GLIFWC's team of biologists represents a wide array of backgrounds, expertise, and high levels of scholarly achievement. The peer-reviewed articles published through various scientific journals offers a technical look into the research GLIFWC's science professionals have conducted throughout the years in partnership with other science-based organizations.
A method to sample small mammals in the subnivium
Author(s): Samuel R. Jolly, Allison M. Scott, Tanya R. Aldred, Jonathan H. Gilbert & Jonathan N. Pauli
Year: 2022
Abstract: Winter is a critical yet understudied season for the population dynamics of small mammals. Effectively sampling small mammals that reside in the subnivium in seasonally snow-covered landscapes is logistically challenging and has limited rigorous and cross-seasonal studies of their populations. Herein, we developed a method for live trapping the small-mammal community within the subnivium. Our trapping structures, or “snow culverts,” were easy to build and deploy, and provided protection from…
Case study: Applying the resist–accept–direct framework to an Ojibwe Tribe's relationship with the natural world
Author(s): Aaron Shultz, Mark Luehring, Adam Ray, Joe Dan Rose, Robert Croll, Jonathan Gilbert, Michael Price, Joe Graveen, Lyle Chapman
Year: 2022
Abstract: Ojibwe Tribes' approach to the natural world is guided by the original treaties between beings (species and spirits) and the Ojibwe people who reside in lands now known as the United States and Canada. Relationships with these beings, such as ogaa (walleye Sander vitreus), are best characterized as taking care of a relative/gift for the next seven generations of Ojibwe. Initial denial of treaty rights by the state government has strongly influenced tribes' relationship with their relatives for…
Inland Fisheries Management - Exploitation and Livelihoods
Author(s): Vittoria Elliott, Cristian Castro Araya, Christopher Mulanda Aura, Christopher Bice, Jorge Cole, Eva Salas De la Fuente, Jason Earl, Kathryn J. Fiorella, Adi-Jose Rigoberto Leiva, Daniel Leiva, Mark Luehring, Adam Ray, Joe Dan Rose, Aaron Shultz, +2
Year: 2022
Abstract: AimThe aim of this chapter is to introduce and describe the importance of inland fisheries within a management context. Key contributions of inland fisheries to a diverse array of livelihoods services are highlighted, with emphasis on how globally widespread they are. Specifically, inland fisheries are identified as an important source of protein and livelihoods, especially for poor and developing nations, but also more globally and for recreational fisheries. Case studies are used to outline a…
Waking from Paralysis: Revitalizing Conceptions of Climate Knowledge and Justice for More Effective Climate Action
Author(s): Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya, Margaret G. O'Connell, Edith Leoso, Marvin Shingle Biness Neme Defoe, Alexandra Anderson, Megan Bang, Pete Beckman, Anne-Marie Boyer, Jennifer Dunn, Jonathan Gilbert, Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings, Michael Waasegiizhig Price, +15
Year: 2022
Abstract: Despite decades of climate science research, existing climate actions have had limited impacts on mitigating climate change. Efforts to reduce emissions, for example, have yet to spur sufficient action to reduce the most severe effects of climate change. We draw from our experiences as Ojibwe knowledge holders and community members, scientists, and scholars to demonstrate how the lack of recognition of traditional knowledges (TK) within climate science constrains effective climate action and…
Ojibwe Perspectives Toward Proper Wolf Stewardship and Wisconsin’s February 2021 Wolf Hunting Season
Author(s): Jonathan H. Gilbert, Peter David, Michael W. Price, Jenny Oren
Year: 2022
Abstract: In February 2021, the Wisconsin DNR implemented a wolf season in which > 20% of the population was killed in 63 h. Wisconsin’s Ojibwe tribes had a visceral reaction to this killing. This paper provides a perspective for this reaction by reviewing the Ojibwe relationship with Ma’iingan. This relationship maintains that Ma’iingan and Ojibwe are to be considered relatives whose fates are intertwined. Ma’iingan and Ojibwe have lived parallel histories, suffering from the effects of colonization…
Evaluating the legacy of multiple introductions of American martens on spatiotemporal patterns of genetic diversity
Author(s): Casey C. Day, Jonathan H. Gilbert, Philip J. Manlick, Jennifer A. Grauer, Jonathan N. Pauli, Kim T. Scribner, Bronwyn W. Williams, Patrick A. Zollner
Year: 2021
Abstract: Species reintroductions are successful when established populations maintain both demographic stability and genetic diversity. Such a result may be obtained by ensuring both structural habitat connectivity and genetic connectivity among reintroduced and remnant populations. Nevertheless, prezygotic barriers such as assortative mating can prevent the flow of genetic material between populations, even when migration between populations is high. Limited gene flow may be particularly relevant for…
Can You Hear Me Now? Design Considerations for Large Lake, Multispecies Telemetry Projects
Author(s): Aaron Shultz, Carl A. Klimah, Jocelyn Curtis-Quick, Rachel Claussen, Jalyn LaBine, Adam Ray
Year: 2021
Abstract: Passive acoustic telemetry is more frequently being used by resource managers and researchers to understand the movements, distribution, and interactions of aquatic organisms. Here, we discuss the approaches used to design a study to assess the thermal niche of juvenile and adult Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) across time and space in Mille Lacs Lake in the 1837 Ceded Territory in Minnesota. The objectives of our pilot study were to (1) evaluate the range of different acoustic tag types on two…
A recovery network leads to the natural recolonization of an archipelago and a potential trailing edge refuge
Author(s): Matthew M. Smith, Jonathan H. Gilbert, Erik R. Olson, Kim T. Scribner, Timothy R. Van Deelen, Julie F. Van Stappen, Bronwyn W. Williams, James E. Woodford, Jonathan N. Pauli
Year: 2021
Abstract: Rapid environmental change is reshaping ecosystems and driving species loss globally. Carnivore populations have declined and retracted rapidly and have been the target of numerous translocation projects. Success, however, is complicated when these efforts occur in novel ecosystems. Identifying refuges, locations that are resistant to environmental change, within a translocation framework should improve population recovery and persistence. American martens (Martes americana) are the most…
Individual-based modeling highlights the importance of mortality and landscape structure in measures of functional connectivity
Author(s): Casey C. Day, Patrick A. Zellner, Jonathan H. Gilbert, Nicholas P. McCann
Year: 2020
Abstract: ContextFunctional landscape connectivity is vital for the conservation of wildlife species. Landscape connectivity models often overlook factors such as mortality and asymmetry in landscape resistance that can have a significant impact on functional connectivity. Individual-based models (IBMs) can be used to explore such factors through the implementation of mechanistic dispersal behavior. Furthermore, population-level patterns of animal dispersal and landscape connectivity resulting from the…