Avian Conservation & Management

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Duarte, Adam *
Courtesy Appointment

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Professor and Assistant Unit Leader, USGS
541-737-2473
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Nash Hall

Nash Hall 130

2820 SW Campus Way

2820 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331

I am a population ecologist whose research is focused on the estimation of wildlife vital rates (e.g., survival, reproduction, population rates of change, movements rates) and the factors that influence them.

Dugger, Bruce *
Professor
541-737-2465
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Nash Hall

Nash Hall 166

2820 SW Campus Way

2820 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Understanding factors that limit populations of wintering waterfowl; biological theory behind the development of conservation plans; avian behavioral ecology and evolution of life history parameters; ecology and conservation of rare waterbirds
Forsman, Eric
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541-750-7266
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Forest Science Lab

3200 SW Jefferson Way

3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331

Ecology of forest wildlife and ecology of forest owls.

Hagen, Christian *
Associate Professor (Sr Res)

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Evaluating population level responses of gallinaceous birds to large scale conservation effort and/or habitat perturbations, whether they be natural (e.g., wildfire) or anthropogenic. 

Haig, Susan
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541-750-7482
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Processes affecting persistence/extinction of small populations, conservation genetics, behavioral ecology of shorebirds, wetland ecology, mating systems.

Avian Population Genetics

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Kennedy, Patricia
Emeritus Appointment
541-562-5129
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Li, Judith
Courtesy Appointment
541-737-1093
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Processes affecting regional distribution of stream invertebrates and fish; Trophic interactions in streams; Riparian processes affecting stream communities; Thermal and hydrologic influences on aquatic communities in arid systems, especially eastern Oregon.

Lyons, Donald *
Assistant Professor (Sr Res)
541-737-1957
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Weniger Hall

Weniger Hall 463

103 SW Memorial Place

103 SW Memorial Place
Corvallis, OR 97331

Avian Ecology, Conservation Biology, Animal Telemetry, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Ecological Energetics, Natural Resource Decision Making Processes, and Communicating Science to Diverse Audiences

McComb, Brenda
Emeritus Appointment
541-737-1457
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Kerr Administration Building

Kerr Administration Building 300

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue

1500 SW Jefferson Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97331

I study the effects of land management practices on animals and habitats to guide development of sustainable forest management practices and advance our ability to conserve biodiversity over large and complex landscapes.

Moore, Randy
Senior Instructor I
541-737-2898
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 Bird Conservation, Biogeography

Nelson, Kim
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541-737-1962
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Weniger Hall

Weniger Hall 447

103 SW Memorial Place

103 SW Memorial Place
Corvallis, OR 97331

Kim Nelson is a Research Wildlife Biologist in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University.  The current focus of her research is on the ecology and habitat associations of seabirds, specifically using modeling and habitat data to better understand and help resolve wildlif

Orben, Rachael *
Assistant Professor (Sr Res)

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Peck-Richardson, Adam
Faculty Research Assistant

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Coastal marine ecosystems; movement ecology; seabird-fisheries interactions; seabird population ecology and restoration; small boat operation, safety, and instruction

Rivers, James
Associate Professor
541-737-6581
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Richardson Hall

Richardson Hall 214

3180 SW Jefferson Way

3180 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Wildlife ecology
Robinson, Douglas *
Professor
541-737-9501
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Nash Hall

Nash Hall 036

2820 SW Campus Way

2820 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
I study birds and people and how they respond to change.
Roby, Daniel *
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541-737-1955
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Seabird and Colonial Waterbird Ecology, Conservation, and Management.

Schumaker, Nathan *
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541-754-4658
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I develop simulation models to forecast future plant and animal population trends, understand the impacts of multiple interacting disturbance regimes, and to contribute new theory and tools to disciplines including landscape ecology, conservation biology,