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Two Greater White-fronted geese flying in northern Alaska

Assessing the Impacts of Drought on Migratory Waterbirds in Key Conservation Regions of the Western U.S.

Migratory birds may be hit especially hard by climate change – particularly waterbirds that depend on wetlands as resting and feeding sites during their journey between breeding and non-breeding grounds. California’s Central Valley and the interior basins of southeastern Oregon and northeastern California provide some of the most critical wetlands resources to migratory waterbirds in the...
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Assessing the Impacts of Drought on Migratory Waterbirds in Key Conservation Regions of the Western U.S.

Assessing the Impacts of Drought on Migratory Waterbirds in Key Conservation Regions of the Western U.S.

Migratory birds may be hit especially hard by climate change – particularly waterbirds that depend on wetlands as resting and feeding sites during their journey between breeding and non-breeding grounds. California’s Central Valley and the interior basins of southeastern Oregon and northeastern California provide some of the most critical wetlands resources to migratory waterbirds in the western U
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Dozens of birds flying over grassy wetlands

The Impact of Drought on Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in California’s Central Valley

California’s Central Valley is a nexus for water resources in the state, draining the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds. Urban centers, agricultural operations, and the environment all compete for limited water, and demand is expected to only increase as the population grows and agriculture intensifies. At the same time, the water supply is projected to decrease as temperatures...
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Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The Impact of Drought on Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in California’s Central Valley

The Impact of Drought on Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in California’s Central Valley

California’s Central Valley is a nexus for water resources in the state, draining the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds. Urban centers, agricultural operations, and the environment all compete for limited water, and demand is expected to only increase as the population grows and agriculture intensifies. At the same time, the water supply is projected to decrease as temperatures rise
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Recent historical and projected (years 2006-99) areas (km2) of managed, flooded habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in Central Valley, California basins for 17 climate, urbanization, and water management scenarios Recent historical and projected (years 2006-99) areas (km2) of managed, flooded habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in Central Valley, California basins for 17 climate, urbanization, and water management scenarios

Matchett and Fleskes (2018) evaluated availability of wetland and agricultural habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in the Central Valley of California under 17 scenarios of projected climate, urbanization, and water supply management (for more information about scenarios see scenario description and Table 1 in Matchett and Fleskes [2018]). Central Valley waterbird habitats...
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Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Data for projected impacts of climate, urbanization, water management, and wetland restoration on waterbird habitat in California's Central Valley Data for projected impacts of climate, urbanization, water management, and wetland restoration on waterbird habitat in California's Central Valley

The Central Valley of California is one of the most important regions for wintering waterbirds in North America despite extensive anthropogenic landscape modification and decline of historical wetlands there. Like many other mediterranean-climate ecosystems across the globe, the Central Valley has been subject to a burgeoning human population and expansion and intensification of...
By
Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Filter Total Items: 101

Body mass changes of dabbling and diving ducks wintering in California Body mass changes of dabbling and diving ducks wintering in California

Bird body mass is often used as an index of body condition and fluctuates throughout the year in response to environmental conditions and avian life-history events. We examined the body mass of 59,572 ducks representing 13 species (7 dabbling duck species and 6 diving duck species) harvested within the 3 regions of the Central Valley in California, USA (Sacramento Valley, Suisun Marsh...
Authors
Mark P. Herzog, Joshua T. Ackerman, Jeffrey D. Kohl, Brady Lynn Fettig, C. Alex Hartman, Sarah H. Peterson, Michael L. Casazza, Joseph P. Fleskes
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Assessment of cereal grain waste densities to aid waterfowl conservation planning in the Klamath Basin Assessment of cereal grain waste densities to aid waterfowl conservation planning in the Klamath Basin

Postharvest waste seed from cereal grains is a major dietary component of waterfowl in the Klamath Basin in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon, a region that plays host to over a million waterfowl annually. Understanding food abundance is critical to local waterfowl management; therefore, we conducted a study in 2008 to investigate waste grain densities in barley, oat, and...
Authors
Daniel A. Skalos, Joseph P. Fleskes, Jeffery D. Kohl, Mark P. Herzog, Michael L. Casazza
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Changes in the abundance and distribution of waterfowl wintering in the Central Valley of California, 1973–2000 Changes in the abundance and distribution of waterfowl wintering in the Central Valley of California, 1973–2000

The Central Valley of California is one of the most important areas for wintering waterfowl in the world and the focus of extensive conservation efforts to mitigate for historical losses and counter continuing stressors to habitats. To guide conservation, we analyzed trends in the abundance and distribution (spatiotemporal abundance patterns) of waterfowl and their habitats in the...
Authors
Joseph P. Fleskes, Michael L. Casazza, Cory T. Overton, Elliott Matchett, Julie L. Yee
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Body condition of wintering Pacific greater white-fronted geese Body condition of wintering Pacific greater white-fronted geese

Extreme changes to key waterfowl habitats in the Klamath Basin (KB) on the Oregon–California border and the Sacramento Valley (SV) in California, USA, have occurred since 1980. The spatial distribution of Pacific greater white‐fronted geese (Anser albifrons sponsa; geese) has likewise changed among these areas and population size has grown from 79,000 to >600,000 geese during the same...
Authors
Daniel A. Skalos, John M. Eadie, Daniel R. Yparraguirre, Melanie L. Weaver, Shaun L. Oldenburger, Craig R. Ely, Julie L. Yee, Joseph P. Fleskes
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Linking nest microhabitat selection to nest survival within declining pheasant populations in the Central Valley of California Linking nest microhabitat selection to nest survival within declining pheasant populations in the Central Valley of California

Context: The ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) has experienced considerable population declines in recent decades, especially in agricultural environments of the Central Valley of California. Although large-scale changes in land cover have been reported as an important driver of population dynamics, the effects of microhabitat conditions on specific demographic rates (e.g...
Authors
Ian Dwight, Jessica H Vogt, Peter S. Coates, Joseph P. Fleskes, Daniel P. Connelly, Scott C. Gardner
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Monitoring breeding and survival of ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in the Sacramento Valley, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and Klamath Basin, northern California—Five-year summary, 2013–17 Monitoring breeding and survival of ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in the Sacramento Valley, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and Klamath Basin, northern California—Five-year summary, 2013–17

The U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Pheasants Forever, Mandeville Island Duck Club, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife collaborated in a reconnaissance study to monitor populations of ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) using radio-telemetry in the Sacramento Valley, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and Klamath Basin of northern...
Authors
Ian A. Dwight, Peter S. Coates, Jessica H. Vogt, Joseph L. Atkinson, Joseph P. Fleskes, Daniel P. Connelly, Matt G. Meshriy, Scott C. Gardner, Simone T. Stoute, Maurice E. Pitesky
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

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Two Greater White-fronted geese flying in northern Alaska

Assessing the Impacts of Drought on Migratory Waterbirds in Key Conservation Regions of the Western U.S.

Migratory birds may be hit especially hard by climate change – particularly waterbirds that depend on wetlands as resting and feeding sites during their journey between breeding and non-breeding grounds. California’s Central Valley and the interior basins of southeastern Oregon and northeastern California provide some of the most critical wetlands resources to migratory waterbirds in the...
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
Assessing the Impacts of Drought on Migratory Waterbirds in Key Conservation Regions of the Western U.S.

Assessing the Impacts of Drought on Migratory Waterbirds in Key Conservation Regions of the Western U.S.

Migratory birds may be hit especially hard by climate change – particularly waterbirds that depend on wetlands as resting and feeding sites during their journey between breeding and non-breeding grounds. California’s Central Valley and the interior basins of southeastern Oregon and northeastern California provide some of the most critical wetlands resources to migratory waterbirds in the western U
Learn More
Dozens of birds flying over grassy wetlands

The Impact of Drought on Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in California’s Central Valley

California’s Central Valley is a nexus for water resources in the state, draining the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds. Urban centers, agricultural operations, and the environment all compete for limited water, and demand is expected to only increase as the population grows and agriculture intensifies. At the same time, the water supply is projected to decrease as temperatures...
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The Impact of Drought on Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in California’s Central Valley

The Impact of Drought on Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in California’s Central Valley

California’s Central Valley is a nexus for water resources in the state, draining the Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds. Urban centers, agricultural operations, and the environment all compete for limited water, and demand is expected to only increase as the population grows and agriculture intensifies. At the same time, the water supply is projected to decrease as temperatures rise
Learn More

Recent historical and projected (years 2006-99) areas (km2) of managed, flooded habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in Central Valley, California basins for 17 climate, urbanization, and water management scenarios Recent historical and projected (years 2006-99) areas (km2) of managed, flooded habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in Central Valley, California basins for 17 climate, urbanization, and water management scenarios

Matchett and Fleskes (2018) evaluated availability of wetland and agricultural habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in the Central Valley of California under 17 scenarios of projected climate, urbanization, and water supply management (for more information about scenarios see scenario description and Table 1 in Matchett and Fleskes [2018]). Central Valley waterbird habitats...
By
Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Data for projected impacts of climate, urbanization, water management, and wetland restoration on waterbird habitat in California's Central Valley Data for projected impacts of climate, urbanization, water management, and wetland restoration on waterbird habitat in California's Central Valley

The Central Valley of California is one of the most important regions for wintering waterbirds in North America despite extensive anthropogenic landscape modification and decline of historical wetlands there. Like many other mediterranean-climate ecosystems across the globe, the Central Valley has been subject to a burgeoning human population and expansion and intensification of...
By
Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Filter Total Items: 101

Body mass changes of dabbling and diving ducks wintering in California Body mass changes of dabbling and diving ducks wintering in California

Bird body mass is often used as an index of body condition and fluctuates throughout the year in response to environmental conditions and avian life-history events. We examined the body mass of 59,572 ducks representing 13 species (7 dabbling duck species and 6 diving duck species) harvested within the 3 regions of the Central Valley in California, USA (Sacramento Valley, Suisun Marsh...
Authors
Mark P. Herzog, Joshua T. Ackerman, Jeffrey D. Kohl, Brady Lynn Fettig, C. Alex Hartman, Sarah H. Peterson, Michael L. Casazza, Joseph P. Fleskes
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Assessment of cereal grain waste densities to aid waterfowl conservation planning in the Klamath Basin Assessment of cereal grain waste densities to aid waterfowl conservation planning in the Klamath Basin

Postharvest waste seed from cereal grains is a major dietary component of waterfowl in the Klamath Basin in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon, a region that plays host to over a million waterfowl annually. Understanding food abundance is critical to local waterfowl management; therefore, we conducted a study in 2008 to investigate waste grain densities in barley, oat, and...
Authors
Daniel A. Skalos, Joseph P. Fleskes, Jeffery D. Kohl, Mark P. Herzog, Michael L. Casazza
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Changes in the abundance and distribution of waterfowl wintering in the Central Valley of California, 1973–2000 Changes in the abundance and distribution of waterfowl wintering in the Central Valley of California, 1973–2000

The Central Valley of California is one of the most important areas for wintering waterfowl in the world and the focus of extensive conservation efforts to mitigate for historical losses and counter continuing stressors to habitats. To guide conservation, we analyzed trends in the abundance and distribution (spatiotemporal abundance patterns) of waterfowl and their habitats in the...
Authors
Joseph P. Fleskes, Michael L. Casazza, Cory T. Overton, Elliott Matchett, Julie L. Yee
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Body condition of wintering Pacific greater white-fronted geese Body condition of wintering Pacific greater white-fronted geese

Extreme changes to key waterfowl habitats in the Klamath Basin (KB) on the Oregon–California border and the Sacramento Valley (SV) in California, USA, have occurred since 1980. The spatial distribution of Pacific greater white‐fronted geese (Anser albifrons sponsa; geese) has likewise changed among these areas and population size has grown from 79,000 to >600,000 geese during the same...
Authors
Daniel A. Skalos, John M. Eadie, Daniel R. Yparraguirre, Melanie L. Weaver, Shaun L. Oldenburger, Craig R. Ely, Julie L. Yee, Joseph P. Fleskes
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Linking nest microhabitat selection to nest survival within declining pheasant populations in the Central Valley of California Linking nest microhabitat selection to nest survival within declining pheasant populations in the Central Valley of California

Context: The ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) has experienced considerable population declines in recent decades, especially in agricultural environments of the Central Valley of California. Although large-scale changes in land cover have been reported as an important driver of population dynamics, the effects of microhabitat conditions on specific demographic rates (e.g...
Authors
Ian Dwight, Jessica H Vogt, Peter S. Coates, Joseph P. Fleskes, Daniel P. Connelly, Scott C. Gardner
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)

Monitoring breeding and survival of ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in the Sacramento Valley, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and Klamath Basin, northern California—Five-year summary, 2013–17 Monitoring breeding and survival of ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in the Sacramento Valley, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and Klamath Basin, northern California—Five-year summary, 2013–17

The U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Pheasants Forever, Mandeville Island Duck Club, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife collaborated in a reconnaissance study to monitor populations of ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) using radio-telemetry in the Sacramento Valley, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and Klamath Basin of northern...
Authors
Ian A. Dwight, Peter S. Coates, Jessica H. Vogt, Joseph L. Atkinson, Joseph P. Fleskes, Daniel P. Connelly, Matt G. Meshriy, Scott C. Gardner, Simone T. Stoute, Maurice E. Pitesky
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
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