CURRICULUM
VITAE
NAME Theodore R. Simons
TITLE Assistant
Unit Leader, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Professor, Departments
of Zoology and Forestry,
ADDRESS Department
of Zoology
226A
David Clark,
Telephone
919-515-2689
FAX
919-515-4454
email tsimons@ncsu.edu
EDUCATION B.S. Wildlife Ecology
1975
University
of
M.S. Wildlife Biology
1979
Ph.D.
Wildlife Biology 1983
DISSERTATION "Biology
and Conservation of the Endangered Hawaiian Dark-rumped
Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis"
Advisor
- Dr. D.A. Manuwal
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004 Assistant Unit Leader,
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Professor, Zoology and Forestry,
1998 Assistant Unit Leader,
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Associate Professor, Zoology and
Forestry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
1996 Assistant Unit Leader,
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Assistant Professor, Zoology and
Forestry,
1993 Director, Cooperative Park
Studies Unit, Assistant Professor, Zoology and Forestry, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC
1991 Director,
Research
Assistant Professor,
1984-1991 Research
Biologist, U.S. National Park Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ocean
Springs, MS
1979-1983 Research Associate, U.S. National Park
Service/University of Washington, Maui, Hawaii, Lecturer, Wildlife Science
Program, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle
1977-1978 Research
Teaching
Assistant,
Research
AWARDS
USGS
Cooperative Res. Program – National Scientific Excellence Award 2007
USFWS
– Technical Assistance Award 2006
USGS
Star Award 2005
Tanner
Fellowship –
USGS
Cooperative Research Program – National Leadership Award 2002
USGS
Star Award 1998
U.S.
NPS, Regional Science Award and nominee for Director's Award 1989
American
Ornithologists'
Frank
M. Chapman Memorial Fund for Ornithology Research Award 1977
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Ecological
Applications (2003 - present)
GRANTS
2006 USGS/National
Park Service. "Evaluating the consequences of predator removal
for endangered species management at
2006
2006 USGS Status and
Trends. " Incorporating estimates of
detection probability into the Breeding Bird Survey protocol: assessment of
current sampling methods" with Ken Pollock NCSU, $100,000
2006
2004 USGS/National
Park Service. “Assessing the
relationship between acid precipitation, calcium depletion, and avian
productivity in
2004 USGS/National Park Service. “Measuring
the effects of off-road vehicles on the coastal avifauna of Cape Lookout
National Seashore", $64,000
2003
2002
2002
2002 USFWS.
"Conservation status of the
Black-capped Petrel, (Pterodroma hasitata)",
$20,000
2002 The
Nature Conservancy. “Applying Remote
Sensing Tools to Regional Conservation Planning for Migratory Landbirds” Smith
Fellowship to Sarah Mabey, $120,000
2002
2000
1999 Environmental Protection Agency,
1998 Environmental Protection Agency,
USGS. “Evaluation of salamander habitat
associations and population monitoring techniques in
1998 USGS, Walcott
Endowment, National Park Service. “Determinants of forest songbird nesting
success in the southern
1997
National
Park Service. “Assessing the diversity
and habitat associations of salamanders in
1996
1995 NBS/Friends
of
1994
National
Park Service. “Evaluating
1994
1991 State
of
1991
1990
1990 National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation.
"Establishment of Migratory Bird Watch Program in
1989 - 1991 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"Red Wolf restoration and propagation,
1986 - 1989 State of
1987 State of
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Alldredge,
M.W., Pacifici, K., T.R. Simons, and K.H. Pollock. 2008. A field evaluation of the effectiveness of distance
sampling and double independent observers to estimate detection probability in
aural avian point counts. Journal of Applied Ecology.
Pacifici, K., T.R. Simons, and K.H. Pollock. 2008. Effects of vegetation and background noise on
the detection process in auditory avian point count surveys.
Simons, T. R., K. H. Pollock, J. M. Wettroth, M.
W. Alldredge, K. Pacifici, and J. Brewster.
2008. Sources of measurement
error, misclassification error, and bias in auditory avian point count
data. Journal of
Ecological and Environmental Statistics.
Webster, R. A., Pollock, K. H., and Simons, T. R. 2008.
Bayesian spatial modeling of point transect
data from bird surveys. Journal of
Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics 13: 121-139.
Alldredge,
M.W. T.R. Simons, K.H. Pollock, and K. Pacifici. 2007. A Field Evaluation of the time-of-detection method to
estimate population size for Aural Avian Point Counts. Avian Ecology and Conservation 2(2):13.
Alldredge, M.W., T.R. Simons, and K.H. Pollock.
2007. An experimental evaluation
of distance measurement error in avian point count surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 2759-2766.
