Below is a reasonably up-to-date list of publications from the lab. Where possible I link to papers that are open access and free to download. If you lack institutional access to any of the listed papers, feel free to send an email to [email protected] for pdf copy. Also please visit our Project Reports page if you're interested in resent technical and progress reports from the lab.
2020
Allen, B. B., D. G. McAuley, and E. J. Blomberg. In press. Multi-scale resource selection by American woodcock (Scolopax minor) during fall migration at Cape May, New Jersey. The Condor: Ornithological Applications.
Marshall, H., E. J. Blomberg, V. Watson, M. Conway, J. B. Cohen, M. D. Correll, C. S. Elphick, T. P. Hodgman, A. R. Kocek, A. I. Kovach, W. G. Shriver, W. A. Wiest, and B. J. Olsen. In press. Horizon angle and edge avoidance predict saltmarsh sparrow abundance better than habitat area. Condor: Ornithological Applications.
Lima, K. A., S. Gallo, T. P. Hodgman, D. S. Potter, E. M. Call, and E. J. Blomberg. In press. Influence of environmental conditions and call-broadcast on detection of eastern forest owls during standardized surveys. Condor: Ornithological Applications.
Blomberg, E. J., and C. Hagen. 2020. How many leks does it take? Minimum sample sizes for measuring local-scale conservation outcomes in Greater Sage-grouse. Avian Conservation and Ecology. http://www.ace-eco.org/vol15/iss1/art9/
Mangelinckx, J. M., S. R. Brown, R. B. Allen, K. Sullivan, and E. J. Blomberg. 2020. Effects of forest characteristics on ruffed grouse nesting ecology in central Maine, USA. Wildlife Biology DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00598
2019
McKnight, A., E.J. Blomberg, D.B. Irons, C.S. Loftin, S.T. McKinney. 2019. Survival and recruitment dynamics of black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) at an Alaskan colony. Marine Ornithology.
Gilbert, C., and E.J. Blomberg. 2019. Changing occupancy and relative abundance of spruce grouse based on a 25-year resurvey. Northeastern Naturalist 26: 275-286.
2018
Mangelinckx, J., S. Davis, R. B. Allen, S. Sullivan, and E. J. Blomberg. 2018. Reproductive status affects summertime resource selection and survival of Ruffed Grouse in Maine, USA. The Auk: Ornithological Advances.
Gibson, D., E.J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, S. P. Espinosa, and J. S. Sedinger. 2018. Effects of transmission lines on demography and population dynamics of greater sage-grouse. Wildlife Monographs 200.
McKnight, A., E.J. Blomberg, G. Golet, D. Irons, C.S. Loftin, and S.T. McKinney. 2018. Experimental evidence of long-term reproductive costs in a colonial nesting seabird. Journal of Avian Biology.
Davis, S., J. Mangelinckx, R. B. Allen, S. Sullivan, and E. J. Blomberg. 2018. Survival and harvest of ruffed grouse in central Maine, USA. Journal of Wildlife Management. 82:1263-1272
Blomberg, E. J., S. Davis, J. Mangelinckx, and K. Sullivan. 2018. Detecting capture-related mortality in radio-marked birds following release. Avian Conservation and Ecology. 13:5 https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01147-130105. Link.
Coates, P.S., B. G. Prochazka, M. A. Ricca, B. J. Halstead, M. L. Casazza, E. J. Blomberg, B. Brussee, L. Wiechman, J. Tebbenkamp, and K. P. Reese. In press. The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers to population growth vary among local populations of Greater Sage-grouse: an integrated population modelling approach. Auk: Ornithological Advances.
Schroeder, M. A., E. J. Blomberg, D. A. Boag, P. Pyle, M. Patten. 2018. Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), version 2.0 In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
2017
Kane, K., J. Sedinger, D. Gibson, E. J. Blomberg, M. Atamian. 2017. Fitness landscapes and life table response experiments predict the importance of local areas to population dynamics. Ecosphere DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1869. LINK
Loman, Z. G., E. J. Blomberg, W. V. Deluca, D. J. Harrison, C. S. Loftin, and P. B. Wood. 2017. Validating landscape capability as a predictor of upland game bird abundance and occurrence. Journal of Wildlife Management.
