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Mikkelsen AJ, Hobson KA, Sergiel A, Hertel AG, Selva N, Zedrosser A. Testing foraging optimization models in brown bears: Time for a paradigm shift in nutritional ecology? Ecology 2024; 105:e4228. [PMID: 38071743 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/31/2023]
Abstract
How organisms obtain energy to survive and reproduce is fundamental to ecology, yet researchers use theoretical concepts represented by simplified models to estimate diet and predict community interactions. Such simplistic models can sometimes limit our understanding of ecological principles. We used a polyphagous species with a wide distribution, the brown bear (Ursus arctos), to illustrate how disparate theoretical frameworks in ecology can affect conclusions regarding ecological communities. We used stable isotope measurements (δ13 C, δ15 N) from hairs of individually monitored bears in Sweden and Bayesian mixing models to estimate dietary proportions of ants, moose, and three berry species to compare with other brown bear populations. We also developed three hypotheses based on predominant foraging literature, and then compared predicted diets to field estimates. Our three models assumed (1) bears forage to optimize caloric efficiency (optimum foraging model), predicting bears predominately eat berries (~70% of diet) and opportunistically feed on moose (Alces alces) and ants (Formica spp. and Camponotus spp; ~15% each); (2) bears maximize meat intake (maximizing fitness model), predicting a diet of 35%-50% moose, followed by ants (~30%), and berries (~15%); (3) bears forage to optimize macronutrient balance (macronutrient model), predicting a diet of ~22% (dry weight) or 17% metabolizable energy from proteins, with the rest made up of carbohydrates and lipids (~49% and 29% dry matter or 53% and 30% metabolizable energy, respectively). Bears primarily consumed bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus; 50%-55%), followed by lingonberries (V. vitis-idaea; 22%-30%), crowberries (Empetrum nigrum; 8%-15%), ants (5%-8%), and moose (3%-4%). Dry matter dietary protein was lower than predicted by the maximizing fitness model and the macronutrient balancing model, but protein made up a larger proportion of the metabolizable energy than predicted. While diets most closely resembled predictions from optimal foraging theory, none of the foraging hypotheses fully described the relationship between foraging and ecological niches in brown bears. Acknowledging and broadening models based on foraging theories is more likely to foster novel discoveries and insights into the role of polyphagous species in ecosystems and we encourage this approach.
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- Ashlee J Mikkelsen
- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway
- Department of Biology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Planegg, Germany
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø, Norway
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Natural Recourses and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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De Cuyper A, Strubbe D, Clauss M, Lens L, Zedrosser A, Steyaert S, Verbist L, Janssens GPJ. Nutrient intake and its possible drivers in free-ranging European brown bears ( Ursus arctos arctos). Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10156. [PMID: 37261316 PMCID: PMC10227639 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The dietary nutrient profile has metabolic significance and possibly contributes to species' foraging behavior. The brown bear (Ursus arctos) was used as a model species for which dietary ingredient and nutrient concentrations as well as nutrient ratios were determined annually, seasonally and per reproductive class. Brown bears had a vertebrate- and ant-dominated diet in spring and early summer and a berry-dominated diet in fall, which translated into protein-rich and carbohydrate-rich diets, respectively. Fiber concentrations appeared constant over time and averaged at 25% of dry matter intake. Dietary ingredient proportions differed between reproductive classes; however, these differences did not translate into a difference in dietary nutrient concentrations, suggesting that bears manage to maintain similar nutrient profiles with selection of different ingredients. In terms of nutrient ratios, the dietary protein to non-protein ratio, considered optimal at around 0.2 (on metabolizable energy basis), averaged around 0.2 in this study in fall and around 0.8 in spring and summer. We introduced the minimal non-fat to fat ratio necessary for efficient maintenance metabolism. This ratio varied across seasons but never fell beneath the theoretically estimated minimum to ensure metabolic efficiency. This population thus managed to ingest diets that never exerted a lack of glucogenic substrate, suggesting that metabolic efficiency may either be a driver of active diet selection or that natural resources available to bears did not constitute a constraint in this respect. Given the considerable proportion of fiber in the diet of brown bears, the relevance of this nutrient and its role in foraging behavior might be underestimated.
