Recent Publications of Interest

Books, Manuals, Guides

Publication Briefs

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Recent Publications Of Interest

	New Publication: Niches, models, and climate change: Assessing the assumptions and uncertainties.   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
	Using Lasers to Map Bird Habitat PRBO publication in Ecological Applications documents the value of using aerial lasers to predict where birds will occur at the Cosumnes River Preserve (Sacramento).
	Changes in California's Bird Communities Due to Climate Change  A recent article published in the journal PLoS ONE presents findings on altered bird distribution Read More >>
	Why Climate Change Makes River Restoration More Important than Ever (Press Release August 31, 2009)
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Books, Manuals, Guides

	Pocket Guides, Habitat Guides, other Conservation Resources
	Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Conference Proceedings, full proceedings from the December 2007 conference are available online.
	A Guide to Nestling Development and Aging in Altricial Passerines, (manual) Dennis Jongsomjit et al., 2007. USFWS Biological Technical Publication. The primary objectives of this guide are to report and promote research on species-specific patterns of altricial passerine nestling development and aging, and to achieve better estimates of nestling ages. hard copy (Download the pdf from: California Avian Data Center or US FWS Web site)
	Bird Species of Special Concern, (book) W. David Shuford, and Tom Gardali editors.
	Mist-netting with the public: A guide for communicating science through bird banding, (manual) Melissa Pitkin, 2006. Purchase online through Environment Through the Americas, for $5.50 plus shipping.
	The Identification Guide to North American Birds, P. Pyle (book)
	Statistical Guide to Data Analysis of Avian Monitoring Programs (request a copy from the library) (manual)
	Developing and Implementing an Adaptive Conservation Strategy: A guide for improving adaptive management and sharing the learning among conservation practitioners (pdf file)
	Handbook of Field Methods for Monitoring Landbirds. (Hard copies currently not available through PRBO, but the handbook can be viewed online. For information on ordering the handbook, visit http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/gtrs.shtml).

Copies of all other publications listed below are in the PRBO library at our headquarters. To arrange a time to visit the library and make copies of publications, please contact our librarian.