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• Illinois Waterfowl Surveys and Investigations W-43-R-64 Annual Progress Report FY2017 Period: 1 July 2016 – 30 June 2017 

  Yetter, Aaron P.; Hine, Christopher S.; Gilbert, Andrew D.; Blake-Bradshaw, Abigail G.; Askren, Ryan J.; Klimas, Samuel T.; Hagy, Heath M.; Osborn, Joshua M.; Ward, Michael P.; Matthews, Jeffrey W.; Lancaster, Joseph D. (Illinois Natural History Survey, 2017-12-17)

  Objectives 1) Inventory abundance and distribution of waterfowl, shorebirds, and other waterbirds (a minimum of 10 species and guilds) during autumn migration at a minimum of 30 sites along and nearby the Illinois and ...

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• True Metabolized Energy of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation in Semi-Permanent Marshes for Dabbling Ducks in the Upper Midwest Annual Performance Report Period: 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016 

  Hagy, Heath M; McClain, Sarah E; Simpson, John W; Osborn, Joshua M; Yetter, Aaron P (Illinois Natural History Survey, 2016-09-28)

  Our primary objectives were to 1) estimate true metabolizable energy of common species of submersed aquatic vegetation in semi-permanent marsh habitats of the Upper Midwest for gadwall and mallard during autumns 2015–2017, ...

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• Wetland Management Strategies that Maximize Marsh Bird Use in the Midwest Annual Performance Report Period: 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016 

  Hagy, Heath M; Gilbert, Andrew G.; Yetter, Aaron P. (Illinois Natural History Survey, 2016-09-28)

  We determined marsh bird use across a wide range of wetland types (e.g., emergent, non-vegetated, riparian), hydrologic regimes (e.g., temporary, seasonal, semi-permanent), management practices (e.g., active, passive, ...

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• Illinois Waterfowl Surveys and Investigations W-43-R-63 Annual Progress Report FY2016 Period: 1 July 2015 – 30 June 2016 

  Hagy, Heath M; Aaron P. Yetter; Joshua M. Osborn; Christopher S. Hine; Andrew D. Gilbert; Brett E. Dorak; Kristen M. Finch; Abigail G. Blake-Bradshaw; Thomas J. Benson; Michael P. Ward; Jeffery W. Matthews (Illinois Natural History Survey, 2016-08-31)

  Objectives 1) Inventory abundance and distribution of waterfowl and other waterbirds (a minimum of 10 species and guilds) during autumn migration at a minimum of 30 sites along the Illinois and central Mississippi rivers ...

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• Waterbird and Wetland Monitoring at The Emiquon Preserve: Final Report 2007–2015 

  Hine, Christopher S.; Hagy, Heath M.; Yetter, Aaron P.; Horath, Michelle M.; Osborn, Joshua M. (Illinois Natural History Survey, 2016-06-30)

  Historically, the wetlands of the Illinois River valley (IRV) provided extensive and valuable habitat to migrating waterbirds and other wetland-dependent wildlife in the Upper Midwest (Havera 1999). The Nature Conservancy’s ...

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