James D Forester

2025

Stakeholders' priorities for management of a restored elk (Cervus canadensis) population in northeast Minnesota

Smith, K. A., Landon, A. C., Walberg, E. M., Fulton, D. C., Schrage, M. W., McCann, N. P. & Forester, J. D., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Conservation Science and Practice.

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2023

Estimates of woody biomass and mixed effects improve isoscape predictions across a northern mixed forest

Berini, J. L., Runck, B., Vogeler, J., Fox, D. L. & Forester, J. D., 2023, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11, 1060689.

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2021

Comparing unmanned aerial systems with conventional methodology for surveying a wild white-tailed deer population

McMahon, M. C., Ditmer, M. A. & Forester, J. D., Sep 15 2021, In: Wildlife Research. 49, 1, p. 54-65 12 p.

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9 Scopus citations

Comparison of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Urban Raccoons and Domestic Dogs

Worsley-Tonks, K. E. L., Gehrt, S. D., Miller, E. A., Singer, R. S., Bender, J. B., Forester, J. D., McKenzie, S. C., Travis, D. A., Johnson, T. J. & Craft, M. E., Jul 2021, In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 87, 15, p. 1-14 14 p.

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6 Scopus citations

Evaluating Unmanned Aerial Systems for the Detection and Monitoring of Moose in Northeastern Minnesota

McMahon, M. C., Ditmer, M. A., Isaac, E. J., Moore, S. A. & Forester, J. D., May 10 2021, In: Wildlife Society Bulletin. 45, 2, p. 312-324 13 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Integrating socioecological suitability with human–wildlife conflict risk: Case study for translocation of a large ungulate

McCann, N. P., Walberg, E. M., Forester, J. D., Schrage, M. W., Fulton, D. C. & Ditmer, M. A., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 58, 12, p. 2810-2820 11 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Spatial compartmentalization: A nonlethal predator mechanism to reduce parasite transmission between prey species

Oliveira-Santos, L. G. R., Moore, S. A., Severud, W. J., Forester, J. D., Isaac, E. J., Chenaux-Ibrahim, Y., Garwood, T., Escobar Quinonez, L. E. & Wolf, T. M., Dec 2021, In: Science Advances. 7, 52, eabj5944.

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17 Scopus citations

Three decades of declining natural foods alters bottom-up pressures on American black bears

Rettler, S. J., Tri, A. N., St-Louis, V., Forester, J. D. & Garshelis, D. L., Aug 1 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 493, 119267.

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2 Scopus citations

2020

Artificial nightlight alters the predator–prey dynamics of an apex carnivore

Ditmer, M. A., Stoner, D. C., Francis, C. D., Barber, J. R., Forester, J. D., Choate, D. M., Ironside, K. E., Longshore, K. M., Hersey, K. R., Larsen, R. T., McMillan, B. R., Olson, D. D., Andreasen, A. M., Beckmann, J. P., Holton, P. B., Messmer, T. A. & Carter, N. H., Oct 18 2020, In: Ecography. 44, 2, p. 149-161 13 p.

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56 Scopus citations

Mating system of Thrichomys fosteri in the Brazilian Pantanal: spatial patterns indicate promiscuity

Antunes, P., Oliveira-Santos, L. G. R., dos Santos, T. M. R., de Menezes, J. F. S., Tomas, W. M., Forester, J. D. & Fernandez, F. A. S., Aug 1 2020, In: Mammalian Biology. 100, 4, p. 365-375 11 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Microbial associations and spatial proximity predict North American moose (Alces alces) gastrointestinal community composition

Fountain-Jones, N. M., Clark, N. J., Kinsley, A. C., Carstensen, M., Forester, J., Johnson, T. J., Miller, E. A., Moore, S., Wolf, T. M. & Craft, M. E., Mar 1 2020, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 89, 3, p. 817-828 12 p.

