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Spatial Variation in Breeding Habitat Selection by Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) Throughout the Appalachian Mountains by Boves, Than J, Buehler, David A, Sheehan, James, Wood, Petra Bohall, Rodewald, Amanda D, Larkin, Jeffrey L, Keyser, Patrick D, Newell, Felicity L, Evans, Andrea, George, Gregory A, Wigley, T. B

“…Studies of habitat selection are often of limited utility because they focus on small geographic areas, fail to examine behavior at multiple scales, or lack an…”
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The Overlooked Terrestrial Impacts of Mountaintop Mining by Wickham, James, Wood, Petra Bohall, Nicholson, Matthew C, Jenkins, William, Druckenbrod, Daniel, Suter, Glenn W, Strager, Michael P, Mazzarella, Christine, Galloway, Walter, Amos, John

“…Ecological research on mountaintop mining has been focused on aquatic impacts because the overburden (i.e., the mountaintop) is disposed of in nearby valleys,…”
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Canada Warbler use of harvested stands following timber management in the southern portion of their range by Becker, Douglas A., Wood, Petra Bohall, Keyser, Patrick D.

“…► Canada Warblers selected all harvest types, especially light partial harvests. ► Warbler relative abundance decreased within the study area and Appalachian…”
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Short- and long-term implications of clearcut and two-age silviculture for conservation of breeding forest birds in the central Appalachians, USA by McDermott, Molly E., Wood, Petra Bohall

“…Two-age (deferment or leave tree) harvesting is used increasingly in even-aged forest management, but long-term responses of breeding avifauna to retention of…”
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Post-breeding bird responses to canopy tree retention, stand size, and edge in regenerating Appalachian hardwood stands by McDermott, Molly E., Wood, Petra Bohall

“…► We study effects of stand attributes on post-breeding bird habitat use. ► Late-successional birds had highest abundance in high-leave two-age stands. ► Few…”
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Emulating natural disturbances for declining late-successional species: a case study of the consequences for cerulean warblers (Setophaga cerulea) by Boves, Than J, Buehler, David A, Sheehan, James, Wood, Petra Bohall, Rodewald, Amanda D, Larkin, Jeffrey L, Keyser, Patrick D, Newell, Felicity L, George, Gregory A, Bakermans, Marja H, Evans, Andrea, Beachy, Tiffany A, McDermott, Molly E, Perkins, Kelly A, White, Matthew, Wigley, T Bently

“…Forest cover in the eastern United States has increased over the past century and while some late-successional species have benefited from this process as…”
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American Woodcock Habitat Changes in Canaan Valley and Environs by Steketee, Ann K., Wood, Petra Bohall, Gregg, Ian D.

“…Canaan Valley contains important habitat for Scolopax minor (American Woodcock) in the mid-Atlantic states, especially in West Virginia. Throughout the eastern…”
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Threshold responses of songbirds to long-term timber management on an active industrial forest by Becker, Douglas A., Wood, Petra Bohall, Keyser, Patrick D., Wigley, T. Bently, Dellinger, Rachel, Weakland, Cathy A.

“…► Relative abundance of most species (80%) did not decline due to timber management. ► Of relative abundances, 10% declined, 32% increased, and 22% peaked…”
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Projected long-term response of Southeastern birds to forest management by Mitchell, Michael S., Reynolds-Hogland, Melissa J., Smith, Michelle L., Wood, Petra Bohall, Beebe, John A., Keyser, Patrick D., Loehle, Craig, Reynolds, Christopher J., Van Deusen, Paul, White, Don

“…Numerous studies have explored the influence of forest management on avian communities empirically, but uncertainty about causal relationships between…”
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Cerulean Warbler Abundance and Occurrence Relative to Large-Scale Edge and Habitat Characteristics by Bohall Wood, Petra, Bosworth, Scott B, Dettmers, Randy

“…We examined Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) abundance and occurrence in southwestern West Virginia, where the coal-mining technique of mountaintop removal…”
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Occurrence and nest survival of four thrush species on a managed central Appalachian forest by Dellinger, Rachel L., Wood, Petra Bohall, Keyser, Patrick D.

“…The wood thrush ( Hylocichla mustelina Gmelin) is a species of concern in the central Appalachians, and is sympatric there with three related species, the…”
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Songbird abundance and avian nest survival rates in forests fragmented by different silvicultural treatments by Duguay, J.P, Wood, P.B, Nichols, J.V

“…Concerns over declining songbird populations have led to investigations of the effects of various silvicultural practices on breeding songbirds. Few studies…”
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Reply to Fox and Colleagues by WICKHAM, JAMES, WOOD, PETRA BOHALL, NICHOLSON, MATTHEW C.

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Raccoon Roundworm in Raccoons in Central West Virginia by Owen, Sheldon F, Edwards, John W, Ford, W. Mark, Crum, James M, Bohall Wood, Petra

“…We investigated the occurrence of raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in common raccoons (Procyon lotor) in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia…”
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Reproductive success and habitat characteristics of Golden-winged Warblers in high-elevation pasturelands by Aldinger, Kyle R., Wood, Petra Bohall

“…The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is one of the most rapidly declining vertebrate species in the Appalachian Mountains. It is the subject of…”
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Selection of forest canopy gaps by male Cerulean Warblers in West Virginia by Perkins, Kelly A., Wood, Petra Bohall

“…Forest openings, or canopy gaps, are an important resource for many forest songbirds, such as Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea). We examined canopy gap…”
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Impact of Valley Fills on Streamside Salamanders in Southern West Virginia by Wood, Petra Bohall, Williams, Jennifer M

“…Valley fills associated with mountaintop-removal mining bury stream headwaters and affect water quality and ecological function of reaches below fills. We…”
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Avian response to timber harvesting applied experimentally to manage Cerulean Warbler breeding populations by Sheehan, James, Wood, Petra Bohall, Buehler, David A., Keyser, Patrick D., Larkin, Jeffrey L., Rodewald, Amanda D., Wigley, T. Bently, Boves, Than J., George, Gregory A., Bakermans, Marja H., Beachy, Tiffany A., Evans, Andrea, McDermott, Molly E., Newell, Felicity L., Perkins, Kelly A., White, Matthew

“…•We studied effects of Cerulean Warbler management on other breeding forest birds.•We replicated our experiment at seven study areas in the central…”
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Influence of Cover and Food Resource Variation on Post-Breeding Bird Use of Timber Harvests With Residual Canopy Trees by McDermott, Molly E., Wood, Petra Bohall

“…We investigated avian use of clearcuts and two-age harvests during the post-breeding period in 2006 in the central Appalachians, West Virginia, USA with an…”
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Behavioral Activities of Male Cerulean Warblers in Relation to Habitat Characteristics by Wood, Petra Bohall, Perkins, Kelly A.

“…Activities of 29 male Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) were quantified on two sites in West Virginia during May–June 2005. Singing and foraging were the…”
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