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The effect of fire on spatial separation between wolves and caribou
Rangifer, 2012 Fire management is an important conservation tool in Canada’s national parks. Fires can benefit some species, while others may be negatively impacted. We used GPS and VHF collar data for 47 wolves from 12 separate packs and 153 caribou from 5 separate ...
Hugh S. Robinson +6 more
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Multi-objective resource selection in distributed information retrieval [PDF]
, 2002 In a Distributed Information Retrieval system, a user submits a query to a broker, which determines how to yield a given number of documents from all possible resource servers. In this paper, we propose a multi-objective model for this resource selection
Crestani, F., Wu, S.
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A Midsummer Night’s Diet: Snapshot on Trophic Strategy of the Alpine Salamander, Salamandra atra
Diversity, 2020 Information on the trophic ecology of the Alpine salamander, Salamandra atra, is scattered and anecdotal. We studied for the first time the trophic niche and prey availability of a population from an area located in Italian Dolomites during the first ...
Luca Roner +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2014 Understanding the behavioral decisions behind animal movement and space use patterns is a key challenge for behavioral ecology. Tools to quantify these patterns from movement and animal–habitat interactions are vital for transforming ecology into a ...
Jonathan R. Potts +3 more
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A synergistic reputation-policy based trust model for Grid resource selection [PDF]
, 2011 In the context of Grid computing, reputation-based trust management systems are playing an increasingly important role for supporting coordinated resource sharing and ensuring provision of quality of service.
Zetuny, Y.
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Long‐ and short‐term temporal variability in habitat selection of a top predator
Ecosphere, 2015 Considerable theory explains the importance of understanding temporal variation in ecological processes. Nevertheless, long‐term variability in habitat selection is rarely assessed or even acknowledged.
Alessia Uboni +4 more
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Resource selection ontologies in support of a recipe-based factory design methodology [PDF]
, 2014 Factory (re) design involves the appropriate utilisation of product, process and resource knowledge in the determination of suitable configurations of physical factory facilities which have the potential to meet industrial and organisational requirements.
Haraszkób, Csaba +2 more
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Little brown Myotis roosts are spatially associated with foraging resources on Prince Edward Island
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2023 Animal fitness is closely linked to accessing and capitalizing on local resources such as prey and shelter. Resources vary in quality, thus individuals may demonstrate selectivity for particular resource types.
Evan W. Balzer +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Food acquisition is a fundamental process that drives animal distribution and abundance, influencing how species respond to changing environments. Disturbances such as fire create significant shifts in available dietary resources, yet, for many species ...
Saumya Wanniarachchi +3 more
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Animal, 2018 Previous cafeteria studies suggested that a moderate natural gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection did not modify the resource selection of adult Criollo goats towards tannin-rich plants compared with worm-free goats.
J. Ventura-Cordero +5 more
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