Publications

Selected Publications and Scholarly Activities as of June 2009

Refereed Articles

Andersen, J.M., Wiersma Y.F., Stenson G. 2009. Movement patterns of hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) in the North West Atlantic Ocean during the post-moult and pre-breed seasons. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, accepted March 5, 2009

Wiersma, Y.F. and Nudds, T.D. 2009. Efficiency and effectiveness in representative reserve design in Canada: the contribution of existing protected areas. Biological Conservation 142: 1639-1646.

Coté, D., Kehler, D., Bourne, C., Wiersma Y.F. A connectivity index for riverscapes. Landscape Ecology24:101-113.

Wiersma, Y.F. 2008. Designing protected areas in the north. Northern Review 29: 63-83.

Gonzales, E.K., Wiersma, Y.F., Maher, A.I. and Nudds, T.D. 2008. Positive relationship between non-native and native squirrels in an urban landscape. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: in press.

Vanderkam, R.P.D., Wiersma, Y.F., and King D.J. 2007. Heuristic algorithms vs. linear programming for designing conservation reserve networks: evaluation of solution optimality and processing time. Biological Conservation 137: 349-358.

Wiersma, Y.F. 2007. The effect of scale on the design of optimal protected areas networks in Canada. Landscape Ecology 22: 1477-1487.

Wiersma, Y.F., and Nudds, T.D. Conservation targets for viable species assemblages: data independent targets are not appropriate. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 4555a-4567.

Wiersma, Y.F. and Urban, D.L. 2005. Beta-diversity and nature reserve system design: a case study from the Yukon, . Conservation Biology 19: 1262-1272.

Wiersma, Y.F. 2005. Environmental benchmarks vs. ecological benchmarks in assessment and monitoring in : is there a difference?Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 100: 1-9.

Wiersma, Y.F., Nudds, T.D., and Rivard, D.H. 2004. Models to distinguish effects of landscape patterns and human population pressures associated with species loss in Canadian national parks.Landscape Ecology 19: 773-786.

Habib, L.D., Wiersma, Y.F., and Nudds, T.D. 2003. Effects of sampling bias on estimates of historical species richness and faunal relaxation of mammals in Canadian national parks. Journal of Biogeography 30: 375-380. With an Erratum

Wiersma, Y.F., and Nudds, T.D. 2001. Comparison of sampling methods to estimate historic species richness of mammals for tests of faunal relaxation in Canadian Parks.Journal of Biogeography 28: 447-452.

Non-Refereed Articles

Wiersma, Y. 1996. Corridors in a region conservation plan: a commentary on the use of corridors using the Greater Georgian Bay ecosystem as a model. The George Wright Forum 13(4): 51-62.

Wiersma, Y.F., and Nudds, T.D. 2003. On the fraction of land needed for protected areas.In: Making Ecosystem Based Management Work, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Science and Management of Protected Areas (N.W.P. Munro, P. Dearden, T.B. Herman, K Beazley and S. Bondrup-Nielson, eds). Chapter 7, CD-ROM Proceedings.

Edited Volumes

Wiersma, Y.F., (editor). 2003. Designing protected areas: wild places for wild life. Summary and Proceedings of the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas and Circumpolar Protected Areas Workshop. September 9-10, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories .

Technical Reports

Wiersma Y.F. 2007. Protected Areas in Northern Canada: identifying protected areas to represent mammals. Phase 2 Report. CCEA Occasional Paper No. 17. Available from the Canadian Council on Ecological Areas.

Wiersma, Y.F. Beechey T.J., Oosenbrug B.M. and Meikle J.C. 2005. Protected Areas in Northern Canada: Designing for Ecological Integrity. Phase 1 Report. CCEA Occasional Paper No. 16. Canadian Council on Ecological Areas, CCEA Secretariat, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. xiv + 128 pp. + folded map. Available from the Canandian Council on Ecological Areas.