Scott G. Leibowitz

Research Ecologist

Voice: 541-754-4508
Email: leibowitz.scott@epa.gov

Education:

B.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1978
M.S., University of Florida, Gainesville; Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1980
Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA; Marine Sciences, 1989

Previous Positions:

1981-1987: Research Assoc., Center for Wetland Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
1987-1988: Research Associate, Remote Sensing and Image Processing Lab, LA State University, Baton Rouge
1989-1998: Research Ecologist, Wetlands Research Program, NHEERL-WED, Corvallis, OR

Research Interests and Skills:

Landscape ecology and wetland ecology

Keywords:

Discipline: Ecosystem Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Wetland Ecology
Stressor: Biological, Exotic/Introduced Species; Physical, Habitat Modification, Land Use, and Human Activities/Demographics
Methods and Techniques: Ecological Modeling; Monitoring and Assessment, Methods Development; Spatial Analysis, Geographic Information Systems and Statistical; Statistics, Generalized Estimating Equations

Professional Societies:

Society of Wetland Scientists
American Geophysical Union

Appointments / Honors:

Associate editor for Wetlands (January 2009 – current)
Recipient of EPA’s 2008 Level 3 Scientific and Technological Achievement Award and EPA’s 2007 Level 2 Scientific and Technological Achievement Award
Recipient of EPA’s 2004 Level 1 Scientific and Technological Achievement Award; EPA Bronze Medal for Commendable Service, 1992
Co-editor, special issue of Wetlands devoted to “Isolated Wetlands.”
NASA Group Achievement Award, 1985
EPA’s 2010 Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (honorable mention)
EPA Bronze Medal for Commendable Service, 2010
EPA’s 2009 Level 2 Scientific and Technological Achievement Award
Reviewer for Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Canadian Geographer, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Conservation Biology, Ecological Applications, Ecological Research, Environmental Management, Hydrological Processes, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Landscape Ecology, Landschap The Journal of The Netherlands Society for Landscape Ecology, Remote Sensing, Science of the Total Environment, Water Resources Research, Wetlands, and Wetlands Ecology and Management

Selected Publications:

Fritz, K.M., E. Hagenbuch, E. D’Amico, M. Reif, P.J. Wigington, Jr., S.G. Leibowitz, R.L. Comeleo, J.L. Ebersole, and T.L. Nadeau. 2013. Comparing the extent and permanence of headwater streams from two field surveys to values from databases and maps. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (in press)
Wigington, P.J., Jr, S.G. Leibowitz, R.L. Comeleo, and J.L. Ebersole. 2012. Oregon hydrologic landscapes: a classification framework. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 49:163-182.
Leibowitz, S.G., P.J. Wigington, Jr, R.L. Comeleo, and J.L. Ebersole. 2012. A temperature-precipitation based model of thirty-year mean snowpack accumulation and melt in Oregon, USA. Hydrological Processes 26:741-759.
Leibowitz, S. G. and D. White. 2009. Modeling the effect of stream network characteristics and juvenile movement on coho salmon. Pages 203-224 in E. E. Knudsen and J. H. Michael, Jr., editors. Pacific salmon environmental and life history models: advancing science for sustainable salmon in the future. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 71, Bethesda, Maryland.
Ebersole, J.L., M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington, Jr., S.G. Leibowitz, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J.E. Compton, B.A. Miller, M.A. Cairns, B.P. Hansen, and H.R. LaVigne. 2009. Modeling stream network-scale variation in coho salmon overwinter survival and smolt size. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138:564-580.
Ebersole, J.L., M.E. Colvin, P.J. Wigington, Jr., S.G. Leibowitz, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J.E. Compton, and M.A. Cairns. 2009. Hierarchical modeling of late-summer weight and summer abundance of juvenile coho salmon across a stream network. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138:1138-1156.
Leibowitz, S.G., P.J. Wigington, Jr., M.C. Rains, and D.M. Downing. 2008. Non-navigable streams and adjacent wetlands: addressing science needs following the Supreme Court's Rapanos decision. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 6(7):364-371.
Leibowitz, S.G. and R.T. Brooks. 2008. Hydrology and landscape connectivity of vernal pools. Pages 31-53 in A.J.K. Calhoun and P.G. deMaynadier, editors. Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. WED-06-129.
Ebersole, J.L., P.J. Wigington, Jr., J.P. Baker, M.A. Cairns, M.R. Church, B.P. Hansen, B.A. Miller, J.E. Compton, and S.G. Leibowitz. 2006. Juvenile coho salmon growth and survival across stream network seasonal habitats. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1681-1697.
Wigington, P.J., Jr., J.L. Ebersole, M.E. Colvin, S.G. Leibowitz, B. Miller, B. Hansen, H. Lavigne, D. White, J.P. Baker, M.R. Church, J.R. Brooks, M.A. Cairns, and J.E. Compton. Coho salmon dependence on intermittent streams. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 4(10):513-518.
Stoms, D.M., F.W. Davis, S.J. Andelman, M.H. Carr, S.D. Gaines, B.S. Halpern, R. Hoenicke, S.G. Leibowitz, A. Leydecker, E.M.P. Madin, H. Tallis, and R.R. Warner. 2005. Integrated coastal reserve planning: making the land-sea connection. ; Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 3(8): 429-436.
Vellidis, G., M.C. Smith, S.G. Leibowitz, W.B. Ainslie, B.A. Pruitt. 2003. Prioritizing wetland restoration for sediment yield reduction: A conceptual model. Environmental Management 31(2):301-312.
Leibowitz, S.G., and T.-L. Nadeau. 2003. Isolated wetlands: State-of-the-science and future directions. Wetlands 23(3):662-683
Leibowitz, S.G. 2003. Isolated wetlands and their functions: an ecological perspective. Wetlands 23(3)517-531.
Leibowitz, S.G., and K.C. Vining. 2003. Temporal connectivity in a prairie pothole complex. Wetlands 23(1):13-25.
Guntenspergen, G.R., S.A. Peterson, S.G. Leibowitz, and L.M. Cowardin. 2002. Indicators of wetland condition for the prairie pothole region of the United States. Environ. Mont. Assess. 78(3):229-252.
Schweiger, E.W., S.G. Leibowitz, J.B. Hyman, W.E. Foster, and M.C. Downing. 2002. Synoptic assessment of wetland function: a planning tool for protection of wetland species biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 11(3):379-406.
Hyman, J.B., and S.G. Leibowitz. 2001. JSEM: A framework for identifying and evaluating indicators. Environ. Mont. Assess. 66(3):207-232.
Leibowitz, S.G., C. Loehle, B.L. Li, and E.M. Preston. 2000. Modeling landscape functions and effects: a network approach. Ecological Modelling 132(1-2):77-94.
McAllister, L.S., B.E. Peniston, S.G. Leibowitz, B. Abbruzzese, and J.B. Hyman. 2000. A synoptic assessment for prioritizing wetland restoration efforts to optimize flood attenuation. Wetlands 20(1):70-83.
Hyman, J.B., and S.G. Leibowitz. 2000. A general framework for prioritizing land units for ecological protection and restoration. Environmental Management 25(1):23-35.
Leibowitz, S.G., and J.B. Hyman. 1999. Use of scale invariance in evaluating judgement indicators. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 58:283-303.
Abbruzzese, B., and S.G. Leibowitz. 1997. A synoptic approach for assessing cumulative impacts to wetlands. Environmental Management 21(3):457-475.
Wigington, P.J., Jr., J.P. Baker, D.H. Landers, S.G. Leibowitz, S.G. Paulsen, S.A. Peterson, and N.E. Detenbeck. 1994. An overview of selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ecological research in the Prairie Pothole and Pacific Northwest Regions. Pages 57-61 in H. Herner and J. Woled, editors. Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Watershed Management Conference, Ashland, OR. Water Resources Center Report No. 86, Univ. of California, Davis.
Leibowitz, S.G., E.M. Preston, L.Y. Arnaut, N.E. Detenbeck, C.A. Hagley, M.E. Kentula, R.K. Olson, W.D. Sanville, and R.R. Sumner. 1992. Wetland research plan FY 92-96: An integrated risk-based approach. EPA/600/R-92/060, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR.
Leibowitz, S.G., B. Abbruzzese, P.R. Adamus, L.E. Hughes, and J.T. Irish. 1992. A synoptic approach to cumulative impact assessment: A proposed methodology. EPA/600/R-92/167, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR.
Leibowitz, S.G., and J.M. Hill. 1989. Spatial analysis of Louisiana coastal land loss. Pages 331-355 in R.E. Turner and D.R. Cahoon, editors. Causes of Wetland Loss in the Coastal Central Gulf of Mexico, Volume II: Technical Narrative. OCS Study MMS 87-0120, Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, New Orleans.
Leibowitz, S.G., F.H. Sklar, and R. Costanza. 1989. Perspectives on Louisiana land loss modeling. Pages 729-753 in R.R. Sharitz and J.W. Gibbons, editors. Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife: Perspectives on Natural, Managed and Degraded Ecosystems. CONF-8603101, DOE Symposium Series No. 61, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN.

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