The pitfalls of extrapolation in conservation: movements and habitat use of a threatened toad are different in the boreal forest

Autor:	Patrick T. Gregory, J. M. Constible, Karl W. Larsen
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Ecology biology Range (biology) Population Endangered species biology.organism_classification Geography Anaxyrus Habitat Threatened species Bufo education Nature and Landscape Conservation Wildlife conservation
Zdroj:	Animal Conservation. 13:43-52
ISSN:	1469-1795 1367-9430
Popis:	Widely distributed species often vary geographically in their ecology. Thus, results of studies done in one part of their range cannot necessarily be extrapolated readily to populations elsewhere. This problem is particularly important for threatened species whose ecology has been studied in a few disconnected locations. The Canadian toad Bufo (Anaxyrus) hemiophrys occupies a large geographic range in western North America, but most studies of its ecology have been done in the prairies, where the species is considered to be closely associated with aquatic habitats. However, B. hemiophrys also occurs in boreal forest, where it faces threats from logging activities, especially if it uses upland habitats far from ponds and lakes. We radio-tracked 29 toads in the boreal forest of northern Alberta, Canada to determine their patterns of movement and habitat use. Most movements between fixes were
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