FACETS,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 1266 - 1284
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
resource
extraction
that
powers
global
economies
is
often
manifested
in
Indigenous
Peoples’
territories.
Peoples
living
on
the
land
are
careful
observers
of
resulting
biodiversity
changes,
and
Indigenous-led
research
can
provide
evidence
to
inform
conservation
decisions.
In
Nearctic
western
boreal
forest,
landscape
change
from
forest
harvesting
petroleum
intensive
extensive.
A
First
Nations
community
Canadian
oil
sands
co-created
camera-trap
explore
observations
presumptive
species
declines,
seeking
identify
relative
contributions
different
industrial
sectors
changes
mammal
distributions.
Camera
data
were
analyzed
via
generalized
linear
models
a
model-selection
approach.
Multiple
forestry
features
positively
negatively
affected
species.
Pipelines
had
greatest
negative
effect
size
(for
wolves),
whereas
well
sites
large
positive
for
multiple
species,
suggesting
energy
sector
as
target
co-management.
Co-created
reveals
spatial
relationships
disturbance,
prey,
predators
traditional
It
provides
hypotheses,
tests,
interpretations
unique
outside
perspectives;
participation
management
their
territories
scales
up
benefit
conservation.
Journal of Wildlife Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
88(7)
Published: July 11, 2024
Abstract
Moose
(
Alces
alces
)
and
woodland
caribou
Ranger
tarandus
are
the
2
large
prey
species
for
wolves
Canis
lupus
in
Nearctic
boreal
forest
North
America.
Caribou
have
declined,
with
widespread
anthropogenic
disturbance
as
ultimate
cause
wolf
predation
proximal
cause.
To
conserve
government
of
Alberta,
Canada
initiated
a
control
program
to
reduce
rates
on
populations
contribute
population
recovery.
Predators
play
an
important
role
shaping
structure
function
ecosystems
through
top‐down
forces.
We
hypothesized
that
strongest
factors
influencing
moose
occurrences
would
reflect
changes
risk
before
after
onset
control.
weighed
evidence
competing
hypothesis
by
deploying
cameras
across
highly
industrialized
landscape
Alberta
3
years
(2017–2020),
capitalizing
existing
data
(2011–2014).
created
generalized
linear
models
representing
hypotheses
about
response
natural
features
control,
examining
support
each
information‐theoretic
framework.
Prior
model
containing
providing
security
cover
was
best‐supported,
but
this
scale‐dependent.
After
offer
increased
forage
opportunities
best‐supported.
Unexpectedly,
direction
effect
often
opposite
predictions,
avoiding
some
thought
provide
forage.
demonstrate
lethal
predator
affects
spatial
distribution
its
primary
ways
we
do
not
fully
comprehend,
highlighting
need
better
understanding
community
dynamics
following
FACETS,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 1266 - 1284
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
resource
extraction
that
powers
global
economies
is
often
manifested
in
Indigenous
Peoples’
territories.
Peoples
living
on
the
land
are
careful
observers
of
resulting
biodiversity
changes,
and
Indigenous-led
research
can
provide
evidence
to
inform
conservation
decisions.
In
Nearctic
western
boreal
forest,
landscape
change
from
forest
harvesting
petroleum
intensive
extensive.
A
First
Nations
community
Canadian
oil
sands
co-created
camera-trap
explore
observations
presumptive
species
declines,
seeking
identify
relative
contributions
different
industrial
sectors
changes
mammal
distributions.
Camera
data
were
analyzed
via
generalized
linear
models
a
model-selection
approach.
Multiple
forestry
features
positively
negatively
affected
species.
Pipelines
had
greatest
negative
effect
size
(for
wolves),
whereas
well
sites
large
positive
for
multiple
species,
suggesting
energy
sector
as
target
co-management.
Co-created
reveals
spatial
relationships
disturbance,
prey,
predators
traditional
It
provides
hypotheses,
tests,
interpretations
unique
outside
perspectives;
participation
management
their
territories
scales
up
benefit
conservation.
