Cyndy Loftin, PhD (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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What is the value of wild bee pollination for wild blueberries and cranberries, and who values it? What is the value of wild bee pollination for wild blueberries and cranberries, and who values it?
Pollinator conservation efforts and growing interest in wild bee pollination have increased markedly in the last decade, making it increasingly important to have clear and practical estimates of the value of pollinators to agriculture. We used agricultural statistics, socio-economic producer surveys, and agronomic field research data to estimate traditional pollination value metrics and...
Authors
Aaron K. Hoshide, Francis A. Drummond, Thomas H. Stevens, Eric M. Venturini, Samuel P. Hanes, Martha M. Sylvia, Cynthia S. Loftin, David E. Yarborough, Anne L. Averill
Evaluation of vegetation-fire dynamics in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, with a Bayesian belief network Evaluation of vegetation-fire dynamics in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, with a Bayesian belief network
Vegetation response to wildfire has been studied extensively in upland ecosystems, but fire effects on temperate wetlands are less understood. We evaluated vegetation response to extensive wildfire in wetlands of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (ONWR), USA, with a spatially explicit Bayesian belief network model informed with data recorded during 1990–2012. We assessed model accuracy...
Authors
Cyndy Loftin, Margaret Q. Guyette, Paul R. Wetzel
Experimental evidence of long-term reproductive costs in a colonial nesting seabird Experimental evidence of long-term reproductive costs in a colonial nesting seabird
Trade-offs between current and future reproduction are central to the evolution of life histories. Experiments that manipulate brood size provide an effective approach to investigating future costs of current reproduction. Most manipulative studies to date, however, have addressed only the short-term effects of brood size manipulation. Our goal was to determine whether survival or...
Authors
Aly McKnight, Erik J. Blomberg, Gregory H. Golet, David B. Irons, Cyndy Loftin, Shawn T. McKinney
How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species? How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species?
Context Proxy species, which represent suites of organisms with similar habitat requirements, are common in conservation. Landscape Capability (LC) models aim to quantify the spatially-explicit capability of landscapes to support proxy species that represent suites of forest birds.Objectives We evaluated the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC) proxy models of LC and...
Authors
Zachary. G. Loman, William V. Deluca, Daniel J. Harrison, Cyndy Loftin, W. Scott Schwenk, Petra B. Wood
Landscape capability models as a tool to predict fine-scale forest bird occupancy and abundance Landscape capability models as a tool to predict fine-scale forest bird occupancy and abundance
Context Species-specific models of landscape capability (LC) can inform landscape conservation design. Landscape capability is “the ability of the landscape to provide the environment […] and the local resources […] needed for survival and reproduction […] in sufficient quantity, quality and accessibility to meet the life history requirements of individuals and local populations.”...
Authors
Zachary G. Loman, William DeLuca, Daniel J. Harrison, Cynthia S. Loftin, Brian W. Rolek, Petra B. Wood
Pairing field methods to improve inference in wildlife surveys while accommodating detection covariance Pairing field methods to improve inference in wildlife surveys while accommodating detection covariance
It is common to use multiple field sampling methods when implementing wildlife surveys to compare method efficacy or cost efficiency, integrate distinct pieces of information provided by separate methods, or evaluate method-specific biases and misclassification error. Existing models that combine information from multiple field methods or sampling devices permit rigorous comparison of...
Authors
John Clare, Shawn T. McKinney, John E. DePue, Cynthia S. Loftin
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 52
What is the value of wild bee pollination for wild blueberries and cranberries, and who values it? What is the value of wild bee pollination for wild blueberries and cranberries, and who values it?
Pollinator conservation efforts and growing interest in wild bee pollination have increased markedly in the last decade, making it increasingly important to have clear and practical estimates of the value of pollinators to agriculture. We used agricultural statistics, socio-economic producer surveys, and agronomic field research data to estimate traditional pollination value metrics and...
Authors
Aaron K. Hoshide, Francis A. Drummond, Thomas H. Stevens, Eric M. Venturini, Samuel P. Hanes, Martha M. Sylvia, Cynthia S. Loftin, David E. Yarborough, Anne L. Averill
Evaluation of vegetation-fire dynamics in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, with a Bayesian belief network Evaluation of vegetation-fire dynamics in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, with a Bayesian belief network
Vegetation response to wildfire has been studied extensively in upland ecosystems, but fire effects on temperate wetlands are less understood. We evaluated vegetation response to extensive wildfire in wetlands of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (ONWR), USA, with a spatially explicit Bayesian belief network model informed with data recorded during 1990–2012. We assessed model accuracy...
Authors
Cyndy Loftin, Margaret Q. Guyette, Paul R. Wetzel
Experimental evidence of long-term reproductive costs in a colonial nesting seabird Experimental evidence of long-term reproductive costs in a colonial nesting seabird
Trade-offs between current and future reproduction are central to the evolution of life histories. Experiments that manipulate brood size provide an effective approach to investigating future costs of current reproduction. Most manipulative studies to date, however, have addressed only the short-term effects of brood size manipulation. Our goal was to determine whether survival or...
Authors
Aly McKnight, Erik J. Blomberg, Gregory H. Golet, David B. Irons, Cyndy Loftin, Shawn T. McKinney
How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species? How well do proxy species models inform conservation of surrogate species?
Context Proxy species, which represent suites of organisms with similar habitat requirements, are common in conservation. Landscape Capability (LC) models aim to quantify the spatially-explicit capability of landscapes to support proxy species that represent suites of forest birds.Objectives We evaluated the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC) proxy models of LC and...
Authors
Zachary. G. Loman, William V. Deluca, Daniel J. Harrison, Cyndy Loftin, W. Scott Schwenk, Petra B. Wood
Landscape capability models as a tool to predict fine-scale forest bird occupancy and abundance Landscape capability models as a tool to predict fine-scale forest bird occupancy and abundance
Context Species-specific models of landscape capability (LC) can inform landscape conservation design. Landscape capability is “the ability of the landscape to provide the environment […] and the local resources […] needed for survival and reproduction […] in sufficient quantity, quality and accessibility to meet the life history requirements of individuals and local populations.”...
Authors
Zachary G. Loman, William DeLuca, Daniel J. Harrison, Cynthia S. Loftin, Brian W. Rolek, Petra B. Wood
Pairing field methods to improve inference in wildlife surveys while accommodating detection covariance Pairing field methods to improve inference in wildlife surveys while accommodating detection covariance
It is common to use multiple field sampling methods when implementing wildlife surveys to compare method efficacy or cost efficiency, integrate distinct pieces of information provided by separate methods, or evaluate method-specific biases and misclassification error. Existing models that combine information from multiple field methods or sampling devices permit rigorous comparison of...
Authors
John Clare, Shawn T. McKinney, John E. DePue, Cynthia S. Loftin