How well do regional or national Breeding Bird Survey data predict songbird population trends at an intact boreal site?

• Published in: Avian Conservation and Ecology
• Main Authors: Craig S. Machtans, Kevin J. Kardynal, Paul A. Smith
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2014
• Subjects: boreal forest; generalized linear mixed-effects model; Northwest Territories; observer variability; population trend; spruce budworm; Plant culture; SB1-1110; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Plant ecology; QK900-989; Canada; Liard; Fort Liard
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00649-090105; https://doaj.org/article/7ffdf22ddc6b46fe93e54a37c1fb2466

A study to monitor boreal songbird trends was initiated in 1998 in a relatively undisturbed and remote part of the boreal forest in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Eight years of point count data were collected over the 14 years of the study, 1998-2011. Trends were estimated for 50 bird species u...