Fremgen, M., D. Gibson, R. Ehrlich, A. Krakauer, J. Forbey, E. Blomberg, J. Sedinger, G. Patricelli. 2017. Necklace-style radio-transmitters are associated with changes in display vocalizations of male Greater Sage-grouse. Wildlife Biology doi: 10.2981/wlb.00236. LINK
Blomberg, E. J., D. Gibson, J. S. Sedinger, and M. T. Atamian. 2017. Variable drivers of primary versus secondary nesting; density-dependence and drought effects on greater sage-grouse. Journal of Avian Biology 48: 827-836.
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2017. Weather, habitat composition, and female behavior interact to modify offspring survival in greater sage-grouse. Ecological Applications. 27:168-181
2016
Coates, P. S., M. A. Ricca, B. G. Prochazka, M. L. Brooks, E. J. Blomberg, K. E. Doherty, C. A. Hagen, and M. L. Casazza. 2016. Fire, climate, and invasive grass impact and indicator species by reshaping sagebrush ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113: 12745-12750
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2016. Nesting habitat selection influences nest and early offspring survival in Greater Sage-Grouse. Condor: Ornithological Applications 118: 689-702
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, and J. S. Sedinger. 2016. Evaluating vegetation effects on animal demographics; the role of plant phenology and sampling bias. Ecology and Evolution. 6:3621-3631 LINK
Jahner, J. P., D. Gibson, C. L. Weitzman, E. J. Blomberg, J. S. Sedinger, and T. L. Parchman. 2016. Site fidelity and habitat features shape fine-scale genetic structure of greater sage-grouse in central Nevada. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16:127. LINK
Coates, P. S., M. L. Casazza, M. A. Ricca, B. E. Brussee, E. J. Blomberg, K. B. Gustafson, C. T. Overton, D. M. Davis, L. E. Neil, S. P. Esinosa, S. C. Gardner, and D. J. Delehanty. 2016. Integrating spatially explicit indices of abundance and habitat quality: an applied example for greater sage-grouse management. Journal of Applied Ecology 53: 83-95
2015
Blomberg, E. J., D. Gibson, and J. S. Sedinger. 2015. Biases in nest survival associated with choice of exposure period: a case study in North American upland game birds. Condor: Ornithological Applications 117:577-588.
Blomberg, E. J. 2015. Does harvest timing play a role in greater sage-grouse survival? A cautionary perspective. Journal of Wildlife Management 79:695-703.
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2015. Observer effects strongly influence estimates of daily nest survival probability but do not substantially increase rates of nest failure in greater sage-grouse. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 132:397-407.
2014
Blomberg, E.J., J.S. Sedinger, D. Gibson, P.S. Coates, and M.L. Casazza. 2014. Carry-over effects and climatic conditions influence the postfledging survival of greater sage-grouse. Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.1139 LINK
Gibson, D., E.J. Blomberg, M.T., Atamian, and J.S. Sedinger. 2014. Lek fidelity and movement among leks by male Greater Sage-grouse: a capture-mark-recapture approach. Ibis, 156: 729-740
Blomberg, E.J., D. Gibson, M.T. Atamian and J.S. Sedinger. 2014. Individual and environmental effects on egg allocations of female Greater Sage-grouse. The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 131: 507-523.
2013
Blomberg, E. J., P. L. Wollf, and J. S. Sedinger. 2013. Geographic variation in liver metal concentrations of greater sage-grouse. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 4:298-302. LINK
Blomberg, E. J., S. R. Poulson, J. S. Sedinger, and D. Gibson. 2013. Prefleding diet is correlated with individual growth in greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Auk 130:715-724.
Blomberg, E. J., D. Gibson, J. S. Sedinger, M. L. Casazza, and P. S. Coates. 2013. Intraseasonal variation in survival and cause-specific mortality of greater sage-grouse. Wildlife Biology 19:347-357. LINK
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, G.L. Patricelli, A. H. Krakauer, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2013. The effects of radio-collars on male sage-grouse survival and lekking behavior. Condor 115:769-776.
