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6869
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2309

Overview

Lisa A. Shipley is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant emphasis on ecology. The subfields of study relevant to their work include ecology, nature and landscape conservation, management, monitoring, policy and law, global and planetary change, and ecological modeling.

The main topics covered in their research include wildlife ecology and conservation, rangeland and wildlife management, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, ecology and biodiversity studies, species distribution and climate change, rangeland management and livestock ecology, and fire effects on ecosystems.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Nutritional-Landscape Models Link Habitat Use to Condition of Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)" (2020), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Mapping foodscapes and sagebrush morphotypes with unmanned aerial systems for multiple herbivores" (2020), published in Landscape Ecology
  • "Silvicultural herbicides and forest succession influence understory vegetation and nutritional ecology of black-tailed deer in managed forests" (2020), published in Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Excluding Large Wild Herbivores Reduced Norway Spruce Dominance and Supported Tree Species Richness in a Young, Naturally Regenerated Stand" (2021), published in Forests
  • "Large carnivore foraging contributes to heterogeneity in nutrient cycling" (2023), published in Landscape Ecology

Their frequent coauthors include Ryan A. Long, Daniel H. Thornton, Meghan J. Camp, Jennifer S. Forbey, and Rachel C. Cook.

Lisa A. Shipley's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Wildlife Society Bulletin
  • Ecosphere
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Landscape Ecology

Best Publications

  • An experimental study of carbon-isotope fractionation between diet, hair, and feces of mammalian herbivores

    Matt Sponheimer;Matt Sponheimer;Todd Robinson;Linda Ayliffe;Ben Passey

  • Functional Response of Herbivores in Food‐Concentrated Patches: Tests of a Mechanistic Model

    John E. Gross;Lisa A. Shipley;N. Thompson Hobbs;Donald E. Spalinger

  • The Scaling of Intake Rate in Mammalian Herbivores

    Lisa A. Shipley;John E. Gross;Donald E. Spalinger;N. Thompson Hobbs

  • Diet choices made by free-ranging moose in northern Sweden in relation to plant distribution, chemistry, and morphology

    L A Shipley;S Blomquist;K Danell

  • Revisiting the dietary niche: When is a mammalian herbivore a specialist?

    Lisa A. Shipley;Jennifer S. Forbey;Ben D. Moore

  • Constraints on herbivory by grizzly bears

    Karyn D. Rode;Charles T. Robbins;Lisa A. Shipley

  • Regional and seasonal patterns of nutritional condition and reproduction in elk

    Rachel C. Cook;John G. Cook;David J. Vales;Bruce K. Johnson

  • Optimizing protein intake as a foraging strategy to maximize mass gain in an omnivore

    Charles T. Robbins;Jennifer K. Fortin;Karyn D. Rode;Sean D. Farley

  • Predicting bite size selection of mammalian herbivores: a test of a general model of diet optimization

    L.A. Shipley;A.W. Illius;K. Danell;N.T. Hobbs

  • Influence of size and density of browse patches on intake rates and foraging decisions of young moose and white-tailed deer.

    L. A. Shipley;D. E. Spalinger

  • Mechanics of browsing in dense food patches: effects of plant and animal morphology on intake rate

    Lisa A. Shipley;Donald E. Spalinger

  • The influence of bite size on foraging at larger spatial and temporal scales by mammalian herbivores

    Lisa A. Shipley

  • Influence of Summer and Autumn Nutrition on Body Condition and Reproduction in Lactating Mule Deer

    Troy N. Tollefson;Lisa A. Shipley;Woodrow L. Myers;Duane H. Keisler

  • Should I stay or should I go? Patch departure decisions by herbivores at multiple scales

    Kate R. Searle;N. Thompson Hobbs;Lisa A. Shipley

  • Dietary protein content alters energy expenditure and composition of the mass gain in grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis).

    Laura A. Felicetti;Charles T. Robbins;Lisa A. Shipley

  • Validating Predictive Models of Nutritional Condition for Mule Deer

    Rachel C. Cook;Thomas R. Stephenson;Woodrow L. Myers;John G. Cook

  • When to Run and When to Hide: The Influence of Concealment, Visibility, and Proximity to Refugia on Perceptions of Risk

    Meghan J. Camp;Janet L. Rachlow;Bonnie A. Woods;Timothy R. Johnson

  • Nutritional Requirements and Diet Choices of the Pygmy Rabbit ( Brachylagus idahoensis ): A Sagebrush Specialist

    Lisa A. Shipley;Tara B. Davila;Nicole J. Thines;Becky A. Elias

  • Structural anti-quality characteristics of range and pasture plants.

    Emilio A. Laca;Lisa A. Shipley;Edward D. Reid

  • HERBIVORE FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE IN HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS: A CONTEST AMONG MODELS

    N. Thompson Hobbs;John E. Gross;John E. Gross;Lisa A. Shipley;Donald E. Spalinger

  • The Comparative Feeding Bahaviour of Large Browsing and Grazing Herbivores

    Kate R. Searle;Lisa A. Shipley

  • Wildlife herbivory and rare plants : the effects of white-tailed deer, rodents, and insects on growth and survival of Turk's cap lily

    J Darl Fletcher;Lisa A Shipley;William J McShea;Durland L Shumway

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet L. Rachlow
Janet L. Rachlow University of Idaho
N. Thompson Hobbs
N. Thompson Hobbs Colorado State University
Nancy F. Glenn
Nancy F. Glenn Boise State University
Charles T. Robbins
Charles T. Robbins Washington State University
Ben D. Moore
Ben D. Moore Western Sydney University
Janine L. Brown
Janine L. Brown Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Roger A. Powell
Roger A. Powell North Carolina State University
Mark A. Chappell
Mark A. Chappell University of California, Riverside
Wei Gao
Wei Gao Colorado State University
Rick G. Kelsey
Rick G. Kelsey US Forest Service

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