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2024

  • 167 Young, L.Y., VanderWerf, E.A., and Spatz, D. 2024. Climate Adaptation Opportunities for US Pacific Breeding Seabirds. Unpublished report prepared for the Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Adaptation Fund. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, HI. October 2024.
  • 166 VanderWerf, E.A., Young, L.Y., and Spatz, D. 2024. Best Practices for Climate-Resilient Active Seabird Restoration. Unpublished report prepared for the Wildlife Conservation Society Climate Adaptation Fund. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, HI. October 2024.
  • 165 Young, L., and E. VanderWerf. 2024. A review of predator exclusion fencing to create mainland islands in Hawai`i. PeerJ. DOI 10.7717/peerj.17694.
  • 164 Young, L.C., VanderWerf, E.A., Dittmar, E.M., Kohley, C.R., Goodale, K., Plentovich, S.M. and MacPherson, L., 2024. Status of Laysan and Black-Footed Albatrosses on O’ahu, Hawai’i. Pacific Science 78(1):103-117.
  • 163 Vanderwerf, E.A., Young, L.C., Kohley, C.R., Behnke, J., McFarland, B., Finney, K., Osterlund, H., Murphy, J., Serota, A., Barnfield, L. And Green, Y. 2024. Long-term outcomes of a Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis foster egg translocation program. Marine Ornithology 52:247-251.
  • 162 VanderWerf, E.A. 2024. Previously Undescribed Plumages and Survival Estimates of the Tinian Monarch and Yap Monarch. Micronesica 2024-3:1-10.
  • 161 VanderWerf, E.A., Holmes, N.D., Morrison, S. A., Kohley, C.R., Wegmann, A., and Young, L.C. 2024. Assisted colonization of albatrosses in the California Channel Islands: conservation basis and suitability assessment. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 4:2023
  • 160 VanderWerf, E.A. 2024. Feasibility assessment of ‘Alae ‘Ula (Hawaiian Common Gallinule; Gallinula galeata sandvicensis) Reintroduction to a Third Island. Unpublished report to the Hawaiʻi Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, HI. 72 pp.

2023

  • 2023 Pacific Rim Conservation Annual Report
  • 159 Young, L.C., Kohley, C. R., E., VanderWerf, Fowlke, L., Casillas, D., Dalton. M., Knight, M., Pesque, A., Dittmar, E.A., Raine, A.F., and Vynne, M. 2023. Successful translocation of Newell’s Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels to create a new, predator-free breeding colony. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 4: 2023 doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.1177789
  • 158 Gabrielson, S.M.E., Mau, R.L., Dittmar, E. et al. 2023. DNA metabarcoding reveals diet composition of invasive rats and mice in Hawaiian forests. Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03159-4
  • 157 VanderWerf, E.A., Frye, M., Gilardi, J., Penniman, J., Rauzon, M., Pratt, H.D., Plissner, J. 2023. Range Expansion, Pairing Patterns, and Taxonomic Status of Brewster’s Booby Sula leucogaster brewsteri. Pacific Science 77: 125-136.
  • 156 Friswold, B., Idle, J.L., Learned, J., Penniman, J., Bolosan, T., Cotin, J., Young, L.C., Price, M.R. 2023.  From Colony to Fallout: Artificial lights pose risk to seabird fledglings far from their natal colonies. Conservation Science and Practice. In press. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13000
  • 155 Spatz, D, Young, L.C., Holmes, N.D., Jones, H.P., Lyons, D., VanderWerf, E.A., Kress, S., Miskelly, C., Taylor, G. 2023. Tracking the global effort to reverse seabird declines with active restoration techniques. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120: e2214574120
  • 154 VanderWerf, E. A., N. D. Holmes, S. A. Morrison, C. R. Kohley, A. Wegmann, and L. C. Young. 2023. Managed Relocation of Albatross to the California Channel Islands: Conservation Basis and Preliminary Suitability Assessment. Unpublished report to The Nature Conservancy. May 2022. 61pp
  • 153 Young, L.C. and VanderWerf, E.A. 2023.  Prioritization of restoration needs for seabirds in the US Tropical Pacific vulnerable to climate change. Pacific Science. 3:247-265
  • 152 VanderWerf, E. A.,Taylor, P. E., Rohrer, J. L., Dittmar, E., & Burt, M. D. (2023). Improved status of the conservation reliant Oahu Elepaio through effective management and natural adaptation. Conservation Science and Practice. e12887.
  • 151 Neddermeyer, J.H., Parise, K.L., Dittmar, E., Kilpatrick, A.M., Foster, J.T. 2023. Nowhere to fly: Avian malaria is ubiquitous from ocean to summit on a Hawaiian island. Biological Conservation. 279: 109943
  • 150 Young, L.C. and Ballance, L. Ecology of Marine Birds. Chapter 1 in Conservation of Marine Birds (L. Young and E. VanderWerf, eds.). Elsevier
  • 149 Spatz, D.R., Jones, H.P., Bonnaud, E., Kappes, P., Holmes, N.D. and Guzmán, Y.B., 2023. Invasive species threats to seabirds. Chapter 4 in Conservation of Marine Birds (L. Young and E. VanderWerf, eds.). Elsevier
  • 148 Holmes, N.D., Buxton, R.T., Jones, H.P., Sánchez, F.M., Oppel, S., Russell, J.C., Spatz, D.R. and Samaniego, A., 2023. Conservation of marine birds: Biosecurity, control, and eradication of invasive species threats. Chapter 4 in Conservation of Marine Birds (L. Young and E. VanderWerf, eds.).
  • 147 VanderWerf, E. A. S. Kress, Y. Bedolla-Guzmán, D. Spatz, G. Taylor, and H. Gummer. 2023. Restoration: Social attraction and translocation. Chapter 19 in Conservation of Marine Birds (L. Young and E. VanderWerf, eds.). Elsevier.
  • 146 Young, L.C. and VanderWerf, E.A. 2023. Conclusions and future directions in the conservation of Marine Birds. Chapter 20 in Conservation of Marine Birds (L. Young and E. VanderWerf, eds.). Elsevier

