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Partnering For Quail In South Carolina: A Cooperative Approach Making A Difference, Gary M. Peters, Michael Wayne Hook, Mark S. Garner, Jeffrey M. Magniez, Charles W. Mckinney, Jordan S. Nanney
Partnering For Quail In South Carolina: A Cooperative Approach Making A Difference, Gary M. Peters, Michael Wayne Hook, Mark S. Garner, Jeffrey M. Magniez, Charles W. Mckinney, Jordan S. Nanney
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) identified 15 national quail focal areas throughout the distribution of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) in June 2016. The first NBCI Focal Area on U.S. Forest Service System land emerged from the existing 16,200-hectare Indian Creek Woodland and Savanna Restoration Initiative (ICWSRI). The ICWSRI is an ongoing collaborative project involving partners from 10 agencies and organizations in the Piedmont of South Carolina. Cooperation among federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and private landowners, combined with assistance programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) have currently resulted in 2,547 hectares …
Response Of Grassland Birds To Agricultural Intensity At Different Spatial Scales In Texas, Anna Matthews, M. Clay Green, James Giocomo
Response Of Grassland Birds To Agricultural Intensity At Different Spatial Scales In Texas, Anna Matthews, M. Clay Green, James Giocomo
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The decline in grassland birds is often associated with habitat loss due to intensity of conversion to agricultural lands and the alterations of natural disturbances. We sought to identify agricultural effects at differing scales that correlate to Texas grassland bird abundance, especially northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Ninety-five roadside routes were surveyed in 20 Texas counties ranging from the Oklahoma border to the coastal plains. We conducted point counts in May and June from 2013 to 2016. To estimate the coarse effects of agriculture on bird abundance at a county level, we used number of cattle and area of …
Evaluating Temporal Differences In Land Cover: Implications For Managing Bobwhite At The Landscape Scale In Virginia, Scott D. Klopfer, Daniel A. Cross, Kevin Mcguckin, Jay E. Howell, K. Marc Puckett
Evaluating Temporal Differences In Land Cover: Implications For Managing Bobwhite At The Landscape Scale In Virginia, Scott D. Klopfer, Daniel A. Cross, Kevin Mcguckin, Jay E. Howell, K. Marc Puckett
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Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations have declined substantially across large portions of their range. A number of factors may be contributing to that decline including disease, predation, pesticides, and habitat loss. Of these, habitat loss has emerged as the primary factor. Habitat loss has occurred at large and small scales. It is relatively easy to evaluate bobwhite habitat at the micro scale, but evaluating habitat change at the landscape scale is difficult. The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate a novel technique using aerial imagery and line transects to evaluate both contemporary and historic landscapes effectively, …
Utility Of Fine Resolution Land Cover Data For Modeling Northern Bobwhite Abundance In The Oaks And Prairies Of Oklahoma, Nicolas Jaffe, Timothy O'Connell, James Giocomo
Utility Of Fine Resolution Land Cover Data For Modeling Northern Bobwhite Abundance In The Oaks And Prairies Of Oklahoma, Nicolas Jaffe, Timothy O'Connell, James Giocomo
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Management of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) requires landscape-level planning to promote sustainable populations. Limitations in time and resources necessitate the use of large geographic datasets to efficiently evaluate habitat suitability across landscapes. Many such datasets, however, are limited by a lack of detailed and current information relevant to regional management efforts. To meet this need, regional partners recently released the Oklahoma Ecological Systems Mapping (OESM) product, which offers high spatial and thematic resolution vegetation data, current to 2015. We evaluated the utility of the new OESM product for modelling abundance of northern bobwhite and other grassland birds, relating …
Impacts Of Habitat Fragmentation On Northern Bobwhites In The Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Katherine S. Miller, Leonard A. Brennan, Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso, Fidel Hernández, Eric D. Grahmann, Atiye Z. Okay, X. Ben Wu, Markus J. Peterson, Heather Hannusch, Jose Mata, Jaclyn Robles
