NICK M. HADDAD
Associate Professor
Department of Zoology
Box 7617
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Office Phone: (919) 515-4588
Fax: (919) 515-5327
E-mail: nick_haddad@ncsu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on populations, communities,
and ecosystems; Consequences of biodiversity loss, nitrogen deposition,
and other global changes for trophic structure; Spatial ecology;
Application of ecological theory to conservation and management
EDUCATION
1997 Ph.D., Ecology, University of Georgia;
Advisor: Ron Pulliam
1991 B.S., Biology with honors, Stanford
University; Thesis Advisor: Paul Ehrlich
EXPERIENCE
2005-
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, North Carolina State
University
1999-2005 Assistant
Professor, Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University
1997-1999 Post-doctoral
researcher, University of Minnesota, Advisor: Dave Tilman
1990-1997 Researcher,
Guatemala Program, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University
AWARDS
2008 Aldo Leopold
Leadership Fellow
2007 George J. and Rhoda W. Kriz
Faculty Study Leave Award
2004 Outstanding
Teacher Award, NC State University
2004 Outstanding
Adviser Award, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, NCSU
2003 Outstanding
paper award in Landscape Ecology, for an outstanding contribution to
the literature in landscape ecology (Tewksbury, et al. 2002)
2001 Conference
of Southern Graduate Schools Achievement Award for New Scholars
1993-6 National Science Foundation
Predoctoral Fellowship
PUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS
Haddad N.M. 2008. Finding the corridor more traveled.
Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences 105:19569-19570.
Damschen, E.I., L.A. Brudvig, N.M. Haddad, D.J. Levey, J.L. Orrock, and
J.J. Tewksbury. 2008. The movement ecology and dynamics of
plant communities in fragmented landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences 105:19078-19083.
Haddad, N.M., B. Hudgens, C. Damiani, K. Gross, D. Kuefler, and K.
Pollock. 2008. Determining optimal monitoring for rare
butterfly populations. Conservation
Biology 22:929-940.
Haddad, N.M., M. Holyoak, T.M. Mata, K.F. Davies, B.A. Melbourne, and
K. Preston. 2008. Species' traits predict the effects of
disturbance and productivity on diversity. Ecology Letters 11:348-356.
Kuefler, D., N.M. Haddad, S. Hall, B. Hudgens, B. Bartel, and E.
Hoffman. 2008. Distribution, population structure, and
habitat use of the endangered St. Francis' satyr butterfly, Neonympha
mitchellii francisci. American
Midland Naturalist 159:298-320.
Gross, K., E.J. Kalendra, B.R. Hudgens, and N.M. Haddad.
2007. Robustness and uncertainty in estimates of butterfly
abundance from transect counts. Population
Ecology 49:191-200.
Damschen, E.I., N.M. Haddad, J.L. Orrock, J.J. Tewksbury, and D.J.
Levey. 2006. Corridors increase plant species richness at
large scales. Science
313:1284-1286.
Kuefler, D. and N.M. Haddad. 2006. Local versus landscape
determinants of butterfly movement behaviors. Ecography
29:549-560.
Haddad, N.M. and J.J. Tewksbury. In press. Impacts of
corridors on populations and communities. In K. Crooks and M.
Sanjayan, Eds, Connectivity
Conservation, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England.
Levey, D.J., B.M. Bolker, J.J. Tewksbury, S. Sargent, and N.M.
Haddad. 2005. Effects of landscape corridors on seed
dispersal by birds. Science
309:146-148.
Levey, D.J., B.M. Bolker, J.J. Tewksbury, S. Sargent, and N.M.
Haddad. 2005. Landscape corridors: Possible dangers?
(response). Science
310:779-783.
Brinkerhoff, R.J., N.M. Haddad, and J.L. Orrock. 2005.
Corridors and olfactory predator cues affect small mammal
behavior. Journal of Mammalogy
86:662-669.
Weldon, A.J. and N.M. Haddad. 2005. The effects of patch
shape on Indigo Buntings: evidence for an ecological trap.
Ecology 86:1422-1431.
Damschen, E.I., K.M. Rosenfeld, M. Wyer, D. Murphy-Medley, T.R.
Wentworth, and N.M. Haddad. 2005. Visibility matters:
increasing knowledge of women's contributions to ecology.
Frontiers in Ecology and the
Environment 3:212-219.
Haddad, N.M. and J.J. Tewksbury. 2005. Low quality habitat
corridors as movement conduits for two butterfly species.
Ecological Applications
15:250-257.
Haddad N.M. 2005. Butterflies of the Savannah River Site. Pp. 175-184.
In J. Kilgo and J. Blake, eds, Ecology
and Management of a Forested
Landscape, Island Press, Washington, DC.
Haddad, N.M., D.R. Bowne, A. Cunningham, B. Danielson, D. Levey, S.
