A statistically rigorous sampling design to integrate avian monitoring and management within Bird Conservation Regions

• David C. Pavlacky Jr. ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: david.pavlacky@birdconservancy.org

  Affiliation Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Brighton, Colorado, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8457-8023

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• Paul M. Lukacs ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paul M. Lukacs, Jennifer A. Blakesley, Robert C. Skorkowsky, David S. Klute, David J. Hanni

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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• Jennifer A. Blakesley ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paul M. Lukacs, Jennifer A. Blakesley, Robert C. Skorkowsky, David S. Klute, David J. Hanni

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Brighton, Colorado, United States of America

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• Robert C. Skorkowsky ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paul M. Lukacs, Jennifer A. Blakesley, Robert C. Skorkowsky, David S. Klute, David J. Hanni

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Chugach National Forest, Cordova Ranger District, United States Forest Service, Cordova, Alaska, United States of America

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• David S. Klute ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paul M. Lukacs, Jennifer A. Blakesley, Robert C. Skorkowsky, David S. Klute, David J. Hanni

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Denver, Colorado, United States of America

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• Beth A. Hahn ,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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• Victoria J. Dreitz ,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Avian Science Center and Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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• T. Luke George ,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Brighton, Colorado, United States of America

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• David J. Hanni

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paul M. Lukacs, Jennifer A. Blakesley, Robert C. Skorkowsky, David S. Klute, David J. Hanni

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.

  Affiliation Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Brighton, Colorado, United States of America

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