an animal’s behavior significantly is an important question, but one that is difficult to answer due to the unpredictability of the...

Bao-Ming Ge, Tian-Pei Guan, David Powell, William J. McShea… in Ecological Research (2011)

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Beyond pandas, the need for a standardized monitoring protocol for large mammals in Chinese nature reserves

Monitoring programs are important for effective conservation and management programs. However, most of these programs rely on indirect sign surveys of elusive animals that often leave cryptic signs of their pr...

Sheng Li, Dajun Wang, **aodong Gu, William J. McShea in Biodiversity and Conservation (2010)

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Use of Remote-Trip Cameras for Wildlife Surveys and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Conservation Activities at a Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province, China

Monitoring the effectiveness of management activities within reserves is always a complicated task. When the focus of management activities is mammals, it is difficult to monitor their populations in a way tha...

Wang Dajun, Li Sheng, William J. McShea, Li Ming Fu in Environmental Management (2006)

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An experiment on the ability of free-ranging turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) to locate carrion by chemical cues

William J. McShea, Elizabeth G. Reese, Thomas W. Small, Paul J. Weldon in CHEMOECOLOGY (2000)

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Predation and its Potential Impact on the Behavior of Microtine Rodents

I examined three separate studies of meadow voles for rates and patterns of Predation. Predation losses were highest during the winter and lowest during the autumn. For lactating females, Predation losses were...

William J. McShea in Social Systems and Population Cycles in Voles (1990)