Publications

In Review/Revision

Buxbaum, K., A. Smith, L. Yandow, C. Keefe, H. O'Brien, N. Swayze, and J. Holbrook. In Review. Home on the range: space use and habitat selection of swift fox within and beyond their range boundary. 

Smith, A., E. Hall, J. Clapp, J. Squires, D. Bennett, E. Maichak, H. O'Brien, Z. Turnbull, E. Newkirk, B. Fedy, C. Kirol, L. Porensky, N. Dufek, K. Buxbaum, C. Duchardt, K. Paolini, and J. Holbrook. In Review. Mapping for management: Habitat suitability of bobcats across Wyoming. 

Davis, E., D. Bjornlie, R. Kindermann, D. Thompson, and J. Holbrook. In Review. When apex predators become prey: testing the risk-allocation and starvation-predation hypothesis in black bear. Ecology. 

Clapp, J., J. Binfet, C. Bowlin, J. Holbrook. In Review.  Apex predator v. 'super predator': large carnivore feeding is resilient to human disturbance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 

Stutzman, J., H. Shamon, W. McShea, and J. Holbrook. In Revision. Porcupines on the Prairie: How do vegetation, cover, and predators influence occupancy? Canadian Journal of Zoology. 

Davis, E., D. Bjornlie, R. Kindermann, D. Thompson, and J. Holbrook. In Revision. Forgoing the population for the individual: Drivers of spatial behavior in a generalist carnivore. Ecological Applications. 

2025

59. Smith, A., A. Wolf, K. Buxbaum, L. Yandow, C. Keefe, H. O'Brien, N. Swayze, and J. Holbrook. 2025. Heading west: Ecology of swift fox in a novel landscape beyond their range. Wildlife Biology. 

58. Mollett, S., I. Wheeler, B. Asay, J. Holbrook, T. Furland, H. Manire, A.M. Paez, S. S. Scearce, T. Spoonhunter, T. Stoellinger, J. Willoughby, and K. Dunning. Delisting the Grizzly bear from the Endangered Species Act: shifting politics and political discourse in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 

57. Crews, S., N. Rayl, M. Alldredge, E. Bergman, C. Anderson, E. VanNatta, J. Holbrook, and G. Bastille-Rousseau. Hierarchy in structuring of resource selection. Understanding elk selection across space, time, and movement strategies. Ecology and Evolution. 

56.  Burkholder, E., J. Stephenson, S. Hegg, D. Gustine, T. Robinson, and J. Holbrook. 2025. How does anthropogenic food influence the trophic ecology of Rocky Mountain Red Fox? Journal of Mammalogy. (pdf)

2024

55. Squires, J., L. Olson, J. Ivan, P. McDonald, and J. Holbrook. 2024. Anthropogenically protected but naturally disturbed: a specialist carnivore at its southern range periphery. Biodiversity and Conservation. (pdf )

54. Clapp, J., J. Malmberg, J. Holbrook. 2024. Examining pathogen avoidance in predator-prey and scavenging systems. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 12:1481290. (pdf)

53. Ivan, J., K. Hodges, J. Holbrook, R. Moen, L. Olson, J. Squires, J. Vashon. 2024 Reply to Thronton and Murray: Models for Canada lynx conservation planning require nuance. Biological Conservation. (pdf)

52. Barry, B., J.Holbrook, J. Vogeler, L, Elliot, M. Weldy, D. Lesmeister, C. Epps, T. Wilson, K. Vierling. 2024. Using spaceborne LiDAR to reveal drivers of animal demography. Ecological Applications. (pdf)

51.  Burkholder, E., J. Stephenson, S. Hegg, D. Gustine, and J. Holbrook. 2024. What does the fox select? Spatial ecology of Rocky Mountain red fox during peaks and troughs of human recreation. Ecosphere 16:e70096. (pdf)

50. Elliott, L.,  J. Vogeler, J. Holbrook, B. Barry, K. Vierling. 2024. Assessing GEDI data fusions to map woodpecker distributions and biodiversity hotspots. Environmental Research Letters 19:094027. (pdf)

49. Brunet, M., K. Huggler, J. Holbrook, P. Burke, M. Zornes, P. Lionberger, K. Monteith. 2024. Spatial prey availability and pulsed reproductive tactics: Encounter risk in a canid-ungulate system. Journal of Animal Ecology 93:447–459. (pdf)

2023

48. Sergeyev, M., D. Crawford, J. Holbrook, J. Lombardi, M. Tewes, T. Campbell. 2023. Selection in the third dimension: Using LiDAR derived canopy metrics to assess individual and population-level habitat partitioning of ocelots, bobcats, and coyotes. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. (pdf)