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- Annelies De Cuyper
- Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineGhent UniversityMerelbekeBelgium
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- Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of SciencesGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse FacultyUniversity of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of SciencesGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime SciencesUniversity of South‐Eastern NorwayBøNorway
- Institute for Wildlife Biology and Game ManagementUniversity for Natural Resources and Life SciencesViennaAustria
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- Faculty of Biosciences and AquacultureNord UniversitySteinkjerNorway
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- Onderzoekskern Salto, Odisee Hogeschool, Campus Sint‐NiklaasSint‐NiklaasBelgium
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- Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary MedicineGhent UniversityMerelbekeBelgium
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Jimbo M, Ishinazaka T, Shirane Y, Umemura Y, Yamanaka M, Uno H, Sashika M, Tsubota T, Shimozuru M. Diet selection and asocial learning: Natal habitat influence on lifelong foraging strategies in solitary large mammals. Ecosphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Mina Jimbo
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
- Hokkaido Research Organization Sapporo Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo Japan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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Naganuma T, Nakashita R, Tochigi K, Zedrosser A, Kozakai C, Yamazaki K, Koike S. Functional dietary response of Asian black bears to changes in sika deer density. J Wildl Manage 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Tomoko Naganuma
- Institute of Global Innovation Research Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 1 Matsunosato Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8687 Japan
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health University of South‐Eastern Norway Gullbringvegen 36 3800 Bø Telemark Norway
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- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization 2‐1‐18 Kannondai Tsukuba Ibaraki 305‐8666 Japan
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- Department of Forest Science Faculty of Regional Environmental Science Tokyo University of Agriculture 1‐1‐1 Sakuragaoka Setagaya Tokyo 156‐8502 Japan
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- Institute of Global Innovation Research Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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Wilson AE, Michaud SA, Jackson AM, Stenhouse G, McClelland CJR, Coops NC, Janz DM. Protein biomarkers in serum as a conservation tool to assess reproduction: a case study on brown bears ( Ursus arctos). CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 9:coab091. [PMID: 34888057 PMCID: PMC8651255 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coab091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Monitoring the reproductive characteristics of a species can complement existing conservation strategies by understanding the mechanisms underlying demography. However, methodology to determine important aspects of female reproductive biology is often absent in monitoring programs for large mammals. Protein biomarkers may be a useful tool to detect physiological changes that are indicative of reproductive state. This study aimed to identify protein biomarkers of reproductive status in serum collected from free-ranging female brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Alberta, Canada, from 2001 to 2018. We hypothesized that the expression of proteins related to reproduction in addition to energetics and stress can be used to answer specific management-focused questions: (i) identify when a female is pregnant, (ii) detect if a female is lactating, (iii) determine age of sexual maturity (i.e. primiparity) and (iv) assess female fertility (i.e. reproduction rate). Furthermore, we investigated if silver spoon effects (favourable early life conditions provide fitness benefits through adulthood) could be determined using protein expression. A target panel of 19 proteins with established relationships to physiological function was measured by peptide-based analysis using liquid chromatography and multiple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry and their differential expression was evaluated using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. We found biomarkers of pregnancy (apolipoprotein B-100 and afamin), lactation (apolipoprotein B-100 and alpha-2-macroglobulin) and sexual maturity (corticosteroid-binding globulin), but there were no statistically significant relationships with protein expression and fertility. The expression of proteins related to reproduction (afamin) and energetics (vitamin-D binding protein) was associated with the nutritional quality of the individual's present habitat rather than their early life habitat. This study highlights potential biomarkers of reproductive status and provides additional methods for monitoring physiological function in wildlife to inform conservation.
