Globally, riparian ecosystems are in decline due to anthropogenic modifications, including
damming. Reduced frequency and altered timing of flood events decreases sandbar …

Background Many species are distributed as metapopulations in dynamic landscapes,
where habitats change through space and time. Individuals locate habitat through dispersal …

Background Dispersal is a critical life history strategy that has important conservation
implications, particularly for at-risk species with active recovery efforts and migratory …

Density‐dependent regulation is a fundamental part of ecological theory and a significant
driver of animal demography often through complex feedback loops. We investigated the …

Habitat loss is a principal cause of species extinction and, therefore, a key conservation
problem as the world's human population approaches 8 billion. Plovers worldwide are …

Breeding propensity, the probability that an animal will attempt to breed each year, is
perhaps the least understood demographic process influencing annual fecundity. Breeding …

Double brooding is a common breeding strategy in many small species of birds but is less
common in large species and has never been documented in American Oystercatchers. In …

Sand and gravel mining creates novel ecosystems along the Platte, Loup, and Elkhorn rivers
in Nebraska, USA. Piping plovers and least terns are state and/or federally threatened and …

Background Overlapping of successive broods is a relatively rare breeding strategy that
allows individuals to make effective use of the available reproductive window. Methods In …

An estimated 30% of the North American piping plover (Charadrius melodus) breeding
population occurs in Canada, where it is Endangered. Predator exclosures are a common …