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Community structure and niche characteristics of upland and lowland western boreal birds at multiple spatial scales by Mahon, C. Lisa, Holloway, Gillian, Sólymos, Péter, Cumming, Steve G., Bayne, Erin M., Schmiegelow, Fiona K.A., Song, Samantha J.

“…•Community structure and niche characteristics for upland and lowland boreal birds.•Avian point count data (>5220 point counts) from boreal Alberta,…”
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Using Binomial Distance-Sampling Models to Estimate the Effective Detection Radius of Point-Count Surveys Across Boreal Canada by Matsuoka, Steven M, Bayne, Erin M, Sólymos, Péter, Fontaine, Patricia C, Cumming, Steven G, Schmiegelow, Fiona K. A, Song, Samantha J

“…We used binomial distance-sampling models to estimate the effective detection radius (EDR) of point-count surveys across boreal Canada. We evaluated binomial…”
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Strategies for identifying priority areas for songbird conservation in Canada's boreal forest by Stralberg, Diana, Camfield, Alaine F., Carlson, Matthew, Lauzon, Christopher, Westwood, Alana, Barker, Nicole K. S., Song, Samantha J., Schmiegelow, Fiona K. A.

“…Canada’s boreal forest region is among the most extensive and largely intact ecosystems on earth, but has experienced rapid industrial development in the last…”
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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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Conservation of future boreal forest bird communities considering lags in vegetation response to climate change: a modified refugia approach by Stralberg, Diana, Bayne, Erin M, Cumming, Steven G, Sólymos, Péter, Song, Samantha J, Schmiegelow, Fiona K. A, Loyola, Rafael

“…AIM: Species and ecosystems may be unable to keep pace with rapid climate change projected for the 21st century. We evaluated an underexplored dimension of the…”
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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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Calibrating indices of avian density from non‐standardized survey data: making the most of a messy situation by Sólymos, Péter, Matsuoka, Steven M., Bayne, Erin M., Lele, Subhash R., Fontaine, Patricia, Cumming, Steve G., Stralberg, Diana, Schmiegelow, Fiona K. A., Song, Samantha J., O'Hara, Robert B.

“…Summary The analysis of large heterogeneous data sets of avian point‐count surveys compiled across studies is hindered by a lack of analytical approaches that…”
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Evaluating time-removal models for estimating availability of boreal birds during point count surveys: Sample size requirements and model complexity by Sólymos, Péter, Matsuoka, Steven M, Cumming, Steven G, Stralberg, Diana, Fontaine, Patricia, Schmiegelow, Fiona K. A, Song, Samantha J, Bayne, Erin M

“…We used conventional and finite mixture removal models with and without time-varying covariates to evaluate availability given presence for 152 bird species…”
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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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Does expected future landscape condition support proposed population objectives for boreal birds? by Mahon, C. Lisa, Bayne, Erin M., Sólymos, Péter, Matsuoka, Steven M., Carlson, Matthew, Dzus, Elston, Schmiegelow, Fiona K.A., Song, Samantha J.

“…•Analysis of future habitat supply and population size for priority landbirds.•ALCES® landscape simulation model and statistical bird habitat models in BCR…”
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Ecological Monitoring Through Harmonizing Existing Data: Lessons from the Boreal Avian Modelling Project by Nicole K. S. Barker, Patricia C. Fontaine, Steven G. Cumming, Diana Stralberg, Alana Westwood, Erin M. Bayne, Péter Sólymos, Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow, Samantha J. Song, David J. Rugg

“…To accomplish the objectives of a long-term ecological monitoring program (LTEM), repurposing research data collected by other researchers is an alternative to…”
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Science, Power, and System Dynamics: the Political Economy of Conservation Biology by Song, Samantha J., M'Gonigle, R. Michael

“…Frustration with the lack of action on conservation issues by governments has sparked debate around the policy role of conservation biologists. We analyzed the…”
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Toward Conservation of Canada's Boreal Forest Avifauna: Design and Application of Ecological Models at Continental Extents by Cumming, Steven G., Lefevre, Kara L., Bayne, Erin, Fontaine, Trish, Schmiegelow, Fiona K.A., Song, Samantha J.

“…Human development is increasing pressure on North America's mainly intact boreal forest. We outline the need for a comprehensive synthesis of existing data and…”
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Predation in heterogeneous forests: A comparison at natural and anthropogenic edges by Song, Samantha J., Hannon, Susan J.

“…The boreal mixed-wood forest is a naturally heterogenous system that has an extensive amount of forest edge. Recent increases in timber harvesting as well as…”
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