Dr. Kushlan’s research programs in southern Florida and elsewhere generally were designed to have conservation and resource management implications. His contributions to scholarship in conservation include such areas as:
- waterbird conservation
- wetland conservation and management
- parks and protected areas
- species conservation planning
- endangered species
- waterbird conservation history
- bird-friendly landscaping for southern Florida
He also has engaged in conservation issues as a member of national and international boards and committees, founded and led conservation initiatives, and written conservation plans. Among those plans were endangered species recovery plans, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, the North American Waterbird Plan, and the global plan for heron conservation. He also has written on the use of private and public gardens in bird conservation as it uniquely applies in southern Florida.
For access to the articles cited below, please go to the Articles page. For more information about cited books, please visit the Books page.
Kushlan, J.A. 1979. Design and management of continental wildlife reserves: lessons from the Everglades. Biological Conservation 15:281-290..
Klukas, R., W.B. Robertson, Jr., J.C. Ogden, J.A. Kushlan, T. Hines, and H. W. Campbell. 1979. American Crocodile Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1979. Wading bird preservation in Everglades National Park. Pp. 483-487. In: Proceedings of the First Conference on Scientific Research in National Parks, 1976. U.S. Department of Interior, Washington, DC, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1980. Reintroduction of indigenous species to natural ecosystems. Environmental Management 4:93-94.
Ogden, J.C., J.A. Rodgers, R. Andrews, S.A. Nesbitt, M.C. Landin, and J.A. Kushlan. 1980. Current management of colonial waterbirds in the United States. Pp. 32-38. In: The Management of Colonial Waterbirds. (J. Parnell and R.F. Soots, eds.). North Carolina Sea Grant Publication UNC-SG-80-06, Wilmington, NC, USA.
Alvarez, K.C., R.E. Baudy, R.C. Belden, B. Knoles, J.A. Kushlan, J.N. Layne, and P.C.H. Pritchard. 1981. Florida Panther Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1982. Commentary: Symposium on Application of Genetics to the Management of Wild Plant and Animal Populations. From the Everglades, one scientist’s view. Park Science 3:6-7.
Kushlan, J.A. 1983. Special species and ecosystem preserves: colonial waterbirds in U.S. national parks. Environmental Management 7:201-207.
Kushlan, J.A., O.L. Bass, Jr., L.L. Loope, W.B. Robertson, Jr., and D.L. Taylor. 1983. Cape Sable Sparrow Recovery Plan. US Fish and Wildlife Service. Atlanta, GA, USA.
Hines, T., R. Klukas, J.A. Kushlan, P. Moler, J.C Ogden, and W.B. Robertson, Jr. 1984. American crocodile recovery plan. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Hafner, H., P. Dugan, and J.A. Kushlan. 1986. The ICBP/IWRB Herons Specialists Group: origin, present, and future. Colonial Waterbirds 9:126-127.
Kushlan, J.A. 1986. The Everglades: management of cumulative ecosystem degradation. Pp. 61-82. In: Managing Cumulative Effects in Florida Wetlands. (E.D. Estevez, J. Miller, J. Morris, and R. Hamman, eds.). New College Environmental Studies Program, Publication 37. Omnipress, Madison, WI, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1986. The management of wetlands for aquatic birds. Colonial Waterbirds 9:246-248.
Jacobsen, T. and J.A. Kushlan. 1986. Alligators in natural areas: choosing conservation policies consistent with local objectives. Biological Conservation 36:181-196.
Kushlan, J.A. 1986. Commentary: Conference on managing cumulative effects in Florida wetlands. Environmental Conservation 13:84.
Kushlan, J.A. 1987. External threats and internal management: the hydrologic regulation of the Everglades. Environmental Management 11:109-119.
Kushlan, J.A. 1987. Review: Recovery Plan for the U.S. Breeding Population of the Wood Stork. Colonial Waterbirds 10:259-262.
Kushlan, J.A. 1988. Impact of water management on wildlife in the Florida Everglades. Pp. 231-243, In: Ecologia y Conservacion del Delta de los rios Usumacinta Y Grijalva (M. Chevez, ed.). Instituto Nacional de Investigacion sobre Recursos Bioticos (INIREB) – Divison Regional Tabasco, Tabasco, Mexico.
Kushlan, J.A. 1988. Conservation and management of the American crocodile. Environmental Management 12:777-790.
Parnell, J.A., D.G. Ainley, H. Blokpoel, B. Cain, T.W. Custer, J.L. Dusi, S. Kress, J.A. Kushlan, W.E. Southern, L.E. Stenzel, and B.C. Thompson. 1988. Colonial waterbird management in North America. Colonial Waterbirds 11:129-169.
