Seasonal Shifts in Diet and Gut Microbiota of the American Bison (Bison bison) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 North American bison (Bison bison) are becoming increasingly important to both grassland management and commercial ranching. However, a lack of quantitative data on their diet constrains conservation efforts and the ability to predict bison effects on ...
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Assessing Potential Habitat and Carrying Capacity for Reintroduction of Plains Bison (Bison bison bison) in Banff National Park [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Interest in bison (Bison bison, B. bonasus) conservation and restoration continues to grow globally. In Canada, plains bison (B. b. bison) are threatened, occupying less than 0.5% of their former range. The largest threat to their recovery is the lack of
Mark Hebblewhite, Robin Steenweg
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The King in the Crosshairs: Evidence of a Predation Attempt on European Bison by Wolves [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe European bison (Bison bonasus), often referred to as ‘the king of the forest’, is a species with a unique and complex conservation story. The large mammal is often described as a non‐prey species, serving as a baseline reference in comparative ...
Robin Rozemarijn Wijnands +1 more
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Herbivory Dominates the Spring Diet of American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in a Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae) Neonatal Range, Suggesting Minimal Bison Consumption [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionStudying an organism's foraging behavior, especially for predator species, provides insight into their ecology, habitat needs, and interspecific relationships.
Molly E. Sharp +2 more
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Food Waste in Developed Countries and Cold Chain Logistics [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Food waste is a tough and profound question in the world. Although the development of agricultural technology has effectively promoted the increase of vegetable and fruit production, one-third of global vegetable and fruit production are still wasted ...
Li Hongwei, Pan Peng
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Ecologically sustainable human exploitation of the Gran Dolina TD10.2 bison (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThere is evidence that communal hunting of bison was a practice that occurred from the Middle Pleistocene to historic times and was also observed among Indigenous Americans.
Guillermo Rodríguez-Gómez +9 more
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Bison and elk spatiotemporal interactions in Elk Island National Park
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 Elk Island National Park (EINP) is a fenced park in the Beaver Hills UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of central Alberta where aspen parkland is being conserved.
Jennifer M. Foca, Mark S. Boyce
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Diversity, 2022 The historic western edge of the bison (Bison bison) range and the ecological processes that caused its formation are frequently debated with important implications for bison restoration across North America.
Jonathan James Farr, Clifford A. White
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Animals, 2021 Among the most rapidly declining birds in continental North America, grassland birds evolved with American bison (Bison bison) until bison nearly became extinct due to overhunting.
Rachel H. Kaplan +6 more
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Mitochondrial Genome Analysis Reveals Historical Lineages in Yellowstone Bison. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Yellowstone National Park is home to one of the only plains bison populations that have continuously existed on their present landscape since prehistoric times without evidence of domestic cattle introgression.
David Forgacs +3 more
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