Brian C. Tefft
10 Papers
30 Citations
Brian C. Tefft is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Woodcock & American woodcock. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 10 publications.
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Multiscale habitat selection by a forest-dwelling shorebird, the American woodcock: Implications for forest management in southern New England, USA
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated multiscale habitat selection by woodcock in Rhode Island, USA in order to characterize daytime habitat, and to predict statewide relative probability of use of forested land.
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Why woodcock commute: testing the foraging-benefit and predation-risk hypotheses
TL;DR: This work used telemetry to identify the diurnal coverts and nocturnal roost fields used by woodcock in Rhode Island, USA, during 2 summers and provides the first empirical support for the predation-risk hypothesis.
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Habitat Selection and Home Range Size of Ruffed Grouse in Rhode Island
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied habitat selection and home range size of Ruffed Grouse in Rhode Island to determine the importance of different habitat types for grouse, and found that grouse selected early successional forests at a relatively large spatial scale.
Higher bird abundance and diversity where American woodcock sing: Fringe benefits of managing forests for woodcock
TL;DR: The woodcock may serve as an effective umbrella species, especially for early-successional forest birds, but complementary umbrella species should be considered to aid in the conservation of birds that breed in more mature forest.
Predicting landscape-scale habitat distribution for ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus using presence-only data.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors adopted a relatively new ecological modeling method, partitioned Mahalanobis D2, which allowed them to predict the distribution of potential ruffed grouse habitat across a landscape of management concern where high quality habitat was uncommon.