2022

  • 145 Young, L.C. and VanderWerf, E.A., eds. 2022. Conservation of Marine Birds. Elsevier. Cambridge, MA. 20 Chapters. In Press. 624 pages.
  • 144 Friswold, B., Idle, J.L., Learned, J., Penniman, J., Bolosan, T., Cotin, J., Young, L.C., Price, M.R. 2022.  From Colony to Fallout: Impacts of Artificial Lights on Seabirds Along Coastlines and Within Island Chains.. Anthropocene. In press.
  • 143 VanderWerf, E.A. 2022. An Inca Tern in the Hawaiian Islands: First record for Hawaii and the United States. Western Birds 53:208-215..
  • 142 Frick, W.F., Cooke, S.J., Dickson, I., Jackson. H.A., Keller, K.E., De la Luz, A., Parks, D., McPherson, T., Simkins, A.T., Tanshi, I., Thompson, D.B.A., Tinsley-Marshall, P. and Young, L.C. 2022. Chapter 11: Creating a culture of evidence use. Pages 333-366 In: Transforming Conservation: A practical guide to evidence and decision making. W.J. Sutherland, Ed.  Open Book Publishers. 428 pages.
  • 141 Croll, D.A., Ellis, A.A., Adams, J., Cook, A.S.C.P, Garthe, S., Goodale, M.W., Hall, C.S., Hazen, E., Keitt, B.S., Kelsey, E., Leirness, J.B., Lyons, D.E., McKown. M.W., Potiek, A., Searle, K.R., Soudijn, F.H., Rockwood, R.C., Tershy, B.R., Tinker. M., VanderWerf, E.A., Williams, K.A., Young, L.C., Zilliacus, K.M. 2022. Framework for Assessing and Mitigating the Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development on Marine Birds. Biological Conservation. 276: 109795.
  • 140 Gilmour, M.E., Felis, J., Hester, M., Young, L.C., Adams, J. 2022. Laysan albatrosses exhibit complex behavioral plasticity in the subtropical and subarctic North Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series. In press.
  • 139 Spatz, D.R., Holmes, N.D., Will, D.J., Hein. S., Carter, Z. T., Fewster, R.M., Keitt, B., Genovesi, P., Samaniego, A., Croll, D.A., Tershy, B.R., and Russell, J.C. 2022. The global contribution of invasive vertebrate eradication as a key island restoration tool. Scientific Reports. 12: 13391
  • 138 VanderWerf, E.A, and R.E. Downs. 2022. Factors affecting breeding success of White Terns (Gygis alba; Aves: Laridae) in urban environments of Honolulu, Hawai’i. Pacific Science. 76: 33-41.

