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Vegetation associations of riparian birds in successional woodlands along the regulated Missouri River

Merkord, C. L., A. Rastandeh, A. Benson, M. D. Dixon, and D. L. Swanson. 2023. Vegetation associations of riparian birds in successional woodlands along the regulated Missouri River. Avian Conservation and Ecology 18(2):9.

The following peer-reviewed responses to this article have been published:

Vegetation associations of riparian birds in successional woodlands along the regulated Missouri River

Redistribution of wintering American Common Eiders (Somateria mollisima dresseri)

Gutowsky, S., G.J. Robertson, M.L. Mallory, N.R. McLellan, and S.G. Gilliland. 2023. Redistribution of wintering American Common Eiders (Somateria mollisima dresseri). Avian Conservation and Ecology 18(2):8.

Full-service hotels, convenience stores, or fire escapes? Evaluating the functional role of stopover sites for Neotropical migrants following passage across the Gulf of Mexico in autumn

Solomon, L. E., A. Celis-Murillo, M. P. Ward, and J. L. Deppe. 2023. Full-service hotels, convenience stores, or fire escapes? Evaluating the functional role of stopover sites for Neotropical migrants following passage across the Gulf of Mexico in autumn. Avian Conservation and Ecology 18(2):7.

Accurate abundance estimation of cliff-breeding Bounty Island shags using drone-based 2D and 3D photogrammetry

Mattern, T., K. Pütz, H. L. Mattern, D. M. Houston, R. Long, B. C. Keys, J. W. White, U. Ellenberg, and P. Garcia-Borboroglu. 2023. Accurate abundance estimation of cliff-breeding Bounty Island shags using drone-based 2D and 3D photogrammetry. Avian Conservation and Ecology 18(2):6.

Spatial segregation between Gray-cheeked Thrush and an introduced nest predator in a managed forest landscape

McDermott, J. P. B., D. M. Whitaker, and I. G. Warkentin. 2023. Spatial segregation between Gray-cheeked Thrush and an introduced nest predator in a managed forest landscape. Avian Conservation and Ecology 18(2):5.

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