The North American breeding bird survey 1966–2011: summary analysis and species accounts

JR Sauer, WA Link, JE Fallon… - North American …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract The North American Breeding Bird Survey is a roadside, count-based survey
conducted by volunteer observers. Begun in 1966, it now is a primary source of information …

Detecting insect pollinator declines on regional and global scales

G Lebuhn, S Droege, EF Connor… - Conservation …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Recently there has been considerable concern about declines in bee communities in
agricultural and natural habitats. The value of pollination to agriculture, provided primarily by …

[HTML][HTML] Warm springs, early lay dates, and double brooding in a North American migratory songbird, the black-throated blue warbler

AK Townsend, TS Sillett, NK Lany, SA Kaiser… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Numerous studies have correlated the advancement of lay date in birds with warming
climate trends, yet the fitness effects associated with this phenological response have been …

Energy reserves stored by migrating Gray‐cheeked Thrushes Catharus minimus at a spring stopover site in northern Colombia are sufficient for a long‐distance flight …

NJ Bayly, C Gómez, KA Hobson - Ibis, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Stopover sites used to accumulate the energy that fuels migration, especially those used
prior to crossing ecological barriers, are regarded as critically important for the survival of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of game management on wild red-legged partridge abundance

S Diaz-Fernandez, B Arroyo, F Casas… - PLoS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The reduction of game and fish populations has increased investment in management
practices. Hunting and fishing managers use several tools to maximize harvest. Managers …

Characterizing uncertainty in species distribution models derived from interpolated weather station data

M Fernández, H Hamilton, LM Kueppers - Ecosphere, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDMs) are used to generate hypotheses regarding the
potential distributions of species under different environmental conditions, such as forecasts …

Vegetation and avian response to oak savanna restoration in the Mid-South USA

S Barrioz, P Keyser, D Buckley, D Buehler… - The American Midland …, 2013 - BioOne
Oak (Quercus spp.) savannas are among the most imperiled ecosystems in the United
States. Consequently, associated vegetation and avian communities are also in decline …

Between a rock and a hard place: the impacts of climate change and housing development on breeding birds in California

D Jongsomjit, D Stralberg, T Gardali, L Salas… - Landscape Ecology, 2013 - Springer
Although the effects of climate change on species distributions have received considerable
attention, land-use change continues to threaten wildlife by contributing to habitat loss and …

[HTML][HTML] The EcoData retriever: improving access to existing ecological data

BD Morris, EP White - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Ecological research relies increasingly on the use of previously collected data. Use of
existing datasets allows questions to be addressed more quickly, more generally, and at …

Food availability in exotic grasslands: a potential mechanism for depauperate breeding assemblages

AD George, TJ O'Connell… - The Wilson Journal …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
We investigated the influence of Old World bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum; OWB)
monocultures on grassland bird abundance through analysis of vegetation structure and …