Species extinctions have defined the global biodiversity crisis, but extinction begins with loss
in abundance of individuals that can result in compositional and functional changes of …

Conservation resources are limited, and prioritizing species based on their relative
vulnerability and risk of extinction is a fundamental component of conservation planning. In …

We analyzed population change for 420 bird species from the North American Breeding Bird
Survey (BBS) using a hierarchical log-linear model and compared the results with those …

Raptors are of global conservation concern and thus country-level assessments of their
status are needed. We review studies and conservation databases to determine priorities for …

Patch‐burn grazing is a management framework designed to promote heterogeneity in
grasslands, creating more diverse grassland structure to accommodate the habitat …

Land management decisions frequently involve choices that reflect tradeoffs among
ecosystem services. These tradeoffs are not always apparent, and land managers …

Predation is the leading cause of nest failure for many passerines and considerable effort is
devoted to identifying the habitat characteristics and management practices that influence …

Cavity-nesting communities can be viewed as interconnected webs that interact through the
creation of and competition for cavities as nest sites. Using a web approach, we depicted the …

The habitats and food resources required to support breeding and migrant birds dependent
on North American prairie wetlands are threatened by impending climate change. The North …

Nesting success and avian communities were compared between tilled and no-till soybean
fields in Illinois. No-till had greater densities of birds than tilled fields, and the overall …