#29 | Management activities in the July heat, ft. Dr. Will Gulsby

07/05/22 • 53 min

The species you hunt need habitat year round. Now is a key time to evaluate your habitat management outcomes and plan for upcoming applications. Join Marcus as he chats with old friend and colleague Dr. Will Gulsby, Associate professor at Auburn University, as they discuss what you can do during the July heat.

Dr. Will Gulsby - @dr_will_gulsby - Auburn Deer Lab

Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

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Dr. Will Gulsby - @dr_will_gulsby - Auburn Deer Lab

Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

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#28 | Fire creates unique habitat features, ft. Dr. Chitwood & Dr. Elmore

We talk a lot about the aspects of habitat that wildlife use the most...but what about the unique habitat features wildlife use infrequently but are critical to their survival? For this episode, Marcus sits down with good colleagues and friends Dr. Colter Chitwood and Dr. Dwayne Elmore of Oklahoma State University to discuss this concept with gamebirds, box turtles, and more.

Dr. Colter Chitwood - [email protected] - Chitwood Lab

Dr. Dwayne Elmore - [email protected]

Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

Papers discussed in this episode:

Chiwood et al. 2017: Macroarthropod response to time-since-fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem
Harris et al. 2020: Direct and Indirect Effects of Fire on Eastern Box Turtles
Harris et al. 2020: Spatial Ecology and Resource Selection of Eastern Box Turtles
Mason & Lashley 2021: Spatial scale in prescribed fire regimes: an understudied aspect in conservation with examples from the southeastern United States
Robertson et al. 2021: Fire management alters the thermal landscape and provides multi-scale thermal options for a terrestrial turtle facing a changing climate

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#30 | Rising tick populations….is it deer or fire? ft. Dr. Carolina Baruzzi

Whether it’s from fear of red meat allergy or Lyme’s disease, it’s safe to say that most people don’t hope to find a tick on them during routine checks. In this episode, Marcus introduces longtime friend and newly hired UF Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management Dr. Carolina Baruzzi. Join as they break down their recent (unreleased) study assessing the effects that fire timing and deer have on tick populations.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

The Phenology of Ticks and the Effects of Long-Term Prescribed Burning on Tick Population Dynamics in Southwestern Georgia and Northwestern Florida

Reptile Host Associations of Ixodes scapularis in Florida and Implications for Borrelia spp. Ecology

Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density

Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?

Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with Exclusion of Deer by Electric Fencing Get access Arrow

Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) After the Complete Removal of Deer from an Isolated Offshore Island, Endemic for Lyme Disease

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi - @OaksandGoats

Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

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