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List of works by Michael L. Casazza

A century of landscape disturbance and urbanization of the San Francisco Bay region affects the present-day genetic diversity of the California Ridgway’s rail (Rallus obsoletus obsoletus)

A conceptual model for site-level ecology of the giant gartersnake ( Thamnophis gigas ) in the Sacramento Valley, California

scientific article published in 2015

A conservation planning tool for greater sage-grouse using indices of species distribution, resilience, and resistance

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

A customized framework for regional classification of conifers using automated feature extraction

scientific article

A hierarchical integrated population model for greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) in the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment, California and Nevada

scholarly article

A new approach to automated incubation recess detection using temperature loggers

article published in 2018

A preliminary investigation of the variables affecting the distribution of giant gartersnakes ( Thamnophis gigas ) in the Sacramento Valley, California

scientific article published in 2015

Abundance and Sexual Size Dimorphism of the Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) in the Sacramento Valley of California

scientific article published in 2010

Active Season Microhabitat and Vegetation Selection by Giant Gartersnakes Associated with a Restored Marsh in California

An evaluation of the efficacy of using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect giant gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas)

article published in 2017

Bayesian adaptive survey protocols for resource management

scientific article published in 2011

Bayesian shared frailty models for regional inference about wildlife survival

Behavioral response of giant gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas) to the relative availability of aquatic habitat on the landscape

scientific article published in 2017

Carryover effects and climatic conditions influence the postfledging survival of greater sage-grouse

scientific article

Common raven occurrence in relation to energy transmission line corridors transiting human-altered sagebrush steppe

article

Conservation buffer distance estimates for Greater Sage-Grouse: a review

article

Conservation reliance of a threatened snake on rice agriculture

scientific article published in July 2019

Construction and analysis of a giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) population projection model

scientific article published in 2018

Data resources for range-wide assessment of livestock grazing across the sagebrush biome

Defining population structure and genetic signatures of decline in the giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas): implications for conserving threatened species within highly altered landscapes

Demography of the San Francisco Gartersnake in Coastal San Mateo County, California

scholarly article by Brian Halstead et al published June 2011 in Journal of fish and wildlife management

Dietary mercury exposure to endangered California Clapper Rails in San Francisco Bay.

scientific article

Distribution and demography of San Francisco gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) at Mindego Ranch, Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve, San Mateo County, California

scholarly article by Richard Kim et al published 2018 in Open-File Report

Does mercury contamination reduce body condition of endangered California clapper rails?

scientific article

Duck nest depredation, predator behavior, and female response using video

scientific article published in 2018

Ecological Factors Influencing Nest Survival of Greater Sage-Grouse in Mono County, California

scientific article published in 2009

Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic

scientific article published on 01 November 2020

Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse in the Bi-State Planning Area Final Report, September 2007

scientific article

Effects of prescribed fire on San Francisco gartersnake survival and movement

scientific article published in 2018

Encounters with Pinyon-Juniper Influence Riskier Movements in Greater Sage-Grouse Across the Great Basin

scientific article published in 2017

Endangered species management and ecosystem restoration: finding the common ground

scientific article published in 2016

Erratum to: Hierarchical spatial genetic structure in a distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse

scholarly article published in Conservation Genetics

Evaluating greater sage-grouse seasonal space use relative to leks: Implications for surface use designations in sagebrush ecosystems

article published in 2013

Evaluation of current population indices for band-tailed pigeons

scientific article

Evaluation of the genetic distinctiveness of Greater Sage-grouse in the Bi-State Planning Area

scientific article published in 2011

Final report for sea-level rise response modeling for San Francisco Bay estuary tidal marshes

scholarly article by John Y. Takekawa et al published 2013 in Open-File Report

Findings from a preliminary investigation of the effects of aquatic habitat (water) availability on giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) demography in the Sacramento Valley, California, 2014–17

scholarly article by Jonathan P. Rose et al published 2018 in Open-File Report

GPS tracking data reveals daily spatio-temporal movement patterns of waterfowl

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

Gambel's Quail Survey Variability and Implications for Survey Design in the Mojave Desert

scientific article

Ghost of habitat past: historic habitat affects the contemporary distribution of giant garter snakes in a modified landscape

