Publications

All publications are presented in PDF.

• Abundance and distribution of mangrove landbirds in Florida. North American Fauna. Lloyd, J. D., and G. L. Slater. In press. {no PDF}
• Predicting American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) breeding distribution in an urbanized coastal ecosystem using maximum entropy modeling. Virzi, T., J. L. Lockwood, R. G. Lathrop, Jr., S. M. Grodsky, and D. Drake. In Press. Waterbirds 40 (Special Publication 1): 104-122. {no PDF}
• Exploring differences in adult survival and site fidelity of migratory and non-migratory American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) populations. Murphy, S. P., T. Virzi, and F. Sanders. In Press. Waterbirds 40 (Special Publication 1): 32-43. {no PDF}
• Conservation implications of reproductive success of American Oystercatchers in an urbanized barrier island complex. Virzi, T., J. L. Lockwood, D. Drake, S. M. Grodsky, and T. Pover. 2016. Wader Study 123(3): 202-212.
• Agricultural lands subsidize winter diet of Pacific Dunlin (Calidrus alpina pacifica) at two major estuaries. Hobson, K. A., G. L. Slater, D. B. Lank, R. M. Milner, and R. Gardiner. 2013.  Condor 115:515-524.
• Re-introduction of the western bluebird to oak-prairie habitats in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Slater, G. L and B. Altman. 2013 . In Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013, Further case studies from around the globe (Editor, Pritpal S. Soorae). IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group.
• Re-introduction of brown-headed nuthatch & eastern bluebird to South Florida pine rocklands, USA. Slater, G. L., Lloyd, J. D., and S. Snow. 2013. In Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013, Further case studies from around the globe (Editor, Pritpal S. Soorae). IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group.
• Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla). Slater, G. L., J. D. Lloyd, J. H. Withgott and K. G. Smith. 2013. The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
• Responsiveness of Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor) during call-playback surveys in southern Florida. Frieze, R. D., S. M. Mullin, and J. D. Lloyd. 2012. Southeastern Naturalist: 447-454.
• The role of fire-return interval and season of burn in snag dynamics in a south Florida slash pine forest. Lloyd, J. D., G. L. Slater, and J. R. Snyder. 2012.  Fire Ecology 8:18-31.
• Fire history and the structure of pine-rockland bird assemblages. Lloyd, J. D., and G. L. Slater. 2012.  Natural Areas Journal 32:247-259.
• Abundance and distribution of breeding birds in the pine forests of Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Lloyd, J. D., and G. L. Slater. 2011.  Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 24: 1-9.
• Influence of fire and water regimes on pineland bird assemblages. Lloyd, J. D. and G. L. Slater. 2011.  Natural Areas Journal 31:270-282.
• Abundance and population trends of mangrove landbirds in southwest Florida. Lloyd, J. D., and T. Doyle. 2011.  Journal of Field Ornithology 82:132-139.
• Avian restoration in the prairie-oak ecosystem: a reintroduction case study of Western Bluebirds to San Juan Island, Washington. Slater, G. L and B. Altman. 2011. Northwest Science 85:223-232.
• Demography of reintroduced Eastern Bluebirds and Brown-headed Nuthatches. Lloyd, J. D., G. L. Slater, and S. Snow. 2009. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:955-964.
• Cooperative breeding in the brown-headed nuthatch. Cox, J. and G. L. Slater. 2007.  Wilson Bulletin 119:1-8.
• Environmental factors affecting productivity of brown-headed nuthatches. Lloyd, J. D., and G. L. Slater. 2007. . Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1968-1975.
• Analyzing avian nest survival in forests and grasslands: a comparison of the Mayfield and logistic-exposure methods. Lloyd, J. D., and J. J. Tewksbury. 2007. x. Studies in Avian Biology 34:96-104.
• Wildlife hot spots along highways in northwestern Oregon. Lloyd, J., A. Casey, and M. Trask. 2006. Pages 260-268 in C. L. Irwin, P. Garrett, and K. P. McDermott, eds. Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation. Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N. C.
• Tests of landscape influence:nest predation and brood parasitism in fragmented ecosystems. Tewksbury, J. J., L. Garner, S. Garner, J. D. Lloyd, V. Saab, and T. E. Martin. 2006.  Ecology 87:759-768.
• Reproductive success of Chestnut-collared Longspurs in native and exotic grassland. Lloyd, J. D. and T.E. Martin. 2005. Condor 107:363-374.
• Nest-site preference and maternal effects on offspring growth. Lloyd, J. D., and T. E. Martin. 2004. Behavioral Ecology 15:816-823.
• A rapid assessment protocol for identifying potential habitat linkages along roads. Ruediger, B., and J. D. Lloyd. 2003. Pages 205-225 in C.L. Irwin, P. Garrett, and K. P. McDermott, eds. Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation. Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
• Sibling competition and the evolution of developmental rates. Lloyd, J. D., and T. E. Martin. 2003. . Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 270:735-740.
• Trends in abundance of grassland birds following a spring prescribed burn in southern Arizona. Kirkpatrick, C., R.W. Mannan, S. DeStefano, and J. D. Lloyd. 2002. Trends in abundance of grassland birds following a spring prescribed burn in southern Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist 47:282-292. {no PDF}
• Positive interactions under nurse plants: spatial scale, stress gradients, and benefactor quality. Tewksbury, J. J., and J. D. Lloyd. 2001.  Oecologia 127:425-434.
• The effects of mesquite invasion on a southeastern Arizona grassland bird community. Lloyd, J.D., R.W. Mannan, S. DeStefano, and C. Kirkpatrick. 1998. Wilson Bulletin 110:403-408.
• Cooperative nesting by a trio of Bald Eagles. Garcelon, D. K., G. L. Slater, C. D. Danilson, and R. C. Helm. 1995.  Raptor Research 29:210-213.
• Polyandry and incest avoidance in the cooperative Stripe-backed Wren of Venezuela. Piper, W. H. and G. L. Slater. 1993.  Behaviour 124:227-247. {PDF}

Reports

All reports are presented in PDF.

