14. The Herons (Ardeidae)
J.A. Kushlan, J.A. Hancock
2005, Book, Bird Families of the World
Herons and their close relatives, the egrets and bitterns, comprise sixty species in total and are found all over the world except in polar regions, and are a strikingly beautiful part of the wetlands they inhabit. They are particularly abundant and popular in South West USA, especially Florida. Herons are...
Research for the development of best management practices for minimizing horse trail impacts on the Hoosier National Forest
M.W. Aust, J. L. Marion, K. Kyle
2005, Report
This research investigates horse trail impacts to gain an improved understanding of the relationship between various levels of horse use, horse trail management alternatives, and subsequent horse trail degradation. A survey of existing horse trails on the Hoosier National Forest was used to collect data on use-related, environmental and...
An introduction to mid-Atlantic seasonal pools
L.J. Brown, R.E. Jung
2005, Report
Seasonal pools, also known as vernal ponds, provide important ecological services to the mid-Atlantic region. This publication serves as an introduction to seasonal pool ecology and management; it also provides tools for exploring seasonal pools, including a full-color field guide to wildlife. Seasonal pools are defined as having...
Vector-borne diseases on Fire Island, New York (Fire Island National Seashore Science Synthesis Paper)
H. S. Ginsberg
2005, Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2005/018
This paper discusses eleven tick-borne and five mosquito-borne pathogens that are known to occur at FIlS, or could potentially occur. The potential for future occurrence, and ecological factors that influence occurrence, are assessed for each disease. Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease on Fire Island....
White-tailed deer ecology and management on Fire Island
H.B. Underwood
2005, Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR--2005/022
Deer populations have grown dramatically on Fire Island National Seashore (FIlS) since 1983. Trend data reveal a dichotomy in deer dynamics. In the eastern half of the island, deer density appears to have stabilized between 25-35 deer/km2. In the western half of the island, deer densities are 3-4 times...
Urbanization effects on fishes and habitat quality in a southern Piedmont river basin
D.M. Walters, Mary C. Freeman, D.S. Leigh, B. J. Freeman, C.P. Pringle
Larry R. Brown, Robert H. Gray, Robert H. Hughes, Michael Meador, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems
We quantified the relationships among urban land cover, fishes, and habitat quality to determine how fish assemblages respond to urbanization and if a habitat index can be used as an indirect measure of urban effects on stream ecosystems. We sampled 30 wadeable streams along an urban gradient (5?37% urban...
Checklist of the terrestrial vertebrates of the Guiana Shield
2005, Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington No. 13.
Distributions are given for 1850 species of terrestrial vertebrates in the Guiana Shield region of northeastern South America, with introductory text by the authors of each section. Distributions cover the three Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, and French Guiana), and the states of the Venezuelan Guayna (Amazonas, Bolivar, and Delta Amacuro),...
The Atlantic Seaduck Project: Medical Aspects
Glenn H. Olsen, Matthew C. Perry, A.M. Wells, E.J.R. Lohnes, P.C. Osenton
2005, Conference Paper, Proceedings, Association of Avian Veterinarians, 26th Annual Conference & Expo, August 8, 2005, Monterey, California USA
Some populations of seaducks, especially scoters along the Atlantic Coast, have been declining over recent decades. A joint US-Canadian tearn has been working to capture and surgically implant satellite radio transmitters in these ducks. Black scoters (Melanitta nigra) captured on the Restigouche River in New Brunswick, Canada and...
Modeling seasonal interactions in the population dynamics of migratory birds
M.C. Runge, P.P. Marra
Russell Greenberg, Peter P. Marra, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Birds of two worlds: the ecology and evolution of migration
Understanding the population dynamics of migratory birds requires understanding the relevant biological events that occur during breeding, migratory, and overwintering periods. The few available population models for passerine birds focus on breeding-season events, disregard or oversimplify events during nonbreeding periods, and ignore interactions that occur between periods of the...
The herpetofauna of the Rincon area, Peninsula de Osa, Costa Rica, a Central American lowland evergreen forest site
R.W. McDiarmid, J.M. Savage
M.A. Donnelly, B.I. Crother, C. Guyer, M.H. Wake, M.E. White, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics: A Herpetological Perspective
General constraints on sampling wildlife on FIA plots
L.L. Bailey, J.R. Sauer, J.D. Nichols, P.H. Geissler
Ronald E. McRoberts, Gregory A. Reams, Paul C. Van Deusen, William H. McWilliams, Chris J. Cieszewski, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Proceedings of the fourth annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium: meeting jointly with the Southern Forest Mensurationists: New Orleans, Louisiana, November 19-21, 2002
This paper reviews the constraints to sampling wildlife populations at FIA points. Wildlife sampling programs must have well-defined goals and provide information adequate to meet those goals. Investigators should choose a State variable based on information needs and the spatial sampling scale. We discuss estimation-based methods for...
Management of ticks and tick-borne diseases
H. S. Ginsberg, K.C. Stafford III
J.L. Goodman, D.T. Dennis, D .E. Sonenshine, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Tick-borne Diseases of Humans
The mainstays of tick management and protection from tick-borne diseases have traditionally been personal precautions and the application of acaricides. These techniques maintain their value, and current innovations hold considerable promise for future improvement in effective targeting of materials for tick control. Furthermore, an explosion of research in...