Sargent, and T. Spira. 2003. Corridor use by diverse
taxa. Ecology
84:609-615.
Bradley, K.L., E.I. Damschen, L.M. Young, D. Kuefler, S. Went, G. Wray,
N.M. Haddad, J.M.H. Knops, and S.M. Louda. 2003. Spatial
heterogeneity, not visitation bias, dominates variation in
herbivory. Ecology
84:2214-2221.
Hudgens, B.R. and N.M. Haddad. 2003. Predicting which
species will benefit from corridors in fragmented landscapes from
population growth models. The
American Naturalist
161:808-820.
Tewksbury, J.J., D.J. Levey, N.M. Haddad, S. Sargent, J.L. Orrock, A.
Weldon, B.J. Danielson, J. Brinkerhoff, E.I. Damschen, and P.
Townsend. 2002. Corridors affect plants, animals, and their
interactions in fragmented landscapes. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences 99:12923-12926. Outstanding Paper Award in
Landscape Ecology.
Sisk, T.D., and N.M. Haddad. 2002. Incorporating the
effects of habitat edges into landscape models: Effective area
models for management. Pp. 208-240 in J. Liu and W.W. Taylor,
Integrating landscape ecology into
natural resource management,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Haddad, N.M., D. Tilman, and J.M.H. Knops. 2002. Long-term
oscillations in grassland productivity induced by drought.
Ecology Letters 5:110-120.
Haddad, N.M., D. Tilman, J. Haarstad, M. Ritchie, and J. Knops.
2001. Contrasting effects of plant richness and composition on
insect communities: a field experiment. The American Naturalist
158:17-35.
Haddad, N.M., D.K. Rosenberg, and B.R. Noon. 2000. On
experimentation and the study of corridors. Conservation Biology
14:1543-1545.
Haddad, N.M., J. Haarstad, and D. Tilman. 2000. The effects of
long-term nutrient loading on grassland insect communities. Oecologia
124:73-84.
Haddad, N.M. 2000. Corridor length and patch colonization by a
butterfly, Junonia coenia.
Conservation Biology
14:738-745.
Haddad, N.M. and W.M. Hicks. 2000. Host pubescence and the behavior and
performance of a butterfly, Papilio
troilus (Lepidoptera).
Environmental Entomology
29:299-303.
Haddad, N.M. 1999. Corridor use predicted from behaviors at habitat
boundaries. The American Naturalist
153:215-227.
Haddad, N.M. 1999. Corridor and distance effects on interpatch
movements: a landscape experiment with butterflies. Ecological
Applications 9:612-622.
Haddad, N.M. and K. Baum. 1999. An experimental test of corridor
effects on butterfly densities. Ecological
Applications
9:623-633.
Knops, J.M.H., D. Tilman, N.M. Haddad, S. Naeem, C.E. Mitchell, J.
Haarstad, M.E. Ritchie, K.M. Howe, P.B. Reich, E. Siemann, and J.
Groth. 1999. Cascading effects of plant diversity on invasions,
diseases, and insects. Ecology
Letters 2:286-293.
Haddad, N.M. 1997. Do corridors influence butterfly dispersal and
density?: A landscape experiment. Ph.D. Dissertation, University
of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Sisk, T.D., N.M. Haddad, and P.R. Ehrlich. 1997. Bird assemblages in
patchy woodlands: modeling the effects of edge and matrix
habitats. Ecological
Applications 7:1170-1180.
Austin, G.T., N.M. Haddad, C.A. Mendez, A.E. Launer, and P.R. Ehrlich.
1996. Annotated checklist of the butterflies of the Tikal National Park
area of Guatemala. Tropical
Lepidoptera 7:21-37.
Mendez, C.A., T.D. Sisk, and N.M. Haddad. 1995. Beyond
birds: multitaxonomic monitoring programs provide a
broad measure of tropical diversity. Pages 451-456 in
J.A. Bissonette and P.R. Krausman, eds. Integrating
people and wildlife for a sustainable future.
Proceedings of the First International Wildlife Management
Congress. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD.
Pulliam, H.R. and N.M. Haddad. 1994. Human population growth and the
carrying capacity concept. Bulletin
of the Ecological Society of
America. 75:141-157.
Daily, G.C., P.R. Ehrlich, and N.M. Haddad. 1993. Double keystone bird
in a keystone species complex. Proceedings
of the National Academy of
Sciences 90:592-594.
GRANTS
2006-2010 Effects of corridors and edges on plant
populations. National Science Foundation $480,000 (PI with Ellen
Damschen, Doug Levey, and Josh Tewksbury).
2006-2010 Mapping habitat connectivity for multiple rare,
threatened, and endangered species on and around military
installations. SERDP $1.5 million (co-PI with Aaron Moody, Bill Morris,
and Jeff Walters).
