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Persistent Genomic Erosion in Whooping Cranes Despite Demographic Recovery. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Integrating in‐situ (wild) and ex‐situ (captive) conservation efforts can mitigate genetic diversity loss and help prevent extinction of endangered wild populations. The whooping crane (Grus americana) experienced severe population declines in the 18th century, culminating in a collapse to ~20 individuals by 1944.
Fontsere C, Speak SA, Caven AJ, Rodríguez JA, Wang X, Pacheco C, Cassatt-Johnstone M, Femerling G, Maloney B, Balacco J, Collins J, Sims Y, Abueg L, Fedrigo O, Jarvis ED, Hartup BK, Shapiro B, Gilbert MTP, van Oosterhout C, Morales HE.   +19 more
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A network of refugia: Whooping Crane drought response informs international habitat conservation goals

Conservation Science and Practice
Whooping Cranes land in a palustrine‐emergent wetland amid row crop agriculture near Atkinson, Nebraska, during spring migration in April of 2020 (photo by M. L. Forsberg). From 2023 to 2024, the U.S. and Canada updated conservation plans for the Whooping Crane through international workshops.
Andrew J. Caven, Aaron T. Pearse
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Deciphering Cryptic Population Structure in Western Sandhill Crane Subspecies (<i>Antigone canadensis</i>) of the Pacific Flyway. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Sandhill Crane populations of the Pacific Flyway are made up of breeding populations nesting west of the Rocky Mountains, and isolated by intermediate mountain ranges. Here, we analyze microsatellite markers, mitochondrial DNA sequences, and mitochondrial haplogroups to elucidate population genetic structure and found substantial genetic ...
Joy R, Roessingh K, Meszaros K, Miscampbell A, Ritland C, Hayes M, Ivey G, Petrula M, Joy JB.   +8 more
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Assessing the hydroregime of an archetypal riverine wet meadow in the central Great Plains using time‐lapse imagery

Ecosphere, 2021
Wet meadows are a declining and increasingly degraded ecosystem type. They contribute numerous ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, water storage, and filtration, and provision of wildlife habitat, particularly for wetland‐dependent species ...
Emma M. Brinley Buckley, Andrew J. Caven, Joshua D. Wiese, Mary J. Harner   +3 more
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Avian influenza overview September-November 2025. [PDF]

EFSA J
Abstract Between 6 September and 28 November 2025, 2896 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (442) and wild (2454) birds in 29 countries in Europe. The magnitude and geographical extent of these detections were unprecedented for this time of the year, particularly in wild birds.
European Food Safety Authority, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Buczkowski H, Ducatez M, Fusaro A, Gonzales JL, Kuiken T, Mirinavičiūtė G, Ståhl K, Staubach C, Svartström O, Terregino C, Willgert K, Alarcón E, Kohnle L.   +15 more
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Dataset of the physical conditions of Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) in riparian woodlands along the central Platte River

Data in Brief, 2018
The 2016 discovery of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis; EAB) in Nebraska warranted an assessment of the physical conditions of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) across the state. Here we present a dataset of current physical conditions and spatial location
Joshua D. Wiese, Andrew J. Caven
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Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The expansion of human infrastructure has contributed to novel risks and disturbance regimes in most ecosystems, leading to considerable uncertainty about how species will respond to altered landscapes.
Kristen S. Ellis, Aaron T. Pearse, David A. Brandt, Mark T. Bidwell, Wade Harrell, Matthew J. Butler, Max Post van der Burg   +6 more
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Egg production and endocrine profiles of female whooping cranes (Grus americana) maintained ex situ are improved in naturalized enclosures

Theriogenology Wild, 2023
Whooping cranes (Grus americana) are naturally seasonal breeders and rely on wetland habitats throughout the annual cycle. However, captive cranes are commonly housed in dry outdoor pens, which may lack key environmental stimuli that in turn compromise ...
Megan E. Brown, Glenn H. Olsen, Carol L. Keefer, Nucharin Songsasen   +3 more
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The Ecology and Sociology of the Mission-Aransas Estuary : An Estuarine and Watershed Profile [PDF]

, 2012
watershed profileThe Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) is one of 28 national estuarine reserves created to promote the responsible use and management of the nation's estuaries through a program combining scientific research ...
Evans, Anne, Madden, Kiersten, Palmer, Sally   +2 more
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2017 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting [PDF]

, 2017
Program for the 2017 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting held in Port Aransas, Texas, April 12-13, 2017.Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Sea Grant Texas at Texas A&M ...
University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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