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Are urban forests ecological traps for understory birds? An examination using Northern cardinals by Leston, Lionel F.V., Rodewald, Amanda D.

“…Many studies have reported increased numbers of certain synanthropic species in urbanizing landscapes, but few have evaluated if urban habitats constitute…”
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Response of boreal songbird communities to the width of linear features created by the energy sector in Alberta, Canada by Kalukapuge, Tharindu, Leston, Lionel, Martínez-Lanfranco, Juan Andrés, Bayne, Erin

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Niche suitability and spatial distribution patterns of anurans in a unique Ecoregion mosaic of Northern Pakistan by Rais, Muhammad, Nawaz, Muhammad Ali, Gray, Russell J, Qadir, Waqas, Ali, Syeda Maria, Saeed, Muhammad, Akram, Ayesha, Ahmed, Waseem, Sajjad, Anum, Leston, Lionel

“…The lack of information regarding biodiversity status hampers designing and implementing conservation strategies and achieving future targets. Northern…”
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Experimentally derived detection distances from audio recordings and human observers enable integrated analysis of point count data by Yip, Daniel A., Leston, Lionel, Bayne, Erin M., Sólymos, Péter, Grover, Alison

“…Point counts are one of the most commonly used methods for assessing bird abundance. Autonomous recording units (ARUs) are increasingly being used as a…”
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In the twilight zone: patterns in Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) acoustic signals during the breeding season and recommendations for surveys by Hannah, Kevin C., Leston, Lionel F. V., Knight, Elly C., Weeber, Russ

“…Surveys optimized to coincide with peak detectability of target species are critical to the success of monitoring programs, especially those targeting species…”
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Managing urban and rural rights-of-way as potential habitats for grassland birds by Leston, Lionel F. V., Koper, Nicola

“…Urban grassy rights-of-way (ROWs) such as along transmission lines could be managed cumulatively as collections of potential grassland habitats to contribute…”
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Disentangling Effects of Noise from Presence of Anthropogenic Infrastructure: Design and Testing of System for Large-Scale Playback Experiments by Patricia Rosa, Colin R. Swider, Lionel Leston, Nicola Koper

“…Anthropogenic noise may be detrimental to many bird species, and manipulative experiments would help us understand these effects. We present the design and…”
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Quantifying Long-Term Bird Population Responses to Simulated Harvest Plans and Cumulative Effects of Disturbance by Leston, Lionel, Bayne, Erin, Dzus, Elston, Sólymos, Péter, Moore, Tom, Andison, David, Cheyne, Dave, Carlson, Matt

“…There is interest in linking outputs from land use simulators to bird species distribution models to project how boreal birds will respond to cumulative…”
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Home-range habitat selection by Ferruginous Hawks in western Canada: implications for wind-energy conflicts by Ng, Janet W., Wellicome, Troy I., Leston, Lionel F. V., Bayne, Erin M.

“…Global wind-energy development has increased exponentially in recent decades and is expected to double in capacity in Canada by 2040. Wind-farm development has…”
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Urban Rights-of-Way as Reservoirs for Tall-Grass Prairie Plants and Butterflies by Leston, Lionel, Koper, Nicola

“…Urban rights-of-way may be potential reservoirs of tall-grass prairie plants and butterflies. To determine if this is true, in 2007–2008, we conducted…”
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Long-term changes in boreal forest occupancy within regenerating harvest units by Leston, Lionel, Bayne, Erin, Schmiegelow, Fiona

“…•5 of 17 bird species of forests ≥60 years old used cutblocks within 33 years post-harvest.•Species of younger forests, and generalists used cutblocks within…”
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Urban rights-of-way as extensive butterfly habitats: A case study from Winnipeg, Canada by Leston, Lionel, Koper, Nicola

“…•Butterfly species richness increased with plant species richness at study sites.•Some species increased with resource plant cover or vegetation…”
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An urban wildlife habitat experiment: conservation implications of altering management regimes on animals and plants along urban and rural rights-of-way by Leston, Lionel, Koper, Nicola

“…Abstract Biodiversity along rights-of-way (ROWs) can decline due to local-scale management, including frequent urban mowing and spraying, or with increasing…”
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Domains of scale in cumulative effects of energy sector development on boreal birds by Crosby, Andrew D., Leston, Lionel, Bayne, Erin M., Sólymos, Péter, Mahon, C. Lisa, Toms, Judith D., Docherty, Teegan D. S., Song, Samantha J.

“…Context Industrial development in Canada’s boreal forest creates cumulative environmental effects on biodiversity. Some effects may be scale-dependent,…”
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Perceptibility of Prairie Songbirds Using Double-Observer Point Counts by Leston, Lionel, Koper, Nicola, Rosa, Patricia

“…Few studies have evaluated techniques for estimating detectability of prairie songbirds. We conducted dependent double-observer point counts at 52 plots in…”
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Effects of ambient noise on detectability and localization of avian songs and tones by observers in grasslands by Koper, Nicola, Leston, Lionel, Baker, Tyne M., Curry, Claire, Rosa, Patricia

“…Probability of detection and accuracy of distance estimates in aural avian surveys may be affected by the presence of anthropogenic noise, and this may lead to…”
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A framework to support the identification of critical habitat for wide-ranging species at risk under climate change by Leston, Lionel, Dénes, Francisco V., Docherty, Teegan D. S., Tremblay, Junior A., Boulanger, Yan, Van Wilgenburg, Steven L., Stralberg, Diana, Sólymos, Peter, Haché, Samuel, Laurent, Kathy St, Weeber, Russ, Drolet, Bruno, Westwood, Alana R., Hope, David D., Ball, Jeff, Song, Samantha J., Cumming, Steven G., Bayne, Erin, Schmiegelow, Fiona K. A.

“…To recover species at risk, it is necessary to identify habitat critical to their recovery. Challenges for species with large ranges (thousands of square…”
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Antagonistic, synergistic and direct effects of land use and climate on Prairie wetland ecosystems: Ghosts of the past or present? by Mantyka-Pringle, Chrystal, Leston, Lionel, Messmer, Dave, Asong, Elvis, Bayne, Erin M., Bortolotti, Lauren E., Sekulic, Gregory, Wheater, Howard, Howerter, David W., Clark, Robert G.

“…Aim Wetland loss and degradation threaten biodiversity to an extent greater than most ecosystems. Science‐supported responses require understanding of…”
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Boreal bird abundance estimates within different energy sector disturbances vary with point count radius by Bayne, Erin, Leston, Lionel, Mahon, C. Lisa, Sólymos, Péter, Machtans, Craig, Lankau, Hedwig, Ball, Jeffrey R, Van Wilgenburg, Steven L, Cumming, Steve G, Fontaine, Trish, Schmiegelow, Fiona K. A, Song, Samantha J

“…Responses of boreal birds to changes in forest structure and composition caused by construction of well pads, seismic lines, and pipelines are poorly…”
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Assessing the Breeding Success of the Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) After 40 Years of Environmental Changes at Delta Marsh, Manitoba by Porte, Nicholas La, Koper, Nicola, Leston, Lionel

“…Since the 1970s, artificially stabilized water levels, increased presence of common carp (Cyprinuscarpio) and invasion by a cattail hybrid (Typha × glauca)…”
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