Population Ecology and Habitats of Alaska Landbirds

This program coordinates a cooperative, regional program to monitor population trends of landbirds breeding in northern ecoregions, to investigate population dynamics of landbirds and relationships between the distribution of breeding landbirds and terrestrial habitats at the landscape level.

Abstract

The Population Ecology and Habitats of Alaska Landbirds project is conducted by five staff members of the Alaska Science Center and includes a variety of research directions and methods that inform our partners. Current project objectives included: (1) a continuing investigation of viral factors related to the emerging epizootic of Avian Keratin Disorder in forest birds of Alaska and other bird species across the globe, (2) using statistical methods to assess factors responsible for species detectability during point count surveys and (3) summarizing population trends and habitat associations of breeding landbird populations in Alaska by compiling information through Boreal Partners in Flight, on lands within the National Park Service southwestern Alaska region, and from the Alaska Landbird Monitoring Survey (ALMS).

Products

Title	Type
Data for Estimating McKay's Bunting (Plectrophenax hyperboreus) Population Change on St. Matthew and Hall Islands, Alaska	Data
Avian keratin disorder of Alaska black-capped chickadees is associated with Poecivirus infection	Publication
Evaluating time-removal models for estimating availability of boreal birds during point count surveys: Sample size requirements and model complexity.	Publication
Evaluating time-removal models for estimating availability of boreal birds during point count surveys: Sample size requirements and model complexity	Publication
Combined analysis of roadside and off-road breeding bird survey data to assess population change in Alaska.	Publication
Montane-breeding Bird Distribution and Abundance across National Parks of Southwestern Alaska.	Publication
Data for Montane-breeding Bird Distribution and Abundance across National Parks of Southwestern Alaska, 2004-2008	Data
Boreal Partners in Flight	Project Website

Contacts

Handel, Colleen M., 907.786.7181

Status: onGoing
Start Year: 2001
End Year: 2024

Project Sites

Collaborators

Alaska Bird Observatory
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
BLM - Alaska State Office
FWS - Alaska Region
NPS - Alaska Area Region
University of Alaska Fairbanks

USGS Mission Area and Program

Ecosystems → Wildlife Program
Land Resources → Science Support for DOI Bureaus

Major Initiatives

FWS - Science Support Program
USGS - Wetlands and Terrestrial Ecology

Keywords

Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems
Climate Indicators