Arkansas Project
King Rail Breeding and Brood Ecology
April 2011 - June 2015
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- Webless Migratory Game Bird Research and Managment Program
- University of Arkansas
King rails are declining throughout their range, especially so for migrant king rails. Recruitment of king rails is not well known and is thought to be a problem. This study will study both breeding and brood ecology of king rails at the Red Slough Wildlife Management Area in southeastern Oklahoma. We intend to conduct a series of water level manipulations at the site to investigate how king rails select among sites and whether water level management affects recruitment.
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Fournier, A. M. V., and D. G. Krementz. 2013. Preliminary Results of Effects of Wetland Management Strategies on Habitat Use of Fall Migrating Rails on Intensively-Managed Wetland Complexes in Missouri. The Wildlife Society Meeting, Milwaukee, WI. | October 2013 |
| Fournier, Auriel M.V., David G. Krementz, Doreen C. Mengel, Andy H. Raedeke. 2013 Phenology, Habitat Use and Co-Occurrence of Fall Migrating Yellow Rails on Intensively-Managed Wetland Complexes in Missouri - Research In Progress. Yellow Rail Virtual Scientific Symposium | July 2013 |