Aaron D Flesch

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Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Villaseñor-Gómez,, J., Hinojosa-Huerta, O., Krueper, D., & Flesch, A. D. (2010). Avifauna. In The biological diversity of Sonora Mexico(pp 385-420). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Journals/Publications

• Flesch, A. D., & Esquer, A. (2020). Impacts of riparian restoration on vegetation and avifauna on private and communal lands in northwest Mexico and implications for future efforts. Air, Soil and Water Research.
• Flesch, A. D., Rodríguez-Estrella, R., Gallo-Reynoso, J., Armenta-Méndez, L., & Montiel-Herrera, M. (2020). Distribution and habitat of the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in Sonora, Mexico, 1892-2019. REVISTA MEXICANA DE BIODIVERSIDAD.
• Villarreal, M., Iniguez, J., Flesch, A. D., Sanderlin, J., Cortés Montaño, C., & Haire, S. (2020). Contemporary fire regimes provide a critical perspective on restoration needs in the Mexico-U.S. borderlands?. Air, Soil and Water Research.
• Flesch, A. D. (2019). Patterns and drivers of long-term changes in breeding bird communities in a global biodiversity hotspot in Mexico. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 25(4), 499-513.
• Flesch, A. D., Murray, I., Gicklhorn, J., & Powell, B. (2019). Application of distance sampling for assessing abundance and habitat relationships of a rare Sonoran Desert cactus. PLANT ECOLOGY.
• Peters, R., Ripple, W. J., Wolf, C., Moskwik, M., Carreon-Arroyo, G., Ceballos, G., Cordova, A., Dirzo, R., Ehrlich, P. R., Flesch, A. D., List, R., Lovejoy, T. E., Noss, R. F., Pacheco, J., Sarukhan, J. K., Soule, M. E., Wilson, E. O., & Miller, J. (2018). Nature Divided, Scientists United: US-Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation. BIOSCIENCE, 68(10), 740-743.
• Flesch, A. D. (2017). Influence of local and landscape factors on distributional dynamics: a species-centred, fitness-based approach. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 284(1858).
• Flesch, A. D., Rosen, P. C., & Holm, P. (2017). Long-term changes in abundances of Sonoran Desert lizards reveal complex responses to climatic variation. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23(12), 5492-5508.
• Flesch, A. D., Gonzalez, S. C., & Valenzuela, A. J. (2016). Abundance and habitat relationships of breeding birds in the Sky Islands and adjacent Sierra Madre Occidental of northwest Mexico. JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY, 87(2), 176-195.
• Gutiérrez-González, C., Gómez-Ramírez, M., Gutierrez-Garcia, D., Valenzuela, J., Rorabaugh, J., & Flesch, A. D. (2016). Interactions between Sonoran Desert Toads (Incilius alvarius) and mammalian predators at the Northern Jaguar Reserve, Sonora, Mexico.. Sonoran Herpetologist, 29(2), 26-27..
• Flesch, A. D., Hutto, R. L., van, L., Hartfield, K., & Jacobs, S. (2015). Spatial, Temporal, and Density-Dependent Components of Habitat Quality for a Desert Owl. PLOS ONE, 10(3).
• Flesch, A. D., Warshall, P., & Jacobs, S. (2015). Avian Richness, Status, and Conservation in the Northwestern Neotropics in Sonora, Mexico. NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL, 35(2), 288-296.
• Flesch, A. D. (2014). Spatiotemporal trends and drivers of population dynamics in a declining Sonoran Desert predator. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 175, 110-118.
• Hutto, R. L., Flesch, A. D., & Fylling, M. A. (2014). A bird's-eye view of forest restoration: Do changes reflect success?. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 327, 1-9.
• Van Devender, T., Reina-Guererro, A., Flesch, A. D., & Jacobs, S. L. (2014). Additions to the flora of Sonora, Mexico.. Phytoneuron, 76, 1-8..
• Van Devender,, T., Spellenberg, R., Flesch, A. D., Jacobs, S., & Reina-Guererro., A. (2013). Northern distributional limits of the Mexican willow oak (Quercus viminea) in Arizona, Sonora, and Chihuahua.. Phytoneuron, 48:, 1–7..
• Rosenzweig, M. L., Drumlevitch, F., Borgmann, K. L., Flesch, A. D., Grajeda, S. M., Johnson, G., Mackay, K., Nicholson, K. L., Patterson, V., Pri-Tal, B. M., Ramos-Lara, N., & Serrano, K. P. (2012). An ecological telescope to view future terrestrial vertebrate diversity. EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY RESEARCH, 14(3), 247-268.
• Flesch, A. D. (2011). Life on the line: conservation and complexity in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.. THE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONAL, 5(4), 6.
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• Flesch, A. D. (2010). Research and recovery of ferruginous pygmy-owls in the Sonoran Desert.. Vermillion Flycatcher, 55(2), 14-15.
• Flesch, A. D., & Steidl, R. J. (2010). Importance of environmental and spatial gradients on patterns and consequences of resource selection. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 20(4), 1021-1039.
• Flesch, A. D., Epps, C. W., Cain, J., Clark, M., Krausman, P. R., & Morgart, J. R. (2010). Potential Effects of the United States-Mexico Border Fence on Wildlife. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 24(1), 171-181.
• Flesch, A. D., Swann, D. E., Turner, D. S., & Powell, B. F. (2010). HERPETOFAUNA OF THE RINCON MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA. SOUTHWESTERN NATURALIST, 55(2), 240-253.
• Snyder, N., Snyder, H., Moore-Craig, N., & Flesch, A. D. (2010). Short-tailed hawks nesting in the Sky Islands of the southwest.. Western Birds, 41, 202-230.
• Flesch, A. D. (2008). Distribution and status of breeding landbirds in northern Sonora, Mexico.. STUDIES IN AVIAN BIOLOGY, 37, 28-45..
• Flesch, A. D., & Steidl, R. J. (2007). Detectability and response: Rates of ferruginous pygmy-owls. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, 71(3), 981-990.
• Flesch, A. D., & Steidl, R. J. (2006). Population trends and implications for monitoring cactus ferruginous pygmy owls in Northern Mexico. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, 70(3), 867-871.
• Flesch, A. D. (2003). Perch-site selection and spatial use by cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in south-central Arizona.. JOURNAL OF RAPTOR RESEARCH, 37:, 151-157..

