Natural resource management is a critical driver in the economic, social, and ecological well-being of a state like Maine and one of the fundamental elements of natural resource management is biodiversity. It encompasses everything from the raw material of natural resource based industries to the fabric that forms our ecosystems. This project will investigate the […]
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Maine’s forest wildlife are an important resource that contribute to the state’s economy through wildlife-centric recreation, and have intrinsic value as native species to the state. The forest habitat on which these species depend also provides an important economic and cultural resource to Maine citizens through the harvest of forest products. Ruffed grouse are a […]
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Maine has the largest population of U.S. federally threatened Canada lynx in the lower 48 states, which specialize on the snowshoe hare as a primary prey species. Maine’s forests support the largest spruce grouse population in the eastern U.S., and with >50% of the spruce-fir forest in the coterminous U.S., these forests provide >95% of […]
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The overall goals are to increase our understanding of the Gulf of Maine flyway system through identifying the breeding populations of birds occurring there and by studying the links among energetic condition, available resources, and movement. Identifying important stopover and roosting sites for shorebirds is critical to coastal area management. The activities outlined in the […]
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The single defining challenge to our modern biological resources is one of rapid landscape evolution. To manage these impacts and make informed choices concerning the tradeoffs between biological conservation, economic prosperity, and the Maine way(s) of life, we need to understand what species and communities are most at risk to different disturbances. The proposed project […]
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