2009 Monitoring
the Long-Term Population Size and Trends of the Endangered Butterfly,
the St. Francis' Satyr. Department of Defense, Ft.
Bragg, NC $105,000
2009 Use of
Molecular Genetic markers to Enhance Restoration of an Endangered
Species, St. Francis? Satyr Butterfly. Department of Defense, Ft.
Bragg, NC $89,000
2009 Planning
Level Survey for At-Risk Amphibian Species, Year 4. Department of
Defense, Ft.
Bragg, NC $32,000
2008 Research For
the Conservation and Restoration of an Endangered Butterfly, the St.
Francis Satyr. Department of Defense, Ft.
Bragg, NC $98,000
2008
Planning Level Survey for At-Risk Amphibian Species, Year 3.
Department of Defense, Ft.
Bragg, NC $30,000
2007
Planning Level Survey for At-Risk Amphibian Species, Year 2.
Department of Defense, Ft.
Bragg, NC $29,000
2007 Modeling
St. Francis Satyr butterfly population and distribution trends to guide
restoration efforts on Ft. Bragg. Department of Defense, Ft.
Bragg, NC $90,000
2006
Research for maintenance of St. Francis satyr butterfly population at
Ft. Bragg. Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC $100,000
2006
Planning level survey for at-risk herp species. Department of
Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC $55,000
2006-2008 The impacts of habitat fragmentation on the population
genetics of a rare butterfly, Atrytonopsis
new species 1. US Fish and Wildlife Service, $6,000
2005
Ongoing monitoring of St. Francis satyr butterfly populations.
Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC $45,000
2005
Understanding impacts of beaver on dynamics of habitats occupied by St.
Francis satyr butterfly. Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC
$47,000
2005
Behavior of a rare butterfly in natural and urbanized areas:
implications for dune conservation management. SeaGrant, $4,837
2004
Optimizing long-term monitoring plans for the St. Francis Satyr.
Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC $40,000
2004
Examining effects of beaver activity on St. Francis Satyr
distributions. Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC $35,000
2004-6 Status and ecology of
reptile and amphibian species of concern. Department of Defense,
Ft. Bragg, NC $110,000
2004
Monitoring, development, and demography of savannah plants for
restoration. U.S. Forest Service $16,000
2003
Developing techniques and protocols for monitoring St. Francis
Satyr. Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC $40,000
2002
Evaluating population viability, and potential restoration of the St.
Francis Satyr butterfly. Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg, NC
$35,000
1999-2003 Patches, corridors, and the dispersal of insects
and plants: scaling up from local experiments to large complex
landscapes. National Science Foundation Collaborative Award
$350,000
2000
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates $4,950
2000
Faculty Research and Development Grant, NC State University $5,000
1996
The effects of landscape pattern on butterfly movement: a study of five
species in experimental landscapes. U.S. Forest Service $73,800
1995-6 La
aplicación de datos biologicos al manejo de
ecosistemas: un esquema nacional para la conservación de
la biodiversidad. U.S.A.I.D. $50,000
1995
The response of mobile animals to landscape pattern in managed
habitats: a forest experiment at the Savannah River Site. SRS $16,910
1994
A forest manipulation to test the effects of corridors on animal
movement and dispersal. U.S. Forest Service $33,400
1993
Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research $450
INVITED SEMINARS
1997 Cedar Creek Natural History Area, University of Minnesota
1997 Iowa State University
1998 University of Minnesota
1998 Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala
1998 North Carolina State University
1998 Iowa State University
1999 Northern Arizona University
1999 Duke University
2000 University of North Carolina
2000 North Carolina State University, Dept. of Entomology
2001 Purdue University
2001 University of Nebraska
2001 Texas A&M
2001 Appalachian State University
2001 Western Carolina University
2002 University of Virginia, Blandy Experimental Farm
2003 Virginia Tech
2003 Princeton University
2004 University of North Carolina
2004 University of Kansas
2005 Univeristy of Maryland
2005 University of Colorado-Boulder
2005 University of California-Davis
2005 National Research Council
2005 Iowa State University
2007 Stanford University
2007 Sacramento State University
2007 UC-Santa Barbara
2007 NCEAS
2007 UC-Davis
2007 Humboldt State University
2007 Duke University
2007 Eastern Carolina University
2007 University of Tennessee
2008 University of Georgia
2008 University of Alberta
2009 University of Minnesota
2009 Michigan State University
2009 Kellogg Biological Station
2009 Western Carolina University
TEACHING
ZO 260, Evolution, Behavior, & Ecology, North Carolina State
University
ZO 592, Conservation Ecology, North Carolina State University
ZO 824, Classics in Ecology, North Carolina State University
ZO 824, Professional Development and Ethics, North Carolina State
University
ZO 824, Population Viability Analysis, NC State University
ZO 824, Connectivity in large landscapes, NC State University