2021

  • 137 Young, L.C., Kohley, C. R., Dalton. M., Knight, M., VanderWerf, E.A., Fowlke, L., Dittmar, E., Raine, A.F., Vynne, M., Nevins, H., Hall, C.S., and Mitchell, M. 2021.Translocation of Newell’s Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels to create new colonies on Kaua`i, Hawai`i. Case study in: Global Reintroduction Perspectives: 2021; case studies from around the globe. Ed. Pritpal Soorae. 287 pp.
  • 136 Amidon, F. A. , A. P. Marshall, P. Radley, VanderWerf, E. A. 2021. Post-delisting monitoring of the Tinian Monarch (Monarcha takasukasae). Final Report – June 2021. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, Hawaii. 45 pp.
  • 135 Kappes PJ, Benkwitt CE, Spatz DR, Wolf CA, Will DJ, Holmes ND. 2021. Do Invasive Mammal Eradications from Islands Support Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation? Climate. 9(12):172. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9120172
  • 134 Raine, A.F., Vanderwerf, E., Khalsa, M., Rothe, J. and S. Driskill. 2021. Update on the status of the avifauna of Lehua Islet, Hawai’i, including initial response of seabirds to rat eradication. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report #203. University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Department of Botany. Honolulu, HI. 68 pages.
  • 133 VanderWerf, E. A. 2021. Status and monitoring methods of a Red-tailed Tropicbird colony on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Marine Ornithology 49:215-222.
  • 132 VanderWerf, E. A., Talyor, P. E., and Dittmar, E. 2021. Breeding season shift by the Oahu Elepaio (Chasiempis ibidis) in response to changing rainfall patterns. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132:924-933.
  • 131 VanderWerf, E. A., and Kalodimos, N. P. 2021. Status of naturalized parrots in the Hawaiian Islands. Pp. 211-226 in Naturalized Parrots of the World: Distribution, Ecology, and Impacts of the World’s Most Colorful Colonizers (S. Pruett-Jones, Ed.). Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
  • 130 Harmon, K.C., Phipps, C., VanderWerf, E., Chagnon, B., and Price M.R. 2021. First observations of Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) eggs and other breeding observations on the island of O’ahu, Hawai’i. Wilson Journal of Ornithology
  • 129 Nimz, I., Renshaw, M.A, Iacchei, M., Vanderwerf, E., Vanderlip, C., Saunter, M., Worcester, N. & Hyrenbach, K.D. 2021. Underwater behavior of Christmas Shearwaters Puffinus nativitatis from Kure Atoll. Marine Ornithology 49:25-35.
  • 128 Antaky, C.C., Young, L.C., Ringma, J., Price, M.R. 2021. Dispersal under the seabird paradox: probability, life history, or spatial attributes? Marine Ornithology. 49: 1-8
  • 127 Orben, R.A., J. Adams, M. Hester, S.A. Shaffer, R. Suryan, T. Deguchi, K. Ozaki, F. Sato, L.C. Young, C. Clatterbuck, M.G. Conners, D.A. Kroodsma, L.G. Torres. 2021. Across borders: External factors and prior behavior influence North Pacific albatross associations with fishing vessels. Journal of Applied Ecology.
  • 126 Sayre, R., Holmes, N., McDermott Long, O, Weatherdon, L., Spatz, D., VanGraafeiland, K., and Will, D. 2020. The Geography of Islands.  In: GIS for Science, Maps for Saving the Planet, Volume 3, highlights real-world examples of scientists creating maps about saving life on Earth and preserving biodiversity. Eds: D.J. Wright and C. Harder.

2020

  • 125 Martin, M., Sayre, R., VanGraafeiland, K., McDermott Long, O.,  Weatherdon, L., Will, D.,  Spatz, D.R., Holmes, N.D.. 2020. Global Islands. In: Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes. Eds: Michael I. Goldstein, Dominick A. DellaSala,Elsevier, Pages 47-50, ISBN 9780128160978,
  • 124 De Wit, L., Zilliacus, K., Quadri, P., Will, D., Grima, N., Spatz, D., Holmes, N.,Tershy, B., Howald, G.R., Croll, D. (2020). Invasive vertebrate eradications on   islands as a tool for implementing global Sustainable Development Goals. Environmental Conservation. 47(3): 139-148. doi:10.1017/S0376892920000211
  • 123 VanderWerf, E. A. 2020. Oahu Elepaio (Chasiempis ibidis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA

2019

  • 122 VanderWerf, E.A., Young, L.C., Kohley, C.R., Dalton, M.E., Fisher, R.,Fowlke, L., Donohue, S., Dittmar, E. (2019) Establishing Laysan and black-footed albatross  breeding colonies using translocation and social attraction. Global Ecology and Conservation. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00667.
  • 121 Young, L.C., VanderWerf, E.A., McKown, M., Roberts, P., Schlueter, J., Vorsino, A., and Sischo, D. 2019. Evidence of Newell’s Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels on Oahu, Hawaii. The Condor: Ornithological Applications. 121: 1-7.
  • 120 Liu, A. K. Swindle, R. Downs, and E. VanderWerf. 2019. Tree care guidelines and best practices for Manu-o-Ku breeding sites. Aloha Arborist Association. 37 pp

2018

  • 119 VanderWerf, E.A. 2018. Geographic variation in the brown booby. Field identification of males and females by subspecies. Birding 50(5):48-54.
  • 118 Young, L.C., J.H. Behnke, E.A. Vanderwerf, A.F. Raine, C. Mitchell, C.R. Kohley, M. Dalton, M. Mitchell, H. Tonneson, M. DeMotta, G. Wallace, H. Nevins, C.S. Hall and K. Uyehara. 2018. The Nihoku Ecosystem Restoration Project: A case study in predator exclusion fencing, ecosystem restoration, and seabird translocation. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report 198. University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Department of Botany. Honolulu, HI. 83 pages
  • 117 VanderWerf, E.A., and L.C. Young. 2018. U.S. Tropical Pacific Seabird Surveying Guide. Report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland OR. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, HI. 55 pp, 3 tables, 1 figure.
  • 116 VanderWerf, E.A., Young, L.C., Kohley, C.R. and Dalton, M. 2018. Translocations of Laysan and Black-footed albatrosses in Hawaii, USA, to create new protected breeding colonies safe from climate change. Case study in: Global Reintroduction Perspectives: 2018; case studies from around the globe. Ed. Pritpal Soorae. 287 pp.
  • 115 VanderWerf, E. A., and R. E. Downs. 2018. Current distribution,  abundance, and breeding biology of White Terns (Gygis alba) on Oahu, Hawaii. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 130: 297- 304.
  • 114 VanderWerf, E.A., R.E. David, P. Donaldson, R. May, H.D. Pratt, P. Pyle, and L. Tanino. 2018. First report of the Hawaii birds records committee. Western Birds 49(1):2-23.
  • 113 Nishizawa, B, Sugawara, T, Young, L.C., Vanderwerf, E.A., Yoda, K., Watanuki, Y. 2018.Albatross-borne loggers show feeding on deep-sea squids: implications for the study of squid distributions. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 592: 257-265.

