A5074466902- Avian ecology and behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Climate variability and models
- Geological formations and processes
- Marine and fisheries research
- Landslides and related hazards
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2023-2024
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
2019
Abstract Site fidelity—returning repeatedly to the same site—can help many migratory species reduce uncertainty in their environment, especially when stopover periods leave little time explore and evaluate new habitat. Avian taxa, though, have shown wide variation levels of site fidelity during migration, few studies been able examine individual-level at fine spatiotemporal scales. We used a high-resolution GPS tracking dataset Numenius phaeopus (Whimbrel), long-distance shorebird, assess...
Migratory stopover sites are of high conservation concern especially those where shorebirds concentrate in large numbers to acquire fat reserves fuel continued flight breeding grounds. Many use only a few during northward migration Arctic grounds, thus identifying important locations, chronology, and routes priority research topics inform effective management strategies. We examined Ruddy Turnstones (<em>Arenaria interpres</em>) route timing grounds from an island South Carolina the heart...
Abstract Red Knots use the Southeast United States as a stopover during north and southbound migration winter. We examined northbound red knot routes timing using an automated telemetry network. Our primary goal was to evaluate relative of Atlantic migratory route through Delaware Bay versus inland Great Lakes en Arctic breeding grounds identify areas apparent stopovers. Secondarily, we explored association ground speeds with prevailing atmospheric conditions. Most migrating from skipped or...
We analyzed data from across five decades of passerine bird banding at Manomet in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. This included 172,609 captures during spring migration and 253,265 fall migration, 1969 to 2015. Migration counts are prone large interannual variation trends often difficult interpret, but have the advantage sampling many breeding populations a single locale. employed Bayesian state-space modeling approach estimate patterns abundance over time while accounting for observation...
Abstract Background and Methods Shorebirds evolved flexibility in their migration strategies, with demonstrated variation even within the same population. Research last decade revealed diverse routes for red knots using Western Atlantic flyway. Red Knots use Southeast United States (North South Carolina, Georgia, Florida) as a stopover during north southbound winter. We examined northbound knot timing from an automated telemetry network. Our primary goal was to evaluate relative of migratory...