Recent Forbes Biological Station Publications

Stafford, J. D., R. M. Kaminski, and K. J. Reinecke.  In Review.  Avian foods, foraging, and habitat management in world rice fields.  Waterbirds.

O’Neal, B. J., E. J. Heske, and J. D. Stafford.  2008.  Monitoring and modeling waterbird response to wetlands restored through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.  Journal of Wildlife Management 72:654–664.

Irons, K. S., G. G. Sass, M. A. McClelland, and J. D. Stafford.  2007.  Reduced condition factor of two native fish species coincident with invasion of non-native Asian carps in the Illinois River, USA: Is this evidence for competition and reduced fitness? Journal of Fish Biology (Supplement D) 71:258–273.

Stafford, J. D., M. M. Horath, A. P. Yetter, C. S. Hine, and S. P. Havera.  2007.  Wetland use by mallards during spring and fall in the Illinois and Central Mississippi River Valleys.  Waterbirds 30:394–402.

Stafford, J. D. and A. T. Pearse.  2007.  Survival of radio-marked ducklings in eastern South Dakota.  Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:585–591.

Stafford, J. D., R. M. Kaminski, and K. J. Reinecke.  2006.  Waste rice for waterfowl in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley.  Journal of Wildlife Management 70:61–69.

Stafford, J. D., K. J. Reinecke, R. M. Kaminski, and P. D. Gerard.  2006.  Multi-stage sampling for large scale natural resource surveys: a case study of rice and waterfowl.  Journal of Environmental Management 78:353–361.

Stafford, J. D., C. S. Hine, M. M. Horath, and A. P. Yetter.  2006.  Why are some seasons better than others?: Factors influencing duck hunter success on public lands in Illinois.  Proceedings of the 4th North American Duck Symposium and Workshop: 92–93.*Extended Abstract

Stafford, J. D., R. M. Kaminski, K. J. Reinecke, M. E. Kurtz, and S. W. Manley.  2005.  Post-harvest field manipulations to conserve waste rice for waterfowl.  59th SEAFWA Proceedings 59:155–163.         

Bowyer, M. W., J. D. Stafford, A. P. Yetter, C. S. Hine, M. M. Horath, and S. P. Havera.  2005.  Moist-soil plant seed production for waterfowl at Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois.  The American Midland Naturalist 153:331–341.

Stafford, J. D., L. D. Flake, and P. W. Mammenga.  2004.  Overland movements and habitat use of mallard broods departing overwater nesting structures.  The Prairie Naturalist 36:143–159.

Stafford, J. D. and B. K. Strickland.  2003.  Potential inconsistencies when computing Akaike’s Information Criterion.  Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 84:68–69.

Stafford, J. D., K. J. Reinecke, and R. M. Kaminski.  2003.  SAS procedures for designing and analyzing sample surveys.  Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 84:111–114.

Stafford, J. D., L. D. Flake, and P. W. Mammenga.  2002.  Survival of mallard broods and ducklings departing overwater nesting structures in eastern South Dakota.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 30: 327–336.

Havera, S.P. 2001. The effect of land practices on waterfowl of Illinois. Meadowlark 10(2):46-51.

Stafford, J. D., L. D. Flake, and P. W. Mammenga.  2001.  Evidence for double-brooding by a mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, in Eastern South Dakota.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 115:502–504.

Anderson, W.L., S.P. Havera, and B.W. Zercher. 2000. Ingestion of lead and nontoxic shotgun pellets by ducks in the Mississippi Flyway. J. Wildl. Manage. 64(3):848-857.

Havera, S.P. 1999. Waterfowl of Illinois: Status and Management (and Abbreviated Field Guide): INHS Special Publication 21 and INHS Manual 7. Ill. Nat. Hist. Surv. Rep. No. 358:5, 7.

Havera, S.P., and W.L. Anderson. 1999. Food contents of mallard gizzards with and without ingested lead or steel shot. Trans. Ill. State Acad. Sci. 92(1/2):89-94.

Yetter, A.P., S.P. Havera, and C.S. Hine. 1999. Natural cavity use by nesting wood ducks in Illinois. J. Wildl. Manage. 63(2):630-638.

Recent Technical Reports

Yetter, A. P., M. M. Horath, and J. D. Stafford.  2008.  2007 Illinois and Mississippi river waterfowl status report.  Annual Report.  Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  February.  3 p.

Yetter, A. P., J. D. Stafford, and R. V. Smith.  2007.  Waterbird abundance on Pools 12, 13, and 14 of the Mississippi River.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  INHS Technical Report 2007 (70).  December.  2 p.