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- Abbey E Wilson
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada
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- The University of Victoria Genome BC Proteomics Centre, 4464 Markham St #3101, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 7X8, Canada
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- The University of Victoria Genome BC Proteomics Centre, 4464 Markham St #3101, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 7X8, Canada
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- Grizzly Bear Program, fRI Research, 1176 Switzer Drive, Hinton, Alberta T7V 1V3, Canada
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- Department of Forest Resource Management, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada
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McClelland CJ, Denny CK, Larsen TA, Stenhouse GB, Nielsen SE. Landscape estimates of carrying capacity for grizzly bears using nutritional energy supply for management and conservation planning. J Nat Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shirane Y, Jimbo M, Yamanaka M, Nakanishi M, Mori F, Ishinazaka T, Sashika M, Tsubota T, Shimozuru M. Dining from the coast to the summit: Salmon and pine nuts determine the summer body condition of female brown bears on the Shiretoko Peninsula. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:5204-5219. [PMID: 34026001 PMCID: PMC8131783 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Body condition in mammals fluctuates depending on energy intake and expenditure. For brown bears (Ursus arctos), high-protein foods facilitate efficient mass gain, while lipids and carbohydrates play important roles in adjusting dietary protein content to optimal levels to maximize energy intake. On the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, brown bears have seasonal access to high-lipid pine nuts and high-protein salmon. To assess seasonal and annual fluctuation in the body condition of adult female brown bears in relation to diet and reproductive status, we conducted a longitudinal study in a special wildlife protection area on the Shiretoko Peninsula during 2012-2018. First, analyses of 2,079 bear scats revealed that pine nuts accounted for 39.8% of energy intake in August and salmon accounted for 46.1% in September and that their consumption by bears varied annually. Second, we calculated the ratio of torso height to torso length as an index of body condition from 1,226 photographs of 12 adult females. Results indicated that body condition continued to decline until late August and started to increase in September when salmon consumption increased. In addition, body condition began to recover earlier in years when consumption of both pine nuts and salmon was high. Furthermore, females with offspring had poorer body condition than solitary females, in particular in late August in years with low salmon consumption. Our findings suggest that coastal and subalpine foods, which are unique to the Shiretoko Peninsula, determine the summer body condition of female brown bears, as well as their survival and reproductive success.
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- Yuri Shirane
- Graduate School of Veterinary MedicineHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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- Graduate School of Veterinary MedicineHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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- Graduate School of Veterinary MedicineHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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- Graduate School of Veterinary MedicineHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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- Graduate School of Veterinary MedicineHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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- Graduate School of Veterinary MedicineHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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Sergiel A, Barja I, Navarro-Castilla Á, Zwijacz-Kozica T, Selva N. Losing seasonal patterns in a hibernating omnivore? Diet quality proxies and faecal cortisol metabolites in brown bears in areas with and without artificial feeding. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0242341. [PMID: 33180870 PMCID: PMC7660533 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Bears are omnivores particularly well-adapted to variations in the nutritional composition, quality and availability of food resources. Artificial feeding practices have been shown to strongly influence diet composition and seasonality, as well as to cause alterations in wintering and movement in brown bears (Ursus arctos). In this study, we investigated seasonal differences (hypophagia vs hyperphagia) in food quality of two brown bear subpopulations in the Polish Carpathians using faecal nitrogen (FN) and carbon (FC) estimates. The subpopulations inhabit areas that differ in artificial feeding practices: no artificial feeding occurs in the western subpopulation (Tatra Mountains), while artificial food targeted to ungulates is provided and used year-round in the eastern subpopulation (Bieszczady Mountains). We also compared these results with faecal cortisol metabolites (FCM) to explore how FN and FC correlate with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and if the seasonal patterns are apparent. We found that in Tatra Mts bears fed on significantly higher quality diet, as shown by FN and FC values, and had significantly higher FC levels in hyperphagia, when they accumulate fat reserves for wintering. The pattern in FCM levels for Tatra subpopulation followed the changes in energy intake during the seasons of hypo- and hyperphagia, while in Bieszczady Mts, the area with intensive feeding, no seasonal patterns could be observed. Artificial feeding practices may disrupt nutrient phenology and seasonality, relative to subpopulations with natural diets. We showed that the availability of human-provided foods may alter not only the overall dietary quality, but also hormonal patterns linked to seasonal nutritional requirements. Combining FN, FC and FCM proved to be a useful tool for reconstructing diet quality and related physiological patterns.
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- Agnieszka Sergiel
- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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Bonin M, Dussault C, Côté SD. Increased trophic position of black bear (Ursus americanus) at the northern fringe of its distribution range. CAN J ZOOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2019-0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Studies describing the diet of omnivorous species are abundant, but the drivers affecting the balance between animal and plant resources remain unclear. Among those drivers, latitude has been reported to positively correlate with the trophic position of consumers. Using stable isotope analysis, we tested the hypothesis that trophic position of black bears (Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780) is positively correlated with latitude in eastern North America. We sampled 57 bears over a 15° latitudinal gradient in Quebec, Canada, and used stable isotope analysis to assess individual trophic position and metrics of dietary niches. We found a strong positive correlation between trophic position of bears and latitude (r2 = 0.76), which persisted throughout seasons. The width of the dietary niche of bears also appeared to follow a latitudinal pattern, even though bears foraging at the southernmost part of the gradient also showed a wide dietary niche. The impact of latitude on the foraging tactic of omnivores fosters our understanding of their capability to deal with contrasting environmental conditions, especially for species whose distribution ranges are expanding due to climate change. The flexibility of black bear foraging tactic likely allows this species to expand its geographical distribution range toward northern habitats.
