CURRICULUM VITAE Name J. Edward Gates Office Address Appalachian Laboratory University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 301 Braddock Road Frostburg, Maryland 21532, USA Telephone: (301) 689-7173 Fax: (301) 689-7200 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.umces.edu/al/people/egates Research Interests Wildlife and conservation ecology; human-wildlife-habitat relationships focusing on 1) habitat fragmentation and alteration, connectivity (corridors), edge effects, and boundary dynamics; 2) habitat suitability for vertebrate species; 2) species inventory and monitoring for natural resource management; and 3) natural resources and the human enterprise Education 1976 Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Wildlife Ecology An Ecological Analysis of Forest Edge Suitability for Avian Populations 1972 M.A., Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio Plant Ecology Influence of Edaphic and Physiographic Factors on Vegetational Distribution in the Waldo E. Steidtmann Wildlife Sanctuary, Wood County, Ohio 1969 B.S., Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Biology Awards and Honorary Memberships 2009 UMCES President's Award for Excellence in Application of Science. Presented during the 2009 UMCES Faculty Convocation, Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, Maryland. 30 April. J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 2 of 34 2000 An honorarium, Seminar, Garden Club of Cumberland, LaVale Public Library, LaVale, Maryland. 8 May. 1999 An honorarium, CBL Seminar Series, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland. 23 April. An honorarium, Seminar, Talbot Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society, Easton, Maryland. 15 April. An honorarium, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Seminar, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania. 1 April. 1994 An honorarium, The University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Review of the book, "Eastern Deciduous Forests," by Richard H. Yahner. September 1992 An honorarium, Alumni Seminar Series, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. 30 January 1988 An honorarium, The Humane Society of the United States, Washington, D.C. 16 August Paper by Raesly and Gates (American Midland Naturalist 118(1):15-31) recognized as best journal article in 1988 by Publication Awards Committee of the SE Section of the Wildlife Society 1986 An honorarium, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. 27 October 1985 An honorarium, Department of Biology/Earth Week Seminar Series, Potomac State College of West Virginia University, Keyser, West Virginia. 17 April 1984 An honorarium, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife/Ecology Center Seminar, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. 11 October 1979 Richard Brewer Research Award for 1979, Michigan Audubon Society 1974 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Beta Beta Beta National Biological Society Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research Professional Employment 2010- Professor, Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 3 of 34 Maryland 1982-2010 Associate Professor, Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland 1977-1982 Assistant Professor, Appalachian Environmental Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland Teaching and Graduate Training 1979– Regular Member, Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences (MEES) Graduate Faculty 1983–1997 Regular Member, University of Maryland System Graduate Faculty 1997– Regular Member, University System of Maryland (USM) Inter-Institutional Graduate Faculty 1990–2014 Regular Member, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Graduate Faculty (reappointment every 5 years by UMCES President) Courses Taught  Wildlife Techniques (3 cr.). Fall 1977.  Wildlife Habitat Management and Analysis (3 cr.) (Renamed Wildlife Habitat Ecology and Analysis in 1995). Taught annually in Fall 1978-1983, and since then in odd-numbered years. The course covers topics in habitat selection, territoriality and habitat suitability, optimal foraging and habitat quality, edge effects and habitat suitability, habitat fragmentation, reserve design, corridors and landscape linkages, and landscape ecology. Class enrollment has averaged 10 graduate students, with a high of 23.  Wildlife Habitat Ecology and Analysis (2-3 cr.). Commencing with fall 1999, this course has been offered for 2 credits (without laboratory) via the Interactive Video Network (IVN) to campuses within the University System of Maryland. The FSU course also included field laboratory experience.  Wildlife Habitat Ecology and Analysis (3 cr.). Beginning with fall 2003, the course became strictly a 3-hour, 3-credit course offered via IVN and at AL.  Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife Management (1 cr.). The Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife Management has had as many as 24+ graduate students. It was rotated among the faculty. I taught it twice.  Independent Study in Wildlife (2-3 cr.). Spring 1992.  Important Issues in Ecology and Environmental Science (1 cr.). Spring 2000.  