Efforts to stabilize or increase grassland bird populations require identification of suitable
habitat as a first step. Although the number of studies examining grassland‐bird habitat …

The term “indicator” is frequently used at the interface between science and policy. Although
there is a great demand for clear definitions of technical terms in science and policy, the …

Many species of birds that depend on grassland or savanna habitats have shown
substantial overall population declines in North America. To understand the causes of these …

Ecological data sets often use clustered measurements or use repeated sampling in a
longitudinal design. Choosing the correct covariance structure is an important step in the …

Simple Summary Conservation funds and resources have long been globally inadequate,
and methods that could maximize conservation outcomes with limited investment, such as …

Agriculture and wildlife conservation programs have converted vast amounts of cropland
into grasslands planted with exotic species. Understanding how landscape context …

One possible factor that may have contributed to the decline of grassland bird populations is
edge avoidance. In the mixed-grass prairie, habitat fragmentation is often caused by …

Wetlands provide many ecosystem services and functions, including critical stopover habitat
for numerous migratory bird species. Yet, loss and degradation of wetlands due to land use …

Conservation of grassland birds in agricultural landscapes requires an understanding of the
demographic consequences of nesting in native and planted grasslands. Much of the native …

Abstract The Prairie Pothole Region of central Canada supports a diverse community of
breeding waterbirds, but many species have declining populations and the demographic …