A hierarchical model for jointly assessing ecological and anthropogenic impacts on animal demography

TV Riecke, BS Sedinger, TW Arnold… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The management of sustainable harvest of animal populations is of great ecological and
conservation importance. Development of formal quantitative tools to estimate and mitigate …

Banding age ratios reveal prairie waterfowl fecundity is affected by climate, density dependence and predator–prey dynamics

HM Specht, TW Arnold - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fecundity estimates for demographic modelling are difficult to acquire at the regional spatial
scales that correspond to climate shifts, land use impacts or habitat management …

Baiting and banding: Expert opinion on how bait trapping may influence the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among dabbling ducks

JF Provencher, AAE Wilcox, S Gibbs… - The Journal of …, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
A Eurasian lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) of the clade 2.3. 4.4 b
(Goose/Guangdong lineage) was detected in migratory bird populations in North America in …

Using integrated population models to prioritize region-specific conservation strategies under global change

Q Zhao, TW Arnold, JH Devries, DW Howerter… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Accounting for the spatial variation of environmental drivers and demographic mechanisms
in population predictions is essential for conservation prioritization under climate and land …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and consequences of demography in continent-scale, full-annual-cycle population dynamics under global change

Q Zhao, JH Devries, RG Clark, MD Weegman - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Population ecologists have long been challenged to understand the spatiotemporal
variation in the causes and consequences of demography, which is particularly important for …

Density‐dependence produces spurious relationships among demographic parameters in a harvested species

TV Riecke, MG Lohman, BS Sedinger… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Harvest of wild organisms is an important component of human culture, economy, and
recreation, but can also put species at risk of extinction. Decisions that guide successful …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating regional and site-level data to assess drivers of population decline in a threatened aerial insectivorous bird

Q Zhao, GW Mitchell, MD Cadman, JW Kusack… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of demographic processes is essential for understanding population
dynamics and developing appropriate conservation strategies under global change …

Integrating broad‐scale data to assess demographic and climatic contributions to population change in a declining songbird

JF Saracco, M Rubenstein - Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate variation and trends affect species distribution and abundance across large spatial
extents. However, most studies that predict species response to climate are implemented at …

Increased rice flooding during winter explains the recent increase in the Pacific Flyway White‐fronted Goose Anser albifrons frontalis population in North America

SA Cunningham, Q Zhao, MD Weegman - Ibis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite declines in numerous migratory bird populations due to global climate and
landscape changes, the Pacific Flyway population of Greater White‐fronted Geese Anser …

Coupling biodiversity and human pressures to indicate conservation priorities for threatened waterfowl species: a case in the Henan Yellow River wetland national …

Y Cao, S Wang, G Tian, N Dong, Y Lei - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Following severe anthropogenic pressure from rapid economic development, wetland
biodiversity is now decreasing alarmingly, thus leading to adverse effects. Protected areas …