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Conspecific density and habitat quality affect breeding habitat selection: Support for the social attraction hypothesis

Ecosphere, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023
Abstract Breeding habitat selection is a critical component of the annual cycle because of its effect on fitness. Multiple theories of habitat selection can be differentiated by their responses to the quantity of habitat, conspecific density, and habitat quality.
Rose J. Swift, Michael J. Anteau, Kristen S. Ellis, Megan M. Ring, Mark H. Sherfy, Dustin L. Toy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sound‐Side Inundation and Seaward Erosion of a Barrier Island During Hurricane Landfall

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Volume 128, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Barrier islands are especially vulnerable to hurricanes and other large storms, owing to their mobile composition, low elevations, and detachment from the mainland. Conceptual models of barrier‐island evolution emphasize ocean‐side processes that drive landward migration through overwash, inlet migration, and aeolian transport. In contrast, we
Christopher R. Sherwood, Andrew C. Ritchie, Jin‐Si R. Over, Christine J. Kranenburg, Jonathan A. Warrick, Jenna A. Brown, C. Wayne Wright, Alfredo L. Aretxabaleta, Sara L. Zeigler, Phillipe A. Wernette, Daniel D. Buscombe, Christie A. Hegermiller   +11 more
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Habitat‐specific behavior, growth rate, and survival of piping plover chicks in New Jersey, USA

Ecosphere, Volume 12, Issue 10, October 2021., 2021
Abstract Anthropogenic disturbance has been demonstrated to affect the behavior of beach‐nesting birds, yet the energetic consequences of recreational activities have received less attention. Because precocial chicks are often displaced as a result of disturbance events, lower access to food may lead to lower fitness.
Michelle L. Stantial, Jonathan B. Cohen, Abigail J. Darrah, Shannon Farrell, Brooke Maslo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case study of sea and shorebird breeding recovery following goat and cat eradication on Klein Curaçao, southern Caribbean

Journal of Field Ornithology, 2023
Here, we document major seabird breeding recovery on a satellite island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean following the removal of goats in 1997, significant reforestation from 2000–2005, and the extermination of cats in 2001. The only seabird to have
Adolphe O. Debrot, Rob M Wellens, Henriette E. de Vries, Michelle Da Costa Gomez, Cisca A. N. F. Rusch-de Lijster, Quinlan N.D. Cijntje, Erik Houtepen, Peter-Paul P. Schets   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decline of novel ecosystems used by endangered species: the case of piping plovers, least terns, and aggregate mines

Ecosphere, Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2021., 2021
Abstract Sand and gravel mining creates novel ecosystems along the Platte, Loup, and Elkhorn rivers in Nebraska, USA. Piping plovers and least terns are state and/or federally threatened and endangered species, respectively, that nest and raise young at these sites and their derivatives.
Joel G. Jorgensen, Stephen J. Brenner, Lauren R. Greenwalt, Mark P. Vrtiska   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

It's about time: A synthesis of changing phenology in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. [PDF]

Fish Oceanogr, 2019
Abstract The timing of recurring biological and seasonal environmental events is changing on a global scale relative to temperature and other climate drivers. This study considers the Gulf of Maine ecosystem, a region of high social and ecological importance in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and synthesizes current knowledge of (a) key seasonal processes,
Staudinger MD, Mills KE, Stamieszkin K, Record NR, Hudak CA, Allyn A, Diamond A, Friedland KD, Golet W, Henderson ME, Hernandez CM, Huntington TG, Ji R, Johnson CL, Johnson DS, Jordaan A, Kocik J, Li Y, Liebman M, Nichols OC, Pendleton D, Richards RA, Robben T, Thomas AC, Walsh HJ, Yakola K.   +25 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Underlying factors promoting nestedness of bird assemblages in cays of the Jardines de la Reina archipelago, Cuba [PDF]

, 2017
Factores subyacentes que promueven el anidamiento de ensamblajes de aves en cayos del archipiélago de los Jardines de la Reina, Cuba La evaluación de los factores asociados a los modelos de anidamiento se ha convertido en un aspecto esencial de los ...
García–Quintas, A., Parada Isada, A.
core   +2 more sources

A new breeding site for the Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) in central Sinaloa, northwestern Mexico

Huitzil, 2015
Nuevo sitio de anidación de la golondrina marina piquigruesa (Gelochelidon nilotica), en el centro de Sinaloa, noroeste de México Descubrimos un nuevo sitio de anidación para la golondrina marina piquigruesa (Gelochelidon nilotica)en la región central ...
Erick González Medina, Miguel Guevara Medina   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover nest and brood survival at managed, off-channel sites along the central Platte River, Nebraska, USA 2001-2015

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2018
The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (PRRIP) and its partners invested substantial resources in creating and managing off-channel nesting habitat for Interior Least Terns (Sternula antillarum athalassos) and Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus)
Patrick D. Farrell, David M. Baasch, Jason M. Farnsworth, Chadwin B. Smith   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A remote marking device and newly developed permanent dyes for Wildlife research

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
Noninvasive, safe, quick marking of individual animals using distinctive colors that are highly visible and persistent is a valuable methodology, but practical techniques and permanent safe dyes are lacking.
Patricia Baird, Dan Robinette, Scot A. Hink   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source