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PI- Dr. Raymond D. Semlitsch, Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia
Dr. J. Whitfield Gibbons, Professor, University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Dr. James Gibbs, Associate Professor, Syracuse University
Dr. Malcolm Hunter, Jr., Professor, University of Maine
Dr. Betsie Rothermel, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Raymond D. Semlitsch
(Semlitsch Lab)
Professor, Division of Biological Sciences
212 Tucker Hall
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
Phone: 573-884-6396; FAX: 573-882-0123
E-mail: SemlitschR@missouri.edu
Professional Preparation
1975 B.A. (Biology, Cum Laude) SUNY College at Buffalo
1979 M.S. (Zoology) University of Maryland, College Park
1984 Ph.D. (Zoology) University of Georgia, Athens
1984-86 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Dept. Zoology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Academic Appointments
1999 Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri
1993-99 Associate Professor, Division of Biological Sciences
1990-93 Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
1986-90 &nbs30-Mar-2005iversity, Memphis, Tennessee
Scholarships and Honors
Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, University of Missouri-Columbia (February 1999)
Prize awarded by Sigma Xi, local chapter Augusta, Georgia. Best Graduate Student Research Paper (1984)
Oak Ridge Associated Universities Graduate Research Fellowship: University of Georgia's
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina (May - August 1976)
NSF Undergraduate Research Fellowship: University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology
Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina (May - August 1975)
Publications related to the project (graduate students in bold & underlined)
Semlitsch, R.D., and J.R. Bodie . 2003. Biological criteria for setting buffer zones around
wetlands and riparian habitats. Conservation Biology (in press)
Anholt, B.R., H. Hotz, G.-D. Guex, and R.D. Semlitsch. 2002. Annual variation in over-winter survival
of the water frog Rana lessone and its hemiclonal associate Rana esculenta . Ecology (in press)
Guex, G.-D., H. Hotz, and R.D. Semlitsch. 2002. Deleterious alleles and differential viability in progeny
of natural hemiclonal frogs. Evolution 56:1036-1044.
Rothermel, B.B. , and R.D. Semlitsch. 2002. An experimental investigation of landscape resistance of forest versus old-field
habitats to emigrating juvenile amphibians. Conservation Biology 16:1324-1332.
Semlitsch, R.D. 2002. Critical elements for biologically-effective recovery plans of aquatic-
breeding amphibians. Conservation Biology 16: 619-629.
Boone, M.D. , and R.D. Semlitsch. 2002. Interactions of an insecticide with pond drying and
competition in amphibian communities. Ecological Applications 12:43-52.
Boone, M.D. , and R.D. Semlitsch. 2001. Interactions of an insecticide with larval density and
predation in experimental amphibian communities. Conservation Biology 15:228-238.
Semlitsch, R.D. 2000. Principles of management for aquatic breeding amphibians. J. Wildlife
Management 64: 615-631.
Semlitsch, R.D., and J.R. Bodie . 1998. Are small, isolated wetlands expendable? Conservation
Biology 12:1129-1133.
Semlitsch, R.D. 1998. Biological determination of terrestrial buffer zones for pond-breeding
salamanders. Conservation Biology 12:1113-1119.
Pechmann, J.H.K., D.E. Scott, R.D. Semlitsch, J.P. Caldwell, L.J. Vitt, and J.W. Gibbons.
1991. Declining amphibians populations: the problem of separating human impacts from
natural fluctuations. Science 253: 892-895.
Synergistic Activities
For 3 years (1998-2001) I was the Chairperson of the Conservation Biology Program at University of Missouri. A large part of my effort is directed at consolidating faculty and scientists working on conservation issues in the Columbia area and crafting an innovative and effective training program for graduate students. Since then, I have been successful in developing a new interdisciplinary graduate program which offers a Graduate Certificate in Conservation Biology. Further, I have helped develop a monthly seminar series, a newsletter, graduate studies recruitment poster, and graduate studies Internet website ( http://www. missouri.edu/~conserv).
