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Randy K. Hines

Position title: Wildlife Biologist & Partnership Coordinator

Email: rkhines@usgs.gov
Phone: 608.781.6398
Fax: 608.783.6066

Education:
1989 M.S., Forestry - Integrated Resource Management, Southern Illinois University
1987 B.S., Zoology & Wildlife Ecology, Southern Illinois University

Primary Responsibilities/Activities:
Since 2003, Randy became the Partnership Coordinator for UMESC and oversees the science communication program. He is responsible for coordinating the exchange of scientific and technical information requested by other agencies, organizations, and the general public. He also assists with outreach programs to provide educational opportunities and increase community awareness of Center activities

Research Interests:
Professional experience has been in both, research and management, involving wildlife and fisheries ecology, toxicology, and risk assessment. He has been in the Terrestrial Sciences Branch at UMESC since 1995. His research interests are avian ecology, habitat assessment/enhancement, and field application (radio telemetry, GIS, video/camera) technique development. Experience with numerous species including, sea lamprey, colonial waterbirds, Neotropical songbirds, waterfowl, raptors, and common loons. His current work involves determination of effects of mercury on growth and survival of common loons.

Active Projects:

• Assessing the ecological risk of mercury exposure in common loons (Gavia immer)

Select Publications:
Kenow, K. P., Lyon, J. E., Hines, R. K., and Elfessi, A., 2007, Estimating biomass of submersed vegetation using a simple rake sampling technique: Hydrobiologia, v. 575, p. 447-454. (Abstract)

Kenow, K. P., Meyer, M. W., Hines, R. K., and Karasov, W. H., 2007, Distribution and accumulation of mercury in tissues of captive-reared common loon (Gavia immer) chicks: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 26, no. 5, p. 1047-1055. (Abstract)

Knutson, M. G., Powell, L. A., Hines, R. K., Friberg, M. A., and Niemi, G. J., 2006, An assessment of bird habitat quality using population growth rates: Condor, v. 108, no. 2, p. 301-314. (Abstract)

Links:
http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/

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