Wylie Barrow, Jr., Ph.D. (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on floodplain forests of the Pearl River
Floodplain forests are an important habitat for Neotropical migratory birds. Hurricane Katrina passed through the Pearl River flood plain shortly after making landfall. Field measurements on historical plots and remotely sensed data were used to assess the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the structure of floodplain forests of the Pearl River.
Authors
Stephen Faulkner, Wylie Barrow, Brady R. Couvillion, William Conner, Lori Randall, Michael Baldwin
Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina
It was the midst of songbird migration season when Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast in 2005. Typically these birds fatten up in Gulf Coast river bottomland forest for the long flight to Central and South America. After Katrina stripped plants of leaves, fruits, and insects in the fertile bottomlands of the Pearl River, weather radar indicated that migrant birds increased their use of adja
Authors
Wylie Barrow, J. Buler, Brady R. Couvillion, Robb Diehl, Stephen Faulkner, F. Moore, Lori Randall
Cheniere forest as stopover habitat for migrant landbirds: Immediate effects of Hurricane Rita
It is not known whether en route fall migratory birds (August-October) are likely to suffer more from direct or secondary effects of hurricanes. On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita wreaked havoc on Louisiana's coast by toppling trees over vast areas and by stripping away microhabitats that harbor the invertebrates and produce the fruits upon which migrant landbirds depend (e.g., canopy foliage,
Authors
Wylie Barrow, Paul Chadwick, Brady R. Couvillion, Thomas Doyle, Stephen Faulkner, Clint Jeske, Tommy Michot, Lori Randall, Chris Wells, Scott Wilson
Ordination of breeding birds in relation to environmental gradients in three southeastern United States floodplain forests
We used an ordination approach to identify factors important to the organization of breeding bird communities in three floodplains: Cache River, Arkansas (AR), Iatt Creek, Louisiana (LA), and the Coosawhatchie River, South Carolina (SC), USA. We used 5-min point counts to sample birds in each study area each spring from 1995 to 1998, and measured ground-surface elevations and a suite of other habi
Authors
J.S. Wakeley, M.P. Guilfoyle, T. J. Antrobus, R.A. Fischer, W.C. Barrow, P.B. Hamel
Habitat relationships of birds overwintering in a managed coastal prairie
Grassland birds are considered to be rapidly declining in North America. Management approaches for grassland birds frequently rely on prescribed burning to maintain habitat in suitable condition. We evaluated the relationships among years since burn, vegetation structure, and overwintering grassland bird abundance in coastal prairie. Le Conte's Sparrows (Ammodramus leconteii) were most common in a
Authors
H.Q. Baldwin, J.B. Grace, W.C. Barrow, F.C. Rohwer
Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: Strengthening and expanding a collaborative
Executive Summary
Understanding the factors affecting migratory bird and bat populations during all three phases of their life cycle—breeding, nonbreeding, and migration—is critical to species conservation planning. This includes the need for information about these species’ responses to natural challenges, as well as information about the effects of human activities and structures. Habitats and o
Authors
Janet M. Ruth, Albert Manville, Ron Larkin, Wylie C. Barrow, Lori Johnson-Randall, Deanna K. Dawson, Robert H. Diehl, Yufang Wang, Richard S. Sojda, Rafal Angryk, Robert W. Klaver, Reggie Mead, John Paxton, Patricia J. Heglund, Eileen Kirsch, Manuel J. Suarez, Larry Robinson, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Carroll G. Belser, Steven J. Franke, Bruno Bruderer, Jeffrey J. Buler, Frank R. Moore, David S. Mizrahi, Robert Fogg, T. Adam Kelly, Paul M. Cryan, Tim Crum, Terry J. Schuur, Dave Krueper, Robb Diehl, Tom Will
Vanishing before our eyes
No abstract available
Authors
Wylie C. Barrow, William R. Fontenot, Madeline H. Barrow, Richard A. DeMay, David Muth
Old-growth bottomland hardwood forests as bird habitat: Implications for contemporary management
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Hamilton, Wylie C. Barrow, Keith Ouchley
Coastal forests of the Gulf of Mexico: A description and some thoughts on their conservation
