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Presented by Dana Varner - Email: Dana_Varner@fws.gov
The Rainwater Basin Wetland region (RWB) of Nebraska is the focal point of spring waterfowl migration in the Central Flyway. Currently, over 85% of the historic wetland basins have been drained for agriculture production. Based on population object...Presented by Andrew D. Gilbert - Email: agilb849@illinois.edu
Important aspects of contemporary wildlife surveys for use in adaptive management frameworks include logistical practicality, cost efficiency, and minimal or estimable visibility bias. While logistical and financial feasibility can be readily determ...Presented by Jackson W. Kusack - Email: jkusack@uwo.ca
Conservation and management of waterfowl requires accurate information on migratory connectivity between breeding and harvest areas. The international adaptive harvest management strategy between Canada and the US for the American Black Duck (Anas ru...Presented by Scott Gilliland - Email: sgg64@mac.com
Population size estimation is essential in ecology and conservation studies. Aerial photography can provide high resolution images of an entire population in many cases. However, exhaustive manual counting is tedious, slow and difficult to verify, wh...Presented by Edward B. Farley - Email: efarley@ducks.org
Wetland managers need to understand food availability of wetlands to adapt management techniques and provide adequate resources for migrating waterfowl. Soil core sampling is an important tool to determine the density of seeds and tubers available t...Presented by Desmond Mackell - Email: dmackell@usgs.gov
Identifying the migration routes and stopover sites of migrating Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera septentrionalium) can provide a spatial guide to conservation efforts of this understudied species. Most information known about the distribution of Ci...Presented by Drew N. Fowler - Email: drew.fowler@wisconsin.gov
The advancement of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) technology has facilitated a new field of drone ecology and offers expanding applications in waterfowl breeding ecology and research. Estimates of nest success and brood counts are important measure...Presented by Hannah Edwards - Email: hannahedwards@trentu.ca
There are a variety of human and ecological factors that can influence the nesting habits of Canvasbacks in South-western Manitoba. This research examines (1) length of incubation breaks (off bouts) and the influence of ground observers on the length...Presented by Dan J. Smith - Email: djssmith@ucdavis.edu
In 1986 the North American Waterfowl Management Plan called for the protection and enhancement of habitat for wintering waterfowl, specifically citing the need to increase the waterfowl carrying capacity of these habitats. In response, numerous studi...Presented by Bruce D. Dugger - Email: bruce.dugger@oregonstate.edu
Wildfowl is an international scientific journal published annually by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). It disseminates original material on the ecology, biology and conservation of wildfowl (Anseriformes) and ecologically associated birds (such a...Presented by Joshua T. Ackerman - Email: jackerman@usgs.gov
Mammalian predation on ground-nesting waterfowl often is the primary cause of nest failure. Understanding how individual predators interact with duck nests and move through different habitats may inform management practices and improve nest success. ...Presented by Gary Macy - Email: gjmacy@syr.edu
The Anas rubripes (hereon black duck) population decreased by 50% since the 1950s and is a focal species of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Anas platyrhynchos (hereon mallards) have since replaced black ducks across much of their range in eastern...Presented by Brett Leach - Email: brettleach@alumni.uwsp.edu
Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors, BWTE) are among the first ducks to migrate south in the fall and last to migrate north in the spring. Primarily wintering in the Neotropics, little is known about their winter habitat use and survival. With recent a...Presented by Matthew J. Garrick - Email: matt.garrick@dnr.iowa.gov
Migration chronology plays an important role in the timing of waterfowl hunting seasons. The objective of this study is to investigate trends in timing of migration chronology of dabbling duck species common to Iowa. We counted ducks on waterfowl ref...Presented by Michael L Schummer - Email: mlschumm@esf.edu
In the Atlantic Flyway, lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens; LSGO) as depicted as migrating through central and western New York, whereas greater snow geese (Chen caerulescens atlantica; GSGO) are confined to eastern New York. Anecdotal...Presented by Michael L Schummer - Email: mlschumm@esf.edu
Environmental change can reduce species barriers and increase interactions between closely-related species. In closely-related species with recent evolutionary divergence and little niche differentiation, behavioral dominance may lead to range colla...Presented by Cynthia E. Anchor - Email: cynthia.anchor@sdstate.edu
Past research has provided evidence that movement patterns and habitat use by waterfowl shift as cover and foraging needs change across life history periods. During the post-fledging period, the behavior and physiology of young mallards (Anas platyrh...Presented by Jay A. VonBank - Email: jay.vonbank@students.tamuk.edu
Greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) use both agricultural and wetland habitats throughout winter with changes in use exhibited temporally and in relation to environmental and landscape factors. Currently, an unknown proportion of ...Presented by Jay A. VonBank - Email: jay.vonbank@students.tamuk.edu
Greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons frontalis) commonly wintered in the Gulf Coastal marshes of Texas and Louisiana before moving inland following agricultural expansion during the 1940s. During the last decade, white-fronted geese have fur...Presented by Georgina R. Eccles - Email: missgreccles@gmail.com
The continental population of the northern pintail (Anas acuta) remains depressed after 3 decades of good to excellent habitat conditions on breeding areas. As most other duck populations have realized record population abundance over this period, n...Presented by Todd W. Arnold - Email: arnol065@umn.edu
Duckling survival is the most influential factor affecting population growth of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in New Zealand. Understanding how habitat choices affect duckling survival can provide valuable insights for managing landscapes to increase...