Leona K. Svancara

United States Geological Survey — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

13h-index873citations36works1.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(18), Species Distribution and Climate Change(17), Rangeland and Wildlife Management(12), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(9), Fire effects on ecosystems(5)

Publications35 total

Sapsucker Wells as a Keystone Nutritional Resource: Evaluating Methods for Detection of Secondary Sap Consumers
Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Detection of deer at remote camera sites in relation to snow conditions
Journal of Wildlife Management·2025
RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) switch points and triggers for adaptation planning
Journal of Environmental Management·2025· 3 cited
Virtual snow stakes: a new method for snow depth measurement at remote camera stations
Wildlife Society Bulletin·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Intraspecific variation in habitat relationships for pygmy rabbits: Implications for conservation of habitat specialists
Ecosphere·2023Open Access
Geographic and taxonomic variation in adaptive capacity among mountain-dwelling small mammals: Implications for conservation status and actions
Biological Conservation·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of snow refugia in the rain-snow transition zone of north-central Idaho
Environmental Research Letters·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Overlap Between Sagebrush Habitat Specialists Differs Among Seasons: Implications for Umbrella Species Conservation
Rangeland Ecology & Management·2021· 12 cited
Land snail microclimate niches identify suitable areas for climate refugia management on a montane landscape
Ecological Indicators·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
Climate adaptation [Chapter L.]
2021
Predicting fine-scale forage distribution to inform ungulate nutrition
Ecological Informatics·2020· 7 citedOpen Access
Carnivore Contact: A Species Fracture Zone Delineated Amongst Genetically Structured North American Marten Populations (Martes americana and Martes caurina)
Frontiers in Genetics·2020· 13 citedOpen Access
Alternatives to genetic affinity as a context for within-species response to climate
Nature Climate Change·2019· 62 cited
Habitat specialists as conservation umbrellas: Do areas managed for greater sage‐grouse also protect pygmy rabbits?
Ecosphere·2019· 25 citedOpen Access
Monarch Butterfly Distribution and Breeding Ecology in Idaho and Washington
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2019· 14 citedOpen Access
Modeling Current and Future Potential Distributions of Milkweeds and the Monarch Butterfly in Idaho
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2019· 31 citedOpen Access
Smartphone LIDAR can measure tree cavity dimensions for wildlife studies
Wildlife Society Bulletin·2019· 8 citedOpen Access
A New Framework for Spatio-temporal Climate Change Impact Assessment for Terrestrial Wildlife
Environmental Management·2015
A riparian conservation network for ecological resilience
Biological Conservation·2015· 114 citedOpen Access
A Riparian Conservation Network for Ecosystem Resilience
Biological Conservation·2015
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Frequent Co-authors

James M. Scott(13), Janet L. Rachlow(6), Jocelyn L. Aycrigg(5), Kerri T. Vierling(5), Dale D. Goble(4), Frank W. Davis(3), Ian T. Smith(3), Sonya J. Knetter(3), Aaron M. Haines(3), Matthias Leu(3), Kaitlyn M. Strickfaden(3), Adrienne Marshall(3), David E. Ausband(3), Timothy E. Link(3), Michael J. Scott(2), Craig Groves(2), Reed F. Noss(2), Robert L. Pressey(2), Alexander K. Fremier(2), Michael Kiparsky(2)