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Overview

Mark A. Colwell is affiliated with Humboldt State University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, and Physiology.

Their body of work addresses various topics such as Cryospheric studies and observations, Avian ecology and behavior, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Aquatic life and conservation, Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species, and Fire effects on ecosystems.

Recent publications by Mark A. Colwell include:

  • "Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)", 2020, published in Birds of the World
  • "Humboldt Bay, California, USA hosts a globally important shorebird community year-round", 2020, published in Wader Study

Additional significant papers relevant to their research network include:

  • "Population Viability Analysis of the Western Snowy Plover.", 2023, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Habitat restoration improves Western Snowy Plover nest survival", 2020, published in Wader Study

Frequent coauthors who have contributed to their research projects are:

  • Katelyn M. Raby
  • Brian R. Hudgens
  • Luke J. Eberhart-Phillips
  • Lynne E. Stenzel
  • Catherine M. Burns

Mark A. Colwell's work has appeared repeatedly in key venues such as Wader Study, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Birds of the World, illustrating a focus on avian and environmental studies.

Best Publications

  • Shorebird Ecology, Conservation, and Management

    Mark A. Colwell

  • Nonrandom Shorebird Distribution and Fine-Scale Variation in Prey Abundance

    Mark A. Colwell;Sarah L. Landrum

  • Waterbird responses to experimental drawdown: implications for the multispecies management of wetland mosaics

    Oriane W. Taft;Mark A. Colwell;Craig R. Isola;Rebecca J. Safran

  • Population identification of western hemisphere shorebirds throughout the annual cycle

    Susan M. Haig;C. L. Gratto-Trevor;Thomas D. Mullins;M. A. Colwell

  • Benthic invertebrates at foraging locations of nine waterbird species in managed wetlands of the northern San Joaquin Valley, California

    Rebecca J. Safran;Craig R. Isola;Mark A. Colwell;Oriane E. Williams

  • Extra-pair mating in the spotted sandpiper: a female mate acquisition tactic

    Mark A. Colwell;Lewis W. Oring

  • Sexual selection and spring arrival times of red-necked and Wilson's phalaropes

    John D. Reynolds;Mark A. Colwell;Fred Cooke

  • Western Snowy Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus select nesting substrates that enhance egg crypsis and improve nest survival

    Mark A. Colwell;Jason J. Meyer;Michael A. Hardy;Sean E. Mcallister

  • AGE-RELATED SURVIVAL AND BEHAVIOR OF SNOWY PLOVER CHICKS

    Mark A. Colwell;Susan J. Hurley;James N. Hall;Stephen J. Dinsmore

  • Habitat use by breeding and migrating shorebirds in southcentral Saskatchewan

    M. A. Colwell;L. W. Oring

  • Waterbird Communities and Habitat Relationships in Coastal Pastures of Northern California

    Mark A. Colwell;Sarah L. Dodd

  • Sex ratios and intrasexual competition for mates in a sex-role reversed shorebird, Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

    Mark A. Colwell;Lewis W. Oring

  • Snowy Plover reproductive success in beach and river habitats

    M. A. Colwell;C. B. Millett;J. J. Meyer;J. N. Hall

  • Hormonal changes associated with natural and manipulated incubation in the sex-role reversed Wilson's phalarope

    Lewis W. Oring;Lewis W. Oring;Albert J. Fivizzani;Albert J. Fivizzani;Mark A. Colwell;Mark A. Colwell;Mohamed E. El Halawani;Mohamed E. El Halawani

  • Waterbird communities in rice fields subjected to different post-harvest treatments

    John H. Day;Mark A. Colwell

  • Plasma steroid hormone levels in free-living Wilson's phalaropes, Phalaropus tricolor

    Albert J. Fivizzani;Mark A. Colwell;Lewis W. Oring

  • Shorebird Community Patterns in a Seasonally Dynamic Estuary

    Mark A. Colwell

  • Wilson's Phalarope Nest Success Is Not Influenced by Vegetation Concealment

    Mark A. Colwell

  • Environmental and Habitat Correlates of Pasture Use by Nonbreeding Shorebirds

    Mark A. Colwell;Sarah L. Dodd

  • Staging of Pacific flyway brant in relation to eelgrass abundance and site isolation, with special consideration of Humboldt Bay, California

    Jeffrey E. Moore;Mark A. Colwell;Ryan L. Mathis;Jeffrey M. Black

  • WINTER SHOREBIRD COMMUNITIES AND TIDAL FLAT CHARACTERISTICS AT HUMBOLDT BAY, CALIFORNIA

    Tamar Danufsky;Mark A. Colwell

  • Sex-role reversal and the absence of extra-pair fertilization in Wilson's phalaropes

    David J. Delehanty;Robert C. Fleischer;Mark A. Colwell;Lewis W. Oring

Frequent Co-Authors

Lewis W. Oring
Lewis W. Oring University of Nevada Reno
Susan M. Haig
Susan M. Haig Oregon State University
Rebecca J. Safran
Rebecca J. Safran University of Colorado Boulder
John Y. Takekawa
John Y. Takekawa United States Geological Survey
David B. Lank
David B. Lank Simon Fraser University
Joshua T. Ackerman
Joshua T. Ackerman United States Geological Survey
Fred Cooke
Fred Cooke Simon Fraser University
Ronald C. Ydenberg
Ronald C. Ydenberg Simon Fraser University
Brett K. Sandercock
Brett K. Sandercock Kansas State University
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

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