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Quantifying microhabitat selection of snowshoe hares using forest metrics from UAS‐based LiDAR

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 5, September 2026.
Identifying the spatial and temporal scale at which animals select resources is critical for predicting how populations respond to changes in the environment. The spatial distribution of fine‐scale resources (e.g. patches of dense vegetation) are often linked with critical life‐history requirements such as denning and feeding sites.
Alexej P. K. Sirén, Franklin Sullivan, Rachel Cliché, Jeremy Goetz, Leighlan S. Prout, Jillian Kilborn, Katelyn Courtot, Michael Palace   +7 more
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Ecology of declining populations of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in Indiana, USA Ecología de las poblaciones en declive de zorros grises (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) en Indiana, EE.UU.

Wildlife Monographs, Volume 226, Issue 1, September 2026.
We estimated seasonal space use, cover selection, and resource selection; evaluated gene flow and potential genetic barriers; and assessed cause‐specific survival rates and reproduction of radiomarked gray foxes in Indiana, USA. Our results provide evidence that gray foxes in Indiana are an edge species with relatively large home ranges, relatively low
Tim L. Hiller, Julia A. Nawrocki, Brandon M. Bernhardt, Lane K. Jeakle, Dawn M. Reding, Geriann Albers   +5 more
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The Foliar Microbiome Suggests that Fungal and Bacterial Agents May be Involved in the Beech Leaf Disease Pathosystem

Phytobiomes Journal, 2021
Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a recently discovered disease that is causing severe damage to American beech (Fagus grandifolia) in northeastern North America. The recently described nematode Litylenchus crenatae subsp. mccannii was detected in BLD-affected
Carrie J. Ewing, Jason Slot, María-Soledad Benítez, Cristina Rosa, Antonino Malacrinò, Alison Bennett, Enrico Bonello   +6 more
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Climate and Spatially Heterogeneous Abiotic Site Constraints Shape Temperate Tree Species Abundance at Northern Range Limits

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Northern populations of temperate tree species evolve under climatic, topographic and edaphic conditions that approach the limits of their ecological tolerance. However, the environmental constraints acting on species abundance are not spatially uniform, and their relative importance can shift markedly from core to northern populations. We
Maxence Soubeyrand, Fabio Gennaretti, Pierre Grondin, Yves Bergeron, Marie‐Hélène Brice   +4 more
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Nutritional and environmental factors influence small mammal seed selection in a northern temperate forest

Ecosphere, 2022
Rodents can influence the succession and assembly of plant communities by preying on and dispersing seeds. Using a seed tray experiment with three common seeds, American beech (Fagus grandifolia), red maple (Acer rubrum), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga ...
Nicholas B. Moore, Ryan B. Stephens, Rebecca J. Rowe   +2 more
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Patterns of Landscape‐Level Spread by Beech Leaf Disease in North America

Forest Pathology, Volume 56, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Beech leaf disease (BLD) was first detected in North America in Lake County, Ohio in 2012. The disease is detrimental to beech (Fagus spp.) trees and is caused by Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii, a species of nematode that is likely native to Japan.
Brooke Escue, Pierluigi Bonello, Kayla I. Perry, Samuel F. Ward   +3 more
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Land surface phenology from VEGETATION and PROBA-V data. Assessment over deciduous forests

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2020
Land surface phenology has been widely retrieved although no consensus exists on the optimal satellite dataset and the method to extract phenology metrics.
Kevin Bórnez, Adrià Descals, Aleixandre Verger, Josep Peñuelas   +3 more
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Mycorrhizal legacy mediates seedling success following timber harvesting in Northeastern forests

Ecological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 5, July 2026.
Abstract Overstory trees rely on arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) or ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi for establishment and growth. However, we know very little about how timber harvesting affects the biotic (e.g., mycorrhizal fungi) and abiotic (e.g., nutrient availability) legacies left behind by AM and EcM trees.
Amelia Fitch, Sarah Goldsmith, Anthony W. D'Amato, Eva O. L. Legge, Audrey Adamchak, Dustin Gannon, Alexandra M. Kosiba, Kevin Evans, Caitlin Hicks Pries   +8 more
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Predicting Foliar Nutrient Concentrations across Geologic Materials and Tree Genera in the Northeastern United States Using Spectral Reflectance and Partial Least Squares Regression Models

Journal of Remote Sensing
Spectral data can potentially offer a rapid assessment of nutrients in leaves and reveal information about the geologic history of the soil. This study evaluated the capability of the partial least squares regression (PLSR) for estimating foliar macro ...
Wenxiu Teng, Qian Yu, Ivan C. Mischenko, Alexandrea M. Rice, Justin B. Richardson   +4 more
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Does a decision support tool designed to depict West Nile virus risk explain variation in ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus use of managed forests?

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 4, July 2026.
Infectious diseases are commonly cited as significant contributors to wildlife population declines. It is, therefore, important to investigate the extent to which tools designed to mitigate the effects of infectious diseases explain wildlife responses to habitat management.
Jacob Goldman, Darin J. McNeil, Lauren M. Chronister, Randall Koleck, Samuel Lapp, Jeffery T. Larkin, Reina Tyl, Justin Kitzes, Jeffery L. Larkin   +8 more
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