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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Effective Conservation Decisions Require Models Designed for Purpose: A Case Study of Boreal Caribou in Ontario's Ring of Fire.

Matthew E Dyson, Sarah Endicott, Craig Simpkins, Julie W Turner, Stephanie Avery-Gomm, Cheryl A Johnson, Mathieu Leblond, Eric W Neilson, Rob Rempel, Philip A Wiebe and 3 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Matthew E DysonBiology Department Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo Ontario Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5271-8706
Sarah EndicottWildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada Ottawa Ontario Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-5343
Craig SimpkinsBiology Department Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo Ontario Canada.
Julie W TurnerUniversity of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-5449
Stephanie Avery-GommWildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada Ottawa Ontario Canada.
Cheryl A JohnsonWildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada Ottawa Ontario Canada.
Mathieu LeblondWildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada Ottawa Ontario Canada.
Eric W NeilsonNorthern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service Natural Resources Canada Edmonton Alberta Canada.
Rob RempelFERIT Environmental Consulting Thunder Bay Ontario Canada.
Philip A WiebeGreat Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service Natural Resources Canada Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada.
Jennifer L BaltzerBiology Department Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo Ontario Canada.
Josie HughesWildlife and Landscape Science Directorate, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada Ottawa Ontario Canada.
Frances E C StewartBiology Department Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo Ontario Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9344-8346

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decision making in conservation science relies on the best available information. This may include using models that were not designed for purpose and are not accompanied by an assessment of limitations. To begin addressing these issues, we sought to reproduce and evaluate the spatial transferability of the two best available models for predicting impacts of proposed mining on boreal woodland caribou (

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caribouMetricsdecision‐supportdemographic modelenvironmental impact assessmentopen scienceRangifer tarandus caribouresource selection function

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PMCPMC13240247

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