Avian SDMs: current state, challenges, and opportunities

JO Engler, D Stiels, K Schidelko… - Journal of Avian …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying species distributions using species distribution models (SDMs) has emerged as
a central method in modern biogeography. These empirical models link species occurrence …

Atmospheric change as a driver of change in the Canadian boreal zone1

ACY Yeung, A Paltsev, A Daigle… - Environmental …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Global anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and hazardous air pollutants have
produced broad yet regionally disparate changes in climatic conditions and pollutant …

Continental divide: Predicting climate-mediated fragmentation and biodiversity loss in the boreal forest

DL Murray, MJL Peers, YN Majchrzak, M Wehtje… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Climate change threatens natural landscapes through shifting distribution and abundance of
species and attendant change in the structure and function of ecosystems. However, it …

Montane birds shift downslope despite recent warming in the northern Appalachian Mountains

WV DeLuca, DI King - Journal of Ornithology, 2017 - Springer
Montane regions support distinct animal and plant communities that are widely viewed as
communities of high conservation concern due to their significant contribution to regional …

[PDF][PDF] Conservation planning for boreal birds in a changing climate: a framework for action.

D Stralberg, D Berteaux, CR Drever… - Avian …, 2019 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The boreal forests of North America support billions of birds of over 300 species. The region
remains mostly intact but is expected to undergo major changes over the next century due to …

Interspecific aggression by the Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) may limit the distribution of the threatened Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) in the …

BG Freeman, G Montgomery - The Condor: Ornithological …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) is a threatened species that inhabits high-
elevation spruce–fir forests in the northeastern United States. Bicknell's Thrush populations …

Assessing the vulnerability of military installations in the coterminous United States to potential biome shifts resulting from rapid climate change

RH Odom, WM Ford - Environmental Management, 2020 - Springer
Climate-change impacts to Department of Defense (DoD) installations will challenge military
mission and natural resource stewardship efforts by increasing vulnerability to flooding …

Population trends influence species ability to track climate change

J Ralston, WV DeLuca, RE Feldman… - Global Change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Shifts of distributions have been attributed to species tracking their fundamental climate
niches through space. However, several studies have now demonstrated that niche tracking …

Analysis of combined data sets yields trend estimates for vulnerable spruce-fir birds in northern United States

J Ralston, DI King, WV DeLuca, GJ Niemi… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Continental-scale monitoring programs with standardized survey protocols play an important
role in conservation science by identifying species in decline and prioritizing conservation …

Length polymorphisms at two candidate genes explain variation of migratory behaviors in blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata)

J Ralston, L Lorenc, M Montes, WV DeLuca… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory behaviors such as the timing and duration of migration are genetically inherited
and can be under strong natural selection, yet we still know very little about the specific …