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Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units

The FireBird team has published a new paper on the use of autonomous recording units for detecting eastern black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) vocalizations. The paper, titled “Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units”, was published in the journal Waterbirds. This study comes as the firstContinue reading “Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units”

Mapping High Marsh and Salt Pannes/Flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast

A new paper from the Firebird High Marsh Mapping Team titled, “Mapping high marsh and salt pannes/flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast” has been published in Geocarto International. The primary objective of this study was to develop a regional map of high marsh and salt pannes/flats for the United States portion of theContinue reading “Mapping High Marsh and Salt Pannes/Flats along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast”

New Method for Quickly Identifying Uncertainties in Managing Threatened and Endangered Species

A new paper from the Firebird Adaptive Management team titled, “Qualitative value of information provides a transparent and repeatable method for identifying critical uncertainty” has been published in the June issue of Ecological Applications. The use of structured decision making (SDM) in ecological research and conservation is growing, especially adaptive resource management (ARM), which aimsContinue reading “New Method for Quickly Identifying Uncertainties in Managing Threatened and Endangered Species”