2017

  • 2017 Pacific Rim Conservation Annual Report
  • 112  VanderWerf, E.A., and L.C. Young. 2017. A summary and gap analysis of seabird monitoring in the U.S. Tropical Pacific. Report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland OR. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, HI. 59 pp, 1 table, 45 figures, 4 appendices.
  • 111 VanderWerf, E.A., R.E. David, P. Donaldson, R. May, H.D. Pratt, P. Pyle, and L. Tanino. 2017. Hawaiian Islands bird checklist – 2017. ‘Elepaio 77(5):33-42.
  • 110 Bakker, V.J., Finkelstein, M.E., Doak, D.F., VanderWerf, E.A., Young, L.C., Arata, J.,  Sievert, P.R. and Vanderlip, C. 2017. The albatross of assessing and managing risk for long- lived pelagic seabirds. Biological Conservation. 217: 83-95
  • 109 Clatterbuck, C.A., Young, L.C., VanderWerf, E.A., Naiman, A.D., Bower, G.C. and Shaffer, S.A. 2017. Data loggers in artificial eggs reveal that egg-turning behavior varies on multiple ecological scales in seabirds. The Auk. 134: 432-442.

2016

2016 Pacific Rim Conservation Annual Report

  • 108 VanderWerf, E. A., R. Pierce, R. Bebe, and K. Taabu. 2016. Habitat Use and Status of the Bokikokiko or Christmas Island Warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis). Pacific Science 70:437-446.
  • 107 Young, L.C. and  VanderWerf, E.A. 2016 Habitat suitability assessment for listed seabirds in the main Hawaiian Islands. Report for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. 33 pages
  • 106 VanderWerf, E.A. and Young, L.C. 2016. Juvenile survival, recruitment, population size, and effects of avian pox virus in Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) on Oahu, Hawaii, USA. The Condor Ornithological Applications. In Press.
  • 105 Paxton, E.H, Camp, R.J., Gorresen, P.M., Crampton, L.H., Leonard, D.L. and VanderWerf, E.A. 2016. Collapsing avian community on a Hawaiian Island. Science Advances. In press.
  • 104 Yonehara, Y., Goto, G., Yoda, K., Watanuki, Y., Young, L.C., Weimerskirch, H., Bost, C.A.,  & K. Sato.  2016. Flight paths of seabirds soaring over the ocean surface enable measurement of fine-scale wind speed and direction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In press
  • 103 Young, L.C. and E.A. VanderWerf. 2016. The beginning of Black-footed Albatross colonization on O`ahu, Hawai`i. Elepaio. 76: 1-4.

2015

  • 102 VanderWerf, E.A., D.G Smith, C. Vanderlip, A. Marie, M. Saunter, J. Parrish & N. Worcester. 2015. Status and demographic rates of the Christmas Shearwater on Kure Atoll. Marine Ornithology. 43:199-205.

