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CLIMATE CHANGE (16)
IN REVIEW: Berger, J. et al., 2023. Destabilization of Arctic Sea Ice Reveals Unexpected Adaptive Plasticity in a Novel Prey-Predator Dynamic.
1) Hayes, F. P., Berger, J. 2023. Snow patch refugia benefits for species of periglacial zones—Evidence from a high-elevation obligate. PNAS Nexus, 2023, 2, 1–8. View publication here.
2) Berger J, Biel M, Hayes FP. Species conflict at Earth’s edges–Contests, climate, and coveted resources. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2022 Oct 17;10. View publication here.
3) Dobson, A., Hopcraft, G., Mduma, S., Ogutu, J.O., Fryxell, J., Anderson, T.M., Archibald, S., Lehmann, C., Poole, J., Caro, T. J. Berger, et al. Mulder, M.B., 2022. Savannas are vital but overlooked carbon sinks. Science, 375(6579), pp.392-392. View publication here.
4) Caro, T., Berger, J., Rowe, Z. and Dobson, A., 2022. Now is not tomorrow. Conservation Letters, p.e12922. View publication here.
5) Dobson, A., Rowe, Z., Berger, J., Wholey, P. and Caro, T., 2021. Biodiversity loss due to more than climate change. Science, 374(6568), pp.699-700. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2021_-_biodiversity_loss_due_to_more_than_climate_
6) Berger, J, Wangchuk T, Briceno C, Vila A, Lambert J. E. 2020. Disassembled Food Webs and Messy Projections: Modern Ungulate Communities in the Face of Unabating Human Population Growth. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8:128. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2020_disassembled-food-webs-and-messy-projections-
7) Nowak, K., J. Berger, et al. 2020. Using community photography to investigate phenology: A case study of coat moult in the mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) with missing data. Ecology and Evolution. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ece3.6954
8) *Sarmento, W., Biel, M., & Berger, J. 2019. Seeking snow and breathing hard–Behavioral tactics in high elevation mammals to combat warming temperatures. PloS One, 14(12). https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225456
9) Berger, J., C. Hartway, A. Gruzdev, and M. Johnson. 2018. Climate Degradation and Extreme Icing Events Constrain Life in Cold-Adapted Mammals, Nature – Scientific Reports 8: 1156 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19416-9
10) Berger, J., E. Cheng, M. Krebs, L. Li, A. Kang, G. B. Schaller, and M. Hebblewhite. 2015. Legacies of Past Exploitation and Climate affect Mammalian Sexes Differently on the Roof of the World – The Case of Wild Yaks. Scientific Reports – Nature. | 5 : 8676 | DOI: 10.1038/srep08676 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2015_legacies_of_past_exploitation_and_climate_cha
11) Berger, J., E. Cheng, . A. *Kang, et al. and G. B. Schaller. 2014. Sex differences in winter ecology of high elevation wild yaks in the Kekexili Reserve, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, China. Journal of Mammalogy 95(3):638–645, 2014. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_ecology_of_sex_differences_in_wild_yaks_j-ma
12) *Brodie, J., E. Post, J. Berger, and F. Watson. 2014. Trophic interactions and dynamic herbivore responses to snowpack. Climate Change Responses. http://www.climatechangeresponses.com/content/ https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_-_trophic_interactions_and_dyanmic_herbivore_
13) Cross, M. S., J. A. Hilty, G. M. Tabor, J.. Lawler, L. J. Graumlich, and J. Berger. 2012. From connect-the-dots to dynamic networks: maintaining and enhancing connectivity to address climate change impacts on wildlife. In Climate change and wildlife conservation. Eds. J. Brodie et al.). University of Chicago Press. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2012_-_connecting_dots_to_dynamic_networks_–_cc_
14) *Brodie, J.F., E. Post, F. Watson, and J. Berger. 2011. Climate change intensification of herbivore impacts on tree recruitment. Proceedings of the Royal Society B doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.1501. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2011_brodie_et_al_-_climate_intensification_of_int
15) Berger, J. S. L. Cain, and K. Berger. 2006. Connecting the dots: an invariant migration corridor links the Holocene to the Present. Biology Letters 2:528-531. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2006_berger_et_al_connecting_the_dots
16) *Beever, E. A., P. F. Brussard, and J. Berger. 2003. Patterns of apparent extinction among isolated populations of pikas (Ochotoma princeps) in the Great Basin. Journal of Mammalogy 84:37-54. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2003_beever_pb_jb_-_pikas_climate
BIODIVERSITY (38)
(Endangered Species and Ecological Phenomena)
IN REVIEW: Berger, J. & N. Kusi. 2023. Meeting Your Ancestors – Sticks, Stones, and Discord in Earth’s Outposts
IN REVIEW: *Hayes, F. P. & J. Berger. 2023. Inadvertent climate refugia: Untapped Benefits for Conservation.
1) *Laverty, T. M, and J. Berger. 2021. Indirect effects of African megaherbivore conservation on bat diversity in the world’s oldest desert. Conservation Biology. View publication here.
2) Kauffman, M. J. et al. J. Berger, et al. 2021. Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations. Science. May 7;372(6542):566-9. View publication here.
