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Title: Nestling and Egg Destruction by House Wrens
Contributor(s): Quinn Michael S. (author); Holroyd Geoffrey L. (author)
Date issued: 1989
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Hunting exacerbates the response to human disturbance in large herbivores while migrating through a road network
Contributor(s): Paton Dale G. (author); Ciuti Simone (author); Quinn Michael S. (author); Boyce Mark S. (author)
Date issued: 2017
Description: Migrations of large ungulates are globally threatened in environments affected by increasing human disturbance, rising large carnivore predation, deteriorating habitat quality, and changing climate. Animals migrating outside of protected areas can be exposed to greater human pressure, and this effect can be stronger when humans are perceived to be a predation risk, such as during hunting seasons. Using four consecutive years of satellite telemetry data (n = 138 migration events), we compared habitat selection, movement, and behavior of a large partially migratory herbivore while migrating through a heterogeneous landscape in spring and fall. We tested the hypothesis that fall hunting...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Identification of bird collision hotspots along transmission power lines in Alberta: an expert-based geographic information system (GIS) approach
Contributor(s): Quinn Michael S. (author); Heck N. (author); Alexander Shelley M. (author); Chernoff G. (author)
Date issued: 2011
Description: Bird collisions with electrical transmission lines are a cause of avian mortality. The exact magnitude of the problem is not known because most avian mortality goes undetected; however, existing mortality estimates make this phenomenon a significant ecological, social and economic concern. Electric utility companies operate thousands of kilometres of transmission line, making it difficult and costly to identify problem sites and prioritize areas for mitigation. Existing research suggests that mortality is not evenly distributed, but spatially clustered in areas with particular combinations of environmental and physical attributes. We used a combination of a geographic information system ...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Governance challenges for wildland preservation in Canada and Mexico
Contributor(s): Mendoza-Duran A. (author); Quinn Michael S. (author)
Date issued: 2010
Description: The proposed Castle Wilderness (Canada) and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Mexico) are used to demonstrate the application of a pluridimensional spectrum of governance framework to evaluate the influence of governance on the establishment and management of pro-tected areas. The objectives are to understand (a) the relevant similarities and differences between the two countries, (b) the interactions across governance dimensions, and (c) the factors that influ-ence conservation outcomes. The analysis shows that in both cases protected area governance is affected negatively by weak environmental and economic governance. Public support, funding, and improvements in protected area...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Population genetic structure of gray wolves (canis lupus) in a marine archipelago suggests island-mainland differentiation consistent with dietary niche
Contributor(s): Stronen Astrid V. (author); Navid Erin L. (author); Quinn Michael S. (author); Paquet Paul C. (author); Bryan Heather M. (author); Darimont Christopher T. (author)
Date issued: 2014
Description: Emerging evidence suggests that ecological heterogeneity across space can influence the genetic structure of populations, including that of long-distance dispersers such as large carnivores. On the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, wolf (Canis lupus L., 1758) dietary niche and parasite prevalence data indicate strong ecological divergence between marine-oriented wolves inhabiting islands and individuals on the coastal mainland that interact primarily with terrestrial prey. Local holders of traditional ecological knowledge, who distinguish between mainland and island wolf forms, also informed our hypothesis that genetic differentiation might occur between wolves from these...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Portrayal of interactions between humans and coyotes (Canis latrans): content analysis of Canadian print media (1998-2010)
Contributor(s): Alexander Shelley M. (author); Quinn Michael S. (author)
Date issued: 2011
Description: Print media is one form of public discourse that provides a means to examine human-coyote interactions. We conducted a content analysis of 453 articles addressing coyote events reported in the Canadian print media between 1998 and 2010. We found 119 articles about human-coyote interactions, of which 32 involved a report of coyote biting (26) or attempting to bite (6) a person. 108 articles were about coyote-dogs and 32 about coyotes-cat interactions. Remaining articles were on topics unrelated to interactions (e.g. culls). Basing our analysis in grounded theory, we identified important descriptive and emotional themes surrounding these events. The most common words describing coyotes were...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Recreational Access Management Planning: Understanding Perceptions Regarding Public Forest Lands in SW Alberta
Contributor(s): Haddock Rachelle L. (author); Quinn Michael S. (author)
Date issued: 2015
Description: Management of recreational access on public forest lands is a complex issue of growing global importance. The provision of public recreation opportunities is part of the suite of ecological goods and services that must be considered by many forest managers. Effective access management is predicated on understanding the attitudes and perceptions of recreation users in order to predict and influence visitor behaviour and gauge the acceptance of new management strategies. Potential access management strategies vary given the nature of recreation activities and include: restricting the amount, type, and spatial distribution of use, visitor education, temporal restrictions and enhancing site...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Nature Teaches Us to Grieve: The place of parks and nature at end of life
Contributor(s): Jakubec Sonya L. (author); Den Hoed Don Carruthers (author); Krishnamurthy Ashok (author); Ray Heather (author); Quinn Michael S. (author)
Date issued: 2016
Description: More evidence is becoming known about how natural environments impact both our physical and spiritual well-being. Little is known, however, about the place of parks and nature at end-of-life, or the impact of parks and nature on quality of life during palliative care or bereavement experiences. A 2015 study aimed to develop a better understanding of people's (including those at end-of-life, caregivers and those experiencing grief) beliefs and experiences about the connection of parks and nature at end-of-life. The study combined an initial online survey (n=118) and narrative research process, whereby a subgroup of participants (n=15) were interviewed in an open-ended story-telling...
Appears in collection(s): Health, Community and Education

Title: Cattle and carnivore coexistence in Alberta: The role of compensation programs
Contributor(s): Lee Tracy (author); Good Kim (author); Jamieson Winston (author); Quinn Michael S. (author); Krishnamurthy Ashok (author)
Date issued: 2017
Description: In Alberta, Canada beef producers share the landscape with large carnivores where interactions can lead to negative outcomes. We had 672 Alberta beef producers complete an online survey in spring 2014 to access the occurrence and outcomes of cattle-carnivore interactions.•We found that a majority (64%) reported losses from carnivore depredation. The average rate of calf depredation was reported at 2%, but the rate was highly variable between producers (ranging from 0 to 25% calf loss annually). The direct annual economic loss to depredation for survey respondents was $2 million. This can be extrapolated with a number of assumptions provincially to $22 million.• Alberta's Wildlife Predator...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Citizen, science, highways, and wildlife: Using a web-based GIS to engage citizens in collecting wildlife information
Contributor(s): Lee Tracy (author); Quinn Michael S. (author); Duke Danah (author)
Date issued: 2006
Description: Road Watch in the Pass is a citizen-science project that engages local citizens in reporting wildlife observations along a 44-km stretch of Highway 3 through Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta, Canada. The numbers of wildlife vehicle collisions and a recent proposal to expand the highway have raised concerns from both human safety and wildlife conservation perspectives. Through the use of a web-based GIS, interested citizens can contribute information that will be instrumental in making final decisions concerning measures to mitigate the effects of highway expansion. Currently, 58 people have contributed over 713 observations to Road Watch. We performed a preliminary comparison of 11...
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology

Title: Asynchronous polygyny in the house wren (troglodytes aedon)
Contributor(s): Quinn Michael S. (author); Holroyd Geoffrey L. (author)
Date issued: 1992
Description: The mating status of house wrens was defined by social behavior and not strictly sexual relations. The incidence of polygyny was estimated by comparing the number of polygynous matings to the total number of nest attempts.
Appears in collection(s): Science and Technology