Providing open forest structural characteristics for high conservation priority wildlife species in southeastern US pine plantations

RE Greene, RB Iglay, KO Evans - Forest Ecology and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The decline of early successional and open forests and their wildlife inhabitants has resulted
in increased efforts to understand and conserve these communities. Natural and …

Effects of landscape structure and land use on turtle communities across the eastern United States

HP Roberts, LL Willey, MT Jones, DI King… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Landscape context is integral to population ecology, affecting a range of life history
parameters, yet very little is known about how landscape structure influences many taxa. We …

Can at‐risk species serve as effective conservation surrogates? Case study in northeastern US shrublands

ML Bauer, KM O'Brien, AI Kovach - Ecosphere, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Targeted, single‐species management and ecosystem‐based management are generally
considered disparate conservation approaches. In imperiled ecosystems, these approaches …

Influence of deer hunting and residual stand structure on tree regeneration in deciduous forests

JS Ward, SC Williams - Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chronically overabundant white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations have
made it difficult to regenerate desirable woody species throughout much of their range in the …

Species Diversity and Habitat Fragmentation Per Se: The Influence of Local Extinctions and Species Clustering

T Hovestadt, HJ Poethke, J Müller… - The American …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Anthropogenic fragmentation of habitat is considered to be a critical factor contributing to the
decline of species. However, a general consensus on the degree to which habitat loss and …

Habitat associations of Golden-winged Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers during the non-breeding season

DL King, ME Akresh, DA Murillo… - Avian Conservation …, 2023 - research.fs.usda.gov
Abstract The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chyrsoptera) and Blue-winged Warbler
(Vermivora cyanoptera) are both Neotropical migratory species of elevated conservation …

A meta-analysis of the effects of tree retention on shrubland birds

ME Akresh, DI King, CA Lott, JL Larkin… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of forest management on native fauna are of key interest to managers and
conservationists. Individual studies have expanded our knowledge of management impacts …

Regional analysis estimates extensive habitat impairment for the widespread, but vulnerable eastern box turtle

HP Roberts, L Erb, L Willey, S Buchanan… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Turtle populations are declining globally, yet limited attention has been directed toward
understanding the conservation status of species perceived to be widespread and common …

Active forest stewardship benefits priority birds in the New Jersey Pine Barrens

CK Williams, TM Terhune, J Parke, EA Matseur, J Cecil - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Fire suppression has negatively impacted thousands of acres of private and public lands in
the United States. As a case study, the New Jersey Pine Barrens (NJPB) are a disturbance …

Effects of early‐successional shrubland management on breeding wood thrush populations

S Schlossberg, DI King, S Destefano… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In forested landscapes, creation of habitat for early‐successional shrubland birds is
controversial because of perceived conflicts with the conservation of mature‐forest birds …