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2015

Do rules of thumb measure up? Characteristics of fire-scarred trees and samples, Larissa L. Yocom Kent and Peter Z. Fule; Tree-Ring Research

Historical high-severity fire patches in mixed-conifer forests, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Peter Z. Fule, W. A. Bunn, and E. G. Gdula; Association for Fire Ecology International Congress

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Interactions of fuel treatments, wildfire severity, and carbon dynamics, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Kristin L. Shive, Barbara A. Strom, Carolyn H. Sieg, Molly E. Hunter, Camille S. Stevens-Rumann, and Peter Z. Fule; Forest Ecology and Management

2014

Identification of Diet Supplements for Elk Management, Hope Braithwaite, Timothy M. Bateman, Juan J. Villalba, Kari E. Veblen, and Eric T. Thacker; Utah Wildlife Society Annual Meeting

Identification of Diet Supplements for Elk Management, Hope Braithwaite, Timothy M. Bateman, Juan J. Villalba, Kari E. Veblen, and Eric T. Thacker; USU Undergraduate Student Showcase

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Soil water retention curves for the major soil types of the Kruger National Park, Robert Buitenwerf, Andrew Kulmatiski, and Steven I. Higgins; Koedoe

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Benefits of Exposing Animals to Poor-Quality Foods Early in Life, Beth Burritt

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Nutritional value and toxins in various noxious weeds, Elizabeth A. Burritt and Rae Ann Hart; USU Extension

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Should ranchers value sagebrush? Why we need sagebrush, Elizabeth A. Burritt, Thomas A. Monaco, and Eric T. Thacker; Utah State University Extension

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Feedlot Performance and Profitability of Cattle Fed Either a Mixed Ration or Allowed to Select Their Diet, Elizabeth A. Burritt and S. Paisley; University of Wyoming, Agricultural Experiment Station, Field Days Bulletin

Aspen Intake and Preference by Sheep: Implications for Herbivory and Aspen Decline, Elizabeth A. Burritt and Juan J. Villalba; Utah Section of the Society for Range Management 2014 Meeting

Variation in Fitness Components and Demographic Heterogeneity in Female Kittiwakes: Effects and Effect Sizes Revisited, Emmanuelle Cam, Matthieu Authier, W Link, Lise M. Aubry, and J Y. Monnat; Joint 2014 Annual Meeting British Ecological Society and Société Française d’Ecologie

Hacia un Mejore Entendimiento del Comportamieto de Pastoreo para Optimizar la Expresión de Preferencias Condicionadas por Forrajes de Baja Calidad, Francisco Catanese, Roberto A. Distel, and Juan J. Villalba; Second Joint Meeting American Society Animal Science-Argentinean Association for Animal Production and XXXIX Chilean Congress of Animal Production

Towards a Better Understanding of Foraging Behavior to Boost the Expression of Conditioned Preferences for Low-Quality Foods, Francisco Catanese, Juan J. Villalba, and Roberto A. Distel; The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS) 2014 Joint Annual Meeting

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Effects of Climatic Variation and Reproductive Trade-offs Vary by Measure of Reproductive Effort in Greater Sage-Grouse, Danny Caudill, Michael R. Guttery, Brent Bibles, Terry A. Messmer, Gretchen Caudill, Erin Leone, David K. Dahlgren, and Renee Chi; Ecososphere

Conserving biodiversity: the tropical challenge, Mark William Chynoweth and Çağan H. Şekercioğlu; Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Understanding Plant Secondary Compounds in Grazing Systems; Above and Below Ground, Andrea K. Clemensen, Jennifer R. Reeve, and Juan J. Villalba; Society for Range Management 67th International Meeting

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Citizen science reveals widespread negative effects of roads on amphibian distributions, Bradley J. Cosentino, David M. Marsh, Kara S. Jones, Joseph J. Apodaca, Christopher Bates, Jessica Beach, Karen H. Beard, Kelsie Becklin, Jane Margaret Bell, Christopher Crockett, George Fawson, Jennifer Fjelsted, Elizabeth A. Forys, Kristen S. Genet, Melanie Grover, Jaimie Holmes, Katherine Indeck, Nancy E. Karraker, Eran S. Kilpatrick, Tom A. Langen, Stephen G. Mugel, Alessandro Molina, James R. Vonesh, Ryan J. Weaver, and Anisha Willey; Biological Conservation