Impacts Of Habitat Fragmentation On Northern Bobwhites In The Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Katherine S. Miller, Leonard A. Brennan, Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso, Fidel Hernández, Eric D. Grahmann, Atiye Z. Okay, X. Ben Wu, Markus J. Peterson, Heather Hannusch, Jose Mata, Jaclyn Robles
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The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) has experienced range wide declines over the last several decades, primarily due to loss and fragmentation of habitat. As populations decline, there is a need for understanding factors that impact bobwhite population persistence at local and regional spatial scales. Our goal was to assess changes in land use and their relationship to bobwhite declines at 3 different spatial scales (region, county, and home range) in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. We used North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data from 1974-2014 to create abundance maps and trends. At the regional scale, we compared bobwhite …
Landscape-Scale Geospatial Assessment Of Open Pine And Natural Grassland Condition For Northern Bobwhite In The Gulf Coastal Plains And Ozarks, Toby Gray, Kristine Evans, Todd Jones-Farrand
Landscape-Scale Geospatial Assessment Of Open Pine And Natural Grassland Condition For Northern Bobwhite In The Gulf Coastal Plains And Ozarks, Toby Gray, Kristine Evans, Todd Jones-Farrand
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The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative 2.0 (NBCI) suggests >13 million acres of pine forests and >600,000 acres of grasslands have high potential for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) conservation in the Southeast. The Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) identifies northern bobwhite as one of 15 indicator species for open pine/woodland/savanna and grassland/prairie ecological systems, and describes specific habitat conditions considered desirable as measurable landscape endpoints in each system as part of an Integrated Science Agenda (ISA). The ISA suggests bobwhite are limited by the habitat characteristics associated with basal area and canopy cover in pine …
Data-Driven Planning For The Conservation Of Grassland Birds In The Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region, Cara J. Joos, Jane A. Fitzgerald, Christopher M. Lituma, James Giocomo, Larry Heggemann
Data-Driven Planning For The Conservation Of Grassland Birds In The Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region, Cara J. Joos, Jane A. Fitzgerald, Christopher M. Lituma, James Giocomo, Larry Heggemann
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The Central Hardwoods Joint Venture held two workshops in 2006 to delineate bobwhite focus areas across the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region (BCR) for targeting on-the-ground conservation efforts. From 2008 – 2012, we conducted randomized sets of point counts within counties containing bobwhite focal areas to assess the efficacy of that method for monitoring grassland birds within focal areas, and to assess relationships of conservation practices with bird species occupancy and abundance. We collected data on nine species of Partners in Flight priority species, including northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Land cover types within a 200-m buffer of each …
A Method For Setting Northern Bobwhite Population And Habitat Objectives For Large Landscape Partnerships, James Giocomo, William Vermillion, Stephen Demaso, Barry Wilson, Jon Hayes, Kenneth Gee, Jesús Franco, Aimee Roberson, Robert Perez, Jeff Raasch, Bill Bartush, Benjamin Kahler
A Method For Setting Northern Bobwhite Population And Habitat Objectives For Large Landscape Partnerships, James Giocomo, William Vermillion, Stephen Demaso, Barry Wilson, Jon Hayes, Kenneth Gee, Jesús Franco, Aimee Roberson, Robert Perez, Jeff Raasch, Bill Bartush, Benjamin Kahler
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Population and habitat objectives are the foundation for many conservation actions. Often objectives set at one scale are difficult to translate to larger or smaller scales. Three bird habitat Joint Ventures, Gulf Coast, Oaks & Prairies, and Rio Grande, working cooperatively with the Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, have a common objective to stabilize northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations in four Bird Conservation Regions. We cooperatively developed a method using the North American Breeding Bird Survey trend for several scenarios with different time horizons (10-, 20-, 30-year, or longer), the spring home range size, and the per …
How Many Are There? Estimating The North American Northern Bobwhite Population Size For Conservation Planning Purposes, James Giocomo, William Vermillion, Stephen Demaso, Arvind Panjabi
