Technical, Peer-refereed Publications

Manangan, J. S., S. H. Schweitzer, N. Nibbelink, M. J. Yabsley, S. Gibbs, and M. C. Wimberly.  2008.  Habitat factors influencing the distributions of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley.  Journal of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 8:1-11.

Sabine, J. B., J. M. Meyers, C. T. Moore, and S. H. Schweitzer.  2008.  Effects of human activity of breeding American Oystercatchers, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, USA. Waterbirds 31:70-82.

Spear, K.A., S.H. Schweitzer, R. Goodloe, and D.C. Harris.  2007.  Effects of management strategies on the nesting success of least terns on dredge spoil in Georgia.  Southeastern Naturalist 6:27-34.

Morgan, J.J., S.H. Schweitzer, and J.P. Carroll.  2006.  Summer Meleagris gallopavo silvestris use of a landscape dominated by agriculture and Pinus spp. plantations.  Southeastern Naturalist 5:637-648.

Sabine, J.B., S.H. Schweitzer, and J.M. Meyers.  2006.  Nest fate and productivity of American Oystercatchers, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia.  Waterbirds 29:308-314.

Parnell, I.B., L.A. Lewis-Weis, S.H. Schweitzer, C.G. White, and J.P. Carroll.  2005. Northern bobwhite habitat use, survival, and nest success in a forest- and agriculture-dominated landscape.  2005 Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 59:17-29.

Sabine, J.B., J.M. Meyers, and S.H. Schweitzer.  2005.  A simple, inexpensive video camera setup for the study of avian nest activity.  Journal of Field Ornithology 76:293-297.

White, C.G., S.H. Schweitzer, C.T. Moore, I.B. Parnell III, and L.A. Lewis.  2005.  Evaluation of the landscape surrounding northern bobwhite nest sites:  a multiscale approach.  Journal of Wildlife Management 69:1528-1537.

George, R.C., S.H. Schweitzer, and B. Winn. 2004.  Reproductive success of American Oystercatchers at managed sites in Georgia.  The Oriole 69:51-67.

Moseley, K.R., S.B. Castleberry, and S.H. Schweitzer.  2003.  Effects of prescribed fire on herpetofauna in bottomland hardwood forests.  Southeastern Naturalist 2:475-486.

Schweitzer, S.H., J.T. Ayers, and P.E. Hale.  2003.  Response of plant and invertebrate communities to pothole blasting in a giant cutgrass marsh.  Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 57:172-180.

Whitehead, M.A., S.H. Schweitzer, and W. Post.  2002.  Cowbird/host interactions in a southeastern old field:  a recent contact area?  Journal of Field Ornithology 73:379-386.

Morgan, J.J., and S.H. Schweitzer.  2001.  Eastern wild turkey hatching two clutches during the same breeding season.  Wilson Bulletin 113:335-337.

Parnell, I.B., III, L.A. Lewis, S.H. Schweitzer, and C.G. White.  2001.  Response of a northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus, population to thinning of pine plantations in southeastern USA.  Pages 67-74 in J.C. Carroll, A. Musavi, and Z. Zheng-wang, eds.  Proceedings of the Second International Galliformes Symposium, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Schweitzer, S.H., C.F. Quist, G.L. Grimes, and D.L. Forster.  2001.  Aflatoxin levels in corn available as wild turkey feed in Georgia.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37:657-659.

White, C.G., S.H. Schweitzer, P.E. Hale, L.A. Lewis, J.J. Morgan, and M.K. Schaefbauer.  2001.  Managing pine plantations within an agricultural landscape to enhance habitat for northern bobwhites, songbirds, and eastern wild turkeys.  Pages 136-138 in R. Field, R.J. Warren, H. Okarma, and P.R. Sievert, eds.  Wildlife, Land, and People:  Priorities for the 21st Century.  Proceedings of the Second International Wildlife Management Congress, Gödöllo, Hungary.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  2000.  Stage-specific survival rates of the endangered least tern (Sterna antillarum) in northwestern Oklahoma.  Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 80:53-60.

Whitehead, M.A., S.H. Schweitzer, and W. Post.  2000.  Impact of brood parasitism on nest survival parameters and seasonal fecundity of six songbird species in southeastern old-field habitat.  Condor 102:946-950.

Lewis, L.A., and S.H. Schweitzer.  2000.  Lead poisoning in a northern bobwhite in Georgia.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36:180-183.

Cochran, K.W., B.R. Chapman, K.V. Miller, and S.H. Schweitzer.  1999.  Avian and small mammal communities on different successional stages of reclaimed kaolin mines in Georgia.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Associations 53:464-475.

Krogh, M.G., and S.H. Schweitzer.  1999.  Least terns nesting on natural and artificial habitats in Georgia, USA.  Waterbirds 22:301-307.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1999.  Nesting habitat of least terns (Sterna antillarum athalassos) on an inland alkaline flat.  American Midland Naturalist 142:173-180.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1996.  Foraging patterns of the least tern (Sterna antillarum) in north-central Oklahoma.  Southwestern Naturalist 41:307-314.

