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The thing with feathers: the surprising lives of birds and what they reveal about being human
Strycker
From the text ... 'Noah Strycker's new book, 'The Thing with Feathers' provides a wonderful response to the relative who likes to remind you that you could have made more money working as an engineer. The inspiration the study of birds invokes may…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Trends in threat status and priorities in conservation of the woodpeckers of the world
Lammertink
Taking the first IUCN Red List from 1988 as a starting point, I review trends in the threat status of the woodpecker species of the world, the geographical distribution of (near-) threatened woodpecker species, threat factors affecting these species…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Valuing fire planning alternatives in forest restoration: using derived demand to integrate economics with ecological restoration
Rideout, Ziesler, Kernohan
Assessing the value of fire planning alternatives is challenging because fire affects a wide array of ecosystem, market, and social values. Wildland fire management is increasingly used to address forest restoration while pragmatic approaches to…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Saving two birds with one stone: using active substance avian acute toxicity data to predict formulated plant protection product toxicity
Maynard, Edwards, Wheeler
Environmental safety assessments for exposure of birds require the provision of acute avian toxicity data for both the pesticidal active substance and formulated products. As an example, testing on the formulated product is waived in Europe using an…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Structural heterogeneity increases diversity of non-breeding grassland birds
Hovick, Elmore, Fuhlendorf
Grassland birds have experienced greater population declines than any other guild of birds in North America, and yet we know little about habitat use and the affects of management during their non-breeding period on wintering grounds. The paucity of…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

US strategy for forest management adaption to climate change: building a framework for decision making
Sample, Halofsky, Peterson
Recent policy changes in the USA direct agencies managing federal forests to analyze the potential effects of climate change on forest productivity, water resource protection, wildlife habitat, biodiversity, and other values. This paper describes…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Wildfire and wildlife: living in fire-based ecosystems
Barkley
Many people believe that all wildlife flee before the flames of a fire like the animated characters in the movie Bambi. Contrary to this belief, during the 1988 burns around Yellowstone Park, animal behavioral scientists didn't observe large animals…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Effect of fire on small mammals: a systematic review
Griffiths, Brook
Fire is a natural disturbance that exerts an important influence on global ecosystems, affecting vegetation distribution and structure, the carbon cycle and climate. However, human-induced changes to fire regimes may affect at-risk species groups…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Fire type and hemisphere determine the effects of fire on the alpha and beta diversity of vertebrates: a global meta-analysis
Pastro, Dickman, Letnic
Aim: We conducted a quantitative meta-analysis to investigate the responses of vertebrate diversity to fire, controlling for variables such as fire type, taxon and ecoregion to identify trends across studies and locations. Location: World-wide.…
Year: 2014
Type: Document

Indigenous experiences in the U.S. with climate change and environmental stewardship in the Anthropocene
Chief, Daigle, Lynn, Whyte
The recognition of climate change issues facing tribal communities and indigenous peoples in the United States is growing, and understanding its impacts is rooted in indigenous ethical perspectives and systems of ecological knowledge. This…
Year: 2014
Type: Document