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Timothy J. O'Connell |
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| Education | |
| BS: | Cornell University, 1989; Natural Resources |
| MA: | The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 1992; Biology |
| PhD: | The Pennsylvania State University, 1999 |
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| Curriculum Vitae | |
| Tim O'Connell Lab |
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| Research Interests: |
| How do species come to occur where they do in space and time? What features on the landscape allow a species to persist in that landscape? How do human influences over large scales affect a region's "ecological health?" Can we apply what we know to inform land use decisions and work toward restoration? These are the broad questions that guide most of my research; I try to answer them primarily through field studies of breeding songbirds. You can learn more about specific projects on my lab webpage. |
| Recent Publications (since 2000) |
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McConnell, S., T. J. O’Connell, and D. M. Leslie,
Jr. In press.
Land cover associations of breeding habitat for three sympatric Buteos in
shortgrass prairie. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. Arnett, E. B., W. K. Brown, W. P. Erickson, J. K. Fiedler, B. L. Hamilton, T. H. Henry, A. Jain, G. D. Johnson, J. Kerns, R. R. Koford, C. P. Nicholson, T. J. O’Connell, M. D. Piorkowski, and R. D. Tankersley, Jr. 2008. Patterns of bat fatalities at wind energy facilities in North America. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 61-78. Griscom, B., M. McKenney-Easterling, W. L. Myers, A. McQueen, J. A. Bishop, G. Rocco, J. French, K. C. Hychka, A. Bayard, T. O'Connell, G.P. Patil, C. Taillie, G. D. Constantz and R. P. Brooks. 2007. Classifying and prioritizing watersheds for protection and restoration: an approach for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Area. Final Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency STAR Program, Agreement CR-83059301, Washington, DC. Prepared by Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and Canaan Valley Institute, Thomas, WV. 50pp.+appendices & CD.O'Connell, T. J., J. A. Bishop, and R. P. Brooks. 2007. Sub-sampling data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey for application to the Bird Community Index, an indicator of ecological condition. Ecological Indicators 7: 679-691. McConnell, S., J. Shackford, T. O’Connell, and D. Leslie, Jr. 2006. Unusual Oklahoma breeding records from Cimarron County, 2004-2005. Bulletin of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society.O’Connell, T. J. and M. D. Piorkowski. 2006. Sustainable Power Effects Research on Wildlife: Final Report of 2004-2005 Monitoring at the Oklahoma Wind Energy Center. Final Report. Dept. of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. 75 p. Mahan, C. G. and T. J. O’Connell. 2005. Small mammal assemblages along a gradient of disturbance in suburban parks. Northeast Naturalist 12: 307-314.McConnell, S., J. Shackford, T. O’Connell, and D. Leslie, Jr. 2005. First Confirmed Breeding for Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) in Texas County, Oklahoma. Bulletin of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society 38: 12-14. O’Connell, T., J. Bishop, R. Mulvihill, M. Lanzone, T. Miller, and R. Brooks. 2004. Sampling design for Pennsylvania’s 2nd Breeding Bird Atlas: 2004-2009. Report No. 2004-02, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center, University Park, PA. 104pp.O’Connell, T. J. and R. A. Beck. 2003. Gull predation limits nest success of terns and skimmers on the Virginia barrier islands. Journal of Field Ornithology 74: 66-73. Mulvihill, R. S., A. Cunkelman, L. Quattrini, T. J. O’Connell, and T. L. Master. 2002. Opportunistic polygyny in the Louisiana Waterthrush. Wilson Bulletin 114: 106-113.O’Connell, T. J. and N. Z. Reagle. 2002. Is the chemical defense of Eurycotis floridana a deterrent to small mammal predators? Florida Scientist 65: 245-249. O'Connell, T. J. 2001. Avian window strike mortality at a suburban office park. Raven 72: 141-149.O’Connell, T. J., L. E. Jackson, and R. P. Brooks. 2000. Bird guilds as indicators of ecological condition in the central Appalachians. Ecological Applications 10: 1706-1721.
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