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Density-dependent intraspecific aggression regulates survival in northern Yellowstone wolves (Canis lupus), Sarah Cubaynew, Daniel R. MacNulty, Daniel R. Stahler, Kira A. Quimby, Douglas W. Smith, and Tim Coulson; Journal of Animal Ecology

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Resistance and resilience: a conceptual framework forsilviculture, R. Justin DeRose and James N. Long; Forest Science

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Greater Sage-Grouse Response to Season-Long and Prescribed Grazing., Seth J. Dettenmaier and Terry A. Messmer

Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Hen Survival: Effects of Raptors, Anthropogenic and Landscape Features, and Hen Behavior, Jonathan B. Dinkins, Michael R. Conover, Christopher P. Kirol, Jeffrey L. Beck, and Shandra Nicole Frey; Canadian Journal of Zoology

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Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Select Habitat Based on Avian Predators, Landscape Composition, and Anthropogenic Features, Jonathan B. Dinkins, Michael R. Conover, Christopher P. Kirol, Jeffrey L. Beck, and Shandra Nicole Frey; Condor

Una Manera Novedosa de Incentivar el Consumo de Forrajes de Baja Palatabilidad en Rumiantes. Implicancias de la Manipulación de la Experiencia Temprana, Roberto A. Distel, Francisco Catanese, and Juan J. Villalba; Second Joint Meeting American Society Animal Science-Argentinean Association for Animal Production and XXXIX Chilean Congress of Animal Production

Elephant-mediated ecosystem processes in Kalahari-sand woodlands, Johan T. du Toit, S. R. Moe, and C. Skarpe; Elephants and Savanna Woodland Ecosystems: A Study from Chobe National Park, Botswana

Generalities in grazing and browsing ecology: using across-guild comparisons to control contingencies, Johan T. du Toit and H. Olff; Oecologia

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Elephants and heterogeneity in savanna landscapes, Johan T. du Toit, C. Skarpe, and S. R. Moe; Elephants and Savanna Woodland Ecosystems: A Study from Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Preference by Sheep for Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Grown Adjacent to or at a Distance from Alfalfa, M. A. Friend, Frederick D. Provenza, and Juan J. Villalba; Animal

Does the Nutritional Context Enhance Intake of and Preference for Medusahead by Sheep?, T. Hamilton, Elizabeth A. Burritt, and Juan J. Villalba; Society for Range Management 67th International Meeting

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Interactions between megaherbivores and microherbivores: elephant browsing reduces host plant quality for caterpillars, H. Hrabar and Johan T. du Toit; Ecosphere

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A social–ecological systems approach to non-native species: Habituation and its effect on management of coqui frogs in Hawaii, Emily A. Kalnicky, Mark W. Brunson, and Karen H. Beard; Biological Conservation

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Factors Influencing Reproductive Success of Ferruginous Hawks in the Uintah Basin, Utah, Heather L. Keough, Michael R. Conover, and Anthony J. Roberts; Journal of Raptor Research

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Effects of exploitation on an overabundant species: the lesser snow goose predicament, David N. Koons; Journal of Animal Ecology

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Most soil trophic guilds increase plant growth: a meta-analytical review, Andrew Kulmatiski, Andrew Anderson-Smith, Karen H. Beard, Stephen Doucette-Riise, Michael Mazzacavallo, Nicole E. Nolan, Ricardo A. Ramirez, and John R. Stevens; Oikos

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Land classification in the interior western UnitedStates: a critical assessment of the habitat type concept, A. Kusbach, James N. Long, and J. D. Shaw; Applied Vegetation Science

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Vegetation geo-climaticzonation in the Rocky Mountains, northern Utah, USA, A. Kusbach, Helga Van Miegroet, Janis Boettinger, and James N. Long; Journal of Mountain Science

A comprehensive framework of forest stand property-densityrelationships: perspectives for plant population ecology and forest management, James N. Long and G. Vacchiano; Annals of Forest Science