How Many Are There? Estimating The North American Northern Bobwhite Population Size For Conservation Planning Purposes, James Giocomo, William Vermillion, Stephen Demaso, Arvind Panjabi
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Three bird habitat Joint Ventures, Gulf Coast, Oaks & Prairies, and Rio Grande, developed a method to set spring population and habitat objectives for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations in four Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). The method requires an estimate of current population size that can be stepped down to the management unit of interest. Several methods have been designed to estimate range-wide populations over the past two decades for fall (post-breeding) and spring (pre-breeding). The 2002 Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) provided an estimate of 6,714,000 birds for the 1999 breeding population. The 2007 Partners in Flight …
Automated Identification And Mapping Of Woody Habitat Using Digital Ortho Imagery, Keith Wethington
Automated Identification And Mapping Of Woody Habitat Using Digital Ortho Imagery, Keith Wethington
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) restoration efforts operate at multiple spatial scales, from landscape (regional) levels to farm level (local). Choosing proper data sources, analysis techniques, and accounting for differences in scale (minimum mapping unit) between sources are critical first steps to successfully delivering habitat information useful for broad regional planning efforts and site specific research and management activities. To this end, we compared 3 methods of creating a habitat map and associated data: National Landcover Dataset (NLCD) 2006, hand digitized from 2010 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery, and an Interactive Supervised Classification of 1-m NAIP imagery using …
The Law Of Interspersion And The Principle Of Edge: Old Arguments And A New Synthesis, Mark M. Mcconnell, L. Wes Burger Jr., James A. Martin
The Law Of Interspersion And The Principle Of Edge: Old Arguments And A New Synthesis, Mark M. Mcconnell, L. Wes Burger Jr., James A. Martin
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Leopold’s interspersion hypothesis has experienced fluctuating acceptance, opposition and neglect due to its unintentional ambiguous description and seemingly simplistically universal application. Originally developed to describe the positive association between animal density and habitat heterogeneity in the landscape, the hypothesis has been mischaracterized as the principle of edge resulting from Guthery and Bingham’s (1992) assertion that the interspersion hypothesis could be modeled by the amount of ‘high contrast’ edge and that edge density and interspersion were synonymous. We contend that Leopold’s original intention was not to promote more edge density is always better but rather to promote interspersion of habitat types …
Uncertainty And The Entanglement Of Habitat Loss And Fragmentation Effects In The Management Of Northern Bobwhite, Mason H. Cline, Richard B. Chandler, Clinton T. Moore, James A. Martin
Uncertainty And The Entanglement Of Habitat Loss And Fragmentation Effects In The Management Of Northern Bobwhite, Mason H. Cline, Richard B. Chandler, Clinton T. Moore, James A. Martin
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
There is a need to understand the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and other grassland bird species and relate this to conservation action and delivery, especially in areas of intensive anthropogenic development. Through our research, we investigated the factors contributing to habitat loss and fragmentation in order to prioritize management within the Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GCP LCC) region of Texas, USA. For this geographic region, we completed these objectives: analyzed grassland bird habitat loss and fragmentation resulting from oil and gas development, which has become especially rapid in this …
Response Of Northern Bobwhite To Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Enhancement Through The State Wildlife Grant Program, Adam B. Butler, John P. Gruchy, Richard Hamrick, Matt Elliot
Response Of Northern Bobwhite To Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Enhancement Through The State Wildlife Grant Program, Adam B. Butler, John P. Gruchy, Richard Hamrick, Matt Elliot
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
