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Overview

Frank T. van Manen is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields such as Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics covered in their work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Van Manen's publication record includes contributions to various scientific journals. Frequent venues for their work are:

  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Ursus
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Biological Conservation
  • Functional Ecology

Their recent papers reflect a focus on bear ecology, energetics, and responses to environmental change. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Thermal constraints on energy balance, behaviour and spatial distribution of grizzly bears," 2021, Functional Ecology
  • "Quantifying energetic costs and defining energy landscapes experienced by grizzly bears," 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "A systematic review of the effects of climate variability and change on black and brown bear ecology and interactions with humans," 2024, Biological Conservation
  • "Responses of American black bears to spring resources," 2021, Ecosphere
  • "Anthropogenic edge effects in habitat selection by sun bears in a protected area," 2021, Wildlife Biology

Van Manen frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Key co-authors include:

  • Mark A. Haroldson
  • Kerry A. Gunther
  • Cecily M. Costello
  • Daniel D. Bjornlie
  • Shyamala Ratnayeke

Their work contributes to understanding the interactions between wildlife species-especially bears-and their environment, with attention to the effects of climate variability, habitat selection, energy use, and human impact.

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of Wildlife Underpasses and Fencing to Reduce Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions

    Matthew F. Mccollister;Frank T. Van Manen

  • Space Use and Habitat Selection by Resident and Transient Coyotes (Canis latrans).

    Joseph W. Hinton;Frank T. van Manen;Michael J. Chamberlain

  • Florida Panther Habitat Use in Response to Prescribed Fire

    Catherine S. Dees;Joseph D. Clark;Frank T. Van Manen

  • Identifying Suitable Sites for Florida Panther Reintroduction

    Cindy A. Thatcher;Frank T. Van Manen;Joseph D. Clark

  • Diet and Macronutrient Optimization in Wild Ursids: A Comparison of Grizzly Bears with Sympatric and Allopatric Black Bears.

    Cecily M. Costello;Steven L. Cain;Shannon R Pils;Leslie Frattaroli

  • Dietary breadth of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

    Kerry A. Gunther;Rebecca R. Shoemaker;Kevin L. Frey;Mark A. Haroldson

  • Potential paths for male-mediated gene flow to and from an isolated grizzly bear population

    Christopher P. Peck;Frank T. van Manen;Cecily M. Costello;Mark A. Haroldson

  • Whitebark pine, population density, and home-range size of grizzly bears in the greater yellowstone ecosystem.

    Daniel D. Bjornlie;Frank T. Van Manen;Michael R. Ebinger;Mark A. Haroldson

  • Andean bear habitat use in the Oyacachi River Basin, Ecuador

    Francisco Cuesta;Manuel F. Peralvo;Frank T. Van Manen

  • Density dependence, whitebark pine, and vital rates of grizzly bears

    Frank T. van Manen;Mark A. Haroldson;Daniel D. Bjornlie;Michael R. Ebinger

  • Body and diet composition of sympatric black and grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

    Charles C. Schwartz;Jennifer K. Fortin;Justin E. Teisberg;Mark A. Haroldson

  • Multiple estimates of effective population size for monitoring a long-lived vertebrate: an application to Yellowstone grizzly bears.

    Pauline L. Kamath;Mark A. Haroldson;Gordon Luikart;David Paetkau

  • Identifying Habitat Linkages for American Black Bears in North Carolina, USA

    Jason L. Kindall;Frank T. Van Manen

  • Home Ranges and Habitat Use of Sloth Bears Melursus Ursinus Inornatus in Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka

    Shyamala Ratnayeke;Frank T. van Manen;U. K. G. K. Padmalal

  • Detecting grizzly bear use of ungulate carcasses using global positioning system telemetry and activity data

    Michael R. Ebinger;Michael R. Ebinger;Michael R. Ebinger;Mark A. Haroldson;Frank T. van Manen;Cecily M. Costello

  • Challenges of DNA-Based Mark-Recapture Studies of American Black Bears

    Katie E. Settlage;Frank T. Van Manen;Joseph D. Clark;Timothy Lee King

  • Challenges of Large Carnivore Conservation: Sloth Bear Attacks in Sri Lanka

    Shyamala Ratnayeke;Frank T. Van Manen;Rohan Pieris;Varapragasam S. J. Pragash

  • Short‐Term Impacts of a 4‐Lane Highway on American Black Bears in Eastern North Carolina

    Frank T. Van Manen;Frank T. Van Manen;Matthew F. Mccollister;Jeremy M. Nicholson;Laura M. Thompson

  • Landscape Characteristics of Sloth Bear Range in Sri Lanka

    Shyamala Ratnayeke;Frank T. van Manen;Rohan Pieris;V. S. J. Pragash

  • Correlates of success for on-site releases of nuisance black bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

    Jay E. Clark;Frank T. Van Manen;Michael R. Pelton

  • Yellowstone Grizzly Bear investigations: Annual report of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team 2018

    Frank T. van Manen;Mark A. Haroldson;Bryn Karabensh

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Haroldson
Mark A. Haroldson United States Geological Survey
Michael J. Chamberlain
Michael J. Chamberlain University of Georgia
Charles C. Schwartz
Charles C. Schwartz United States Geological Survey
Gary C. White
Gary C. White Colorado State University
Charles T. Robbins
Charles T. Robbins Washington State University
Paul C. Cross
Paul C. Cross United States Geological Survey
Gordon B. Stenhouse
Gordon B. Stenhouse Western University of Health Sciences
John L. Gittleman
John L. Gittleman University of Georgia
Peter S. White
Peter S. White University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter J. Hudson
Peter J. Hudson Pennsylvania State University

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