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View article: Assessing spatial ecological patterns of wild turkey relative abundance across North America
Assessing spatial ecological patterns of wild turkey relative abundance across North America Open
Land use dynamics compounded by climate change and landscape conversion continues to affect wildlife communities globally. Assessment of species experiencing widespread population declines across their occupied range is useful to understan…
View article: An integrated integral projection model ( <scp> IPM <sup>2</sup> </scp> ) to disentangle size‐structured harvest and natural mortality
An integrated integral projection model ( <span> IPM <sup>2</sup> </span> ) to disentangle size‐structured harvest and natural mortality Open
Body size is one of the most important traits governing individual‐level demographic rates and modulating population‐level processes. Multiple size‐dependent demographic rates can simultaneously change population structure, so distinguishi…
View article: iNaturalist mammal observations classified by evidence type
iNaturalist mammal observations classified by evidence type Open
Ecologists show growing interest in observational data generated by participatory scientists. For mammals, the largest participatory science platform is iNaturalist, which has more than 2.8 million observations from North American represen…
View article: <scp>iNaturalist</scp> and Structured Mammal Surveys Reflect Similar Species Richness but Capture Different Species Pools Across the United States
<span>iNaturalist</span> and Structured Mammal Surveys Reflect Similar Species Richness but Capture Different Species Pools Across the United States Open
Crowd‐sourced biodiversity data, such as those housed in the iNaturalist platform, are increasingly used to monitor species distributions. Such data represent unstructured biodiversity surveys that are generally comprised of incidental obs…
View article: Mammals on the Margins: Identifying the Drivers and Limitations of Range Expansion
Mammals on the Margins: Identifying the Drivers and Limitations of Range Expansion Open
Accurately estimating species distributions is critical for tracking how biodiversity is shaped by global change. While some species are expanding their ranges, the importance of factors like climate change, habitat change, and human avoid…
View article: Evidence of novelty and specialization behavior in participatory science reporting
Evidence of novelty and specialization behavior in participatory science reporting Open
Participatory science (or ‘citizen science') records are becoming increasingly useful for wildlife monitoring due to their volume and spatiotemporal coverage. Statistical analysis of these data can be challenging due to the many sources of…
View article: Mammal niches are not conserved over continental scales
Mammal niches are not conserved over continental scales Open
Summary paragraph The niche conservatism hypothesis states that a species’ relationships to habitat and climate conditions are maintained across space and time 1–6 . Niche stationarity is assumed when ecologists estimate species’ habitat n…
View article: How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?
How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice? Open
Over 20 years ago, ecologists were introduced to the site occupancy model (SOM) for estimating occupancy rates from detection‐nondetection data. In the ensuing decades, the SOM and its hierarchical modeling extensions have become mainstays…
View article: Logistical and preference bias in participatory science butterfly data
Logistical and preference bias in participatory science butterfly data Open
The volume of and interest in unstructured participatory science data has increased dramatically in recent years. However, unstructured participatory science data contain taxonomic biases—encounters with some species are more likely to be …
View article: Geographic barriers but not life history traits shape the phylogeography of North American mammals
Geographic barriers but not life history traits shape the phylogeography of North American mammals Open
Aim Synthesize literature on genetic structure within species to understand how geographic features and species traits influence past responses to climate change. Location North America. Time Period We synthesized phylogeographic studies f…
View article: Guidelines for estimating occupancy from autocorrelated camera trap detections
Guidelines for estimating occupancy from autocorrelated camera trap detections Open
Site occupancy models (SOMs) are a common tool for studying the spatial ecology of wildlife. When observational data are collected using passive monitoring field methods, including camera traps or autonomous recorders, detections of animal…
View article: Drought influences habitat associations and abundances of birds in California's Central Valley
Drought influences habitat associations and abundances of birds in California's Central Valley Open
Aim As climate change increases the frequency and severity of droughts in many regions, conservation during drought is becoming a major challenge for ecologists. Droughts are multidimensional climate events whose impacts may be moderated b…
View article: A framework for contextualizing social‐ecological biases in contributory science data
A framework for contextualizing social‐ecological biases in contributory science data Open
Contributory science—including citizen and community science—allows scientists to leverage participant‐generated data while providing an opportunity for engaging with local community members. Data yielded by participant‐generated biodivers…
View article: Data for "How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?" by Goldstein et al.
