King, David
Adjunct Associate Professor/ Research Wildlife Biologist
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Amherst
Areas of specialization:
Forest Wildlife Management
Research Description:
I study wildlife ecology and conservation, particularly in relation to habitat management. Neotropical migrant songbirds are my specialty; however I also work with other taxa including mammals, snakes, native bees and non-passerines, as well as Paleotropical migrants. My research includes the study of forest bird responses to different silvicultural systems, forest roads and urban development, the abundance and nesting success of shrubland birds in relation to forest management, powerline transmission corridors, wildlife openings and pitch pine-scrub oak barrens, and the habitat selection and habitat-specific survival of birds during the post-fledging period. I conduct local and regional studies of the elevational distribution and ecology of obligate spruce-fir birds, including analyses of the effects of climate change and other anthropogenic stressors on their populations. I study habitat-specific abundance and survival of priority migrant birds during the non-breeding period in managed and natural habitats, as well as carryover effects using stable isotopes, and migratory stopover using nanotags. These findings are synthesized and integrated into regional assessments and optimization procedures to provide science-based recommendations for accommodating native biodiversity in the face of anthropogenic influences. My work takes place throughout eastern North American, as well as Central America, the Caribbean, Asia and Central Europe.
Selected Recent Grants:
Migratory bird conservation using alternative coffee cultivation and processing methodologies, 2006, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $137,000.
Assessing the benefits of conservation practices for scrub-shrub birds in New England , 2006, Natural Resources Conservation Service, $117,000.
Effects of recreation and other factors on birds in montane boreal forests of New Hampshire, 2006-2007, White Mountain National Forest , $58,000.
Assessment of distribution and reproductive success of breeding birds on maintained wildlife openings, 2003-2006, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Wildlife, $90,000.
A biodiversity assessment of allspice cultivation in Nicaragua , 2000, World Bank, $153,940.
Selected Recent Publications:
Book chapters
King, D.I., et al. 2012. Community-based agroforestry initiatives in nicaragua and Costa Rica. In Simonetti, J.A., A.A. Grez & C.F. Estades (Eds). 2012. Biodiversity conservation in agroforestry landscapes: challenges and opportunitites. Editorial Universitaria, Santiago.
Refereed Journal Articles
Berger, A.L., et al. In Press. Journal of Forestry.
King, D.I., 2012, Book review: Sustaining Young Forest Communities. C.H. Greenberg, et al. Eds. 2011. Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London and New York.
Brooks, R.T., at al. 2012. Forestry. 85:315-328
Chandler, C.C., et al. 2012. Forest Ecology and Management 264:1–9.
King, D.I., et al. 2012. Bird Conservation International 22:213-221.
Schlossberg, S., et al. 2011. Landscape and Urban Planning 103: 64-73.
King, D.I., et al. 2011. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9:319-320.
Chandler, R.B., et al. 2011. Ecology 97:1429-1435.
Chandler, R.B. and D. I. King. 2011. Journal of Avian Ecology 48:1037-1048
King, D.I., et al. 2011. Forest Ecology and Mangement 261:10–18
Stoleson, S.H., et al. 2011.. Forest Ecology and Management 262: 49-52
King, D.I., et al. 2011. Forest Ecology and Management 262:3–11
Tomosy, M., et al. 2011. Forest Ecology and Management 262:1-2.
Schlossberg, S., et al. 2010. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:1513–1522
Schlossberg, S. and D. I. King. 2010. Animal Conservation 13: 286–293
Wolfe, J.D., et al. 2009. Ornitologica Neotropical 20: 451–459
Arce, V.J.C., et al. 2009. Conservation and Society 7:141-144
King, D.I, et al. 2009.. Pages 45-51 In Proceedings of the 4th Intl. Partners in Flight Conference, McAllen, TX.
King, D.I., et al. 2009. Biological Conservation 142:2672–2680
Chandler, R.B., et al. 2009. Auk 126:186–197
Chandler, R.B., et al. 2009. Forest Ecology and Management 258:1669–1676
King, D.I., et al. (2009). For. Ecol. Mgmt. 257, 421–426.
Schlossberg, S. and D. I. King 2009. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(2):226-231
Schlossberg, S. and D. I. King. 2009. Environmental Management 43:609-618
King, D.I., et al. 2008. Biodiversity and Conservation 17:2691–2700
Lambert, J D., et al. 2008. Northeast Naturalist 15:607-618
Schlossberg, S. and D. I. King. 2008. Ecological Applications 18:1325–1330
King, D. I. , R. M. DeGraaf, M. L. Smith, and J. Buonaccorsi. 2006. Habitat selection and habitat-specific survival of fledgling Ovenbirds. Journal of Zoology 269: 414–421.
King, D. I. , and R. M. DeGraaf. 2006. Predators at bird nests in a northern hardwood forest in New Hampshire. Journal of Field Ornithology 77:239–243.
Current Student Research Projects:
Climate and bird distribution, New England, Richard Feldman, Postdoctoral (co-advised with Griffin)
Carryover effects in prairie warblers, Massachusetts and Bahamas, Michael Akresh, Ph.D.
Stopover and movements of migrating land birds, Gulf of Maine, Jennifer Smetzer, Ph.D.
Habitat-specific survival of non-breeding golden-winged warblers, Costa Rica, Jeffrey Ritterson, MS.
Non-breeding Neotropical migrants in coffee plantations, Honduras, Brett Bailey, MS.
Nest predators in suburban conservation areas, Massachusetts, Melanie Klein, MS. (co-advised with Warren)
Last updated June 17, 2013 by Roxann Cormier