Proceedings Publications

• Ferguson, G., Flesch, A. D., & Van Devender, T. (2013, Spring). Biogeography and diversity of pines in the Madrean Archipelago.. In Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III, RMRS-P-67., 197-203.
• Van Devender, T., Avila-Villegas, S., Emerson, M., Turner, D., Flesch, A. D., & Deyo, N. (2013, Spring). Biodiversity in the Madrean Archipelago of Sonora, Mexico. In Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III, RMRS-P-67., 10-16.
• Warshall, P., & Flesch, A. D. (2013, Spring). Bird ecology and conservation on the Northern Jaguar Reserve: Recent lessons. In Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III,, RMRS-P-67., 91-96.
• Flesch, A. D., & Hahn, L. (2005, Spring). Distribution of birds and plants at the western and southern edges of the Madrean Sky Island region in Sonora, Mexico.. In Connecting mountain islands and desert seas: biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago II, RMRS-P-36., 80-87.

Presentations

• Flesch, A. D., Gicklhorn, J., Murray, I., & Powell, B. (2020, Winter). Utilizing distance sampling to monitor and estimate population density of a cryptic species.. Colorado River Terrestrial and Riparian Meeting,. Laughlin, NV..
• Haire, S., Villarreal, M., Cortés Montaño, C., Flesch, A. D., & Gonzalez-Elizondo, S. (2020, May). Pine Species Distributions on Sky Islands of the Binational Madrean Ecoregion. International Association for Landscape Ecology Annual Meeting. Toronto CAN..
• Haire, S., Villarreal, M., Cortés Montaño, C., Flesch, A. D., Gonzalez-Elizondo, M. S., & Iniguez, J. (2019, Summer). How does spatial heterogeneity in recent burned areas function to facilitate persistence and migration of Pinus spp. in the Madrean Sky Islands?. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Louisville, KY..
• Haire, S., Villarreal, M., Cortés Montaño, C., Flesch, A. D., Gonzalez-Elizondo, S., Romo León, R., Iniguez, J., & Sanderlin, J. (2019, November). Pine species distributions and adaptations to fire regimes in the Madrean Sky Islands of the US and Mexico.. International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ..
• Flesch, A. D. (2018, Spring). Interactive effects of climate, landcover, and habitat quality on ferruginous pygmy-owl populations in the U.S and Mexico.. American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting,. Tucson, AZ..
• Flesch, A. D. (2018, Spring). Patterns and drivers of long-term changes in breeding bird communities in the Madrean Sky Islands and Sierra Madre, Mexico.. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago IV. Tucson, AZ..
• Flesch, A. D., & Boone, J. (2018, Winter). Factors influencing detection probability of Elf Owls and implications for survey design.. Colorado River Terrestrial and Riparian Meeting,. Laughlin, NV..
• Flesch, A. D., Gicklhorn, J., Powell, B., & Murray, I. (2018, Spring). Efficacy of distance sampling to estimate and monitor populations of the endangered Pima pineapple cactus.. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago IV. Tucson, AZ..