Mark Sherfy
Mark Sherfy is the Deputy Center Director at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.
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Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A ground-nesting bird (Charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A ground-nesting bird (Charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline
Animals use proximate cues to select resources that maximize individual fitness. When animals have a diverse array of available habitats, those selected could give insights into true habitat preferences. Since the construction of the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, Lake Sakakawea (SAK) has become an important breeding area for federally threatened piping plovers...
Authors
Michael J. Anteau, Mark H. Sherfy, Mark T. Wiltermuth
Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A Ground-Nesting bird (charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A Ground-Nesting bird (charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline
Animals use proximate cues to select resources that maximize individual fitness. When animals have a diverse array of available habitats, those selected could give insights into true habitat preferences. Since the construction of the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, Lake Sakakawea (SAK) has become an important breeding area for federally threatened piping plovers...
Authors
M.J. Anteau, M. H. Sherfy, M.T. Wiltermuth
Selection of nest-site habitat by interior least terns in relation to sandbar construction Selection of nest-site habitat by interior least terns in relation to sandbar construction
Federally endangered interior least terns (Sternula antillarum) nest on bare or sparsely vegetated sandbars on midcontinent river systems. Loss of nesting habitat has been implicated as a cause of population declines, and managing these habitats is a major initiative in population recovery. One such initiative involves construction of mid-channel sandbars on the Missouri River, where...
Authors
M. H. Sherfy, J. H. Stucker, D. A. Buhl
Emergent sandbar construction for least terns on the Missouri River: Effects on forage fishes in shallow-water habitats Emergent sandbar construction for least terns on the Missouri River: Effects on forage fishes in shallow-water habitats
Emergent sandbars on the Missouri River are actively managed for two listed bird species, piping plovers and interior least terns. As a plunge-diving piscivore, endangered least terns rely on ready access to appropriately sized slender-bodied fish:
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J. H. Stucker, D. A. Buhl, M. H. Sherfy
Objectives, priorities, reliable knowledge, and science-based management of Missouri River interior least terns and piping plovers Objectives, priorities, reliable knowledge, and science-based management of Missouri River interior least terns and piping plovers
Supporting recovery of federally listed interior least tern (Sternula antillarum athalassos; tern) and piping plover (Charadrius melodus; plover) populations is a desirable goal in management of the Missouri River ecosystem. Many tools are implemented in support of this goal, including habitat management, annual monitoring, directed research, and threat mitigation. Similarly, many types...
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Mark Sherfy, Michael J. Anteau, Terry Shaffer, Marsha Sovada, Jennifer Stucker
Agricultural practices and residual corn during spring crane and waterfowl migration in Nebraska Agricultural practices and residual corn during spring crane and waterfowl migration in Nebraska
Nebraska's Central Platte River Valley (CPRV) is a major spring‐staging area for migratory birds. Over 6 million ducks, geese, and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) stage there en route to tundra, boreal forest, and prairie breeding habitats, storing nutrients for migration and reproduction by consuming primarily corn remaining in fields after harvest (hereafter residual corn). In...
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Mark H. Sherfy, Michael J. Anteau, A.A. Bishop
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Filter Total Items: 52
Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A ground-nesting bird (Charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A ground-nesting bird (Charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline
Animals use proximate cues to select resources that maximize individual fitness. When animals have a diverse array of available habitats, those selected could give insights into true habitat preferences. Since the construction of the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, Lake Sakakawea (SAK) has become an important breeding area for federally threatened piping plovers...
Authors
Michael J. Anteau, Mark H. Sherfy, Mark T. Wiltermuth
Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A Ground-Nesting bird (charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline Selection indicates preference in diverse habitats: A Ground-Nesting bird (charadrius melodus) using reservoir shoreline
Animals use proximate cues to select resources that maximize individual fitness. When animals have a diverse array of available habitats, those selected could give insights into true habitat preferences. Since the construction of the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, Lake Sakakawea (SAK) has become an important breeding area for federally threatened piping plovers...
Authors
M.J. Anteau, M. H. Sherfy, M.T. Wiltermuth
Selection of nest-site habitat by interior least terns in relation to sandbar construction Selection of nest-site habitat by interior least terns in relation to sandbar construction
Federally endangered interior least terns (Sternula antillarum) nest on bare or sparsely vegetated sandbars on midcontinent river systems. Loss of nesting habitat has been implicated as a cause of population declines, and managing these habitats is a major initiative in population recovery. One such initiative involves construction of mid-channel sandbars on the Missouri River, where...
Authors
M. H. Sherfy, J. H. Stucker, D. A. Buhl
Emergent sandbar construction for least terns on the Missouri River: Effects on forage fishes in shallow-water habitats Emergent sandbar construction for least terns on the Missouri River: Effects on forage fishes in shallow-water habitats
Emergent sandbars on the Missouri River are actively managed for two listed bird species, piping plovers and interior least terns. As a plunge-diving piscivore, endangered least terns rely on ready access to appropriately sized slender-bodied fish:
Authors
J. H. Stucker, D. A. Buhl, M. H. Sherfy
Objectives, priorities, reliable knowledge, and science-based management of Missouri River interior least terns and piping plovers Objectives, priorities, reliable knowledge, and science-based management of Missouri River interior least terns and piping plovers
Supporting recovery of federally listed interior least tern (Sternula antillarum athalassos; tern) and piping plover (Charadrius melodus; plover) populations is a desirable goal in management of the Missouri River ecosystem. Many tools are implemented in support of this goal, including habitat management, annual monitoring, directed research, and threat mitigation. Similarly, many types...
Authors
Mark Sherfy, Michael J. Anteau, Terry Shaffer, Marsha Sovada, Jennifer Stucker
Agricultural practices and residual corn during spring crane and waterfowl migration in Nebraska Agricultural practices and residual corn during spring crane and waterfowl migration in Nebraska
Nebraska's Central Platte River Valley (CPRV) is a major spring‐staging area for migratory birds. Over 6 million ducks, geese, and sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) stage there en route to tundra, boreal forest, and prairie breeding habitats, storing nutrients for migration and reproduction by consuming primarily corn remaining in fields after harvest (hereafter residual corn). In...
Authors
Mark H. Sherfy, Michael J. Anteau, A.A. Bishop