Publications
- Zhang, W., Hu, B., Brown, G.S., Meyer, S. 2023. Beaver pond identification from multi-temporal and multi- sourced remote sensing data. Geo-spatial Information Science. doi.org/10.1080/10095020.2023.2183144
- Priadka, P., Brown, G.S., Feddy, B. C., Mallory, F.F. 2022. When can model-based estimates replace surveys of wildlife populations that span many discrete management units? Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 3, e12149. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12149
- Priadka, P., Brown, G.S., DeWitt, P. D., Mallory, F.F. 2022. Habitat quality mediates demographic response to climate in a declining large herbivore.
Basic and Applied Ecology. 58: 50-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.11.005 - Brown, G.S., DeWitt, P. D., Dawson, N., Landriault, L. 2021. Threshold responses in wildlife communities and evidence for biodiversity indicators of sustainable resource management. Ecological Indicators. 133: 108371. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108371
- Brook, R. W., Pollock, L. A., Abraham, K. F., and Brown, G. S. 2021. Bird trends from long-term observation data at sites in the Hudson Bay Lowlands. Avian Conservation and Ecology 16 (1):10. [online] URL: http://www.ace-eco.org/vol16/iss1/art10/.
- Meyer, N., Bollache, L., Galipaud, M., Moreau, J., Dechaume-Moncharmont, FX., Afonso, E., Angerbjörn, A., Bêty, J., Brown, GS., Ehrich, D., Gilg, V., Giroux, MA., Hansen, J., Lanctot, R., Lang, J., Latty, C., Lecomte, N., McKinnon, L., Kennedy, L., Reneerkens, J., Saalfeld, S., Sabard, B., Schmidt, NM., Sittler, B., Smith, P., Sokolov, A., Sokolov, V., Sokolova, N., Bemmelen, RV., Varpe, O., Gilg, O. 2021. Behavioural responses of breeding arctic sandpipers to ground surface temperature and primary productivity. Science of the Total Environment. 755 (Part 2): 142485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142485
- Brown, G.S., Pollock, L.,DeWitt, P. D., and Dawson, N. 2020. Responses of terrestrial animals to forest characteristics and climate reveals ecological indicators for sustaining wildlife in managed forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 459: 117854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117854
- Priadka, P., Brown, G.S., Patterson, B.R., and Mallory, F.F. 2020. Sex and age-specific differences in the performance of harvest indices as proxies of population abundance under selective harvesting. Wildlife Biology. https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00629
- Zhang, W., Hu, B., and Brown, G.S. 2020. Automatic surface water mapping using polarimetric SAR data for long-term change detection. Water. 12(3): 872. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12030872.
- Weiser, E.L., R.B. Lanctot, S.C. Brown, H.R. Gates, J. Bêty, M.L. Boldenow, R.W. Brook, G.S. Brown, W.B. English, S.A. Flemming, S.E. Franks, H.G. Gilchrist, M.-A. Giroux, A. Johnson, S. Kendall, L.V. Kennedy, L. Koloski, E. Kwon, J.-F. Lamarre, D.B. Lank, C.J. Latty, N. Lecomte, J.R. Liebezeit, R.L. McGuire, L. McKinnon, E. Nol, D. Payer, J. Perz, J. Rausch, M. Robards, S.T. Saalfeld, N.R. Senner, P.A. Smith, M. Soloviev, D. Solovyeva, D.H. Ward, P.F. Woodard, and B.K. Sandercock. 2020. Annual adult survival drives trends in Arctic-breeding shorebirds but knowledge gaps in other vital rates remain. Condor 122:1-14.
- Fryxell, J.M., Avgar, T., Liu, B., Baker, J.A., Rodgers, A.R., Shuter, J., Thompson, I.D., Reid, D.E.B., Kittle, A.M., Mosser, A., Newmaster, S.G., Nudds, T.D., Street, G.M., Brown, G.S. and Patterson, B. 2020. Anthropogenic disturbance and population viability of woodland caribou in Ontario. Journal Wildlife Management. doi:10.1002/jwmg.21829
- Bulla, M.,...Brown, G.S.,...et al. 2019. Comment on “Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds”. Science. 364 (6445). DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw8529
- Brook, R.W., J.O. Leafloor, K.F. Abraham, C.D. Ankney, and K.A. Patton. In press. Canada goose gosling mortality during pre-fledging and early migration on Akimiski Island, Nunavut. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management.
