How do en route events around the Gulf of Mexico influence migratory landbird populations?

EB Cohen, WC Barrow Jr, JJ Buler… - The Condor …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Habitats around the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) provide critical resources for Nearctic–Neotropical
migratory landbirds, the majority of which travel across or around the GOM every spring and …

Conserving migratory land birds in the New World: Do we know enough?

J Faaborg, RT Holmes, AD Anders… - Ecological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory bird needs must be met during four phases of the year: breeding season, fall
migration, wintering, and spring migration; thus, management may be needed during all four …

Characteristics of important stopover locations for migrating birds: remote sensing with radar in the Great Lakes Basin

DN Bonter, SA Gauthreaux Jr… - Conservation …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A preliminary stage in developing comprehensive conservation plans involves identifying
areas used by the organisms of interest. The areas used by migratory land birds during …

Big cities with small green areas hold a lower species richness and proportion of migrant birds: A global analysis

LM Leveau - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Several studies around the world have shown that species richness and proportion of
migrant species in bird communities increase toward the poles as a result of increased …

Implications of climate change for managing urban green infrastructure: An Indiana, US case study

HL Reynolds, L Brandt, BC Fischer, BS Hardiman… - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
Urban areas around the world are increasingly investing in networks of urban forests,
gardens, and other forms of green infrastructure for their benefits, including enhanced …

Radar analysis of fall bird migration stopover sites in the northeastern US

JJ Buler, DK Dawson - The Condor: Ornithological Applications, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The national network of weather surveillance radars (WSR-88D) detects flying birds and is a
useful remote-sensing tool for ornithological study. We used data collected during fall 2008 …

The conservation value of urban riparian areas for landbirds during spring migration: land cover, scale, and vegetation effects

DN Pennington, J Hansel, RB Blair - Biological Conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
Urbanization changes bird community structure during the breeding season but little is
known about its effects on migrating birds. We examined patterns of habitat use by birds at …

Artificial light at night amplifies seasonal relapse of haemosporidian parasites in a widespread songbird

DJ Becker, D Singh, Q Pan… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Urban habitats can shape interactions between hosts and parasites by altering not only
exposure rates but also within-host processes. Artificial light at night (ALAN) is common in …

Density dependent refueling of migratory songbirds during stopover within an urbanizing coastal landscape

EB Cohen, JM Lafleur, FR Moore - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Refueling performance is the primary currency of a successful migration as birds must
maintain energy stores to achieve an optimal travel schedule. Migrating birds can anticipate …

Distribution of forest ecosystems over two centuries in a highly urbanized landscape

RT Fahey, M Casali - Landscape and Urban planning, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban development often results in diminished forest cover and severely fragmented
landscapes, but most research on effects of urban development has been focused on …