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Joint species distribution models of Everglades wading birds to inform restoration planning by D'Acunto, Laura E, Pearlstine, Leonard, Romañach, Stephanie S

“…Restoration of the Florida Everglades, a substantial wetland ecosystem within the United States, is one of the largest ongoing restoration projects in the…”
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Making ecological models adequate by Getz, Wayne M., Marshall, Charles R., Carlson, Colin J., Giuggioli, Luca, Ryan, Sadie J., Romañach, Stephanie S., Boettiger, Carl, Chamberlain, Samuel D., Larsen, Laurel, D’Odorico, Paolo, O’Sullivan, David, Coulson, Tim

“…Critical evaluation of the adequacy of ecological models is urgently needed to enhance their utility in developing theory and enabling environmental managers…”
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An integrated framework for examining groundwater vulnerability in the Mekong River Delta region by Powlen, Kathryn A, Haider, Saira, Davis, Kyle W, Burkardt, Nina, Shah, Sachin, Romañach, Stephanie S, Andersen, Matthew E

“…The Mekong River provides water, food security, and many other valuable benefits to the more than 60 million Southeast Asian residents living within its basin…”
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Bobcat occupancy, tree islands, and invasive Burmese pythons in an Everglades conservation area by Buckman, Katherine M., D'Acunto, Laura E., Romañach, Stephanie S., Taylor, Rachel M., Dorn, Nathan J.

“…Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are terrestrial mammals that also inhabit tree islands (i.e., topographically elevated patches of forested land) embedded in the…”
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Small mammal responses to wetland restoration in the Greater Everglades ecosystem by Romañach, Stephanie S., D'Acunto, Laura E., Chapman, Julia P., Hanson, Matthew R.

“…Wetlands have experienced dramatic losses in extent around the world, disrupting ecosystem function, habitat, and biodiversity. In Florida's Greater…”
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Managing multiple species with conflicting needs in the Greater Everglades by Romañach, Stephanie S., Haider, Saira M., Hackett, Caitlin, McKelvy, Mark, Pearlstine, Leonard G.

“…•Everglades decision-makers use indicator species to measure restoration success.•The diversity of species and habitat requirements leads to tradeoffs among…”
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Near-term spatial hydrologic forecasting in Everglades, USA for landscape planning and ecological forecasting by Pearlstine, Leonard G., Beerens, James M., Reynolds, Gregg, Haider, Saira M., McKelvy, Mark, Suir, Kevin, Romañach, Stephanie S., Nestler, Jennifer H.

“…Operational ecological forecasting is an emerging field that leverages ecological models in a new, cross-disciplinary way – using a real-time or nearly…”
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Coastal Marsh Bird Habitat Selection and Responses to Hurricane Sandy by Benscoter, Allison M., Beerens, James M., Romañach, Stephanie S.

“…Wetlands provide numerous ecosystem functions such as water purification, nutrient cycling, and wildlife habitat. Avian populations are indicators of wetland…”
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Evaluating temporal and spatial transferability of a tidal inundation model for foraging waterbirds by Martinez, Marisa T., Calle, Leonardo, Romañach, Stephanie S., Gawlik, Dale E.

“…For ecosystem models to be applicable outside their context of development, temporal and spatial transferability must be demonstrated. This presents a…”
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Nest‐site selection model for endangered Everglade snail kites to inform ecosystem restoration by Benscoter, Allison M., D'Acunto, Laura E., Haider, Saira M., Fletcher, Robert J., Romañach, Stephanie S.

“…The once vast and interconnected Everglades wetland ecosystem in Florida underwent a 50% reduction in area in the 1900s, resulting in a highly…”
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Using Scenario Planning to Evaluate the Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife Populations and Communities in the Florida Everglades by Catano, Christopher P, Romañach, Stephanie S, Beerens, James M, Pearlstine, Leonard G, Brandt, Laura A, Hart, Kristen M, Mazzotti, Frank J, Trexler, Joel C

“…It is uncertain how climate change will impact hydrologic drivers of wildlife population dynamics in freshwater wetlands of the Florida Everglades, or how to…”
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Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion on Wetland Prey Production and Composition in a Historically Freshwater Marsh by Romañach, Stephanie S., Beerens, James M., Patton, Brett A., Chapman, Julia P., Hanson, Matthew R.

“…Sea level rise is a fundamental driver of ecosystem change and has the potential to shift the spatial distributions of habitats more rapidly than species can…”
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Validating predictions from climate envelope models by Watling, James I, Bucklin, David N, Speroterra, Carolina, Brandt, Laura A, Mazzotti, Frank J, Romañach, Stephanie S

“…Climate envelope models are a potentially important conservation tool, but their ability to accurately forecast species' distributional shifts using…”
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Sea level rise may pose conservation challenges for the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow by Romañach, Stephanie S., Haider, Saira M., Benscoter, Allison M.

“…Biodiversity conservation under a changing climate is a challenging endeavor. Landscapes are shifting as a result of climate change and sea level rise but…”
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Do bioclimate variables improve performance of climate envelope models? by Watling, James I., Romañach, Stephanie S., Bucklin, David N., Speroterra, Carolina, Brandt, Laura A., Pearlstine, Leonard G., Mazzotti, Frank J.

“…► We compare climate envelope models made with bioclimate and monthly variables. ► Outputs varied with algorithm but not model selection procedure or input…”
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Identifying shared priorities for a bioregional approach to restoration in the Northern Gulf of Mexico by Guilbeau, Kelly G., Hijuelos, Ann C., Romañach, Stephanie S., Steyer, Gregory D.

“…Natural resource management is often challenged with a mismatch between the scale of decision-making and the scale of the biological, ecological, and physical…”
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Threatened and endangered subspecies with vulnerable ecological traits also have high susceptibility to sea level rise and habitat fragmentation by Benscoter, Allison M, Reece, Joshua S, Noss, Reed F, Brandt, Laura A, Mazzotti, Frank J, Romañach, Stephanie S, Watling, James I

“…The presence of multiple interacting threats to biodiversity and the increasing rate of species extinction make it critical to prioritize management efforts on…”
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Fire disturbance influences endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima mirabilis) relative bird count by Benscoter, Allison M., Beerens, James M., Pearlstine, Leonard G., Romañach, Stephanie S.

“…Periodicity of fire disturbance is a known driver of ecosystem function and is reported as important in both promoting and maintaining viable breeding habitat…”
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AFRICAN WILD DOGS (LYCAON PICTUS) CAN SUBSIST ON SMALL PREY: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION by Woodroffe, Rosie, Lindsey, Peter A., Romañach, Stephanie S., ole Ranah, Symon M. K.

“…In mammalian predators, prey size typically increases with body size, such that most carnivores weighing >21.5 kg specialize on prey weighing ≥45% of their own…”
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Climate downscaling effects on predictive ecological models: a case study for threatened and endangered vertebrates in the southeastern United States by Bucklin, David N., Watling, James I., Speroterra, Carolina, Brandt, Laura A., Mazzotti, Frank J., Romañach, Stephanie S.

“…High-resolution (downscaled) projections of future climate conditions are critical inputs to a wide variety of ecological and socioeconomic models and are…”
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