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1. Effects of fire on small mammal communities in frequent-fire forests in California

Author:
Roberts, Susan L.; Kelt, Douglas A.; Wagtendonk, Jan W. van; Miles, A. Keith; Meyer, Marc D.
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 107-119
ISSN:
1545-1542
Subject:
Glaucomys sabrinus; Peromyscus maniculatus; ecological function; ecosystems; food webs; forests; landscapes; mountains; planning; prescribed burning; refuge habitats; small mammals; species diversity; wildfires; wildlife; California
Abstract:
... Fire is a natural, dynamic process that is integral to maintaining ecosystem function. The reintroduction of fire (e.g., prescribed fire, managed wildfire) is a critical management tool for protecting many frequent-fire forests against stand-replacing fires while restoring an essential ecological process. Understanding the effects of fire on forests and wildlife communities is important in natural ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyu011

2. Spatial ecology of invasive feral cats on San Clemente Island: implications for control and management

Author:
Bridges, Andrew S.; Sanchez, Jessica N.; Biteman, Daniel S.
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 81-89
ISSN:
1545-1542
Subject:
cats; collars; females; feral animals; global positioning systems; grasslands; home range; indigenous species; land cover; males; predators; radio frequency identification; roads; screening; California
Abstract:
... Feral cats, Felis catus, inhabiting San Clemente Island, California, are both predators and competitors of multiple sympatric endemic species. To improve our understanding and management of these invasive predators, we used GPS-equipped radiocollars to track 11 (6F:5M) cats for a total of 3,108 days, resulting in 15,419 GPS locations. Average 100% minimum convex polygon, 95% kernel density, and 50 ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyu005

3. Floral visitation by the Argentine ant reduces bee visitation and plant seed set

Author:
Hanna, Cause; Naughton, Ida; Boser, Christina; Alarcón, Ruben; Hung, Keng-Lou James; Holway, David
Source:
Ecology 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 222-230
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Apoidea; Calystegia; Linepithema humile; environmental impact; flowers; indigenous species; pollen; pollination; pollinators; reproductive success; seed set; California
Abstract:
... Ants often visit flowers, but have only seldom been documented to provide effective pollination services. Floral visitation by ants can also compromise plant reproduction in situations where ants interfere with more effective pollinators. Introduced ants may be especially likely to reduce plant reproductive success through floral visitation, but existing experimental studies have found little supp ...
DOI:
10.1890/14-0542.1

4. Kelp canopy facilitates understory algal assemblage via competitive release during early stages of secondary succession

Author:
Benes, Kylla M.; Carpenter, Robert C.
Source:
Ecology 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 241-251
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Eisenia arborea; canopy; macroalgae; marine ecosystems; secondary succession; understory; California
Abstract:
... Kelps are conspicuous foundation species in marine ecosystems that alter the composition of understory algal assemblages. While this may be due to changes in the competitive interactions between algal species, how kelp canopies mediate propagule supply and establishment success of understory algae is not well known. In Southern California, USA, Eisenia arborea forms dense kelp canopies in shallow ...
DOI:
10.1890/14-0076.1

5. Species traits outweigh nested structure in driving the effects of realistic biodiversity loss on productivity

Author:
Wolf, Amelia A.; Zavaleta, Erika S.
Source:
Ecology 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 90-98
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
data analysis; ecosystems; grasslands; nestedness; serpentine; species diversity; California
Abstract:
... While most studies of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning have examined randomized diversity losses, several recent experiments have employed nested, realistic designs and found that realistic species losses had larger consequences than random losses for ecosystem functioning. Progressive, realistic, biodiversity losses are generally strongly nested, but this nestedness ...
DOI:
10.1890/14-0131.1

6. What drives masting? The phenological synchrony hypothesis

Author:
Koenig, Walter D.; Knops, Johannes M. H.; Carmen, William J.; Pearse, Ian S.
Source:
Ecology 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 184-192
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Quercus lobata; climate change; environmental factors; flowering; fruits; indigenous species; microclimate; pollen; pollination; resource allocation; wildlife; California
Abstract:
... Annually variable and synchronous seed production, or masting behavior, is a widespread phenomenon with dramatic effects on wildlife populations and their associated communities. Proximally, masting is often correlated with environmental factors and most likely involves differential pollination success and resource allocation, but little is known about how these factors interact or how they influe ...
DOI:
10.1890/14-0819.1

7. Return of North American River Otters, Lontra canadensis, to Coastal Habitats of the San Francisco Bay Area, California

Author:
Bouley, Paola; Isadore, Megan; Carroll, Terence
Source:
Northwestern naturalist 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 1-12
ISSN:
1051-1733
Subject:
Lontra canadensis; Salmonidae; Vibrio; carnivores; coasts; ecological restoration; freshwater; habitats; keystone species; mortality; pathogens; waterfowl; California
Abstract:
... We present results from the first-ever study of populations of the North American River Otter, Lontra canadensis, in coastal habitats of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Historically extirpated from the region, wild populations of this sentinel carnivore appear to have made a recovery in recent years. Utilizing a citizen-science network paired with field investigations in 2012 and 2013, we ...
DOI:
10.1898/NWN14-09.1

8. Twenty-Five Years of Monitoring a Townsend's Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) Maternity Roost

Author:
Fellers, Gary M; Halstead, Brian J
Source:
Northwestern naturalist 2015 v.96 no.1 pp. 22-36
ISSN:
1051-1733
Subject:
Chiroptera; autumn; females; monitoring; predation; seasonal variation; spring; California
Abstract:
... A Corynorhinus townsendii maternity roost located in an abandoned ranch house in central California was monitored for 25 y. Prior to the discovery of the bats in 1987, the house was broken into regularly and disturbance levels were quite high. Upon discovery of the roost, the house was fortified and vandalism was greatly reduced. The number of females and the number of volant young greatly increas ...
DOI:
10.1898/NWN14-12.1