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Nathan H. SchumakerResearch EcologistVoice: 541-754-4658 |
Education:
- B.S., University of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; Physics, 1985
- B.S., University of Santa Cruz,; Mathematics, 1985
- M.S., University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Applied Mathematics, 1989
- Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Forest Ecosystem Analysis, 1995
Previous Positions:
- 1996-1997: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- 1995-1996: Project Scientist, ManTech Environmental Technologies, Inc., Corvallis, OR
Research Interests and Skills:
- Landscape ecology
- Simulation modeling
- Population viability analysis
Professional Societies:
- Ecological Society of America
- Society for Conservation Biology
Appointments / Honors:
- State of Oregon, Governor's 4(d) Scientific Review Team, 1997
- IAI-AMIGO Workshop on Landscape Fragmentation Effects on Faunal Biodiversity in the Americas: Maitencillo, Chile, 1996
- Consultant to U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Department, 1996-1997
- Workshop on Patch Dynamics in Terrestrial, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Cornell University, 1991
- Undergraduate Thesis Honors, University of California at Santa Cruz, Physics Department
- Carroll, C., R.F. Noss, N.H. Schumaker, and P.C. Paquet. (In press). Is the return of the wolf, wolverine, and grizzly bear to Oregon and California biologically feasible? In D. Maehr, R. Noss, and J. Larkin, editors. Large Mammal Restoration: Ecological and Sociological Implications. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
- Schumaker, N., T. Ernst, D. White, J. Baker, and P. Haggerty. 2004. Projecting wildlife responses to alternative future landscapes in Oregon’s Willamette Basin. Ecological Applications 14(2):381-401.
- Wilhere, G., and N.H. Schumaker. 2001. A spatially realistic population model for informing forest management decisions. Pages 538-544 in D. H. Johnson, and T. A. O'Neil (eds), Wildlife-habitat relationships in Oregon and Washington. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, OR.
- Calkin, D., C.A. Montgomery, N. H. Schumaker, S. Polasky, J. A. Arthur, and D. J. Nalle. Modeling the compatibility of biological and economic objectives on a forested landscape. In CD-ROM, Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, July 10-14, 2000, Corvallis, OR.
- Schumaker, N.H. 1998. A users guide to the PATCH model. EPA/600/R-98/135, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Western Ecology Division, Corvallis, OR.
- Schumaker, N.H. 1996. Using landscape indices to predict habitat connectivity. Ecology 77:1210-1225.
- Schumaker, N.H. 1995. Habitat connectivity and spotted owl population dynamics. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle.
- Groom, M.J., and N.H. Schumaker. 1993. Evaluating landscape change: Patterns of worldwide deforestation and local fragmentation. Pages 24-44 in P.M. Kareiva, J.G. Kingsolver, and R.B. Huey, editors. Biotic Interactions and Global Change. Sinauer Assoc., Sunderland, MA.
- Deutschman, D.H., G.A. Bradshaw, W.M. Childress, K.L. Daly, D. Grnbaum, M. Pascual, N.H. Schumaker, and J. Wu. 1993. Mechanisms of patch formation. Pages 184-209 in S.A. Levin, T.M. Powell, and J.H. Steele, editors. Patch Dynamics. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics 96. Springer-Verlag. New York.
- Lee, R.G., R. Flamm, M.G. Turner, C. Bledsoe, P. Chamdler, C. DeFerrari, R. Gottfried, R.J. Naiman, N.H. Schumaker, and D. Wear. 1992. Integrating sustainable development and environmental vitality: A landscape ecology approach. Pages 497-519 in R.H. Naiman, editor. Watershed Management: Balancing Sustainability and Environmental Change. Springer-Verlag. New York.