Topics in Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (1 cr.). This course is available via the J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 4 of 34 Interactive Video Network to campuses within the University System of Maryland. It will be offered in even-numbered years. o Fall 2000 topic: “Application of Radio telemetry, Global Positioning System, and Geographic Information System Technologies to Studies of Animal Ecology” o Spring 2003 topic: " The Pre- and Historic Relationships between Humans and Wildlife and their Environments in North America." o Spring 2005 topic: “Issues of Sustainability and Wildlife Conservation.” o Spring 2007 topic: “Issues of Sustainability and Wildlife Conservation”  Special Problems in Estuarine Science (3 cr.) Fall 1995; (2 cr.) Spring 2006 . I have also been guest lecturer in several biology courses at AL, Frostburg State University, and Allegany College of Maryland, including Island Biogeography and Reserve Design, Dendrology, Aquatic Ecology, and Forestry. Graduate Students Since 1980, 34 Graduate Students have received M.S. degrees under my direction, and 3 a Ph.D. degree. Most have received Graduate Research Assistantships from my grants. All are currently pursuing natural resource careers in state and federal agencies, academia, or NGOs. I am now supervising 5 M.S. students. By my estimates, I have served on >150 Graduate Student Committees at the M.S. and Ph.D. levels, averaging about 5 Graduate Student Committees each calendar year. Currently Supervised  Garabedian, James E.; M.S.; Wildlife/Fisheries, Frostburg State University. “Habitat preferences of over-wintering birds in restored grasslands in the mid-Atlantic region.” Co- advisor with Frank Ammer.  Peet, Rebecca A.; M.S.; Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology; Frostburg State University. “Birds of Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Virginia: a ten-year analysis of transect count data.”  Saville, Jennifer L.; M.S.; Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Frostburg State University. “Bat activity and microclimate at abandoned railway tunnels in western Maryland, with emphasis on the endangered eastern small-footed myotis (Myotis leibii).”  Sjollema, Angella: M.S.; Wildlife/Fisheries, Frostburg State University. “Bat activity and migration in the vicinity of proposed wind power plants: focusing on the Atlantic coastal plain and offshore.”  Smith, Lisa M.; M.S., Wildlife/Fisheries, Frostburg State University. “Herpetofauna distribution across three habitat types at Finzel Swamp, Maryland.” Degrees Completed 2009 Haskew, Aimee. M.S. Thesis title: Efficacy of sampling method and implementation strategy on detecting species richness and activity levels of bats in western Maryland Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology; Frostburg State University. J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 5 of 34 Lutmerding, Jo Anna. M.S. Temporal and spatial patterns of nocturnal bird migration in the Appalachian Mountains of western Maryland. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology; Frostburg State University. 2008 Lott, Keith D. M.S. Thesis title: Daily and seasonal patterns of bat activity along Central Appalachian ridges. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Frostburg State University. 2007 Fiscus, Dan. Ph.D. Dissertation title: Environmental science for long-term solution of excess nitrogen loading to surface waters and related chronic and systemic human- environment problems. Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences (MEES), Environmental Science AOS, University of Maryland College Park. 2005 Schmeling, Barbara K. M.S. Thesis title: The effects of burning on marsh birds, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Frostburg State University. Kalasz, Kevin S. M.S. Thesis title: Bird community response to local and landscape scale variables at Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Frostburg State University. 2004 Kerns, Jessica J. M.S. Thesis title: Avian response to landscape rehabilitation at Rocky Gap Lodge and Golf Resort, Allegany County, Maryland. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Frostburg State University. 2003 Eineichner, Blayne E. M.S. Thesis title: Nest box occupancy and breeding success of secondary cavity-nesting birds: effects of nest box design and placement in a golf-course landscape. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Frostburg State University. Zuria, Iriana. Ph.D. Dissertation title: Birds and field margins in an agricultural landscape of Guanajuato, Mexico. Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences (MEES), Ecology AOS, University of Maryland College Park. 2002 Peters, Scott E. M.S. Thesis title: An evaluation of track-plate surveys for detecting fishers (Martes pennanti) in northwestern Pennsylvania. Wildlife/Fisheries Biology, Frostburg State University. 1997 Garrett, Richard J. M.S. Thesis title: Effect of edge and canopy cover on breeding birds along road corridors in western Maryland. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology, Frostburg State University. 1995 McLeod, Roderick F. M.S. Thesis title: The effects of timber harvest and prescribed burning on the distribution and abundance of reptiles and amphibians at Remington Farms, Maryland. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Fregonara, James M. M.S. Thesis title: Landscape composition and structure in the J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 6 of 34 vicinity of Barn Owl (Tyto alba pratincola Bonaparte) nest sites in Maryland. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Evans, Daniel R. M.S. Thesis title: The role of vegetation and avian density in selection of Brown-headed Cowbird breeding areas. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Farr, Patricia M. M.S. Thesis title: Effects of interstate highway construction on a breeding bird assemblage. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1994 Smith, Scott A.; M.S.; Wildlife Management; August 1994; Frostburg State University. “Home range and habitat use of ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus L.) in north- central Maryland.” Stewart, Nancy J.; M.S.; Wildlife Management; August 1994; Frostburg State University. “Nest success, productivity, and mortality of ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus L.) in north-central Maryland.” 