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View article: Overcoming confusion and stigma in habitat fragmentation research
Overcoming confusion and stigma in habitat fragmentation research Open
Anthropogenic habitat loss is widely recognized as a primary environmental concern. By contrast, debates on the effects of habitat fragmentation persist. To facilitate overcoming these debates, here we: ( i ) review the state of the litera…
View article: Song adjustments only partially restore effective communication among Baird's sparrows, Centronyx bairdii, exposed to oil well drilling noise
Song adjustments only partially restore effective communication among Baird's sparrows, Centronyx bairdii, exposed to oil well drilling noise Open
Noise from oil and gas development is pervasive across many landscapes and creates a novel soundscape that wildlife must adapt to or avoid. In response to anthropogenic noise, many wildlife species alter their vocalizations. Some adjusted …
View article: Management practices benefit endangered Poweshiek skipperling (<i>Oarisma poweshiek</i>) in Manitoba tall grass prairie
Management practices benefit endangered Poweshiek skipperling (<i>Oarisma poweshiek</i>) in Manitoba tall grass prairie Open
Poweshiek skipperling ( Oarisma poweshiek Parker, 1870) populations have declined precipitously in the past few decades, and their global range is now restricted to two isolated regions, one of which is the managed Manitoba tall grass prai…
View article: Avian use of anthropogenic and natural habitats in a Small Island Developing State
Avian use of anthropogenic and natural habitats in a Small Island Developing State Open
Avian species on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are at particular risk from agricultural and urban expansion and climate change. However, creating appropriate management and mitigation actions for SIDS is challenging because ecologi…
View article: Effects of observer skill and survey method on forest bird abundance data: recommendations for citizen science conservation monitoring in the Caribbean
Effects of observer skill and survey method on forest bird abundance data: recommendations for citizen science conservation monitoring in the Caribbean Open
Citizen science is critical for monitoring bird populations in the Caribbean, where logistic and resource challenges significantly limit data availability. However, observer experience and environmental characteristics can influence result…
View article: Review of Conservation Challenges and Possible Solutions for Grassland Birds of the North American Great Plains
Review of Conservation Challenges and Possible Solutions for Grassland Birds of the North American Great Plains Open
North America's grassland birds remain in crisis despite decades of conservation efforts. This review provides an overview of factors contributing to these declines, as well as strategies and resources available to a diversity of stakehold…
View article: Comparison of impacts of oil infrastructure on grassland songbirds between landscape-scale noise addition and noise removal experiments
Comparison of impacts of oil infrastructure on grassland songbirds between landscape-scale noise addition and noise removal experiments Open
As anthropogenic noise becomes increasingly widespread in natural habitats, noise addition and removal studies have become an important and commonly used method to assess the effects of noise on wildlife. Despite their wide implementation,…
View article: Golden-winged Warbler body fat and blood parasites are associated with anthropogenic and environmental habitat metrics
Golden-winged Warbler body fat and blood parasites are associated with anthropogenic and environmental habitat metrics Open
The extent of early successional vegetation communities is declining worldwide. Sometimes species use early successional vegetation communities associated with anthropogenic development (e.g., rangeland, cropland, transportation corridors,…
View article: Status and distribution of the Antillean Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus antillarum) on the island of Grenada
Status and distribution of the Antillean Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus antillarum) on the island of Grenada Open
Because raptors usually occur at low densities and occupy large territories, they can be particularly sensitive to habitat degradation and loss. However, the impacts of these environmental changes on Caribbean raptors are not well understo…
View article: Oil Infrastructure has Greater Impact than Noise on Stress and Habitat Selection in Three Grassland Songbirds
Oil Infrastructure has Greater Impact than Noise on Stress and Habitat Selection in Three Grassland Songbirds Open
Oil extraction may impact wildlife by altering habitat suitability and affecting stress levels and behavior of individuals, but it can be challenging to disentangle the impacts of infrastructure itself on wildlife from associated noise and…
View article: Avian behaviour changes in response to human activity during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom
Avian behaviour changes in response to human activity during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom Open
Human activities may impact animal habitat and resource use, potentially influencing contemporary evolution in animals. In the United Kingdom, COVID-19 lockdown restrictions resulted in sudden, drastic alterations to human activity. We hyp…
View article: Reduced human activity during COVID-19 alters avian land use across North America
Reduced human activity during COVID-19 alters avian land use across North America Open
Bird counts increased in locations with reduced human traffic resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
View article: Diel patterns of predation and fledging at nests of four species of grassland songbirds
Diel patterns of predation and fledging at nests of four species of grassland songbirds Open
Although it is common for nestlings to exhibit a strong bias for fledging in the morning, the mechanisms underlying this behavior are not well understood. Avoiding predation risk has been proposed as a likely mechanism by a number of resea…
View article: Fledging times of grassland birds (2nd Edition)
Fledging times of grassland birds (2nd Edition) Open
These data provides information on the nesting ecology of grassland birds. Data were collected from 1996-2014 video surveillance of 205 nests of 17 bird species that nested in grasslands of three states within the United States (Wisconsin,…
View article: Fringe effects: detecting bull trout (<i>Salvelinus confluentus</i>) at distributional boundaries in a montane watershed
Fringe effects: detecting bull trout (<i>Salvelinus confluentus</i>) at distributional boundaries in a montane watershed Open
Robust assessment and monitoring programs are critical for effective conservation, yet for many taxa we fail to understand how trade-offs in sampling design affect power to detect population trends and describe spatial patterns. We tested …
View article: Habitat selection and nest survival in two Great Plains shorebirds
Habitat selection and nest survival in two Great Plains shorebirds Open
Specht, H., V. St-Louis, C. L. Gratto-Trevor, N. Koper, C. G. Skaggs, T. Ronningen, and T. W. Arnold. 2020. Habitat selection and nest survival in two Great Plains shorebirds. Avian Conservation and Ecology 15(1):3. https://doi.org/10.5751…
View article: Host dispersal and landscape conversion are associated with the composition of haemosporidian parasites of the golden-winged warbler
Host dispersal and landscape conversion are associated with the composition of haemosporidian parasites of the golden-winged warbler Open
Understanding factors that influence the spatial and temporal distributions of blood parasites is important to help predict how host species and their parasites may respond to global change. Factors that may influence parasite distribution…
View article: Transmission Line Biodiversity Data From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2007-2009
Transmission Line Biodiversity Data From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2007-2009 Open
Arthropod, plant, and bird survey data collected for Manitoba Hydro as part of a PhD program in 2007-2009. The data can be used to relate species richness and abundance to land use surrounding the transmission lines and to mowing regime an…
View article: Grassland bird nesting ecology: video samples of behavior (2nd Edition)
Grassland bird nesting ecology: video samples of behavior (2nd Edition) Open
We provide video clips related to the nesting ecology of grassland birds. Each video has a brief description in the included catalog. These videos are supplemental material for scientific publications by the authors, and constitute a subse…
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