Conor P. McGowan, cpm4h9@mizzou.edu Quantifying the effect
of incidental take provisions on endangered species populations. Advisor: Mark R. Ryan Incidental take is the
permitted killing, harassment, or habitat destruction of a species
protected under the Endangered Species Act.
The Act allows for limited levels of take on endangered populations
as long as that take does not detrimentally affect the chances of survival
for that species in the wild. Little
research has been done to quantify and understand the effect of permitted
incidental on populations of endangered species. My research focuses on the effect of
taking eggs and chicks due to water flow management operations in the Publications (thus
far): McGowan, C. P., M. R.
Ryan, J. J. Millspaugh. In Review. Do endangered
species have the capacity to
compensate for incidental take?
Submitted to Biological
Conservation,
September, 2007. McGowan, C. P., D. Catlin, G. Jons, G. Pavelka. 2007.
Piping Plovers amongst cottonwood saplings. Waterbirds
30: 275 – 277. McGowan C.P. and T.R. Simons. 2006. Effects
of human recreation on American Oystercatcher incubation behavior. Wilson
Journal of Ornithology 118(4): 485 – 493. McGowan, C.P., S.A. Schulte, T.R. Simons. 2005. Resighting of marked American Oystercatchers
banded as chicks. Wilson Bulletin
117: 382-385. McGowan, C.P., T.R. Simons, W. Golder,
J. Cordes. 2005. A comparison of American Oystercatcher reproductive success on
barrier beach and river islands Habitats in coastal McGowan, C. P., T. R. Simons. 2005. Method for
trapping breeding adult American Oystercatchers. Journal of Field Ornithology
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