- Wilson, K.S., Pond, B.A., Brown, G.S., Schaefer, J.A. 2019. The biogeography of home range size of woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou. Diversity and Distributions. 25: 205-216.
- DeGasparro, S.L., Brown, G.S., Alarie, Y. & Beresford, D. 2018. Records of predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Akimiski Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 72: 866-869.
- Gibson, S.D., K. Bennett, R.W. Brook, S.V. Langer, V.J. MacPhail, and D.V. Beresford. 2018. New records and range extensions of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) in a previously unsampled region of North America’s boreal forest. Journal of Entomology Society of Ontario. 149:1-14.
- Viejou, R., Avgar, T., Brown, G.S., Patterson, B.R., Reid, D.E.B., Rodgers, A.R., Shuter, J., Thompson, I.D., Fryxell, J.M. 2018. Woodland caribou habitat selection patterns in relation to predation risk and forage abundance depend on reproductive state. Ecology and Evolution. 8: 5863–5872.
- Weiser, Emily, L., Stephen C. Brown, Richard B. Lanctot, H. River Gates, Kenneth F. Abraham, Rebecca L. Bentzen, Joël Bêty, Megan L. Boldenow, Rodney W. Brook, Tyrone F. Donnelly, Willow B. English, Scott A. Flemming, Samantha E. Franks, H. Grant Gilchrist, Marie-Andrée Giroux, Andrew Johnson, Lisa V. Kennedy, Laura Koloski, Eunbi Kwon, Jean-François Lamarre, David B. Lank, Nicolas Lecomte, Joseph R. Liebezeit, Laura McKinnon, Erica Nol, Johanna Perz, Jennie Rausch, Martin Robards, Sarah T. Saalfeld, Nathan R. Senner, Paul A. Smith, Mikhail Soloviev, Diana Solovyeva, David H.Ward, Paul F. Woodard, and Brett K. Sandercock. 2018. Effects of environmental conditions on reproductive effort and nest success of Arctic-breeding shorebirds. Ibis. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12571
- Weiser, Emily, L., Stephen C. Brown, Richard B. Lanctot, H. River Gates, Kenneth F. Abraham, Rebecca L. Bentzen, Joël Bêty, Megan L. Boldenow, Rodney W. Brook, Tyrone F. Donnelly, Willow B. English, Scott Flemming, Samantha E. Franks, H. Grant Gilchrist, Marie-Andrée Giroux, Andrew Johnson, Lisa V. Kennedy, Laura Koloski, Eunbi Kwon, Jean-François Lamarre, David B. Lank, Nicolas Lecomte, Joseph R. Liebezeit, Laura McKinnon, Erica Nol, Johanna Perz, Jennie Rausch, Martin Robards, Sarah T. Saalfeld, Nathan R. Senner, Paul A. Smith, Mikhail Soloviev, Diana Solovyeva, David H.Ward, Paul F. Woodard, and Brett K. Sandercock. 2018. Life-history tradeoffs revealed by seasonal declines in reproductive traits of Arctic-breeding shorebirds. Journal of Avian Biology. 49(2)
- Zhang, W., Hu, B., Woods, M., Brown, G. 2017. Characterizing forest succession stages for wildlife habitat assessment using multispectral airborne imagery. Forests. 8: 234.
- Kittle, A., Anderson, M., Avgar, T., Baker, J., Brown, G.S., Hagens, J., Iwachewski, E., Moffatt, S., Mosser, A., Patterson, B., Reid, D., Rodgers, A., Shuter, J., Street, G., Thompson, I., Vander Vennen, L., Fryxell, J.M. 2017. Landscape-level wolf space use is correlated with prey abundance, ease of mobility and the distribution of prey habitat. Ecosphere. 8(4): e01783.