The State Wildlife Grant (SWG) program provides funding through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to benefit species of greatest conservation need as recognized by State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plans (SCWCPs). The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) is an important game bird that shares habitat overlap with many priority species identified within SCWCPs. Specifically, in longleaf pine forests the Federally Threatened gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is dependent upon similar understory conditions as are bobwhite. As part of a multistate competitive SWG funded to enhance gopher tortoise habitat, we applied selective herbicide treatments and prescribed fire to longleaf …
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Focus Area Monitoring In The 2c Focus Area, Missouri, Beth Emmerich, W. T. White, E. Lee Metcalf
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Focus Area Monitoring In The 2c Focus Area, Missouri, Beth Emmerich, W. T. White, E. Lee Metcalf
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The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) began establishing Quail Focus Areas (QFAs) on private lands in 2004. The goal of QFAs is to increase and expand quail habitat management efforts at a larger scale. Because most (93%) of Missouri’s landscape is in private ownership, habitat improvement programs on private lands have greater potential to impact quail populations than on public lands alone. In spring of 2013, a group of MDC staff and Quail Forever biologists began monitoring bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and songbirds in a portion of the 2C QFA in Carroll County, Missouri as well as in …
Habitat Space Used By Northern Bobwhites And Texas Tortoises On South Texas Rangelands, Ross O. Couvillon, Leonard A. Brennan, Fidel Hernández, Bart M. Ballard, Thomas V. Dailey
Habitat Space Used By Northern Bobwhites And Texas Tortoises On South Texas Rangelands, Ross O. Couvillon, Leonard A. Brennan, Fidel Hernández, Bart M. Ballard, Thomas V. Dailey
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
South Texas rangelands are increasingly managed for recreational hunting, particularly northern bobwhite (Colinus virgianus). Effects of habitat management for game species on non-game species are largely unknown. Large private ranches used for recreational hunting could also provide habitat for the threatened Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri). We studied habitat use of Texas tortoises and northern bobwhites on a private ranch in South Texas that undergoes active habitat management. In 2015, tortoises (n = 12) and bobwhite hens (n = 42) were tracked during their active and breeding seasons, respectively, with radio-telemetry. Satellite images were analyzed …
Effects Of Tanglehead Expansion On Bobwhite Habitat Use In South Texas, John T. Edwards, Fidel Hernández, David B. Webster, Leonard A. Brennan, Chad J. Parent, Fred C. Bryant
Effects Of Tanglehead Expansion On Bobwhite Habitat Use In South Texas, John T. Edwards, Fidel Hernández, David B. Webster, Leonard A. Brennan, Chad J. Parent, Fred C. Bryant
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Usable space for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) has been reduced across a large portion of South Texas rangelands due to the spread of non-native, invasive grasses. A native grass, tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) has rapidly expanded its dominance in the western Sand Sheet of South Texas within the last 10-15 years. It has formed high-density monocultures, similar to non-native grasses, which are associated with losses of forb and grass diversity as well as bare ground, which are key components of bobwhite habitat. The objectives of our research were to 1) determine selection-avoidance of habitat features by bobwhites, …
An Evaluation Of Northern Bobwhite Conservation Research: A Call For Large-Scale Studies, Lex J. Gomez, Kelly S. Reyna
An Evaluation Of Northern Bobwhite Conservation Research: A Call For Large-Scale Studies, Lex J. Gomez, Kelly S. Reyna
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations have declined throughout the species’ range since the 1960s. Habitat loss and degradation are thought to have largely contributed to this decline by reducing the amount of space and resources required to sustain viable quail populations. Previous studies have attempted to address this issue by focusing on ranch-level management of bobwhites instead of on the effectiveness of large-scale techniques. Here, we review current and historical studies that have facilitated the implementation of management techniques on multiple scales. In doing so, we will also reveal the shortcomings of such studies by highlighting their narrowed …
Long-Term Population Stability In The Greater Red Hills Region Amidst Range-Wide Declines: A Case For Integrated Management, Theron M. Terhune Ii, D. Clay Sisson, William E. Palmer, Shane D. Wellendorf