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25 Scopus citations

The role of local cavity tree density in the selection of den sites by female fishers (Pekania pennanti) in northern Minnesota

Berg, S. S., Erb, J. D., Spaid, V. T., Dewey, D. L., Coy, P. L., Sampson, B. A., Fieberg, J. R., Arnold, T. W. & Forester, J. D., 2020, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 50, 8, p. 742-750 9 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Using movement ecology to investigate meningeal worm risk in moose, Alces alces

Ditmer, M. A., McGraw, A. M., Cornicelli, L., Forester, J. D., Mahoney, P. J., Moen, R. A., Stapleton, S. P., St-Louis, V., Vanderwaal, K. & Carstensen, M., May 19 2020, In: Journal of Mammalogy. 101, 2, p. 589-603 15 p.

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10 Scopus citations

2019

Making the best of a bad situation: differential predator avoidance in a diminutive woodland salamander

Forester, J. D., Forester, D. C. & Matkowski, J. M., Feb 2019, In: Animal Behaviour. 148, p. 169-181 13 p.

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9 Scopus citations

Use of simulation-based statistical models to complement bioclimatic models in predicting continental scale invasion risks

Muthukrishnan, R., Jordan, N. R., Davis, A. S. & Forester, J. D., Mar 15 2019, In: Biological Invasions. 21, 3, p. 847-859 13 p.

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1 Scopus citations

2018

Brilliant-thighed poison frogs do not use acoustic identity information to treat territorial neighbours as dear enemies

Tumulty, J. P., Pašukonis, A., Ringler, M., Forester, J. D., Hödl, W. & Bee, M. A., Jul 2018, In: Animal Behaviour. 141, p. 203-220 18 p.

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14 Scopus citations

Calibration of a rumen bolus to measure continuous internal body temperature in moose

Herberg, A. M., St-Louis, V., Carstensen, M., Fieberg, J., Thompson, D. P., Crouse, J. A. & Forester, J. D., Jun 2018, In: Wildlife Society Bulletin. 42, 2, p. 328-337 10 p.

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8 Scopus citations

Combinations of abiotic factors differentially alter production of plant secondary metabolites in five woody plant species in the boreal-temperate transition zone

Berini, J. L., Brockman, S. A., Hegeman, A. D., Reich, P. B., Muthukrishnan, R., Montgomery, R. A. & Forester, J. D., Sep 5 2018, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 9, 1257.

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84 Scopus citations

Consequences of multi-scale habitat selection on reproductive success of riverine sandbar-nesting birds in Cambodia

Claassen, A. H., Forester, J. D., Arnold, T. W. & Cuthbert, F. J., May 1 2018, In: Avian Biology Research. 11, 2, p. 108-122 15 p.

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16 Scopus citations

Covariation between the physiological and behavioral components of pathogen transmission: host heterogeneity determines epidemic outcomes

White, L. A., Forester, J. D. & Craft, M. E., Apr 2018, In: Oikos. 127, 4, p. 538-552 15 p.

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22 Scopus citations

Diel predator activity drives a dynamic landscape of fear

Kohl, M. T., Stahler, D. R., Metz, M. C., Forester, J. D., Kauffman, M. J., Varley, N., White, P. J., Smith, D. W. & MacNulty, D. R., Nov 2018, In: Ecological Monographs. 88, 4, p. 638-652 15 p.

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217 Scopus citations

Disease outbreak thresholds emerge from interactions between movement behavior, landscape structure, and epidemiology

White, L. A., Forester, J. D. & Craft, M. E., Jul 10 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 28, p. 7374-7379 6 p.

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75 Scopus citations

Invasion complexity at large spatial scales is an emergent property of interactions among landscape characteristics and invader traits

Muthukrishnan, R., Davis, A. S., Jordan, N. R. & Forester, J. D., May 2018, In: PloS one. 13, 5, e0195892.

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10 Scopus citations

Moose at their bioclimatic edge alter their behavior based on weather, landscape, and predators

Ditmer, M. A., Moen, R., Windels, S. K., Forester, J. D., Ness, T. E. & Harris, T. R., Aug 1 2018, In: Current Zoology. 64, 4, p. 419-432 14 p.

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30 Scopus citations

Used-habitat calibration plots: a new procedure for validating species distribution, resource selection, and step-selection models

Fieberg, J. R., Forester, J. D., Street, G. M., Johnson, D. H., ArchMiller, A. A. & Matthiopoulos, J., May 2018, In: Ecography. 41, 5, p. 737-752 16 p.

