Presented by Howie Harshaw - Email: harshaw@ualberta.ca
Abstract TBPA.1-1: Introduction to Human Dimensions Research and an Outline of the Plenary
by Howie Harshaw, Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta
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A.1-2: Progress in Understanding Stakeholder and Public Preferences for Waterfowl Hunting, Viewing, and Conservation
by Nicholas Cole, Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Presented by Nicholas Cole - Email: ncole@contractor.usgs.gov
Beginning in 2012, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan called for a fundamental shift in perspective by seeking to explicitly addressing the connections between ecological and social systems within broad scale management of waterfowl and wet...A.1-3: America’s Shifting Wildlife Values, Attitudes, and Wildlife Management in the U.S.
by David C. Fulton, U.S. Geological Survey & Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, et al
Presented by David C. Fulton - Email: dcfulton@umn.edu
Wildlife management agencies are facing increasing social conflict and unprecedented scrutiny. The agencies are challenged by issues such as decline in hunting participation, public controversy with management actions and policies, disagreement abou...A.2-1: Spatial Integration of Biological and Social Objectives to Identify Priority Landscapes for Waterfowl Habitat Conservation
by Anastasia Krainyk , USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, et al
Presented by Anastasia Krainyk - Email: akrainyk@usgs.gov
Waterfowl population management and habitat conservation compose one of the oldest and most successful adaptive management frameworks in the world. Since its inception, NAWMP has emphasized strategically targeted conservation investments in r...A.2-2: Balancing waterfowl hunting opportunity and quality to recruit, retain, and reactivate
by Michael L. Schummer, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, et al
Presented by Michael L. Schummer - Email: mlschumm@esf.edu
Waterfowl hunter numbers and waterfowl populations were closely correlated until the past two decades when hunter numbers declined despite near record duck breeding population estimates in North America. This apparent decoupling of waterfowl numbers...A.2-3: Closing thoughts: building momentum through adaptive learning
by David W. Howerter, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Stonewall, MB R0C2Z0, Canada, et al
Presented by David W. Howerter - Email: d_howerter@ducks.ca
"The 2012 revision of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) and subsequent 2018 update confirmed that waterfowl management is now striving explicitly to affect social-ecological systems, not just ducks and wetland habitat. This s...B.1-1: Who Will Mind the Marsh? Participants, Professionals and Partners in the 21st Century.
by John M. Eadie, Dept. of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology University of California Davis, Davis CA, et al
Presented by John M. Eadie - Email: jmeadie@ucdavis.edu
Agriculture and protection of natural resources were paramount in the vision of the Morrill Act of 1862 and many of the nations top wildlife programs were hatched in those land-grant institutions. Our constitutional responsibility is to prepare our n...B.1-2: Who will mind the marsh? Welcoming and diversifying new participants in waterfowl and wetlands conservation
by Drew Lanham, Clemson University, Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson, SC, et al
Presented by J. Drew Lanham - Email: lanhamj@clemson.edu
Who will mind the marsh? Welcoming and diversifying new participants in waterfowl and wetlands conservation The mainstream conservation movement in North America, of which waterfowl and wetlands were original foci, has attracted primarily white ma...B.1-2: Who will mind the marsh? Welcoming and diversifying new participants in waterfowl and wetlands conservation
by Drew Lanham, Clemson University, Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson, SC, et al
Presented by J. Drew Lanham - Email: lanhamj@clemson.edu
Who will mind the marsh? Welcoming and diversifying new participants in waterfowl and wetlands conservation The mainstream conservation movement in North America, of which waterfowl and wetlands were original foci, has attracted primarily white ma...B.1-3: Education and training of future waterfowl professionals
by Kevin M. Ringelman, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, et al
Presented by Kevin M. Ringelman - Email: kringelman@agcenter.lsu.edu
Perpetuation and advancement of North American waterfowl research and conservation require continual recruitment of new scientists and managers. However, our education and training capacity of waterfowl professionals at the university level is threa...B.1-4: Development and Assessment of an Online University Course in Waterfowl Ecology and Management
by Lauren H.R. Senn, Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC , et al
Presented by Lauren H.R. Senn - Email: lhsenn@g.clemson.edu
Online courses offer an opportunity for students who are unable to take an on campus course to gain knowledge in a topic or meet an academic requirement. Clemson University is, to our knowledge the only US institution offering an online course in Wat...B.1-5: Can partnerships help preserve the future for professional waterfowl/wetland education?