Long-Term Population Stability In The Greater Red Hills Region Amidst Range-Wide Declines: A Case For Integrated Management, Theron M. Terhune Ii, D. Clay Sisson, William E. Palmer, Shane D. Wellendorf
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
All natural habitats possess inherent conservation value, including the presence of rare or endemic species, provision of ecosystem services, historic landmarks, or resources harvested. Large-scale loss of natural habitats and deterioration of fire-mediated habitats has caused precipitous declines of native fauna and flora in the southeastern US. The role of private landholdings in wildlife and conservation is often underestimated, and consumptive use of wildlife is commonly viewed as counterproductive to sustainability. However, in the Greater Red Hills region (GRH) of north Florida and south Georgia, intentional management for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) on private lands has not only …
The Role Of Joint Ventures In Northern Bobwhite Conservation, Stephen Demaso
The Role Of Joint Ventures In Northern Bobwhite Conservation, Stephen Demaso
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Partnerships are crucial part of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) conservation. A key principle is that no single entity can effectively address the complex landscape-level conservation issues to sustain populations and their supporting habitats in perpetuity. Joint Ventures (JVs) use a partnership based approach to deliver specific bird population and habitat objectives within their geography. Currently, 7 of the 12 JVs that occur in the North American bobwhite range have bobwhites listed as a priority species. This presentation will cover various topics including: 1) the history of JVs in North America; 2) an overview of the variety of models …
Predicting Northern Bobwhite Habitat In Semiarid Rangeland Using Landsat Imagery, Jeffrey G. Whitt, Kelly S. Reyna
Predicting Northern Bobwhite Habitat In Semiarid Rangeland Using Landsat Imagery, Jeffrey G. Whitt, Kelly S. Reyna
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Multiple studies have attempted to model northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) distribution using classified remotely sensed imagery in combination with pattern recognition software. These models tend to be more accurate in humid subtropical regions. To identify bobwhite habitat in subhumid and semiarid rangeland, we performed our own classification on 4 LANDSAT scenes of Clay County, Texas, from July and December 2015. Stands of mature little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) provide excellent bobwhite nesting cover and could be identified using LANDSAT imagery. Habitat was scored from 0 to 1.0 based on estimated range health, presence of little bluestem, and …
Vegetation And Arthropod Responses To Brush Reduction By Grubbing And Stacking, Carter Crouch, J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos, David B. Wester, Fidel Hernández, Leonard A. Brennan, Greta L. Schuster
Vegetation And Arthropod Responses To Brush Reduction By Grubbing And Stacking, Carter Crouch, J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos, David B. Wester, Fidel Hernández, Leonard A. Brennan, Greta L. Schuster
National Quail Symposium Proceedings
Grubbing is a mechanical brush-reduction technique that allows targeting of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Vachellia farnesiana) and can be used to open lanes for hunting northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus). Follow-up treatments of stacking allow the piling up of downed brush. We initiated this study on the Santa Gertrudis Division of the King Ranch, Inc., Texas, to determine effects of grubbing and stacking on vegetation and arthropod communities important to bobwhite. We hypothesized that grubbing and stacking would be able to selectively remove mesquite and huisache while leaving mixed brush species largely intact. We …
Temperature Assessment On A Reclaimed Surface Mine During Northern Bobwhite Breeding Season: Considerations For Habitat Management, Donald M. Yow, Jeremy P. Orange, John J. Morgan, Gary Sprandel, Danna L. Baxley, Eric Williams
Temperature Assessment On A Reclaimed Surface Mine During Northern Bobwhite Breeding Season: Considerations For Habitat Management, Donald M. Yow, Jeremy P. Orange, John J. Morgan, Gary Sprandel, Danna L. Baxley, Eric Williams
