Recent & Relevant Literature
Winter 2018
Carnivores
Potential paths for male-mediated gene flow to and from an isolated grizzly bear population
Peck et al. (2017), Ecosphere
Human–carnivore competition for antlered ungulates: do pumas select for bulls and bucks?
Elbroch et al. (2017), Wildlife Research
Characteristics of winter wolf kill sites in the southern Yellowstone ecosystem in the presence of elk feedgrounds
Woodruff et al. (2018), Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
Assessing the roles of wolves and dogs in livestock predation with suggestions for mitigating human–wildlife conflict and conservation of wolves
Plumer et al. (2018), Conservation Genetics
Pumas affect elk dynamics in absence of other large carnivores
Lehman et al. (2018), Journal of Wildlife Management
When generalists behave as specialists: local specialization by American badgers (Taxidea taxus)
Grassel & Rachlow (2018), Canadian Journal of Zoology
Sage-grouse
Using DNA from hairs left at depredated greater sage-grouse nests to detect mammalian nest predators
Kirol et al. (2018), Wildlife Society Bulletin
Landscape-scale habitat assessment for an imperiled avian species
Burkhalter et al. (2018), Animal Conservation
Greater sage-grouse population trends across Wyoming
Edmunds et al. (2018), Journal of Wildlife Management
Landscape-Scale Approach to Quantifying Habitat Credits for A Greater Sage-grouse Habitat Conservation Bank
LeBeau et al. (2018), Rangeland Ecology & Management
An invertebrate ecosystem engineer under the umbrella of sage-grouse conservation
Carlisle et al. (2018), Western North American Naturalist
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published since January 2015
Carter et al. (2018), USGS
Greater sage-grouse science (2015–17)—Synthesis and potential management implications
Hanser et al. (2018), USGS
Estimating sex-ratio, survival, and harvest susceptibility in greater sage-grouse: making the most of hunter harvests
Hagen et al. (2018), Wildlife Biology
Ungulates
Population Dynamics of a Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Herd in the Southern Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming
Parr et al. (2018), American Midland Naturalist
Green-wave surfing increases fat gain in a migratory ungulate
Middleton et al. (2018), Oikos
Intrinsic, environmental, and anthropogenic factors related to pronghorn summer mortality
Reinking et al. (2018), Journal of Wildlife Management
Linking spring phenology with mechanistic models of host movement to predict disease transmission risk
Merkle et al. (2018), Journal of Applied Ecology
Optimization of Brucella abortus Protocols for Downstream Molecular Applications
Hull et al. (2018), Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Energy Development/Raptors
Raptor nest–site use in relation to the proximity of coalbed–methane development
Carlisle et al. (2018), Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
Review and synthesis of research investigating golden eagle electrocutions
Mojica et al. (2018), Journal of Wildlife Management
Current reclamation practices after oil and gas development do not speed up succession or plant community recovery in big sagebrush ecosystems in Wyoming
Rottler et al. (2018), Restoration Ecology
A Simulation Framework for Assessing Physical and Wildlife Impacts of Oil and Gas Development Scenarios in Southwestern Wyoming
Garman (2018), Environmental Modeling & Assessment
Vegetation
Vegetation responses to sagebrush-reduction treatments measured by satellites
Johnston et al. (2018), Ecological Indicators
Plant Community Factors Correlated with Wyoming Big Sagebrush Site Responses to Fire
Swanson et al. (2018), Rangeland Ecology & Management
Post-wildfire shrub dynamics and ecological site controls in a sagebrush steppe: Successional shift or enhanced visibility?
Scasta & Feuz (2018), Arid Land Research & Management
Management/Education
State Wildlife Management and Conservation
Ryder (2018), book
Rancher Preferences for a Payment for Ecosystem Services Program in Southwestern Wyoming
Hansen et al. (2018), Ecological Economics
40 years of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA): what have we learned in the State of Wyoming
Schladweiler (2018), International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
Natural Resource Experience Affects Engagement with Emotionally Primed Presentations of Science
Gunther et al. (2018), Rangeland Ecology & Management
Using Historical Accounts (1796–1881) to Inform Contemporary Wildlife Management in the Yellowstone Area
Whittlesey et al. (2018), Natural Areas Journal
Instructor and adult learner perceptions of the use of Internet-enabled devices in residential outdoor education programs
Bolliger & Shepard (2018), British Journal of Educational Technology
Climate Change
Assessing Climate Change Effects in the Northern Rockies
Dante-Wood et al. (2018), chapter in Climate Change and Rocky Mountain Ecosystems