Northern Research Station
11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 557-4017
(610) 557-4132 TTY/TDD
Title: Research Wildlife Biologist
Unit: Center for Research on Ecosystem Change
Previous Unit: Wildlife and Fish Habitat Relationships in New England Ecosystems
Address: Northern Research Station
201 Holdsworth NRC, Univ. of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-9285
Phone: 413-545-0357
E-mail: Contact David King
American Ornithologists? Union, The Wildlife Society
Current studies include the ecology and management of disturbance dependant birds in managed wildlife openings and beaver-influenced wetlands, as well as the effects of fuels control on these species in pitch pine scrub oak forests. I am also studying the factors affecting populations of birds in montane spruce-fir forests, the ecology of birds during migratory stopover, and the relationship of birds with exotic invasive plants. Finally, I am studying the habitat use and habitat specific survival of wintering Neotropical migrants in Costa Rican coffee plantations.
Americans care for wildlife and wild places, and birds are a conspicuous component of our wildlife resource that attracts millions of bird watching enthusiasts annually. Many bird species are declining and require habitat management for their numbers to persist. This is particularly true of disturbance dependent species, the focus of much of my research. These populations are vulnerable at all stages of the annual cycle, and thus, my research includes study of the habitats needed for breeding, migration and over wintering. My research provides the knowledge and tools required by managers to conserve these species and the habitats they require.
Last Modified: 11/19/2008