3) Berger, J. 2019. The endangered phenomenon of animal migration, and the dissonance between doing science and achieving conservation. The Ecological Citizen. 3:1-7; www.ecologicalcitizen.net. View publication here.
4) Ellison, W. T. et al. J. Berger, L. Thomas. 2016. Modeling the aggregated exposure and responses of bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus to multiple sources of anthropogenic underwater sound. Endangered Species Research. 30:95-108. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2016-ellison-et-al-berger-sound-disturbance-and-bo
5) Berger J, Berger, K. M., Bergen S, *Buuveibaatar B, Fine A, Lkhagvasuren, B, Young JK, Zahler P (2008). Migration bottlenecks, climate, and the conservation of Pleistocene relicts in central Asia. Open Cons Biol J 2: 9-10. View publication here.
6) Kretser, H. E., Beckmann, J. P., & Berger, J. 2018. A Retrospective Assessment of a Failed Collaborative Process in Conservation. Environmental Management, 1-14. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2018_-_failed_collaborative_between_conservation_n
7) *Bennett, D. L. Pejchar, B. Romero, R. Knight and J. Berger. 2018. Using practitioner knowledge to expand the toolbox for private land conservation. Biological Conservation 227:152-159.
8) **Ekernas. S., et al. and J. Berger. 2017. Desert pastoralists’ positive and negative effects on rare wildlife in the Gobi Desert. Conservation Biology DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12881. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2016-pastoralist-indirect-and-direct-effects-on-wi
9) Berger, J., and S. L. Cain. 2014. Moving beyond science to protect a mammalian migration corridor. Conservation Biology 28:1142-1150. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_berger_cain_-_how_much_does_science_matter_
10) Berger, J., *Buvveibaatar, B., and C. Mishra, 2014. The cashmere connection, biodiversity, and trade; a Response to Von Wehren et al. Conservation Biology DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12415, pp 1-3 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_berger_buuveibaatar_mishra_-_cashmere_conn
11) Berger, J., S. Cain, E. Cheng, et al. 2014. Optimism and challenge for science-based conservation of migratory species in and out of US national parks. Conservation Biology. 28, 4–12. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_optimism_challenges_for_migratory_species_b
12) Batsaikhan, N. et al, Berger, J & 18 authors. 2014. Conserving the world’s finest grassland amidst ambitious national development. Conservation Biology DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12297 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_batsaikhan_et_al_conserving_the_world_s_fines
13) Ripple, W. J., J. A. Estes, R. L. Beschta, C. Wilmers, E. Ritchie, M. Hebblewhite, J. Berger, et al. 2014. Status and ecological effects of the world’s largest carnivores. Science e343, 12414 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_ripple_et_al._science_carnivore_declines_
14) Seidelr, R. G., R. A. Long, J. Berger, S. Bergen, and J. P. Beckmann*, 2014. Identifying impediments to long-distance mammal migrations. Conservation Biology DO:10:1111/cobi 12376 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_seidler_et_al_-_identifying_impediments_to_lo
15) Berger, J., *Buvveibaatar, B., and C. Mishra. 2013. Globalization of the cashmere market and the decline of large mammals in Central Asia. Conservation Biology. 27:679-89. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2013_berger_-_-globalization_of_cashmere_market_
16) Berger, J. & J. Beckmann. 2011. On evidence and faulty assertions about energy boomtowns. . Conservation Biology 25:637-38. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2011_jb_jbk_evidence_faulty_assumptions
17) Berger, J. & J. Beckmann. 2011. The intersection between social change and conservation in the new American West. Conservation Biology 25:633-34. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2011_jb_jbk_-_new_american_west
18) Young*, J., S. Stringberg, B. Buiveibaator, K. Murray, and J. Berger. 2010. Population estimates of endangered Mongolian saiga: Implications for effective monitoring and population recovery. Oryx, 44: 285–292. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2010-population-estimation-saiga-young-et-al
19) Berger, J., *Buiveibaator, B. Lhagvasuren, K. Murray, and M. Dunbar. 2010. Captures of ungulates in Central Asia using drive nets: Advantages and pitfalls as illustrated by endangered Mongolian saiga. Oryx 44: 512-515. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2010_-_captures_of_ungulates_in_central_asia
20) Berger, J. & J. Beckmann. 2010. Sexual predators, energy development, and conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Conservation Biology 24:891-896. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2010_sexual_predators_in_yellowstone
21) Harris, G., Thirgood, S., Hopcraft, G., Cromsigt, J. P.G.M. and J. Berger. 2009. Global decline in aggregated migrations of large terrestrial mammals. Endangered Species Research 7: 55 – 76. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2009_harris_et_al_global_migration
22) Berger, J. 2008. Extant or Extinct? – White Tailed Jack Rabbits and Yellowstone’s Food Web Oryx 42:176. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2008-berger-extant-or-extinct-oryx
23) Berger, J. 2008. Undetected Species Losses, Food Webs, and Ecological Baselines: A Cautionary Tale from Yellowstone. Oryx 42:139-143. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2008_sliding_baselines_food_webs_-_hares
24) Berger J, *Young J. K, Berger, K. M. 2008. Protecting migration corridors: Challenges and optimism for Mongolian Saiga. PLoS Biol 6:166-168. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2008_migration_in_saiga_plos_
25) Donlan, C. J., J. Berger, et al. 2006. Pleistocene Re-wilding: an Optimistic Agenda for 21st Century Conservation. American Naturalist 168:660-681. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2006_berger_et_al_connecting_the_dots
26) Ray, J. C., K. H. Redford, J. Berger, and R. Steneck. 2005. Is large carnivore conservation equivalent to biodiversity conservation, and how can we achieve both? In Ray, J., K. H. Redford, R. Steneck, and J. Berger. (eds.) 2005. Large Carnivores and Conservation of Biodiversity. Island Press. Covello, Calif. Pp. 400-428.