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Ground-level air temperatures were assessed within 4 distinct habitat areas on a managed reclaimed surface mine at Peabody Wildlife Management Area, Kentucky, 26 June–17 July 2015, during the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) brood season. Habitat consisted of disked and nondisked areas of native grass and an invasive species, sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata). Disked areas offered more open space for bobwhite mobility and experienced higher average temperatures than nondisked sites. Although statistically significant, differences in air temperature between disked and nondisked areas were likely too small to have practical implications for bobwhite habitat management in Kentucky under …
Temporal And Spatial Assessment Of Usable Space And Cover Type Interspersion For Northern Bobwhites On Private Farmlands In Southwestern Ohio, Robert J. Gates, Mark J. Wiley, Adam K. Janke, Marjorie R. Liberati
Temporal And Spatial Assessment Of Usable Space And Cover Type Interspersion For Northern Bobwhites On Private Farmlands In Southwestern Ohio, Robert J. Gates, Mark J. Wiley, Adam K. Janke, Marjorie R. Liberati
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Contemporary landscape change driven by socio-economic forces and advances in agricultural technology do not favor northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) in the Midwestern United States. The challenge of bobwhite conservation is to provide sufficient quantities of habitat with optimal configurations in proportions that satisfy needs throughout the year on private-owned working lands. We radio-tracked 58 coveys and 98 individual birds throughout the year in 2009-10 and 2010-11 on privately owned farmland in southwestern Ohio. We investigated temporal changes in usable space from use-availability data. Estimated proportions of usable space based on analyses of habitat selection across four study sites …
Strategic Habitat Conservation For Declining Grassland Wildlife Populations In The Oaks And Prairies Joint Venture, James Giocomo, Johnathan Hayes, Kenneth Gee, Jeff Raasch, Robert Perez
Strategic Habitat Conservation For Declining Grassland Wildlife Populations In The Oaks And Prairies Joint Venture, James Giocomo, Johnathan Hayes, Kenneth Gee, Jeff Raasch, Robert Perez
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Degradation and conversion of functioning grassland ecosystems in North America has driven significant declines in grassland wildlife populations across multiple taxa. In an effort to address declines in the grasslands of Oklahoma and Texas, a number of governmental agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations have partnered to form the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture (OPJV) to more strategically and collaboratively deliver conservation actions in this region. With northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) as the flagship species, OPJV has worked to implement a fully integrated Strategic Habitat Conservation framework that works at multiple scales to conduct biological planning, landscape conservation design, habitat …
Molecular Ecology Of New World Quails: Messages For Managers, Damon Williford, Randy W. Deyoung, Leonard A. Brennan
Molecular Ecology Of New World Quails: Messages For Managers, Damon Williford, Randy W. Deyoung, Leonard A. Brennan
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Recent genetic studies of New World quails (Odontophoridae) have yielded important, and sometimes, counter-intuitive insights regarding their evolutionary relationships, genetic diversity, population structure, and biogeographic history. Many of these new insights have important implications for managers. New World quails are a distinct family within galliforms, most closely related to guineafowl (Numididae) and pheasants (Phasianidae) rather than guans and chachalacas (Cracidae). The African stone partridges (Ptilopachus spp.) are the closest living relatives of the New World quails. The combination of phylogeographic studies with ecological niche modeling has revealed the biogeographic history of several species of New World quails, including Pleistocene …
Effects Of Broad-Scale Conservation On Northern Bobwhite Populations In Agricultural Landscapes, John M. Yeiser, John J. Morgan, Danna L. Baxley, Richard B. Chandler, James A. Martin
Effects Of Broad-Scale Conservation On Northern Bobwhite Populations In Agricultural Landscapes, John M. Yeiser, John J. Morgan, Danna L. Baxley, Richard B. Chandler, James A. Martin
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Private land initiatives such as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) are avenues for broad-scale northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) conservation. The CREP in Kentucky established 40,468 ha of native prairie grasses and riparian corridors in the Green River Basin. Northern bobwhite responses to similar conservation measures at local scales (i.e., the site of implementation) have been positive; however, the geographic extent of the influence of private land initiatives on populations is less understood. Our objectives were to investigate landscape-scale effects of CREP on northern bobwhite populations. Using a stratified random sampling design, 254 roadside point counts were performed …