Alldredge, M.W., K.H. Pollock, T.R. Simons, J.A. Collazo, and
Alldredge, M.W., T.R.
Simons, and K.H. Pollock. 2007. Factors affecting aural detections of songbirds. Ecological Applications 17:948-955.
Alldredge, M.W., K.H. Pollock, T.R. Simons, and
Podolsky, A.L., T.R. Simons, and J.A. Collazo.
2007. Modeling population growth
of the Ovenbird in the southern
Simons, T.R., M.W. Alldredge, and K.H. Pollock.
2007. Experimental analysis of
the auditory detection process on avian point counts.
Alldredge, M.W., K.H. Pollock, and T.R. Simons.
2006. Estimating detection
probabilities from multiple-observer point counts.
McGowan, C.P. and T.R. Simons. 2006. Effects of human disturbance on the
incubation behavior of American Oystercatchers.
Wilson Bulletin 118: 485-493.
Simons, T.R., S.A. Shriner, and
G.L. Farnsworth. 2006. Comparison of breeding bird and vegetation
communities in primary and secondary forests of
Farnsworth,
G.L. and T.R. Simons. 2005. Relationship between Mayfield nest-survival
estimates and seasonal fecundity: A cautionary reply. The Auk 122: 1000-1001.
Farnsworth, G.L., J.D.
Nichols, J.R. Sauer, S.T. Fancy, K.H. Pollock, S.A. Shriner, and T.R. Simons. 2005.
Statistical approaches to the analysis of point count data: a little
extra information can go a long way.
Hyde, E.J., and T.R.
Simons. 2005. Monitoring Salamander Populations in
McGowan,
C.P. and T.R. Simons. 2005.
A method for trapping breeding adult American Oystercatchers. Journal of Field Ornithology 76: 46-49.
McGowan,
C.P., T.R. Simons, W. Golder, and J.
Cordes. 2005 A comparison of
American Oystercatcher reproductive success on barrier beach and river island
habitats in coastal
McGowan, C.P., S.A. Schulte, and T.R.
Simons. 2005. Resightings of
marked American Oystercatchers banded as chicks. Wilson Bulletin 117: 382-385.
Bailey, L. L., T. R. Simons, and K. H. Pollock.
2004. Estimating detectability
parameters for plethodon salamanders using the robust
capture-recapture design. Journal of Wildlife Management 68: 1-13.
Bailey, L. L., T.
R. Simons, and K. H. Pollock. 2004. Spatial and temporal variation in detection
probability of plethodon salamanders using the robust
capture-recapture design. Journal of Wildlife Management 68: 14-24.
Bailey, L. L., T.
R. Simons, and K. H. Pollock. 2004. Estimating site occupancy and species
detection probability parameters for terrestrial salamanders. Ecological Applications 14: 692-702.
Bailey, L.L., T.R.
Simons, and K.H. Pollock. 2004. Comparing population size estimators for Plethodontid salamanders.
Journal of Herpetology 38: 370-380.
Podolsky,
A., T. R. Simons, and J. A. Collazo. 2004. A Method of food
supplementation for ground-foraging insectivorous birds. Journal of Field
Ornithology 75: 296-302.
Simons, T.R., F.R. Moore, and
Farnsworth, G. L., K. H. Pollock, J.
L. Nichols, T. R. Simons, J. E. Hines, and J. R. Sauer.
2002. A removal model for estimating detection probabilities from point
count surveys. The Auk 119: 414-425.
Pearson, S.M., and
T.R. Simons. 2002. Spatial analysis of stopover habitats of
Neotropical migratory birds. Chapter 52 In:
Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of Scale and Accuracy (J.M. Scott et
al. eds.). Island Press.
Pollock, K.H.,
J.D. Nichols, T.R. Simons, G.L. Farnsworth, L.L. Bailey, and J.R. Sauer.
2002. Large scale wildlife monitoring studies: statistical methods
for design and analysis. Environmetrics 13:
105-119.
Lichstein, J.W., T.R.
Simons, and K.E. Franzreb. 2002. Landscape effects on breeding songbird
abundance in managed forests. Ecological
Applications 12: 836-857.
Lichstein, J.W., T.R.
Simons,
Farnsworth, G.L. and T.R. Simons.
2001. How many baskets? Clutch
sizes that maximize annual fecundity of multiple-brooded birds. The Auk 118: 973-982.
Hyde, E.J. and T.R. Simons.
2001. Sampling Plethodontid salamanders: sources of variability. Journal of Wildlife Management 65: 624-632.
Farnsworth, G.L. and T.R. Simons.
