An individual-based, spatially-explicit simulation model of the population dynamics of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, Picoides borealis

Letcher, Benjamin H.; Priddy, Jeffery A.; Walters, Jeffrey R.; Crowder, Larry B.

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(98)00019-6

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“…Micronesian kingfisher survival was lower than cooperatively breeding Red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis), at both the juvenile (0.50M, 0.42F) and breeder stages (0.77M, 0.71F; Walters et al, 1988;Letcher et al, 1998). Some have characterized demography through meta analyses of broad ranges of species (Saether, 1988;Heppell et al, 2000).…”

Section: Demographic Parameter Estimatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conservation biology for suites of species: Demographic modeling for Pacific island kingfishers

Kesler

Haig²

2007

Biological Conservation

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Section: Demographic Parameter Estimatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conservation biology for suites of species: Demographic modeling for Pacific island kingfishers

Kesler

Haig²

2007

Biological Conservation

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“…Variables such as habitat type, habitat quality, proximity of adjacent territories, and the size and age-structure of individual breeding groups can all have an effect on the growth of a RCW population. Letcher et al (1998) …”

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confidence: 99%

“…To account for the importance of spatial dynamics in RCW population viability, Letcher et al (1998) The model has been incorporated into the RCW DSS, an ArcGIS plug-in, wherein managers can run simulations using shapefile inputs containing land cover data and the locations of RCW territory clusters. In addition to providing useful insights into the viability of individual populations, the RCW DSS is also a valuable tool when analyzing the potential effects of new RCW territory creation, or recruitment clusters.…”

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Cost-effective Recovery of an Endangered Species: The Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Finseth¹,

Conrad²

2014

Land Economics

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A model for the cost-effective recovery for an endangered species is developed and applied to the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), an endangered species once abundant in the southeastern United States. There is a finite set of integer recovery actions that might be implemented in each time period with the goal of reaching a population target at some future date. The recovery actions include translocation of individuals or breeding pairs from other locations or captive breeding facilities and the construction of artificial nesting cavities. Dynamic programming is used to solve deterministic and stochastic versions of the model. Least cost recovery plans are found for the deterministic problem where it is possible to attain a population target with certainty. For the stochastic problem, the least cost, adaptive recovery actions are identified.iii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Ryan Michael Finseth was born in Inglewood, CA. After completing his work at

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“…Spatial aggregation of territories has a strong positive impact on the stability of small RCW populations (Letcher et al 1998;Walters et al 2002b), and increasing the stability of the eastern subpopulation is one of Eglin's primary RCW management objectives. On the other hand, the connection of the eastern subpopulation to the larger western subpopulation was not strengthened during the study during the study and possibly weakened due to abandonment of several territories in the center of the base on plots 2 and 3 (Figure 10).…”

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Studies of FAUNA at Eglin Air Force Base

Walkers¹,

Haas²,

Blanc³

et al. 2006

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An individual-based, spatially-explicit simulation model of the population dynamics of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker, Picoides borealis

Cited by 125 publications

References 21 publications

Conservation biology for suites of species: Demographic modeling for Pacific island kingfishers

Conservation biology for suites of species: Demographic modeling for Pacific island kingfishers

Cost-effective Recovery of an Endangered Species: The Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Studies of FAUNA at Eglin Air Force Base

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