The Buehler Lab in Avian Ecology and Conservation Science

My research interests are focused on understanding factors that limit wildlife populations, especially for avian species that are declining and thus in need of management. I develop spatially-explicit wildlife habitat models in geographic information systems as a means to evaluate landscape-scale management relationships. I am also interested in monitoring and managing for biological diversity.  Most of my research is conducted with MS and PhD level graduate students at the University of Tennessee. Contact myself or my students listed below for more information on a given project.

Graduate Research

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Than Boves
PhD student

 Forest management and Cerulean Warblers in the Appalachian Bird Conservation Region

Tiffany Beachy
MS student

 Forest management and Cerulean Warblers in the Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee

Kelly Caruso
MS student

 Prescribed burning as a management tool for sustaining Golden-winged Warbler populations in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee.

Dan Hinnebusch
MS student

 Wintering and breeding grassland bird populations on Fort Campbell Military Reservation and surrounding public and private lands, Tennessee and Kentucky

Ana Raymundo
MS student

 Effects of coastal development on migrant and resident birds along the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

 

Other Projects

Robert Cooper- Univ. of Georgia

Kirk Stodola- Univ. of Georgia

Daniel Kim- Whooping Crane Trust

Kay Franzreb- US Forest Service

 Modeling forest management, climate change and bird population viability in the Southern Appalachians

Melinda Welton

 Modeling Cerulean Warbler stopover habitat in Central America and Mexico
Kay Franzreb- US Forest Service Monitoring effects of loss of eastern hemlock on avian communities in the Southern Appalachians
     

 

Recent Publications

Buehler, D. A., J. J. Giocomo, J. Jones, P. B. Hamel, C. M. Rogers, T. A. Beachy, D. W. Varble, C. P. Nicholson, K. L. Roth, J. Barg, R. J. Robertson, J. R. Robb, and K. Islam. 2008. Cerulean warbler reproduction, survival and models of population declines. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:In Press.

Bulluck, L. P. and D. A. Buehler. 2008. Factors influencing golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) nest-site selection and nest survival in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. The Auk 125:In Press.

Giocomo, J. J., E. D. Moss, D. A. Buehler, and W. G. Minser. 2008. Nesting biology of grassland birds at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Tennessee. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120:In Press.

Buehler, D. A., A. M. Roth, R. Vallender, T. C. Will, J. L. Confer, R. A. Canterbury, S. Barker Swarthout, K. V. Rosenberg, and L. P. Bulluck 2007. Status and conservation priorities of golden-winged warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) in North America. The Auk: 124:1439-1445.

Devers, P.K., D.F. Stauffer, G.W. Norman, D.E. Steffen, D.W. Whitaker, J. Sole, T. Allen, S. Bittner, D.A. Buehler, J.W. Edwards, D. Figert, S. Friedhoff, W.M. Giuliano, C.A. Harper, W. Igo, R. Kirkpatrick, M. Seamster, H. Spiker, D. Swanson, and B. Tefft. 2007. Ruffed grouse population ecology in the Appalachian region. Wildlife Monographs 168:1-36.

Buehler, D. A., M. J. Welton, and T. A. Beachy. 2006. Predicting cerulean warbler habitat and populations in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:1763-1769.

Bulluck, L. P. and D. A. Buehler. 2006. Avian use of early successional habitats: Are regenerating forests, utility rights-of-ways, and reclaimed surface mines the same? Forest Ecology and Management 236:76-84.

Tirpak, J. M., W. M. Giuliano, C. A. Miller, T. J. Allen, S. Bittner, D. A. Buehler, J. W. Edwards, C. A. Harper, W. K. Igo, G. W. Norman, M. Seamster, and D. F. Stauffer. 2006. Modeling ruffed grouse population dynamics in the Central and Southern Appalachians. Biological Conservation 133:364-378.

Whitaker, D. M., D. F. Stauffer, G. W. Norman, P. K. Devers, T. J. Allen, S. Bittner, D. Buehler, J. Edwards, S. Friedhoff, W. M Giuliano, C. A. Harper, and B. Tefft. 2006. Factors affecting habitat use by Appalachian ruffed grouse. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:460-471.

Buehler, D. A., J. L. Confer, R. A. Canterbury, T. C. Will, W. C. Hunter, R. Dettmers, and D. Demarest. 2005. Status assessment and conservation plan for the Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera in North America. U. S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Technical Publication FWS/BTP-R4005-2005, Washington, D.C.

Klaus, N. A., D. A. Buehler, and A. M. Saxton. 2005. Forest management alternatives and songbird breeding habitat on the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:222-234.

Buehler, D. A. , E. T. Linder, K. E. Franzreb, N. A. Klaus, R. Dettmers, and J. G. Bartlett. 2005. Integrating bird-habitat modeling into national forest planning for bird conservation in the southern Appalachians. Proceedings 3rd International Partner’s In Flight meeting, 20-24 Mar 2002, Asilomar, CA.

Hamel, P. B., K. V. Rosenberg and D. A. Buehler. 2005. Is management for golden-winged warblers and cerulean warblers compatible? Proceedings 3rd International Partner’s In Flight meeting, 20-24 Mar 2002, Asilomar, CA.

Linder, E. T., and D. A. Buehler. 2005. Analysis of U. S. Forest Service Region 8 bird point-count monitoring database- implications for designing and implementing avian monitoring. Proceedings 3rd International Partner’s In Flight meeting, 20-24 Mar 2002, Asilomar, CA.

Linder, E. T., N. A. Klaus, and D. A. Buehler. 2003. Population viability as a measure of forest sustainability. In Southern Forest Science. Past, present, and future. M. Rauscher, ed.

