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Evelyn H. Merrill

Evelyn H. Merrill

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
52
Citations
13538
World Ranking
3409
National Ranking
234

Overview

Evelyn H. Merrill is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science, with a particular focus on ecology. Their research encompasses various subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, social psychology, public health related to environmental and occupational health, and ecological modeling.

The scientist's work primarily addresses themes such as wildlife ecology and conservation, rangeland and wildlife management, ecology and vegetation dynamics, primate behavior and ecology, wildlife-road interactions and conservation, species distribution and climate change, and the link between zoonotic diseases and public health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Merrill include Mark Hebblewhite, Hans Martin, Jodi Berg, Matthew J. Kauffman, and Atle Mysterud.

Key publication venues for Evelyn H. Merrill's research are:

  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Science
  • Ecology

Recent papers associated with their work include:

  • Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations (2021, Science)
  • Wave-like Patterns of Plant Phenology Determine Ungulate Movement Tactics (2020, Current Biology)
  • Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns (2023, Science)
  • Hierarchical, Memory-Based Movement Models for Translocated Elk (Cervus canadensis) (2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution)
  • Mothers' Movements: Shifts in Calving Area Selection by Partially Migratory Elk (2021, Journal of Wildlife Management)

Best Publications

  • Moving in the Anthropocene : global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

    Marlee A. Tucker;Katrin Böhning-Gaese;William F. Fagan;John M. Fryxell

  • Resource Selection Functions Based on Use-Availability Data: Theoretical Motivation and Evaluation Methods

    Chris J. Johnson;Scott E. Nielsen;Evelyn H. Merrill;Trent L. McDONALD

  • Building the bridge between animal movement and population dynamics

    Juan M. Morales;Paul R. Moorcroft;Jason Matthiopoulos;Jacqueline L. Frair

  • A MULTI-SCALE TEST OF THE FORAGE MATURATION HYPOTHESIS IN A PARTIALLY MIGRATORY UNGULATE POPULATION

    Mark Hebblewhite;Evelyn Merrill;Greg McDermid

  • Modelling wildlife–human relationships for social species with mixed‐effects resource selection models

    Mark Hebblewhite;Evelyn Merrill

  • Scale and heterogeneity in habitat selection by elk in Yellowstone National Park

    Mark S. Boyce;Julie S. Mao;Evelyn H. Merrill;Daniel Fortin

  • Removing GPS collar bias in habitat selection studies

    Jacqueline L. Frair;Scott E. Nielsen;Evelyn H. Merrill;Subhash R. Lele

  • Spatial decomposition of predation risk using resource selection functions: an example in a wolf /elk predator /prey system

    M. Hebblewhite;E. H. Merrill;T. L. McDonald

  • Trade-offs between predation risk and forage differ between migrant strategies in a migratory ungulate

    Mark Hebblewhite;Mark Hebblewhite;Evelyn H. Merrill

  • Foraging theory upscaled: the behavioural ecology of herbivore movement.

    N. Owen-Smith;J. M. Fryxell;E. H. Merrill

  • HABITAT SELECTION BY ELK BEFORE AND AFTER WOLF REINTRODUCTION IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

    Julie S. Mao;Mark S. Boyce;Douglas W. Smith;Francis J. Singer

  • Scales of movement by elk (Cervus elaphus) in response to heterogeneity in forage resources and predation risk

    Jacqueline L. Frair;Evelyn H. Merrill;Darcy R. Visscher;Daniel Fortin;Daniel Fortin

  • Selection, use, choice and occupancy: clarifying concepts in resource selection studies

    Subhash R. Lele;Evelyn H. Merrill;Jonah Keim;Mark S. Boyce

  • Multiscale wolf predation risk for elk: does migration reduce risk?

    Mark Hebblewhite;Mark Hebblewhite;Evelyn H. Merrill

  • Foraging costs of vigilance in large mammalian herbivores

    Daniel Fortin;Mark S. Boyce;Evelyn H. Merrill;John M. Fryxell

  • Factors influencing female home range sizes in elk (Cervus elaphus) in North American landscapes

    Dean P. Anderson;James D. Forester;Monica G. Turner;Jacqui L. Frair

  • How linear features alter predator movement and the functional response.

    Hannah W. McKenzie;Evelyn H. Merrill;Raymond J. Spiteri;Mark A. Lewis

  • Demographic balancing of migrant and resident elk in a partially migratory population through forage–predation tradeoffs

    Mark Hebblewhite;Evelyn H. Merrill

  • Statistical Methods for Identifying Wolf Kill Sites Using Global Positioning System Locations

    Nathan F. Webb;Mark Hebblewhite;Evelyn H. Merrill

  • WILLOW ON YELLOWSTONE'S NORTHERN RANGE: EVIDENCE FOR A TROPHIC CASCADE?

    Hawthorne L. Beyer;Evelyn H. Merrill;Nathan Varley;Mark S. Boyce

  • Thresholds in landscape connectivity and mortality risks in response to growing road networks

    Jacqueline L. Frair;Evelyn H. Merrill;Hawthorne L. Beyer;Juan Manual Morales

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Hebblewhite
Mark Hebblewhite University of Montana
Mark S. Boyce
Mark S. Boyce University of Alberta
Daniel Fortin
Daniel Fortin Université Laval
Mark A. Lewis
Mark A. Lewis University of Victoria
David W. Coltman
David W. Coltman University of Western Ontario
John M. Fryxell
John M. Fryxell University of Guelph
Francesca Cagnacci
Francesca Cagnacci Fondazione Edmund Mach
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Erling Johan Solberg
Erling Johan Solberg Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Hawthorne L. Beyer
Hawthorne L. Beyer University of Queensland

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