This is a repository for an American woodcock integrated population model. It is a work in progress by members of the Zipkin Lab for the Reproducible Quantitative Methods course.
Find the work-in-progress manuscript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fom0MwXBo0vrve31j34HdIShhEXJEKpuROH5x5x5ZYc/edit?usp=sharing
| What |
Description: This project uses existing banding, band recovery, harvest, and survey data (1963-2012) to develop an integrated population model for Eastern and Central Region woodcock populations. The synthesis and modeling of this data will help identify limiting components of the woodcock population cycle by identifying time periods and locations where population growth is most limited.
Title: Timberdoodle IPM (Integrated Population Model)
Permanent Identifier (e.g. DOI): Work still in progress, permanent identified is to be determined.
Data Source: Harvest data and singing ground survey data from public sites (include here). Banding data
obtained at request from Bird Banding Lab.
This project utilizes 3 datasets:
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Banding-Recovery Data
Description: Bird banding is a universal technique for studying the movement, survival and behavior of birds. Recovery data is also useful for estimating survival rates of both young and adult birds.
Contact: USGS Bird Banding Lab
Website: https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/ -
Hunter Harvest Data
Description: The U.S. Harvest Information Program (HIP) measures hunter effort and number of woodcocks harvested by hunters annually (1963-Present).
Contact: USFWS Migratory Bird Data Center
Website: https://migbirdapps.fws.gov/ -
Singing Ground Survey
Description: Survey of numerous routes throughout the range of woodcocks to survey singing males during the spring. Contact: USFWS Migratory Bird Data Center
Website: https://migbirdapps.fws.gov/
Subject: Ecology, wildlife management, biological conservation
Other publications which have used these data, in part, include: Sauer & Bortner 1991, Nelson & Andersen 2010, Zimmerman et al. 2010, Paddinton et al. 10th AMWO Symposium
| Who |
Data Collector: See above in description of data sets.
Funder Information:
Funded by University of Minnesota, Migratory Shore and Upland Game Bird Grant (USFWS Webless Migratory Game Bird Research and Management Program)
PI: Dr. Todd Arnold, University of Minnesota
Collaborators:
Sarah Saunders, Michigan State University & University of Minnesota
Matt Farr, Michigan State University
Jose Ribeiro, Michigan State University & São Paulo State University
Sam Rossman, Michigan State University & Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute
Allison Sussman, Michigan State University
Alex Wright, Michigan State University
Contact person:
Todd W. Arnold, Professor
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
612-624-2220
[email protected]
| Where |
Location: Central and Eastern North America
Place of publication: This is currently a work in progress, which can be found here in this GitHub repository. Final publication location to be determined.
| When |
Temporal Coverage: 1963 - 2012.
Publication Date: Work still in progress, publication date to be determined.
| How |
Data collection process: Data were collected using a variety of methods and tools depending on the program. See the description of datasets (above) for more information on each individual source and where to find specific methodology.
Data processing: See this GitHub repository for data processing code and details.