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- Michaël Bonin
- Caribou Ungava, département de biologie, Centre d’études nordiques, Université Laval, 1045, avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Caribou Ungava, département de biologie, Centre d’études nordiques, Université Laval, 1045, avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Direction de l’expertise sur la faune terrestre, l’herpétofaune et l’avifaune, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, 880, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec, QC G1S 4X4, Canada
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- Caribou Ungava, département de biologie, Centre d’études nordiques, Université Laval, 1045, avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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Furusaka S, Tochigi K, Yamazaki K, Naganuma T, Inagaki A, Koike S. Estimating the seasonal energy balance in Asian black bears and associated factors. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Shino Furusaka
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐Cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐Cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture 1‐1‐1 Sakuragaoka Setagaya Tokyo 156‐8502 Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐Cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐Cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 3‐5‐8 Saiwai‐Cho Fuchu Tokyo 183‐8509 Japan
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Pollock SZ, Whittington J, Nielsen SE, Clair CC. Spatiotemporal railway use by grizzly bears in Canada's Rocky Mountains. J Wildl Manage 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sonya Z. Pollock
- University of Alberta, Department of Biological Sciences Edmonton AB T6G 2E9 Canada
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- University of AlbertaDepartment of Renewable Resources Edmonton AB T6G 2H1 Canada
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- University of AlbertaDepartment of Biological Sciences Edmonton AB T6G 2E9 Canada
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St Clair CC, Backs J, Friesen A, Gangadharan A, Gilhooly P, Murray M, Pollock S. Animal learning may contribute to both problems and solutions for wildlife-train collisions. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2019; 374:20180050. [PMID: 31352891 PMCID: PMC6710577 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Transportation infrastructure can cause an ecological trap if it attracts wildlife for foraging and travel opportunities, while increasing the risk of mortality from collisions. This situation occurs for a vulnerable population of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in Banff National Park, Canada, where train strikes have become a leading cause of mortality. We explored this problem with analyses of rail-associated food attractants, habitat use of GPS-collared bears and patterns of past mortality. Bears appeared to be attracted to grain spilled from rail cars, enhanced growth of adjacent vegetation and train-killed ungulates with rail use that increased in spring and autumn, and in areas where trains slowed, topography was rugged, and human density was low. However, areas with higher grain deposits or greater use by bears did not predict sites of past mortality. The onset of reported train strikes occurred amid several other interacting changes in this landscape, including the cessation of lethal bear management, changes in the distribution and abundance of ungulates, increasing human use and new anthropogenic features. We posit that rapid learning by bears is critical to their persistence in this landscape and that this capacity might be enhanced to prevent train strikes in future with simple warning devices, such as the one we invented, that signal approaching trains. This article is part of the theme issue 'Linking behaviour to dynamics of populations and communities: application of novel approaches in behavioural ecology to conservation'.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E9
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E9
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Coops NC, Wulder MA. Breaking the Habit(at). Trends Ecol Evol 2019; 34:585-587. [PMID: 31104955 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Earth Observation has revolutionised the mapping of species; however, habitat maps are often categorical, static representations of reality that result in issues relating to accurate change estimation and application to multiple species. We must break the habit of simplistic discrete classes of habitat and derive continuous, interval value, change-sensitive, habitat descriptions with an ability to drive hypotheses.
