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Henny, Charles J.

Henny, Charles J.
Research Zoologist
Email: charles_j_henny@usgs.gov
Ph: 541-757-4840; Fax:541-757-4845
3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97330

Education:
PhD Wildlife Ecology (1970) Oregon State University
MS Wildlife Ecology (1967)
BS Fisheries & Wildlife (1965)

Expertise/Specialty:
Environmental Contaminants (Field studies with emphasis on raptors and fish-eating birds), Population Ecology, Avian Surveys and Monitoring.

Research Interests:
Long-term interest with Ospreys, and an interest in the unique situations/ characteristics that make particular species vulnerable to contaminant threats.

View all Publications Select Publications:
Grove, R.A., Henny, C.J., 2008, Environmental contaminants in male river otters from Oregon and Washington, USA, 1994-1999: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 145, p. 49-73. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1776
Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., Kaiser, J.L., 2008, Osprey distribution, abundance, reproductive success and contaminant burdens along Lower Columbia River, 1997/1998 versus 2004: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 54, p. 525-534. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1880
Hill, E.F., Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., 2008, Mercury and drought along the lower Carson River, Nevada- II. Snowy egret and black-crowned night-heron reproduction on Lahontan Reservoir, 1997-2006: Ecotoxicology, v. 17, p. 117-131. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1892
Henny, C.J., Anderson, D.W., Castellanos Vera, A., Cartron, J.E., 2007, Population Size and Trends for Nesting Ospreys in Northwestern Mexico- Region-wide Surveys, 1977, 1992/1993, and 2006: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1298, p. 15. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1920
Anderson, D.W., Henny, C.J., Godinez-Reyes, C., Gress, F., Palacios, E.L., Santos del Prado, K., Bredy, J., 2007, Size of the California Brown Pelican Metapopulation during a Non-El NiƱo Year: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1299, p. 35. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1924
Chu, S., Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Drouillard, K.G., Haffner, G.D., Letcher, R.J., 2007, Dacthal and chlorophenoxy herbicides and chlorothalonil fungicide in eggs of osprey (Pandion haliaetus) from the Duwamish-Lake Washington-Puget Sound area of Washington state, U.S.A.: Environmental Pollution, v. 145, p. 374-381. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1545
Elliott, J.E., Morrissey, C.A., Henny, C.J., Ruelas Inzunza, E., Shaw, P., 2007, Satellite telemetry and prey sampling reveal contaminant sources to Pacific Northwest ospreys: Ecological Applications, v. 17, no. 4, p. 1223-1233. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1634
Henny, C.J., Hill, E.F., Grove, R.A., Kaiser, J.L., 2007, Mercury and drought along the lower Carson River, Nevada- I. Snowy egret and black-crowned night-heron annual exposure to mercury, 1997-2006: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 53, p. 269-280. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1636
Grove, R.A., Henny, C.J., 2005, Environmental Contaminants in River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Collected from the Willamette River, 1996-99. Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, p. 98. [FullText] Catalog No: 1641
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Packard, H.A., Grove, R.A., Taft, M.R., 2005, Assessing mercury exposure and effects to American dippers in headwater streams near mining sites: Ecotoxicology, v. 14, p. 709-725. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1413
Ganusevich, S.A., Maechtle, T.L., Seegar, W.S., Yates, M.A., McGrady, M.J., Fuller, M.R., Schueck, L.S., Dayton, J., Henny, C.J., 2004, Autumn migration and wintering areas of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) nesting on the Kola Peninsula, northern Russia: Ibis, v. 146, p. 291-297. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1249
Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., Kaiser, J.L., Bentley, V.R., 2004, An evaluation of osprey eggs to determine spatial residue patterns and effects of contaminants along the lower Columbia River, U.S.A. In Chancellor, R., Meyburg, B., eds., Raptors Worldwide: Budapest, Hungary, WWGBP/MME, p. 369-388. [Highlight]  [FullText] Catalog No: 1268
Henny, C.J., Beal, K.F., Bury, R., Goggans, R., 2003, Organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, trace elements and metals in western pond turtle eggs from Oregon: Northwest Science, v. 77, no. 1, p. 46-53. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1175
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Grove, R.A., Bentley, V.R., Elliott, J.E., 2003, Biomagnification factors (fish to osprey eggs from Willamette River, Oregon, U.S.A.) for PCDDS, PCDFS, PCBS, and OC pesticides: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 84, no. 3, p. 275-315. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1195
Henny, C.J., Hill, E.F., Hoffman, D.J., Spalding, M.G., Grove, R.A., 2002, Nineteenth century mercury- Hazard to wading birds and cormorants of the Carson River, Nevada: Ecotoxicology, v. 11, no. 4, p. 213-231. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1127
Henny, C.J., Blus, L.J., Hoffman, D.J., Sileo, L., Audet, D.J., Snyder, M.R., 2000, Field evaluation of lead effects on Canada geese and mallards in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin, Idaho: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 39, no. 1, p. 97-112. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 689
Henny, C.J., Seegar, W.S., Yates, M.A., Maechtle, T.L., Ganusevich, S.A., Fuller, M.R., 2000, Contaminants and wintering areas of Peregrine Falcons, Falco peregrinus, from the Kola Peninsula, Russia In Chancellor, R., Meyburg, B.U., eds., Raptors at risk- Proceedings of Fifth World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls.: Surrey, B.C., Canada, Hancock House, p. 871-878. [FullText] Catalog No: 781
Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., Bentley, V.R., 2000, Effects of selenium, mercury, and boron on waterbird egg hatchability at Stillwater, Malheur, Seedskadee, Ouray, and Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuges and surrounding vicinities: National Irrigation Water Quality Program Information Report No. 5, Denver, CO, National Irrigation Water Quality Program, 99 p. Catalog No: 896
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., 1996, Osprey population increase along the Willamette River, Oregon, and the role of utility structures, 1976-93 In Bird, D.M., Varland, D.E., Negro, J.J., eds., Raptors in human landscapes: London, England, UK, Academic Press, Ltd., p. 97-108. [FullText] Catalog No: 1147
Henny, C.J., Rudis, D.D., Roffe, T.J., Robinson-Wilson, E., 1995, Contaminants and sea ducks in Alaska and the circumpolar region: Environmental Health Perspectives, v. 103, no. Supplement 4, p. 41-49. [FullText] Catalog No: 24

Personal Interests:
Collecting bird books

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