Spatial variation in population dynamics of Northern Great Plains piping plovers, 2014–2019
Dates
Start Date
2014
End Date
2019
Publication Date
2021-02-25
Release Date
2020
Citation
Swift, R.J., Anteau, M.J., Ellis, K.S., Ring, M.M., Sherfy, M.H., Toy, D.L., and Koons, D.N., 2020, Spatial variation in population dynamics of Northern Great Plains piping plovers, 2014–2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96PSOBQ.
Based on previous studies, managers assumed a metapopulation structure consisting of four breeding groups with low, balanced dispersal for the federally listed Northern Great Plains piping plover (Charadrius melodus), which resulted in low extinction risk in a simulation-based viability study (McGowan et al. 2014). Data were obtained for two of the four breeding groups listed in the McGowan study (U.S. Alkali Wetlands and Northern Missouri River) as part of an overall assessment of the connectivity and movement rates of Northern Great Plains piping plovers.
McGowan, C.P., Catlin, D.H., Shaffer, T.L., Gratto-Trevor, C.L., and Aron, C., 2014, Establishing endangered species recovery criteria using predictive simulation modeling: Biological Conservation, v. 177, p. 220–229.
