Title: Data from: Nowhere to hide: the impact of linear disturbances on the spatial dynamics of predator and prey in a large mammal system
Citation: DeMars, Craig; Boutin, Stan (2020). Data from: Nowhere to hide: the impact of linear disturbances on the spatial dynamics of predator and prey in a large mammal system [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.b8d23
Study Site: British Columbia
Purpose: Rapid landscape alteration associated with human activity is currently challenging the evolved dynamical stability of many predator-prey systems by forcing species to behaviorally respond to novel environmental stimuli. In many forested systems, linear features (LFs) such as roads, pipelines and resource exploration lines (i.e. seismic lines) are a ubiquitous form of landscape alteration that have been implicated in altering predator-prey dynamics. One hypothesized effect is that LFs facilitate predator movement into and within prey refugia, thereby increasing predator-prey spatial overlap. We evaluated this hypothesis in a large mammal system, focusing on the interactions between boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and their two main predators, wolves (Canis lupus) and black bears (Ursus americanus), during the calving season of caribou.
Abstract: Caribou GPS Location Data
csv file containing GPS location data of boreal caribou. Note that data has been cleaned as per the methods outlined in the Journal of Animal ecology paper.
AllCaribouDataSpatialOverlapAnalysis.csv
Wolf GPS Location Data
csv file containing GPS location data of wolves from northeast British Columbia. Note that data have been cleaned as per the methods outlines in the Journal of Animal Ecology paper.
All_Wolf_Data_2012_15_clean.csv
Black Bear GPS Location Data
csv file containing GPS location data of black bears in northeast British Columbia. Data have been cleaned as per the methods outlined in the Journal of Animal Ecology paper.
All_Bear_Data_no2D_greaterthan5.csv
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Research:
Further Info: DeMars, Craig A.; Boutin, Stan (2017), Nowhere to hide: Effects of linear features on predator–prey dynamics in a large mammal system, Journal of Animal Ecology, Article-journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12760
Status: Complete
Keywords:
wildlife,
remote sensing,
effects of disturbance,
Seismic Lines,
Geographical coordinates: North: 60.000, South: 56.620 East: −120.000 West: −124.160
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2011-01-01, End
Date: 2014-12-31
