Identifying the drivers of long-term population change is a key goal of ecological studies. It is
complicated by extrinsic and intrinsic factors that may covary with time and/or operate on a …

Increasing nest survival by excluding predators is a goal of many bird conservation
programs. However, new exclosure projects should be carefully evaluated to assess the …

Effective management of wildlife populations requires identification of the factors limiting
their growth. The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) is an imperiled, disturbance …

Shorebird reproductive success monitoring often relies on surveys of nest and brood
survival. However, conclusions may be inaccurate due to the challenges of gathering and …

Atlantic ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata) are predators of beach-nesting shorebird nests and
chicks on the United States' Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Ghost crabs may also disturb birds …

Species listed under the US Endangered Species Act are required to meet stated recovery
goals for delisting. These goals often are developed early in the species' conservation …

Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus) are a species of conservation concern in Alabama,
USA, where the breeding population is small and restricted to just a few sites. Despite their …

Ghost crabs can be abundant at beaches where sea turtles nest, but the food web dynamics
are poorly understood. Using multiple dietary methods, our research aimed to characterise …

A combination of life history traits and environmental conditions has been highlighted as the
main drivers of avian breeding success. While drivers of breeding success are well known in …

In order to solve the problems of low accuracy and poor convergence of traditional urban
construction land expansion speed prediction, a new method based on BP neural network …