Publications

use of opportunistic sightings and expert knowledge to predict and compare whooping crane stopover habitat.	predicting a species' distribution can be helpful for evaluating management actions such as critical habitat designations under the u.s. endangered species act or habitat acquisition and rehabilitation. whooping cranes (grus americana) are one of the rarest birds in the world, and conservation and management of habitat is required to ensure their survival. we developed a species distribution model (sdm) that could be used to inform habitat management actions for whooping cranes within the state ...	2015	25926004
predicting and mapping potential whooping crane stopover habitat to guide site selection for wind energy projects.	migratory stopover habitats are often not part of planning for conservation or new development projects. we identified potential stopover habitats within an avian migratory flyway and demonstrated how this information can guide the site-selection process for new development. we used the random forests modeling approach to map the distribution of predicted stopover habitat for the whooping crane (grus americana), an endangered species whose migratory flyway overlaps with an area where wind energy ...	2014	24372936