Fall Quail Densities On Public Lands In Missouri: A Decade Of Monitoring, Beth Emmerich, Thomas V. Dailey
Fall Quail Densities On Public Lands In Missouri: A Decade Of Monitoring, Beth Emmerich, Thomas V. Dailey
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Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) fall population density has been determined annually since 2005 on 19 public land areas managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). These demonstration areas, known as Quail Emphasis Areas (QEAs), were created as part of the MDC Strategic Guidance for Northern Bobwhite Recovery: 2003-2013. Management of QEA bobwhite populations, habitat and hunting has been evaluated periodically at the area, regional and statewide scale, and the program has been perpetuated in an updated 2014-2024 Strategic Guidance. QEAs were selected to represent MDC administrative regions and are highly variable in many aspects, e.g., size range …
Monitoring Northern Bobwhite Populations Reduces Uncertainty About Management Effectiveness: A Paradigm Of Empiricism And Hope, Adam W. Green, Dallas P. Grimes, Greg Hagan, Richard Hamrick, Craig Harper, Patrick Keyser, John J. Morgan, I. B. Parnell, Reggie Thackston, Theron M. Terhune Ii, James A. Martin
Monitoring Northern Bobwhite Populations Reduces Uncertainty About Management Effectiveness: A Paradigm Of Empiricism And Hope, Adam W. Green, Dallas P. Grimes, Greg Hagan, Richard Hamrick, Craig Harper, Patrick Keyser, John J. Morgan, I. B. Parnell, Reggie Thackston, Theron M. Terhune Ii, James A. Martin
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Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) populations have been declining across their range for decades because of habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation. Habitat restoration and management—sometimes coupled with other cultural practices—has long been the paradigm for bobwhite conservation. However, the lack of peer-reviewed empirical evidence supporting the success of active management to increase bobwhite density and growth rates has created skepticism and uncertainty among some conservationists and user groups. Thus, our objectives were to test the basic prediction that active management can increase bobwhite populations across a large spatial extent and highlight the importance of population monitoring to refine management …
Response Of Northern Bobwhites To Habitat Improvement On Private Lands In The Rolling Plains Of Texas, C. Brad Dabbert, Robin Verble-Pearson
Response Of Northern Bobwhites To Habitat Improvement On Private Lands In The Rolling Plains Of Texas, C. Brad Dabbert, Robin Verble-Pearson
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Northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) in the Rolling Plains of Texas have experienced significant declines in recent years. Examination of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Quail Roadside Counts reveals a steep decline since 2007 in the Rolling Plains of Texas. Biologists only detected 2.91 birds/counting route in 2013. This number marked 2 years in a row of record lows (counts started in 1978) below the long-term mean of 19.7 birds/route (Texas Parks and Wildlife 2015). These numbers are not surprising given the historically damaging drought Texas has suffered. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department counts improved to 7.5 bobwhites/counting …
Population Response Of Three Quail Species To Habitat Restoration In South Texas, Eric D. Grahmann, Fidel Hernández, Leonard A. Brennan, Timothy E. Fulbright, Carter Crouch, Michael W. Hehman, David Heft, Robert Perez, Fred C. Bryant
Population Response Of Three Quail Species To Habitat Restoration In South Texas, Eric D. Grahmann, Fidel Hernández, Leonard A. Brennan, Timothy E. Fulbright, Carter Crouch, Michael W. Hehman, David Heft, Robert Perez, Fred C. Bryant
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Maintaining and increasing usable space is paramount for maintaining and increasing wild quail. Aside from weather and other factors that can temporarily reduce densities, range-wide, no factor has as much influence on quail populations as the amount of habitat present across the landscape. In the field of quail management, ‘‘bad news’’ is the norm, as many articles begin by explaining how a select species has declined. Here we provide good news and use 4 empirical examples of population increases for 3 quail species following creation of usable space and restoration of patch connectivity. From 2008–2014, a suite of independent projects …