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- Nicholas C Coops
- Department of Forest Resources Management, 2424 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5, Canada
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Panthi S, Aryal A, Coogan SCP. Diet and macronutrient niche of Asiatic black bear ( Ursus thibetanus) in two regions of Nepal during summer and autumn. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:3717-3727. [PMID: 31015961 PMCID: PMC6468138 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Relatively little is known about the nutritional ecology of omnivorous Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in Nepal. We characterized the diet of black bears in two seasons (June-July, "summer"; and October-November "autumn") and two study areas (Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve [DHR]; and Kailash Sacred Landscape [KSL]). We then conducted nutritional analysis of species consumed by black bears in each study area, in combination with nutritional estimates from the literature, to estimate the proportions of macronutrients (i.e., protein [P], lipid [L], and carbohydrate [C]) in the seasonal bear foods and diets, as well as their macronutrient niche breadth. We found that bamboo (Arundinaria spp.) had the highest relative frequency in both study areas and seasons. Ants and termites were found in DHR diets, but not KSL diets. One anthropogenic crop was found in DHR summer diets (Zea mays) and two were found in KSL summer diets (Z. mays; and Kodo millet [Paspalum scrobiculatum]). Other than insects, no animal prey was found in either diet. The proportions of macronutrients in diets (i.e., realized macronutrient niches) were relatively high in carbohydrate for both study areas and seasons: DHRsummer 24.1P:8.7L:67.2C; KSLsummer 16.7P:8.2L:75.1C; DHRautumn 21.1P:10.5L:68.4C; KSHautumn 19.0P:11.0L:70.0C. Macronutrient niche breadth was 3.1 × greater in the DHR than KSL during summer, and 4.0 × greater in the autumn, primarily due to the higher proportion of lipid in ants and termites relative to plant foods. Within-study area differences in niche breadth were greater during summer than autumn; in the KSH the macronutrient breadth was 1.4 × greater in summer, while in the DHR it was 1.1 × greater in summer. Similarity in dietary macronutrient proportions despite differences in foods consumed and niche breadth are suggestive of foraging to reach a preferred macronutrient balance.
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- Saroj Panthi
- Department of Forests and Soil ConservationMinistry of Forests and EnvironmentKathmanduNepal
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- Institute of Natural and Mathematical SciencesMassey UniversityAucklandNew Zealand
- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of ScienceThe University of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of Renewable ResourcesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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Ogurtsov SS. The Diet of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in the Central Forest Nature Reserve (West-European Russia), Based on Scat Analysis Data. BIOL BULL+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359018090145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gilhooly PS, Nielsen SE, Whittington J, St. Clair CC. Wildlife mortality on roads and railways following highway mitigation. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Renewable Resources; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta T6G 2H1 Canada
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Hertel AG, Zedrosser A, Kindberg J, Langvall O, Swenson JE. Fluctuating mast production does not drive Scandinavian brown bear behavior. J Wildl Manage 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Anne G. Hertel
- Norwegian University of Life SciencesFaculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource ManagementNO‐1430 ÅsNorway
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- University of Southeast NorwayDepartment of Natural Sciences and Environmental HealthNO‐3800 BøNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchNO‐7485 Trondheim and Department of Fish, Wildlife and Environmental StudiesSwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUmeåSweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSE‐75007 UppsalaSweden
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- Norwegian University of Life SciencesFaculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource ManagementNO‐1430 ÅsNorway
- Norway and Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchNO‐7485 TrondheimNorway
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Soofi M, Qashqaei AT, Aryal A, Coogan SC. Autumn food habits of the brown bear Ursus arctos in the Golestan National Park: a pilot study in Iran. MAMMALIA 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2016-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Food consumed by brown bears in the Golestan National Park in Iran was analyzed during autumn 2011. We identified 22 food items in 61 scats, with the most important food items being hawthorn fruit, cherry plum fruit and chestnut-leaved oak hard mast, based on importance value (IV) estimates of 26.4%, 18.1% and 12.9%, respectively. The overall bear diet (percent digestible dry matter) was composed of 77.9% soft mast (i.e. fruit), 21.3% hard mast and small proportions of other vegetation (0.3%) or animal matter (0.4%). One anthropogenic food was identified (vine grape) and was of minor importance (IV=0.2%).
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Yuan L, Wilder S, Raubenheimer D, Simpson SJ, Shaw M, McAllan BM. Dietary protein supplementation and its consequences for intake, digestion, and physical activity of a carnivorous marsupial, Sminthopsis crassicaudata. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:3636-3647. [PMID: 29686845 PMCID: PMC5901163 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Diet regulation behavior can mediate the consequences of imbalanced diets for animal well-being, particularly for captive species that have little dietary choice. Dasyurids (carnivorous marsupials) are of conservation concern in Australia, and many species are in captive breeding programmes. However, their nutrient targets and dietary regulation behaviors are poorly understood, a limitation that may decrease the breeding success and well-being of captive animals. We tested how dietary protein content influenced the intake and utilization of nutrients, physical activity, and body mass of fat-tailed dunnarts Sminthopsis crassicaudata. Twelve adult dunnarts from six sibling pairs (one female and one male per pair) were provided ad libitum access to three diets in a repeated measures design: cat food, cat food supplemented with raw lean beef (1:1), and cat food supplemented with cooked lean beef (1:1). Food intake, activity level, and fecal output were measured daily. Dunnarts significantly decreased food intake, increased protein digestion, and physical activity, but body mass was unchanged when on the high-protein diet compared to the normal cat food diet. These observations suggest a capacity of dunnarts to maintain constant body mass using a dynamic balance of feeding, digestion, and activity. We also found a significant effect of family, with differences between families as large as the difference between the diet treatments, suggesting a genetic component to diet selection. The nutrient regulation responses of dunnarts to high-protein diets and the strong family effects provide important messages for the management of populations of small carnivores, including the aspects of dietary manipulation and conservation of genetic diversity.