Kushlan, J.A. 1989. Wetlands and wildlife, the Everglades perspective. Pp.773-796. In: Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife (R.R. Sharitz and J.W. Gibbons, eds.). Dept. of Energy Symposium Series No. 61. Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1989. Avian use of fluctuating wetlands. Pp.593-604. In: Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife (R.R. Sharitz and J.W. Gibbons, eds.). Dept. of Energy Symposium Series No.61. Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1990. Freshwater marshes. Pp. 324-363. In: Ecosystems of Florida (R.L. Meyers and J.J. Ewel, eds.). University of Central Florida Press, Orlando, FL, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1991. The Everglades. Pp. 121-142. In: The Rivers of Florida (R.J. Livingston, ed.). Springer-Verlag, New York, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. and H. Hafner. 1991. ICBP/IWRB/SSC Heron Specialist Group. Species 16:72.
Kushlan, J.A. 1993. Colonial waterbirds as bioindicators of environmental change. Colonial Waterbirds 16:223-251.
Kushlan, J.A. 1993. Freshwater wetlands. Pp. 74-127. In: Wetlands, Guide to Science, Technology, and Law. (M.S. Dennison and J.F. Berry, eds.). Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey.
Kushlan, J.A. and H. Hafner. 1993. Status and conservation of the herons of the world. Species 19:68.
Kushlan, J.A. 1993. Waterbirds as bioindicators of wetland change: Are they a valuable tool? Pp. 48-55. In: Waterfowl and Wetland Conservation in the 1990s – a global perspective. (M. Moser, R.C. Prentice, and J. Van Vessem, eds.). IWRB Special Publication No. 26. Slimbridge, UK.
Hafner, H. and J.A. Kushlan. 1996. WI/BirdLife/SSC Heron Specialist Group. Species 26-27:127.
Kushlan, J.A. 1997. Water regimes and principles for management of wetland systems. Pp.27-35. In: (J. Kusler, D. E. Willard, and H. C. Ellis, eds.). Wetlands and Watershed Management: Science, Applications and Public Policy, Association of State Wetland Managers, Berne, NY, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 1997. The conservation of wading birds. Colonial Waterbirds 20:129-137.
Kushlan, J.A. and D.A. McCrimmon. 1997. Wading birds: advances in knowledge since 1976. Colonial Waterbirds 20:105.
Kushlan, J.A. and H. Hafner (eds.). 2000. Heron Conservation, Academic Press, London UK.
Hafner, H., R.V. Landsdown, J.A. Kushlan, R.W. Butler, T.W. Custer, I.J. Davidson, R.M. Erwin, J.A. Hancock, A.M. Lyles, M. Maddock, L. Marion, F. Morales, T. Mundkur, C. Perennou, O. Pineau, D. Turner, P. Ulenaers, J.v. Vessem, and L.Young. 2000. Conservation of herons. Pp. 343-375. In: Heron Conservation (J.A. Kushlan and H. Hafner, eds.). Academic Press, London, UK.
Kushlan, J.A. and H. Hafner. 2000. Reflections on heron conservation. Pp. 377-379. In: Heron Conservation (J.A. Kushlan and H. Hafner, eds.). Academic Press, London, UK.
Yaich, S.C., J. Andrew, K. Babcock, V. Bevill, S. Brown, J. Kushlan, T. Melchiors, G. Myers, D.
Pashley, D. Smith, and M. Steinkamp. 2000. The North American Bird Conservation Initiative
in the United States: A Vision of American Bird Conservation. Interim US NABCI Committee, Washington, DC.
Kushlan, J.A., et al. 2002. Waterbird Conservation for the Americas. The North America Waterbird Conservation Plan. Waterbird Conservation for the Americas, Washington, DC, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 2007. Conserving Herons: A Conservation Action Plan for Herons of the World. Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Arles, France.
Kushlan, J.A. 2012. A history of conserving colonial waterbirds in the United States. Waterbirds 35:608-625.
Kushlan, J.A and K. Hines. 2014. Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens. University Press of Florida, Gainesville FL, USA.
Kushlan, J.A. 2014. Birds of Fairchild. Acclaim Press, Morley MO, USA.
Stier, A. and J.A. Kushlan (eds.). 2015. Agami Heron (Agamia agami) Conservation Plan. GEPOG Association, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Kushlan, J.A. 2018. Heron conservation – a history. Waterbirds 41:345-354.