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Larissa L. Bailey

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
12100 Beech Forest Road
Laurel, MD 20708-4017

Photo of Larissa L. Bailey

Telephone:   301-497-5637

Fax:   301-497-5666

Email:   lbailey@usgs.gov  

Wildlife Biologist
Primary Responsibilities: 
Coordinator of Northeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative
Education/Training: 
B.S. & B.A. Mesa State College, Biology and History, 1993&1994
Masters. North Carolina State University, Biomathematics, 1997
Ph.D. North Carolina State University, Zoology, 2002
Areas of Expertise/Interest:  Amphibian population ecology, demographic estimation methods, occupancy estimation methods.
Accomplishments/Awards/Achievements: 

NCSU Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, 1999, 2001.

Active Projects: 

Population dynamics of pond-breeding amphibians

Occupancy estimation methods for examination of metapopulation dynamics and habitat modeling

Development of monitoring methods for rare or endangered species

Population dynamics and harvest estimation of American eel

Publications/Products: 

MacKenzie, D.I., J. D. Nichols, J. A. Royle, K. H. Pollock, L.L. Bailey, and J.E. Hines. 2005. Occupancy estimation and modeling: Inferring patterns and dynamics of species occurrence. Academic Press.

Bailey, L. L., W. L. Kendall, D. R. Church, and H. M. Wilbur. 2004. Estimating survival and breeding probabilities for pond-breeding amphibians using a modified robust design. Ecology 85 (9):2456-2466.

Bailey, L. L., T. R. Simons, and K. H. Pollock. 2004. Estimating detectability parameters for plethodon salamanders using the robust capture-recapture design. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:1-13.

Bailey, L. L., T. R. Simons, and K. H. Pollock. 2004. Spatial and temporal variation in detection probability of plethodon salamanders using the robust capture-recapture design. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:14-24.

Bailey, L. L., T. R. Simons, and K. H. Pollock. 2004. Estimating site occupancy and species detection probability parameters for terrestrial salamanders. Ecological Applications 14: 692-702.

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