47. Smith, A., J. Squires, N. Bjornlie, and J. Holbrook. 2023. Divergent or convergent: How do forest carnivores use time in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem? Journal of Mammalogy  104(5):951–966. (pdf)

46. Paolini, K., M. Schwartz, M. Friggins, S. Cushman, J. Weckworth, and J. Holbrook. 2023. A review of population and landscape level dynamics associated with pneumonia outbreaks in bighorn sheep with impacts for land management. Conservation Science and Practice: e12956. (pdf) 

45. Vogeler, J., P. Fekety, L. Elliot, N. Swayze, S. Filippelli, B. Barry, J. Holbrook, K. Vierling. 2023. Evaluating GEDI data fusions for continuous characterizations of forest wildlife habitat. Frontiers in Remote Sensing 4:1196554. (pdf)

44. Sergeyev, M., J. Holbrook, J. Lombardi, M. Tewes, and T. Campbell. 2023. Behaviorally mediated coexistence of ocelots, bobcats and coyotes using Hidden Markov models. Oikos 2022: e09480. (pdf) 

43. Olson, L., J. Crotteau, S. Fox, G. Hanvey, J. Holbrook, S. Jackson, and J. Squires. 2023. Effects of compound disturbance on Canada lynx and snowshoe hare: wildfire and forest management influence timing and intensity of use. Forest Ecology and Management  530:120757. (pdf) 

42. Veals, A., J. Holbrook, M. Cherry, T. Campbell, J. Young, and M. Tewes. 2023. Landscape connectivity for an endangered carnivore: habitat conservation and road mitigation for ocelots in the US. Landscape Ecology 38:363–381 . (pdf)

41. Brunet, M., K. Moneith, K. Huggler, D. Thompson, P. Burke, M. Zornes, P. Lionberger, M. Valdez, and J. Holbrook. 2023. Spatiotemporal predictions of the alternative prey hypothesis: predator habitat use during decreasing prey abundance. Ecosphere 14:e4370. (pdf)

40. Young, J., Butler, A., J. Holbrook, H. Shamon, and R. Lonsinger.  2023.  Chapter 16: Mesocarnivores of Western Rangelands. In Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.  L. McNew, J. Beck, and D. Dahlgren (Editors). Springer. 

39. Squires, J., J. Ivan, L. Olson, K. Paolini, L. Olson, G. Jones, and J. Holbrook. 2023. Keystone structures maintain forest function for Canada lynx after large-scale spruce beetle outbreak. Environmental Research: Ecology 2:011001. (pdf)

2022 

38. Veals, A., J. Holbrook, M. Cherry, T. Campbell, J. Young Jr., and M. Tewes. 2022. Landscape connectivity for an endangered carnivore: habitat conservation and road mitigation for ocelots in the US. Landscape Ecology. (pdf) 

37. Veals, A., J. Holbrook, A. Blackburn, C. Anderson, R. DeYoung, T. Campbell, J. Young Jr., and M. Tewes. 2022. Multiscale habitat relationships of a habitat specialist over time: the case of ocelots in Texas from 1982 to 2017. Ecosphere 2022: e4204. (pdf) 

36. Smith, A., J. Vogeler, N. Bjornlie, J. Squires, N. Swayze, and J. Holbrook. 2022. Spaceborne LiDAR and animal-environment relationships: An assessment for forest carnivores and their prey in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management 520: 120343. (pdf)

35. Huggler, K., J. Holbrook, M. Hayes, P. Burke, M. Zornes, D. Thompson, J. Clapp, P. Lionberger, M. Valdez, and K. Monteith. 2022. Risky business: how an herbivore navigates spatiotemporal aspects of risk from competitors and predators. Ecological Applications 2022: e2648. (pdf)

34. Clapp, J., C. Atkinson, M. Brunet, P. Burke, L. Ellsbury, Z. Gregory, R. Kindermann, S. Ryder, D. Thompson, and J. Holbrook. 2022. Multi-model application informs prey composition of mountain lions Puma concolor. Wildlife Biology 2022: e01035. (pdf)

33. Brunet, M., K. Moneith, K. Huggler, J. Clapp, D. Thompson, P. Burke, M. Zornes, P. Lionberger, M. Valdez, and J. Holbrook. 2022. Cats and dogs: A mesopredator navigating risk and reward provisioned by an apex predator. Ecology and Evolution 12: e8641. (pdf)

2021

32. Andersen, M., D. Bennett, and J. Holbrook. 2021. Burrow webs: Clawing the surface of interactions with burrows excavated by American badgers. Ecology and Evolution 11: 11559-11568. (pdf)