I am also a collaborator on a U.S. FIPSE International Training Grant (1999-2002; Michael Adams, PI; Univ. Wisconsin) to exchange students (undergraduate and graduate) between three European universities (Barcelona, Madrid, Bayreuth) and three universities in the U.S. (Wisconsin, Missouri, San Diego). This program is especially exciting in that we have included interdisciplinary training in cultural, sociological, and political issues affecting environmental problems as well as across the natural sciences on existing research projects in Missouri.
I have also participated in organizational meeting of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), especially the committee developing a framework for conservation research at state, national, and international levels. Further, I have particpated in several national funding panels, including the EPA Exploratory Research Program and EPA STAR Fellowship Program.
Last, I am currently making a concerted effort to write and publish more papers and newsletter articles for more general consumption, especially by natural resource management and policy groups (e.g., National Wetlands Newsletter). As a part of that effort, I have just finished editing a book entitled “Amphibian Conservation” to be published by Smithsonian Institution Press in spring 2003.
Collaborators (last 48 months)
Michael Adams; Brad Anholt; David Galat; Carl Gerhardt; Judy Greene; Gaston Guex; Hansjurg Hotz; Joe Pechmann; Rochelle Renken; H-U. Reyer; Eric Routman; Benedikt Schmidt; Richard Sage; David Scott; James Spotila; Thomas Uzzell
Graduate and Post-Doctoral Advisors
M.S. Richard Highton, University of Maryland
Ph. D. J. Whitfield Gibbons, University of Georgia
Post-Doc Henry M. Wilbur, Duke University
Thesis Advisor and Post-Graduate-Scholar Sponsor (last 5 years)
Gayle Birchfield; Russ Bodie; Tina Bridges; Michelle Boone; John Crawford; Michele Donovan; Laura Herbeck; Herbert Kahli; John Krenz; Nathan Mills; Sonja Negovetic; Matt Parris; Rick Relyea; Betsie Rothermel; Ben Russell; Travis Ryan; Miguel Tejedo; Allison Welch; HowardWhiteman
J. Whitfield Gibbons, Professor, University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Professional Preparation
University of Alabama Biology B.S. 1961
University of Alabama Biology M.S. 1963
Michigan State University Zoology Ph.D 1967
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow (sabbatical) – Smithsonian Institution 1984-5
Appointments
Professor of Ecology, University of Georgia - 1993
Senior Research Ecologist, Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL) - 1991
Head of Environmental Outreach and Education Program (SREL) - 1991
Curator of Herpetology, Alabama Museum of Natural History, U. Alabama - 1994-2002
Research Associate, Vertebrate Zoology, NMNH - Smithsonian Institution - 1986-2002
Visiting Research Scientist (sabbatical) - Museum of Zoology, U. Michigan - 1975-6
Publications - most closely related to the proposed project
Gibbons, J. Whitfield, and K.A. Buhlmann. 2001. Recommendations for enhancing herpetofaunal biodiversity in southern forests; Chapter 28, pages 372-390 in “Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat and Management” James Dickson (ed). Hancock House Publishers, Blaine, WA.
Zedler, J., L. Shabman, V. Alvarez, R. O. Evans, R. C. Gardner, J. Whitfield Gibbons, J. W. Gilliam, C. A. Johnston, W. J. Mitsch, K. Prestegaard, A. M. Redmond, C. Simenstad, and R. E. Turner. 2001. Compensating for Wetland Losses under the Clean Water Act. National Academy Press. Washington, DC.
Pechmann, J.H.K., R.A. Estes, D.E. Scott and J.Whitfield Gibbons. 2001. Amphibian colonization and use of ponds created for trial mitigation of wetland loss. Wetlands 21:93-111.
Gibbons, J. Whitfield, D. E. Scott, T. Ryan, K. Buhlmann, T. Tuberville, J. Greene, T. Mills, Y. Leiden, S. Poppy, C. Winne, and B. Metts. 2000. The Global Decline of Reptiles, Déjà Vu Amphibians. BioScience. 50: 653-666.
Gibbons, J. Whitfield et al. – senior author with 27 co-authors. 1997. Perceptions of Species Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity: Lessons from Four Decades of Sampling on a Government-Managed Reserve. Environmental Management 21(2):259-268.
Burke, V. J. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Terrestrial buffer zones and wetland conservation: A case study of freshwater turtles in a Carolina bay. Conservation Biology 9:1365-1369.
