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Diurnal habitat selection of migrating Whooping Crane in the Great Plains
Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2019 Available stopover habitats with quality foraging opportunities are essential for migrating waterbirds, including Whooping Crane (Grus americana). Several studies have evaluated habitats used by Whooping Crane for roosting throughout its migration ...
David M. Baasch +7 more
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Sandhill Crane Roost Selection, Human Disturbance, and Forage Resources [PDF]
, 2016 Sites used for roosting represent a key habitat requirement for many species of birds because availability and quality of roost sites can influence individual fitness. Birds select roost sites based on numerous factors, requirements, and motivations, and
Brandt, David A. +2 more
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Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 3, May 2025.While there is ample evidence supporting genetic control of migratory behaviour in short‐lived passerines, long‐lived social species have been assumed to rely solely on cultural inheritance of migratory routes. Evidence from experimental studies supporting this idea is scarce.
Kristaps Sokolovskis +2 more
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Protecting Species or Endangering Development? How Consultation Under the Endangered Species Act Affects Energy Projects on Public Lands [PDF]
, 2016 Executive Summary Throughout its forty-three-year history, the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) has been one of the most celebrated environmental laws but also one of the most reviled.
Puig-Williams, Vanessa +2 more
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A Comparison of Approaches to Mitigate Hypothetical Bias [PDF]
We compare two approaches to mitigating hypothetical bias. The study design includes three treatments: an actual payment treatment, a contingent valuation (CV) treatment with a follow-up certainty question, and a CV treatment with a cheap talk script ...
Bishop, Richard C. +2 more
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Cooperative Whooping Crane Tracking Project (February 1998-May 1998) [PDF]
, 1998 Whooping crane spring and fall migrations are monitored each year. Sighting reports are forwarded to the Ecological Services Field Office of the U.S.
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Avian influenza overview December 2024–March 2025
EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, April 2025.Abstract Between 7 December 2024 and 7 March 2025, 743 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (239) and wild (504) birds across 31 countries in Europe. HPAI A(H5N1) virus detections were predominant and mainly located in central, western and south‐eastern Europe.
European Food Safety Authority +15 more
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Waterfront property owners' shoreline preferences amid salt marsh to mangrove transitions
People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 668-683, March 2025.Abstract We examined the influence of mangrove encroachment into salt marsh areas along the northern Gulf of Mexico (USA) on waterfront property owners' perceptions of coastal health and preferences for shoreline management. Using mail‐in and online surveys, we targeted over 3000 waterfront property owners across four jurisdictions experiencing or ...
Jahson B. Alemu I +7 more
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Accounting for Respondent Uncertainty to Improve Willingness-to-Pay Estimates [PDF]
In this paper we develop an econometric model of willingness to pay that integrates data on respondent uncertainty regarding their own willingness to pay.
Bishop, Richard C. +3 more
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Winter Field Report, December 2015 to February 2016 [PDF]
, 2015 As has been the trend in recent years, many species are lingering later in fall and even arriving earlier in spring. Along with lingering birds, mid-winter and overwintering records have increased.
Silcock, W. Ross
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