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Experimental moose reduction lowers wolf density and stops decline of endangered caribou [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 The expansion of moose into southern British Columbia caused the decline and extirpation of woodland caribou due to their shared predators, a process commonly referred to as apparent competition.
Robert Serrouya +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Accurate estimates of animal diet composition are essential to untangle complex interactions in food webs. Biomarkers and molecular tools are increasingly used to estimate diet, sometimes alongside traditional dietary tracing methods.
Michaël Bonin +4 more
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‘WildLift’: An Open-Source Tool to Guide Decisions for Wildlife Conservation
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 A recurring challenge for resource managers and decision makers is quantifying the trade-offs associated with alternative recovery actions for threatened species.
Mariana Nagy-Reis +8 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 In western Canada, anthropogenic disturbances resulting from resource extraction activities are associated with habitat loss and altered predator–prey dynamics.
Tracy L. McKay +3 more
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Woodland caribou management in Alberta: historical perspectives and future opportunities
Rangifer, 2007 Woodland caribou conservation has been the topic of much debate for the past few decades. By the late 1970s there was growing concern about declining woodland caribou populations and the interaction between industrial activities and woodland caribou ...
Elston H. Dzus, Pat Cabezas
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NmeCas9 is an intrinsically high-fidelity genome-editing platform
Genome Biology, 2018 Background The development of CRISPR genome editing has transformed biomedical research. Most applications reported thus far rely upon the Cas9 protein from Streptococcus pyogenes SF370 (SpyCas9).
Nadia Amrani +18 more
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Transitions of social-ecological subsistence systems in the Arctic [PDF]
, 2017 Transitions of social-ecological systems (SES) expose governance systems to new challenges. This is particularly so in the Arctic where resource systems are increasingly subjected to global warming, industrial development and globalization which ...
Clark, Douglas A. +3 more
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Conditions for caribou persistence in the wolf-elk-caribou systems of the Canadian Rockies
Rangifer, 2007 Woodland caribou populations are considered threatened in Alberta and have declined in the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks of Banff and Jasper despite protection from factors causing caribou populations to decline outside of parks. Recent research
Mark Hebblewhite +5 more
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Genomic population structure and inbreeding history of Lake Superior caribou
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) have experienced dramatic declines in both range and population size across Canada over the past century. Boreal caribou (R. t. caribou), 1 of the 12 Designatable Units, has lost approximately half of its historic range in the
Kirsten Solmundson +5 more
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Untangling Effects of Human Disturbance and Natural Factors on Mortality Risk of Migratory Caribou
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Human disturbances are rapidly increasing in northern and Arctic regions, raising concerns about the recovery and persistence of declining caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations. Yet, the consequences of behavioral responses toward human disturbances on
Sabrina Plante +8 more
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