2014

  • 101 Young, L.C. and E.A. VanderWerf. 2014. Adaptive value of same-sex pairing in Laysan Albatross. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281: 20132473.
  • 100 VanderWerf, E. A., L. H. Crampton, J. S. Diegmann, C. T. Atkinson, and D. L. Leonard. 2014. Survival estimates of wild and captive-released Puaiohi, an endangered Hawaiian thrush. Condor 116:609-618.
  • 99 VanderWerf, E. A. 2014. Assessment of Palmyra Atoll as a Translocation Site for the Bokikokiko or Line Island Warbler. Unpublished report prepared for Island Conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and The Nature Conservancy. 29 pp.
  • 98 VanderWerf, E. A., L.C. Young, S.E. Crow, E. Opie, H. Yamazaki, C.J. Miller, D.G. Anderson, L.S. Brown, D.G. Smith, & J. Eijzenga. 2014. Increase in Wedge-tailed Shearwaters and Changes in Soil Nutrients following Removal of Alien Mammalian Predators and Nitrogen-fixing Plants at Kaena Point, Hawaii. Restoration Ecology 22:676-684.
  • 97 A.C. Vegter, M. Barletta, C. Beck, J.Borrero, H. Burton, M.L. Campbell, M. Eriksen, C. Eriksson, A. Estrades, K. V.K. Gilardi, B.D. Hardesty, J. Assunção, I. do Sul, J.L. Lavers, B. Lazar, L. Lebreton, W.J. Nichols, C.A. Ribic, P.G. Ryan, Q.A. Schuyler, S.D.A. Smith, H. Takada, K.A.Townsend, C.C.C. Wabnitz, C.Wilcox, L.C. Young, M. Hamann. 2014. Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife. Endangered Species Research. 25:225-247
  • 96 Young, L.C., VanderWerf, E.A., Granholm, C., Osterlund, H., Steutermann, K., and T. Savre. T. 2014. Breeding performance of Laysan Albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis) in a foster parent program. Marine Ornithology 42:99-103.
  • 95 VanderWerf, E.A. and L.C. Young 2014. Breeding biology of Red-Tailed Tropicbirds Phaethon rubricauda and response to predator control on O’ahu, Hawai’i. Marine Ornithology. 42:73-76.
  • 94 Shaffer, S.A., C.A. Clatterbuck, E.C. Kelsey, A. Naiman, L.C. Young, E.A. VanderWerf, P. Warzybok, R. Bradley, J. Jahncke, and G.C. Bower. 2014. As the egg turns: Monitoring egg attendance behavior in wild birds using novel data logging technology. PLoS ONE 9(6): e97898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097898.
  • 93 Marie. A., VanderWerf, E.A., Young, L.C., Smith, D.G., Eijzenga, J., and M.T. Lohr. 2014. Response of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters to Eradication of Black Rats from Moku`auia Island after Reinvasion. Pacific Science. 68:547-553.
  • 92 Ando, H., Young, L.C., Naughton, M., Suzuki, H., Deguchi, T. and Y. Isagi. 2014. Population genetic structure among highly remote breeding colonies of the Black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes, in North Pacific. Pacific Science. In press.
  • 91 Krushelnycky, P.D., Ogura-Yamada, C., King, C.B.A., and Young, L.C. 2014. New records of arthropods from the Hawaiian Islands. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2013. Edited by Neal L. Evenhuis. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 115:39-52.
  • 90 Pohlman, K., and E. A. VanderWerf. 2014. First record of a Terek Sandpiper in the Hawaiian Islands. ‘Elepaio 74(4):1-2.

2013

2012

  • 83 Young, L.C., VanderWerf, E.A., Mitchell, C., Yuen, E., Miller, C.J., Smith, D.G. and C. Swenson. 2012. The use of predator proof fencing as a management tool in the Hawaiian Islands: A case study of Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve. Technical Report #180 The Hawai`i-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit & Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu, Hawai`i. 82 pp.
  • 82 VanderWerf, E. A. 2012. Evolution of nesting height in an endangered Hawaiian forest bird in response to a non-native predator. Conservation Biology 26:905-911.
  • 81 VanderWerf, E. A. 2012. Meet the ‘Elepaios: Hawaii’s “new” endemic flycatchers. Birding 44:34-45.
  • 80 Young, L.C., R.M. Suryan, D. Duffy, W.J. Sydeman. 2012. Climate change and seabirds of the California Current and Pacific Islands ecosystems: Observed and potential impacts and management implications. An addendum to the Seabird Conservation Plan USFWS Pacific Region, 2005.
  • 79 Reed, J. M., D. W. Desrochers, E. A. VanderWerf, and J. M. Scott. 2012. Long-term persistence of Hawaii’s endangered avifauna through conservation-reliant management. Bioscience 62:881-892.
  • 78 Vetter, J. P, Swinnerton, K. J., VanderWerf, E. A., Garvin, J. C., Mounce, H. L., Breniser, H. E.,  Leonard, D. L., and Fretz, J. S. 2012. Survival Estimates for Two Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Pacific Science 66:299-309.
  • 77 VanderWerf, E. A. 2012. Ecogeographic patterns of morphological variation in elepaios (Chasiempis spp.): Bergmann’s, Allen’s, and Gloger’s rules in a microcosm. Ornithological Monographs 73:1-34.

2011

  • 76 VanderWerf, E. A., S. M. Mosher, M. D. Burt, P. E. Taylor, and D. Sailer. 2011. Variable efficacy of rat control in conserving O’ahu ‘Elepaio populations. Proceedings of the Island Invasives: Eradication and Management Conference.
  • 75 VanderWerf, E. A., and L. C. Young. 2011. Estimating survival and life stage transitions in the Laysan Albatross using multi-state mark-recapture models. Auk 128:726-736.
  • 74 Russell, T., L.C. Young, and T. Work. Infanticide of Wedge-tailed ShearwaterPuffinus Pacificus chick at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. 2011. Marine Ornithology. 39:131-132.
  • 73 VanderWerf, E. A., S. M. Mosher, M. D. Burt, and P. E. Taylor. 2011. Current distribution and abundance of O’ahu ‘Elepaio (Aves: Monarchidae) in the Wai’anae Mountains. Pacific Science 65:311-319.
  • 72 VanderWerf, E. A., L. C. Young, and C. Blackburn. 2011. First record of Tristram’s Storm-petrel in the Southeastern Hawaiian Islands. ‘Elepaio 71 (7):41-43.
  • 71 Pitt, W. L., L. C. Driscoll, and E. A. VanderWerf. 2011. A rat-resistant artificial nest box for cavity-nesting birds. Human-Wildlife Interactions 5:100-105.

