Publications

Gurarie, E., C. Beaupré, O. Couriot, M. D. Cameron, W. F. Fagan, and K. Joly. 2024. Evidence for an Adaptive, Large‐Scale Range Shift in a Long‐Distance Terrestrial Migrant. Global Change Biology 30:e17589.

Couriot, O. H., M. D. Cameron, K. Joly, J. Adamczewski, M. W. Campbell, T. Davison, A. Gunn, A. P. Kelly, M. Leblond, J. Williams, W. F. Fagan, A. Brose, and E. Gurarie. 2023. Continental synchrony and local responses: Climatic effects on spatiotemporal patterns of calving in a social ungulate. Ecosphere 14:e4399.

Davidson, S. C., G. Bohrer, E. Gurarie, S. LaPoint, P. J. Mahoney, N. T. Boelman, J. U. H. Eitel, L. R. Prugh, L. A. Vierling, J. Jennewein, E. Grier, O. Couriot, et al. 2020. Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic. Science 370:712-715.

Joly, K., O. Couriot, M. D. Cameron, and E. Gurarie. 2020. Behavioral, Physiological, Demographic and Ecological Impacts of Hematophagous and Endoparasitic Insects on an Arctic Ungulate. Toxins 12:334.

Bonnot, N. C.*, O. Couriot*, A. Berger, F. Cagnacci, S. Ciuti, J. E. De Groeve, B. Gehr, M. Heurich, P. Kjellander, M. Kröschel, N. Morellet, L. Sönnichsen, and A. J. M. Hewison. 2020. Fear of the dark? Contrasting impacts of humans versus lynx on diel activity of roe deer across Europe. E. Vander Wal, editor. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:132–145.

* The two first authors contributed equally to this work

Couriot, O., A. J. M. Hewison, S. Saïd, F. Cagnacci, S. Chamaillé-Jammes, J. D. C. Linnell, A. Mysterud, W. Peters, F. Urbano, M. Heurich, P. Kjellander, S. Nicoloso, A. Berger, P. Sustr, M. Kroeschel, L. Soennichsen, R. Sandfort, B. Gehr, and N. Morellet. 2018. Truly sedentary? The multi-range tactic as a response to resource heterogeneity and unpredictability in a large herbivore. Oecologia 187:47–60.

Bonnot, N. C., A. J. M. Hewison, N. Morellet, J.-M. Gaillard, L. Debeffe, O. Couriot, B. Cargnelutti, Y. Chaval, B. Lourtet, P. Kjellander, and C. Vanpé. 2017. Stick or twist: roe deer adjust their flight behaviour to the perceived trade-off between risk and reward. Animal Behaviour 124:35–46.

Couriot, O., E. Gurarie, O. Cosby, M. Campbell and M. Leblond. What is a calving ground? Matching modern tools with ecological definitions. In review. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 

Couriot, O., J. Ware and M. Suitor. 2025. Porcupine Caribou Herd Annual Core Range. Report submitted to The Government of Yukon.

Couriot, O., J. Ware and M. Suitor. 2025. Sensitive Habitats of the Porcupine Caribou Herd. Report submitted to The Government of Yukon.

Couriot, O., J. Ware and M. Suitor. 2024. Movements and Distribution of the Porcupine Caribou Herd. Report submitted to The Government of Yukon.

Couriot, O., A.P. Kelly, A. McLarren and J. Hodson. 2024. When and where do caribou calve? A preliminary report on boreal caribou calving in the North Slave - Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road and Mackenzie study areas in the central Northwest Territories. Report submitted to the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Couriot, O. and E. Gurarie. 2023. Identifying barren-ground caribou calving seasons and calving grounds from telemetry data: A step by step guide. Report submitted to the Government of Northwest Territories. Available from: https://ocouriot.github.io/IdentifyingCalvingGrounds.html. 

Couriot, O., E. Gurarie, O. Cosby, M. Campbell and M. Leblond. 2022. What is a calving ground and how to estimate its boundaries? Female caribou from the Qamanirjuaq Herd as a study case. Report submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Gurarie, E., O. Cosby and O. Couriot. 2021. Accounting for early post-partum rearing when determining barren-ground caribou calving grounds. Report submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Gurarie, E., O. Cosby and O. Couriot. 2021. Calving event estimation and preliminary analysis for Qamanirjuaq herd caribou. Report submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Gurarie, E., O. Couriot and O. Cosby. 2020. Spatial and movement analysis in wildlife ecology: A review of quantitative methods. Report submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Gurarie, E., A. Gunn, O. Couriot and A. Guilee. 2020. Preliminary analysis of winter range overlaps between the Bluenose East, Bathurst and Beverly/Ahiak migratory tundra caribou herds. Report submitted to Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board.

Couriot, O. 2018. Impacts de la variation spatiotemporelle des ressources sur les mouvements intra-saisonniers de deux grands herbivores de plaine. Manuscrit de thèse. 287 pp.

Couriot, O., E. Gurarie, J. Adamczewski, M.D. Cameron, M. Campbell, T. Davison, A. Gunn, K. Joly, A.P. Kelly, M. Leblond, J. Williams, J. and W.F. Fagan. Climate affects the synchrony and aggregation of calving in a social ungulate. North American Caribou Workshop 2021 (Virtual Conference).

Couriot, O. Living in a changing Arctic: implications for Barren-ground caribou populations. SESYNC seminars 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWi5tnF_oSo

Couriot, O., E. Gurarie, M.D. Cameron, K. Joly, J. Adamczewski, A.P. Kelly, T.  Davison, A. Gunn, J. Williams, J. and W.F. Fagan. The effects of climate on Barren-ground caribou populations: the importance of reaching calving ground. Arctic Change 2020.