Published:
Nielsen, S.E., Bayne, E., Scheick, J., Herbers, J., and Boutin,
S.A. 2007. A new method to
estimate species and biodiversity intactness using empirically derived
reference conditions. Biological Conservation, 137, 403–414.
Nielsen,
S.E., Boyce, M.S., Stenhouse,
G.B., 2006. A habitat-based
framework for grizzly bear conservation in Alberta. Biological
Conservation, 130, 217-229.
Munro, R.H.M., Nielsen,
S.E., Price, M.H., Stenhouse, G.B., and Boyce, M.S., 2006. Seasonal
and diel patterns of grizzly bear diet and activity in west-central
Alberta. Journal of Mammalogy, 87, 1112-1121.
Gillies, C.S., Hebblewhite,
M., Nielsen, S.E., Krawchuk, M.A., Aldridge, C.L., Frair, J.L.,
Saher, D.J., Stevens, C.E., Jerde, C.L., 2006. Application
of random effects to the study of resource selection by animals.
Journal of Animal Ecology, 75, 887-898.
Johnson, C.J., Nielsen,
S.E., McDonald, T.L., Merrill, E., Boyce, M.S., 2006. Resource
selection functions based on use-availability data: theoretical motivation
and evaluation methods. Journal of Wildlife Management, 70, 347-357.
Nielsen, S.E.,
Johnson, C., Heard, D.C., and Boyce, M.S., 2005. Can
models of presence-absence be used to scale abundances? Two case studies
considering extremes in life history. Ecography 28, 197-208.
Nielsen, S.E.,
2005. Habitat ecology, conservation,
and projected population viability of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos
L.) in west-central Alberta, Canada. PhD Dissertation, University
of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [High
resolution 65MB]
Nielsen, S.E.,
Boyce, M.S., and Stenhouse, G.B., 2004. Grizzly
bears and forestry I: selection of clearcuts by grizzly bears in west-central
Alberta, Canada. Forest Ecology and Management 199, 51–65.
Nielsen, S.E., Munro, R.H.M.,
Bainbridge, E., Boyce, M.S., and Stenhouse, G.B., 2004. Grizzly
bears and forestry II: distribution of grizzly bear foods in clearcuts
of west-central Alberta, Canada. Forest Ecology and Management
199, 67–82.
Nielsen, S.E., Herrero,
S., Boyce, M.S., Benn, B., Mace, R.D., Gibeau, M.L., and Jevons, S.,
2004. Modelling the spatial
distribution of human-caused grizzly bear mortalities in the Central
Rockies Ecosystem of Canada. Biological Conservation 120, 101-113.
Frair, J.L., Nielsen, S.E.,
Merrill, E.H., Lele, S., Boyce, M.S., Munro, R.H.M., Stenhouse, G.B.,
and Beyer, H.L., 2004. Approaches
for removing GPS-collar bias in habitat-selection studies. Journal
of Applied Ecology 41, 201-212.
Nielsen, S.E., and Haney,
A., 2003. Vegetation composition,
dynamics, and management of a bracken-grassland and northern-dry forest
ecosystem. Environmental Management 31, 810-821.
Nielsen, S.E., Kirschbaum,
C.D., and Haney, A., 2003. Restoration
of Midwest oak barrens:
Structural manipulation or process-only? Conservation Ecology
7(2), 10. [online] URL: www.consecol.org/vol7/iss2/art10
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Munro, R.H.M., 2003. Development
and testing of phenologically driven grizzly bear habitat models.
Ecoscience 10, 1-10.
Boyce, M.S., Vernier, P.R., Nielsen,
S.E., and Schmiegelow, F.K.A., 2002. Evaluating
resource selection functions. Ecological Modelling 157, 281-300.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Munro, R.H.M., 2002. Modeling
grizzly bear habitats in the Yellowhead Ecosystem of Alberta: Taking
autocorrelation seriously. Ursus 13, 45-56.
Nielsen, S.E., and Haney,
A., 1998. Gradient responses
for understory species in a bracken-grassland and northern-dry forest
ecosystem of Northeast Wisconsin. Transactions of the Wisconsin
Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters 86, 149-166.
