Long-term population trends of endangered Hawaiian waterbirds

• Published in: Population ecology Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 473 - 481
• Main Authors: Reed, J. Michael, Elphick, Chris S., Ieno, Elena N., Zuur, Alain F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Japan 01.07.2011; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animal populations; Aquatic birds; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; Ecology; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered species; Evolutionary Biology; Forestry; Fulica; Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis; Generalized additive models; Himantopus mexicanus knudseni; Islands; Life Sciences; Management; Original Article; Plant Sciences; Population; Population number; Recovery; Time series; Trends; Wetland; Wetland protection; Wetlands; Wildlife conservation; Winter; Zoology; Hawaii; United States > US; USA, Hawaii, Oahu I; Management; Endangered species; Recovery; Wetland; Generalized additive models; Time series

We analyzed long-term winter survey data (1956–2007) for three endangered waterbirds endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiian moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis ), Hawaiian coot ( Fulica alai ), and Hawaiian stilt ( Himantopus mexicanus knudseni ). Time series were analyzed by species–i...