Management of waterfowl that migrate seasonally across North America occurs within four
flyways that were delineated in the early 1900s to include the annual movements of …

The process of setting waterfowl hunting regulations is conducted annually in the United
States (US; Blohm 1989) and involves a number of meetings where the status of waterfowl is …

We developed and evaluated the performance of a metapopulation model enabling
managers to examine, for the first time, the consequences of alternative management …

Population ecologists have long been challenged to understand the spatiotemporal
variation in the causes and consequences of demography, which is particularly important for …

Previous efforts to relate winter‐ground precipitation to subsequent reproductive success as
measured by the ratio of juveniles to adults in the autumn failed to account for increased …

The role of harvest in the dynamics of waterfowl populations continues to be debated among
scientists and managers. Our perception is that interested members of the public and some …

Two of the most significant management efforts affecting waterfowl populations in North
America are the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (the Plan) and Federal …

Managing sustainable harvest of wildlife populations requires regular collection of
demographic data and robust estimates of demographic parameters. Estimates can then be …

Land-use intensification on arable land is expanding and posing a threat to biodiversity and
ecosystem services worldwide. We develop methods to link funding for avian breeding …

The Arctic-Boreal zone (ABZ) covers over 26 million km2 and is home to numerous duck
species; however, understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of their populations across …