Minnesota Project
Resource use of arctic peregrine falcons along the Colville River, Alaska
September 2010 - December 2015
Personnel
- DAVID ANDERSEN, Co-Principal Investigator
- Jason Bruggeman, Non-PI Collaborator
- Patricia Kennedy, Co-Principal Investigator
Participating Agencies
- Alaksa Field Office
The Colville River Special Area (CRSA) was designated in 1977 to protect nesting and foraging habitat of the then-endangered Arctic peregrine falcon. The objectives of this project are to (1) summarize and evaluate existing CRSA peregrine nesting data to assess nesting habitat use and related productivity, and (2) implement additional data collection efforts focused on assessing nesting area occupancy related to habitat and other factors associated with productivity. This information will help inform management of the CRSA.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Bruggeman, J.E., T. Swem, D.E. Andersen, P.L. Kennedy, and D. Nigro. 2016. Multi-season occupancy models identify abiotic and biotic factors influencing a recovering Arctic Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius population in a variable climate. Ibis 158:61-74. DOI:10.1111/ibi.12313. | Download | January 2016 |
| Bruggeman, J.E., T. Swem, D.E. Andersen, P.L. Kennedy, and D. Nigro. 2015. Dynamics of a recovering arctic bird population: the importance of climate, density dependence, and site quality. Ecological Applications 25:1932-1943. DOI:10.1890/14-1591.1.sm | Download | December 2015 |