27) Donlan, J., H. W. Greene, J. Berger, et al. 2005. Re-Wilding North America. Nature 436:913-914. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2005_donlan_et_al_nature
28) Berger, J. 2004. The last mile: how to sustain long distance migration in mammals. Conservation Biology 18:320-332. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2004_the_last_mile_-_cons_biol
29) Berger, J. 2003. Is it acceptable to let a species go extinct in a national park? Conservation Biology 17: 1451-1454 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2003_is_it_ok_to_let_a_species_go_cons_biol
30) Soule, M. E., J. A. Estes, J. Berger, and C. Martinez del Rio. 2003. Ecological effectiveness: Conservation Goals for Interactive Species. Conservation Biology 17:1238-1250. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2003_-_ecological_effectiveness_soule_et_al_-_be
31) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham,. 1998. Natural variation in horn size, social dominance, and its relevance to the conservation of black rhinoceros. Conservation Biology 12:708-711. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1998_berger_cunningham_-_horn_size_variation_cb
32) Berger, J. 1997. Population constraints associated with black rhinos as an umbrella species for desert herbivores. Conservation Biology 11:69-78. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1997_berger_-_rhinos_as_poor_umbrellas_cons_biol
33) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1996. Is rhino dehorning scientifically prudent? Pachyderm 12:60-68. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1996_rhino_dehorning_pachyderm
34) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1994a. Active intervention and conservation: Africa’s pachyderm problem. Science 263:1241-1242. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1994_science_-_active_intervention_conservation_
35) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1994. Black rhino conservation (letter). Science 264:757. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1994_berger_cc_black_rhino_conservation_l_-_s
36) Berger, J. 1994. Science, conservation, and black rhinos. Journal of Mammalogy 75:298-308. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1994_-_science_cons_black_rhinos_jm_by_jb_
37) Berger, J, C. Cunningham, and A. A. Gawuseb. 1994. The uncertainty of data and dehorning black rhinos. Conservation Biology. 8:1149-1152. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1994_berger_cc_uncertainty_of_data_dehonring_c
38) Berger, J. 1993. Rhino conservation tactics. Nature 361:121. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1993-berger-nature-volume-361-issue-6408-1993-rhin
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (59)
IN REVIEW: Berger, J. Inscriptions in Stone – A Call for a National Petroglyph
IN REVIEW: Berger, J. The Cashmere Gambit – Where’s the Progress Ten Years After?
1) Harris, R. B., Aluzas, K., Balyx, L., Belt, J., Berger, J. et al. 2023. Habituated, tolerant, or salt-conditioned mountain goats and human safety. Human–Wildlife Interactions 17(1):Early Online, Spring 2023. View publication here.
2) Berger, J. (In Press) 2024. Listening to Learn – Nature’s Hot and Cold Extremes. In: Heart of the Wild (eds, B. Minteer, J. Losos). Princeton University Press.
3) Berger J, Lambert JE. The Humpty Dumpty Effect on Planet Earth. 2022. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 2022:6. View this publication.
4) Caro, T., Rowe, Z., Berger, J., Wholey, P. and Dobson, A., 2022. An inconvenient misconception: Climate change is not the principal driver of biodiversity loss. Conservation Letters, p.e12868. View this publication.
5) Lambert, J.E. and Berger, J., 2022. Lessons from evolutionary history for rewilding and coexisting in landscapes with predators. Routledge Handbook of Rewilding. Pp. 229-247; DOI: 10.4324/9781003097822-25. View this publication.
6) Davis, K. et al., J. Berger, L. Pejchar. 2021. Strengths and shortcomings of federal habitat exchanges for species conservation. Conservation Letters (In Press)
7) *Laverty, T. M, and J. Berger . 2020. Do bats seek clean water? A perspective on biodiversity from the Namib Desert. Biological Conservation. 1;248:108686 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2020_do_bats_seek_clean_water_–_namib_desert_biod
8) *Sarmento W, and J. Berger . 2020. Conservation implications of using an imitation carnivore to assess rarely used refuges as critical habitat features in an alpine ungulate. Peer J. 2020 June 12;8:e9296. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2020_conservation_-_implications_of_00ba2acb0fdbc1
9) Manfredo, M. Sullivan, Salerno, J. and J. Berger. 2020. Looking forward, not backward in considering the needs for social science in wildlife management. Bioscience 2020 Jun 9.
