Advances in Moose Ecology and Management

Dear Colleagues,

With growing ecological significance and conservation challenges facing moose (Alces alces) across their range, this Special Issue highlights cutting-edge ecological research and adaptive management strategies to safeguard moose populations and their habitats. The focus integrates rigorous science with practical conservation frameworks to address complex challenges in moose ecology, from climate change adaptation strategies to population dynamics and human-wildlife coexistence. Research areas include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Climate change adaptation strategies: Tick outbreaks under warming or other scenarios, thermoregulatory impacts of heatwaves on calves, and climate-resilient forest management plans in relation to moose ecology.
• Conservation genetics: Different genetic techniques for monitoring genetic variation within and between different moose populations as tools for conservation and management. 
• Ecosystem engineering and trophic cascades: Moose browsing impacts on forest regeneration, predator-prey interactions, multi-trophic effects on biodiversity in boreal and temperate ecosystems.
• Habitat assessment and restoration ecology: Advanced remote sensing techniques, GPS telemetry, critical foraging/calving habitats, restoration efforts in fragmented landscapes.
• Human-moose conflict mitigation: Forestry conflicts and mitigation strategies, research on road collisions, and ecology for minimizing vehicle collisions.
• Nutritional ecology and health monitoring: Biochemical analysis of browse quality, nutritional stress biomarkers, disease surveillance for parasites (e.g., Paralaphostrongylus tenuis), and emerging pathogens.
• Population dynamics and demographic monitoring: Non-invasive genetic sampling, population estimates, migration corridor mapping, demographic models, climate-driven range shifts.

We encourage submissions in the form of original research articles, reviews, communications, commentaries, and case reports. By merging ecological theory with on-the-ground management practices, these contributions provide actionable tools for wildlife managers, conservation biologists, and policymakers, enhancing understanding of moose-habitat relationships, driving adaptation of science-based conservation protocols, and ultimately promoting the long-term ecological health and viability of moose populations.

Dr. Lars Hillström
Dr. Christer Kalén
Guest Editors

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