Book
Chapters:
Noss, R., Vance-Borland, K., Nielsen, S. Prioritizing
ecosystems, species, and sites for restoration. In: Spatial Conservation
Planning: Quantitative Methods and Computational Tools; Moilanen,
A., Possingham, H., Wilson, K. Eds.; Oxford University Press. In Review
(published in January of 2009).
In
Press:
In
Review:
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S., Beyer, H., Huettmann, F., and Stenhouse,
G.S Can natural disturbance-based forestry rescue a declining population
of grizzly bears? Biological Conservation, In review.
Aldridge, C.L., Nielsen, S.E.,
Boyce, M.S., Knick, S.T., Schroeder, M.A., and Connelly, J.W. Range-wide
patterns of sage-grouse extirpation: lessons from the past, predictions
for the future. Diversity and Distributions, In review.
Nielsen, S.E., Haugland,
D., Bayne, E., and Schieck, J. Detecting trends in species occurrence
for a large-scale, long-term biodiversity monitoring programme. Biodiversity
and Conservation, In review.
In
Preparation:
Nielsen, S.E., Aldridge,
C.A., Leu, M., Hanser, S., Knick, S. Landscape patterns and anthropogenic
factors predicting the occurrence and abundance of dominant invasive
plants of the Wyoming Basin. In preparation.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
and Stenhouse, G. Maternal-offspring rearing shapes post-natal habitat
selection in brown bears. In preparation.
Nielsen, S.E., McDermid,
G., Stenhouse, G., Boyce, M.S. Temporally dynamic food-based habitat
model for grizzly bears in west-central Alberta. In preparation.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B. Grizzly bear habitat segregation from resource competition.
In preparation (dissertation manuscript).
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B. Does learning or genetic relatedness shape habitat
selection in grizzly bears? In preparation (dissertation manuscript).
Non-Refereed
Reports:
Nielsen, S.E., and Bjork, R. 2007. Past trends and possible
futures in surface disturbances and biodiversity condition for the
Great Sand Hills of Saskatchewan. Submitted to the Great Sand Hills
Regional Environmental Study, January 2007, 33 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Bjork,
R. 2007. Biodiversity Assessments for the Great Sand Hills: Response
of Focal Species to Livestock Grazing and Gas Development. Submitted
to the Great Sand Hills Regional Environmental Study, February 2007,
40 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Bayne,
E. 2006. A Manual for Estimating Biodiversity Intactness for the Alberta
Biodiversity Monitoring Program: Description and Working Example.
Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Delivery Team, Alberta
Biodiversity Monitoring Program, University of Alberta, March 2006,
51 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S. 2006. Dynamic grizzly bear habitat maps: Spatial-temporal predictions
of food resources for a generalist species. Pages 62-68 in Stenhouse,
G.B. and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research
Program 2005 Annual Report.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S. 2006. Grizzly bear habitat modeling and mapping for the Grande
Cache toWaterton region of Alberta's foothills and mountains. Pages
57-61 in Stenhouse, G.B. and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills Model Forest
Grizzly Bear Research Program 2005 Annual Report.
Nielsen, S.E., Munro, R.H.M.,
and Boyce, M.S. 2006. A Preliminary Assessment of Grizzly Bear Activity
Patterns in the Swan Hills, Alberta. Pages 16-20 in Stenhouse, G.B.
and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research
Program 2005 Annual Report.
Nielsen, S.E., Munro, R.H.M,
and Boyce, M.S. 2006. Modeling grizzly bear activity by time of day
and habitat in west-central Alberta. Pages 9-15 in Stenhouse, G.B.
and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research
Program 2005 Annual Report.
Nagy, J.A., Derocher, A.E., Nielsen,
S.E., Wright, W.H., and Heikkila, J.M. 2006. Modelling Seasonal
Habitats of Boreal Woodland Caribou at the Northern Limits of their
Range: A Preliminary Assessment of the Lower Mackenzie River Valley,
Northwest Territories, Canada. Preliminary Report to the Northwest
Territories. 36 pp.
