Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Ryan Stutzman

Master's
Email: ryan.stutzman85@huskers.unl.edu

Biography

My primary interests are in avian ecology and the use of GIS technology. Specifically, I am interested in how bird population use and respond to changing habitat, whether the change is perceived as 'bad' or 'good'. I am also very interested in using GIS technology to avoid the 'shotgun' approach and focus conservation strategies that are limited by financial realities. Finally, I am interested in helping bridge the sometimes sizable gap between research and management, in part by using GIS to help managers make focused decisions that are based on sound science.

Research Publications Publication Date
Stutzman, R.J., and J.J. Fontaine. 2015. Shorebird migration in the face of climate change: potential shifts in migration phenology and resource availability. Pp. 145–159 in E.M. Wood and J.L. Kellermann (editors), Phenological synchrony and bird migration: changing climate and seasonal resources in North America. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 47), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. | Abstract | Download January 2015
Jorgensen, C.F., R.J. Stutzman, L. Anderson, S. Decker, L.A. Powell, and J.J. Fontaine. 2013. Choosing a DIVA: a comparison of emerging digital imagery vegetation analysis techniques. Applied Vegetation Science 16:552-560. Doi: 10.1111/avsc.12037 | Download December 2013
Hutto, R.L. and R.J. Stutzman. 2009. Humans versus autonomous recording units: a comparison of point-count results. Journal of Field Ornithology 80: 387–398. October 2009
Fontaine, J.J., R.J. Stutzman, and L.Z. Gannes. 2015. Leaps, chains, and climate change for western migratory songbirds. Pp. 3–15 in E.M. Wood and J.L. Kellermann (editors). Phenological synchrony and bird migration: changing climate and seasonal resources in North America. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 47), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. | Download January 2015
Project Completion Date
Understanding landscape constraints on local management decisions December 2013
Migratory shorebird habitat decisions across spatial scales December 2013
Avian habitat relationships across ecological scales December 2018
Presentations Presentation Date
Fontaine, J.J., C. Gillespie and R.J. Stutzman. 2013. The interplay of climate and land-use change: Implications for a long distance migrant. Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Informational Seminar. Hastings, NE. February 2013