Millions of Nearctic-Neotropical landbirds move through the coastal forests of the Gulf of Mexico each spring and autumn as they migrate across and around the gulf. Migration routes in the gulf region are not static—they shift year to year and season to season according to prevailing wind patterns. Given the dynamic nature of migration routes, coastal forests around the Gulf of Mexico potentially
Authors
Wylie C. Barrow, Lori Johnson-Randall, M.S. Woodrey, J. Cox, E. Ruelas I., C. M. Riley, R.B. Hamilton, C. Eberly
Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico: Importance of Louisiana's coast
Because of its geographic position, Louisiana plays an important role in the hemispheric-scale phenomenon known as the Nearctic-Neotropical bird migration system. Each year millions of landbirds migrate across or near to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Birds migrate in large, broad fronts that sometimes exceed 2 million individuals, and there is an advantage for them to take a direct north-south
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: Critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico
Nearly all Neotropical migratory landbird species of the eastern United States as well as many western species use Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico coast during their transcontinental migrations each spring and fall. Radar has determined that hundreds of millions of birds make the nocturnal crossing of the Gulf of Mexico resulting in daily flights of as many as 2.5 million individuals sto
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Using radar to advance migratory bird management: An interagency collaboration
Migratory birds face many changes to the landscapes they traverse and the habitats they use. Wind turbines and communications towers, which pose hazards to birds and bats in flight, are being erected across the United States and offshore. Human activities can also destroy or threaten habitats critical to birds during migratory passage, and climate change appears to be altering migratory patterns.
Authors
R. Sojda, J. M. Ruth, W.C. Barrow, D.K. Dawson, R.H. Diehl, A. Manville, M.T. Green, D.J. Krueper, S. Johnston
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 56
Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on floodplain forests of the Pearl River
Floodplain forests are an important habitat for Neotropical migratory birds. Hurricane Katrina passed through the Pearl River flood plain shortly after making landfall. Field measurements on historical plots and remotely sensed data were used to assess the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the structure of floodplain forests of the Pearl River.
Authors
Stephen Faulkner, Wylie Barrow, Brady R. Couvillion, William Conner, Lori Randall, Michael Baldwin
Broad-scale response of landbird migration to the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina
It was the midst of songbird migration season when Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana coast in 2005. Typically these birds fatten up in Gulf Coast river bottomland forest for the long flight to Central and South America. After Katrina stripped plants of leaves, fruits, and insects in the fertile bottomlands of the Pearl River, weather radar indicated that migrant birds increased their use of adja
Authors
Wylie Barrow, J. Buler, Brady R. Couvillion, Robb Diehl, Stephen Faulkner, F. Moore, Lori Randall
Cheniere forest as stopover habitat for migrant landbirds: Immediate effects of Hurricane Rita
It is not known whether en route fall migratory birds (August-October) are likely to suffer more from direct or secondary effects of hurricanes. On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita wreaked havoc on Louisiana's coast by toppling trees over vast areas and by stripping away microhabitats that harbor the invertebrates and produce the fruits upon which migrant landbirds depend (e.g., canopy foliage,
Authors
Wylie Barrow, Paul Chadwick, Brady R. Couvillion, Thomas Doyle, Stephen Faulkner, Clint Jeske, Tommy Michot, Lori Randall, Chris Wells, Scott Wilson
Ordination of breeding birds in relation to environmental gradients in three southeastern United States floodplain forests
We used an ordination approach to identify factors important to the organization of breeding bird communities in three floodplains: Cache River, Arkansas (AR), Iatt Creek, Louisiana (LA), and the Coosawhatchie River, South Carolina (SC), USA. We used 5-min point counts to sample birds in each study area each spring from 1995 to 1998, and measured ground-surface elevations and a suite of other habi
