A5057467238- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Categorization, perception, and language
- Research Data Management Practices
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Geography Education and Pedagogy
- Water resources management and optimization
State University of New York
2012-2025
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
2004-2024
SUNY Adirondack
2012-2024
York University
2012-2021
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2017
Ecological Society of America
2017
Purchase College
2004
Abstract Field experiences can provide transformative opportunities for many individuals who eventually pursue ecology, natural resource, and conservation careers. However, some of the same elements field‐based programs that define pivotal represent barriers others, especially students from underrepresented groups. Barriers may be financial, physical, cultural, or social. Issues gender, identity, race/ethnicity, example, isolating shut down learning during intensive field when group leaders...
Abstract Many forest tree species produce seed (mast) crops that are consumed by a variety of wildlife and these pulsed resources may mediate interactions among predator prey populations. In the northern hardwood forests New York, we investigated mast production, abundance, harvests American martens ( Martes americana ) fishers pennanti during 1988–2009. Mast production for beech Fagus grandifolia ), sugar maple Acer saccharum mountain ash Sorbus was synchronous an alternate‐year pattern in...
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) populations have plummeted since the mid-20th century. Recent research in New England, USA, suggests that an ecological trap, created through timber harvesting on breeding grounds, may be responsible. Red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) were hypothesized to primary nest predator, but definitive identification was lacking. The potential for mast cone crops affect predation via trophic interactions also remains unexamined. Our objectives identify...
Breeding bird populations were sampled between 1954 and 1963, 1990 2000 in an old-growth forest, the Natural Area of Huntington Wildlife Forest (HWF), Adirondack Mountains New York. Trends compared with data from regional North American Bird Surveys (BBS) a forest plot at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Hampshire. for 22 species HWF negative, eight positive, one was zero; 20 significant. Fifteen 17 long-distance migrants declined, whereas 7 14 short-distance permanent residents declined....
Avian mapping, also known as spot mapping or territory is a breeding season bird-survey technique that traditionally uses paper maps on which locations of birds are recorded. This method often considered the most accurate in yielding density, but has been criticized being inefficient, time consuming, and inexact. We describe novel digital-mapping method, incorporating hand-held computer high-accuracy global positioning system receiver (GPS), used an ongoing boreal study. Digital surpassed...
The study of ecology has resulted in major advances human understanding complex ecosystems, yet its central focus drifted over time away from organismal and natural history research toward theoretical modeling approaches (Barrows et al. 2016). Despite this shift, vibrant, field-based science education is occurring across the globe via integrated, transformative, hands-on activities at field stations (Billick 2013). Field facilitate observation tracking environmental change, link health,...
The Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) is an imperiled migratory songbird that breeds in and near the boreal wetlands of North America. Our objective was to investigate factors associated with wetland use, including aquatic invertebrate prey landscape features, better understand birds’ habitat use. Using single-season occupancy modeling, we assessed breeding use both active inactive beaver-influenced New Hampshire Maine, USA. We conducted timed, unlimited-radius point counts Blackbirds at...
Abstract Plants display a range of temporal patterns inter‐annual reproduction, from relatively constant seed production to “mast seeding,” the synchronized and highly variable interannual plants within population. Previous efforts have compiled global records in long‐lived gain insight into production, forest animal population dynamics, effects change on masting. Existing datasets focus dynamics at scale but are limited their ability examine community‐level mast seeding across different...
Biological field stations are living, outdoor laboratories for students, researchers, and the general public to learn, explore, discover ecosystems learn ecology other disciplines. Field located from deserts montane regions include marine as well terrestrial reserves. offer invaluable services by providing unbiased scientific information facilities help governmental stakeholders tackle critical environmental societal issues at local, regional, national, international scales. The Organization...
The circumpolar boreal forest covers approximately 12,000,000 km2 and is one of the world’s most extensive biomes [...]