2000. Observation of Wood Thrush
nest predators in a large contiguous forest.
Wilson Bulletin 112:
82-87.
Farnsworth, G.L., K.C. Weeks, and T.R. Simons.
2000. Validating the assumptions
of the Mayfield Method. Journal of Field Ornithology 71: 658-664.
Simons, T.R., S.A. Pearson, and F.R. Moore. 2000.
Application of spatial models to the stopover ecology of trans-Gulf
migrants. Studies in Avian Biology 20: 4-14.
Simons, T.R., G.L. Farnsworth, and
Farnsworth, G.L. and T.R. Simons.
1999. Factors affecting nesting
success of Wood Thrushes in
Farnsworth, G.L. and T.R. Simons.
1999. Is
Simons, T.R. and C.N. Hodges.
1998. The Dark-rumped Petrel (Pterdroma phaeopygia) In:
The Birds of North America, No. 345 (A. Poole, and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America
Inc.,
Simons, T.R., S.K. Sherrod, M.W. Collopy, and M.A. Jenkins.
1998. Restoring the Bald Eagle. Chapter 23 In:
Exploring Ecology and Its Applications (P.M. Kareiva
ed.). Sigma Xi,
Simons, T.R., K.N. Rabenold, D.A. Buehler, J.
Collazo, and K.E. Franzreb. 1998. The role of indicator species: Neotropical migratory song birds. Chapter 9 In:
Ecosystem management for sustainability: principles and practices illustrated
by the Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Cooperative (J. Peine, ed.). CRC Press.
Rakocinski, C.F., R.W. Heard, S.E. Le Croy,
J.A. McLelland, and T.R. Simons. 1996.
Responses by macrobenthic assemblages to
extensive beach restoration at
Moore, F. R., S. A. Gauthreaux, Jr., P. Kerlinger, and T. R. Simons. 1995. Habitat Requirements During
Migration: Important Link in Conservation.
In: Ecology and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds: A Synthesis and
Review of Critical Issues (T. E. Martin and D. M. Finch eds.).
Bartle, J.A., D. Hu, P.
Pyle, T.R. Simons, J.C. Stahl, and D. Woodby. 1993. Status and ecology of gadfly petrels in the
temperate North Pacific. In: The status ecology and conservation of
marine birds of the North Pacific (K. Vermeer, K. T. Briggs, K.H. Morgan
and D. Siegel Causey eds.). Canadian Wildlife Service,
Moore, F.R., S.A. Gauthreaux, P. Kerlinger,
and T.R. Simons. 1993. Stopover habitat: Management implications and
guidelines. In: Status and management of Neotropical migratory birds (D. M.
Finch and P.J. Stangel, eds).
Rakocinski, C. F., R.W. Heard, S.E. LeCroy,
J. A. McLelland, and T. R. Simons. 1993.
Seaward change and zonation of the sandy-shore
macrofauna at
Kuenzi, A.J., F.R.
Moore, and T.R. Simons. 1991. Stopover of Neotropical landbird migrants on
Rakocinski, C., R. Heard, T.R. Simons, and D. Their. 1991. Macroinvertebrate associations from beaches of selected
barrier islands in the
Kepler, C.B., A.K. Kepler, T.R. Simons, B. Hobdy,
and P.M. Simons. 1990.
Holler, N.R., D.W. Mason, R.M. Dawson, T.R. Simons, and M.C.
Wooten. 1989. Reestablishment of the Perdido
Key beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis) on Gulf Islands National Seashore. Conservation Biology 3: 397-404.
Simons, T.R. and C.W. Whittow.
1989. A seabird in the house of
the sun. Natural History, March 1989: 50-53.
Simons, T.R., S.K. Sherrod, M.W. Collopy, and M.A. Jenkins.
1988. Restoring the Bald
Eagle. American Scientist 76: 252-260.
Pierce, J.D., and T.R. Simons. 1986.
The influence of human disturbance on Tufted Puffin breeding
success. The Auk 103: 214-216.
Simons, T.R. 1985. Biology and behavior of the endangered Hawaiian Dark-rumped Petrel.
Condor 87: 229-245.
Simons, T.R., P.M. Simons, C.B. Kepler, and A.K. Kepler.
1985.
Kepler, C.B., A.K. Kepler, and T.R. Simons 1984.
Simons, T.R. 1984. A population
model of the endangered Hawaiian Dark-rumped
Petrel. Journal of Wildlife Management 48: 1065-1076.
Simons, T.R. and G.C. Whittow. 1984. Energetics of
growth in the Dark-rumped Petrel. Chapter 8 In: Seabird Energetics, G.C. Whittow, ed., Plenum,
Whittow, G.C., T.R.
