Describing breeding territories of migratory passerines: suggestions for sampling, choice of estimator, and delineation of core areas

JJ Barg, J Jones, RJ Robertson - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2005 - JSTOR
1. The goals of this study were to investigate the possibility of using kernel techniques to
estimate male breeding territory size and delineate core areas, focusing on a small …

Automated habitat monitoring systems linked to adaptive management: a new paradigm for species conservation in an era of rapid environmental change

AJ Shirk, GM Jones, Z Yang, RJ Davis, JL Ganey… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Context Recent increases in ecological disturbances driven by climate change and our
expanding human footprint make it challenging for natural resource managers to keep …

Habitat fragmentation reduces genetic diversity and connectivity of the Mexican spotted owl: a simulation study using empirical resistance models

HY Wan, SA Cushman, JL Ganey - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
We evaluated how differences between two empirical resistance models for the same
geographic area affected predictions of gene flow processes and genetic diversity for the …

Successional changes and habitat selection in hayfield bird communities

EK Bollinger - The auk, 1995 - academic.oup.com
I examined the effects of successional changes in vegetation on the breeding dispersion of
grassland birds in hayfields in New York. I sampled vegetation and counted birds in 90 …

Thermal ecology and ecological energetics of California spotted owls

WW Weathers, PJ Hodum, JA Blakesley - The Condor, 2001 - academic.oup.com
In this study, we used open-circuit respirometry and the doubly labeled water technique
(DLW) to examine the thermal ecology and ecological energetics of California Spotted Owls …

Forest stand structure of the northern spotted owl's foraging habitat

MP North, JF Franklin, AB Carey, ED Forsman… - Forest …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Although the spotted owl's close association with old growth has been extensively studied, it
has been more difficult to identify and quantify the abundance of particular stand structures …

The effect of scale in quantifying fire impacts on species habitats

HY Wan, SA Cushman, JL Ganey - Fire Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Background Fire size and severity have increased in the western United States in recent
decades, and are expected to continue to increase with warming climate. Habitats for many …

Resource selection by GPS-tagged California spotted owls in mixed-ownership forests

FA Atuo, K Roberts, S Whitmore, BP Dotters… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The relative contribution of private and public forest to the conservation of species in mixed-
ownership landscapes has often been contentious because management goals vary among …

Breeding habitat of the Mexican spotted owl in the Tularosa Mountains, New Mexico

ME Seamans, RJ Gutiérrez - The Condor, 1995 - academic.oup.com
We studied nest and roost habitat characteristics of Mexican Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis
lucida) in the Tularosa Mountains, New Mexico. Owls selected both nesting and roosting …

Linking robust spatiotemporal datasets to assess and monitor habitat attributes of a threatened species

C Witt, RJ Davis, Z Yang, JL Ganey, RJ Gutiérrez… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Accessibility of multispectral, multitemporal imagery combined with recent advances in cloud
computing and machine learning approaches have enhanced our ability to model habitat …