IWMM Publications

Marginal value analysis reveals shifting importance of migration habitat for waterfowl under a changing climate
Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Authors:  Ryan C. Burner, Benjamin D. Golas, Kevin J. Aagaard, Eric V. Lonsdorf, and Wayne E. Thogmartin

Wetland Waterbird Food Resources Increased by Harvesting Invasive Cattails
The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2020
Authors:  Shane C. Lishawa, Eric M. Dunton, Douglas R. Pearsall, Andrew M. Monks, Kurtis B. Himmler, Brendan D. Carson, Brian Loges, and Dennis A. Albert

Quantifying the relative contribution of an ecological reserve to conservation objectives
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017
Authors:  Kevin Aagaard, James E. Lyons, and Wayne E. Thogmartin
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Habitat Validation: An evaluation of rapid methods for monitoring vegetation characteristics of wetland bird habitat.
Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2016
Authors:  Brian G. Tavernia, James E. Lyons, Brian W. Loges, Andrew Wilson, Jaime A. Collazo and Michael C. Runge
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Migration Model: A generalizable energetics-based model of avian migration to facilitate continental-scale waterbird conservation.
Ecological Applications, 2016
Authors:  Eric V. Lonsdorf, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Sarah Jacobi, Jorge Coppen, Amélie Y. Davis, Timothy J. Fox, Patricia Heglund, Rex Johnson, Tim Jones, Kevin P. Kenow, James E. Lyons, Kirsten E. Luke, Shannon Still, and Brian Tavernia
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Local Abundance Modeling: Evaluating predictors of local dabbling duck abundance during migration: managing the spectrum of conditions faced by migrants.
Wildfowl, 2015
Authors:  Kevin Aagaard, Shawn. M. Crimmins, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Brian Tavernia, and James Lyons
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Local Scale Decision Support: Balancing Habitat Delivery for Breeding Marsh Birds and Nonbreeding Waterfowl: An Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Approach at Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2017–1051
Authors:  Brian W. Loges, James E. Lyons, and Brian G. Tavernia

Local Scale Decision Support: Integrated wetland management for waterfowl and shorebirds at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina
U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017-1052.
Authors:  Brian G. Tavernia, John D. Stanton, and James E. Lyons

Efficiently Managing Waterbirds at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge: Using IWMM to Assess Costs and Returns
Waterbird Migration Summary for the Fall of 2016 through Spring 2017 Season and Comparisons of Management Costs for Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois.
2017 USFWS Unpublished Report. Brussels, IL. 16p.
Author:  Brian W. Loges

Integrated Wetland Management for Waterfowl and Shorebirds at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1052, 43 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171052
Authors:  Brian G. Tavernia, John D. Stanton, and James E. Lyons

Balancing Habitat Delivery for Breeding Marsh Birds and Nonbreeding Waterfowl: An Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Approach at Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017 1051, 28 p.
Authors:  Brian W. Loges, James E. Lyons, and Brian Tavernia

Technical Reports

Technical Report for IWMM Pilot Data, 2010-2014
Authors:  Kevin Aagaard, James E. Lyons, Brian Loges and Wayne Thogmartin

Waterbird Migration Summary for the Fall of 2016 Through Spring 2017 Season and Comparisons of Management Costs for Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois
Author:  Brian W. Loges