10) *Laverty, T. M, T. L. Teel, R. W., A. Gawuseb, and J. Berger. 2019. Using pastoral ideology to understand human–wildlife coexistence in arid agricultural landscapes. Conservation Science and Practice. 2:1-14. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2019_-_laverty_et_al.._pastoralists_deserts_and_
11) Manfredo, M., J. Salerno, L. Sullivan, and J. Berger. 2019. For US Wildlife Management, Social Science Needed Now More Than Ever. Bioscience doi:10.1093/biosci/biz122
12) Sawyer, H., J. P. *Beckmann, R. G. Seidler, and J. Berger. 2019. Long-term effects of energy development on winter distribution and residency of pronghorn in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Conservation Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.83. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2019_long-term_effects_of_energy_development_on_w
13) Wittemyer, G., J. Berger, et al.. 2018. To Advocate or Not Is No Longer the Question: Paths to Enhance Scientific Engagement. BioScience. 68: 13–14. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2017_to_advocate_or_not_is_no_longer_the_question_
14) Beever, E.A., D. A. Brown, and J. Berger. 2018. Lepus townsendii – White-tailed Jackrabbit. Pp 218-220. In. Lagomorphs-Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares of the World. (eds. A. T. Smith, C. H. Johnston, P. C. Alves, and K. Hacklander). John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2018_-_white-tailed_jack_rabbits_beever_x_and_j
15) Berger, J. 2017. The Science and Challenges of Conserving Large Wild Mammals in 21st-Century American Protected Areas. PP. 189-208. In, Science for Parks and Parks for Science, (ed. S. Beissinger), University of Chicago Press. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2017_the_science_and_challenge_of_large_mammals_in
16) Berger, J. 2016. Foreword. xi-xii, , In Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife (ed. Jachowski, D. S., J. J. Millspaugh, P. A. Angermeir, and R. Slotow); University of California Press. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2016-berger-book-foreward-reintroduction-of-fish-w
17) *Ekernas, S. and J. Berger. 2016. Challenges and Opportunities for Conserving Equid Migrations. Pp. 187-195. In, Biology and Conservation of Wild Equids: Behavior, Ecology, and Management. (eds. J, Ransom and P. Kacensky), John Hopkins Press.
18) *Beckmann, J., S. H. Olson, R. G. Seidler, and J. Berger. 2016. Sub-lethal effects of energy development on a migratory mammal—the enigma of North American pronghorn. Global Ecology and Conservation 6:36-47. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2016_sublethal_effects_enigma_of_migratory_prong
19) Berger, J. 2013. Ignoring Nature: Learning to Fail or Failing to Learn? Pp. 113-117 in Ignoring Nature (ed. M. Bekoff), University of Chicago Press. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2013-cautionary-wildlife-tales-learning-to-fail-or
20) Redford, K. H., J. Berger, and S. Zack. 2013. Abundance as a conservation value. Oryx 47:157-158. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2013-abundance-as-a-conservation-value
21) Cain, S. L., et al. J. Berger. 2012. Using fecal progestagens and logistic regression to enhance pregnancy detection in wild ungulates: A case study with bison. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 36: 631–640. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2013_abundance_as_a_conservation_value
22) Berger, J. 2012. Estimation of body-size traits by photogrammetry in large mammals to inform conservation. Conservation Biology 26:769-777. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2012_-_berger_size_estimation_for_conservation_-_i
23) *Beckmann, J., K. Murray, R. Seidler, and J. Berger. 2012. Human-mediated shifts in animal habitat use: sequential changes in pronghorn use of a natural gas field in Greater Yellowstone Biological Conservation 147: 222–233. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2012_beckmann_et_al_2012-_sequential_change_wild
24) Young*, J., S. R. Reading, K. Olsen, A, Suchbaatar, and J. Berger. 2011. Is wildlife going to the dogs?: A review of the impacts of feral and free-roaming dogs on wildlife populations. Bioscience 61:125-132. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2011_feral_dogs_young_et_al_-_bioscience
25) Berger, K. M., E. Gese, and J. Berger. 2008. Indirect effects and traditional trophic cascades: A test involving wolves, coyotes, and pronghorn, Ecology 89:818-828. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2008-berger-gese-berger-ecology-v89i3-indirect-eff
26) Berger, J. 2008. Can we save the last of the great long distance migrations? Pp. 221-24. In, State of the Wild 2008-2009; A Global Portrait of Wildlife, Wildlands, and Oceans (ed. K. H. Redford), Island Press, Washington, DC.
27) Sanderson, et al. J. Berger. 2008. The ecological future of the North American Bison: Conceiving long-term, large-scale conservation of wildlife. Conservation Biology 22:252-266. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2008_bison_sanderson.etalcb
28) Berger, J. 2007. Carnivore repatriation and Holarctic prey: Narrowing the deficit in ecological effectiveness. Conservation Biology 21:1105-1116. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2007_berger_cons_biol_carnivore_repatriation_
29) Berger, J. and D. Smith. 2005. Restoring functionality in Yellowstone with recovering carnivores: gains and uncertainties. In Ray, J., K. H. Redford, R. Steneck, and J. Berger. (eds.) 2005. Large Carnivores and Conservation of Biodiversity. Island Press. Covello, Calif. Pp. 100-109. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2005_-_berger_smith_-_restoring_function_-_wolve
30) Berger, J. 2004. Long distance migrations: Yellowstone in a global context. Pp 18-23. In: 7th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Yellowstone National Park.