2010

  • 70 Russell, T. A., and E. A. VanderWerf. 2010. Red-footed Booby Sula sula breeding success at Ulupa’u Crater, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Marine Ornithology 38:129-131.
  • 69 Young, LC. 2010 Inferring colonization history and dispersal patterns of a long lived seabird by combining genetic and empirical data. Journal of Zoology. 281(2010): 232-240
  • 68 VanderWerf, E.A. and Young, L.C. 2010. Surveys of endangered Procellariformes and recommendations to minimize potential take, effects of radar transmission on Hawaiian Hoary Bat Activity, and invasive weed control at Koke`e Air Force Station and Microwave Antenna Site. Internal US Air Force Report.

2009

  • 67 Young, L.C., Vanderlip, C., Duffy, D.C., Afanasyev, V., and Shaffer, S.A. 2009. Bringing home the trash: do colony-based differences in foraging lead to increased plastic ingestion in Laysan Albatrosses? PLoS ONE 4(10): e7623 http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007623
  • 66 Young, L.C. 2009. Foraging ecology, population genetics and risk of fisheries bycatch for the Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis). Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Hawaii at Manoa.
  • 65 VanderWerf, E.A., Young, L.C., Yeung, N.W., and Carlon, D.B. 2009. Stepping stone speciation in Hawaii’s flycatchers: Molecular divergence supports new island endemics within the elepaio. Conservation Genetics. DOI 10.1007/s10592-009-9958-1
  • 64 Young, L.C., VanderWerf, E.A., Smith, D.G., Polhemus, J., Swenson, N., Swenson, C., Liesemeyer, B.R., Gagne, B., and Conant, S. Demography and Natural History of Laysan Albatross on Oahu, Hawaii. 2009. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 121:722-729.
  • 63 VanderWerf EA. 2009. Importance of nest predation by alien rodents and avian poxvirus in conservation of Oahu elepaio. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:737-746.

2008

  • 62 VanderWerf, E., L. Young, and B. Keitt. 2008. Predator-proof Fencing for Invasive Species Control in Hawaii: A Comprehensive Prioritization and Implementation Plan to protect native species. Unpublished report prepared for the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program, project number W912DY-07-2-0003.
  • 61 Young, L.C. 2008. Sex determination of Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and Black-footed Albatrosses (P. nigripes). Unpublished report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (PDF not available)
  • 60 VanderWerf, E. A. 2008. Sources of variation in survival, recruitment, and natal dispersal of the Hawai’i ‘Elepaio. Condor 110:241-250.
  • 59 VanderWerf, E. A. 2008. Globally Important Bird Areas in the Hawaiian Islands: Final Report. Unpublished report prepared for the National Audubon Society Important Bird Areas Program.
  • 58 Young, L.C., B.J. Zaun and E.A. VanderWerf. 2008. Successful same-sex pairing in Laysan Albatross. Biology Letters. 4:323-325
  • 57 VanderWerf, E. A., B. L. Becker, J. Eijzenga, and H. Eijzenga. 2008. Nazca Booby Sula Granti and Brewster’s Brown Booby Sula Leucogaster brewsteri in the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston and Palmyra Atolls. Marine Ornithology 36: 67-71
  • 56 Young, L. C., and E. A. VanderWerf. 2008. Prevalence of avian pox virus and effect on the fledging success of Laysan Albatross. Journal of Field Ornithology 79:93-98.
  • 55 VanderWerf, E. A., and P. K. Roberts. 2008. Foraging and Nesting of the `Akikiki or Kaua`i Creeper (Oreomystis bairdi). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120:195-199.