Evaluating calling surveys
Sam Droege, P. Eagle
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian declines : the conservation status of United States species
Part II: Species accounts: Introduction
M. Lannoo, Alisa L. Gallant, P. Nanjappa, L. Blackburn, R. Hendricks
Michael Lannoo, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Amphibian declines : The conservation status of United States species
No abstract available....
Status and conservation of the fish fauna of the Alabama River system
Mary C. Freeman, E.R. Irwin, N.M. Burkhead, B. J. Freeman, H.L. Bart Jr.
John N. Rinne, Robert M. Hughes, Bob Calamusso, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Historical Changes in Large River Fish Assemblages of the Americas
The Alabama River system, comprising the Alabama, Coosa, and Tallapoosa subsystems, forms the eastern portion of the Mobile River drainage. Physiographic diversity and geologic history have fostered development in the Alabama River system of globally significant levels of aquatic faunal diversity and endemism. At least 184 fishes are...
Wallace and Savage: heroes, theories, and venomous snake mimicry
H.W. Greene, R.W. McDiarmid
M.A. Donnelly, B.I. Crother, C. Guyer, M.H. Wake, M.E. White, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics: A Herpetological Perspective
Population trends of North American sea ducks as revealed by the Christmas Bird Count
D.K. Niven, J.R. Sauer, G.S. Butcher
2005, Book chapter, One Hundred and Twenty-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union: abstract book
Relative to other waterfowl, sea ducks are not well understood, yet evidence from a variety of analyses suggests that as many as 10 of the 15 species of North American sea ducks may be declining in population. However, because of the difficulty of conducting surveys of breeding populations and...
Characterizing stopover sites of migrating passerine birds in the lower Chesapeake Bay region for conservation: an integrated radar-habitat study
S. Mabey, B. Watts, B. Paxton, F. Smith, B. Truitt, D. Dawson
2005, Book chapter, One Hundred and Twenty-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union: abstract book
Many conservation organizations and initiatives including Partners-in-Flight and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's regional Joint Ventures have identified migratory songbird stopover habitat as a priority conservation target. However, the spatial and temporal variability inherent in migration presents a number of challenges to both identifying and characterizing stopover habitat....
Plasma lipid metabolites and refueling performance of Semi palmated Sandpipers at migratory stopovers
J. E. Lyons, J.A. Collazo, C. Guglielmo
2005, Book chapter, One Hundred and Twenty-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union: abstract book
Assessing stopover habitat quality and refueling performance of individual birds is crucial to the conservation and management of migratory shorebirds. Plasma lipid metabolites indicate the trajectory of mass change in individuals and may be a more accurate measure of refueling performance at a particular site than static measures such...
Waiting for trees to grow: nest survival, brood parasitism, and the impact of reforestation efforts
K.R. Hazler, D.J. Twedt, R.J. Cooper
2005, Book chapter, One Hundred and Twenty-Third Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union: abstract book
Of the forested wetlands that once covered the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, only -25% remain due to large-scale conversion to agriculture. Reforestation efforts are currently underway, but tracts planted with slow-growing oaks maintain the structure of a grassland for 5 yr or longer, and will require at least 40 yr...
Hierarchical models and Bayesian analysis of bird survey information
J.R. Sauer, W.A. Link, J. Andrew Royle
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
Summary of bird survey information is a critical component of conservation activities, but often our summaries rely on statistical methods that do not accommodate the limitations of the information. Prioritization of species requires ranking and analysis of species by magnitude of population trend, but often magnitude of trend is...
Habitats used by black and surf scoters in eastern North America as determined by satellite radio telemetry
Matthew C. Perry, D.M. Kidwell, A. M. Wells-Berlin, E.J.R. Lohnes, Glenn H. Olsen, P.C. Osenton
2005, Book chapter, Second North American Sea Duck Conference, November 7-11, 2005, Annapolis, Maryland. Program and Abstracts
Satellite radio telemetry was used to determine the movements and habitats of black scoters (Melanitta nigra) and surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) in eastern North America. A total of 21 surf scoters were instrumented during five years (2001-05) and 32 black scoters were instrumented during three years (2002-04) with implanted...
Delineation of surf scoter habitat in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland: macrobenthic and sediment composition of surf scoter feeding sites
D.M. Kidwell, Matthew C. Perry
2005, Book chapter, Second North American Sea Duck Conference, November 7-11, 2005, Annapolis, Maryland. Program and Abstracts
Surveys of surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) along the Atlantic coast of the United States have shown population declines in recent decades. The Chesapeake Bay has traditionally been a key wintering area for surf scoters. Past and present research has shown that bivalves constitute a major food item for...
Predicting bird response to alternative management scenarios on a ranch in Campeche, Mexico
P.A. Wood, D.K. Dawson, J.R. Sauer, M.H. Wilson
C. John Ralph, Terrell D. Rich, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002
We developed models to predict the potential response of wintering Neotropical migrant and resident bird species to alternative management scenarios, using data from point counts of birds along with habitat variables measured or estimated from remotely sensed data in a Geographic Information System. Expected numbers of occurrences at points...
Population trends of North American sea ducks based on Christmas Bird Count and Breeding Bird Survey data
D.K. Niven, J.R. Sauer, G.S. Butcher
2005, Book chapter, Second North American Sea Duck Conference, November 7-11, 2005, Annapolis, Maryland. Program and Abstracts
Due to the difficulty of conducting range-wide surveys of either breeding or wintering populations, few data are available to assess the population trends of sea ducks with confidence. We analyze sea duck data from the Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) using hierarchical modeling methods that control for varying effort...
