Habitat Use and Diet of Fishers

Arthur, Stephen M.; Krohn, William B.; Gilbert, James R.

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“…Arthur and co-authors (Arthur et al 1989b) who, to the best of our knowledge, first suggested in writing the ideas developed here into hypotheses. We thank J.M.…”

Section: Acknowledgementsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Most reports of fishers using climax or mature coniferous forests were from deep snow environments in the Pacific Northwest (Harris et al 1982;Harris 1984) and the Great Lakes Region (Thomasma et al 1991), whereas secondary forests were reported from relatively low snowfall regions of the Northeastern U.S.A. (Coulter 1960;Arthur et al 1989b).…”

Section: Implications: Fishers and Forestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…territories [3 1 and 16 krn2 for males and females, respectively, in Maine (Arthur et al 1989a)], and these animals avoid using unforested habitats including large rivers, agricultural openings, and clear-cuts (Coulter 1960;Arthur et al 1989b). Thus, forest fragmentation is another factor influencing the suitability of forests for fishers (Rosenberg and Raphael 1986).…”

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Relations among fishers, snow, and martens: Development and evaluation of two hypotheses

Krohn¹,

Elowe²,

Boone³

1995

The Forestry Chronicle

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Literature about the fisher (Martes pennanti) contains the folLes rtftrences faites au ptkan (Martes pennanti) soultvent lowing contradictions: (1) the species is an old-growth specialdeux contradictions: (1) l'esptce est un s#cialiste des vieilles ist versus a forest generalist, and (2) it lives with marten (M. a m rfor& par opposition B un g6ntraliste de toutes les forCts, et (2) il icana) with minimal interaction versus densities of the two vit avec un minimum d'interaction avec la martre (M. americana) species are inversely related. These contradictions beg the quespar rapport B la densit6 inversement relite des deux esptces. Ces contradictions posent les questions suivantes B savoir quel est tions of what is fisher habitat and does habitat affect the interactions l,habitat du ptkan et comment celui-ci affecte les interactions des the Martes. These questions were examinedb~ dew Martes. Ces questions ant kt6 6mdites en fonction de l'andyse the distributions of fishers (n = 15,549) and martens (n = 40,516) de la distributions des ptkans (n = 15 549) et des martres (n = 40 harvested in Maine, 1980Maine, -1987 fr6quentes (Xmensuel = 6.5) et un couvert neigeux abondant (X total were rare in northwestern Maine but were common throughout mensue1 2 48 cm) entre les mois de decembre et mars. Les p6kans the rest of the state where snowfalls were less freq~ent. We &lent rares dms le nord-ouest du Maine mais c o m u n s dans le hypothesize that regular accumulations of deep snow reduce reste de l'6tat oii les prkipitations de neige 6taient moins fr6quentes. the fisher's fitness (via decreasing recruitment, survival, or both), Nous posons comme hypothk que l'accumukdon r6gulik de neige resulting in a low abundance in northwestern Maine. In addition, r6duit l'extension de l'aire du ptkm (au niveau de sa reproduction, we hypothesize that mns are rare in southem ~~i~~ due to de sa survie ou de ces deux 616ments), ayant pour cons6quence un petition from a dense fisher population. nese hypotheses were faible niveau de population dans le nord-ouest du Maine. De plus, nous posons cornme hypothtse que la marire est peu abondante dans evaluated looking at patterns in age and recruitment ratios of le sud du Maine par suite de la comp&tition exercte la populafishers (n = 2,706) and martens (n = 5,572) harvested in core and tion plus 61evk de gh. ces hypothtses 6 e evduks par ~6 u d e noncore habitats for 1980-1984. We found low de la distributions des 8ges et des ratios de jeunes animaux chez les of fisher recruitment (P < 0.001) in the marten's core habitat conp6kans (n = 2 706) et les martres (n = 5 572) pitgts dans le habisistent with the hypothesis that deep and frequent snowfalls tats principaux et secondaires des deux exptces entre 1980 et limit fishers. Few adult martens were harvested (P < 0.001) in the 1984. Nous avons relevt des indices faibles de reproduction (P < core habitats of fisher, consistent with our hypothesis that high 0.001) au coeur de l'habitat de la martre ce qui est consistant avec fisher densities limit ...

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“…Arthur and co-authors (Arthur et al 1989b) who, to the best of our knowledge, first suggested in writing the ideas developed here into hypotheses. We thank J.M.…”

Section: Acknowledgementsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Implications: Fishers and Forestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications: Fishers and Forestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relations among fishers, snow, and martens: Development and evaluation of two hypotheses

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Boone³

1995

The Forestry Chronicle

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“…The average concentration in male fishers was 180 ppb (N = 3), while that in females was 290 ppb (N = 11). Fishers occupy a variety of habitats and consume a variety of food (Arthur et al 1989). Therefore, it is not surprising that the concentrations of Hg varied between individuals.…”

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Environmental Contaminants and Cholinesterase Activity in the Brain of Fisher ( Martes pennanti ) Harvested in Northern Wisconsin

Gerstenberger

Gilbert²,

Dellinger

1996

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

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“…The fisher (Martes pennanti) is a forest-dependent, terrestrial carnivore (Allen 1983; Arthur et al 1989;Buskirk and Powell 1994;de Vos 1951) adapted for a semi-arboreal existence (Douglas and Strickland 1987;Forsyth 1985;Powell 1993;Strickland et al 1982). The North American continent-wide distribution of fishers historically included portions of north-central and eastern North Dakota, USA, but not elsewhere in the state (Bailey 1926).…”

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Persistence of fishers in riparian forests in North Dakota, USA following a severe flood event

2011

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Historically, the distribution of fishers (Martes pennanti) in North America included portions of eastern North Dakota, USA; however, the population was reported to have become extirpated by the early 1900s. Verified reports, road-killed and incidentally trapped individuals, indicate that fishers have been re-establishing populations in riparian forests (the only areas with substantive forest cover in the region) over the last 10 years. During the summers of 2008 (

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Habitat Use and Diet of Fishers

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Relations among fishers, snow, and martens: Development and evaluation of two hypotheses

Relations among fishers, snow, and martens: Development and evaluation of two hypotheses

Environmental Contaminants and Cholinesterase Activity in the Brain of Fisher ( Martes pennanti ) Harvested in Northern Wisconsin

Persistence of fishers in riparian forests in North Dakota, USA following a severe flood event

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