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., and N. Tarr. 2006.
Measuring the effect of off-road vehicles on beach birds at Cape Lookout
National Seashore. 2005 Annual report to
the National Park Service. 26 pp.
Simons, T.R.,
S. Schulte, J. Cordes, M. Lyons, W. Golder.
2007. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) research and monitoring in
Simons, T.R. and R. Hylton. 2007. Assessing the Effects of Atmospheric
Pollution on High Elevation Bird and Snail Communities in the
Simons, T.R., and N.
Tarr. 2007. The effects of vehicle traffic on migrating shorebirds at
Cape Lookout National Seashore. 2006 Annual report to the National Park
Service. 39 pp.
Simons, T.R.,
and S. Schulte. 2008. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus
palliatus) research and monitoring in
Simons, T.R., and N.
Tarr. 2008. Fall shorebird migration and ORV disturbance
at Cape Lookout National Seashore. 2007 Annual report
to the National Park Service. 66 pp.
Simons, T.R. and R. Hylton. 2008. Effects
of Atmospheric Pollution on High Elevation Fauna in the
Simons, T.R., A. Waldstein, and A.
O'Connell. 2008. Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Ecology at
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. The
All-Bird Bulletin, March 2008: 2-3.
SELECTED
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
"Attendance patterns of the
Fork-tailed Storm Petrel", Pacific Seabird Group annual meeting, Victoria,
B.C., January 1978
"Breeding habits of the Marbled
Murrelet", Pacific Seabird Group annual meeting,
"Behavior and attendance
patterns of the Fork-tailed Storm Petrel", Pacific Seabird Group annual
meeting,
"Breeding biology of the Dark-rumped Petrel in the Hawaiian Islands", National Park
Service Science Conference,
"Development of a management
plan for the Dark-rumped Petrel in
"Breeding biology and behavior
of the Dark-rumped Petrel in the Hawaiian
Islands", Pacific Seabird Group annual meeting,
"The energetics
of growth in breeding Dark-rumped Petrels",
American Physiological Society, annual meeting,
"Breeding and population
biology of the endangered Hawaiian Dark-rumped
Petrel", American Ornithologists' Union, Centennial Meeting,
"A population model of the
endangered Hawaiian Dark-rumped Petrel", Pacific
Seabird Group annual meeting,
"Avian mortality associated
with Hurricane Elena" American Ornithologists' Union, annual meeting,
"Behavior and ecology of
trans-Gulf migrants on the
"Conservation and management of
endangered and threatened birds at Gulf Islands National Seashore"
Mississippi Academy of Sciences, annual meeting,
"Application of GIS technology
to monitor barrier island change: integration of SAGIS and MOSS at Gulf Islands
National Seashore"
Fifth National MOSS users conference,
"The migratory bird watch
program: an overview and summary of research at Gulf Islands National
Seashore" Non-game migratory bird
workshop, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1989*
"Habitat suitability and the
stopover ecology of Neotropical passerine migrants" Symposium on the
ecology and conservation of Neotropical migrant landbirds, Woods Hole,
"Stopover habitat: a limiting
resource for migratory passerine birds?"
Society for Conservation Biology, annual meeting,
"Conservation of Neotropical
migratory birds"
Non-game bird management workshop, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service,
"Monitoring Neotropical
migratory bird populations in protected habitats" Society for Conservation Biology,
annual meeting,
"Habitat needs of Neotropical
migrants during migration"
Neotropical migratory bird symposium, joint meeting of the American
Birding Association and the Association of Field Ornithologists, New London
Connecticut, October 1992*
"Orientation behavior of
migratory birds in response to EMPRESS-simulated EMP" EMP human health effects science review
panel, US Navy, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1993*
“Mist netting trans-Gulf migrants at
coastal stopover sites: The influence of spatial and temporal variability on
capture data” Workshop
on the use of mist nets to monitor bird populations,
“Application of
spatial models to the stopover ecology of trans-Gulf migrants.” American Ornithologists’ Union annual meeting,
“Is
“Avian diversity
in managed and unmanaged landscapes in the
“Partners in
wildlife conservation.”
“Ecology and
conservation of Neotropical migratory birds.”
“Protecting avian
diversity in the
“Correlates of spatial pattern in
the stopover ecology of trans-Gulf Migrants” International Association for
Landscape Ecology, 12th Annual Symposium, Duke University, Durham,
NC, March 1997.
“How do predation and the length of
the breeding season constrain the optimal clutch size of precocial
birds?” American Ornithologists' Union
115th Annual Meeting, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN,
August 1997 (presented by George Farnsworth).
“A comparison of
the composition, relative abundance and diversity of the breeding forest bird
community in old growth and second growth sites in
“Spatial pattern correlates to the
stopover ecology of trans-Gulf migrants.”
American Ornithologists' Union 115th Annual Meeting,
“Patterns of
breeding bird diversity and abundance across land use gradients in the southern
“Evaluating
“Modeling Wood
Thrush habitat associations in the southern
“Behavior and ecology of
intercontinental migrant landbirds: Importance of scale.” North
American Ornithological Congress,
"Assessing
diversity, abundance, and habitat associations of salamanders in
"Calibration
of relative abundance indices for salamanders in
"Developing
an inventory of breeding birds in
"Factors
affecting nesting success of Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, in
"Landscape context and habitat
use by migratory land birds."
