A5059849922- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Marine animal studies overview
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Climate variability and models
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
Point Blue Conservation Science
2015-2021
Oregon State University
2014
Ecosystem management and governance of cross-scale dependent systems require integrating knowledge about ecological connectivity in its multiple forms scales. Although scientists, managers, policymakers are increasingly recognizing the importance connectivity, governmental organizations may not be currently equipped to manage ecosystems with strong cross-boundary dependencies. Managing different aspects requires building social increase flow information, as well capacity coordinate planning,...
Studying the ecology of endangered species in portions their range where population remains abundant can provide fundamental information for conservation planners. We studied nesting by radio-tagged Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) during 2007 and 2008 Port Snettisham, a relatively pristine, remote mainland fjord southeast Alaska with high at-sea densities breeding season. Of 33 active Murrelet nest sites located study, we found 15 within forested habitat (tree sites), 16...
Animal movements are inherently linked to landscape structure. Understanding this relationship for highly-mobile species requires documenting their responses spatiotemporal variability of resources. To that end, characterizing movement behaviors and resource distributions using the principles habitat connectivity facilitates coordinated planning efforts within highly modified landscapes. We tracked locations 156 dunlin (Calidris alpina) 109 long-billed dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus)...
ABSTRACT Effective conservation of migratory shorebirds requires information on their stopover ecology and connectivity in areas such as the Great Basin interior California, USA, where freshwater is highly managed maintenance wetland networks planning across multiple regions. We captured long‐billed dowitchers ( Limnodromus scolopaceus ; hereafter dowitchers) to study molt patterns length stay Klamath during fall migration over‐winter space use California's Central Valley. Most were active...
Darkness comprises more than half of each 24-hr cycle during winter in California's Sacramento Valley, but no studies have assessed nocturnal habitat use by wintering shorebirds at this inland site. From February to May 2013, the day and night associations radio-tagged Dunlin (Calidris alpina) were compared between post-harvest flooded rice fields managed freshwater wetlands Valley. had decreasing with both from April. exclusively used until 25 March, when they shifted wetlands. During day,...
Reiter, M. E., E. Palacios, D. Eusse-Gonzalez, R. Johnston, P. Davidson, W. Bradley, Clay, K. Strum, J. Chu, B. A. Barbaree, C. Hickey, Lank, Drever, Ydenberg, and Butler. 2020. A monitoring framework for assessing threats to nonbreeding shorebirds on the Pacific Coast of Americas. Avian Conservation Ecology 15(2):7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01620-150207
Abstract Highly mobile species, such as migratory birds, respond to seasonal and interannual variability in resource availability by moving better habitats. Despite the recognized importance of thresholds, species‐distribution models typically rely on long‐term average habitat conditions, mostly because large‐extent, temporally resolved, environmental data are difficult obtain. Recent advances remote sensing make it possible incorporate more frequent measurements changing landscapes;...
Conservation of migratory species requires anticipating the potential impacts extreme climatic events, such as drought. During drought, reduced habitat availability for shorebirds creates changes in their abundance and distribution, part because many are highly mobile rely on networks interior coastal habitats. Understanding how responded to a recent drought cycle that peaked from 2013 2015 central California, USA, will help optimize management wetlands fresh water wildlife. In Central...
Abstract Information on how migratory populations are genetically structured during the overwintering season of annual cycle can improve our understanding strength connectivity and help identify as units for management. Here, we use a genotype-by-sequencing approach to investigate whether population genetic structure exists among aggregations Pacific Dunlin subspecies (Calidris alpina pacifica) sampled at 2 spatial scales (within sites) in eastern Flyway. Genome-wide analyses 874 single...