31. Vierling, K., J. Holbrook, J. Aycrigg, T. Cohn, and L. Svancara. 2021. Improving communication between landscape ecologists and managers: Challenges and opportunities. In Wildlife Management and Landscapes: Principles and Applications. W. Porter, C. Parent, R. Stewart, and D. Williams (Editors). John Hopkins University Press. (link to Amazon)

30. Olson, L., N. Bjornlie, G. Hanvey, J. Holbrook, J. Ivan, S. Jackson, B. Kertson, T. King, M. Lucid, D. Murray, R. Naney, J. Rohrer, A. Scully, D. Thornton, Z. Walker, and J. Squires. 2021. Improved prediction of Canada lynx distribution through regional model transferability and data efficiency. Ecology and Evolution 11: 1667-1690. (pdf)

29. Clapp, J., J. Holbrook, and D. Thompson. 2021. GPSeqClus: An R package for sequential clustering of animal location data for model building, model application and field site investigations. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 12: 787-793. (pdf)

2020

28. Paolini, K., M. Modlin, A. Suazo, D. Pilliod, R. Arkle, K. Vierling, and J. Holbrook. 2020. Harvester ant seed removal in an invaded sagebrush ecosystem: Implications for restoration. Ecology and Evolution 10: 13731-13741. (pdf)

27. Squires, J., J. Holbrook, L. Olson, J. Ivan, R. Ghormley, and R. Lawrence. 2020. A specialized forest carnivore navigates landscape-level disturbance: Canada lynx in spruce-beetle impacted forests. Forest Ecology and Management 475: 118400. (pdf)

2019

26. Heinemeyer, K., J. Squires, M. Hebblewhite, J. Smith, J. Holbrook, and J. Copeland. 2019. Wolverines in winter: Indirect habitat loss and functional responses to backcountry recreation. Ecosphere 10:e02611. (pdf)

25. Holbrook, J., J. Squires, B. Bollenbacher, R. Graham, L. Olson, G. Hanvey, S. Jackson, R. Lawrence, S. Savage. 2019. Management of forests and forest carnivores: relating landscape mosaics to habitat quality of Canada lynx at their range periphery. Forest Ecology and Management 437:411-425. (pdf)

24. Holbrook, J., L. Olson, N. DeCesare, M. Hebblewhite, J. Squires, and R. Steenweg. 2019. Functional responses in habitat selection: clarifying hypotheses and interpretations. Ecological Applications 29:e01852. (pdf)

2018

23. Holbrook, J., J. Squires, B. Bollenbacher, R. Graham, L. Olson, G. Hanvey, S. Jackson, and R. Lawrence.  2018.  Spatio-temporal responses of Canada lynx to silvicultural treatments within the Northern Rockies, U.S. Forest Ecology and Management 422:114-124. (pdf)

22. Savage, S., R. Lawrence, J. Squires, J. Holbrook, L. Olson, J. Braaten, and W. Cohen.  2018.  Shifts in forest structure in northwest Montana from 1972 to 2015 using the Landsat archive from Multispectral scanner to Operational Land Imager. Forests 9:157. (pdf)  

21. Kosterman, M., J. Squires, J. Holbrook, D. Pletscher, and M. Hebblewhite.  2018.  Forest structure provides the income for reproductive success in a southern population of Canada lynx.  Ecological Applications 28:1032-1043. (pdf) (Cover Article)

2017

20. Holbrook, J.,  J. Squires, L. Olson, N. DeCesare, and R. Lawrence.  2017.  Understanding and predicting habitat for wildlife conservation: the case of Canada lynx at the range periphery.  Ecosphere 8:e01939. (pdf)  

19. Mumma, M., J. Holbrook, N. Rayl, C. Zieminski, T. Fuller, J. Organ, S. Mahoney, and L. Waits.  2017.  Examining spatial patterns of selection and use for an altered predator guild.  Oecologia 185:725-735. (pdf) 

18. Vierling, K., J. Aycrigg, T. Cohn, J. Holbrook, T. Lorenz, and L. Svancara.  In Press.  From the talk to the walk: effective communication makes for effective management.  Chapter for upcoming Landscape and Wildlife Ecology book. 

