Archives for Science

Includes “New spatial abundance models inform distribution, population, and trends for forest birds in Canada,” presented by Diana Stralberg (Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada and Boreal Avian Modelling Project) and Peter Solymos (Boreal Avian Modelling Project); and “Using species density models to set habitat conservation objectives for declining grassland songbirds in the Canadian Prairie Potholes,” presented by Barry Robinson (Canadian Wildlife Service).

Until recently, the basic building blocks for bird conservation planning have rested largely in a related series of databases that assess the status of species across a set of conservation vulnerability factors. Yet differences in methodology, database structure and accessibility, and even philosophy among separate bird conservation partnerships have resulted in a confusing array of […]