Herrero, S., Gibeau, M., Garshelis,
D., Benn, B., Theberge, J., Stevens, S., Stelfox, B., Nielsen, S.,
Proctor, M., Jevons, S., Cattet, M., and Felicetti, L. 2005. Summary:
Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project Final Report. Pages vii-xviii in
S. Herrero (ed.). Biology, demography, ecology and management of grizzly
bears in and around Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country: The
final report of the Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project. Faculty of
Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Nielsen, S., Herrero, S.,
Boyce, M., Mace, R., Benn, B., Gibeau, M., and Jevons, S. 2005. Modelling
the spatial distribution of human-caused grizzly bear mortalities
in the Central Rockies Ecosystem of Canada. Pages 95-110 in S. Herrero
(ed.). Biology, demography, ecology and management of grizzly bears
in and around Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country: The final
report of the Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project. Faculty of Environmental
Design, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S. 2005. Grizzly Bears And Forestry: Selection Of Clearcuts By Grizzly
Bears and associated habitat quality based on food resources, Pages
124-142 in Stenhouse, G.B. and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills Model Forest
Grizzly Bear Research Program 1999-2003 Final Report, 289 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S. 2005. Grizzly bears and forestry II: Distribution of grizzly
bear foods in clearcuts of west-central Alberta, Canada, Pages 143-161
in Stenhouse, G.B. and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills Model Forest Grizzly
Bear Research Program 1999-2003 Final Report, 289 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S. 2005. Grizzly bear habitat segregation from resource competition,
Pages 162-197 in Stenhouse, G.B. and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills Model
Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 1999-2003 Final Report, 289 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S. 2005. A habitat-cased framework for grizzly bear conservation
in Alberta, Pages 198-218 in Stenhouse, G.B. and Graham, K. (eds.)
Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 1999-2003 Final
Report, 289 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S. 2005. A comparison of two-pass and natural disturbance-based
forestry on grizzly bear population persistence in west-central Alberta,
Canada, Pages 219-263 in Stenhouse, G.B. and Graham, K. (eds.) Foothills
Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 1999-2003 Final Report,
289 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., 2004. Habitat
and grizzly bear density estimates for the 2004 DNA census of grizzly
bear management areas 3B & 4B, west-central Alberta, Canada. A
report for Foothills Model Forest, 20 pages.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S., 2003. Grizzly bear habitat selection and mortality coefficients:
Estimates for the Southern Alberta Regional Strategy (SARS)-ALCES
project. A report for Forem Technologies, 21 pages.
Nielsen, S.E., Huettmann,
F., McDermid, G., Boyce, M.S., Franklin, S.E., Stenhouse, G.B., Munro,
R.H.M., and Dugas, J., 2003. A comparison of mapping products for
predicting grizzly bear habitat quality in west-central Alberta. 28
pages.
Nielsen, S.E., Munro, R.H.M.,
Bainbridge, E.L., and Boyce, M.S., 2003. Distribution of grizzly bear
foods in clearcuts and reference forest stands of west-central Alberta.
Pages 45–67 in Stenhouse, G., R. Munro, and K. Graham (eds.)
“Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 2002 Annual
Report (year 4 of a 5 year study)”, 162 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S., 2003. Grizzly bear habitat use of clearcuts in west-central
Alberta: Influence of site, silviculture, and landscape structure.
Pages 24–44 in Stenhouse, G., R. Munro, and K. Graham (eds.)
“Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 2002 Annual
Report (year 4 of a 5 year study)”, 162 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., Munro, R.H.M.,
and Boyce, M.S., 2003. A summary of the 2002 field research programme:
Foods, berries, and microsite habitat selection. Pages 17–18
in Stenhouse, G., R. Munro, and K. Graham (eds.) “Foothills Model
Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 2002 Annual Report (year 4 of
a 5 year study)”, 162 pp.
Munro, R.H.M., Nielsen, S.E.,
Dugas, J., Stenhouse, G.B., and Boyce, M.S., 2002. The influence of
habitat quality and human activity on grizzly bear home range size
and selection. Pages 14–16 in Stenhouse, G., and R. Munro (eds.)
“Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 2001 Annual
Report (year 3 of 5 year study)”, 127 pp.
Munro, R.H.M., Nielsen, S.E.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Boyce, M.S., 2002. Microsite habitat selection
by female grizzly bears. Pages 43–49 in Stenhouse, G., and R.
