Louisiana Project
Comparison of Avian Communities and Hydrological Characteristics on Restored and Natural Marshes in Coastal Louisiana
July 2020 - August 2024
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Louisiana has embarked on a $50 billion coastal restoration program. Numerous marshes have been restored under previous funding mechanisms but little evaluation has been conducted to determine the effects on bird communities. Surface flooding can have significant effects on bird communities, but we know little about hydrologic conditions on restored sites. In this study, we are evaluating bird communities and hydrologic conditions in restored marshes and paired natural marshes in close vicinity to the restored marsh.
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Wiebe, J.J., R. Dobbs, J. Hemming, D. Hewitt, J.S. Gleason, S. King, K. Freer-Leonards, T. Baker, D. Lee, J.A. Nyman, T. Carruthers, E.Windhoffer, J. Henkel, and J. Bienn. 2024. Louisiana Coastwide Avian Restoration, Monitoring and Adaptive Management Session Category: Deepwater Horizon Science Coordination: Restoration, Co-Production, and Synthesis. Gulf of Mexico Conference, Tampa, FL. | February 2024 |
| Moran, L.L.K., A. Lipford, S.L. King, and J.A. Nyman. 2023. Characterizing trends of secretive marshbird distributions across the Deltaic Plain of Louisiana. Waterbird Society Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | October 2023 |
| Theses and Dissertations | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Lipford, K.A. 2024.If You Build It, Will They Come? Assessing Habitat Quality for Marsh Birds at Created Marshes in Southeastern Louisiana. M.S. Thesis. Louisiana State University. https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5891/ | May 2024 |