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  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John Faaborg is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with particular attention to subfields such as global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and ecology.

Their body of work explores a range of topics involving marine and fisheries research, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, and the effects of fire on ecosystems. This multidisciplinary approach reflects engagement with both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Avian community response to experimental forest management," 2020, published in Ecosphere
  • "Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Melopyrrha portoricensis)," 2022, published in Birds of the World
  • "Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Melopyrrha portoricensis)," 2020, published in Birds of the World
  • "Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Melopyrrha portoricensis)," 2021, published in Birds of the World

Frequent collaborators in Faaborg's research include Amber Wiewel, David R. Hollie, Andrew D. George, Paul A. Porneluzi, and Janet M. Haslerig.

The scientist's publications appear mainly in the venues Birds of the World and Ecosphere, with a higher number of papers in Birds of the World.

In recognition of their work, Faaborg was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Regional Forest Fragmentation and the Nesting Success of Migratory Birds

    Scott K. Robinson;Frank R. Thompson Iii;Therese M. Donovan;Donald R. Whitehead

  • Reproductive Success of Migratory Birds in Habitat Sources and Sinks

    Therese M. Donovan;Frank R. Thompson;John Faaborg;John R. Probst

  • Habitat fragmentation in the temperate zone

    J. Faaborg;M. Brittingham;T. Donovan;J. Blake

  • Partners in Flight North American Landbird Conservation Plan

    John Faaborg

  • Conserving migratory land birds in the new world: do we know enough?

    John Faaborg;Richard T. Holmes;Angela D. Anders;Keith L. Bildstein

  • Recent advances in understanding migration systems of New World land birds

    John Faaborg;Richard T. Holmes;Angela D. Anders;Keith L. Bildstein

  • Juvenile Survival in a Population of Neotropical Migrant Birds

    Angela D. Anders;Donald C. Dearborn;John Faaborg;Frank R. Thompson

  • Effects of prairie fragmentation on the nest success of breeding birds in the midcontinental United States

    James R. Herkert;Dan L. Reinking;David A. Wiedenfeld;Maiken Winter

  • Patterns of Area Sensitivity in Grassland-Nesting Birds

    Maiken Winter;John Faaborg

  • Postfledging dispersal, habitat use, and home-range size of juvenile wood Thrushes

    Angela D. Anders;John Faaborg;Frank R. Thompson

  • Evidence for edge effects on multiple levels in tallgrass prairie

    Maiken Winter;Douglas H. Johnson;John Faaborg

  • Post-fledging survival in passerine birds and the value of post-fledging studies to conservation

    W. Andrew Cox;Frank R. Iii Thompson;Allison S. Cox;John Faaborg

  • Estimating the Viability of Ovenbird and Kentucky Warbler Populations in Forest Fragments

    James P. Gibbs;John Faaborg

  • Saturation of Bird Communities in the West Indies

    John W. Terborgh;John Faaborg

  • Modeling the effects of habitat fragmentation on source and sink demography of neotropical migrant birds

    Therese M. Donovan;Roland H. Lamberson;Allison Kimber;Frank R. Thompson

  • Effects of prairie fragmentation on predation on artificial nests

    Leslie D. Burger;Loren W. Burger;John Faaborg

  • Season‐Long Fecundity, Survival, and Viability of Ovenbirds in Fragmented and Unfragmented Landscapes

    Paul A. Porneluzi;John Faaborg

  • AVIAN HABITAT MANAGEMENT MEETS CONSPECIFIC ATTRACTION: IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME?

    Marissa A. Ahlering;John Faaborg

  • DEMOGRAPHIC AND POPULATION RESPONSES OF CAPE MAY WARBLERS WINTERING IN MULTIPLE HABITATS

    Steven C. Latta;John Faaborg

  • Effects of Experimental Forest Management on Density and Nesting Success of Bird Species in Missouri Ozark Forests

    Wendy K. Gram;Paul A. Porneluzi;Richard L. Clawson;John Faaborg

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank R. Thompson
Frank R. Thompson US Forest Service
Douglas H. Johnson
Douglas H. Johnson United States Geological Survey
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
Scott K. Robinson
Scott K. Robinson University of Florida
Joshua J. Millspaugh
Joshua J. Millspaugh University of Montana
John Terborgh
John Terborgh Duke University
Peter P. Marra
Peter P. Marra Georgetown University
Keith L. Bildstein
Keith L. Bildstein Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Stephen I. Rothstein
Stephen I. Rothstein University of California, Santa Barbara
Patricia G. Parker
Patricia G. Parker University of Missouri–St. Louis

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