Munro (eds.) “Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program
2001 Annual Report (year 3 of 5 year study)”, 127 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
and Stenhouse, G.B., 2002. Grizzly bear habitat model coefficients:
Comparisons and estimates for NES and FMF products. A report for the
IRM-NES-ALCES grizzly bear modeling project. 21 pages.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S., 2002. Resource selection functions and population viability
analyses. Pages 17–42 in Stenhouse, G., and R. Munro (eds.) “Foothills
Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program 2001 Annual Report (year
3 of 5 year study)”, 127 pp.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S., 2001. Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program-
RSF report, Year 2000. Pages 42–46 in Stenhouse, G., and R. Munro
(eds.) “Foothills Model Forest Grizzly Bear Research Program
2000 Annual Report”, 87 pp.
Local
and National Conferences (Paper, Poster, or Invited Seminar):
Nielsen, S. 2007. Habitat-based assessments of grizzly bears
in Alberta with implications of future land-use activities on habitat
quality, mortality risk, and population viability. Invited Seminar
for the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Canmore, Alberta,
March 18-21, 2007.
Boutin, S., Bayne, E., Nielsen,
S.E., Schieck, J., and Herbers, J. 2006. The consumer price index
for biodiversity. Invited Seminar, Department of Biological
Sciences Ecology Seminar Series, University of Alberta. March 24,
2006.
Schieck, J., Nielsen, S.E.,
Bayne, E., Herbers, J., Boutin, S., Haughland, D., 2005. Raising the
bar: New robust indices for measuring and reporting changes in biodiversity.
Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Conference and Meeting of
the Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Nisku, Alberta, March
11-12, 2005.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., 2005. A habitat-based framework for grizzly bear
conservation in Alberta. Poster presented at the 2005 Alberta
Conservation Association (ACA) Partners In Conservation (PIC) conference,
Calgary, Alberta, January 26-27, 2005 [3rd place poster award].
Nielsen, S.E., 2005. Grizzly
bear habitat and mortality risk: Model for resource management. Invited
Seminar presented at the 'Introducing Grizzly Bear Planning Tools'
workshop for Alberta's oil and gas producers, Calgary, Alberta, January
19, 2005.
Nielsen, S.E., 2005. Grizzly
bear habitat and mortality risk: Model for resource management. Invited
Seminar presented at the 'Introducing Grizzly Bear Planning Tools'
workshop for Alberta's forest industry, Edmonton, Alberta, January
17, 2005.
Nielsen, S.E., 2004. A
spatial-temporal GIS analysis for grizzly bear conservation. Invited
Seminar presented at GIS Day: A Showcase of GIS Applications at
the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, November 17, 2004 [Awarded
best student presentation by ESRI Canada - Edmonton].
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
and Stenhouse, G.B., 2003. Habitat selection of cut-blocks by grizzly
bears: When, where, and why? Paper presented at The Alberta
Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Red Deer, Alberta, February 28-29,
2003.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Munro, R.H.M., 2001. Using Resource Selection
Functions in Population Viability Analysis of Yellowhead Grizzly Bears.
Paper presented at Alberta Conservation Association "Partners
in Conservation Conference", Nisku, Alberta, February 10, 2001.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
and Stenhouse, G.B., 2003. Habitat selection of cut-blocks by grizzly
bears: When, where, and why? Paper presented at the Alberta
Conservation Association "Partners in Conservation Conference",
Edmonton, Alberta, January 24-25, 2003.
Nielsen, S.E., and Boyce,
M.S., 2002. Grizzly bear habitat ecology in west-central Alberta.
Invited Seminar, Sherwood Park Fish & Game Association,
Fall of 2002.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Munro, R.H.M., 2002. Putting the resource into
resource selection functions: Food phenology models for grizzly bear
predictions. Paper presented at The Alberta Chapter of the
Wildlife Society, Edmonton, Alberta, March 7-9, 2002.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
and Stenhouse, G.B., 2001. Can you have too much data? The Problem
of spatial autocorrelation in habitat selection studies. Paper
presented at the Northwest Section/Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife
Society Conference, Banff, Alberta, March 2-4, 2001.
Nielsen, S.E. 2001. The
ecology and restoration of North American Midwest savannas. Invited
Seminar, Department of Biological Sciences Ecology Seminar Series,
University of Alberta. January 26, 2001.