Coates, P. S., M. L. Casazza, E. J. Blomberg, S. Gardner, S. Espinosa, M. Farinha, L.Wiechman, and B. Halstead. 2013. Evaluating space use of greater sage-grouse to identify area thresholds for surface use designation in sagebrush ecosystems. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1598-1609.
Blomberg, E. J., J. S. Sedinger, D. V. Nonne, and M.T. Atamian. 2013. Annual male lek attendance influences count-based population indices of greater sage-grouse. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1583-1592.
Blomberg, E. J., J. S. Sedinger, D. V. Nonne., and M.T. Atamian. 2013. Seasonal reproductive costs contribute to reduced survival of female greater sage-grouse. Journal of Avian Biology 44:149-158.
2012
Blomberg, E.J., B.C. Tefft, J.M. Reed, and S.R. McWilliams. 2012. Evaluating spatially explicit viability of a declining ruffed grouse population. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:503-513.
Blomberg, Erik J., James S. Sedinger, Michael T. Atamian, and Daniel V. Nonne. 2012. Characteristics of climate and landscape disturbance influence the dynamics of greater sage-grouse populations. Ecosphere 3:art55 . http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00304.1 LINK
Sedinger, J. S., E. J. Blomberg, A. W. VanDellen, and S. X. Byers. 2012. Environmental and population strain effects on survival of Lahontan cutthroat trout in Walker Lake, Nevada: a Bayesian approach. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 32:512:522
2011
Sedinger, B. S., J. S. Sedinger, S. Espinosa, M. T. Atamian, and E. J. Blomberg. 2011. Environmentally associated large scale variation in greater sage-grouse survival in Nevada. Studies in Avian Biology No 39.
2010
Atamian, M. T., J. S. Sedinger, J. S. Heaton, and E. J. Blomberg. 2010. Landscape Level Assessment of Brood Rearing Habitat for Greater Sage-grouse in East-Central Nevada. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:1533-1543.
2009
Blomberg, E. J., B. C. Tefft, E. G. Endrulat, and S. R. McWilliams. 2009. Predicting landscape-scale habitat distribution for ruffed grouse using presence-only data. Wildlife Biology 15:380-394.
2020
Allen, B. B., D. G. McAuley, and E. J. Blomberg. In press. Multi-scale resource selection by American woodcock (Scolopax minor) during fall migration at Cape May, New Jersey. The Condor: Ornithological Applications.
Marshall, H., E. J. Blomberg, V. Watson, M. Conway, J. B. Cohen, M. D. Correll, C. S. Elphick, T. P. Hodgman, A. R. Kocek, A. I. Kovach, W. G. Shriver, W. A. Wiest, and B. J. Olsen. In press. Horizon angle and edge avoidance predict saltmarsh sparrow abundance better than habitat area. Condor: Ornithological Applications.
Lima, K. A., S. Gallo, T. P. Hodgman, D. S. Potter, E. M. Call, and E. J. Blomberg. In press. Influence of environmental conditions and call-broadcast on detection of eastern forest owls during standardized surveys. Condor: Ornithological Applications.
Blomberg, E. J., and C. Hagen. 2020. How many leks does it take? Minimum sample sizes for measuring local-scale conservation outcomes in Greater Sage-grouse. Avian Conservation and Ecology. http://www.ace-eco.org/vol15/iss1/art9/
Mangelinckx, J. M., S. R. Brown, R. B. Allen, K. Sullivan, and E. J. Blomberg. 2020. Effects of forest characteristics on ruffed grouse nesting ecology in central Maine, USA. Wildlife Biology DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00598
2019
McKnight, A., E.J. Blomberg, D.B. Irons, C.S. Loftin, S.T. McKinney. 2019. Survival and recruitment dynamics of black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) at an Alaskan colony. Marine Ornithology.
Gilbert, C., and E.J. Blomberg. 2019. Changing occupancy and relative abundance of spruce grouse based on a 25-year resurvey. Northeastern Naturalist 26: 275-286.
2018
Mangelinckx, J., S. Davis, R. B. Allen, S. Sullivan, and E. J. Blomberg. 2018. Reproductive status affects summertime resource selection and survival of Ruffed Grouse in Maine, USA. The Auk: Ornithological Advances.
