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Paul L. RingoldEcologistVoice: 541-754-4565 |
Education:
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Biology, 1973
- Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Marine Ecology, 1980
- M.B.A., The University of Maryland, College Park, MD; 1985
Previous Positions:
- 1988-1994: Ecologist, Office of Environmental Processes and Effects Research, Office of Research and Development, USEPA, Washington, DC
- 1984-1988: Senior Ecologist, Acting Executive Director, or Associate Director, National Acid Precipitation and Assessment Program, Washington, DC, on assignment from the Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 1983-1984: Manager, Ocean Discharge Project, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, DC
- 1980-1983: Ecologist, Office of Ecology and Conservation, Office of Policy and Planning, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. on IPA assignment from The Johns Hopkins University.
Research Interests and Skills:
- Integrated risk assessments
- Ecological responses to stressors at large scales
- Monitoring system design
- Riparian monitoring
Keywords:
- Disciplines: Riparian Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Ecological Monitoring, and Science and Policy
- Stressors: Habitat Modification, Land Use Practices, Sunlight
- Methods: Field Data Collection, Simulation Modeling, Image Analysis
Professional Societies:
- Ecological Society of America
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
Appointments / Honors:
- Co-Chair, Local Host Committee, Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, 2004
- Program Chair, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting with the International Congress of Ecology, 2005
- Science and Technology Achievement Award Honorable Mention 2001
- Chair (Elected), Applied Ecology Section, Ecological Society of America, 1997-1999
- Vice-Chair (Elected), Work Group on Effects, Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention UN Economic Commission for Europe, 1990-1992
- Member, United Nations Task Force on Mapping Critical Loads, 1989-1992
- USEPA Bronze Medal 1995
- Member, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force: Working Group, 1992-1994
- Co-Chair, US Interagency Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Work Group, 1992-1994
- Chair, Riparian and Aquatic Monitoring Work Group, Research and Monitoring Committee for the Implementation of the Pacific Northwest Forest Plan, 1995.
- Ecological Society of America, Sustainable Biosphere Initiative, Steering Committee 1995-1999
- Ringold, P.L., T.K. Magee, and J. Van Sickle. 2003. Distribution of selected invasive plants in riparian ecosystems of the western United States. 2003 ESA Annual Meeting.
- Barker, J. R., P. Ringold, and M. Bollman. 2002. Patterns of tree dominance in coniferous riparian forests. For. Ecol. & Mgt. 166:311-329.
- Barker, J., M. Bollman, P. Ringold, J. Sackinger, and S. Cline. 2002. Evaluation of metric precision for a riparian forest survey. Environ. Mont. Assess. 75:51-72.
- Ringold, P.L., M. Bollman, J. Van Sickle, J. Barker, and J. Welty. 2000. Predictions of stream wood recruitment from riparian forests: Effects of data resolution. Pages 505-510 in P.J. Wigington, Jr., and R.L. Beschta, editors, Riparian Ecology and Management in Multi-Land Use Watersheds, Proc. AWRA Specialty Conference, Portland, OR, Aug. 28-31, 2000.
- Ringold, P.L., B. Mulder, J. Alegria, R.L. Czaplewski, T. Tolle and K. Burnett. 1999. Establishing a regional monitoring strategy: The Pacific Northwest Forest Plan. Environmental Management 23(2):179-192.
- Haeuber, R. and P.L. Ringold. 1998. Ecology, the social sciences, and environmental policy. Ecological Applications 8(2):330-331.
- Ringold, P.L., and P.M. Groffman. 1997. Inferential studies of climate change. Ecological Applications 7(3):751-752.
- Ellis, J.H., P.L. Ringold, et al. 1996. Emission reductions and ecological response: Management models for acid rain control. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences.
- Ringold, P.L. 1994. The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program. Arctic Research of the United States. Vol. 8.
- Strickland, T., G. Holdren, P. Ringold, D. Bernard, K. Smythe, and W. Fallon. 1993. A national critical loads framework for atmospheric deposition effects assessment: I. Method summary. Environ. Management 17(3):329-334.
- Hunsaker, C., R. Graham, P. Ringold, G. Holdren, and T.Strickland. 1993. A national critical loads framework for atmospheric deposition effects assessment: II. Defining regulatory endpoints, indicators, and functional subregions. Environ. Management 17 (3)335-341.
- Holdren, G.R., T.C. Strickland, P.W. Shaffer, P.F. Ryan, P.L. Ringold, and R.S. Turner. 1993. Sensitivity of critical loads estimates for surface waters to model selection and regionalization schemes. J. Environ. Quality 22:279-289.
- Ringold, P. 1991. Ecosystem services valuation: Nitrogen retention capacity in waterbasins. Presentation to Society of Environmental Toxicology and Contamination.
- Ringold, P.L., and J. Clark. 1980. The Coastal Almanac. W.H. Freeman, San Francisco.