The hypothesis that Neotropical migrant birds may be undergoing widespread declines due
to land use activities on the breeding grounds has been examined primarily by synthesizing …

Aim We assessed the independent and interactive effects of land use and other factors on
regional distributions of lake shore bird assemblages. Location Analyses were restricted to …

Most of our understanding of habitat use by migrating land birds comes from studies
conducted at single, small spatial scales, which may overemphasize the importance of …

Matrix quality affects probability of persistence in habitat patches in landscape simulation
models while empirical studies show that both urban and agricultural land uses affect forest …

As human population continues to increase and intensification of human land use escalates,
it is important to address the role of urban forest patches in supporting bird communities. We …

We examined the reproductive success and long—term population dynamics of Neotropical
migrant birds in the fragmented landscapes of Illinois. Our primary objective was to assess …

Selection of scale is critical when investigating ecological processes on landscapes
because different patterns emerge in spatial data at different scales. Landscape studies …

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 …

Animal habitat selection is a central focus of ecology and conservation biology.
Understanding habitat associations in migratory animals is particularly complicated because …

We examine the influence of both local habitat and landscape variables on avian species
abundance at forested study sites situated within fragmented and contiguous landscapes …