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Silva, J.A., Nielsen, S.E., McLoughlin, P.D., Rodgers, A.R., Hague, C. & Boutin, S. 2020. Comparison of pre-fire and post-fire space use reveals varied responses by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Boreal Shield. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98:751–760.
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2020-0139
McClelland, C.J.R., Coops, N.C., Kearney, S.P., Burton, A.C., Nielsen, S.E. & Stenhouse, G.B. 2020. Variations in grizzly bear habitat selection in relation to the daily and seasonal availability of annual plant-food resources. Ecological Informatics 58: 101116.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2020.101116
DeMars, C.A., Nielsen, S.E. & Edwards M.A. 2020. Effects of linear features on resource selection and movement rates of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 98: 21-31.
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2019-0013
Domahidi, Z., Shonfield, J., Nielsen, S.E., Spence, J.R. & Bayne, E.M. 2019. Spatial distribution of the boreal owl and northern saw-whet owl in the boreal region of Alberta, Canada. Avian Conservation and Ecology 14 (2):14.
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DOI: 10.5751/ACE-01445-140214
Kearney, S.P., Coops, N.C., Stenhouse, G.B., Nielsen, S.E., Hermosillae T., White, J.C. & Wulder, M.A. 2019. Grizzly bear selection of recently harvested forests is dependent on forest recovery rate and landscape composition. Forest Ecology and Management 449(1):117459.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117459
Cristescu, B., Stenhouse, G.B., Symbaluk, M., Nielsen, S.E. & Boyce, M.S. 2016. Wildlife habitat selection on landscapes with industrial disturbance. Environmental Conservation 1-10.
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DOI: 10.1017/S0376892916000217
Boyce, M.S., Johnson, C.J., Merrill, E.H., Nielsen, S.E., Solberg, E.J. & van Moorter, B. 2016. Can habitat selection predict abundance? Journal of Animal Ecology 85: 11–20.
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12359
Cristescu, B., Stenhouse, G.B., Symbaluk, M., Nielsen, S.E. & Boyce, M.S. 2016. Wildlife habitat selection on landscapes with industrial disturbance. Environmental Conservation [in press]
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DOI: 10.1017/S0376892916000217
Pigeon K.E., Nielsen S.E., Stenhouse G.B. & Côté S.D. 2014. Den selection by grizzly bears on a managed landscape. Journal of Mammalogy 95(3): 559-571.
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DOI: 10.1644/13-MAMM-A-137
Stewart B.P., Nelson T.A., Laberee K., Nielsen S.E., Wulder M.A. & Stenhouse G. 2013. Quantifying grizzly bear selection of natural and anthropogenic edges. Journal of Wildlife Management 77(5): 957-964.
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DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.535
Girard T.L., Bork E.W., Nielsen S.E. & Alexander M.J. 2013. Seasonal variation in habitat selection by free-ranging feral horses within Alberta's Forest Reserve. Rangeland Ecology & Management 66(4): 428-437.
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DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-12-00081.1
Girard T.L., Bork E.W., Nielsen S.E. & Alexander M.J. 2013. Landscape-scale factors affecting feral horse habitat use during summer within the Rocky Mountain foothills. Environmental Management 51(2): 435-447.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9987-2
Nielsen S.E., Shafer A.B.A., Boyce M.S. & Stenhouse G.B. 2013. Does learning or instinct shape habitat selection? PLoS ONE 8(2) e53721.
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053721
Stewart B.P., Nelson T.A., Wulder M.A., Nielsen S.E. & Stenhouse G. 2012. Impact of disturbance characteristics and age on grizzly bear habitat selection. Applied Geography 34: 614-625.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.03.001
Coops N.C., Hilker T., Bater C.W., Wulder M.A., Nielsen S.E., McDermid G. & Stenhouse G. 2012. Linking ground-based to satellite derived phenological metrics in support of habitat assessment. Remote Sensing Letters 3(3): 191-200.
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.550330
Nielsen S.E., McDermid G., Stenhouse G.B. & Boyce M.S. 2010. Dynamic wildlife habitat models: Seasonal foods and mortality risk predict occupancy-abundance and habitat selection in grizzly bears. Biological Conservation 143: 1623-1634.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.04.007
Nielsen S.E., Cranston J. & Stenhouse G.B. 2009. Identification of priority areas for grizzly bear conservation and recovery in Alberta, Canada. Journal of Conservation Planning 5: 38-60.
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Nielsen S.E., Boyce M.S. & Stenhouse G.B. 2006. A habitat-based framework for grizzly bear conservation in Alberta. Biological Conservation 130: 217-229.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.12.016
Gillies C.S., Hebblewhite M., Nielsen S.E., Krawchuk M.A., Aldridge C.L., Frair J.L., Saher D.J., Stevens C.E. & Jerde C.L. 2006. Application of random effects to the study of resource selection by animals. Journal of Animal Ecology 75: 887-898.
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01106.x
Johnson C.J., Nielsen S.E., McDonald T.L., Merrill E. & Boyce M.S. 2006. Resource selection functions based on use-availability data: theoretical motivation and evaluation methods. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 347-357.
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DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[347:RSFBOU]2.0.CO;2
Nielsen S.E., Boyce M.S. & Stenhouse G.B. 2004. Grizzly bears and forestry I: selection of clearcuts by grizzly bears in west-central Alberta, Canada. Forest Ecology and Management 199: 51-65.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.04.014
Frair J.L., Nielsen S.E., Merrill E.H., Lele S., Boyce M.S., Munro R.H.M., Stenhouse G.B. & Beyer H.L. 2004. Removing GPS-collar bias in habitat-selection studies. Journal of Applied Ecology 41: 201-212.
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DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00902.x
Nielsen S.E., Boyce M.S., Stenhouse G.B. & Munro R.H.M. 2003. Development and testing of phenologically driven grizzly bear habitat models. Ecoscience 10: 1-10.
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Boyce M.S., Vernier P.R., Nielsen S.E. & Schmiegelow F.K.A. 2002. Evaluating resource selection functions. Ecological Modelling 157: 281-300.
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DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00200-4
Nielsen S.E., Boyce M.S., Stenhouse G.B. & Munro R.H.M. 2002. Modeling grizzly bear habitats in the Yellowhead Ecosystem of Alberta: Taking autocorrelation seriously. Ursus 13: 45-56.
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Book Chapters
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Lamb, C.T. 2019. Grizzly bear population dynamics across productivity and human influence gradients. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Belanger, R.J. 2018. Evaluating trade-offs: the effects of foraging, biting flies, and footing on wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) habitat use. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Denny, C.K. 2016. Spatial heterogeniety of buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) in relation to forest canopy patterns and its importance for grizzly bear resource selection. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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DOI: 10.7939/R37S7J350
Fink, K.A. 2014. Landscape- and micro-scale habitat selection by greater short-horned lizards. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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DOI: 10.7939/R3VM2K
Coogan, S.C.P. 2012. Getting to the root of the matter: Grizzly bears and alpine sweetevtch in west-central Alberta, Canada. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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DOI: doi:10.7939/R38K53
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