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Influence of Group Size on the Success of Wolves Hunting Bison, Daniel R. MacNulty, Aimee G. Tallian, Daniel R. Stahler, and Douglas W. Smith; PLoS ONE

Contact Networks and Mortality Patterns Suggest Pneumonia-causing Pathogens Persist in Wild Bighorn Sheep, Kezia R. Manlove; The Wildlife Society

Using Contact Networks and Mortality Patterns to Estimate Epidemiological Process Parameters, Kezia R. Manlove; Joint Statistical Meetings, Boston

Hells Canyon Intensive Lamb Pneumonia Outbreak Monitoring, Kezia R. Manlove and E. F. Cassirer

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Costs and Benefits of Group Living With Disease: A Case Study of Pneumonia in Bighorn Lambs (Ovis canadensis), Kezia R. Manlove, E. Frances Cassirer, Paul C. Cross, Raina K. Plowright, and Peter J. Hudson; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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Accomplishment Report for Utah's Adaptive Resource Management Greater Sage-grouse Local Working Groups, Terry A. Messmer, L. Belton, D. Dahlgren, Shandra Nicole Frey, and Rae Ann Hart

Impala as controllers of elephant-driven change within a savanna ecosystem, S. R. Moe, L. Rutina, H. Hytteborn, and Johan T. du Toit; Elephants and Savanna Woodland Ecosystems: A Study from Chobe National Park, Botswana

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Life-history characteristics of mule deer: effects of nutrition in a variableenvironment, Kevin L. Monteith, Vernon C. Bleich, Thomas R. Stephenson, Becky M. Pierce, Mary M. Conner, John G. Kie, and R. Terry Bowyer; Wildlife Monographs

Effect of a High-Energy Supplement on Medusahead-Infested Rangeland use by Sheep, Juan J. Montes-Sánchez and Juan J. Villalba; Society for Range Management 67th International Meeting

Geographical Distribution: Eleutherodactylus Planirostris (Greenhouse Frog)., Christina A. Olson, Arvin C. Diesmos, and Karen H. Beard; Herpetological Review

Rangeland Restoration: A Method to Mitigate Lupine-Induced Crooked Calf Syndrome on the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington, Kip E. Panter, Clinton A. Stonecipher, B. Waldron, T. Platt, and Juan J. Villalba; Society for Range Management 67th International Meeting

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In defense of fences, M. Pfeifer, C. Packer, A. C. Burton, S. T. Garnett, A. J. Loveridge, Daniel R. MacNulty, and P. J. Platts; Science

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Grazing Tall Larkspur Ranges: A Livestock Producer's Decision-making Handbook, James A. Pfister, Dale R. Gardner, Daniel Cook, Ben T. Green, Kevin D. Welch, and Elizabeth A. Burritt; USU ExtensionNR/RangeManagement/2014-03pr

Influence of Drinking Water with Quebracho Tannin on Intake of Endophyte-Infected Tall Rescue by Cattle, Frederick D. Provenza, Tiffany L. Jensen, and Juan J. Villalba; Animal Feed Science and Technology

Organic Farming, Soil Health and Food Crop Quality: Considering Possible Linkages, Jennifer R. Reeve, Amaya Atucha, Cynthia A. Cambardella, Patrick M. Carr, Donald R. Davis, Kathleen Delate, L. Hogland, J. Grossman, K. Jacobsen, and Juan J. Villalba; Soil Science Society of America

Breeding Origins of Northern Shovelers (Anas Clypeata) Wintering on the Great Salt Lake, Utah, Anthony J. Roberts and Michael R. Conover; The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Diet and Body Mass of Ducks in the Presence of Commercial Harvest of Brine Shrimp Cysts in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, Anthony J. Roberts and Michael R. Conover; The Journal of Wildlife Management

Role of Benthic Substrate in Waterfowl Distribution on Great Salt Lake, Anthony J. Roberts and Michael R. Conover; Waterbirds

