Alaska Project
The effects of wetland management and landscape characteristics on black tern and associated species breeding colonies
April 2007 - December 2010
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Science Support Partnership
Information needs identified by the USFWS include identification and inventory of existing colonies and breeding habitat, and the effects of wetland management and restoration; development of population monitoring protocols will also be addressed. The objectives of this study are to: (1) evaluate information collected for the USFWS Species Assessment for its potential to determine habitat availability across the breeding range of Black Terns; Researchers will use a subsample of wetlands within the Black Tern breeding range to: (2) inventory existing Black Tern colonies; (3) inventory and assess large-scale habitat characteristics; (4) make preliminary evaluations of the effects of wetland management and restoration on breeding populations of this species. Researchers will use information collected during this study to assist in the development of standardized monitoring protocol.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Steen, V. A. and A. N. Powell. 2012. Wetland selection by breeding and foraging Black Terns in the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States. Condor 114:155-165. | February 2012 |
| Steen, V. A. and A. N. Powell. 2012. Potential effects of climate change on the distribution of waterbirds in the Prairie Pothole Region, U.S.A. Waterbirds 35(2):217-229. | September 2012 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Steen V. A. and A. N. Powell. 2009. A comparison of multi-scale habitat models for black terns. Poster, 16th Wildlife Society Conference, Monterey, CA. | September 2009 |
| Steen V. A. and A. N. Powell. 2009. Habitat selection of black terns in the Prairie Pothole Region. 33rd Waterbird Society Conference, Cape May, NJ. | November 2009 |
| Steen V. A. and A. N. Powell. 2009. Nest site and foraging habitat selection by black terns in the Prairie Pothole region. COS/AOU/SCO Joint Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. | February 2010 |
| Steen, V. and A. Powell. 2011. Potential effects of climate change on waterbirds in the Prairie Pothole Region, USA. 11 March, AFO/COS/WOS Joint Meeting, Kearney, NE. | March 2011 |
| Steen, V., A. N. Powell, and S. Skagen. 2011. Potential effects of climate change on the distribution of wetland-associated birds in the Prairie Pothole Region, USA. 14 March, Waterbird Society Annual Meeting, Grand Island, NE. | March 2011 |