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Refereed Journal Articles
Stantial, M.L., A.J. Lawson, A.M.V. Fournier, P.J. Kappes, C.S. Kross, M.C. Runge, M.S. Woodrey, and J.E. Lyons. 2023. Qualitative value of information provides a transparent and repeatable method for identifying critical uncertainty. Ecological Applications. Accepted 1/23/2023.
Lawson, A.J., J.E. Lyons, K. Kalasz, M.C. Runge, A.C. Schwarzer, M.L. Stantial, and M. Woodrey. 2022. Application of qualitative value of information to prioritize conservation actions for Eastern Black Rail population recovery. Conservation Science and Practice: e12732.
Stantial, M.L. and J.B. Cohen. 2022. Twenty-four hour activity patterns of breeding Atlantic coast Piping Plovers. Wader Study 129(1): 65–68.
Stantial, M.L., J.B. Cohen, A.J. Darrah, S. Farrell, and B. Maslo. 2021. Habitat specific behavior, growth rate, and survival of piping plover chicks in New Jersey, USA. Ecosphere 12(10): e03782.
Tattoni, D.J., E.A. Mordecai, and M.L. Stantial. 2021. Spatial and temporal changes in nesting behavior by Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) in New Jersey from 1976–2019. Waterbirds 43(3–4): 307–313.
Stantial, M.L., J.B. Cohen, A.J. Darrah, S. Farrell, and B. Maslo. 2021. The effect of top predator removal on the distribution of a mesocarnivore and nest survival of an endangered shorebird. Avian Conservation and Ecology, 16(1):8.
Stantial, M.L. and J.B. Cohen. 2021. Miniature GPS tags provide high resolution movement data for a small-bodied endangered shorebird. Waterbirds 43(3–4): 271–280.
Stantial, M.L, J.B. Cohen, A.J. Darrah, S. Farrell, and B. Maslo. 2020. Red fox use of landscapes with nesting shorebirds. Journal of Wildlife Management. Journal of Wildlife Management, 84(8):1536-1547.
Halimubieke, N., K. Kupán, J. O. Valdebenito, V. Kubelka, M. C. Carmona-Isunza, D. Burgas, D. Catlin, J. J. H. St Clair, J. Cohen, J. Figuerola, M. Yasué, M. Johnson, M. Mencarelli, M. Cruz-López, M.L. Stantial, M. A. Weston, P. Lloyd, P. Que, T. Montalvo, U. Bansal, G. C. McDonald, Y. Liu, A. Kosztolányi, and T. Székely. 2020. Successful breeding predicts divorce in plovers. Nature Publishing Group, Scientific Reports, 10:15576.
Stantial, M.L., J.B. Cohen, P.H. Loring, P.W.C. Paton. 2019. Radio transmitters did not affect apparent survival rates of adult Piping Plovers. Waterbirds, 42(2): 205-209.
Gibson, D., A.D. Hornsby, M.B. Brown, J.B. Cohen, L.R. Dinan, J.D. Fraser, M.J. Friedrich, C.L. Gratto-Trevor, K.L. Hunt, M. Jeffrey, J.G. Jorgensen, P.W.C. Paton, S.G. Robinson, J. Rock, M.L. Stantial, C.E. Weithman, and D.H. Catlin. 2019. Migratory shorebird adheres to Bergmann’s Rule by responding to environmental conditions through the annual lifecycle. Ecography, 42(9):1482-1493.
Grant, D.M., J.B. Cohen, M.L. Stantial, R. Linhart. 2019. Substrate-level nest site selection of sympatric Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) and American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in New Jersey, USA. Waterbirds, 42(3):272-281.
Stantial, M.L. and J.B. Cohen. 2018. The influence of habitat, tidal stage, temperature and breeding status on the flight behavior of breeding Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus). Journal of Ornithology, 159: 723.
Stantial, M.L., J.B. Cohen, A.J. Darrah, K.E. Iaquinto, P. H. Loring, P.W. C. Paton. 2018. Radio transmitters did not affect daily nest and chick survival of Piping Plovers. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 130(2):518-524.
Stantial, M.L. and J.B. Cohen. 2015. Estimating flight height and flight speed of breeding Piping Plovers. Journal of Field Ornithology, 86: 369–377.
Manuscripts in prep
Stantial, M.L., J.B. Cohen, A.J. Darrah, S. Farrell, and B. Maslo. Patterns of adult survival in a struggling shorebird population suggest detrimental effects of predation management. In prep. Target journal: Journal of Wildlife Management
Other Publications and Reports
Stantial, M.L. 2020. Factors Limiting Abundance and Reproductive Success of Piping Plovers in New Jersey. Ph.D. Dissertation, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.
Stantial, M.L. and J.B. Cohen. 2019. Demographic Models to Evaluate Predator Removal for Piping Plovers in Massachusetts. Prepared for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW).
Stantial, M.L. and J.B. Cohen. 2018. Massachusetts HCP Predator Removal Efficacy Report. Prepared for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW).
Stantial, M.L., R. Katz, J.B. Cohen, K. Amaral, J. Denoncour, A. Hecht, P. Loring, K. O’Brien, K. Parsons, C. Spiegel, A. Wilke. 2018. Structured Decision Making for Predator Removal to Benefit Piping Plovers and Other Beach Nesting Birds. In Best management practices for coordinated predation monitoring and management for the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Stantial, M.L. 2014. Flight Behavior of Breeding Piping Plovers: Implications for Risk of Collision with Wind Turbines. M.S. Thesis, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.