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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 | December 2007
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Two Years In: Revisiting the Publication
Niche for Avian Conservation and Ecology
Deux ans plus tard: retour sur
le domaine de publication d’Écologie et conservation des
oiseaux
Thomas Nudds and Marc-André
Villard
Our home page looks slightly different
in this issue. However, the changes signify something much
more important than their subtle nature might imply. Specifically,
the ‘Focus and Scope’ for the journal – its publication niche
– was confirmed, clarified, and shifted to a position of greater
prominence over the last few months.
On this two-year anniversary of ACE-ÉCO, it is appropriate
to ask how we are doing relative to our declared publication
niche. Between 2005 and 2007, total submissions (new and revised
manuscripts) doubled to almost 2/wk; half of those in 2007
were resubmissions. Rejection rates fell from 60% to 44%.
These trends are largely due to a decrease in submissions
that did not fit the publication niche.
ACE-ÉCO’s intended publication niche was described in ‘Focus
and Scope’ and in the editorial (Nudds and Villard 2005) of
the first issue. However, it became clear that we needed to
better articulate the type of manuscripts that ACE-ÉCO is
actively seeking and, perhaps more importantly, those that
would not fit the profile and yet perhaps be perfectly acceptable
in other ornithological journals.
ACE-ÉCO seeks to publish manuscripts that simultaneously advance
basic ecology and address matters of conservation concern,
within the context of rigorous research hypothesis testing
(more on this below). The decision to exploit a relatively
specialized niche may be viewed as risky for a new journal,
but we are convinced that it will pay off as researchers become
familiar with what we are attempting to accomplish; and they
may appreciate that the scope of the journal is not so narrow
as might be supposed. An increased submission rate of acceptable
papers is perhaps a good sign that we have “turned the corner”.
We hope that the trend will be sustained....View full editorial:
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SPECIAL
SECTION: Bird Conservation in the Boreal Forest: Is there a
Case for Resilience? |
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Are
Boreal Ovenbirds, Seiurus aurocapilla, More Prone to Move across
Inhospitable Landscapes in Alberta’s Boreal Mixedwood Forest than
in Southern Québec’s Temperate Deciduous Forest?
La Paruline couronnée, Seiurus aurocapilla,
est-elle plus encline à traverser des paysages inhospitaliers dans
la forêt mixte boréale de l’Alberta que dans la forêt feuillue tempérée
du sud du Québec?
Marc Bélisle, André Desrochers,
Jean-
François Gobeil, and Marc-André Villard
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Local,
Short-term Effects of Forest Harvesting on Breeding Waterfowl and
Common Loon in Forest-Dominated Landscapes of Quebec
Effets
locaux et à court terme de la récolte forestière sur la sauvagine
et le Plongeon huard en période de nidification dans le Québec forestier
Louis-Vincent
Lemelin, Louis Imbeau,
Marcel Darveau, and Daniel Bordage
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Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia. Read more about Pre-Migratory
Movements
by Juvenile Burrowing Owls in a Patchy Landscape,
Volume 2, Issue 2, Article 4
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Big Decisions and Sparse
Data: Adapting Scientific Publishing to the Needs of Practical Conservation
Grandes
décisions et données éparses: adapter le processus de publication
scientifique aux aspects concrets de la conservation |
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Doug P. Armstrong and Michael
A. McCarthy |
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Natal Dispersal
in the North Island Robin (Petroica longipes): the Importance
of Connectivity in Fragmented Habitats
Dispersion natale chez le Miro de Garnot
(Petroica longipes) : importance de la connectivité dans les
habitats fragmentés |
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Askia K. Wittern and Åsa Berggren |
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Long-distance
Dispersal Patterns of Male Cerulean Warblers (Dendroica cerulea) Measured
by Stable-hydrogen Isotopes
Patrons de dispersion sur de longues distances
de Parulines azurées mâles (Dendroica cerulea) mesurés à l’aide d’isotopes
stables d’hydrogène
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M. Katherine Girvan, Jason Jones, D.
Ryan Norris, Jennifer J. Barg, T. Kurt Kyser, and Raleigh J. Robertson
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Pre-Migratory
Movements by Juvenile Burrowing Owls in a Patchy Landscape
Déplacements
pré-migratoires de jeunes Chevêches des terriers dans un paysage fragmenté
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L. Danielle Todd, Ray G. Poulin, R. Mark
Brigham, Erin M. Bayne, and Troy I. Wellicome |
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Agricultural
Policy and Nest Success of Prairie Ducks in Canada and the United
States
Politiques
agricoles et succès de nidification des canards dans les Prairies
canadiennes et états-uniennes |
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Mark C. Drever, Thomas D. Nudds, and
Robert G. Clark |
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Slopes
of Avian Species-Area Relationships, Human Population Density, and
Environmental Factors
Pentes des relations espèces aviaires-superficie,
densité humaine et facteurs environnementaux |
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Karl L. Evans, Jack J. Lennon, and Kevin
J. Gaston |
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Colony
Dynamics and Persistence of Ivory Gull Breeding in Canada
Dynamique
et pérennité de colonies de Mouette blanche au Canada |
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Gregory J. Robertson, H. Grant Gilchrist,
and Mark L. Mallory |
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The
Influence of Body Condition on the Stopover Ecology of Least Sandpipers
in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley during Fall Migration
Influence
de l’état corporel sur l’écologie du Bécasseau minuscule en halte
migratoire dans la vallée alluviale du Mississippi inférieur durant
la migration automnale |
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Sarah E. Lehnen and David G. Krementz
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Contributions
of Weather and Predation to Reduced Breeding Success in a Threatened
Northern Loggerhead Shrike Population
Influence du climat et de la prédation
sur le faible succès de reproduction d’une population de Pie-grièche
migratrice nordique et menacée |
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Douglas M. Collister and Scott Wilson |
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Land
Cover Sampling Biases Associated with Roadside Bird Surveys
Biais
d’échantillonnage des types de milieux associés aux dénombrements
d’oiseaux nicheurs le long des routes |
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J. Berton C. Harris and David G. Haskell |
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A
Field Evaluation of the Time-of-Detection Method to Estimate Population
Size and Density for Aural Avian Point Counts
Évaluation sur le terrain de la méthode
fondée sur le temps de détection pour estimer l’effectif et la densité
des populations d’oiseaux à partir de points d’écoute |
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Mathew W. Alldredge, Theodore R. Simons,
Kenneth H. Pollock, and Krishna Pacifici |
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Effects at the Landscape
Scale May Constrain Habitat Relations at Finer Scales
Le
contexte du paysage peut influencer les relations avifaune-habitat
à l'échelle locale
A response to: Nocera et al. 2007. “Habitat
Relationships of Three Grassland Breeding Bird Species: Broadscale
Comparisons and Hayfield Management Implications” |
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Wayne E. Thogmartin |
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