Krey, A., R.F. Krey, and S.H. Schweitzer.  1993.  Interior least tern artificial nest and chick shelter temperature variations.  Pages 181-187 in K. F. Higgins and M. R. Brashier, eds.  Proceedings of the Missouri River & Its Tributaries; Piping Plover & Least Tern Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schweitzer, S.H., F.C. Bryant, and D.B. Wester.  1992.  Potential forage species for deer in the southern mixed prairie.  Journal of Range Management 46:70-75.

Schweitzer, S.H., L.M. Smith, and H.A. Wright.  1989.  Response of Mormon-tea to burning.  Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 3:9-10.

Peer-edited Publications

Read, A. S., and S. H. Schweitzer.  2007.  A preliminary comparison of herbicide treatments in the experimental restoration of wiregrass communities.  Georgia Forestry Today 3:24.

Read, A.S., and S.H. Schweitzer.  2007.  Experimental restoration of wiregrass communities:  a preliminary comparison of herbicide treatments (Georgia).  Ecological Restoration 25:60-61.

Lanham, J.D., J.E. Ellenberger, and S.H. Schweitzer.  2002.  Improving Conservation Reserve Program pine plantations for songbirds.  Forest Landowner 61:16-19.

Morgan, J.J., and S.H. Schweitzer.  1999.  The importance of the American chestnut to the eastern wild turkey.  Journal of the American Chestnut Foundation 8:22-29.

Schweitzer, S.H., and F.C. Bryant. 1987. Browse and forb establishment in the Rolling Plains. In: L.M. Smith and C.M. Britton, editors. Research Highlights: Noxious Brush and Weed Control, Department Range & Wildlife Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. 18:23-24.

Schweitzer, S.H., and F.C. Bryant. 1986. Browse and forb establishment in the Rolling Plains. In: L.M. Smith and C.M. Britton, editors. Research Highlights: Noxious Brush and Weed Control, Department Range & Wildlife Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock. 17:34.

Reports  (* = stringent review)

*McMellen, A., and S. H. Schweitzer.  in press.  Establishment of native warm-season grasses within the southern Piedmont:  responses of early successional birds.  USDA, NRCS, Agricultural Wildlife Conservation Center, Technical Note Number xx.

Read, A.S., and S.H. Schweitzer.  2007.  Experimental restoration of wiregrass (Aristida stricta) communities.  Final Report to Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Forsyth, GA.  18pp.

Schweitzer, S.H., and J.K. Reap.  2005.  IDEAS Project Final Report:  International Service Learning – Natural and Cultural Resources’ Conservation and Tourism in Bulgaria.  Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia, Athens.

Schweitzer, S.H., E.P. Wiggers, and S.P. McGregor.  2005.  Responses of rails to coastal marsh management.  Annual Project Programmatic Report, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.  7 pp.

Weng, G-J., and S.H. Schweitzer.  2005.  Conservation genetics of an introduced mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) population.  Annual Progress Report to Wildlife Forever.  9pp.

McMellen, A.B. and S.H. Schweitzer.  2004.  Annual progress report: Avian response to the re-establishment of native warm season grasses in central Georgia.  U.S. Forest Serv., Gainesville, GA.

McMellen, A.B., S.H. Schweitzer and P.E. Hale.  2003. Annual progress report: Avian response to the re-establishment of native warm season grasses in central Georgia. U.S. Forest Serv., Gainesville, GA.

McMellen, A.B., S.H. Schweitzer and P.E. Hale.  2002.  Annual progress report: Avian response to the re-establishment of native warm season grasses in central Georgia.  U.S. For. Serv., Gainesville, GA.

*Schweitzer, S.H., D.M. Finch, and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1998.  The brown-headed cowbird and its riparian-dependent hosts in New Mexico.  General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-1.  Fort Collins, Colorado:  USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.  23pp.

*Schweitzer, S.H., D.M. Finch, and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1996.  Reducing impacts of brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds on riparian-nesting migratory songbirds. Pages 267-276 in D.W. Shaw and D.M. Finch, tech. coords. Desired future conditions for southwestern riparian ecosystems:  bringing interests and concerns together. 18-22 September 1995, Albuquerque, New Mexico. General Technical Report RM-GTR-272.  Fort Collins, Colorado: USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 359pp.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1996.  Status of the southwestern willow flycatcher in New Mexico, p. 19.  1995 Annual Report, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1995.  Census method development and habitat assessment for least terns, p. 11.  1994 Annual Report, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1995.  Status of the southwestern willow flycatcher in New Mexico, p. 18.  1994 Annual Report, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1994.  Abundance and conservation of endangered interior least terns nesting on salt flat habitat.  Annual Report, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Work Order No. 11:1-134.

        Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1994.  Census method development and habitat assessment for least terns nesting at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, p. 19. 1993 Annual Report, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1993.  Conservation of interior populations of least terns and snowy plovers at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma:  census method development.  Annual Report, Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, Work Order No. 11:1-20.

Schweitzer, S.H., and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1993.  Conservation of an interior population of least terns:  censusing methods and habitat assessment at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, pp. 17-18.  1992 Annual Report, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Schweitzer, S.H., R.B. Utych, and D.M. Leslie, Jr.  1992.  Compatibility of selenite crystal digging and breeding success of interior least terns and snowy plovers at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, p. 16.  1991  Annual Report, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.