Cumulative effects of human footprint, natural features and predation risk best predict seasonal resource selection by white-tailed deer

Abstract Land modified for human use alters matrix shape and composition and is a leading contributor to global biodiversity loss. It can also play a key role in facilitating range expansion and ecosystem invasion by anthrophilic species, as it can alter food abundance and distribution while also in...

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Main Authors: Siobhan Darlington, Andrew Ladle, A. Cole Burton, John P. Volpe, Jason T. Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05018-z