Other significant publications (BOOKS)
Gibbons, Whit, and A. Gibbons. 1998. Ecoviews: Snakes, Snails, and Environmental Tales. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Gibbons, Whit. 1993. Keeping All The Pieces . Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
Gibbons, J. Whitfield, and R. D. Semlitsch. 1991. Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of the Savannah River Site. University of Georgia Press, Athens.
Synergistic Activities
Chairman of Governor's Advisory Board, Heritage Trust Program, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (1993-1996), which involved designation of cultural and natural heritage sites for purchase and protection by the state. Familiarity with natural systems in the region resulted in the preservation of numerous sites and several thousands acres throughout the state.
Because of background and experience in herpetology was selected as the lead organizer in the formation of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) in 1999 in response to declining amphibian and reptile issue.
Summarized and synthesized existing data and literature on the ecological status of the flatwoods salamander ( Ambystoma cingulatum ) upon request of the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement prior to the species being listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Selected for membership in the Outdoor Writers Association of America, a relationship that has provided opportunities to contribute further to public understanding by non-scientists on a national scale of ecological concepts and environmental issues.
Collaborators & Other Affiliations.
Collaborators. (within last 48 months) - Barrett, Gary-University of Georgia ; Bodie, J.R.-private consultant; Buhlmann, K.A.- Conservation International; Burger, J. - Rutgers University; Burke, Vincent – Science Editor, Smithsonian Press; Clark, Erin – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ; Collins, D.E. – Tennessee Aquarium; Congdon, J.D. - SREL; Distler,K.-National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; Dorcas, M.E. - SREL; Fulmer, M. - SREL; Gaines, K.F. - SREL; Greene, J. - SREL; Hoyle, M.E-SC Dept Natural Resources; Hutchison, Victor – University of Oklahoma; Jensen, J.B-GA Dept Natural Resources; Kandl, K.- University of New Orleans; Klemens, M.-Wildlife Conservation Society; Leiden, Y.A. - Quail Unlimited; Lovich, J. – U.S. Geological Survey; Lydeard, Charles – U. of Alabama; Metts, B. – SREL; Meylan, Peter – Eckerd College; Mills, T. - SREL; Ryan, T. – University of Missouri; Scott, D.E- SREL.; Semlitsch, R.D. – University of Missouri; Smith, M. - SREL; Stangel, PW-Natl Fish and Wildlife Foundation; Tuberville, T.D. - SREL; Winne, C. – Sam Houston University; Zedler, Joy -- U. Wisconsin; Shabman, Leonard -- VPI; Alvarez, Victoria -- Calif. Dept of Transportation; Evans, Robert -- NC State; Gardner, Roy -- Stetson U.; Gilliam, Wendell -- N.C. State; Johnston, Carol -- U. Minn.; Mitsch, Bill -- Ohio State; Prestegaard, Karen -- U. Maryland ; Redmond, Ann -- WilsonMiller, Inc.; Simenstad, Charles -- U. Washington; Turner, Gene -- LSU;
Graduate and Post Doctoral Advisors
Ralph Chermock - deceased; Donald W. Tinkle – deceased; Max Hensley – deceased
Thesis Advisor; Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor. Total supervised - 46 (17 MS; 9 Ph.D.; 19 Post-docts). Last five years (University of Georgia): Meg Hoyle (M.S.) SC Dept Natural Resources; John R. Lee (M.S.) University of Idaho; Vanessa Arbogast (M.S.) Colorado State; V. Burke (Ph.D.) Smithsonian Institution Press; K. Buhlmann (Ph.D.) Conservation International; Tracey Tuberville (M.S.) Virginia Natural Heritage Program; Phil Spivey (M.S.) GA Dept Natural Resources
Post-graduate scholars total = 19; the following within last five years: Kurt Buhlmann – Conservation International; Michael Dorcas – Davidson College; Rod Kennett – University of Northern Australia; Howard Whiteman - Murray State; Robert Reed - SREL.
James P. Gibbs, Associate Professor, Syracuse University
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York City, New York
Professional Preparation
University of Maine -- Orono; Wildlife Management, B.S., 1986
University of Missouri -- Columbia; Ecology, M.S., 1988
Yale University: Forestry and Environmental Studies, Ph.D., 1995
Yale University: Biology, Research Associate (post-doc), 1995-1996
Appointments.
