Karine Pigeon
Research Associate
| Degrees: | B.Sc. (University of Lethbridge), Ph.D. (Université Laval) |
| Phone: | 780-223-7317 |
| Email: | karinepigeon@cunet.carleton.ca |
| Office: | Fahrig Lab and Bennett Lab Nesbitt 338 Office Hours: Mon-Tues; Thurs-Fri. Email first. |
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| Website: | Visit My Website |
Current Research
As a research associate with the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology lab (GLEL) at Carleton University, my research interests merge landscape ecology and wildlife conservation: Can we extrapolate how species respond to attributes of their local environment such as patch size, patch isolation, and edge effects to large areas as a way to infer effects of habitat fragmentation over landscapes and regions? How does habitat heterogeneity and landscape configuration influence species responses across scales? Broadly, I’m interested in understanding how environmental factors influence animal behaviour, including habitat selection, predator-prey dynamics, and ultimately population dynamics. I am particularly interested in non-invasive and multi-species approaches to answer these complex questions. Cross-scale extrapolations of animal responses are central themes of my research. I’m also a member of the Bear Specialist Group (BSG) under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and under that umbrella, I’m leading a field-based project looking at habitat selection patterns and distribution overlap between sloth bears and Asiatic black bears in and around protected areas of the Terai Arc of Nepal and India.
Selected Publications
Pigeon KE, D MacNearney, M Hebblewhite, M Musiani, L Neufeld, J Cranston, GB Stenhouse, F Schmiegelow, and L Finnegan (In Review) The density of anthropogenic features explains seasonal behaviour-based functional response in selection of linear features by a social predator. Scientific Reports.
Finnegan L, MacNearney D, Pigeon KE (2018) Divergent patterns of understory species growth after seismic line exploration: Implications for caribou habitat restoration. Forest Ecol Manage. 409: 634–652
Pigeon KE, E Cardinal, GB Stenhouse, SD Côté (2017) Recognizing the importance of an all-inclusive approach to brown bear conservation now and into the future. Oecologia. doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-3950-0 (http://rdcu.be/vIA9)
Pigeon KE, GB Stenhouse, SD Côté (2016) Drivers of hibernation: Linking food and weather to denning behaviour of grizzly bears. Behav Ecol Sociobiol. 70: 1745–1754
Pigeon KE, E Cardinal, GB Stenhouse, SD Côté (2016) Staying cool in a changing landscape: The influence of maximum daily ambient temperature on grizzly bear habitat selection. Oecologia. 181: 1101–1116