USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Staff Profile

Julien Martin USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 12100 Beech Forest Road Laurel, MD 20708
Telephone: 301-497-5654 Fax: 301-497-5545 Email: jmartin@usgs.gov Ecologist
Primary Responsibilities: Conduct research on population ecology and management
Education/Training: Ph.D. University of Florida, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, 2007 M.S. University of Lyon 1, Analysis and Modeling of Biological Systems, 2001
Areas of Expertise/Interest: Population and community dynamics, estimation of demographic parameters, application of decision theory to the management of natural resources
Accomplishments/Awards/Achievements: Outstanding International Student, University of Florida, 2007
Active Projects: Adaptive management of recreational activities to protect Golden Eagles in Denali National Park Modeling of abundance and distribution of African elephants in Zimbabwe Optimal control of raccoon in Cape Lookout National Seashore Population ecology and conservation of the Snail Kite in Florida Spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation communities in the Everglades
Publications/Products: Martin, J., Runge, M.C. Nichols, J.D., Lubow, B.L., and Kendall, W.L. 2009. Structured decision making as a conceptual framework to identify thresholds for conservation and management. Ecological Applications (in press). web link Martin, J., Nichols, J.D., McIntyre, C.L., Ferraz, G., and Hines, J.E. 2009. Perturbation analysis for patch occupancy dynamics. Ecology 90(1):10-16. web link Martin, J., Kitchens, W. M., Cattau, C. E., and Oli, M. K.2008. Relative importance of natural disturbances and habitat degradation on snail kite population dynamics. Endangered Species Research 6(1):25-39. web link Haas, SE, Kimball, R., Martin, J., and Kitchens, WM. 2009. Genetic divergence among Snail Kite subspecies: implications for the conservation of the endangered Florida Snail Kite Rostrhamus sociabilis. Ibis 151(1):181-185. web link Martin, J., Kitchens, W. M., and Hines, J. E. 2007. Natal location influences movement and survival of a spatially structured population of snail kites. Oecologia 153(2):291-301. web link Mooij, W. M., Martin J, Kitchens, W. M., and DeAngelis, D. L. 2007. Exploring the temporal effects of seasonal water availability on the Snail Kite of Florida. Pages 155-173 in: Bissonette, J. and Storch, I., eds. Temporal dimensions of landscape ecology. Springer-Verlag, New York. web link Martin, J., Kitchens, W. M., and Hines, J. E. 2007. Importance of well-designed monitoring programs for the conservation of endangered species: Case study of the Snail Kite. Conservation Biology 21(2):472-481. web link Martin, J., Nichols, J. D., Kitchens, W. M., and Hines, J. E. 2006. Multiscale patterns of movement in fragmented landscapes and consequences on demography of the Snail Kite in Florida. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(2):527-539. web link Weimerskirch, H., Lallemand, J., and Martin, J. 2005. Population sex ratio variation in a monogamous long-lived bird, the wandering albatross. Journal of Animal Ecology 74(2):285-291. web link Weimerskirch, H., Martin, J., Clerquin, Y., Alexandre, P., and Jiraskova, S. 2001. Energy saving in flight formation. Nature 413(6857):697-698. web link Weimerskirch, H., Schaffer, S. A., Mabille G., Martin, J., Boutard, O. and Rouanet, J. L. 2002. Heart rate and energy expenditure of incubating wandering albatrosses: basal levels, natural variation, and the effects of human disturbance. Journal of Experimental Biology 205(4):475-483. web link Weimerskirch, H., Guionnet, T., Martin, J., Shaffer, S. A., and Costa, D.P. 2000. Fast and fuel efficient? Optimal use of wind by flying albatrosses. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 267(1455):1869-1874. web link

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