Population ecology, habitat requirements, and conservation of neotropical migratory birds

Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds, hosted by Manomet Bird Observatory (proceedings in press).Additional concepts ultimately incorporated into the report were generated during discussions with Joelle Buffa, Tom Darden, and Michael Lennartz.Sam Droege and Sidney Gauthreaux supplied original figures and photographs for the report.This literature review was originally prepared in support of a draft USDA Forest Service prospectus for conserving neotropical migratory birds.The prospectus combined with the literature review was distributed to about 120 participants at a planning workshop held in Atlanta, Georgia, December 10-14,1990.Workshop participants, too numerous to list, provided verbal comments that have been incorporated into this report.Additionally, Raymond O'Connor, Jim Sweeney, and Paul Hamel provided written reviews.Finally, it's doubtful that this report would ever have been written had it not been for Mike Lennartz's initiative and energy within the USDA Forest Service, and a respectful thanks is owed him.Special recognition is also extended to Amos Eno and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for stimulating the need to review and synthesize the state-of-the-art literature on neotropical migrants.It is hoped that this literature review will be of use in the development of cooperative plans to conserve and restore populations of neotropical migrants.