Because we are closing in on the new year (where did 2014 go??) I figured I would make a quick list of my favorite papers from 2014. These are not the highest impact or monumental papers, but rather ones that I enjoyed or influenced me personally. As such, they are a bit (understatement) biased towards movement ecology and/or predator-prey relationships. Anyways, hopefully some of them will be useful to you as well! These are not ordered in any particular manner.
- Bouchet PJ, Meeuwig JJ, Salgado Kent CP, Letessier TB, Jenner CK: Topographic determinants of mobile vertebrate predator hotspots: current knowledge and future directions. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc [the skinny - we should be examining geography whenever possible when detailing the distribution and/or behaviour of predators]
Chapron G, Kaczensky P, Linnell JDC, von Arx M, Huber D, Andren H, Lopez-Bao J V., Adamec M, Alvares F, Anders O, Bal iauskas L, Balys V, Bed P, Bego F, Blanco JC, Breitenmoser U, Broseth H, Bufka L, Bunikyte R, Ciucci P, Dutsov A, Engleder T, Fuxjager C, Groff C, Holmala K, Hoxha B, Iliopoulos Y, Ionescu O, Jeremi J, Jerina K, et al.: Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes. Science 80 346:1517–1519. [the skinny - carnivores and humans CAN co-habitate landscapes]
Donaldson MR, Hinch SG, Suski CD, Fisk AT, Heupel MR, Cooke SJ: Making connections in aquatic ecosystems with acoustic telemetry monitoring. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12:565–573. [acoustic telemetry is useful, but it can be used for so much more!]
Miller KM, Teffer A, Tucker S, Li S, Schulze AD, Trudel M, Juanes F, Tabata A, Kaukinen KH, Ginther NG, Ming TJ, Cooke SJ, Hipfner JM, Patterson DA., Hinch SG: Infectious disease, shifting climates, and opportunistic predators: cumulative factors potentially impacting wild salmon declines. Evolutionary Applications 7:812–855. [the skinny - disease is an important component in ecosystems, and cannot be ignored]
Putman NF, Scanlan MM, Billman EJ, O’Neil JP, Couture RB, Quinn TP, Lohmann KJ, Noakes DLG: An inherited magnetic map guides ocean navigation in juvenile Pacific salmon. Current Biology 2014, 24:446–50. [the skinny - juvenile salmon "know" where they're going before the migration starts]
Runge CA, Martin TG, Possingham HP, Willis SG, Fuller RA: Conserving mobile species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. [the skinny - highly mobile or migratory species present a variety of conservation concerns]
Sergeant CJ, Armstrong JB, Ward EJ: Predator-prey migration phenologies remain synchronised in a warming catchment. Freshwater Biology. [the skinny - predators might track prey availability more closely than environmental conditions in a changing climate]
Stillman RA, Railsback SF, Giske J, Berger U, Grimm V: Making Predictions in a Changing World: The Benefits of Individual-Based Ecology. Bioscience. [the skinny - individual based models (IBMs) are an untapped method of investigating potential ecological consequences of climate change]
Zeigler SL, Fagan WF: Transient windows for connectivity in a changing world. Movement Ecology 2:1. [the skinny - connectivity is not static! Especially in environments with dynamic media]