31) *Pyare, S., S. L. Cain, D. Moody, C. Schwartz, and J. Berger. 2004. Carnivore re-colonisation: reality, possibility and a non-equilibrium century for grizzly bears in the Southern Yellowstone Ecosystem.. Animal Conservation 7:71-78 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2004_pyare_et_al_-_grizzly_recolonization
32) Berger, J. 2003. Through the eyes of prey: how the extinction and conservation of North America’s large carnivores alter prey systems and biodiversity. Pp 133-156, In Animal Behavior and Wildlife Conservation (eds. M. Festa-Bianchet and M. Apollonio). Island Press, Covello, CA.
33) *Pyare, S. and J. Berger. 2003. Beyond demography and de-listing: ecological recovery for Yellowstone’s grizzly bears and wolves. Biological Conservation 113:63-73. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2003_beyond_delisting_-_eco-recovery_biol_cons_
34) *Beckmann, J. and J. Berger. 2003. Rapid ecological and behavioral changes in carnivores: the response of black bears to altered food. Journal of Zoology (London) 261:207-212. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2003-beckmann-berger-rapid-ecological-and-behaviou
35) Berger, J. and K. Berger. 2001. Endangered Species and the decline of America’s western legacy? Bioscience 51:951-953.
36) Berger, J., A. Hoylman, and W. A. Weber. 2001. Perturbation of vast ecosystems in the absence of adequate science: Alaska’ arctic refuge. Conservation Biology 15:539-541.
37) Berger, J. P. B. Stacey, M. L. Johnson, and L. Bellis. 2001. A mammalian predator-prey imbalance: grizzly bear and wolf extinction affects avian neotropical migrants. Ecological Applications 11:947-960. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2001_berger_et_al_trophic_cascades_-_ecol_apps
38) Roffe, TJ; Coffin, K; Berger, J. 2001. Survival and immobilizing moose with carfentanil and xylazine Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:1140-1146. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2001_survival_immobilizing_moose_
39) Berger, J., J. W. Testa, T. Roffe, and S. L. Montfort. 1999. Conservation endocrinology: a noninvasive tool to understand relationships between carnivore colonization and ecological carrying capacity. Conservation Biology 13:980-989 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1999_conserv_endocrin_cb_
40) Berger, J. 1999. On intervention and the persistence of small populations of bighorn sheep. Conservation Biology 13:432-435
41) Berger, J. and S. L. Cain. 1999. Reproductive synchrony in brucellosis-exposed bison in the southern greater yellowstone ecosystem and in non-infected populations. Conservation Biology 13:357-366. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1999_berger_cain
42) *Rachlow, J. L. and J. Berger. 1998. Reproduction and population density: trade-offs for the conservation of rhinos in situ. Animal Conservation 1:101-106. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1998_rachlow_berger_anim_cons_-_rhinos
43) *Sweitzer, R. A., S. H. Jenkins, and J. Berger. 1997. Near-extinction of porcupines by pumas in the great basin and consequences of ecological changes. Conservation Biology 11:1407-1417. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1997_cougar_-_porcupine_sweitzer_et_al_cons_biol
44) *Gompper, M., P. B. Stacey, and J. Berger. 1997. Conservation implications of the natural lineages in wild mammals and birds. Conservation Biology 11:857-867. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1997_lineage_loss_gompper_et_al
45) *Rachlow, J. and J. Berger. 1997. Conservation implications of patterns of horn regeneration in white rhinos. Conservation Biology 11:84-91. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1997_rachlow_berger_1997_implications_of_horn_de
46) Berger, J. 1996. Mammalian social organization and mating system. In: Management of Wild Animals in Captivity (ed. Lumpkin, S. and Kleiman, D.G.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
47) Berger, J. 1995. Multiple bottlenecks, allopatric lineages, and badlands bison: consequences of lineage mixing. Biological Conservation 71:13-24. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1995_berger_cunningham_outbreeding_lineages_bi
48) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1994c. Phenotypic alterations, evolutionary significant structures, and rhino conservation. Conservation Biology 8:833-840. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1994_berger_-_phenotypic_variation_-_rhinos_cb_
49) *Goodrich, J. and J. Berger, 1994. Winter recreation and hibernating black bears. Biological Conservation 67:105-110. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1994-goodrich-berger-biocons-v67i2-winter-recreati
50) Berger, J., C. Cunningham, A. A. Gawuseb, and M. Lindeque. 1993. “Costs” and short-term survivorship of hornless black rhinos. Conservation Biology 7:920-924. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1993_survival_short_term_costs_rhinos_-_cb
51) Berger, J. 1993. Persistence of mountain sheep populations: methodology and statistics. Conservation Biology 7:219-220.
52) Berger, J. and J. D. Wehausen. 1991. Consequences of a mammalian predator-prey disequilibrium in the Great Basin. Conservation Biology 5:244-248. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1991_predator-prey_disequilibrium_cb
53) Berger, J. 1991. Funding asymmetries for endangered species: feral, domestic, and wild animals. Bioscience 41:105-106.