Simons, and T.N. Pettit. 1984. Water loss from the eggs of a tropical
seabird (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
at high altitude. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 78: 537-540.
Simons, T.R. 1981. Behavior and attendance patterns of the Fork-tailed Storm Petrel.
The Auk 98: 145-158.
Simons, T.R. 1981. A simple event recorder for monitoring cavity-dwelling animals. Murrelet 62: 27-30.
Simons, T.R. 1980. Discovery of a ground-nesting Marbled Murrelet.
Condor 82: 1-9.
TECHNICAL AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Simons, T.R. 1981. Seabirds and park management. In:
Proceedings;
Simons, T.R. 1983. Biology and conservation of the endangered Hawaiian Dark-rumped Petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis).
National Park Service,
Simons, T.R. 1987. The role of
research in developing resource management tools at Gulf Islands National
Seashore. In: Estuarine and Coastal
Management - Tools of the Trade. The Coastal Society.
Simons, T.R. 1989. Proposed Migratory Bird Watch to encompass
research, monitoring, and interpretation.
Park Science 9(3):8.
Simons, T.R. 1990. The migratory
bird watch program: an overview and summary of research at Gulf Islands
National Seashore. In: Proceedings of the nongame migratory bird workshop,
Simons, T.R. 1995. Coastal Park Inventory and Monitoring
Handbook. National Park Service Technical
Report NPS/SERNCSU/NRTR-95/01, 192 pp.
Simons, T.R. and P.M. Simons 1981.
Breeding biology
of the Dark-rumped Petrel in the
Simons, T.R., and J.D. Scurry.
1988. Application of GIS
technology to monitor barrier island
change: Integration of SAGIS and MOSS and Gulf Islands National Seashore. In:
Proceedings fifth national MOSS users workshop.
Rabenold, P.P. and T.R. Simons.
1991. Genetic diversity in barrier island
Carolina Wren populations. Final report to the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries,
and Parks. 12
pp.
Simons, T.R., and F.R. Moore.
1993. Operation of EMPRESS II and
the behavior of migratory birds in the
Grundel, R. and T.R.
Simons. 1994. Neotropical migratory bird workshop and
research. Park Science 14(3): 1 - 5.
Simons, T.R. and G.L. Farnsworth.
1995. Evaluating
Simons, T.R., K. Rabenold, and G.L. Farnsworth.
1995. Characterization of
deciduous forest breeding bird communities of
Simons, T.R. and
Simons, T.R. and G. L. Farnsworth. 1997.
Evaluating
Simons, T.R. and
Simons, T.R. and G. L. Farnsworth. 1998.
Evaluating
Simons, T.R., J.L. Lichstein, and K.E. Franzreb.
1998. The effects of landscape
pattern, core areas, and forest management practices on avian communities in
the southern
Ross, D.L., Jr., K.N. Rabenold,
and T.R. Simons. 1998. Indicator Birds of the Costa Rican Cloud
Forest. Library of
Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. ISBN 0-938027-42-5.
Simons, T.R. and
Simons, T.R., J.L. Lichstein, and K.E. Franzreb.
1999. The effects of landscape
pattern, core areas, and forest management practices on avian communities in
the southern
Simons, T.R., and E. Johnson.
1999. Assessing the diversity and
habitat associations of salamanders in
Simons, T.R. and
Simons, T.R., J.L. Lichstein, and K.E. Franzreb.
2000. The effects of landscape
pattern, core areas, and forest management practices on avian communities in
the southern
Simons, T.R., L.L. Bailey, E.J. Hyde, and K.J.
Pollock. 2000.
Evaluation of salamander habitat associations and population monitoring
techniques in
Simons, T.R., C. McGowan, J. Cordes, M. Lyons,
and W. Golder. 2003.
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus paliatus) research and monitoring in
Simons, T.R. and K.J. Pollock.
2003. Estimating detection
probabilities for community assessment and population monitoring. Annual report to the
Simons, T.R. and K.J. Pollock.
2004. Estimating detection
probabilities for community assessment and population monitoring. Annual report to the
Simons, T.R. and K.J. Pollock.
2005. Estimating detection
probabilities for community assessment and population monitoring. Annual report to the
Simons, T.R. and K.J. Pollock.
2006. Estimating detection
probabilities for community assessment and population monitoring. Annual report to the
Simons, T.R., S. Schulte, C. McGowan,
J. Cordes, M. Lyons, W. Golder.
2006. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) research and monitoring in
Simons, T.R.,
and R.
Hylton. 2006. Assessment of Black-capped Chickadees as a
Model Species for a Calcium Limitation Study in the
Simons, T.R.,