Aim Migration is often identified as the most vulnerable period in the annual cycle for birds,
and land‐use change is likely to have altered how avian populations are regulated during …

The best-selling book 'Silent Spring'(1962, by Rachel Carson) quivered the international
awareness about the role of pesticides for fatally damaging the avian population, but, after …

Understanding how animals select for habitat and foraging resources therein is a crucial
component of basic and applied ecology. The selection process is typically influenced by a …

Migratory shorebirds are one of the fastest declining groups of North American avifauna. Yet,
relatively little is known about how these species select habitat during migration. We …

The migration strategy of many capital breeders is to garner body stores along the flyway at
distinct stopover sites. The rate at which they can fuel is likely to be strongly influenced by a …

Shorebird species in North America are facing serious population declines (Bart et al. 2007,
Andres et al. 2012), declining faster than many other bird taxa (Zöckler et al. 2012, NABCI …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis) is a medium-
size shorebird that breeds sporadically (both temporally and spatially) along Arctic coasts in …

Abstract The State of Nebraska plans to continue to implement its wetland program over the
next three calendar years (2011-2013). In 2011, Nebraska will undertake an intensification …

With more than 7 billion people in the world, global food production is of critical importance.
Back in the 1960's, when population models predicted such a large human population …

Abstract The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is one of the rarest bird species in the world
(Harrell and Bidwell 2013). Whooping Cranes are listed as endangered by the United States …