Publications

[19] Dybala KE, Gardali T, Melcer RE (2020) Getting our heads above water: Integrating bird conservation in planning, science, and restoration for a more resilient Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 15(4). DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2020v18iss4art2
[18] Humple D, Cormier RL, Burnett RD, Seavy NE, Dybala KE, Gardali T (2020) Migration tracking reveals geographic variation in the vulnerability of a Nearctic-Neotropical migrant bird. Scientific Reports. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62132-6
[17] Dybala KE, Steger K, Walsh RG, Smart DR, Gardali T, Seavy NE (2019) Optimizing carbon storage and biodiversity co-benefits in reforested riparian zones. Journal of Applied Ecology 56:343-353. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13272
[16] Dybala KE, Matzek V, Gardali T, Seavy NE (2019) Carbon sequestration in riparian forests: a global meta-analysis. Global Change Biology 25:57-67. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14475
[15] Dybala KE, Engilis A, Trochet JA, Engilis IE, Truan ML (2018) Evaluating riparian restoration success: Long-term, large-scale responses of the breeding bird community in California's lower Putah Creek watershed. Ecological Restoration 36:76-85. DOI: 10.3368/er.36.1.76
[14] Dybala KE, Clipperton N, Gardali T, Golet GH, Kelsey R, Lorenzato S, Melcer R,  Seavy NE, Silveira JG, Yarris GS (2017) A general framework for setting long-term population objectives. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 15. DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss1art8
[13] Dybala KE, Clipperton N, Gardali T, Golet GH, Kelsey R, Lorenzato S, Melcer R, Seavy NE, Silveira JG, Yarris GS ​(2017) Population and habitat objectives for avian conservation in California's Central Valley riparian ecosystems. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 15. DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss1art5
[12] Dybala KE, Reiter ME, Hickey C, Shuford WD, Strum KM, Yarris GS (2017) A bioenergetics approach to setting conservation objectives for non-breeding shorebirds in California’s Central Valley. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 15. DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss1art2
[11] DiGaudio RT, Dybala KE, Seavy NE, Gardali T (2017) Population and habitat objectives for avian conservation in California's Central Valley grassland-oak savannah ecosystems. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 15. DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss1art6
[10] Shuford WD, Dybala KE (2017) Conservation objectives for wintering and breeding waterbirds in California's Central Valley. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 15. DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss1art4
[9] Strum KM, Dybala KE, Iglecia MN, Shuford WD (2017) Population and habitat objectives for breeding shorebirds in California’s Central Valley. San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science 15. DOI: 10.15447/sfews.2017v15iss1art3
[8] Trochet JA, Engilis Jr A, Truan ML, Engilis IE, Dybala KE, Walsh RG, Whisler E (2017) New and extralimital records of breeding birds for Putah Creek, California. Western Birds 48:154-172. DOI: 10.21199/WB48.3.1
[7] Dybala KE, Truan ML, Engilis A (2015) Summer vs. winter: Examining the temporal distribution of avian biodiversity to inform conservation. Condor 117:560-576. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-1-41.1
[6] Schmidt AE, Dybala KE, Botsford LW, Eadie JM, Bradley RW, Jahncke J (2015) Shifting effects of ocean conditions on survival and breeding probability of a long-lived seabird. PLOS One 10:e0132372. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132372
[5] Dybala KE, Seavy NE, Dettling MD, Gilbert M, Melcer R, Gardali T (2014) Does restored riparian habitat create ecological traps for riparian birds through increased Brown-headed Cowbird nest parasitism? Ecological Restoration 32:239-248. DOI: 10.3368/er.32.3.239
[4] Dybala KE, Eadie JM, Gardali T, Seavy NE, Herzog MP (2013) Projecting demographic responses to climate change: adult and juvenile survival respond differently to direct and indirect effects of weather in a passerine population. Global Change Biology 9:2688–2697. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12228
[3] Dybala KE, Gardali T, Eadie JM (2013) Dependent vs. independent survival: contrasting drivers of variation and the buffering effect of parental care. Ecology 94:1584-1593. DOI: 10.1890/12-1443.1
[2] Porzig EL, Dybala KE, Gardali T, Ballard G, Geupel GR, Wiens JA (2011) Forty-five years and counting: reflections from the Palomarin Field Station on the contribution of long-term monitoring and recommendations for the future. Condor 113:713-723. DOI: ​10.1525/cond.2011.100214
[1] Seavy NE, Dybala KE, Synder MA (2008) Climate models and ornithology. Auk 125:1-10. DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.125.1.1

Pre-prints & White Papers

Peterson CA, Marvinney E, Dybala KE (2020). Multiple Benefits from Agricultural and Natural Land Covers in California’s Central Valley. Technical Report, Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership, Sacramento, CA: pp 1-114.
Dybala KE, Dettling MD, Gardali T, Grossman JD, Kelsey R, Seavy NE (2017) Advancing ecological restoration through experimental design on spatial and temporal scales relevant to wildlife. PeerJ Preprints 5:e3365v1. DOI: ​10.7287/peerj.preprints.3365v1
Dybala KE, Seavy NE, Gardali T (2017) Avian community response to a large-scale restoration experiment at the Cosumnes River Preserve, 2011-2017. Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA.