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Demographic characteristics of an avian predator, Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla), in response to its aquatic prey in a Central Appalachian USA watershed impacted by shale gas development by Frantz, Mack W, Wood, Petra B, Merovich, Jr, George T

“…We related Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) demographic response and nest survival to benthic macroinvertebrate aquatic prey and to shale gas…”
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Trade-offs relating to grassland and forest mine reclamation approaches in the central Appalachian region and implications for the songbird community by Margenau, Eric L., Wood, Petra B., Weakland, Cathy A., Brown, Donald J.

“…Surface mining in the Appalachian region (USA) converts large areas of mature forest to early successional habitat. This shift in landscape structure has the…”
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Habitat management for stopover and breeding songbird communities along rights‐of‐way in forest‐dominated landscapes by Margenau, Eric L., Wood, Petra B., Rota, Christopher T.

“…The proliferation of energy rights‐of‐way (pipelines and powerlines; ROWs) in the central Appalachian region has prompted wildlife management agencies to…”
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Population trends in Vermivora warblers are linked to strong migratory connectivity by Kramer, Gunnar R., Andersen, David E., Buehler, David A., Wood, Petra B., Peterson, Sean M., Lehman, Justin A., Aldinger, Kyle R., Bulluck, Lesley P., Harding, Sergio, Jones, John A., Loegering, John P., Smalling, Curtis, Vallender, Rachel, Streby, Henry M.

“…Migratory species can experience limiting factors at different locations and during different periods of their annual cycle. In migratory birds, these factors…”
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Shale gas development effects on the songbird community in a central Appalachian forest by Farwell, Laura S., Wood, Petra B., Sheehan, James, George, Gregory A.

“…In the last decade, unconventional drilling for natural gas from the Marcellus-Utica shale has increased exponentially in the central Appalachians. This…”
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Multiple plumage traits convey information about age and within-age-class qualities of a canopy-dwelling songbird, the Cerulean Warbler by Boves, Than J, Buehler, David A, Wood, Petra B, Rodewald, Amanda D, Larkin, Jeffrey L, Keyser, Patrick D, Wigley, T. Ben

“…Colorful plumage traits in birds may convey multiple, redundant, or unreliable messages about an individual. Plumage may reliably convey information about…”
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Evaluating Mechanisms of Short-term Woodland Salamander Response to Forest Management by Margenau, Eric L., Wood, Petra B., Brown, Donald J., Ryan, Christopher W.

“…Contemporary forest management often requires meeting diverse ecological objectives including maintaining ecosystem function and promoting biodiversity through…”
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Proximity to unconventional shale gas infrastructure alters breeding bird abundance and distribution by Farwell, Laura S, Wood, Petra B, Brown, Donald J, Sheehan, James

“…Unconventional shale gas development is a rapidly expanding driver of forest loss and fragmentation in the central Appalachian region. We evaluated the…”
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Demographic response of Louisiana Waterthrush, a stream obligate songbird of conservation concern, to shale gas development by Frantz, Mack W, Wood, Petra B, Sheehan, James, George, Gregory

“…Shale gas development continues to outpace the implementation of best management practices for wildlife affected by development. We examined demographic…”
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Patterns in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in an active region of unconventional shale-gas development in the western Appalachian Plateau of West Virginia, USA by Merovich, George T., Frantz, Mack W., Wood, Petra B.

“…We sampled headwater streams to characterize impacts of unconventional shale gas development (SGD) on aquatic ecosystems. The study area was relatively…”
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Threshold responses of songbirds to forest loss and fragmentation across the Marcellus-Utica shale gas region of central Appalachia, USA by Farwell, Laura S., Wood, Petra B., Dettmers, Randy, Brittingham, Margaret C.

“…Context Since 2005, unconventional gas development has rapidly altered forests across the Marcellus-Utica shale basin in the central Appalachian region of the…”
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Distinct forest bird communities are strongly associated with red spruce-northern hardwood ecosystems in Central Appalachia, USA by Clipp, Hannah L., Brown, Donald J., Rota, Christopher T., Wood, Petra B.

“…[Display omitted] •Avian community may be a valuable indicator of red spruce forest integrity.•Red spruce and northern hardwood forest types had distinct bird…”
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How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species? by Loman, Zachary G., Deluca, William V., Harrison, Daniel J., Loftin, Cynthia S., Schwenk, W. Scott, Wood, Petra B.

“…Context Proxy species, which represent suites of organisms with similar habitat requirements, are common in conservation. Landscape Capability (LC) models aim…”
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Exposure to risk factors experienced during migration is not associated with recent Vermivora warbler population trends by Kramer, Gunnar R., Andersen, David E., Buehler, David A., Wood, Petra B., Peterson, Sean M., Lehman, Justin A., Aldinger, Kyle R., Bulluck, Lesley P., Harding, Sergio, Jones, John A., Loegering, John P., Smalling, Curtis, Vallender, Rachel, Streby, Henry M.

“…Context Understanding the factors limiting populations of animals is critical for effective conservation. Determining which factors limit populations of…”
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Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) survival and site fidelity in an area undergoing shale gas development by Frantz, Mack W., Wood, Petra B., Sheehan, James, George, Gregory

“…We quantified Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) site fidelity and apparent survival across a 6 year period in an area undergoing shale gas…”
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Impacts of mountaintop mining on terrestrial ecosystem integrity: identifying landscape thresholds for avian species in the central Appalachians, United States by Becker, Douglas A., Wood, Petra B., Strager, Michael P., Mazzarella, Christine

“…Context Mountaintop removal/valley fill (MTR/VF) mining in the central Appalachians is a major driver of landscape change within terrestrial ecosystems…”
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Change in climatically suitable breeding distributions reduces hybridization potential between Vermivora warblers by Hightower, Jessica N., Crawford, Dolly L., Thogmartin, Wayne E., Aldinger, Kyle R., Swarthout, Sara Barker, Buehler, David A., Confer, John, Friis, Christian, Larkin, Jeffery L., Lowe, James D., Piorkowski, Martin, Rohrbaugh, Ronald W., Rosenberg, Kenneth V., Smalling, Curtis, Wood, Petra B., Vallender, Rachel, Roth, Amber M.

“…Aim Climate change is affecting the distribution of species and subsequent biotic interactions, including hybridization potential. The imperiled Golden‐winged…”
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Epigenetic response of Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla to shale gas development by Frantz, Mack W., Wood, Petra B., Latta, Steven C., Welsh, Amy B.

“…Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation may vary in response to environmental stressors and introduce adaptive or maladaptive gene expression within and…”
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Nonbreeding isolation and population-specific migration patterns among three populations of Golden-winged Warblers by Kramer, Gunnar R, Streby, Henry M, Peterson, Sean M, Lehman, Justin A, Buehler, David A, Wood, Petra B, McNeil, Darin J, Larkin, Jeffery L, Andersen, David E

“…Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) are Nearctic–Neotropical migrants experiencing varied regional population trends not fully explained by…”
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Refined conservation strategies for Golden-winged Warblers in the West Virginia highlands with implications for the broader avian community by Aldinger, Kyle R, Wood, Petra B, Johnson, Catherine M

“…Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) populations in the Appalachian Mountains region of North America are imperiled, warranting species-specific…”
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