54) Berger, J. 1991. Greater Yellowstone’s native ungulates: myths and reality. Conservation Biology. 5:353-363. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1991_berger_consbio_yellowstone_myths_realities_-_
55) *Stockwell, C., G. Bateman, and J. Berger. 1991. Conflicts in US national parks: a case study of helicopters and bighorn sheep at Grand Canyon. Biological Conservation 56:317-328
56) McClenaghan, L., J. Berger, and H. Truesdale. 1990. Founding size and genic variability in plain’s bison (bison bison) from Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Conservation Biology 4: 285-289.
57) Berger, J. 1990. Persistence of different-sized populations: an empirical assessment of rapid extinctions in bighorn sheep. Conservation Biology. 4:91-98. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1990_persistence_of_populations_cb_
58) Berger, J. and D. Daneke. 1988. Effects of agricultural, industrial, and recreational expansion on frequency of wildlife law violations in the central Rocky Mountains, USA. Conservation Biology. 2(3):283-289. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1988_berger_cc_-_size-related_feeding_-_ungulate
59) Berger, J., D. Daneke, J. Johnson and S.H. Berwick. 1983. Pronghorn foraging economy and predator avoidance in a desert ecosystem: implications for the conservation of large mammalian herbivores. Biological Conservation. 25:193-208.
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IN REVIEW: *Hayes, F. P. et al., & J. Berger. 2023. How high summer temperatures influence selection for snow in cold-adapted species.
1) * Laverty T.M/. Teel T. L., Gawusab A. A., and Berger J. 2021. Listening to bats: Namibian pastoralists’ perspectives, stories, and experiences. Journal of Ethnobiology 41(1): 70-86. DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-41.1.70 [Special issue on the “Ethnobiology of Bats”]
2) *Buuveibaatar, B., T. K. Fuller, J. K. Young, and J. Berger. 2014. Calving location selection patterns of saiga antelope in Mongolia. J. of Zoology (London). doi:10.1111/jzo.12174, pp 1-7 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2014_saiga_calving_site_selection_buuvei_et_al_ber
3) *Buuveibaatar, B,., J. K. Young, J. Berger, et al. 2013. Factors affecting survival and cause-specific mortality of saiga calves in Mongolia. Journal of Mammalogy 94::127–136 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2013-saiga-calf-survival-buveibaator-…-berger-jm
4) *Buuveibaatar, B., T. K. Fuller,A. E. Fine, B. Chimeddorj, J. K. Young, and J. Berger. 2013. Changes in grouping patterns of saiga antelope in relation to intrinsic and environmental factors in Mongolia. Journal of Zoology 291:51-58. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2013_saiga_grouping_patterns_buveibaator_…_berge
5) Squires, J. L., Decsar, N., Hebblewhite, M. and J. Berger. 2012. Missing Lynx and Trophic Cascades in Food Webs: a Reply to Ripple et al. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:567-571. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2012_-_reply_-_lynx_food_webs_-_squires_decesar_
6) Estes, JA, J. Terborgh, J. S. Brashares, M. E. Power, J. Berger., et al. 2011. Trophic downgrading of Planet Earth. Science 333:301-306. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2011_estes_et_al_w_berger_trophic_downgrading_-
7) Berger, J. 2010. Fear-mediated food webs. In J. Terborgh & J. A. Estes, Trophic cascades: Predators, prey and the changing dynamics of nature. Pp. 241-254, Island Press. Covello, Calif. View this publication.
8) Reeves, R. R., J. Berger, and P. J. Clapham. 2007. Killer Whales as Predators of Large Baleen Whales and Sperm Whales.. In Whaling, Oceans, and Food Webs (Ed. J. Estes). University of California Press. Pp. 172-186. View this publication.
9) Berger, J. 2005. Hunting by Carnivores and by Humans: Is Functional Redundancy Possible and Who Really Cares? In Ray, J., K. H. Redford, R. Steneck, and J. Berger. (eds.) 2005. Large Carnivores and the Conservation of Biodiversity. Island Press. Pp. 316-341. View this publication.
10) *Beckmann, J. and J. Berger. 2004. Pronghorn hypersensitivity to avian scavengers following golden eagle predation. Western North American Naturalist 65:133-135. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2005_beckmann_and_berger_wnan_65_1_v2
11) *Beckmann, J. and J. Berger. 2003. Using black bears to test experimentally ideal-free distributions. Journal of Mammalogy 84:594-606. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2003_jbk_jb_ideal_free_black_bears
12) Berger, J. , S. Dulamtseren, S. Cain, D. Enkkhbileg, P. Lichtman, Z. Namshir, G. Wingard, and R. Reading. 2001. Back-casting sociality in extinct species: new perspectives using mass death assemblages and sex ratios. Proceedings of the Royal Society. 268: 131-139. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2001_backcasting_sociality_in_extimct_species_prsb
13) *White, K. and J. Berger. (2001). Behavioral and ecological effects of differential predation pressure on moose in Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 82:422-429. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2001_white_berger_-_behavioral_and_ecologic_effe
14) Berger, J. and M. E. *Gompper. 1999. Sex ratios in extant ungulates: products of contemporary predation or past life histories? Journal of Mammalogy 80:1084-1113. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1999_berger_gompper_-_sex_ratios_in_extant_ungul
15) *Sweitzer, R. A. and J. Berger. 1998. Evidence for female-biased dispersal in North American porcupines. Journal of Zoology (London) 244:159-166. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1998-sweitzer-berger-evidence_for_femalebiased_dis
16) *Sweitzer, R. A. and J. Berger. 1997. Sexual dimorphism and evidence for intrasexual selection from quill impalements, injuries, and mate guarding in porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum). Canadian Journal of Zoology 75:847-854. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1992_-_size-related_procupines_-_predation_habit
17) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1994. Horns, Hyenas, and Black Rhinos. Research and Exploration. 10:241-244.