Stafford, J. D., R. V. Smith, A. P. Yetter, C. S. Hine, and M. M. Horath.  2007.  Foraging ecology of fall migrating shorebirds in the Illinois River valley.  Annual Report to Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  November.  8 p.

Stafford, J. D., M. M. Horath, A. P. Yetter, R. V. Smith, and C. S. Hine.  2007.  Historical and contemporary characteristics of Illinois River valley wetlands: a geospatial database for conservation planning and evaluation.  Final Report.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture.  INHS Technical Report 2007 (51).  October.  64 p.

Horath, M. M., J. D. Stafford, A. P. Yetter, R. V. Smith, and C. S. Hine.  2007.  Historical and contemporary characteristics of Illinois River valley wetlands: a geospatial database for conservation planning and evaluation.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture.  Interactive DVD-ROM with geospatial database. 

Yetter, A. P., M. M. Horath, J. D. Stafford, C. S. Hine, and R. V. Smith.  2007.  Aerial inventories of waterfowl in Illinois & estimation of moist-soil plant seed abundance for waterfowl on lands managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  Annual Report.  Illinois Waterfowl Surveys and Investigations, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration.  W-43-R-54.  INHS Technical Report 2007 (44).  August.  59 p.

Yetter, A.P., M.M. Horath, and J. D. Stafford.  2007.  2006 Illinois and Mississippi river waterfowl status report.  Annual Report.  Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  February.  4 p.

Horath, M.M. and S.P. Havera.  2007.  Waterfowl populations at Spunky Bottoms.  Pages 40-42 in Heske, E.J., J.R. Herkert, K.D. Blodgett, and A.M. Lemke (eds).  Spunky Bottoms: restoration of a big-river floodplain.  Proceedings of the Spunky Bottoms Restoration Symposium.  Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois.

Horath, M.M., A.P. Yetter, J. D. Stafford, and C.S. Hine.  2006.  Illinois waterfowl surveys and investigations.  Annual Report.  Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, Illinois.  W-43-R-53.  August.  58 p.

 Yetter, A.P., M.M. Horath, J. D. Stafford, C.S. Hine, R.V. Smith.  2006.  Historical and contemporary characteristics of Illinois River valley wetlands:  a geospatial database for planning and evaluation.  Annual Report.  Upper Mississippi River & Great Lakes Region Joint Venture.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  October.  21 p.

Havera, S. P., and J. D. Stafford.  DVD Video: The Frank Bellrose Legacy.  Produced by Ducks Unlimited, Inc. with collaboration from the Illinois Natural History Survey.  Presented at the 4th North American Duck Symposium, 24 August, 2006.

Stafford, J. D., M. M. Horath, and A. P. Yetter.  2005.  Analyses of aerial inventory and historical wetland data for Goose Pond, Illinois.  Prepared for: The Wetlands Initiative.  50 pp.

Yetter, A. P., M. W. Bowyer, and J. D. Stafford.  2005.  Spring Lake Bottoms – Water Management Plan.  Prepared for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  25 pp.

 Horath, M. M., J. D. Stafford, C. S. Hine, A. P. Yetter, S. P. Havera, and M. W. Bowyer.  2005.  Illinois waterfowl surveys and investigations.  Final Report.  Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, Illinois.  W-43-R-50-51-52.  434 pp.

 Horath, M. M., J. D. Stafford, C. S. Hine, A. P. Yetter, S. P. Havera, and M. W. Bowyer.  2005.  Illinois waterfowl surveys and investigations.  Annual Report.  Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, Illinois.  W-43-R-52.  6 pp.

 Bowyer, M. W., A. P. Yetter, C. S. Hine, and J. D. Stafford.  2005.  Covermapping of moist-soil plant and willow communities on Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge.  Final Report.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  18 pp.

 Stafford, J. D., and M. M. Horath.  2005.  Historical Wetland Data:  Goose Pond, Putnam County, Illinois.  Prepared for: The Wetlands Initiative.  Interactive CD-ROM with integrated report and ArcGIS compatibility.

Havera, S.P., M.M. Horath, R.G. Bjorklund, and S.N. Bjorklund. 2003. The importance of refuges–Chautauqua and migratory birds. Illinois Audubon 286:8-11.

Havera, S.P., and K.E. Roat. 2003 [revision and reprint]. Forbes Biological Station: the past and the promise. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 10. 28 pp.

Havera, S.P., K.E. Roat, and L.L. Anderson. 2003. The Thompson Lake/Emiquon story: the biology, drainage, and restoration of an Illinois River bottomland lake. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 25. iv + 40 pp.

Havera, S.P., and F.C. Bellrose. 2002. Wetlands, waterfowl create riches in the Illinois Valley. Wetland Matters 7(1):1-11.