Gibson, D., E.J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, S. P. Espinosa, and J. S. Sedinger. 2018. Effects of transmission lines on demography and population dynamics of greater sage-grouse. Wildlife Monographs 200.
McKnight, A., E.J. Blomberg, G. Golet, D. Irons, C.S. Loftin, and S.T. McKinney. 2018. Experimental evidence of long-term reproductive costs in a colonial nesting seabird. Journal of Avian Biology.
Davis, S., J. Mangelinckx, R. B. Allen, S. Sullivan, and E. J. Blomberg. 2018. Survival and harvest of ruffed grouse in central Maine, USA. Journal of Wildlife Management. 82:1263-1272
Blomberg, E. J., S. Davis, J. Mangelinckx, and K. Sullivan. 2018. Detecting capture-related mortality in radio-marked birds following release. Avian Conservation and Ecology. 13:5 https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01147-130105. Link.
Coates, P.S., B. G. Prochazka, M. A. Ricca, B. J. Halstead, M. L. Casazza, E. J. Blomberg, B. Brussee, L. Wiechman, J. Tebbenkamp, and K. P. Reese. In press. The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers to population growth vary among local populations of Greater Sage-grouse: an integrated population modelling approach. Auk: Ornithological Advances.
Schroeder, M. A., E. J. Blomberg, D. A. Boag, P. Pyle, M. Patten. 2018. Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), version 2.0 In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
2017
Kane, K., J. Sedinger, D. Gibson, E. J. Blomberg, M. Atamian. 2017. Fitness landscapes and life table response experiments predict the importance of local areas to population dynamics. Ecosphere DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1869. LINK
Loman, Z. G., E. J. Blomberg, W. V. Deluca, D. J. Harrison, C. S. Loftin, and P. B. Wood. 2017. Validating landscape capability as a predictor of upland game bird abundance and occurrence. Journal of Wildlife Management.
Fremgen, M., D. Gibson, R. Ehrlich, A. Krakauer, J. Forbey, E. Blomberg, J. Sedinger, G. Patricelli. 2017. Necklace-style radio-transmitters are associated with changes in display vocalizations of male Greater Sage-grouse. Wildlife Biology doi: 10.2981/wlb.00236. LINK
Blomberg, E. J., D. Gibson, J. S. Sedinger, and M. T. Atamian. 2017. Variable drivers of primary versus secondary nesting; density-dependence and drought effects on greater sage-grouse. Journal of Avian Biology 48: 827-836.
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2017. Weather, habitat composition, and female behavior interact to modify offspring survival in greater sage-grouse. Ecological Applications. 27:168-181
2016
Coates, P. S., M. A. Ricca, B. G. Prochazka, M. L. Brooks, E. J. Blomberg, K. E. Doherty, C. A. Hagen, and M. L. Casazza. 2016. Fire, climate, and invasive grass impact and indicator species by reshaping sagebrush ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113: 12745-12750
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2016. Nesting habitat selection influences nest and early offspring survival in Greater Sage-Grouse. Condor: Ornithological Applications 118: 689-702
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, and J. S. Sedinger. 2016. Evaluating vegetation effects on animal demographics; the role of plant phenology and sampling bias. Ecology and Evolution. 6:3621-3631 LINK
Jahner, J. P., D. Gibson, C. L. Weitzman, E. J. Blomberg, J. S. Sedinger, and T. L. Parchman. 2016. Site fidelity and habitat features shape fine-scale genetic structure of greater sage-grouse in central Nevada. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16:127. LINK
Coates, P. S., M. L. Casazza, M. A. Ricca, B. E. Brussee, E. J. Blomberg, K. B. Gustafson, C. T. Overton, D. M. Davis, L. E. Neil, S. P. Esinosa, S. C. Gardner, and D. J. Delehanty. 2016. Integrating spatially explicit indices of abundance and habitat quality: an applied example for greater sage-grouse management. Journal of Applied Ecology 53: 83-95
2015
Blomberg, E. J., D. Gibson, and J. S. Sedinger. 2015. Biases in nest survival associated with choice of exposure period: a case study in North American upland game birds. Condor: Ornithological Applications 117:577-588.