by Karla Guyn, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Stonewall, Manitoba, et al
Presented by Karla Guyn - Email: k_guyn@ducks.ca
Since the 1930s and the emergence of waterfowl management as a profession, non-profits, government and academic institutions have partnered to advance its success. Initially these partnerships often focused on basic waterfowl life history then follow...B.2-1: Temporal Trends in Body Condition of Midcontinent Arctic Geese Wintering in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
by Ethan R. Massey, Ducks Unlimited, Inc, Saint Charles, AR, et al
Presented by Ethan R. Massey - Email: emassey@ducks.org
Midcontinent winter populations of arctic nesting geese Anser sp. (hereafter, arctic geese), specifically greater white-fronted geese Anser albifrons frontalis, lesser snow geese Anser caerulescens caerulescens, and Ross’s geese Anser rossii have inc...B.2-2: Using plasma-lipid metabilites to index mass changes in birds: are triglycerides more indicative of energy income or lipid deposition?
by Eric J. Smith, Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455, USA, et al
Presented by Heath M. Hagy - Email: heath_hagy@fws.gov
Energy acquisition and storage are important during resource-limited periods for survival, migration, and subsequent physiological events of migratory birds. Plasma-lipid metabolites (i.e. triglyceride [TRIG], -hydroxybutyrate [BOHB]) have been used...B.2-3: Using plasma lipid metabolite indices to evaluate stopover habitat for spring-migrating canvasbacks
by Andrew F. Bouton, Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455, USA, et al
Presented by Heath M. Hagy - Email: heath_hagy@fws.gov
Wetland loss and degradation on stopover areas for migratory waterfowl can lead to food shortages and reduced refueling efficiency. The spring condition hypothesis states that migratory stopover areas are vital for acquiring nutrients necessary for ...B.2-4: Can lipid metabolites of ducks index habitat conditions?
by Michael J. Anteau, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, et al
Presented by Michael J. Anteau - Email: manteau@usgs.gov
With mounting concerns over wetland habitat loss and degradation is the need to understand those impacts on duck populations. However, concerns about habitat quality often manifest at small spatial scales and population dynamics are a lagging indica...B.2-5: Behavioral multipliers to resting metabolic rate in black ducks and lesser scaup
by Jacob W. McPherson, Ducks Unlimited and University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, Easton, MD, et al
Presented by Jacob McPherson - Email: jmcpherson@ducks.org
American black duck (Anas rubripes) and lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) are species of concern within North American Waterfowl Management Plan goals. Historic declines in these populations may be the result of multiple factors including resource availa...B.3-1: Deterring gillnet bycatch: determining sea duck underwater hearing thresholds
by Kathleen A. McGrew, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, et al
Presented by Alicia Wells-Berlin - Email: aberlin@usgs.gov
As diving foragers, sea ducks are vulnerable to underwater anthropogenic activities, including naval sonar activity and gillnet fisheries. Bycatch in gillnets is a principle driver of mortality for sea ducks, killing hundreds of thousands of seabird...B.3-2: Assessment of Predator Reduction on Nest Success of Over-water Nesting Ducks
by Michael K. Johnson, University of Minnesota, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, St. Paul, Minnesota, et al
Presented by Michael K. Johnson - Email: joh07575@umn.edu
Although numerous studies have demonstrated that lethal predator management improves nesting success of upland nesting waterfowl, less is known about its potential effect on over-water nesting species. We assessed daily nest survival rates of over-wa...B.3-3: Northern Pintail Duckling Survival in Agricultural Landscapes and Benefits of Fall-Seeded Cereals
by David Johns, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, et al
Presented by David Johns - Email: david.johns@usask.ca
Northern pintail populations continue to remain below management objectives despite favorable habitat conditions in the Prairie Pothole Region; a result of low reproductive success due to agricultural intensification and higher nest predation in modi...B.3-4: Evaluating fall-seeded cover crops for nesting waterfowl in eastern South Dakota
by Charles W. Gallman, Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USA, et al
Presented by Charles W. Gallman - - Email: charles.gallman@sdstate.edu
The Prairie Pothole Region is the primary breeding ground for North American waterfowl. This landscape was historically dominated by mixed and tallgrass prairies interspersed with wetlands, but >70% of native grassland area has been lost due to wides...