1993 Gates, William R.; M.S.; Wildlife Management; December 1993; Frostburg State University. “Mammalian use of over-sized stream culverts under Interstate 97, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.” McKearnan, Joan E. Ph.D. Dissertation title: Distribution of breeding birds and artificial nest predation in riparian zones of the central Appalachians. Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Sciences (MEES), Environmental Science AOS, University of Maryland College Park. 1992 Karwowski, Kenneth; M.S.; Wildlife Management; May 1992; Frostburg State University. “Breeding biology of Common Terns nesting on human-made and natural islands in the St. Lawrence River, New York.” Kawula, Robert J.; M.S.; Wildlife Management; December 1992; Frostburg State University. “Effects of interstate highway construction and vehicular use on white-tailed deer and medium-sized mammals.” 1991 Durner, George M. M.S. Thesis title: Home range and habitat use of black rat snakes on Remington Farms, Maryland. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1988 Hibbard, Catherine J. M.S. Thesis title: Relationship of salamander and small mammal diversity and abundance to log microhabitat characteristics. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1985 Hill, Steven R. M.S. Thesis title: Fledging success of the eastern phoebe in relation to nest-site microhabitat. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University.13. Bendel, Peter R. M.S. Thesis title: Home range, activity, and microhabitat partitioning J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 7 of 34 of the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans). Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1984 Giffen, Neil R. M.S. Thesis title: Bird population patterns across a riparian zone- eastern hemlock-northern hardwood transition. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1983 Lang, Brian K. M.S. Thesis title: Winter bed-site selection by white-tailed deer in a hemlock-northern hardwood forest. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. McDowell-Griffith, Lizabeth. M.S. Thesis title: Feeding habits of cave-dwelling bats in the central Appalachians. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Davis-Chase, Janis. M.S. Thesis title: Habitat characteristics, population size, and home range of the bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergii, in Maryland. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Gilmore, Robert M. M.S. Thesis title: Patterns of habitat use by the southern flying squirrel in a hemlock-northern hardwood ecotone. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1982 Christianson, Carl J. M.S. Thesis title: Habitat partitioning by small mammals occupying stripmines in western Maryland. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Raesly, Richard L. M.S. Thesis title: Winter habitat selection by cave-dwelling bats: a multivariate analysis. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1981 Morgan, Kevin A. M.S. Thesis title: Wildlife use of strip vegetation at Remington Farms, Maryland. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. 1980 Ladino, Anthony G. M.S. Thesis title: Animal activity patterns in transmission-line corridor and adjacent habitats. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Chasko, Gregory G. M.S. Thesis title: The suitability of grassland and shrubland habitats within a transmission-line corridor for avian populations. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Thompson, Edward L. M.S. Thesis title: Breeding site ecology of Ambystomatid salamanders in Maryland. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University. Eaton, Robert H. M.S. Thesis title: Habitat use by white-tailed deer at two transmission line corridor sites managed with different techniques. Wildlife Management, Frostburg State University J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 8 of 34 Current Member of Graduate Committee Brenda V. Curry M.S. Wildlife/Fisheries Biology FSU Dana T. Strang M.S. Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology FSU Appointments, Committee Memberships, and Service Federal, State, and Local Government  Member, Maryland Public Service Commission Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Avian and Bat Issues Associated with Wind-Powered Electricity. 8 March 2005–6 June 2006.  Wildlife Professional Representative, Green Ridge State Forest Advisory Committee, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 1991-present. University System of Maryland (USM)  Chair, USM Wildlife Science Education Committee. 1999-2004. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) I have been a member or chaired many UMCES committees, including—  Chair, UMCES Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), appointed by President Donald F. Boesch, effective 1 January 2004-present.  Member of UMCES Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) 1997-2003.  CEES Graduate Education Committee.  Student Vertebrate Animal Research Committee (SVARC) 1996-2000.  Member of Search Committee for President of the Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies (CEES). 1989-1990.  