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49 Scopus citations

2017

Lack of impacts during early establishment highlights a short-term management window for minimizing invasions from perennial biomass crops

West, N. M., Matlaga, D. P., Muthukrishnan, R., Spyreas, G., Jordan, N. R., Forester, J. D. & Davis, A. S., May 15 2017, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 8, 767.

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3 Scopus citations

Patterns of Cattle Farm Visitation by White-Tailed Deer in Relation to Risk of Disease Transmission in a Previously Infected Area with Bovine Tuberculosis in Minnesota, USA

Ribeiro-Lima, J., Carstensen, M., Cornicelli, L., Forester, J. D. & Wells, S. J., Oct 2017, In: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 64, 5, p. 1519-1529 11 p.

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9 Scopus citations

Using contact networks to explore mechanisms of parasite transmission in wildlife

White, L. A., Forester, J. D. & Craft, M. E., Feb 1 2017, In: Biological Reviews. 92, 1, p. 389-409 21 p.

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131 Scopus citations

Utility of radio-telemetry data for improving statistical population reconstruction

Berg, S. S., Erb, J. D., Fieberg, J. R. & Forester, J. D., Apr 1 2017, In: Journal of Wildlife Management. 81, 3, p. 535-544 10 p.

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9 Scopus citations

2016

Disentangling the effects of habitat, food, and intraspecific competition on resource selection by the spiny rat, Thrichomys fosteri

Antunes, P. C., Oliveira-Santos, L. G. R., Tomas, W. M., Forester, J. D. & Fernandez, F. A. S., Dec 5 2016, In: Journal of Mammalogy. 97, 6, p. 1738-1744 7 p.

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13 Scopus citations

Habitat functional response mitigates reduced foraging opportunity: implications for animal fitness and space use

Street, G. M., Fieberg, J., Rodgers, A. R., Carstensen, M., Moen, R., Moore, S. A., Windels, S. K. & Forester, J. D., Nov 1 2016, In: Landscape Ecology. 31, 9, p. 1939-1953 15 p.

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55 Scopus citations

Incorporating animal spatial memory in step selection functions

Oliveira-Santos, L. G. R., Forester, J. D., Piovezan, U., Tomas, W. M. & Fernandez, F. A. S., Mar 1 2016, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 85, 2, p. 516-524 9 p.

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51 Scopus citations

In the absence of a “landscape of fear”: How lions, hyenas, and cheetahs coexist

Swanson, A., Arnold, T., Kosmala, M., Forester, J. & Packer, C., Dec 1 2016, In: Ecology and Evolution. 6, 23, p. 8534-8545 12 p.

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96 Scopus citations

2015

Behavioral and physiological responses of American black bears to landscape features within an agricultural region

Ditmer, M. A., Garshelis, D. L., Noyce, K. V., Laske, T. G., Iaizzo, P. A., Burk, T. E., Forester, J. D. & Fieberg, J. R., Mar 1 2015, In: Ecosphere. 6, 3, 1.

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44 Scopus citations

Evaluating the role of landscape in the spread of invasive species: The case of the biomass crop Miscanthus × giganteus

Muthukrishnan, R., West, N. M., Davis, A. S., Jordan, N. R. & Forester, J. D., Dec 10 2015, In: Ecological Modelling. 317, p. 6-15 10 p.

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9 Scopus citations

Finding our way: On the sharing and reuse of animal telemetry data in Australasia

Campbell, H. A., Beyer, H. L., Dennis, T. E., Dwyer, R. G., Forester, J. D., Fukuda, Y., Lynch, C., Hindell, M. A., Menke, N., Morales, J. M., Richardson, C., Rodgers, E., Taylor, G., Watts, M. E. & Westcott, D. A., Nov 15 2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 534, p. 79-84 6 p.