Lake, L. A., D. A. Buehler, and A. E. Houston. 2002. Cooper’s hawk winter habitat use and home range in southwestern Tennessee. Proceedings Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 56:000-000

Dettmers, R., D. A. Buehler, and J. G. Bartlett. 2002. A test and comparison of wildlife habitat modeling techniques for predicting bird occurrence at a regional scale. Merck (ed.). Predicting species occurrences. Issues of scale and accuracy. University of Idaho Press.

Dettmers, R., D. A. Buehler, and K. E. Franzreb. 2002. Testing habitat-relationship models for forest birds of the southeastern United States. Journal of Wildlife Management 66(2):417-424.

Klaus, N. A., and D. A. Buehler. 2001. Golden-winged warbler breeding habitat characteristics and nest success in clearcuts in the southern Appalachian mountains. Wilson Bulletin. 113:297-301.

Hunter, W. C., D. A. Buehler, R. A. Canterbury, J. L. Confer, and P. B. Hamel. 2001. Conservation of disturbance-dependent birds in eastern North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:440-455.

Buehler, D. A. 2000. Bald eagle account. Birds of North America. A. Poole, ed. Amer. Ornithol. Union and Phil Acad. Sci., publishers.

Miles, R. K. and D. A. Buehler. 2000. An evaluation of point count and playback techniques for censusing brown-headed cowbirds. in T. Cook, Ed. Ecology and management of brown-headed cowbirds. Univ. Texas Press. Austin.

Halbrook, R. S., R. L. Brewer, Jr., and D. A. Buehler. 1999. Ecological risk assessment in a large river-reservoir. Environmental contaminant accumulation and effects in great blue herons. Environ. Toxic. Chem. 18:641-648.

Dettmers, R., D. A. Buehler, J. G. Bartlett, and N. A. Klaus. 1999. Influence of point-count length on bird-habitat model performance. J. Wildl. Manage.:63:815-823.

Ettel, T. L., D. A. Buehler, and A. E. Houston. 1998. Egg size and cotton rat predation. Wilson Bull. 110:575-578.

Simons, T. R., K. N. Rabenold, D. A. Buehler, J. Collazo, and K. E. Franzreb. 1998. The role of indicator species: Neotropical migrant songbirds. Pp. 187-208 in J. Peine, ed. Ecosystem management for sustainability. Principles and practices illustrated by a regional biosphere cooperative. Lewis Publ., Boca Raton, FL.

Fraser,J. D., S. K. Chandler, D. A. Buehler, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1996. The decline, recovery, and future of the bald eagle population of the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A. Pp. 181-187 in Meyburg, B. U. and R. D. Chancellor, eds. Eagle studies. World Working Group for Birds of Prey. Berlin, Germany.

Chandler, S. K., J. D. Fraser, D. A. Buehler, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1995. Perch trees and shoreline development as predictors of bald eagle distribution on Chesapeake Bay. J. Wildl. Manage. 59:325-332.

Buehler, D. A., J. D. Fraser, L. S. McAllister, M. R. Fuller, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1995. Captive and field-tested techniques for radio-attachment in bald eagles. J. Field Ornithol. 66:173-180.

Clark, B. N., J. M. Fly, D. A. Buehler, and R. M. Evans. 1995. Public perception of powerline rights-of-way management. Fifth Int. Symp. on Environ. Concerns in Rights-of-way Manage.5:446-449.

Buehler, D. A. 1995. A geographic information system to identify potential bald eagle breeding habitat for southeastern United States rivers and reservoirs. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildl. Agencies 49:293-303.

Chandler, S. K., J. D. Fraser, D. A. Buehler, D. J. Dean, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1994. Using a geographic information system to analyze bald eagle habitat on the Chesapeake Bay, USA. Pp. 337-345 in Meyburg, B. U. and R. D. Chancellor, eds. Raptor conservation today, Pica Press.

Clark, B. N., J. M. Fly, D. A. Buehler, and R. M. Evans. 1994. Focus groups in human dimensions of wildlife research. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildl. Agencies 48:604-611.

Buehler,D. A., J. D. Fraser, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1992. Effects of scale on predictive power of two bald eagle habitat models. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildl. Agencies 46:266-273.

Mersmann,T. J., D. A. Buehler, J. D. Fraser, and J. K. D. Seegar. Techniques used in bald eagle food habits studies. J. Wildl. Manage. 56:73-78.

Buehler,D. A., S. K. Chandler, T. J. Mersmann, J. D. Fraser, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1992. Nonbreeding bald eagle perch habitat on the northern Chesapeake Bay. Wilson Bull. 104:540-545.

Buehler,D. A., J. D. Fraser, J. K. D. Seegar, G. D. Therres, and M. Byrd. 1991. Survival rates and population dynamics of bald eagles on Chesapeake Bay. J. Wildl. Manage. 55:608-613.

Buehler,D. A., T. J. Mersmann, J. D. Fraser, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1991. Differences in distribution of breeding, nonbreeding, and migrant bald eagles on the northern Chesapeake Bay. Condor 93:399-408.

Buehler,D. A., T. J. Mersmann, J. D. Fraser, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1991.
Nonbreeding bald eagle communal and solitary roosting behavior and habitat use on the northern Chesapeake Bay. J. Wildl. Manage. 55:273-281.

Buehler,D. A., T. J. Mersmann, J. D. Fraser, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1991. Winter microclimate of bald eagle roosts on the northern Chesapeake Bay. Auk 108:612-618.

Buehler,D. A., T. J. Mersmann, J. D. Fraser, and J. K. D. Seegar. 1991. Effects of human activity on bald eagle distribution on the northern Chesapeake Bay. J. Wildl. Manage. 55:282-290.

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