Trends in Caspian tern numbers and distribution in North America: a review

LR Wires, FJ Cuthbert - Waterbirds, 2000‏ - JSTOR
The breeding range of the Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) covers large parts of six geographic
regions in North America. We obtained data from individuals who monitor colonial …

Effects of colony relocation on diet and productivity of Caspian terns

DD Roby, K Collis, DE Lyons, DP Craig… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2002‏ - JSTOR
We investigated the efficacy of management to reduce the impact of Caspian tern (Sterna
caspia) predation on survival of juvenile salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the Columbia …

Population trends and colony locations of double-crested cormorants in the Canadian Great Lakes and immediately adjacent areas, 1990–2000: a manager's guide

DVC Weseloh, C Pekarik, T Havelka, G Barrett… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2002‏ - Elsevier
Numbers of nests of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) were censused at
up to 190 colonies in the early-mid-and late-1990s and 2000 on the Canadian Great Lakes …

Movement patterns of foraging common terns (Sterna hirundo) breeding in an urban environment in coastal Virginia

DH Catlin, D Gibson, KL Hunt, CE Weithman… - Plos one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Nesting colonial seabirds are prime examples of central-place foragers, animals that must
return to a central location (eg, a breeding colony) after each bout of foraging. They must …

The invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the diet of nestling double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario

CM Somers, MN Lozer, VA Kjoss, JS Quinn - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2003‏ - Elsevier
Populations of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) have expanded
dramatically since their discovery in the Laurentian Great Lakes in 1990. The abundance of …

Regional drivers of clutch loss reveal important trade-offs for beach-nesting birds

B Maslo, TA Schlacher, MA Weston, CM Huijbers… - PeerJ, 2016‏ - peerj.com
Coastal birds are critical ecosystem constituents on sandy shores, yet are threatened by
depressed reproductive success resulting from direct and indirect anthropogenic and natural …

Conservation implications of long-distance migration routes: Regional metapopulation structure, asymmetrical dispersal, and population declines

P Szczys, SA Oswald, JM Arnold - Biological Conservation, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Understanding and conserving metapopulations of long-distance migrants is challenging
since breeding population structure may not be delimited simply by geography, but also by …

The role of behavior in tern conservation

BG Palestis - Current Zoology, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Behavioral research has long had an important role in the conservation of terns (Aves:
Sternidae). Habitat management and restoration of breeding colony sites depends on …

Non-destructive sampling of maternal DNA from the external shell of bird eggs

G Schmaltz, CM Somers, P Sharma, JS Quinn - Conservation Genetics, 2006‏ - Springer
The use of non-destructive sampling methods to collect genetic material from wildlife allows
researchers to minimize disturbance. Most avian studies employ capturing and handling of …