Sagebrush Bird Conservation Network
SBCN Member Publications
Publications authored by SBCN members relevant to the biology and conservation of sagebrush birds.
- Knick, S.T., A.L. Holmes, and R. Miller. In Press. The role of fire in structuring sagebrush habitats and avian communities. Studies in Avian Biology.
- Holmes, A.L. and R. Morgan. In Press. Western Kingbirds nesting in association with Buteo hawks. Western Birds.
- Seavy, N. E., S. Quader, J. D. Alexander, and C. J. Ralph. In Press. Generalized linear models and point count data: statistical considerations for the design and analysis of monitoring studies. In C. J. Ralph and T. D. Rich (Eds.). Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-GTR-191.
- Nur, N. A.L. Holmes, and G.R. Geupel. 2004. Use of "survival time analysis" to estimate nesting success in birds. The Condor 106:457-471 (173 KB)
- Holmes, A.L., G. Green, K. Livezey, and R. Morgan. 2003. Nesting Success and Burrow Longevity in north-central Oregon. Western North American Naturalist 63: 244-250. (451 KB)
- Knick, S.T., D.S. Dobkin, J.T. Rotenberry, M.A. Shroeder, W.M. Vander Haegen and C. Van Riper III. 2003. Teetering on the edge or too late? Conservation and research issues for avifauna of sagebrush habitats. The Condor 195:611-634. (788 KB)
- Mahony, N.A., W. Vander Haegen, B. Walker and P.G. Krannitz. 2002. Male Incubation and Multiple Brooding in Brewer’s Sparrows. Wilson Bulletin 113:441-444.
- Knick, S. T., and J. T. Rotenberry. 2002. Effects of fragmentation on passerine birds breeding in intermountain shrubsteppe. Studies in Avian Biology 25:131-141.
- Vander Haegen, W. M., M. A. Schroeder, and R. M. DeGraaf. 2002. Predation on real and artificial nests in shrubsteppe landscapes fragmented by agriculture. Condor 104:496-506. (694 KB)
- Turner, J.S. and Krannitz, P.G. 2001. Conifer density increases in semi-arid habitats of British Columbia in the absence of fire. Northwest Science 75: 178-184.
- Knick, S. T., and J. T. Rotenberry. 2000. Ghosts of habitats past: contribution of landscape change to current habitats used by shrubland birds. Ecology 81:220-227.
- Krannitz, P.G. and S.L. Hicks. 2000. Browsing of Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata: Rosaceae) in the South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia: Age Preferences and Seasonal Differences. American Midland Naturalist 144:109-122.
- Vander Haegen, W. M., F. C. Dobler, and D. J. Pierce. 2000. Shrubsteppe bird response to habitat and landscape variables in eastern Washington, USA. Conservation Biology 14:1145-1160. (1,178 KB)
- Knick, S. T. 1999. Forum: Requiem for a sagebrush ecosystem? Northwest Science 73:47-51.
- Knick, S. T., and J. T. Rotenberry. 1999. Spatial distribution of breeding passerine bird habitats in southwestern Idaho. Studies in Avian Biology 19:104-111.
- Vander Haegen, W. M., and B. Walker. 1999. Parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds in the shrubsteppe of eastern Washington. Studies in Avian Biology 18:34-40. (103 KB)
- Gill, M.J., and P.G. Krannitz. 1997. A case of helping behavior at a Brewer’s Sparrow, Spizella breweri, nest. Canadian Field-Naturalist 111(4): 650-552.
- Krannitz, P.G. 1997. Seed Weight Variability of Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata: Rosaceae). American Midland Naturalist 138: 306-321.
- Krannitz, P.G. 1997. Variation in Magnesium and Nitrogen Content in Seeds of Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata (Rosaceae)). American Journal of Botany 84:1738-1742.
- Knick, S. T., and J. T. Rotenberry. 1995. Landscape characteristics of fragmented shrubsteppe landscapes and breeding passerine birds. Conservation Biology 9:1059-1071.
- Krannitz, P.G. 1995. Root growth of three Great Basin perennials to intra- and interspecific contact with other roots. Flora: 190 161-167.