Blomberg, E. J. 2015. Does harvest timing play a role in greater sage-grouse survival? A cautionary perspective. Journal of Wildlife Management 79:695-703.
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2015. Observer effects strongly influence estimates of daily nest survival probability but do not substantially increase rates of nest failure in greater sage-grouse. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 132:397-407.
2014
Blomberg, E.J., J.S. Sedinger, D. Gibson, P.S. Coates, and M.L. Casazza. 2014. Carry-over effects and climatic conditions influence the postfledging survival of greater sage-grouse. Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.1139 LINK
Gibson, D., E.J. Blomberg, M.T., Atamian, and J.S. Sedinger. 2014. Lek fidelity and movement among leks by male Greater Sage-grouse: a capture-mark-recapture approach. Ibis, 156: 729-740
Blomberg, E.J., D. Gibson, M.T. Atamian and J.S. Sedinger. 2014. Individual and environmental effects on egg allocations of female Greater Sage-grouse. The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 131: 507-523.
2013
Blomberg, E. J., P. L. Wollf, and J. S. Sedinger. 2013. Geographic variation in liver metal concentrations of greater sage-grouse. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 4:298-302. LINK
Blomberg, E. J., S. R. Poulson, J. S. Sedinger, and D. Gibson. 2013. Prefleding diet is correlated with individual growth in greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Auk 130:715-724.
Blomberg, E. J., D. Gibson, J. S. Sedinger, M. L. Casazza, and P. S. Coates. 2013. Intraseasonal variation in survival and cause-specific mortality of greater sage-grouse. Wildlife Biology 19:347-357. LINK
Gibson, D., E. J. Blomberg, G.L. Patricelli, A. H. Krakauer, M. T. Atamian, and J. S. Sedinger. 2013. The effects of radio-collars on male sage-grouse survival and lekking behavior. Condor 115:769-776.
Coates, P. S., M. L. Casazza, E. J. Blomberg, S. Gardner, S. Espinosa, M. Farinha, L.Wiechman, and B. Halstead. 2013. Evaluating space use of greater sage-grouse to identify area thresholds for surface use designation in sagebrush ecosystems. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1598-1609.
Blomberg, E. J., J. S. Sedinger, D. V. Nonne, and M.T. Atamian. 2013. Annual male lek attendance influences count-based population indices of greater sage-grouse. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1583-1592.
Blomberg, E. J., J. S. Sedinger, D. V. Nonne., and M.T. Atamian. 2013. Seasonal reproductive costs contribute to reduced survival of female greater sage-grouse. Journal of Avian Biology 44:149-158.
2012
Blomberg, E.J., B.C. Tefft, J.M. Reed, and S.R. McWilliams. 2012. Evaluating spatially explicit viability of a declining ruffed grouse population. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:503-513.
Blomberg, Erik J., James S. Sedinger, Michael T. Atamian, and Daniel V. Nonne. 2012. Characteristics of climate and landscape disturbance influence the dynamics of greater sage-grouse populations. Ecosphere 3:art55 . http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00304.1 LINK
Sedinger, J. S., E. J. Blomberg, A. W. VanDellen, and S. X. Byers. 2012. Environmental and population strain effects on survival of Lahontan cutthroat trout in Walker Lake, Nevada: a Bayesian approach. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 32:512:522
2011
Sedinger, B. S., J. S. Sedinger, S. Espinosa, M. T. Atamian, and E. J. Blomberg. 2011. Environmentally associated large scale variation in greater sage-grouse survival in Nevada. Studies in Avian Biology No 39.
2010
Atamian, M. T., J. S. Sedinger, J. S. Heaton, and E. J. Blomberg. 2010. Landscape Level Assessment of Brood Rearing Habitat for Greater Sage-grouse in East-Central Nevada. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:1533-1543.
2009
Blomberg, E. J., B. C. Tefft, E. G. Endrulat, and S. R. McWilliams. 2009. Predicting landscape-scale habitat distribution for ruffed grouse using presence-only data. Wildlife Biology 15:380-394.