Benjamin Augustine
Virginia Tech
3 Papers
Benjamin Augustine is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tortoise & Population. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications.
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The effects of habitat, climate, and Barred Owls on long-term demography of Northern Spotted Owls
Katie M. Dugger,Eric D. Forsman,Alan B. Franklin,Raymond J. Davis,Gary C. White,Carl J. Schwarz,Kenneth P. Burnham,James D. Nichols,James E. Hines,Charles B. Yackulic,Paul F. Doherty,Larissa L. Bailey,Darren A. Clark,Steven H. Ackers,Lawrence S. Andrews,Benjamin Augustine,Brian L. Biswell,Jennifer A. Blakesley,Peter C. Carlson,Matthew J. Clement,Lowell V. Diller,Elizabeth M. Glenn,Adam W. Green,Scott A. Gremel,Dale R. Herter,J. Mark Higley,Jeremy Hobson,Rob B. Horn,Kathryn P. Huyvaert,Christopher McCafferty,Trent L. McDonald,Kevin McDonnell,Gail S. Olson,Janice A. Reid,Jeremy T. Rockweit,Viviana Ruiz,Jessica Saenz,Stan G. Sovern +37 more
TL;DR: Strong support is found for a negative effect of Barred Owl presence on apparent survival of Spotted Owls in 10 of 11 study areas, but found few strong effects of habitat on survival at the study area scale; however, there was little consistency among areas regarding the relative importance of specific climate covariates.
Turbines and Terrestrial Vertebrates: Variation in Tortoise Survivorship Between a Wind Energy Facility and an Adjacent Undisturbed Wildland Area in the Desert Southwest (USA).
Mickey Agha,Jeffrey E. Lovich,Joshua R. Ennen,Benjamin Augustine,Terence R. Arundel,Mason O. Murphy,Kathie Meyer-Wilkins,Curtis Bjurlin,David F. Delaney,Jessica Briggs,Meaghan Austin,Sheila V. Madrak,Steven J. Price +12 more
TL;DR: High annual survival suggests that operation and maintenance of the WEF has not caused considerable declines in the adult population over the past two decades, and low traffic volume, enhanced resource availability, and decreased predator populations may influence annual survivorship at this WEF.
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Using motion-sensor camera technology to infer seasonal activity and thermal niche of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii).
Mickey Agha,Benjamin Augustine,Jeffrey E. Lovich,David F. Delaney,Barry Sinervo,Mason O. Murphy,Joshua R. Ennen,Jessica Briggs,Robert J. Cooper,Steven J. Price +9 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the activity of desert tortoises in the Sonoran Desert found that the relative probability of activity was associated with temperature, sex, and day of the year, and significant support for interactions between sex and day-of-the-year, and sex and temperature as predictors of the likelihood of activity.
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