David Andersen, PhD
Unit Leader - Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
David serves as the Leader of the Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, having come to the MN Unit in 1989 as the Assistant Leader-Wildlife. He is a U.S. Geological Survey Wildlife Research Biologist, and his research focus is in the area of avian population ecology and conservation.
David is currently working with American woodcock in Minnesota, golden-winged warblers in the western Great Lakes region, Eastern Population sandhill cranes, and tundra peregrines in Alaska.
Research Interests
- Avian population ecology and conservation,
- Sampling from biological populations
Professional Experience
Unit Leader, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 1995-
Education and Certifications
Ph D University of Wisconsin-Madison
MS University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA St. Olaf College
Science and Products
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Migratory connectivity of American woodcock derived using satellite telemetry
American woodcock (Scolopax minor; woodcock) migratory connectivity (i.e., association between breeding and wintering areas) is largely unknown, even though current woodcock management is predicated on such associations. Woodcock are currently managed in the Eastern and Central management regions in the United States with the boundary between management regions analogous to the boundary between th
Authors
J. D. Moore, David Andersen, Thomas R. Cooper, J. P. Duguay, Shaun L. Oldenburger, C. A. Stewart, David G. Krementz
Landscape-scale greater prairie-chicken–habitat relations and the Conservation Reserve Program
Both the abundance of greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) and the area of grassland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in northwestern Minnesota, USA, have recently declined. Although wildlife conservation is a stated objective of the CRP, the impact of the CRP on greater prairie-chicken populations has not been quantified. To address that information need, we ev
Authors
Kalysta Adkins, Charlotte L. Roy, David Andersen, Robert G. Wright
Left out in the rain: Comparing productivity of two associated species exposes a leak in the umbrella species concept
Multi-species approaches to wildlife management have become commonplace and purport to benefit entire biological communities. These strategies aim to manage different, often taxonomically distant species under a single regime based on shared habitat associations and/or co-occurrence in the landscape. We tested the efficacy of multi-species management in the context of creating and maintaining earl
Authors
Gunnar R. Kramer, Sean M. Peterson, Kyle O. Daly, Henry M. Streby, David Andersen
Incorporating productivity as a measure of fitness into models of breeding area quality of Arctic peregrine falcons
Using empirical location data from individuals to model habitat quality and species distributions is valuable towards understanding habitat use of wildlife, especially for conservation and management planning. Incorporating measures of reproductive success or survival into these models helps address the role of vital rates (a surrogate of fitness) in affecting a species’ distribution. We used 24-y
Authors
David Andersen, Jason E. Bruggeman, Ted Swem, Patricia L. Kennedy, Debora Nigro
Evaluating outcomes of management targeting the recovery of a migratory songbird of conservation concern
Assessing outcomes of habitat management is critical for informing and adapting conservation plans. From 2013 – 2019, a multi-stage management initiative aims to create >25,000 ha of shrubland and early-successional vegetation to benefit Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) in managed forested landscapes of the western Great Lakes region. We studied a dense breeding population of Golden-
Authors
Henry M. Streby, Gunnar R. Kramer, Sean M. Peterson, David Andersen
Population trends in Vermivora warblers are linked to strong migratory connectivity
Migratory species can experience limiting factors at different locations and during different periods of their annual cycle. In migratory birds, these factors may even occur in different hemispheres. Therefore, identifying the distribution of populations throughout their annual cycle (i.e., migratory connectivity) can reveal the complex ecological and evolutionary relationships that link species a
Authors
Gunnar R. Kramer, David Andersen, David A. Buehler, Petra B. Wood, Sean M. Peterson, Justin A. Lehman, Kyle R. Aldinger, Lesley P. Bulluck, Sergio R. Harding, John A. Jones, John P. Loegering, Curtis G. Smalling, Rachel Vallender, Henry M. Streby
Response to Lisovski et al.
Lisovski et al. [1] describe the widely recognized limitations of light-level geolocator data for identifying short-distance latitudinal movements, recommend that caution be used when interpreting such data, intimated that we did not use such caution and argued that environmental shading likely explained the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) movements described in our 2015 report [2] .