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Factors Influencing Mortality of Eared Grebes (Podiceps Nigricollis) During a Mass Downing, Anthony J. Roberts, Michael R. Conover, and Jonathan L. Fusaro; Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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Quaking Aspen in the Residential-Wildland Interface: Elk Herbivory Hinders Forest Conservation, Paul C. Rogers, Allison Jones, James C. Catlin, James Shuler, Arthur Morris, and Michael R. Kuhns; Natural Areas Journal

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A Functional Framework for Improved Management of Western North American Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), Paul C. Rogers, Simon M. Landhausser, Bradley D. Pinno, and Ronald J. Ryel; Forest Science

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Effects of Pinyon Juniper Removal on Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Habitat-use and Vital Rates in Northwestern Utah., C. Sandford and Terry A. Messmer

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Using sterilization to change predation rates of wildcoyotes: A test case involving pronghorn fawns, Renee G. Seidler, Eric M. Gese, and Mary M. Conner; Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Geomorphic Landforms and Plant Community Structure and Dominance In the Central Desert Region of Baja California, México, Leila M. Shultz, Phillip W. Rundel, M. Rasoul Sharifi, Erik T. Nilsen, Gail A. Baker, and Ross A. Virginia; Madrono

The Chobe elephants: one species, two niches, S. Stokke and Johan T. du Toit; Elephants and Savanna Woodland Ecosystems: A Study from Chobe National Park, Botswana

Cattle Consumption of Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) on the Channel Scablands of Eastern washington, Clinton A. Stonecipher, Kip E. Panter, and Juan J. Villalba; Society for Range Management 67th International Meeting

Mountain Lions: Terrifying, Tremendous, or Simply Tenacious?, David C. Stoner; Swaner EcoPreserve

Ecological Responses to Climate Across Trophic Levels: Plants, Prey, and Predators in the Intermountain West, David C. Stoner and Thomas C. Edwards Jr.; Utah State University, Wildland Resources Department Seminar

Mule Deer Reproduction Across a Latitudinal Gradient: Plant Phenology, Precipitation, and Parturition Dates, David C. Stoner, Thomas C. Edwards Jr., Heather H. Bernales, Joseph O. Sexton, and Jyoteshwar Nagol; Utah Chapter of The Wildlife Society

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Grazing, tiling and canopy effects on carbon dioxide fluxes in a Spanish dehesa, Carla Uribe, Rosa Inclán, L. Hernando, Mercedes Román Dobarco, M. A. Clavero, Sonia Roig, and Helga Van Miegroet; Agroforestry Systems

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Monitoring of livestock grazing effects on Bureau of Land Management land, Kari E. Veblen

Forum: Learning to Graze Medusahead, Juan J. Villalba; Society for Range Management 67th International Meeting

Homeostasis in living organisms and the case of self-medication in herbivores, Juan J. Villalba; Animal Behaviour and Welfare Seminar

Influence of Parasitic Loads on Selection of Novel Feeds and Pastures by Lambs, Juan J. Villalba; NCERA 214 Sheep Research Meeting

Learning and Diet Selection in Herbivores: From the Central Idea to Landscape Management, Juan J. Villalba; Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Foundation

Plant-Herbivore Interactions, Juan J. Villalba; The Graham Centre, Charles Sturt University

Primary Roles for Plant Secondary Compounds: Enhancing the Health of Soils, Plants, Herbivores and People through Plant Biochemical Diversity, Juan J. Villalba; Chalres Sturt University Seminar Series

The Psychobiology of Feeding Behavior and its Cultural Inflection, Juan J. Villalba; The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS) 2014 Joint Annual Meeting

The Role of Plant Biochemical Diversity on Animal Nutrition, Health and Welfare, Juan J. Villalba; Utah State University - Plant, Soils & Climate Seminar Series

Forage Choice in Pasturelands: Influence on Foraging Behavior and Animal Production, Juan J. Villalba, P. Gregorini, and S. A. Gunter; 1st Joint International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores/International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology

Forum: A Learning Network to Manage Invasive Grasses, Juan J. Villalba and Emilio A. Laca; Society for Range Management 67th International Meeting

