Cornell Extension will hold two one-hour Forest Connect webinars on the Ecology of American martens in the Adirondack Park on March 17th at noon and 7 p.m.
American martens (Martes americana) are small, forest-dependent carnivores that rely on complex forest structure to meet their life history requirements.
Previous research in the northeastern U.S. has also demonstrated that marten populations are closely linked with pulsed mast crops (e.g., as produced by American beech [Fagus grandifolia] and American mountain ash [Sorbus americana]). These pulses result in strong bottom-up effects that have both immediate and time-lagged consequences on these predators and their small mammal prey.
In these webinars, Dr. Paul Jensen from SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry, will discuss the natural history of these carnivores and his previous research in Adirondack Park, and shares recent results of American Wildlife Conservation Fund-sponsored research to deploy small (<30 g) GPS collars on martens to better understand movements and space use relative to mast pulses.
To register for one of these webinars, obtain your registration ID at: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5IRFqn7oSYm5D-Vyqb8-3Q
If prompted for a password use “Cornell”.