- Donovan, V.M., Brown, G.S., Mallory, F.F. 2017. The impacts of forest management strategies for woodland caribou vary across biogeographic gradients. PLoS ONE 12: e0170759.
- Pond., B.A., Brown, G.S., Wilson, K.S., & Schaefer, J.A. 2016. Drawing lines: spatial behaviours reveal two ecotypes of woodland caribou. Biological Conservation. 194: 139-148.
- Robinson, O.J., C.P. McGowan, P.K. Devers, R.W. Brook, M. Huang, M. Jones, D.G. McAuley, G. Zimmerman. 2016. A full annual cycle modeling framework for American black ducks. Natural Resource Modeling 29(1):159-174.
- Brook, R.W., J.O. Leafloor, K.F. Abraham, and D.C. Douglas. 2015. Density dependence and phenological mismatch: consequences for growth and survival of sub-arctic nesting Canada geese. Avian Conservation and Ecology. 10(1).
- Mc Greer,M.T., Mallon, E.E., Vander Vennen, L.M., Wiebe, P.A., Baker, J.A., Brown, G.S., Avgar, T., Hagens, J., Kittle, A.M., Mosser, A., Street, G.M., Reid, D.E.B., Rodgers, A.R., Shuter, J., Thompson, I.D., Turetsky, M.J., Newmaster, S.G., Patterson, B.R., Fryxell, J.M. 2015. Selection for forage and avoidance of risk by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) at coarse and local scales. Ecosphere. 12: 11.
- Newton, E., Schaefer, J., Abraham, K., Pond, B., Brown, G.S., Thompson, J.E. 2015. Causes and consequences of broad-scale changes in the distribution of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) of southern Hudson Bay. Arctic. 68: 472-485.
- Kittle, A. M., Anderson, M., Avgar, T., Baker, J. A., Brown, G. S., Hagens, J., Iwachewski, E., Moffatt, S., Mosser, A., Patterson, B. R., Reid, D. E. B., Rodgers, A. R., Shuter, J., Street, G. M., Thompson, I. D., Vander Vennen, L. M., Fryxell, J. M. 2015. Wolves adapt territory size, not pack size to local habitat quality. Journal of Animal Ecology. 84: 1177-1186.
- Avgar, T., Baker, J.A., Brown, G. S., Hagens, J.S., Kittle, A. M., Mallon, E.E., McGreer, M.T., Mosser, A., Newmaster, S.G., Patterson, B.R., Reid, D.E.B., Rodgers, A.R., Shuter, J., Street, G.M., Thompson, I., Turetsky, M.J., Wiebe, P.A., Fryxell, J.M. 2015. Space-use behaviour of woodland caribou based on a cognitive movement model. Journal of Animal Ecology. 84: 1059-1070.
- Buchanan, T., R.W. Brook, M.P. Purvis, and J.C. Davies. 2014. Quantifying moonlight and wind effects on flighted waterfowl capture success during night-lighting. Wildlife Society Bulletin. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.514.
- Newton, E.J., Pond, B.A., Brown, G.S., Abraham, K.F. & Schaefer, J.A. 2014. Remote sensing reveals long-term effects of caribou on tundra vegetation. Polar Biology. 37: 715-725.
- Mosser, A.A., Avgar, T., Brown, G.S., Walker, C.S. & Fryxell, J.M. 2014. Towards an energetic landscape: broad-scale accelerometry in woodland caribou. Journal of Animal Ecology. 83: 916-922.
- Michaud, J.-S., Coops, N.C., Andrew, M.E., Wulder, M.A., Brown, G.S., Rickbeil, G.J.M. 2014. Estimating moose (Alces alces) occurrence and abundance from remotely derived environmental indicators. Remote Sensing of Environment. 152: 190-201.
- Poley, L.G., Pond, B.A., Schaefer, J.A., Brown, G.S., Ray, J.C., Johnson, D.S. 2014. Occupancy patterns of large mammals in the Far North of Ontario under imperfect detection and spatial autocorrelation. Journal of Biogeography. 41:122-132.
- Avgar, T., Mosser, A., Brown, G.S., Fryxell, J. 2013. Environmental and individual drivers of animal movement patterns across a wide geographical gradient. Journal of Animal Ecology. 83: 96-106.