17. Holbrook, J., J. Squires, L. Olson, R. Lawrence, and S. Savage.  2017.  Multi-scale habitat relationships of snowshoe hares in the mixed conifer landscape of the Northern Rockies, USA: cross-scale effects of horizontal cover with implications for forest management.  Ecology and Evolution 7:125- 144. (pdf)

2016

16. Holbrook, J., D. Pilliod, R. Arkle, K. Vierling, J. Rachlow, and M. Wiest.  2016.  Transition of vegetation states positively affects harvester ants in the Great Basin, United States.  Rangeland Ecology & Management 69:449-456. (pdf) 

15. Boelman, N., J. Holbrook, H. Greaves, J. Krause, H. Chmura, T. Magney, J. Perez, J. Eitel, L. Gough, K. Vierling, J. Wingfield, and L. Vierling. 2016. Airborne laser scanning and spectral remote sensing give a bird's eye perspective on arctic tundra breeding habitat at multiple scales. Remote Sensing of Environment 184:337-349. (pdf)

14. Holbrook, J., R. Arkle, J. Rachlow, K. Vierling, D. Pilliod, and M. Wiest. 2016. Occupancy and abundance of predator and prey: implications of the fire- cheatgrass cycle in sagebrush ecosystems. Ecosphere 7:e01307. (pdf)

13. Bosque-Pérez, N., P. Klos, J. Force, L. Waits, K. Cleary, P. Rhoades,  S. Galbraith, A. Bentley Brymer, M. O’Rourke, S. Eigenbrode, B. Finegan, J. Wulfhorst, N. Sibelet, and J. Holbrook. 2016. A pedagogical model for team-based, problem-focused interdisciplinary doctoral education. BioScience 66:477-488. (pdf) 

12. Bentley Brymer, A., J. Holbrook, R. Niemeyer, A. Suazo, J. Wulfhorst, K. Vierling, B. Newingham, T. Link, and J. Rachlow. 2016. A social-ecological impact assessment for public land management: application of a conceptual and methodological framework.  Ecology and Society 21:9. (pdf)

11. Gosselin, E., J. Holbrook, K. Huggler, E. Brown, K. Vierling, R. Arkle, and D. Pilliod. 2016. Ecosystem engineering of harvester ants: effects on vegetation in a semi-arid environment.  Western North American Naturalist 76:82-89. (pdf)

2015

10. Holbrook, J., K. Vierling, L. Vierling, P. Adam, and A. Hudak.  2015.  Occupancy of  red-naped sapsuckers: using LiDAR to understand the effects of vegetation structure and disturbance. Ecology and Evolution 5:5383-5393. (pdf)

9. Klos, P., J. Abatzoglou, J. Blades, M. Clark, M. Dodd, T. Hall, A. Haruch, P. Higuera, J. Holbrook, V. Jansen, K. Kemp, A. Lankford, A. Lamar, T. Link, T. Magney, A.  Meddens, L. Mitchell, B. Moore, P. Morgan, B. Newingham, R. Niemeyer, B. Soderquist, A. Suazo, K. Vierling, V. Walden, and C. Walsh.  2015.  Indicators of climate change in Idaho: an assessment framework for  coupling biophysical change and social perception.  Weather, Climate, and Society  7:238-254. (pdf)

8. Holbrook, J., R. Arkle, J. Rachlow, K. Vierling, and D. Pilliod.  2015.  Sampling  animal sign in heterogeneous environments: how much is enough? Journal of Arid Environments 119:51-55. (pdf)

2014

7. Balkenhol, N., J. Holbrook, D. Onorato, P. Zager, C. White, and L. Waits.  2014.  A multi-method  approach for analyzing hierarchical genetic structures: a case study  with cougars Puma concolor. Ecography 37:1-12. (pdf)

2013

6. Holbrook, J., A. Caso, R. DeYoung, and M. Tewes.  2013.  Population genetics of  jaguarundis in Mexico: implications for future research and conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37:336-341. (pdf) (Cover Article)

2012

5. Holbrook, J., R. DeYoung, J. Janecka, M. Tewes, R. Honeycutt, and J. Young.  2012.   Genetic diversity, population structure, and movements of mountain  lions, Puma concolor, in Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 93:989-1000. (pdf)   

4. Holbrook, J., R. DeYoung, M. Tewes, and J. Young.  2012.  Demographic history of an elusive carnivore: using museums to inform management.Evolutionary Applications 5:619-628. (pdf)

3. Holbrook, J., R. DeYoung, A. Caso, M. Tewes, and J. Young.  2012.  Hog-nosed skunks (Conepatus leuconotus) along the Gulf of Mexico: population status and genetic diversity. Southwestern Naturalist 57:223-225. (pdf)

2011

2. Holbrook, J., R. DeYoung, M. Tewes, J. Young, J. Mays, and E. Meyers.  2011.  Natural dispersal or illegal pets?  Limitations on assigning origin to  road- killed ocelots in the southwestern United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:504-507. (pdf) 

1. Holbrook, J., R. DeYoung, M. Tewes, and J. Young.  2011.  Demographic history of  mountain lions in Texas. Pages 97-103 in Williams, J., H. Robinson, and  L. Sweanor, editors. Proceedings of the 10th Mountain Lion Workshop. May 2-5, 2011. Bozeman, Montana, USA. (pdf)