Search Results - "Lituma, Christopher M."

Influence of temporary emigration on wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) detectability, with implications for abundance estimation by Beard, Allyson N, Brown, Donald J, Hileman, Eric T, Jones, Michael T, Staggs, Jena M, Moen, Ron A, Badje, Andrew F, Lituma, Christopher M

“…Reliable population estimates are important for making informed management decisions about wildlife species. Standardized survey protocols have been developed…”
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Influence of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program wetland practices on winter occupancy of Passerellidae sparrows and avian species richness by Lewis, Katharine E, Rota, Christopher T, Lituma, Christopher M, Anderson, James T

“…Wetlands enrolled in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) are established as a means of restoring wetland ecosystems and wildlife habitat on…”
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Understory structure and heterospecifics influence the occupancy of a ground-nesting species of conservation concern, the Canada Warbler by Dimmig, Gordon W., Rota, Christopher, Wood, Petra, Lituma, Christopher M.

“…Forest structure and composition in eastern U.S. forests are changing because of forest regeneration after farmland abandonment, less frequent occurrence of…”
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Factors affecting availability for detection: An example using radio-collared Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) by Lituma, Christopher M, Buehler, David A, Tanner, Evan P, Tanner, Ashley M, Keyser, Patrick D, Harper, Craig A

“…Avian monitoring strategies are usually linked to bird singing or calling behavior. Individual availability for detection can change as a result of conspecific…”
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Effects of grazing strategy on facultative grassland bird nesting on native grassland pastures of the Mid-South USA by Buckley, Byron R, Lituma, Christopher M, Keyser, Patrick D, Holcomb, Elizabeth D, Smith, Ray, Morgan, John J, Applegate, Roger D

“…Understanding how livestock grazing strategies of native warm season grasses (NWSG) can impact facultative grassland bird nesting can provide insight for…”
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Fruit parasitism and abundance of a non-native insect pest affects abundances of some songbirds by Roche, Daniel P., Stoleson, Scott H., Rota, Christopher T., Oldland, William K., Lituma, Christopher M.

“…Non-native insect pests can have significant effects on forest ecosystems. Forest fruit-targeting non-native insect pests may cause extensive damage to fruits,…”
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Minimal bias in surveys of grassland birds from roadsides by Lituma, Christopher M, Buehler, David A

“…Edges, including roads, can have unintended deleterious impacts on wildlife. However, roads also present opportunities for replicable, and spatially and…”
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Evaluating abundance estimates and evidence of breeding for Bobolinks from transect and point-count surveys by Campomizzi, Andrew J., Lebrun-Southcott, Zoé M., Lituma, Christopher M.

“…Estimating the abundance and breeding success of territorial songbirds is challenging. Various types of surveys and analyses are available, but all receive…”
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Evaluating the effects of Natural Resources Conservation Service project implementation on the disturbance-dependent avian community with implications for Blue-winged Warblers by Oliver, Lincoln, Bailey, Richard, Aldinger, Kyle, Wood, Petra, Lituma, Christopher

“…The Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a songbird that breeds in eastern deciduous forests of North America. The species is declining, partially due…”
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Grasslands bird occupancy of native warm-season grass by West, Andrew S., Keyser, Patrick D., Lituma, Christopher M., Buehler, David A., Applegate, Roger D., Morgan, John

“…Grassland birds have declined more than any other guild in the United States because of loss and degradation of native grasslands. The United States Department…”
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Persistent Controversy in Statistical Approaches in Wildlife Sciences: A Perspective of Students by BUTCHER, JERROD A, GROCE, JULIE E, LITUMA, CHRISTOPHER M, COCIMANO, M. CONSTANZA, SÁNCHEZ-JOHNSON, YARA, CAMPOMIZZI, ANDREW J, POPE, THERESA L, REYNA, KELLY S, KNIPPS, ANNA C. S

“…The controversy over the use of null hypothesis statistical testing (NHST) has persisted for decades, yet NHST remains the most widely used statistical…”
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Restoration of Grasslands and Nesting Success of Dickcissels (Spiza americana) by Lituma, Christopher M, Morrison, Michael L, Whiteside, Jay D

“…We compared abundance and nesting success of dickcissels (Spiza americana) between exotic-grass and restored native-grass sites in the Blackland Prairie Region…”
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Understanding nest success and brood parasitism in the endangered Black-capped Vireo: comparisons with two sympatric songbirds by Campomizzi, Andrew J., Mathewson, Heather A., Morrison, Michael L., Lituma, Christopher M., Conkling, Tara J., Cocimano, M. Constanza, Farrell, Shannon L., Wilkins, R. Neal, Butcher, Jerrod A.

“…Nest predation and brood parasitism likely cause declines in many songbird species, yet the rate of these declines varies among species. Simultaneously…”
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Cost-share conservation practices have mixed effects on priority grassland and shrubland breeding bird occupancy in the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region, USA by Lituma, Christopher M., Buehler, David A.

“…Globally, agricultural ecosystems continue to be the most imperiled for biodiversity. Subsequently, countries focused on cost-share conservation programs…”
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Host plant species affect the abundance of spotted wing Drosophila and fruit parasitism across the Allegheny National Forest differentially at variable spatial scales by Roche, Daniel P., Stoleson, Scott H., Rota, Christopher T., Oldland, William K., Lituma, Christopher M.

“…Non-native invasive insect pests (NNIIPs) can cause widespread damage to fruits in agricultural systems. Abundance of NNIIPs and damage to crops are…”
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Invasion of Eastern Deciduous Forests by the Spotted Wing Drosophila: Impacts and Knowledge Gaps by ROCHE, DANIEL P., STOLESON, SCOTT H., LITUMA, CHRISTOPHER M.

“…Invasion of forest ecosystems by non-native invasive insect pests (NNIIPs) can alter native animal and plant communities by disrupting species interactions…”
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Effects of patch-burn grazing and rotational grazing on grassland bird abundance, species richness, and diversity in native grassland pastures of the Midsouth USA by Lituma, Christopher M., Buckley, Byron R., Keyser, Patrick D., Holcomb, Elizabeth, Smith, Ray, Morgan, John, Applegate, Roger D.

“…Declines in native warm season grasslands have been linked to grassland bird population decline due to habitat loss including conversion to non-native grasses…”
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Effects of forest management on private lands in West Virginia on Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) and the avian community by Oliver, Lincoln R., Bailey, Richard S., Aldinger, Kyle.R., Wood, Petra B., Lituma, Christopher M.

“…•Management on private lands did not affect Cerulean Warbler occupancy.•Cerulean Warblers were not detected in the Ridge and Valley Ecoregion.•Adaptive…”
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Influence of temporary emigration on wood turtle by Beard, Allyson N, Brown, Donald J, Hileman, Eric T, Jones, Michael T, Staggs, Jena M, Moen, Ron A, Badje, Andrew F, Lituma, Christopher M

“…Reliable population estimates are important for making informed management decisions about wildlife species. Standardized survey protocols have been developed…”
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Evaluation of eastern gamagrass and a sorghum × sudangrass for summer pasture by Keyser, Patrick D., Lituma, Christopher M., Bates, Gary E., Holcomb, Elizabeth D., Waller, John C., Griffith, Andrew P.

“…Improved summer forage production is important in forage systems dominated by cool‐season perennial grasses. Improved forage may be especially important for…”
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