Good prospects: high-resolution telemetry data suggests novel brood site selection behaviour in waterfowl

scientific article published in June 2020

Greater Sage-Grouse Nest Predators in the Virginia Mountains of Northwestern Nevada

Greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) nesting and brood-rearing microhabitat in Nevada and California—Spatial variation in selection and survival patterns

scholarly article

Habitat Suitability and Conservation of the Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) in the Sacramento Valley of California

Hierarchical spatial genetic structure in a distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse

Hunting influences the diel patterns in habitat selection by northern pintailsAnas acuta

Informing wetland management with waterfowl movement and sanctuary use responses to human-induced disturbance

scientific article

Integrating growth and capture-mark-recapture models reveals size-dependent survival in an elusive species

scientific article published in 2018

Integrating spatially explicit indices of abundance and habitat quality: an applied example for greater sage-grouse management

scientific article published on 27 November 2015

Interrupted incubation: How dabbling ducks respond when flushed from the nest

scientific article

Intra-annual patterns in adult band-tailed pigeon survival estimates

article

Intraseasonal variation in survival and probable causes of mortality in greater sage-grouseCentrocercus urophasianus

article published in 2013

Knowledge coproduction on the impact of decisions for waterbird habitat in a changing climate

scientific article published in 2023

LIMITED DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES TO CLADE 2.3.4.4 A/GOOSE/GUANGDONG/1/1996 LINEAGE HIGHLY PATHOGENIC H5 AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS IN NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Landscape alterations influence differential habitat use of nesting buteos and ravens within sagebrush ecosystem: Implications for transmission line development

scientific article published in 2014

Landscape characteristics and livestock presence influence common ravens: relevance to greater sage-grouse conservation

scientific article published in 2016

Lessons from the past: isotopes of an endangered rail as indicators of underlying change to tidal marsh habitats

scientific article

Linking Landscape Characteristics to Mineral Site Use by Band-Tailed Pigeons in Western Oregon: Coarse-Filter Conservation with Fine-Filter Tuning

Literature review of giant gartersnake ( Thamnophis gigas ) biology and conservation

article

Long-term effects of wildfire on greater sage-grouse - integrating population and ecosystem concepts for management in the Great Basin

scholarly article by Peter S. Coates et al published 2015 in Open-File Report

Megafires and thick smoke portend big problems for migratory birds

scientific article

Migration stopover ecology of Cinnamon Teal in western North America

scientific article

Monitoring and research on the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) in the Pine Nut Mountains, California and Nevada—Study progress report, 2011–15

scholarly article

Monitoring of Livestock Grazing Effects on Bureau of Land Management Land

scientific article published in 2014

Movements of Radio-Marked California Ridgway's Rails During Monitoring Surveys: Implications for Population Monitoring

Moving at the speed of flight: dabbling duck-movement rates and the relationship with electronic tracking interval

scientific article

Nest Site Selection by Greater Sage-Grouse in Mono County, California

scientific article published in 2009

Nest survival is influenced by parental behaviour and heterospecifics in a mixed-species colony

scientific article published in 2016

Nest-site selection and reproductive success of greater sage-grouse in a fire-affected habitat of northwestern Nevada

scientific article published in 2015

Patterns in Greater Sage-grouse population dynamics correspond with public grazing records at broad scales

scientific article

Pinyon and Juniper Encroachment into Sagebrush Ecosystems Impacts Distribution and Survival of Greater Sage-Grouse

scientific article published in 2017

Population Structure and Relatedness among Female Northern Pintails in Three California Wintering Regions

article

Post-precipitation bias in band-tailed pigeon surveys conducted at mineral sites

article

Preliminary analysis of Greater Sage-grouse reproduction in the Virginia Mountains of northwestern Nevada

scholarly article

Range-wide assessment of livestock grazing across the sagebrush biome

article published in 2011

Rapid assessment of rice seed availability for wildlife in harvested fields

scientific article published in 2011

Realized detection and capture probabilities for giant gartersnakes ( Thamnophis gigas ) using modified floating aquatic funnel traps

article published in 2015

Relative Value of Managed Wetlands and Tidal Marshlands for Wintering Northern Pintails

article

Rising Tides: Assessing Habitat Vulnerability for an Endangered Salt Marsh-Dependent Species with Sea-Level Rise

scientific article published on 4 December 2018

Science in the Public Sphere: Greater Sage-grouse Conservation Planning from a Transdisciplinary Perspective

scholarly article

Sea-level rise and refuge habitats for tidal marsh species: Can artificial islands save the California Ridgway's rail?