International
Conference Presentations (Poster or Paper):
Proctor, M., Boulanger, J., Servheen, C., Kasworm, W., Paetkau, D.,
Nielsen, S., Boyce, M. 2007. Regional-based research and management
of small, fragmented, and threatened Canada-USA trans-border grizzly
bear populations. Paper presented at the International Bear
Association conference in Monterrey, Mexico, November 8, 2007.
Bjork, R., Nielsen, S.E.,
Noss, R., Vance-Borland, K., 2007. Conservation planning in the Great
Sand Hills grasslands: Integrating focal species responses to gas
development and grazing. Poster presented at the Society for
Conservation Biology 21st Annual Meeting in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa, July 1-5, 2007.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., 2005. Use of relative fitness states for grizzly
bear conservation: Habitat selection and mortality. Paper presented
at the Wildlife Society 12th Annual Conference in Madison, Wisconsin,
September 25-29, 2005.
Nielsen, S.E., 2005. Habitat
Conservation Models for Grizzly Bears in Alberta. Poster presented
at the annual ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, California,
USA, July 25-29, 2005.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., Huettmann, F., 2004. A habitat-based population viability
assessment for west-central Alberta grizzly bears. Paper presented
at the Wildlife Society 11th Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, September 18-22, 2004.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., Huettmann, F., 2004. A habitat-based population viability
assessment for west-central Alberta grizzly bears. Paper presented
at the Wildlife Society 11th Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, September 18-22, 2004.
Boyce, M.S., Aldridge, C.L., Lingle,
S., Nielsen, S.E., Varley, N., 2004. Scale of availability
in the estimation of resource selection functions. Paper presented
at the Wildlife Society 11th Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, September 18-22, 2004.
Aldridge, C.L., Nielsen, S.E.,
Boyce, M.S., Knick, S.T., Schroeder, M.A., Connelly, J.W., 2004. Range-wide
patterns of sage-grouse extirpation: lessons from the past, predictions
for the future. Paper presented at the Wildlife Society 11th
Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 18-22, 2004.
Kirschbaum, C.D., Nielsen,
S.E., and Haney, A., 2004. Restoration of Midwest Oak Barrens:
Structural Manipulation or Process Only? Paper presented at
the Lost Mound Sand Prairie Conference, Galena, Illinois, USA, April
15-17.
Nielsen, S.E., Munro, R.H.M.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Boyce, M.S., 2004. The distribution of grizzly
bear foods in clear-cuts of west-central Alberta, Canada. Poster
presented at the 15th International Conference on Bear Management
and Research, San Diego, California, USA, February 8-13, 2004.
Nielsen, S.E., Johnson,
C., Heard, D.C., and Boyce, M.S., 2003. Modeling species distribution
and abundance: Does probability of occurrence reflect population density?
Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Resource
Selection Functions, Laramie, Wyoming, USA, January 13-15, 2003.
Boyce, M.S., Vernier, P.R., Nielsen,
S.E., and Schmiegelow, F.F.K., 2002. Evaluating resource selection
functions. Paper presented at The Wildlife Society 9th Annual
Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, September 24-28, 2002.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Munro, R.H.M., 2002. Food phenology models for
grizzly bear predictions. Paper presented at The Wildlife Society
9th Annual Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, September 24-28,
2002.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
and Stenhouse, G.B., 2001. Habitat selection by Yellowhead grizzly
bears. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Wildlife Society Conference,
Reno Nevada, USA, September 24-29, 2001.
Frair, J.L, Merrill, E.H., Boyce,
M.S., Lele, S., Stenhouse, G.B., Munro, R.H.M., and Nielsen, S.E.,
2001 Incorporating habitat-biased locational error into habitat use
models. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the
Wildlife Society. Reno, Nevada, September 24-29, 2001.
Nielsen, S.E., Boyce, M.S.,
Stenhouse, G.B., and Munro, R.H.M., 2001.Resource selection of grizzly
bears in the Yellowhead Ecosystem of Alberta, Canada. Poster
presented at the 13th International Conference on Bear Research and
Management. Jackson, Wyoming, USA, May 21-25, 2001.
Munro, R.H.M., Nielsen, S.E.,
Stenhouse, G.B. and Boyce, M.S., 2001. The influence of habitat quality
and human activity on grizzly bear home range size. Paper presented
at the 13th International Conference on Bear Research and Management.
Jackson, Wyoming, USA, May 21-25, 2001.
