Search Results - "Griffin, Curtice R."

Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants by Chase, Michael J, Schlossberg, Scott, Griffin, Curtice R, Bouché, Philippe J C, Djene, Sintayehu W, Elkan, Paul W, Ferreira, Sam, Grossman, Falk, Kohi, Edward Mtarima, Landen, Kelly, Omondi, Patrick, Peltier, Alexis, Selier, S A Jeanetta, Sutcliffe, Robert

“…African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are imperiled by poaching and habitat loss. Despite global attention to the plight of elephants, their population sizes…”
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Testing the Accuracy of Aerial Surveys for Large Mammals: An Experiment with African Savanna Elephants (Loxodonta africana) by Schlossberg, Scott, Chase, Michael J, Griffin, Curtice R

“…Accurate counts of animals are critical for prioritizing conservation efforts. Past research, however, suggests that observers on aerial surveys may fail to…”
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Poaching and human encroachment reverse recovery of African savannah elephants in south-east Angola despite 14 years of peace by Schlossberg, Scott, Chase, Michael J, Griffin, Curtice R

“…With populations of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) declining across the continent, assessing the status of individual elephant populations is…”
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Warming seas increase cold-stunning events for Kemp's ridley sea turtles in the northwest Atlantic by Griffin, Lucas P, Griffin, Curtice R, Finn, John T, Prescott, Robert L, Faherty, Mark, Still, Brett M, Danylchuk, Andy J

“…Since the 1970s, the magnitude of turtle cold-stun strandings have increased dramatically within the northwestern Atlantic. Here, we examine oceanic,…”
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Assessing the cumulative adverse effects of offshore wind energy development on seabird foraging guilds along the East Coast of the United States by Goodale, M Wing, Milman, Anita, Griffin, Curtice R

“…Offshore wind farms are rapidly being permitted along the East Coast of the US, and with subsequent development could cumulatively affect seabird populations…”
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Spatial and Temporal Habitat Use of an Asian Elephant in Sumatra by Sitompul, Arnold F, Griffin, Curtice R, Rayl, Nathaniel D, Fuller, Todd K

“…Increasingly, habitat fragmentation caused by agricultural and human development has forced Sumatran elephants into relatively small areas, but there is little…”
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Seasonal variation in grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) abundance in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania by Amulike, Bridget B., Fuller, Todd K., Houlihan, Peter W., Griffin, Curtice R.

“…There are few quantitative estimates of numbers of Africa's endangered grey crowned cranes (Balearica regulorum), yet conservation of this species will depend…”
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Conservation-related knowledge, interactions, and attitudes of local people toward Grey Crowned-Cranes ( Balearica regulorum ) in Tanzania by Amulike, Bridget, Griffin, Curtice, Fuller, Todd

“…The endangered Grey Crowned-Crane ( Balearica regulorum ) occurs extensively in agricultural areas and grasslands outside of protected areas in Tanzania,…”
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A comparison of juvenile bonefish diets in Eleuthera, The Bahamas, and Florida, U.S by Griffin, Lucas P., Haak, Christopher R., Brownscombe, Jacob W., Griffin, Curtice R., Danylchuk, Andy J.

“…Bonefish ( Albula spp.) are a popular recreational gamefish; however, there is currently limited information on bonefish early life history stages. Here we…”
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Protecting vernal pools: a model from Massachusetts, USA by Burne, Matthew R, Griffin, Curtice R

“…Ephemeral ponded wetlands, often referred to as vernal pools in the wetland's lexicon of the northeastern United States, are in need of protection from…”
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Elephants of south-east Angola in war and peace: their decline, re-colonization and recent status by Chase, Michael J., Griffin, Curtice R.

“…Angola’s intermittent 27‐year civil war displaced over four million people and decimated wildlife populations. During the 1980s, African elephants (Loxodonta…”
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Accuracy of Aerial Photography for Locating Seasonal (Vernal) Pools in Massachusetts by Carpenter, Laurel, Stone, Janice, Griffin, Curtice R.

“…Several studies in the northeastern U.S. used aerial photographs to map potential seasonal (vernal) pools, yet their accuracy is highly variable. We used the…”
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Comparing Satellite and Digital Radio Telemetry to Estimate Space and Habitat Use of American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in Massachusetts, USA by Loring, Pamela H, Griffin, Curtice R, Sievert, Paul R, Spiegel, Caleb S

“…The use of digital VHF telemetry is expanding as a lightweight alternative to satellite-based technologies for tracking bird movements, though few studies have…”
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Elephants caught in the middle: impacts of war, fences and people on elephant distribution and abundance in the Caprivi Strip, Namibia by Chase, Michael J, Griffin, Curtice R

“…We conducted wet [26 March-4 April 2003 (Apr03)] and dry [1-8 November 2005 (Nov05)] season aerial surveys of African elephants (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach)…”
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Comparison of Burning and Weed Barriers for Restoring Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Nesting Habitat in the Gulf of Maine by Lamb, Juliet S, Hall, C. Scott, Kress, Stephen W, Griffin, Curtice R

“…As seabird nesting colonies have become concentrated on fewer managed islands, available nesting habitat for open-ground nesters such as Common Terns (Sterna…”
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A Multiscale Landscape Approach to Predicting Bird and Moth Rarity Hotspots in a Threatened Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Community by GRAND, JOANNA, BUONACCORSI, JOHN, CUSHMAN, SAMUEL A., GRIFFIN, CURTICE R., NEEL, MAILE C.

“…In the northeastern United States, pitch pine (Pinus rigida Mill.)-scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia Wang.) communities are increasingly threatened by development…”
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Nesting Habitat Characteristics of Bank Swallows and Belted Kingfishers on the Connecticut River by Silver, Mara, Griffin, Curtice R

“…Ceryle alcyon (Belted Kingfisher) and Riparia riparia (Bank Swallow) rely on vertical eroded banks for nesting. We inventoried Belted Kingfisher and Bank…”
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Habitat associations of pool-breeding amphibians in eastern Massachusetts, USA by Burne, Matthew R, Griffin, Curtice R

“…There is a pressing need to develop a sound conservation strategy for pool-breeding amphibians, which includes gaining a better understanding of the habitat…”
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Habitat Use by Foraging Northern Harriers on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts by Massey, Blake H., Griffin, Curtice R., McGarigal, Kevin

“…The Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) is of major conservation and management concern in the northeastern United States. We studied habitat use of foraging…”
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Housing developments in rural New England: effects on forest birds by Kluza, Daniel A., Griffin, Curtice R., Degraaf, Richard M.

“…In rural New England, forest fragmentation is caused by housing developments in forested areas. To evaluate the effects of these changes on forest birds, we…”
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