- Aubry, L.M., R.F. Rockwell, E.G. Cooch, R.W. Brook, C.P.H. Mulder, and D.N. Koons. 2013. Climate change, phenology and habitat degradation: Drivers of gosling body condition and juvenile survival in lesser snow geese. Global Change Biology. Doi:10.1111/gcb.12013
- Finnegan, L., S. Castillo, J. Hughes, K.F. Abraham, R.W. Brook, and C.J. Kyle. 2013. Fine-scale analysis reveals cryptic patterns of genetic structure in Canada geese. The Condor 114(4): 738-749.
- Brook, R.W., K.F. Abraham, K.R. Middel, and R.K. Ross. 2012. Abundance and habitat selection of breeding scoters (Melanitta spp.) in Ontario’s Hudson Bay Lowlands. Canadian Field Naturalist 126:20-27.
- Venier, L.A., Holmes, S.B., Holborn, G.W., Mcilwrick, K.A., Brown, G.S. 2012. Evaluation of an automated recording device for monitoring forest birds. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 36: 30-39
- Brown, G.S. 2011. Patterns and causes of demographic variation in a harvested moose population: evidence for the effects of climate and density-dependent drivers. Journal of Animal Ecology. 80: 1288-1298.
- Gurney, K.E.B., R.G. Clark, S.M. Slattery, N.V. Smith-Downey, J. Walker, L.M. Armstrong, S.E. Stephens, M. Petrula, R.M. Corcoran, K.H. Martin, K.A. DeGroot, R.W. Brook, A.D. Afton, K. Cutting, J.M. Warren, M. Fournier, and D.N. Koons. 2011. Time constraints in temperate-breeding species: influence of growing season length on reproductive strategies. Ecography. 34: 628-636.
- Kirk, D.A., K.F. Lindsay, and R.W. Brook. 2011. Risk of agricultural practices and habitat change to farmland birds. Avian Conservation and Ecology 6: 5.
- Brook, R.W., R.K. Ross, K.F. Abraham. D.L. Fronczak, and J.C. Davies. 2009. Evidence for black duck winter distribution change. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:98-103.
- Landriault, L., Brown, G.S., Hamr, J., and Mallory, F.F. 2009. Age, sex, and relocation distance as predictors of return for relocated nuisance black bears in Ontario, Canada. Wildlife Biology. 15: 155-164.
- Brown, G.S., Landriault, L., Sleep, D.J.H., and Mallory, F.F. 2007. Comment arising from a paper by Wittmer et al.: hypothesis testing for top-down and bottom-up effects in woodland caribou population dynamics. Oecologia 154: 485-492
- Brown, G.S., Rettie, W.J., Brooks, R.R., and Mallory, F.F. 2007. Predicting the impacts of forest management on woodland caribou habitat suitability in black spruce boreal forest. Forest Ecology and Management. 245: 137-147
- Brown, G.S., Rettie, W.J., and Mallory, F.F. 2006. Application of a variance decomposition method to compare satellite and aerial inventory data: a tool for evaluating wildlife-habitat relationships. Journal of Applied Ecology. 43: 173-184
- Magoun, A.J., Abraham, K.F., Thomson, J.E., Ray, J.C., Gauthier, M.E., Brown, G.S., Woolmer, G., Chenier, C.J., and Dawson, F.N. 2005. Distribution and relative abundance of caribou in the Hudson Plains Ecozone of Ontario. Rangifer. 16: 105-121.
- Brown, G.S., Mallory, F.F., and Rettie, W.J. 2003. Range size and seasonal movement for female woodland caribou in the boreal forest of northeastern Ontario. Rangifer. 14: 227-233.
- Hamr, J., Mallory, F.F., Filion, I.A., Brown, G.S., and Jost, M.A. 2002. Anomalies in incisor wear of American elk, Cervus elaphus, in the French River Delta, Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 116: 122-123.
- Leonard, M. L., Fernandez, N., and Brown, G.S. 1997. Parental calls and nestling stimulation in tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor. Auk. 114: 668-672