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Overview

Christine A. Ribic is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a substantial number of publications contributing to this field.

Their work spans several subfields of study, including:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Developmental Biology

Main topics addressed in their research cover:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Christine A. Ribic has published multiple papers, some of the recent notable ones include:

  • Sensitivity of North American grassland birds to weather and climate variability, 2023, published in Conservation Biology
  • Microclimate complexity in temperate grasslands: implications for conservation and management under climate change, 2023, published in Environmental Research Letters
  • Diel patterns of predation and fledging at nests of four species of grassland songbirds, 2021, published in Ecology and Evolution
  • Stormwater systems as a source of marine debris: a case study from the Mediterranean coast of Israel, 2021, published in Journal of Coastal Conservation
  • Potential impacts of land-management schedules on grassland bird nests and fledglings, 2023, published in Wildlife Society Bulletin

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Benjamin Zuckerberg
  • Jacy Bernath-Plaisted
  • Kathleen M. Dudzinski
  • Neal D. Niemuth
  • David Rugg

Christine A. Ribic has contributed to several publication venues with multiple works, such as:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Animal Behavior and Cognition
  • Forest Service Research Data Archive
  • Conservation Biology
  • Environmental Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife

    Amanda C Vegter;Mario Barletta;Cathy A Beck;Jose Carlos Borrero

  • Cetacean habitat in the northern oceanic Gulf of Mexico

    Randall W Davis;Joel G Ortega-Ortiz;Christine A Ribic;William E Evans

  • Testing for life historical changes in spatial patterns of four tropical tree species.

    Robert W. Sterner;Christine A. Ribic;George E. Schatz

  • Incidence of plastic in seabirds from the tropical pacific, 1984–1991: Relation with distribution of species, sex, age, season, year and body weight

    Larry B. Spear;David G. Ainley;Christine A. Ribic

  • Area Sensitivity in North American Grassland Birds: Patterns and Processes

    Christine A. Ribic;Rolf R. Koford;James R. Herkert;Douglas H. Johnson

  • GRASSLAND PASSERINE NEST PREDATORS NEAR PASTURE EDGES IDENTIFIED ON VIDEOTAPE

    Rosalind B. Renfrew;Christine A. Ribic

  • GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF ADÉLIE PENGUIN POPULATIONS: OVERLAP IN COLONY-SPECIFIC FORAGING AREAS

    David G. Ainley;Christine A. Ribic;Grant Ballard;Sacha Heath

  • Associations of Grassland Birds with Landscape Factors in Southern Wisconsin

    Christine A. Ribic;David W. Sample

  • Trends and drivers of marine debris on the Atlantic coast of the United States 1997–2007

    Christine A. Ribic;Seba B. Sheavly;David J. Rugg;Eric S. Erdmann

  • Grassland bird response to harvesting switchgrass as a biomass energy crop

    Amber M. Roth;David W. Sample;Christine A. Ribic;Laura Paine

  • Long-term effects of flipper bands on penguins

    M. GauthierClerc;J.-P. Gendner;C. A. Ribic;W. R. Fraser

  • Does prey preference affect habitat choice in Antarctic seabirds

    David G. Ainley;Christine A. Ribic;William R. Fraser

  • Spatial and temporal variation of diet within a presumed metapopulation of Adelie penguins

    David G. Ainley;Grant Ballard;Kerry J. Barton;Brian J. Karl

  • EDGE AVOIDANCE BY NESTING GRASSLAND BIRDS: A FUTILE STRATEGY IN A FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPE

    Rosalind B. Renfrew;Christine A. Ribic;Jamie L. Nack

  • A Statistical Assessment of the Status and Trends of Antarctic and Subantarctic Seabirds

    E.J. Woehler;J. Cooper;J.P. Croxall;W.R. Fraser

  • Chronic wasting disease in free-ranging Wisconsin White-tailed Deer.

    Damien O. Joly;Christine A. Ribic;Julie A. Langenberg;Kerry Beheler

  • Benthic Marine Debris, with an Emphasis on Fishery-Related Items, Surrounding Kodiak Island, Alaska, 1994–1996

    Nancy A Hess;Christine A Ribic;Ivan Vining

  • Ecological structure among migrant and resident seabirds of the Scotia-Weddell confluence region

    David G. Ainley;Christine A. Ribic;William R. Fraser

  • Multi-scale models of grassland passerine abundance in a fragmented system in Wisconsin

    Rosalind B. Renfrew;Christine A. Ribic

  • Trends in marine debris along the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawai’i 1998–2007

    Christine A. Ribic;Seba B. Sheavly;David J. Rugg;Eric S. Erdmann

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Ainley
David G. Ainley H.T. Harvey & Associates
William R. Fraser
William R. Fraser Montana State University
Eric J. Woehler
Eric J. Woehler Australasian Seabird Group ·
Douglas A. Landis
Douglas A. Landis Michigan State University
Robert J. Fletcher
Robert J. Fletcher University of Florida
Bruce A. Babcock
Bruce A. Babcock University of California, Riverside
Ehud Spanier
Ehud Spanier University of Haifa
Douglas H. Johnson
Douglas H. Johnson United States Geological Survey
Grant Ballard
Grant Ballard Point Blue Conservation Science
Benjamin Zuckerberg
Benjamin Zuckerberg University of Wisconsin–Madison

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