Authors
J.S. Wakeley, M.P. Guilfoyle, T. J. Antrobus, R.A. Fischer, W.C. Barrow, P.B. Hamel
Habitat relationships of birds overwintering in a managed coastal prairie
Grassland birds are considered to be rapidly declining in North America. Management approaches for grassland birds frequently rely on prescribed burning to maintain habitat in suitable condition. We evaluated the relationships among years since burn, vegetation structure, and overwintering grassland bird abundance in coastal prairie. Le Conte's Sparrows (Ammodramus leconteii) were most common in a
Authors
H.Q. Baldwin, J.B. Grace, W.C. Barrow, F.C. Rohwer
Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: Strengthening and expanding a collaborative
Executive Summary
Understanding the factors affecting migratory bird and bat populations during all three phases of their life cycle—breeding, nonbreeding, and migration—is critical to species conservation planning. This includes the need for information about these species’ responses to natural challenges, as well as information about the effects of human activities and structures. Habitats and o
Authors
Janet M. Ruth, Albert Manville, Ron Larkin, Wylie C. Barrow, Lori Johnson-Randall, Deanna K. Dawson, Robert H. Diehl, Yufang Wang, Richard S. Sojda, Rafal Angryk, Robert W. Klaver, Reggie Mead, John Paxton, Patricia J. Heglund, Eileen Kirsch, Manuel J. Suarez, Larry Robinson, Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Carroll G. Belser, Steven J. Franke, Bruno Bruderer, Jeffrey J. Buler, Frank R. Moore, David S. Mizrahi, Robert Fogg, T. Adam Kelly, Paul M. Cryan, Tim Crum, Terry J. Schuur, Dave Krueper, Robb Diehl, Tom Will
Vanishing before our eyes
No abstract available
Authors
Wylie C. Barrow, William R. Fontenot, Madeline H. Barrow, Richard A. DeMay, David Muth
Old-growth bottomland hardwood forests as bird habitat: Implications for contemporary management
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Hamilton, Wylie C. Barrow, Keith Ouchley
Coastal forests of the Gulf of Mexico: A description and some thoughts on their conservation
Millions of Nearctic-Neotropical landbirds move through the coastal forests of the Gulf of Mexico each spring and autumn as they migrate across and around the gulf. Migration routes in the gulf region are not static—they shift year to year and season to season according to prevailing wind patterns. Given the dynamic nature of migration routes, coastal forests around the Gulf of Mexico potentially
Authors
Wylie C. Barrow, Lori Johnson-Randall, M.S. Woodrey, J. Cox, E. Ruelas I., C. M. Riley, R.B. Hamilton, C. Eberly
Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico: Importance of Louisiana's coast
Because of its geographic position, Louisiana plays an important role in the hemispheric-scale phenomenon known as the Nearctic-Neotropical bird migration system. Each year millions of landbirds migrate across or near to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Birds migrate in large, broad fronts that sometimes exceed 2 million individuals, and there is an advantage for them to take a direct north-south
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Using radar to understand migratory birds and their habitats: Critical needs for the Gulf of Mexico
Nearly all Neotropical migratory landbird species of the eastern United States as well as many western species use Louisiana and the northern Gulf of Mexico coast during their transcontinental migrations each spring and fall. Radar has determined that hundreds of millions of birds make the nocturnal crossing of the Gulf of Mexico resulting in daily flights of as many as 2.5 million individuals sto
Authors
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
Using radar to advance migratory bird management: An interagency collaboration
Migratory birds face many changes to the landscapes they traverse and the habitats they use. Wind turbines and communications towers, which pose hazards to birds and bats in flight, are being erected across the United States and offshore. Human activities can also destroy or threaten habitats critical to birds during migratory passage, and climate change appears to be altering migratory patterns.
Authors
R. Sojda, J. M. Ruth, W.C. Barrow, D.K. Dawson, R.H. Diehl, A. Manville, M.T. Green, D.J. Krueper, S. Johnston