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- Lihong Yuan
- School of Public Health Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou Guangdong Province China.,School of Medical Sciences University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia.,Present address: School of Public Health Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou Guangdong Province China
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Charles Perkins Centre University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia.,Department of Integrative Biology Oklahoma State University Stillwater OK USA
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Charles Perkins Centre University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Charles Perkins Centre University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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- Department of Animal Nutrition Taronga Conservation Society Mosman NSW 2088 Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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Coogan SCP, Raubenheimer D, Stenhouse GB, Coops NC, Nielsen SE. Functional macronutritional generalism in a large omnivore, the brown bear. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:2365-2376. [PMID: 29468050 PMCID: PMC5817158 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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We combine a recently developed framework for describing dietary generalism with compositional data analysis to examine patterns of omnivory in a large widely distributed mammal. Using the brown bear (Ursus arctos) as a model species, we collected and analyzed data from the literature to estimate the proportions of macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, and lipid) in the diets of bear populations. Across their range, bears consumed a diversity of foods that resulted in annual population diets that varied in macronutrient proportions, suggesting a wide fundamental macronutrient niche. The variance matrix of pairwise macronutrient log-ratios indicated that the most variable macronutrient among diets was carbohydrate, while protein and lipid were more proportional or codependent (i.e., relatively more constant log-ratios). Populations that consumed anthropogenic foods, such agricultural crops and supplementary feed (e.g., corn), had a higher geometric mean proportion of carbohydrate, and lower proportion of protein, in annual diets. Seasonally, mean diets were lower in protein and higher in carbohydrate, during autumn compared to spring. Populations with anthropogenic subsidies, however, had higher mean proportions of carbohydrate and lower protein, across seasons compared to populations with natural diets. Proportions of macronutrients similar to those selected in experiments by captive brown bears, and which optimized primarily fat mass gain, were observed among hyperphagic prehibernation autumn diets. However, the majority of these were from populations consuming anthropogenic foods, while diets of natural populations were more variable and typically higher in protein. Some anthropogenic diets were close to the proportions selected by captive bears during summer. Our results suggest that omnivory in brown bears is a functional adaptation enabling them to occupy a diverse range of habitats and tolerate variation in the nutritional composition and availability of food resources. Furthermore, we show that populations consuming human-sourced foods have different dietary macronutrient proportions relative to populations with natural diets.
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- Sean C. P. Coogan
- Department of Renewable ResourcesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonABCanada
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, and the Charles Perkins CentreUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
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- Department of Forest Resource ManagementUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of Renewable ResourcesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonABCanada
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Pollock SZ, Nielsen SE, St. Clair CC. A railway increases the abundance and accelerates the phenology of bear-attracting plants in a forested, mountain park. Ecosphere 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Sonya Z. Pollock
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E9 Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta T6G 2H1 Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E9 Canada
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Murphy SM, Ulrey WA, Guthrie JM, Maehr DS, Abrahamson WG, Maehr SC, Cox JJ. Food habits of a small Florida black bear population in an endangered ecosystem. URSUS 2017. [DOI: 10.2192/ursu-d-16-00031.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Sean M. Murphy
- Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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Selecting the best stable isotope mixing model to estimate grizzly bear diets in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174903. [PMID: 28493929 PMCID: PMC5426898 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Past research indicates that whitebark pine seeds are a critical food source for Threatened grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). In recent decades, whitebark pine forests have declined markedly due to pine beetle infestation, invasive blister rust, and landscape-level fires. To date, no study has reliably estimated the contribution of whitebark pine seeds to the diets of grizzlies through time. We used stable isotope ratios (expressed as δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S values) measured in grizzly bear hair and their major food sources to estimate the diets of grizzlies sampled in Cooke City Basin, Montana. We found that stable isotope mixing models that included different combinations of stable isotope values for bears and their foods generated similar proportional dietary contributions. Estimates generated by our top model suggest that whitebark pine seeds (35±10%) and other plant foods (56±10%) were more important than meat (9±8%) to grizzly bears sampled in the study area. Stable isotope values measured in bear hair collected elsewhere in the GYE and North America support our conclusions about plant-based foraging. We recommend that researchers consider model selection when estimating the diets of animals using stable isotope mixing models. We also urge researchers to use the new statistical framework described here to estimate the dietary responses of grizzlies to declines in whitebark pine seeds and other important food sources through time in the GYE (e.g., cutthroat trout), as such information could be useful in predicting how the population will adapt to future environmental change.
