Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member


Dr. Qing Zhao

Qing Zhao in the Qinling Mountains

Post Doc

Biography

I joined the Unit in May 2012 and am working with Dr. Bill Kendall on waterfowl migration ecology and adaptive management. Right now I mainly use spatially explicit dynamic models to understand factors driving spatio-temporal variability of waterfowl distributions and abundance. The research will eventually help us to understand the interactive effects of climate change and habitat heterogeneity and predict population responses under alternative scenarios of habitat management and climate change. I previously studied social behaviors and reproductive strategies of wild monkeys in China and community structures and dynamics of boreal birds in Quebec, Canada.

Research Publications Publication Date
Zhao, Q*., G. Scott Boomer, and W. L. Kendall. 2018. The non-linear, interactive effects of population density and climate drive the geographical patterns of waterfowl survival. Biological Conservation 221:1-9. May 2018
Project Completion Date
Predicting Migratory Bird Responses to Climate Change: December 2017
Presentations Presentation Date
Zhao, Q., G. S. Boomer, and W. L. Kendall. 2016. Partitioning the effects of hunting and climate on waterfowl survival. North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, DC. August 2016