A5016910431- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Climate variability and models
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Immigration and Intercultural Education
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2020-2025
University of Georgia
2025
Zoological Society of London
2018
Protected areas are crucial for the conservation of West Africa’s increasingly imperiled wildlife, but under unprecedented pressure associated with exponential human population growth in region. Using birds as biodiversity indicators, we investigated status Togo’s Fazao-Malfakassa National Park, which was managed by a private foundation from 1990 to 2015, and since 2015 has been state. Between 2022 2024, conducted 90 days bird surveys park documented total 240 species. Our findings include...
Western Amazonia hosts the highest bird diversity in world, yet many regional indigenous territories, biodiversity remains poorly known to science. Between 2004 and 2020, we conducted research with members of 10 Aguaruna communities four regions northern Peruvian Amazon, recording a total 427 species, including eight wintering Nearctic migratory species. Past studies suggested that unique names exist for majority species present, this hypothesis was focus our research. We identified ~38%...
Historically protected by cultural traditions, sacred forests are now increasingly threatened anthropogenic pressures, particularly in West Africa, where natural areas and wildlife populations have dwindled as human increased exponentially. Residents the vicinity of play critical roles conservation success or failure, but few studies investigated their views. We surveyed 281 residents representing ~100% households surrounding forest Nakpadjoak, a 50-hectare remnant Sudan-Guinea woodland...
Nature conservation and sustainable development goals are challenged by powerful economic incentives to exploit natural resources, particularly in many tropical countries. Community-based resource management (CBNRM) projects have been encouraged worldwide for over 40 years improve the sustainability of nature-based livelihoods facilitate governance accordance with cultural spiritual traditions. CBNRM has implemented Ghana, West Africa, 20 form Community Resource Management Areas (CREMAs),...
Summary Persecution for belief-based uses is a major threat to raptors in West Africa. Critically Endangered Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus are traded openly African vodun (also known as voodoo or fetish) markets Benin, despite national laws protecting this species. We interviewed 115 vendors selling and/or their body parts at nine different southern Benin understand the extent and drivers of illegal trade. Over four months, we counted total 522 market stalls, including whole dried...
Unsustainable hunting to supply wildlife markets is a global threat bird species and key driver of biodiversity declines across Africa. Despite well-documented negative impacts trade on many species, such as Asian hornbills African vultures, its consequences for remain poorly understood. Here, we use data from both online interviews with hunters in Cameroon investigate the implications foreign demand hornbills, using twofold approach. First, explored factors associated prices hornbill...
Bird–forestry relationships have been the subject of research and conservation initiatives for decades, but there are few reviews resulting recommendations use by forest managers. We define “bird-friendly forestry” as management that applies from seeking to reconcile logging with bird in natural forests used timber production. reviewed relevant studies synthesize 10 principles bird-friendly forestry: (1) protect enhance vertical structure through uneven-aged silviculture; (2) leave abundant...
Social organization as a topic has wide application often conserved across lineages and can lead to complex cultures, yet it is still not well understood in many taxa. We observed American bison (Bison bison) investigate the interactions of hierarchy behavior elucidate patterns social organization. Bison are highly visible animals that live relatively accessible grasslands, most semi-wild conservation herds allows for access low-stress observation physiological exams. behaviors semi-wild,...
Few empirical studies have quantified relationships between changing weather and migratory songbirds, but such are vital in a time of rapid climate change. Climate change has critical consequences for avian breeding ecology, geographic ranges, migration phenology. Changing precipitation temperature patterns affect habitat, food resources, other aspects birds’ life history strategies. Such changes may disproportionately species confined to rare or declining ecosystems, as temperate...
Los buitres están entre las especies más amenazadas en África, con varias peligro crítico de extinción que sobreviven principalmente o sólo áreas protegidas. Las disminuciones del oeste África correlacionadas pérdidas pronunciadas hábitat natural y fauna mamíferos, el comercio silvestre para medicina tradicional, rituales basados creencias carne caza son los factores principales impulsan su local. datos actuales sobre abundancia ecología reproductiva cruciales conservación, pero faltan...
The songbird trade crisis in East and South Asia has been fuelled by high demand, driving many species to the brink of extinction. This driven desire for songbirds as pets, singing competitions prayer animal release led overexploitation numerous introduction spread invasive alien diseases novel environments. ability identify traded efficiently accurately is crucial monitoring bird markets, protecting threatened enforcing wildlife laws. Citizen scientists can make major contributions these...
Birds in agricultural environments have exhibited steep global population declines recent decades, and effective conservation strategies targeting their populations are urgently needed. In grasslands used for hay production, breeding birds’ nest success improves substantially if harvests delayed until after mid-July. However, few studies investigated private producers’ willingness to alter harvesting practices, which is a critical factor bird where most land privately owned, such as the...
Among the most rapidly declining birds in continental North America, grassland evolved with American bison (Bison bison) until nearly became extinct due to overhunting. Bison populations have subsequently rebounded reintroductions on conservation lands, but impacts of nesting remain largely unknown. We investigated how reintroduction, together other land management and climate factors, affected breeding a bird species concern, Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). quantified population changes...
The Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala), is an endemic bird species of the Desert that lives in groups and inhabits rocky hillsides with patchy vegetation. Throughout their range, Partridges contend hunting habitat destruction, factors may limit distribution abundance. Although abundance this has been assumed to be stable, no actual estimate its population size undertaken. We assessed estimated at northern boundary range Saudi Arabia. density Harrat Uwayrid Biosphere Reserve was 25.6...
Glass, A. J., J. Caven, D. Kim, M. O. Sutton, and N. Arcilla. 2020. Climate change land management implications for a declining Neotropical migratory songbird breeding in the North American Great Plains. Avian Conservation Ecology 15(1):4. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01515-150104
Trade in donkey skin for the production of E-Jiao, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been linked to international wildlife trade, including timber trade. We investigated species available trade networks business-to-business e-commerce websites terms origins, supply, and demand. Using 340 product categories offered by 385 traders located 55 countries we conducted network analysis centred on skins. identified over 60 tree 54 genera 22 families, most conservation concern were native Africa,...
As tropical forests are frequently impacted by human disturbance, in various stages of disturbance recovery increasingly important for maintaining biodiversity. However, much remains unclear regarding the impacts prior intensity on wildlife regenerating forests. Here, we used mist net capture data to compare bird communities three forest habitats representing intensities: undisturbed primary forest, selectively logged (low disturbance), and secondary abandoned agricultural fields (high...
Identifying migratory raptors' wintering areas and migration routes is an essential part of predicting their responses to habitat climate change throughout annual cycles, therefore important for conservation. Among the world's most widespread species, Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) has been subject intensive study on its breeding grounds at some stopover sites, but links between breeding, stopover, remain poorly known. In particular, few empirical data are available F. p. tundrius...
Identifying migratory raptors' wintering areas and migration routes is an essential part of predicting their responses to habitat climate change throughout annual cycles, therefore important for conservation. Among the world's most widespread species, Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) has been subject intensive study on its breeding grounds at some stopover sites, but links between breeding, stopover, remain poorly known. In particular, few empirical data are available F. p. tundrius...