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Shimozuru M, Yamanaka M, Nakanishi M, Moriwaki J, Mori F, Tsujino M, Shirane Y, Ishinazaka T, Kasai S, Nose T, Masuda Y, Tsubota T. Reproductive parameters and cub survival of brown bears in the Rusha area of the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176251. [PMID: 28441423 PMCID: PMC5404773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Knowing the reproductive characteristics of a species is essential for the appropriate conservation and management of wildlife. In this study, we investigated the demographic parameters, including age of primiparity, litter size, inter-birth interval, reproductive rate, and cub survival rate, of Hokkaido brown bears (Ursus arctos yesoensis) in the Rusha area on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, based on a long-term, individual-based monitoring survey. A total of 15 philopatric females were observed nearly every year from 2006 to 2016, and these observations were used to estimate reproductive parameters. The mean age of primiparity was 5.3 ± 0.2 (SE) years (n = 7, 95% CI = 5.0-5.6). We observed 81 cubs in 46 litters from 15 bears. Litter size ranged from one to three cubs, and averaged 1.76 ± 0.08 (SE) cubs/litter (95% CI = 1.61-1.91). Inter-birth intervals ranged from 1 to 4 years, and the mean value was estimated as 2.43 (95% CI = 2.16-2.76) and 2.53 (95% CI = 2.26-2.85) years in all litters and in litters that survived at least their first year, respectively. The reproductive rate was estimated from 0.70 to 0.76 young born/year/reproductive adult female, depending on the method of calculation. The cub survival rate between 0.5 and 1.5 years ranged from 60 to 73%. Most cub disappearances occurred in July and August, suggesting that cub mortality is mainly due to poor nutrition in the summer. All reproductive parameters observed in the Rusha area on the Shiretoko Peninsula fell within the range reported in Europe and North America, and were among the lowest or shortest age of primiparity, litter size, and inter-birth intervals, and ranked at a high level for reproductive rate.
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- Michito Shimozuru
- Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Gangadharan A, Pollock S, Gilhooly P, Friesen A, Dorsey B, St. Clair CC. Grain spilled from moving trains create a substantial wildlife attractant in protected areas. Anim Conserv 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- A. Gangadharan
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Canada
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Nielsen SE, Larsen TA, Stenhouse GB, Coogan SCP. Complementary food resources of carnivory and frugivory affect local abundance of an omnivorous carnivore. OIKOS 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.03144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Scott E. Nielsen
- Dept of Renewable Resources; Univ. of Alberta; 751 General Services Building Edmonton AB T6G 2H1 Canada
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- Dept of Renewable Resources; Univ. of Alberta; 751 General Services Building Edmonton AB T6G 2H1 Canada
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Charles Perkins Centre; Univ. of Sydney; Sydney NSW Australia
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Stenset NE, Lutnæs PN, Bjarnadóttir V, Dahle B, Fossum KH, Jigsved P, Johansen T, Neumann W, Opseth O, Rønning O, Steyaert SMJG, Zedrosser A, Brunberg S, Swenson JE. Seasonal and annual variation in the diet of brown bearsUrsus arctosin the boreal forest of southcentral Sweden. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Coogan SCP, Raubenheimer D. Might macronutrient requirements influence grizzly bear–human conflict? Insights from nutritional geometry. Ecosphere 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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- Sean C. P. Coogan
- Charles Perkins Centre School of Biological Sciences University of Sydney Level 4 East Building D17 Sydney New South Wales 2006 Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science Charles Perkins Centre School of Biological Sciences University of Sydney Level 4 East Building D17 Sydney New South Wales 2006 Australia
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