18) *Sweitzer, R. A. and J. Berger. 1993. Seasonal dynamics of mass and body condition in Great Basin Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum). Journal of Mammalogy 74:198-203.
19) Berger, J. 1992. Facilitation of reproductive synchrony by gestation adjustment in gregarious mammals; a new hypothesis. Ecology 73:323-329. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1992_berger_-_gestation_adjustment_synchrony_ec
20) *Sweitzer, R. A. and J. Berger. 1992. Size-related effects of predation on habitat use and behavior of porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum). Ecology 73:867-75. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1992_size_related_effects_of_predation_porcupines
21) Berger, J. 1991. Pregnancy incentives, predation constraints, and habitat shifts: Experimental and field evidence for wild bighorn sheep. Animal Behaviour 41:61-77. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1991_pregnancy_incentives_and_predation_constraint
22) Berger, J. and M.D. Kock. 1989. Type I and II Errors in the real world. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 25:451-454.
23) Berger, J. 1988. Social systems, resources, and phylogenetic inertia: an experimental test and its limitations. IN: Ecology of Social Behavior. (ed. C. Slobodchikoff). Academic Press, New York. Pp. 159-186.
24) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1988. Size-related effects on search times in north american prairie ungulate females. Ecology 69:177-83. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1988_berger_cc_-_size-related_feeding_-_ungulate
25) Berger, J. and M. Peacock. 1988. Variability in size-weight relationships in bison. Journal of Mammalogy. 69:618-624.
26) Berger, J. and M. Kock. 1988. Overwinter survival of carfentanil-immobilized male bison. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 24:555-556.
27) Kock, M. and J. Berger. 1987. Chemical Immobilization of Wild Bison in Badlands National Park. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 23:625-633.
28) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1987. Influence of familiarity of frequency of inbreeding in wild horses. Evolution. 41:229-231. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1987_berger_-_inbreeding_in_wild_horses_evol
29) Berger J. 1983. Ecology and catastrophic mortality in wild horses: Implications for interpreting fossil assemblages. Science. 220:1403-1404. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1983_berger_ecol_catastrophic_mortality_-_scie
30) Berger, J. 1983. Predation, sex ratios, and male competition in Equids. Journal of Zoology (London). 201:205-216.
31) Berger J. 1982. Female breeding age and lamb survival in desert bighorn sheep. Mammalia. 46:183- 190.
32) Berger, J. 1979. Weaning conflict in desert and mountain bighorn sheep: an ecological interpretation. Zeitschrift fur Tierpsychologie. 50:188-200. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1979-berger-ethology-v50i2-weaning-conflict-in-des
33) Berger, J. and J. Kaster. 1979. Convergent evolution between phyla: a test case of mimicry between caddisfly larvae (Helicopsyche borealis) and aquatic snails (Physa integra). Evolution. 33:511-513. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1979-berger-kaster-evolution-mimicry
34) Berger, J. 1977. Sympatric and allopatric relationships between desert bighorn sheep and feral equids in Grand Canyon. Southwestern Naturalist. 22:540- 543.
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1) Beam, E. Berger, J., Breck, S., Schell, C. J., Lambert, J. E. 2023. Habituation and tolerance in coyotes (Canis latrans), a flexible urban predator. Wildlife Letters 2023. View publication here.
2) Caro T, and J. Berger, 2019. Can behavioural ecologists help establish protected areas? Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 374: 20180062. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0062 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2019_-_can_behavioural_ecologists_help_conserve_pr
3) **Sarmento, W. and J. Berger. 2017. Human visitation limits the utility of protected areas as ecological baselines. Biological Conservation 212:326-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.06.032 https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2017_-_human_visitation_limits_the_utility_of_prot
4) Berger, J. 2007. Fear, human shields, and the redistribution of prey and predators in protected areas. Biology Letters 3:620-623. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2007_jb_fear_human_shields_predator-prey
5) Berger, J., J. E. Swenson, and I. Per-Illson. 2001. Re-colonizing carnivores and naive prey; conservation lessons from Pleistocene extinctions. Science 291:1036-1039. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/2001_science_2001_naive_prey_and_predators
6) *White, K. and J. Berger. 2001. Anti-predator strategies of Alaskan moose: Are maternal trade-offs influenced by offspring activity? Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:2055-2062.