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35 Scopus citations

Mitigating the potential for invasive spread of the exotic biofuel crop, Miscanthus × giganteus

Pittman, S. E., Muthukrishnan, R., West, N. M., Davis, A. S., Jordan, N. R. & Forester, J. D., Nov 29 2015, In: Biological Invasions. 17, 11, p. 3247-3261 15 p.

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18 Scopus citations

Using GPS collars to determine parturition and cause-specific mortality of moose calves

Severud, W. J., Giudice, G. D., Obermoller, T. R., Enright, T. A., Wright, R. G. & Forester, J. D., Sep 1 2015, In: Wildlife Society Bulletin. 39, 3, p. 616-625 10 p.

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51 Scopus citations

2014

Circuit theory emphasizes the importance of edge-crossing decisions in dispersal-scale movements of a forest passerine

St-Louis, V., Forester, J. D., Pelletier, D., Bélisle, M., Desrochers, A., Rayfield, B., Wulder, M. A. & Cardille, J. A., May 1 2014, In: Landscape Ecology. 29, 5, p. 831-841 11 p.

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22 Scopus citations

2013

Complex Population Dynamics in Mussels Arising from Density-Linked Stochasticity

Wootton, J. T. & Forester, J. D., Sep 23 2013, In: PloS one. 8, 9, e75700.

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8 Scopus citations

2012

Revealing mechanisms underlying variation in malaria virulence: Effective propagation and host control of uninfected red blood cell supply

Metcalf, C. J. E., Long, G. H., Mideo, N., Forester, J. D., Bjørnstad, O. N. & Graham, A. L., Nov 7 2012, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 9, 76, p. 2804-2813 10 p.

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19 Scopus citations

Sound level discrimination by gray treefrogs in the presence and absence of chorus-shaped noise

Bee, M. A., Vélez, A. & Forester, J. D., May 2012, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 131, 5, p. 4188-4195 8 p.

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36 Scopus citations

2009

Accounting for animal movement in estimation of resource selection functions: Sampling and data analysis

Forester, J. D., Im, H. K. & Rathouz, P. J., Dec 2009, In: Ecology. 90, 12, p. 3554-3565 12 p.

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293 Scopus citations

2008

Dynamic patterns and ecological impacts of declining ocean pH in a high-resolution multi-year dataset

Wootton, J. T., Pfister, C. A. & Forester, J. D., Dec 2 2008, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105, 48, p. 18848-18853 6 p.

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456 Scopus citations

Landscape and local factors affecting northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) recruitment in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin (U.S.A.)

Forester, J. D., Anderson, D. P. & Turner, M. G., Oct 1 2008, In: American Midland Naturalist. 160, 2, p. 438-453 16 p.

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13 Scopus citations

Nest and egg recognition by salamanders in the genus Desmognathus: A comprehensive re-examination

Forester, D. C., Cameron, M. & Forester, J. D., Oct 1 2008, In: Ethology. 114, 10, p. 965-976 12 p.

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2 Scopus citations

When to slow down: Elk residency rates on a heterogeneous landscape

Anderson, D. P., Forester, J. D. & Turner, M. G., Feb 2008, In: Journal of Mammalogy. 89, 1, p. 105-114 10 p.

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16 Scopus citations

2007

Do high-density patches of coarse wood and regenerating saplings create browsing refugia for aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in Yellowstone National Park (USA)?

Forester, J. D., Anderson, D. P. & Turner, M. G., Dec 15 2007, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 253, 1-3, p. 211-219 9 p.

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20 Scopus citations

State-space models link elk movement patterns to landscape characteristics in Yellowstone National Park

Forester, J. D., Ives, A. R., Turner, M. G., Anderson, D. P., Fortin, D., Beyer, H. L., Smith, D. W. & Boyce, M. S., May 2007, In: Ecological Monographs. 77, 2, p. 285-299 15 p.

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147 Scopus citations

2005

Factors influencing female home range sizes in elk (Cervus elaphus) in North American landscapes

Anderson, D. P., Forester, J. D., Turner, M. G., Frair, J. L., Merrill, E. H., Fortin, D., Mao, J. S. & Boyce, M. S., Apr 2005, In: Landscape Ecology. 20, 3, p. 257-271 15 p.

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136 Scopus citations

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