2022

Valente, J. J., S. K. Nelson, J. Dachenhaus, E. Woodis, J. A. Bailey Guerrero, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, and J. W. Rivers. 2022. Estimating the detectability of breeding behaviors at known Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) nest sites. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group Virtual Meeting.

Woodis, E. W., J. J. Valente, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, J. C. Dachenhaus, J. A. Bailey Guerrero, and J. W. Rivers. 2022. An assessment of factors that influence nest success of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus). Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group Virtual Meeting.

Dachenhaus, J. C., S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, E. W. Woodis, J. A. Bailey Guerrero, J. J. Valente, L. J. Adrean, and J. W. Rivers. 2022. Chick provisioning rates and nesting success of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus). Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group Virtual Meeting.

2021

Adrean, L.J., J.J. Valente, J. Guerrero, K. Nelson, D. Roby, E. Woodis, M.G. Betts, and J. Rivers. Evaluating the Influence of Fluctuating Ocean Conditions on Foraging Ecology and Breeding Activity of a Threatened Seabird. Contribution oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Virtual Meeting.

Valente, J., K. Nelson, J. Rivers, D. Roby, and M.G. Betts. Experimental Evidence that Social Information Affects Habitat Selection in Marbled Murrelets. Contribution oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Virtual Meeting.

2020

Betts, M. G., J. M. Northrup, J. A. Bailey Guerrero, L. J. Adrean, S. K. Nelson, J. Fisher, B. Gerber, M. S. Garcia-Heras, Z. Yang, D. D. Roby, and J. W. Rivers. Squeezed by a habitat split: Warm ocean conditions and old-forest loss interact to reduce occupancy of the Marbled Murrelet. Contribution oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Oregon, USA.

Dachenhaus, J., L. J. Adrean, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, E. Woodis, J. A. Bailey Guerrero, and J. W. Rivers. Use of video cameras to quantify chick provisioning rates in the Marbeled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus). Contribution poster presentation at the annual meetings of the Pacific Seabird Group and The Wildlife Society, Oregon USA.

Garcia-Heras, M. S., L. J. Adrean, J. A. Bailey Guerrero, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, J. Dachenhaus, E. Woodis, and J. W. Rivers. Spatio-temporal variation in the marine space use of the endangered Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Oregon. Contribution oral presentation at the annual meetings of the Pacific Seabird Group and The Wildlife Society, Oregon, USA.

Garcia-Heras, M. S., L. J. Adrean, M. J. Stuber, J. Dachenhaus, and J. W. Rivers. Bald Eagles and Seabirds: New evidence reveals predation events on Marbled Murrelets and other species in Oregon. Contribution poster presentation at the annualy meetings of the Pacific Seabird Group and The Wildlife Society, Oregon, USA.

Fountain, E. D., R. T. Golightly, J. W. Rivers, S. K. Nelson, M. G. Betts, D. D. Roby, and M. Z. Peery. 2020. Harnessing the power of next-generation sequencing to characterize the diet of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus). Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Portland, OR.

Woodis, E. M. E. Hunsicker, Y. Gong, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, J. Dachenhaus, L. J. Adrean, J. A. Bailey Guerrero, and J. W. Rivers. Using stable isotope analysis to document effects of warming oceans on the diet of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus). Contribution poster presentation at the annual meetings of the Pacific Seabird Group and The Wildlife Society, Oregon, USA.

2019

Adrean, L. J., S. K. Nelson, M.S. Garcia-Heras, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, and J. W. Rivers. 2019. Factors associated with Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) nesting success in western Oregon. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Kauai, USA.

Garcia-Heras, M. S., L. J. Adrean, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, and J. W. Rivers. 2019. Breeding season movements and marine habitat use by the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Oregon. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Kauai, USA.

Garcia-Heras, M.-S., L. J. Adrean, M. J. Stuber, J. Dachenhaus, and J. W. Rivers. 2019. Bald Eagles and seabirds: new evidence reveals predation events on an endangered alcid, the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), and other species along the central Oregon Coast. Contributed poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Ft. Collins, CO.

Rivers, J. W. 2019. An overview and introduction to the forage fish workshop. Invited oral presentation at the Forage Fish Workshop: Connecting the Land and Sea, Newport, OR.

2018

Rivers, J. W., S. K. Nelson, L. J. Adrean, C. A. Horton, D. D. Roby, and M. G. Betts. 2018. An update on the Oregon Marbled Murrelet Project: unexpected results characterize the 2017 breeding season. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Portland, OR.

Horton, C. A., L. J. Adrean, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, and J. W. Rivers. 2018 Anomalous ocean conditions coincide with a lack of nesting activity in Marbled Murrelets in Oregon. Contributed poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Ornithological Society, Tucson, Arizona.

Strong, C. S., R. T. Golightly, S. K. Nelson, C. A. Horton, L. J. Adrean, and J. W. Rivers. 2018. Bailing on the California Current: Marbled Murrelet and other seabird response to unusual conditions in Oregon and Northern California. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, La Paz, Mexico.

Adrean, L. J., S. K. Nelson, C. A. Horton, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, and J. W. Rivers. 2018. Radio-tagging reveals unprecedented breeding season movements of Marbled Murrelets. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, La Paz, Mexico.

Nelson, S. K. J. M. Northrup, J. W. Rivers, D. D. Roby, and M. G. Betts. 2018. Climate change, habitat loss, and predators affect the recent distribution of Marbled Murrelets in the Pacific Northwest. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, La Paz, Mexico.

2017

Rivers, J. W., L. Adrean, M. Pickett, B. Taggart, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, and M. G. Betts. 2017. Testing whether unmanned aerial vehicles can be used to locate cryptic nests of the Marbled Murrelet. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Ornithological Society, East Lansing, MI.

Pickett, M. H., B. K. Taggart, J. W. Rivers, L. J. Adrean, and S. K. Nelson. 2017. Utilizing UAS to locate nesting seabirds within the canopy of mature forests. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, Dallas, TX.

Rivers, J. W., L. J. Adrean, M. Pickett, B. Taggart, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, and M. G. Betts. 2017. Testing whether unmanned aerial vehicles can be used to locate cryptic nests of the Marbled Murrelet. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Pendleton, OR.

Northrup, J. M., J. W. Rivers, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, L. J. Adrean, and M. G. Betts. 2017. Spatiotemporal patterns of corvid distribution and abundance in areas occupied by Marbled Murrelets. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Pendleton, OR.

Adrean, L. J., S. K. Nelson, J. M. Northrup, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, and J. W. Rivers. 2017. Evaluating space use and reproductive success of the threatened Marbled Murrelet in western Oregon. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Pendleton, OR.

Adrean, L. J., M. Pickett, B. Taggart, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts and J. W. Rivers. 2017. Testing whether unmanned aerial vehicles can be used to locate cryptic nests of the Marbled Murrelet. Contributed oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Tacoma, WA.

Nelson, S.K., J. M. Northrup, D. D. Roby, M. G. Betts, L. J. Adrean, and J. W. Rivers. 2017. Evaluating space use and reproductive success of the threatened Marbled Murrelet in western Oregon. Contributed poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Group, Tacoma, WA.

2016

Rivers, J. W., M. G. Betts, S. K. Nelson, and D. D. Roby. 2016. Predictors of space use and reproductive success in the Marbled Murrelet. Invited oral presentation at the West Coast Regional Meeting of The National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc., Vancouver, WA.

Rivers, J. W., J. M. Northrup, M. G. Betts, S. K. Nelson, and D. D. Roby. 2016. Evaluating space use and reproductive success of the threatened Marbled Murrelet in western Oregon. Poster presentation at the 6th North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C.