7) Berger, J. 1999. Anthropogenic extinction of top carnivores and interspecific animal behaviour: implications of the rapid decoupling of a web involving wolves, bears, moose and ravens Proceedings of the Royal Society 266:2261-2267. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1999_ravens_food_web_dynamiics_prsb
8) *Rachlow, J. L., J. Kie, and J. Berger. 1999. Territoriality and spatial patterns of white rhinoceros in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology 37:295-304.
9) Berger, J. 1998. Future prey: some consequences of losing and restoring large carnivores. Pp. 80-100. In: Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology. (Ed, T, Caro). Oxford University Press..
10) Berger, J. 1998. Behavioural Ecology in Managed Reserves: Gender-specific asymmetries in interspecific dominance in elephants and rhinos. Animal Conservation 1:33-38. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1998_berger_cunningham_behavioural_ecology_in_ma
11) *Rachlow, J. L., B. Berkeley, and J. Berger. 1998. Correlates of male mating success in white rhinos. Journal of Mammalogy . 79:1317-1324.
12) Berger, J. 1996. Animal behaviour and plundered populations: Is the Study of mating systems a conservation necessity or a scientific luxury? Oikos 77:207-216. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1996_animal_behaviour_plundered_mammals_oikos_
13) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1995. Predation, sensitivity, and sex: why female black rhinoceroses outlive males. Behavioral Ecology 9:57-64. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1995_berger_-_predation_sensitivity_sex_–_rhi
14) Berger, J. 1993. Disassociations between black rhinoceroses mothers and young calves: Ecologically variable or, as yet, undetected behavior? African Journal of Ecology 31:261-264. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1993_berger_disassociations_rhinos_african-journal
15) Berger, J. and C. Cunningham. 1991. Bellows, copulations, and sexual selection in bison. Behavioral Ecology 2:1-8. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1991_berger-j.-cunningham-c.-bellows-copulations-a
16) *Green, W. H. and J. Berger. 1990. Maternal investment in sons and daughters: problems in methodology. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 27:99-102. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1990_-_maternal_investment_in_sons_daughters_gr
17) Berger, J. 1989. Female reproductive potential and its discrimination by male mammals Journal of Mammology. 70: 347-358. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1989_male_mate_choice_in_mammals_jm_
18) Berger, J. 1987. Reproductive fates of dispersers in a harem-dwelling ungulate. In: Mammalian Dispersal Patterns: The Effects of Social Structure on Population Genetics. Pp. 41-54, (eds. D. Chepko-Sade and Z. Halpin). University of Chicago Press.
19) Chepko-Sade, B.D., W.M. Shields, J. Berger, Z.T. Halpin, W.T. Jones, L. Rogers, J.P. Rood and A.T. Smith. 1987. The effects of dispersal and social structure on effective population size. IN: Mammalian Dispersal Patterns: The Effects of Social Structure on Population Genetics. Pp. 287-312, (eds. D. Chepko-Sade and Z. Halpin). University of Chicago Press.
20) Berger, J. 1985. Interspecific interactions and dominance in wild great basin ungulates. Journal of Mammalogy. 66:571-573.
21) Berger, J. 1985. Instances of female-like behavior in a male ungulate. Animal Behavior. 33:323-335.
22) Berger, J. and R. Rudman. 1985. Predation and interactions between coyotes and feral horse foals. Journal of Mammalogy. 66:401-402.
23) Berger, J. 1983. Induced abortions and social factors in wild horses. Nature. 303:59-61. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1983_induced_abortion_nature
24) Berger, J., M. Kock, N. Dodson and C. Cunningham. 1983. Chemical restraint of wild horses: effects on reproduction and social structure. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 19:265-268.
25) Keiper, R. and J. Berger. 1982. Refuge-seeking and pest avoidance by feral horses in desert and island environments. Applied Animal Ethology. 9:111-120. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1982_refuge_seeking_to_avoid_pests_and_snow_
26) Berger, J. 1981. The role of risks in mammalian combat: zebra and onager fights. Zeitschrift fur Tierpsychologie. 56:297-304. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1981_-_risk_combat_in_equids
27) Berger, J. 1980. The ecology, structure, and functions of social play in bighorn sheep. Journal of Zoology (London). 192:531-542.
28) Berger, J. 1979. ‘Predator harassment’ as a defensive strategy in ungulates. American Midland Naturalist. 102:197-199..
29) Berger, J. 1979. Social ontogeny and behavioral diversity: consequences for bighorn sheep inhabiting diverse environments. Journal of Zoology (London). 188:251-266. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1979_-_social_ontogeny_and_behavioural_diversity_i
30) Berger, J. 1979. Weaning, social environments, and the ontogeny of spatial associations. Biology of Behavior. 4:363.372.
31) Berger, J. 1979. Comparative behavioral development in mountain and desert bighorn sheep. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Conference. 3:293-316.
32) Berger, J. 1978. Group Size, foraging, and antipredator ploys: an analysis of bighorn sheep decisions. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 4:91-100. https://issuu.com/joelbergerconservation/docs/1978_berger_group_size_antipredator_ploys
33) Berger, J. 1978. Maternal defensive behavior in bighorn sheep. Journal of Mammalogy. 58:620-621.
34) Berger, J. 1977. Organizational systems and dominance in feral horses in grand canyon. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2:131-146.