Authors
Henry M. Streby, Gunnar R. Kramer, Sean M. Peterson, Justin A. Lehman, David A. Buehler, David Andersen
Distribution and migration chronology of Eastern population sandhill cranes
The Eastern Population (EP) of greater sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis tabida; cranes) is expanding in size and geographic range. Little information exists regarding the geographic extent of breeding, migration, and wintering ranges, migration chronology, or use of staging areas for cranes in the EP. To obtain these data, we attached solar global positioning system (GPS) platform transmitting
Authors
David L. Fronczak, David Andersen, Everett E. Hanna, Thomas R. Cooper
Nonbreeding isolation and population-specific migration patterns among three populations of Golden-winged Warblers
Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) are Nearctic–Neotropical migrants experiencing varied regional population trends not fully explained by breeding-grounds factors such as nest success. A lack of detailed information on the nonbreeding distributions, migration routes, or timing of migration among populations hampers our ability to identify population processes outside the breeding peri
Authors
Gunnar R. Kramer, Henry M. Streby, Sean M. Peterson, Justin A. Lehman, David A. Buehler, Petra B. Wood, Darin J. McNeil, Jeffrey L. Larkin, David E. Andersen
Species associations and habitat influence the range-wide distribution of breeding Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior) on Western Hudson Bay
Inter- and intra-specific interactions are potentially important factors influencing the distribution of populations. Aerial survey data, collected during range-wide breeding population surveys for Eastern Prairie Population (EPP) Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior), 1987–2008, were evaluated to assess factors influencing their nesting distribution. Specifically, associations between nesting
Authors
Matthew Reiter, David E. Andersen, Andrew H. Raedeke, Dale D. Humburg
Survival and habitat use of fledgling Golden-winged Warblers in the western Great Lakes region
Postfledging habitat use and fledgling survival remain unstudied for most songbirds, but this period is critical for understanding breeding habitat associations and full-season productivity. We used radiotelemetry to study movements, cover-type selection, and survival of fledgling Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) during the dependent postfledging period in managed forest landscapes
Authors
Henry M. Streby, Sean M. Peterson, David E. Andersen
Management implications of brood division in Golden-winged Warblers
Brood division in the postfledging period is a common avian behavior that is not well understood. Brood division has been reported in Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera), but it is not known how common this behavior is, whether males and females exhibit different strategies related to parental care and habitat use, or how brood division might influence management strategies. We radiomar
Authors
Sean M. Peterson, Henry M. Streby, David E. Andersen
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Filter Total Items: 56
Migratory connectivity of American woodcock derived using satellite telemetry
American woodcock (Scolopax minor; woodcock) migratory connectivity (i.e., association between breeding and wintering areas) is largely unknown, even though current woodcock management is predicated on such associations. Woodcock are currently managed in the Eastern and Central management regions in the United States with the boundary between management regions analogous to the boundary between th
Authors
J. D. Moore, David Andersen, Thomas R. Cooper, J. P. Duguay, Shaun L. Oldenburger, C. A. Stewart, David G. Krementz
Landscape-scale greater prairie-chicken–habitat relations and the Conservation Reserve Program
Both the abundance of greater prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) and the area of grassland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in northwestern Minnesota, USA, have recently declined. Although wildlife conservation is a stated objective of the CRP, the impact of the CRP on greater prairie-chicken populations has not been quantified. To address that information need, we ev
Authors
Kalysta Adkins, Charlotte L. Roy, David Andersen, Robert G. Wright
Left out in the rain: Comparing productivity of two associated species exposes a leak in the umbrella species concept
Multi-species approaches to wildlife management have become commonplace and purport to benefit entire biological communities. These strategies aim to manage different, often taxonomically distant species under a single regime based on shared habitat associations and/or co-occurrence in the landscape. We tested the efficacy of multi-species management in the context of creating and maintaining earl
Authors
Gunnar R. Kramer, Sean M. Peterson, Kyle O. Daly, Henry M. Streby, David Andersen
Incorporating productivity as a measure of fitness into models of breeding area quality of Arctic peregrine falcons