Member of UMCEES (UMCES) Faculty Senate, 1984-1987, 1994-1997 (Secretary for 2 years), 2008-present. UMCES Appalachian Laboratory (AL) I have directly supervised several AL technicians and research assistants over my career, including Hugh P. McIsaac (Faculty Research Assistant, 1985-1989), Joshua B. Johnson (Faculty Research Assistant, 2003-2008), Stephanie D. Dickey (Faculty Research Assistant, 2006-present), and Aimee Haskew (Faculty Research Assistant, 2008-present) Since 1977, I have been a member or chair of an assortment of committees at AL. A few are listed below—  AL Seminar Coordinator, Fall 2010. J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 9 of 34  AL Seminar Coordinator, Fall 1999–Spring 2005. I coordinated 7 speakers in fall 1999, 9 speakers in spring 2001, 7 speakers in fall 2001, 11 speakers in spring 2002, 9 speakers in fall 2002, 12 speakers in spring 2003, 11 speakers in fall 2003, 7 speakers in fall 2004, and 11 speakers in spring 2005 during our regular seminar series. I also set up two special seminars, one on 10 April and another on 16 August 2001.  Member, AL Faculty Retreat Committee, and Co-presenter in Session 3, “Graduate Education: Quality and Quantity,” 1999.  Member, AL Alumni Reunion Committee, 1999-2001.  Member, AL Graduate Education Committee, 2001-2003.  Member, AL Grounds Committee, 1998-present.  Member of 17 Search Committees, 7 as Chair, for faculty positions at the Appalachian Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland System, Frostburg, Maryland, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993-1994, 1996-1997, 2002, 2005, 2008.  Member and Chair of numerous UMCES Promotion and Tenure Committees, as well as outside reviewer for faculty members at Pennsylvania State University (1995) and University of Georgia (2000).  Member of Search Committee for Director of the Appalachian Environmental Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland System, Frostburg, Maryland, 1995-1996.  Chair, Ad Hoc Committee for Strategic Faculty Development at the Appalachian Environmental Laboratory. Report entitled, “Faculty Recruitment and Development Strategy for the Appalachian Environmental Laboratory: A Landscape and Restoration Ecology Research Initiative,” submitted to Dr. Donald F. Boesch, President, UMCEES, 1991.  Member of Task Force for the establishment of a Maryland Cooperative Fishery and Wildlife Research Unit at UMCEES-AEL, 1987-1989.  Member of Search Committee for faculty position in plant ecology in the Department of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, 1989.  Chair, Computer Committee, Appalachian Environmental Laboratory. 1979-1996. Member, AEL Computer Committee, 1996-2003. Frostburg State University (FSU)  Member, FSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Appointed by Dr. Catherine R. Gira, President, Frostburg State University, on 13 December 2001- present. Professional Societies I have served my professional societies in various capacities, including—  The Wildlife Society Representative on American Wind and Wildlife Institute (AWWI) Scientific Advisory Committee, 2009–present  Co-host of Symposium on “Economic Growth and It’s Effect on Wildlife: A J. Edward Gates Curriculum Vitae Page 10 of 34 Collaborative Symposium Among TWS Working Groups,” for The Wildlife Society 15th Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, 8–12 November 2008. This symposium was held on 11 November from 0800-1210. I moderated the second half of the symposium, as well as the panel discussion that followed the paper presentations.  Organizer (with Brian Czech) of Symposium on “Peak Oil, Economic Growth, and Wildlife Conservation,” for The Wildlife Society 13th Annual Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, 23–27 September 2006. This symposium was held on 26 September from 0800-1210. Besides presenting the introductory paper, I moderated the first half of the symposium, and participated in the panel discussion that followed the paper presentations  Associate Editor, Wildlife Society Bulletin. Appointed to a 3-year term, 15 March 2001– 15 March 2004. I recommended reviewers to the Editor-in-Chief; corresponded with reviewers, authors, and the Editor-in-Chief and his assistant; reviewed all manuscripts; and either rejected or recommended acceptance of each manuscript. Of 47 manuscripts reviewed, I recommended 16 (34%) for publication  Treasurer, Working Group for the Steady State Economy, The Wildlife Society. Elected to a 2-year term on 9 November 2006. The duties of the Treasurer include maintaining the WGs checking account and issuing checks  Secretary, Working Group for the Steady State Economy, The Wildlife Society. Elected to a 2-year term on 9 November 2004. The duties of the Secretary include recording and issuing the minutes of all meetings, and maintaining the Working Group's files and records  Co-chair of Local Committee hosting an annual meeting (American Society of Mammalogists, 9-13 June 1990)  Chair Public Statements and Resolutions Committee, Maryland-Delaware Chapter of The Wildlife Society 1990-1993  Session Chair at annual meetings (American Ornithologists’ Union, 8-10 August 1989)  Board Member at Large of the Maryland-Delaware Chapter of The Wildlife Society 1987-1989  Advisor to the Frostburg State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society 1983- 1995  AEL Representative to the National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Program Administrators Meeting (1982-1986)  Guest Editor, Northeastern Naturalist. Day-Roosts of Myotis leibii in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley of West Virginia by Joseph S. Johnson, James D. Kiser, Kristen S. Watrous, and Trevor S. Peterson (2010).  Reviewer of proposals (NSF, Maryland DNR, National Geographic Society, Florida Fish and Game) and numerous manuscripts for the following professional journals and university presses— American Midland Naturalist, 1986, 1989 American Naturalist, 1986 Auk, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2000 Condor, 1993 Conservation Biology, 1993, 1998