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.
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…
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…