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Ruminant Self-Medication Against Gastrointestinal Nematodes: Evidence, Mechanism, and Origins, Juan J. Villalba, James Miller, Eugene D. Ungar, Serge Y. Landau, and John Glendinning; Parasite

Veterinary Medicine: Balancing Consumer and Ecological Health?, Juan J. Villalba, Frederick D. Provenza, N. J. Gibson, and S. Lopez Ortiz; Issues in Agroecology

Interaction Between a Tannin-Containing Legume and Endophyte-Infected Tall Fescue Seed on Lambs' Feeding Behavior and Physiology, Juan J. Villalba, C. Spackman, B. Goff, J. L. Klotz, T. Griggs, and Jennifer W. MacAdam; The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), and the Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS) 2014 Joint Annual Meeting

An evaluation of fire regime reconstruction methods. Working Papers in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration #32, Larissa L. Yocom Kent; Northern Arizona University

Fire history in mixed-conifer forest: Grand Canyon North Rim, Larissa L. Yocom Kent, Peter Z. Fule, W. A. Bunn, and E. Gdula; Grand Canyon National Park

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Dogs Day in Wildlife Conservation, Julie K. Young; Ecology

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Incorporating Cold-Air Pooling into Downscaled Climate Models Increases Potential Refugia for Snow-Dependent Species within the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion, CA, Julie K. Young; PLoS ONE

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The Evolution of Self-Control, Julie K. Young; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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Evaluation of 6 ONRAB Ultralite bait flavor matrices delivered to coyotes (Canis latrans): Implications for oral rabies vaccination, Julie K. Young, Are R. Berensten, Stacey P. Brummer, and Kurt C. VerCauteren; Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

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Calving location selection patterns of saiga antelope in Mongolia, Julie K. Young, B. Buuveibaatar, T. K. Fuller, and J. Berger; Journal of Zoology

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Production of Hybrids between Western Gray Wolves and Western Coyotes, Julie K. Young, L. David Mech, and Bruce W. Christensen; PLoS ONE

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Efficacy of Ropel as a Coyote Repellent, Julie K. Young, Elizabeth A. Miller, Scott Stelting, and Bruce A. Kimball; Human-Wildlife Interactions

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Influence of habitat structure and food on patch choice of captive coyotes, Julie K. Young, Sharon A. Poessel, and Eric M. Gese; Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Animal attendance at M-44 sodium cyanide ejector sites for coyotes, Julie K. Young, John A. Shivik, and Lauren L. Mastro; Wildlife Society Bulletin

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Can the past predict the future? Experimental tests of historically based population models, Peter B. Adler, Kerry M. Byrne, and James Leiker; Global Change Biology

Niche opportunities and invasion dynamics in a desert annual community, Ginger R.H. Allington, David N. Koons, S.K. Morgan Earnest, Michele R. Schutzenhofer, and Thomas J. Valone; Ecology Letters

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Climate change, phenology, and habitat degradation: drivers of gosling body condition and juvenile survival in lesser snow geese, Lise M. Aubry, Robert F. Rockwell, Evan G. Cooch, and David N. Koons; Global Change Biology

An Empirically Parameterized Individual Based Model of Animal Movement, Perception and Memory, Tal Avgar, Rob Deardon, and John M. Fryxell; Ecological Modelling

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On the Adaptive Benefits of Mammal Migration, Tal Avgar, Garrett M. Street, and John M. Fryxell; Canadian Journal of Zoology

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Rodent-Mediated Interactions Among Seed Species of Differing Quality in a Shrubsteppe Ecosystem, Karen H. Beard, Craig A. Faulhaber, Frank P. Howe, and Thomas C. Edwards Jr.; Western North American Naturalist

A review of solutions and challenges to addressing human population growth and global climate change, Rafael Bergstrom, Randi A. Caddell, Mark William Chynoweth, Lisa M. Ellsworth, Sarah Henly-Shepard, Darcey K. Iwashita, Christopher A. Lepczyk, and Kara Miller; International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses

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The interacting ecological effects oflarge-scale disturbances and salvage logging on montane spruce forest regeneration in the westernEuropean Alps, A. Bottero, M. Garbarino, James N. Long, and R. Motta; Forest Ecology and Management