Using empirical location data from individuals to model habitat quality and species distributions is valuable towards understanding habitat use of wildlife, especially for conservation and management planning. Incorporating measures of reproductive success or survival into these models helps address the role of vital rates (a surrogate of fitness) in affecting a species’ distribution. We used 24-y
Authors
David Andersen, Jason E. Bruggeman, Ted Swem, Patricia L. Kennedy, Debora Nigro
Evaluating outcomes of management targeting the recovery of a migratory songbird of conservation concern
Assessing outcomes of habitat management is critical for informing and adapting conservation plans. From 2013 – 2019, a multi-stage management initiative aims to create >25,000 ha of shrubland and early-successional vegetation to benefit Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) in managed forested landscapes of the western Great Lakes region. We studied a dense breeding population of Golden-
Authors
Henry M. Streby, Gunnar R. Kramer, Sean M. Peterson, David Andersen
Population trends in Vermivora warblers are linked to strong migratory connectivity
Migratory species can experience limiting factors at different locations and during different periods of their annual cycle. In migratory birds, these factors may even occur in different hemispheres. Therefore, identifying the distribution of populations throughout their annual cycle (i.e., migratory connectivity) can reveal the complex ecological and evolutionary relationships that link species a
Authors
Gunnar R. Kramer, David Andersen, David A. Buehler, Petra B. Wood, Sean M. Peterson, Justin A. Lehman, Kyle R. Aldinger, Lesley P. Bulluck, Sergio R. Harding, John A. Jones, John P. Loegering, Curtis G. Smalling, Rachel Vallender, Henry M. Streby
Response to Lisovski et al.
Lisovski et al. [1] describe the widely recognized limitations of light-level geolocator data for identifying short-distance latitudinal movements, recommend that caution be used when interpreting such data, intimated that we did not use such caution and argued that environmental shading likely explained the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) movements described in our 2015 report [2] .
Authors
Henry M. Streby, Gunnar R. Kramer, Sean M. Peterson, Justin A. Lehman, David A. Buehler, David Andersen
Distribution and migration chronology of Eastern population sandhill cranes
The Eastern Population (EP) of greater sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis tabida; cranes) is expanding in size and geographic range. Little information exists regarding the geographic extent of breeding, migration, and wintering ranges, migration chronology, or use of staging areas for cranes in the EP. To obtain these data, we attached solar global positioning system (GPS) platform transmitting
Authors
David L. Fronczak, David Andersen, Everett E. Hanna, Thomas R. Cooper
Nonbreeding isolation and population-specific migration patterns among three populations of Golden-winged Warblers
Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) are Nearctic–Neotropical migrants experiencing varied regional population trends not fully explained by breeding-grounds factors such as nest success. A lack of detailed information on the nonbreeding distributions, migration routes, or timing of migration among populations hampers our ability to identify population processes outside the breeding peri
Authors
Gunnar R. Kramer, Henry M. Streby, Sean M. Peterson, Justin A. Lehman, David A. Buehler, Petra B. Wood, Darin J. McNeil, Jeffrey L. Larkin, David E. Andersen
Species associations and habitat influence the range-wide distribution of breeding Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior) on Western Hudson Bay
Inter- and intra-specific interactions are potentially important factors influencing the distribution of populations. Aerial survey data, collected during range-wide breeding population surveys for Eastern Prairie Population (EPP) Canada Geese (Branta canadensis interior), 1987–2008, were evaluated to assess factors influencing their nesting distribution. Specifically, associations between nesting
Authors
Matthew Reiter, David E. Andersen, Andrew H. Raedeke, Dale D. Humburg
Survival and habitat use of fledgling Golden-winged Warblers in the western Great Lakes region
Postfledging habitat use and fledgling survival remain unstudied for most songbirds, but this period is critical for understanding breeding habitat associations and full-season productivity. We used radiotelemetry to study movements, cover-type selection, and survival of fledgling Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) during the dependent postfledging period in managed forest landscapes
Authors
Henry M. Streby, Sean M. Peterson, David E. Andersen
Management implications of brood division in Golden-winged Warblers
Brood division in the postfledging period is a common avian behavior that is not well understood. Brood division has been reported in Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera), but it is not known how common this behavior is, whether males and females exhibit different strategies related to parental care and habitat use, or how brood division might influence management strategies. We radiomar
Authors
Sean M. Peterson, Henry M. Streby, David E. Andersen