Evan H. Campbell Grant USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Telephone: 301-497-5842 Fax: 301- 497-5784 Email: ehgrant@usgs.gov |
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| SCEP student (Wildlife) | |
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Primary Responsibilities: Conduct field investigations on amphibian populations in the Northeastern United States, summarize data, submit findings to peer-reviewed scientific journals, and present results at national and international meetings. |
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| Education/Training: PhD, in progress, University of Maryland College Park, Program of Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences and Department of Entomology BS, 2001, Cornell University, Natural Resources, with Distinction in Research |
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| Areas of Expertise/Interest: Amphibian populations, dispersal, ecological networks |
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| Active Projects:
Movement ecology of stream salamanders Dynamics of vernal pool breeding amphibian populations Amphibian populations in the National Capital Region Network of National Parks |
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Publications/Products: Grant, E.H.C., W.H. Lowe and W.F. Fagan. 2007. Living in the branches: population dynamics and ecological processes in dendritic networks. Ecology Letters 10:165-175.
S.D. Mattfeldt and E.H.C. Grant. 2007. Are two methods better than one? Area constrained transects and leaf litterbags for sampling stream salamanders. Herpetological Review 38:43-45. Grant, E.H.C. 2006. Correlates of vernal pool occurrence in a Massachusetts landscape. Wetlands. 25: 480-487. Muths, E., A. L. Gallant, E.H.C. Grant, W. A. Battaglin, D. E. Green, J. Staiger, S. Walls, M. Gunzburger and R. Kearney. 2006. Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative: 5 year report. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5224, 77 p. Grant, E. H. C. and P. Nanjappa. 2006. Addressing error in identification of Ambystoma maculatum (spotted salamanders) using spot. Herpetological Review 37:57-60. Grant, E. H. C., R. E. Jung, J. D. Nichols and J. E. Hines. 2005. Double observer counts of egg masses. Wetlands Ecology and Management 13: 305-320. Grant, E.H.C., R. E. Jung, and K. C. Rice. 2005. Stream Salamander Species Richness and Abundance in Relation to Environmental Factors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. American Midland Naturalist 153(2): 348-356 | |
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