Management of forest birds in the southeastern
“Modeling habitat
associations of breeding birds in
“Spatial analysis
of stopover habitats of Neotropical migratory birds.”
Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of Scale and Accuracy, Snowbird,
UT, October 1999 (presented by Scott Pearson).*
“Assessing
diversity, abundance, and habitat associations of salamanders in
“A multi-scale assessment of the
effects of landscape composition on breeding birds in southern Appalachian
forests.” Predicting
Species Occurrences: Issues of Scale and Accuracy, Snowbird, UT, October 1999
(poster).
“Evaluation of
salamander population monitoring techniques in
“A history of
Neotropical migratory bird conservation.” Wings Over Water,
“Estimating
seasonal fecundity in songbirds: a comparison of several models.”
Society for Conservation biology,
“A comparison of
breeding bird communities in primary and secondary eastern deciduous forests.”
Society for Conservation biology,
“Comparison of normal, Poisson, and
negative binomial regression models for analyzing count data: An example with
southern Appalachian songbirds.” American Ornithologists’ Union,
“Habitat models for breeding
songbirds in a large contiguous forest.”
American Ornithologists’ Union,
“A removal model for estimating
detection probabilities from point-count surveys.” American Ornithologists’
Union,
“Evaluating
"Breeding
status of American Oystercatchers in the eastern
“Development of predictive models from breeding bird inventory
data. All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Conference,
"Estimating temporary emigration and detectability in Plethodon Salamanders using Pollock's robust design." Society for
Conservation Biology,
"Sampling
Plethodontid salamanders: sources of
variability." Society for Conservation Biology,
"Spatial and
temporal variation in
detectability parameters for Plethodon
salamanders." Annual
meeting of The Wildlife Society,
“An experimental
study of parental care under varying food availability.”
Third North American Ornithological Congress,
“Factors affecting
nesting success of American Oystercatchers in
“Estimating
density from point‑count surveys:
theory with applications.” Third
North American Ornithological Congress,
“Evaluating the population
status of Ovenbird in
“Forest bird
communities on managed and unmanaged landscapes in the southern
“Conservation of
southern Appalachian songbirds; methods, models, and emerging issues.”
Keynote address, Partners in Flight Annual Meeting, Virginia Tech.,
Blacksburg, VA, March 2003.*
“Estimating site occupancy and
detection probabilities for terrestrial salamanders.”
Ecological Society of America,
“Application of capture-recapture
type models in point count surveys.” The
Statistical Society of Canada,
“Experimental analysis of detection
probabilities on avian point count censuses.”
Ecological Society of
“Multiple-observer and time of detection methods
for estimating abundance of birds from point count surveys.” American Ornithologists’
“Multiple species modeling of point count
surveys.” American
Ornithologists’
“Appropriate allocation of
count-based and estimation-based sampling methods for monitoring plethodontid salamanders.”
2004 Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society,
"Modeling wildlife habitat relationships,
issues of scale and accuracy."
"The importance of
estimating detection probabilities in animal sampling."
"Dissecting detection probabilities on
avian point count censuses."
"Experimental analysis of detection
probabilities on avian point count surveys." American Ornithologists' Union Annual
Meeting,
"Factors affecting detection probabilities
of point count surveys." American Ornithologists' Union Annual Meeting,
"Estimating detection distance to birds
detected by song." American Ornithologists' Union Annual Meeting,
"Effects
of human recreation of the incubation behavior of American
Oystercatchers." 2006. Western Hemisphere Shorebird Science Meeting,
Boulder, CO, (presented by Conor McGowan).
"Breeding bird
inventories in
"Sources of
measurement error, misclassification error, and bias in auditory avian point
count data." 2006. IV North American Ornithological
"Improved survival of
American Oystercatcher nests on the Outer Banks of North Carolina: effects of
Hurricane Isabel." 2006. IV North American
Ornithological
"Effects
of acid deposition and calcium depletion on high elevation Southern Appalachian
songbirds and terrestrial snails." 2006 Advances in Threat Assessment and
Their Application to
"Sources
of measurement error, misclassification error, and bias in auditory avian point
count data." 2007 EURING Technical Conference,
"Modeling Avian Detection
Probabilities." American Statistical Association Annual Meeting.
"Status and distribution of the American
Oystercatcher."
2007 International Wader Study Group Annual Conference, Workshop on
Conservation Status of Oystercatchers Around the
World,
"The American Oystercatcher Working Group." 2007 International Workshop
on Oystercatcher Research,
"A Demographic Model for
American Oystercatchers in
"Sources
of measurement error, misclassification error, and bias in auditory avian point
count data." 2007 Southeast and
Mid-Atlantic Partner's in Flight Conference,
"Adaptive
Management: Dealing with uncertainty in natural resources
management." 2007
NC Wildlife Resources Commission, staff retreat,
"Sources
of measurement error, misclassification error, and bias in auditory avian point
count data." 2007
Midwest Fisheries and Wildlife Conference,
"Mercury contaminating high elevation songbirds in
"Mercury
contaminating high elevation songbirds in
"Sources
of measurement error, misclassification error, and bias in auditory avian point
count data." 2008
International Partners in Flight Conference,
“Workshop on Estimating Animal Abundance.” Universidade
de Evora, Portugal, 7-9 July 2008. Invited instructor with Jean-Dominique
Lebreton and Ken Pollock.*
* Invited Presentations