2007

  • 54 VanderWerf, E. A., and L. C. Young. 2007. The Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus in Hawaii, with notes on interspecific behavior of tropicbirds. Marine Ornithology 35:81-84.
  • 53 VanderWerf, E. A., and American Bird Conservancy. 2007. Petition to list the Akikiki or Kauai Creeper (Oreomystis bairdi) and the Akekee or Kauai Akepa (Loxops caeruleirostris) as endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, October 2007. 18 pp.
  • 52 VanderWerf, E. A. 2007. Biogeography of `Elepaio: evidence from inter-island song playbacks. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:325-333.
  • 51 Ray Pierce, R., R. Anderson, E. VanderWerf, and L. Young. 2007. Surveys and capacity building in Kiritimati (Christmas Island, Kiribati), June 2007, to assist in restoration of populations of Bokikokiko and seabirds. A Report for the Wildlife Conservation Unit, Kiritimati, Republic of Kiritibati, funded by Invasive Species Specialist Group (IUCN, Auckland, New Zealand), Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (Apia, Samoa), and the British High Commission (Suva, Fiji). 83 pp.
  • 50 VanderWerf, E. A. 2007. Oahu Elepaio surveys and monitoring at Palehua, final report. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Pacific Rim Conservation, June 2007. (PDF currently not available)
  • 49 VanderWerf, E. A. 2007. 2005 bird surveys in the Republic of Palau, final Report. Unpublished report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Palau Conservation Society. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2007. 88 pp. (PDF not available)
  • 48 VanderWerf, E. A., F. A. Amidon, and A. P. Marshall. 2007. Tinian Monarch postdelisting monitoring progress report and trip report for 7-17 March 2007. Pacific Rim Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2007.
  • 47 VanderWerf, E.A., K.R. Wood, C.S. Swenson, M. LeGrande, H. Eijzenga, and R.L. Walker. 2007. Avifauna and Conservation Assessment of Lehua Islet, Hawai`i. Pacific Science 61:39-52.

2006

  • 46 VanderWerf, E. A. 2006. Census of Oahu Elepaio in Honouliuli Preserve – Final Report. Unpublished report prepared for The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Oahu Program.
  • 45 VanderWerf, E.A., R.J. Pierce, V.A. Gill, G. Wragg, P. Raust & T.L. Tibbitts. 2006. Pelagic seabird surveys in the Tuamotu and Gambier archipelagos, French Polynesia. Marine Ornithology 34:65-70.
  • 44 VanderWerf, E.A., G.J. Wiles, A.P. Marshall, and M. Knecht. 2006. Observations of migrants and other birds in Palau, April-May 2005, including the first Micronesian record of a Richard’s Pipit. Micronesica 39:11-29.
  • 43 VanderWerf, E.A. 2006. Observations on the birds of Kwajalein Atoll, including six new records for the Marshall Islands. Micronesica 38:221-237.
  • 42 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2006. Final Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 508 pp. (PDF not available)
  • 41 VanderWerf, E.A., M.D. Burt, J.L. Rohrer, and S.M. Mosher. 2006. Distribution and prevalence of mosquito-borne diseases in O`ahu `Elepaio. Condor 108:770-777.
  • 40 Smith, D.G., E.K. Shiinoki, and E.A. VanderWerf. 2006. Recovery of native species following rat eradication on Mokoli`i Island, O`ahu, Hawai`i. Pacific Science 60:299-303.
  • 39 VanderWerf, E.A, J.J. Groombridge, J.S. Fretz, and K.J. Swinnerton. 2006. Decision analysis to guide recovery of the Po’ouli, a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper. Biological Conservation 129:383-392.

