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Druscilla S. Sullivan

Druscilla S. Sullivan

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
3710
World Ranking
7927
National Ranking
30

Overview

Druscilla S. Sullivan is affiliated with the Mammal Research Institute in Poland. Their primary research focus lies in Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Ecology, evidenced by 31 publications in the subfield.

Their work extensively covers topics such as Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, each represented in 28 publications. Other focal areas include Fire effects on ecosystems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Forest Management and Policy, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Frequent publication venues for Sullivan include:

  • Forests
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Ecologies
  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Wildlife Research

Sullivan has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Thomas P. Sullivan (two distinct records with 15 and 7 coauthored works)
  • Pontus M.F. Lindgren
  • Douglas B. Ransome
  • Walt Klenner

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Twenty-Five Years after Stand Thinning and Repeated Fertilization in Lodgepole Pine Forest: Implications for Tree Growth, Stand Structure, and Carbon Sequestration" (2020, Forests)
  • "Fate of Postharvest Woody Debris, Mammal Habitat, and Alternative Management of Forest Residues on Clearcuts: A Synthesis" (2021, Forests)
  • "Responses of mustelids and small mammal prey to combined retention on clearcuts: Woody debris, green trees, and riparian structures" (2021, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • "Acceleration of Forest Structural Development for Large Trees and Mammals: Restoration in Decades or Centuries?" (2021, Forests)
  • "Long-Term Changes in Abundance and Composition of Forest-Floor Small Mammal Communities in a Landscape with Cumulative Clearcutting" (2022, Ecologies)

The research contribution focuses notably on forest ecosystems, covering subjects such as forest growth dynamics, postharvest habitat management, species responses to forestry practices, and long-term mammal community changes.

Best Publications

  • Use of predator odors as repellents to reduce feeding damage by herbivores : II. Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus).

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Lance O. Nordstrom;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • Influence of variable retention harvests on forest ecosystems. II. Diversity and population dynamics of small mammals

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • STAND STRUCTURE AND SMALL MAMMALS IN YOUNG LODGEPOLE PINE FOREST: 10-YEAR RESULTS AFTER THINNING

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M. F. Lindgren

  • Use of predator odors as repellents to reduce feeding damage by herbivores : III. Montane and meadow voles (Microtus montanus andMicrotus pennsylvanicus).

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Douglas R. Crump;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • Use of predator odors as repellents to reduce feeding damage by herbivores : I. Snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus).

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Lance O. Nordstrom;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • Long-term responses of ecosystem components to stand thinning in young lodgepole pine forest: II. Diversity and population dynamics of forest floor small mammals

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M.F. Lindgren;Douglas B. Ransome

  • Vegetation management and ecosystem disturbance: impact of glyphosate herbicide on plant and animal diversity in terrestrial systems

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • If we build habitat, will they come? Woody debris structures and conservation of forest mammals

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M. F. Lindgren;Douglas B. Ransome

  • SMALL MAMMALS AND STAND STRUCTURE IN YOUNG PINE, SEED-TREE, AND OLD-GROWTH FOREST, SOUTHWEST CANADA

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M. F. Lindgren

  • Use of predator odors as repellents to reduce feeding damage by herbivores : IV. Northern pocket gophers (Thomomys talpoides).

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Douglas R. Crump;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE FOODS TO REDUCE LODGEPOLE PINE SEED PREDATION BY SMALL MAMMALS

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • Influence of variable retention harvests on forest ecosystems. I. Diversity of stand structure

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M.F. Lindgren

  • Influence of variable retention harvests on forest ecosystems: Plant and mammal responses up to 8 years post-harvest

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M.F. Lindgren

  • Demographic responses of a chipmunk (Eutamias townsendii) population with supplemental food

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Charles J. Krebs

  • Plant community attributes 12 to 14 years following precommercial thinning in a young lodgepole pine forest

    P M.F Lindgren;D B Ransome;D S Sullivan;T P Sullivan

  • Long-term responses of ecosystem components to stand thinning in young lodgepole pine forest. I. Population dynamics of northern flying squirrels and red squirrels

    Douglas B. Ransome;Pontus M.F. Lindgren;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Thomas P. Sullivan

  • Population dynamics and regulation of the Douglas squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) with supplemental food.

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • Plant and small mammal diversity in orchard versus non-crop habitats

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan

  • Bioenergy or biodiversity? Woody debris structures and maintenance of red-backed voles on clearcuts

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M.F. Lindgren;Douglas B. Ransome

  • Long-term responses of ecosystem components to stand thinning in young lodgepole pine forest: IV. Relative habitat use by mammalian herbivores

    Thomas P. Sullivan;Druscilla S. Sullivan;Pontus M.F. Lindgren;Douglas B. Ransome

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas P. Sullivan
Thomas P. Sullivan University of British Columbia
Charles J. Krebs
Charles J. Krebs University of British Columbia
Robert G. Wagner
Robert G. Wagner Purdue University West Lafayette
Rudy Boonstra
Rudy Boonstra University of Toronto

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