• Assessing Restoration Effects on Bird Populations Following Tidal Restoration at Fir Island Farm and Other Sites in the Skagit-Stillaguamish River Delta, WA. 2017 Interim Progress Report to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Virzi, T., L. Rensel, R. Milner, and G. Slater.
• Recovery of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow – Subpopulation A. 2016 Annual Report to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Park Service. Virzi, T., M. J. Davis, and G. Slater.
• C-111 Project & Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Subpopulation D. 2016 Annual Report to the South Florida Water Management District. Virzi, T. and M. J. Davis.
• Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus Savannarum Floridanus) Conspecific Attraction Experiment. 2015 Report to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida. Virzi, T.
• Recovery of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow – Subpopulation A. 2015 Annual Report to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Virzi, T., M. J. Davis, and G. Slater.
• C-111 Project & Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Subpopulation D. 2015 Annual Report to the South Florida Water Management District. Virzi, T., M. J. Davis, and G. Slater.
• Recovery of the Endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow in Everglades National Park: Monitoring and Setting Priorities. 2014 Final Report to the United States National Park Service. Slater, G., M. J. Davis, and T. Virzi.
• C-111 Project & Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Subpopulation D. 2014 Annual Report to the South Florida Water Management District. Virzi, T. and M. J. Davis.
• Ecology and seasonal movements of Mangrove Cuckoo.  2014 Annual Report to Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Lloyd, J. D.
• Ecology and seasonal movements of Mangrove Cuckoo.  2013 Annual Report to Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Lloyd, J. D, and G L. Slater.
• San Juan Island Bluebird Reintroduction: evaluating restoration progress during the two-year post-translocation period (2012-2013).  Annual Report. Slater, G. L. 2013.
• Vancouver Island Western Bluebird Reintroduction Program Summary Report 2013. Annual Report. Slater, G. L. 2013.
• Translocation simulation for the Slender-billed White-Breasted Nuthatch. Final Report to the North American Bluebird Society. Slater, G.L. and B. Altman. 2013.
• Abundance, distribution, and breeding-season habitat requirements of mangrove landbirds in southern Florida. Final Report. Lloyd, J. D. and Slater, G. L. 2012.
• Limitations to spatio-temporal transferability of distribution models for Dunlin (Calidrus alpina) in the Pacific Northwest. Final Report to Pacific Coast Joint Venture. Zharikov, Y. and Slater, G. L. 2012.
• Space use and habitat selection by wintering Dunlin in the Skagit River Delta. Final Report to Seattle City Light. Slater, G. L., R. Milner, and R. Borkhateria. 2011.
• Reintroduction of Western Bluebirds to San Juan Island (2007-2011): translocation methodology and evaluating success. Final Report. Slater, G. L and B. Altman. 2011.
• Avian restoration in Everglades National Park: Eastern bluebird and wild turkey monitoring (2008-2009). Final report to Everglades National Park. Slater, G. L. 2010.
• Rapid ecological assessment of the avian community and their habitats on Andros, the Bahamas. Final report to The Nature Conservancy. Lloyd, J. D., and G. L. Slater. 2010.
• Avian restoration in Everglades National Park: avian monitoring, effects of fire, hydrology, and vegetation, and long-term recommendations for management of the pine rockland bird community (2005-2007). Final report to Everglades National Park. Slater, G. L., and J. D. Lloyd. 2010.
• Farming for wildlife: effects of flooding, forage harvest, and grazing on shorebirds, soil invertebrates, and vegetation on agricultural fields in the Skagit River delta. Final Report to The Nature Conservancy. Slater, G. L. and J. D. Lloyd. 2010.
• Farming for wildlife: effects of flooding, forage harvest, and grazing on soil properties and weed abundance on agricultural fields in the Skagit River delta. Final Report to The Nature Conservancy. Slater, G. L. and J. D. Lloyd. 2010.
• Taxonomy and population size of the Bahama Nuthatch. Final Report to the National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration.Lloyd, J. D., G. L. Slater, and A. E. Metcalf. 2009.
• Emergency management action plan for the endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, FL. Slater, G. L., R. L. Boulton, C. N. Jenkins, J. L. Lockwood, S. L. Pimm. 2009.
• Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator): a technical conservation assessment, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Slater, G. L. 2006.
• Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus): a technical conservation assessment. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Slater, G.L. and C. Rock. 2005. .
• Feasibility assessment for reintroducing the Slender-billed White-Breasted Nuthatch to South Puget Sound, Washington. Final Report to Pacific Coast Joint Venture and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Slater, G.L. and B. Altman. 2006.
• Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum): a technical conservation assessment. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region.Slater, G.L. 2004.
• Avian restoration in Everglades National Park: an evaluation of the Brown-headed Nuthatch and Eastern Bluebird reintroduction program during the 2-year post-translocation period (2002-2003). Final Report to Everglades National Park. Slater, G. L. 2004.
• Waterbird abundance and habitat use in estuarine and agricultural habitats of the Skagit and Stillaguamish River Deltas. Final report to Skagit River System Cooperative and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Slater, G. L. 2004.
• Avian restoration in Everglades National Park (1997-2001): Translocation methodology, population demography, and evaluating success. Final report to Everglades National Park. Slater, G. L. 2001.