Scientific Publications
Ruth, K.A., L.I. Berkeley, K.M. Strickfaden, and V.J. Dreitz. In press. Density Dependence of Songbird Demographics in Grazed Sagebrush Steppe. PLoSONE
Fagre, D.A., W.M. Janousek, and V.J. Dreitz. 2022. Avian species richness and abundance show stronger response to bison grazing intensity than ecosystem productivity. Ecosphere 13(12) e4299.
Reintsma, K.M., M.M. Delamont, L.I. Berkeley, and V.J. Dreitz. 2022. Thick-billed longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) reproduction shows minimal short-term response to conservation program grazing regime. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 134(2): 365-372.
Donnelly, J. P., S. L. King, J. Knetter, J. H. Gammonley, V.J. Dreitz, B. A. Grisham, M. C. Nowak, and D. P. Collins. 2021. Migration efficiency sustains connectivity across agroecological networks supporting sandhill crane migration. Ecosphere 12(4) e03543.
Janousek, W.M., and V.J. Dreitz. 2020. Testing Huston’s dynamic equilibrium model along fire and forest productivity gradients using avian monitoring data. Diversity and Distributions 26(12): 1715-1726.
Stickfaden, K.M., D.A. Fagre, J.D. Golding, A.H. Harrington, K.M. Reintsma, J.D. Tack, and V.J. Dreitz. 2020. Dependent double-observer method reduces false-positive errors in auditory avian survey data. Ecological Applications 30(2): e02026.
Reintsma, K.M., A.H. Harrington, and V.J. Dreitz. 2019. Validation of a novel time-to-event nest density estimator on passerines: An example using Brewer’s sparrows (Spizella breweri). PLoS ONE 12:e0227092.
Janousek, W.M., J.A. Hicke, A.J.H. Meddens, and V.J. Dreitz. 2019. The effects of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on avian communities in lodgepole pine forests across the greater Rocky Mountain region. Forest Ecology and Management 44:374-381.
Donnelly, J.P., D.E. Naugle, D.P. Collins, B.D. Dugger, B.W. Allred, J.D. Tack, and V.J. Dreitz. 2019. Synchronizing conservation to seasonal wetland hydrology and waterbird migration in semi-arid landscapes. Ecosphere 10(6):e02758.
Janousek, W.M., B.A. Hahn, and V.J. Dreitz. 2019. Disentangling monitoring programs: design, analysis, and application considerations. Ecological Applications 29(5): e01922. (top 10% downloaded article between Jan 2018 and Dec 2019)
Donnelly, J.P., B.W. Allred, D. Perret, N.L. Silverman, J.D. Tack, V.J. Dreitz, J.D. Maestas, and D.E. Naugle. 2018. Seasonal drought in North America’s sagebrush biome structures dynamic mesic resources for sage-grouse. Ecology and Evolution 8:12492-12505.
Powell, J., B. Martin, V.J. Dreitz, and B.W. Allred. 2018. Grazing preferences and vegetation feedback of the fire-grazing interaction in the Northern Great Plains. Rangeland Ecology and Management 71(1) 45-52.
Pavlacky, D.C. Jr., P.M. Lukacs, J.A. Blakesley, R.C. Skorkowsky, D.S. Klute, B.A. Hahn, V.J. Dreitz, T.L. George, and D.J. Hanni. 2017. A statistically rigorous sampling design to integrate large-scale monitoring and wildlife management of bird conservation regions. PLoS ONE 12(10): e0185924.
Golding, J.D. and V.J. Dreitz. 2017. Songbird response to rest-rotation and season-long cattle grazing in a grassland sagebrush ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Management 204: 605-612.
Golding, J.D., J.J. Nowak, and V.J. Dreitz. 2017. A multispecies dependent double-observer model: A new method for estimating multispecies abundance. Ecology and Evolution 7:3425–3435.
Dreitz, V.J., L.T. Stinson, B.A. Hahn, J.D. Tack, and P.M. Lukacs. 2017. A large-scale perspective for managing prairie avifauna assemblages across the western US: influences of habitat, land ownership and latitude. PeerJ 5:e2879. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2879
Donnelly, J.P., J.D. Tack, K.E. Doherty, D.E. Naugle, B.W. Allred, and V.J. Dreitz. 2017. Extending conifer removal and landscape protection strategies from sage-grouse to songbirds, a range-wide assessment. Rangeland Ecology and Management 70:95-105.
Golding, J.D. and V.J. Dreitz. 2016. Comparison of removal-based methods for estimating abundance of five species of prairie songbirds. Journal of Field Ornithology 87:417-426.
Hauer, F.R., H. Locke, V.J. Dreitz, M. Hebblewhite, W.H. Lowe, C.C. Muhlfeld, C.R. Nelson, M.F. Proctor, and S.B. Rood. 2016. Gravel-bed river floodplains are the ecological nexus of glaciated mountain landscapes. Science Advances 2,e1600026. doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600026
Walsh, D.P., V.J. Dreitz, and D. Heisey. 2015. Integrated survival analysis using an event-time approach in a Bayesian framework. Ecology and Evolution. 5:769-780.
Riordan, M.M., P.M. Lukacs, K.P. Huyvaert, and V.J. Dreitz. 2015. Evaluating offspring early stage sex ratios in mountain plover. Avian Ecology and Conservation [online]. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00772-100203
Stinson, L.T. and V.J. Dreitz. 2014. Within-season nest reuse by mountain plovers (Charadrius montanus) in eastern Colorado. Western North American Naturalist 74:130-132.
Dreitz, V.J., R.Y. Conrey, and S.K. Skagen. 2012. Drought and cooler temperatures are associated with higher nest survival in mountain plovers. Avian Conservation and Ecology: [online]. doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00519-070106