Louisiana Project
Distribution and Habitat Characteristics of Secretive Marshbirds in Southeastern 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 attention has been paid to providing habitat for secretive marshbirds. Furthermore, following oil spills, determining loss of secretive marshbirds is difficult but could be improved by better understanding specific habitat characteristics. In this study, we are evaluating the effects of local and landscape habitat characteristics on secretive marshbird abundance in five hydrologic basins of southeastern coastal Louisiana.
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Moran, L.L.K., A. Lipford, S.L. King, and J.A. Nyman. 2024. Characterizing trends of secretive marshbird distributions across the Deltaic Plain of Louisiana. Gulf of Mexico Conference, Tampa, Florida. | February 2024 |
| Moran, L.L.K., A. Lipford, J.A. Nyman, and S.L. King. 2025. The Processes and Patterns behind Secretive Marshbird Abundance and Movement within Southeastern Louisiana. State of the Coast, New Orleans, LA. | May 2025 |
| Moran, L.L.K., A. Lipford, D.N. Fowler, J.A. Nyman, and S.L. King. 2025.Water level dynamics affect displacement and home ranges of secretive marshbirds among seasons. Waterbird Society Annual Meeting, San Jose, Costa Rica. | January 2024 |
| Moran, L., A. Lipford, S.L. King, and J. Nyman. 2024. Characterizing ecological drivers of secretive marshbird distribution across southeastern Louisiana. Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan. | November 2024 |
| Theses and Dissertations | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Guo, Z. 2024. The hydrological impacts of woody plant encroachment on coastal tallgrass prairie of Texas. M.S. Thesis. Louisiana State University. https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/6010/ | August 2024 |