1997-current Associate Professor , College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York.
1996-1997 Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Columbia University, New York City, New York (currently Adjunct Assistant Professor).
Publications.
Publications most closely related to the proposed project:
Gibbs, J. P., and E. J. Stanton. 2000. Habitat fragmentation and arthropod community change: Carrion beetles, phoretic mites, and flies. Ecological Applications 11:79-85.
Gibbs, J. P. 1998. Distribution of woodland amphibians along a forest fragmentation gradient. Landscape Ecology 16:263-268.
Gibbs, J. P., and J. Faaborg. 1989. Estimating the viability of Kentucky Warbler and Ovenbird populations in forest fragments. Conservation Biology 4:193-196.
Gibbs, J. P. 2000. Wetland loss and biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 14:314-317.
Gibbs, J. P., S. Droege, and P. Eagle. 1998. Monitoring populations of plants and animals. BioScience 48:935-940.
Other significant publications:
Caccone, A., J. P. Gibbs, V. Ketmaier, E. Suitoni, and J. R. Powell. 1999. Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96:13223-13228.
Gibbs, J. P., M. L. Hunter, Jr., and E. J. Sterling. 1998. Problem-solving in conservation biology and wildlife management. Blackwell Science, Inc. 215 pp
C. L. Elzinga, D. W. Salzer, J. W. Willoughby, and J. P. Gibbs. 2001. Monitoring plant and animal populations. Blackwell Science, Inc. 360 pp.
Synergistic Activities.
Co-author of textbook that provides guidance on the complex issues of statistical monitoring of plant and animal populations (see Elzinga et al. 2001 above).
Co-author of a widely adopted textbook with accompanying website on problem-solving in conservation biology and wildlife management, targeted for undergraduate students and their instructors (see Gibbs et al. 1997 above) that served as pilot for current NSF-supported collaboration to further develop materials (see current and pending support).
Collaborators & Other Affiliations
(i) Collaborators
G. D. Amato, B. A. Bedford, A. Caccone, C. A. Causton, S. Droege, P. Eagle, C. L. Elzinga, T. M. Donovan, C. A. S. Hall, J. R. Herkert, M. L. Hunter, P. W. Jones, V. Ketmaier, D. E. Kroodsma, D. J. Leopold, J. R. Powell, D. W. Salzer, H. L. Snell, E. J. Stanton, E. J. Sterling, E. Suitoni, and J. Willoughby.
(ii) Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
Post-doc Advisor: Jeffrey R. Powell (Yale University)
Ph.D. Advisor: Steven R. Beissinger (University of California at Berkeley)
M.S. Advisor: John R. Faaborg (University of Missouri)
(iii) Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
Courtney Conway, Post-doctoral associate (currently faculty member at University of Arizona)
Michael Burger, Post-doctoral associate (currently staff member at Cornell University)
Eriko Motegi, M.S. (currently PhD candidate at U. Southern Illinois)
Kristian Whiteleater, M.S. (currently a research technician, SUNY-ESF)
Edward Stanton, Ph.D. (currently staff member with The Nature Conservancy)
Gregory Shriver, Ph.D. (currently completing degree at SUNY-ESF)
Shawn Carter, Ph.D. (currently completing degree at SUNY-ESF)
Ilana Cantrell, M.S. (currently completing degree at SUNY-ESF)
James Arrigoni, M.S. (currently completing degree at SUNY-ESF)
David Steen, M.S. (currently completing degree at SUNY-ESF)
Nancy Karraker, Ph.D. (currently completing degree at SUNY-ESF)
Total Graduate students advised: 9, Postdocs: 2
Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Orono ME
Email: Hunter@umenfa.maine.edu
Professional Preparation
University of Maine Wildlife Science B.S. (with highest distinction), 1974
Oxford University Zoology D. Phil., 1978
Appointments
1990- pr. Libra Professor of Conservation Biology
1978- 90 Asst/ Assoc Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine
1978 Zoology Instructor, Oxford University
Scholarships and Academic Honors
1974 Rhodes Scholarship
1975 Senior Scholar, St. Catherine's College, Oxford University
1990 Libra Professor of Conservation Biology
1995 Pew Conservation Fellow
1996 University of Maine Distinguished Professor for 1996
Selected Publications Related to the Project (graduate students underlined)
Guerry, A. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 2002. Amphibian distributions in a landscape of forests and agriculture: An examination of landscape composition and configuration. Conservation Biology 16: 745-754 .