Data for "How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?" by Goldstein et al. Open
Data for review of occupancy estimtaion methods by Goldstein et al. Please see the accompanying manuscript for full methodology. We will link to it when the manuscript is published. This upload contains three datasets: "binary_scores_phase…
View article: Data for "How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?" by Goldstein et al.
Data for "How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?" by Goldstein et al. Open
Data for review of occupancy estimtaion methods by Goldstein et al. Please see the accompanying manuscript for full methodology. We will link to it when the manuscript is published. This upload contains three datasets: "binary_scores_phase…
View article: Predicting spring phenology in deciduous broadleaf forests: NEON phenology forecasting community challenge
Predicting spring phenology in deciduous broadleaf forests: NEON phenology forecasting community challenge Open
Accurate models are important to predict how global climate change will continue to alter plant phenology and near-term ecological forecasts can be used to iteratively improve models and evaluate predictions that are made a priori. The Eco…
View article: Data and code for "Logistic and preference bias in participatory science butterfly observations"
Data and code for "Logistic and preference bias in participatory science butterfly observations" Open
This repository contains all code needed to replicate the analyses performed in "Identification ease, wing pattern diversity, and family explain taxonomic bias in butterfly observations" by Goldstein, Stoudt, Lewthwait, Shirey, Mendoza, an…
View article: Data and code for "Logistic and preference bias in participatory science butterfly observations"
Data and code for "Logistic and preference bias in participatory science butterfly observations" Open
This repository contains all code needed to replicate the analyses performed in "Identification ease, wing pattern diversity, and family explain taxonomic bias in butterfly observations" by Goldstein, Stoudt, Lewthwait, Shirey, Mendoza, an…
View article: Mammalian resistance to megafire in western U.S. woodland savannas
Mammalian resistance to megafire in western U.S. woodland savannas Open
Increasingly frequent megafires are dramatically altering landscapes and critical habitats around the world. Across the western United States, megafires have become an almost annual occurrence, but the implication of these fires for the co…
View article: Comparing N-mixture models and GLMMs for relative abundance estimation in a citizen science dataset
Comparing N-mixture models and GLMMs for relative abundance estimation in a citizen science dataset Open
To analyze species count data when detection is imperfect, ecologists need models to estimate relative abundance in the presence of unknown sources of heterogeneity. Two candidate models are generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) and hier…
View article: Identifying engaging bird species and traits with community science observations
Identifying engaging bird species and traits with community science observations Open
Significance Conservation outreach has long depended on an intuitive sense of which species are more “charismatic” or engaging, for example, placing focus on certain charismatic megafauna in advertising materials. Online community science …
View article: Intermediate fire severity diversity promotes richness of forest carnivores in California
Intermediate fire severity diversity promotes richness of forest carnivores in California Open
Aim Fire can strongly influence ecosystem function, and human activities are disrupting fire activity at the global scale. Ecological theory and a growing body of literature suggest that a mixed severity fire regime promotes biodiversity i…
View article: Identifying Charismatic Bird Species and Traits with Community Science Observations
Identifying Charismatic Bird Species and Traits with Community Science Observations Open
A bstract Identifying which species are perceived as charismatic can improve the impact and efficiency of conservation outreach, as charismatic species receive more conservation funding and have their conservation needs prioritized (9; 17;…
View article: Biophysical and policy factors predict simplified crop rotations in the US Midwest
Biophysical and policy factors predict simplified crop rotations in the US Midwest Open
Over 70% of the 62 million hectares of cropland in the Midwestern United States is grown in corn-based rotations. These crop rotations are caught in a century-long simplification trend despite robust evidence demonstrating yield and soil b…