scholarly article by Cory T. Overton et al published January 2015 in Ecological Engineering

Seasonal impoundment alters patterns of tidal wetland plant diversity across spatial scales

scientific article published on 10 February 2021

Sex, season, and time of day interact to affect body temperatures of the Giant Gartersnake

Sitting ducklings: Timing of hatch, nest departure, and predation risk for dabbling duck broods

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

Spatial and Temporal Variability in Growth of Giant Gartersnakes: Plasticity, Precipitation, and Prey

article by Jonathan P. Rose et al published March 2018 in Journal of Herpetology

Spatially explicit modeling of annual and seasonal habitat for greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) in Nevada and Northeastern California—An updated decision-support tool for management

scholarly article

Spatially explicit modeling of greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) habitat in Nevada and northeastern California: a decision-support tool for management

scholarly article

Spatially explicit models of seasonal habitat for greater sage-grouse at broad spatial scales: Informing areas for management in Nevada and northeastern California

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

Spring Migration of Northern Pintails from Texas and New Mexico, USA

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Spring migration of Northern Pintails from California's Central Valley wintering area tracked with satellite telemetry: routes, timing, and destinations

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Surveillance for highly pathogenic influenza A viruses in California during 2014-2015 provides insights into viral evolutionary pathways and the spatiotemporal extent of viruses in the Pacific Americas Flyway

scientific article published on 6 September 2017

Temporal and Maternal Effects on Reproductive Ecology of the Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas)

article published in 2011

Terrestrial ecology of semi-aquatic giant gartersnakes (Thamnophis gigas)

journal article from 'Herpetological Conservation and Biology' published in 2015

The Population Crisis Demands a Focused Agenda

The effects of heterospecifics and climatic conditions on incubation behavior within a mixed-species colony

article published in 2015

The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers to population growth vary among local populations of Greater Sage-Grouse: An integrated population modeling approach

scientific article published in 2018

Tidal and seasonal effects on survival rates of the endangered California clapper rail: does invasive Spartina facilitate greater survival in a dynamic environment?

Timing, frequency, and duration of incubation recesses in dabbling ducks

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

Using high resolution satellite and telemetry data to track flooded habitats, their use by waterfowl, and evaluate effects of drought on waterfowl and shorebird bioenergetics in California

article by Elliott L. Matchett et al published 2021 in Open-File Report

Using object-based image analysis to conduct high-resolution conifer extraction at regional spatial scales

scientific article published in 2017

Using time-dependent models to investigate body condition and growth rate of the giant gartersnake

scientific article published in 2009

Waste Rice Seed in Conventional and Stripper-Head Harvested Fields in California: Implications for Wintering Waterfowl

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Waterfowl endozoochory: An overlooked long-distance dispersal mode for Cuscuta (dodder).

scientific article

Waterfowl recently infected with low pathogenic avian influenza exhibit reduced local movement and delayed migration

scientific article published in 2023

Waterfowl use of wetland habitats informs wetland restoration designs for multi‐species benefits

scientific article

Wetland Accretion Rate Model of Ecosystem Resilience (WARMER) and Its Application to Habitat Sustainability for Endangered Species in the San Francisco Estuary

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Wildfire, climate, and invasive grass interactions negatively impact an indicator species by reshaping sagebrush ecosystems

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Wintering ecology of sympatric subspecies of Sandhill Crane: Correlations between body size, site fidelity, and movement patterns

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‘Exciting statistics’: the rapid development and promising future of hierarchical models for population ecology

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