1988-2005

  • 38 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Water Birds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, OR.
  • 37 VanderWerf, E.A. 2005. Elepaio “anting” with a garlic snail and a Schinus fruit. Journal of Field Ornithology 76:134-137.
  • 36 VanderWerf, E.A. 2005. Observations on the abundance and behavior of seabirds south of O`ahu during the F/V Ehime Maru relocation and fuel spill. `Elepaio 65:25-29.
  • 35 VanderWerf, E.A., K.A. Swindle, and L.C. Young. 2005. Pox virus in Laysan Albatross at Ka`ena Point, O`ahu: How can we help? `Elepaio 65:1-7.
  • 34 Plentovich, S., J. M. Morton, J. Bart, R. J. Camp, M. Lusk, N. Johnson, and E. Vanderwerf. 2005. Population trends of Mariana Crow Corvus kubaryi on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Bird Conservation International 15:211-224. (PDF not available)
  • 33 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Final post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Tinian monarch. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • 32 VanderWerf, E. A. 2004. Demography of Hawai`i `Elepaio: variation with habitat disturbance and population density. Ecology 85:770-783.
  • 31 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2004. Final Rule to Remove the Tinian Monarch from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Federal Register 69:56367-56373.
  • 30 Groombridge, J. J., J. G. Massey, J. C. Bruch, T. Malcolm, C. N. Brosius, M. M. Okada, B. Sparklin, J. S. Fretz, and E. A. VanderWerf. 2004. An attempt to recover the Po’ouli by translocation and an appraisal of recovery strategy for bird species of extreme rarity. Biological Conservation 118:365-375.
  • 29 VanderWerf, E. A., R. J. Pierce, T. L. Tibbitts, J.-M. Salducci, V. Gill, and G. Wragg. 2004. First record of Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) in French Polynesia. Notornis 51:51- 52.
  • 28 VanderWerf, E.A., and L.A. Freed. 2003. `Elepaio subadult plumages reduce aggression through graded status signaling, not mimicry. Journal of Field Ornithology 74:406-415.
  • 27 Tibbitts, T.L., R.B. Lanctot, E. VanderWerf, and V.A. Gill. 2003. Survey for Arctic-breeding shorebirds in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, March 2003. Unpublished report for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska.
  • 26 VanderWerf, E. A. 2003. Distribution, abundance, and breeding biology of White Terns on Oahu, Hawaii. Wilson Bulletin 115:258-262.
  • 25 E.H. Miller, E.A. VanderWerf, and L. McPherson. 2003. Vocalizations of the Tuamotu Sandpiper, Prosobonia cancellata. Wilson Bulletin 115:455-463.
  • 24 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 520 pp. (PDF not available)
  • 23 Wood, K. R., D. Boynton, E. VanderWerf, L. Arnold, M. LeGrande, J. W. Slotterback, and D. Kuhn. 2002. The Distribution and Abundance of the Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro): A Preliminary Survey on Kaua’i, Hawai’i. Report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office.
  • 22 VanderWerf, E.A., and D.G. Smith. 2002. Effects of alien rodent control on demography of the O`ahu `Elepaio, an endangered Hawaiian forest bird. Pacific Conservation Biology 8:73-81.
  • 21 Smith, D.G., J.T. Polhemus, and E.A. VanderWerf. 2002. Comparison of managed and unmanaged Wedge-tailed Shearwater colonies: effects of predation. Pacific Science 56:451-457.
  • 20 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Determination of Critical Habitat for the Oahu Elepaio; Final Rule. Federal Register 66(237):63752-63782.
  • 19 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Oahu Elepaio; Proposed Rule. Federal Register 66(109):30372-30396. (PDF not available)
  • 18 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2001. Recovery outline for the O`ahu `Elepaio. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon . 10 pp.
  • 17 VanderWerf, E.A. 2001. Two-year delay in plumage maturation of male and female `Elepaio. Condor 103:756-766.
  • 16 VanderWerf, E.A. 2001. Rodent control reduces predation on artificial nests in O`ahu `Elepaio habitat. Journal of Field Ornithology 72:448-457.
  • 15 VanderWerf, E.A., J.L. Rohrer, D.G. Smith, and M.D. Burt. 2001. Current distribution and abundance of the O`ahu `Elepaio. Wilson Bulletin 113:10-16.
  • 14 VanderWerf, E.A. 2001. Distribution and potential impacts of avian poxlike lesions in ‘Elepaio at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. Studies in Avian Biology 22:247-253.
  • 13.5 VanderWerf, E.A, Y. Ebisu and Associates, and Wil Chee-Planning, Inc.  2000. A study to determine the effects of noise from military training on the endangered Oahu ‘Elepaio.  Unpublished report prepared for United States Army Engineer District, Honolulu Programs and Project Management Division, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. (PDF not available)
  • 13 Smith, D.G., J.T. Polhemus, and E.A. VanderWerf. 2000. Efficacy of fish-flavored diphacinone bait blocks for controlling small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) populations in Hawai`i. `Elepaio 60:47-51. (PDF not available)
  • 12 Lindsey, G.D., E.A. VanderWerf, H. Baker, and P.E. Baker. 1998. Hawai’i ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus virens), Kaua’i ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus kauaiensis), O’ahu ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus chloris), Greater ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus sagittirostris). In The Birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and the American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. (PDF not available)
  • 11 VanderWerf, E.A. 1998. Breeding biology and territoriality of the Hawaii Creeper. Condor 100:541-545.
  • 10 VanderWerf, E.A. 1998. ‘Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis). In The Birds of North America, No. 344 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and the American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C. (PDF not available)
  • 9 VanderWerf, E.A. 1997. O`ahu `Amakihi nest in Manoa Valley. ‘Elepaio 57(7):125-126. (PDF not available)
  • 8 VanderWerf, E.A., A. Cowell, and J.L. Rohrer. 1997. Distribution, abundance, and conservation of O`ahu `Elepaio in the southern, leeward Ko’olau Range. `Elepaio 57(4):99-106.
  • 7 VanderWerf, E.A., and J. L. Rohrer. 1996. Discovery of an ‘I’iwi population in the Ko`olau Mountains of O`ahu. `Elepaio 56(4):25-28. (PDF currently not available)
  • 6 VanderWerf, E.A. 1994. Intraspecific variation in ‘Elepaio foraging behavior in Hawaiian forests of different structure. Auk 111:915-930.
  • 5 VanderWerf, E.A. 1993. Report from a 3-day hike on the Ko’olau summit trail. ‘Elepaio 53(12):79-80. (PDF not available)
  • 4 VanderWerf, E.A. 1993. Scales of habitat selection by foraging ‘Elepaio in undisturbed and human-altered Hawaiian forests. Condor 95:961-971.
  • 3 VanderWerf, E.A. 1992. Lack’s clutch size hypothesis: an examination of the evidence using meta-analysis. Ecology 73:1699-1705.
  • 2 VanderWerf, E.A., and S.D. Strahl. 1990. Effects of group size and territory defense on communal nest care in the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). Auk 107:626-628.
  • 1 VanderWerf, E.A. 1988. Observations on the nesting of the Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis) in central Venezuela. Condor 90:948-50.