Dimauro, D. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 2002. Reproduction of amphibians in natural and anthropogenic temporary pools in managed forests. Forest Science 48:397-406.
deMaynadier, P.G. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 1999. Forest canopy closure and juvenile emigration by pool-breeding amphibians in Maine. Journal of Wildlife Management 63:441-450.
deMaynadier, P.G. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 1998. Effects of silvicultural edges on the distribution and abundance of amphibians in Maine. Conservation Biology 12:340-352.
deMaynadier, P.G. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 1995. The relationship between forest management and amphibian ecology: a review of the North American literature. Environmental Reviews 3:230-261.
Other Selected Publications
Hunter, M.L. Jr. 2002. Fundamentals of conservation biology. 2nd edition. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, 576pp. (First edition: 1996, 482pp.)
Hunter, M.L. Jr. (editor). 1999. Maintaining biodiversity in forest ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England. 698pp.
Hunter, M.L. Jr., A. Calhoun, and M. McCollough.(editors). 1999. Maine amphibians and reptiles. University of Maine Press, Orono, Maine. 252pp.
Gibbs, J., M.L. Hunter, Jr. and E. Sterling. 1998. Problem-solving in conservation biology and wildlife management: Exercises for class, field, and laboratory. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts. 215pp.
Hunter, M.L. Jr. 1990. Wildlife, forests, and forestry: Principles of managing forests for biological diversity. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 370pp.
Synergistic activities
As President of the Society for Conservation Biology I am intimately involved with the Society's work to forge bridges between scientists and policy makers, natural resource managers, and educators. My personal focus has been to make the Society more effective internationally and this has led to a Spanish web-based conservation biology bulletin, and formation of Sections in Europe, Latin America, Australasia, North America, Asia, and Africa, the latter in collaboration with AAAS.
I am working with James Gibbs and Eleanor Sterling through the American Museum of Natural History to extend our book (referenced above) into a complete curriculum package for conservation biology courses in developing nations, available on the web in Spanish, French, and English.
My roles on national/international committees have included: member of the Biodiversity Task Force of the President's Council on Environmental Quality, advisor to the White House Task Force on Spotted Owls, member of the Ecological Society of America's National Forest Management Committee, member of the Science Review Team for The Nature Conservancy, and member of the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union.
Collaborators (last 48 months) John Brissette #, Aram Calhoun*, Jerry Franklin (U. Washington),Whit Gibbons (SREL), James Gibbs (SUNY-ESF), Sam Gilbert#, Bill Glanz*, Alan Kimball*, Mark McCollough (ME-IFW), David Merriwether #, Robert Mitchell (Jones Ctr), Greg Nowacki #, Brian Palik #, Raymond Semlitsch (UMissouri), Robert Seymour*, Page Spencer#, Eleanor Sterling (American Museum of Nat. History), Peter Vickery (Mass Audubon), Bob Wagner*, Sarah Webb (Drew College) Jeff Wells (NY Audubon), Alan White*, Andrew Whitman (Manomet), Jack Witham*, Steve Woods* *UMaine #USDA Forest Service
Graduate Advisors: John Krebs and Christopher Perrins, Oxford University
Thesis advisor and postgraduate-scholar sponsor (last five years): Steve Campbell*, Phillip deMaynadier (ME IFW), Alison Dibble#, Danielle DiMauro (Univ. Colo.), Carol Foss*, Anne Guerry (Oregon State), Mitschka Hartley*, Jeff Su (Southern Utah Univ), Tim Jones (U.Minn), Lisa Joyal, Mary Beth Kolozsvary*, Karen McCracken (Jefferson Coll), Dawn Nelson*, Anne Perillo*, Dustin Perkins*, Regina Purtell*, Carol Strojny*.
