Staff Member
Alec Wong
Master's
Email: aw685@cornell.edu
Biography
I am from Queens, New York. I completed my undergraduate degree in Fisheries and Wildlife with a concentration in Conservation Biology and a minor in Mathematics at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2013. At the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, I involved myself in research concerning the biology and life-history of the invasive Chinese mystery snail (Bellamya chinensis). After participating in two urban ecology projects in New York City following my graduation, I joined the New York Unit. I am interested in quantifying the abundance of moose in Adirondack park, and investigating the effects and interactions of multiple environmental stressors on moose population dynamics and life history.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Wong, A., C. R. Allen, N. M. Chaine, D. M. Haak, K. L. Pope, N. A. Smeenk, B. J. Stephen, and D. R. Uden. 2013. Enamel-based mark performance for marking Chinese mystery snail Bellamya chinensis. Management of Biological Invasions 4:231-234. | Download | October 2013 |
| Unstad, K. M., D. R. Uden, C. R. Allen, N. M. Chaine, D. M. Haak, R. A. Kill, K. L. Pope, B. J. Stephen, and A. Wong. 2013. Survival and behavior of Chinese mystery snails (Bellamya chinensis) in response to simulated water body drawdowns and extended air exposure. Management of Biological Invasions 4:123-127. | Download | December 2013 |
| Stephen, B. J., C. R. Allen, N. M. Chaine, K. A. Fricke, D. M. Haak, M. L. Hellman, R. A. Kill, K. T. Nemec, K. L. Pope, N. A. Smeenk, D. R. Uden, K. M. Unstad, A. E. VanderHam, and A. Wong. 2013. Fecundity of the Chinese mystery snail in a Nebraska reservoir. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 28:439-444. | Download | December 2013 |
| Burnett, J. L., K. L. Pope, A. Wong, C. R. Allen, D. M. Haak, B. J. Stephen and D. R. Uden. 2018. Thermal tolerance limits of the Chinese mystery snail (Bellamya chinensis): implications for management. American Malacological Bulletin 36:140-144. | Download | May 2018 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Density estimation of moose in New York State: investigations into the apparent decline | August 2019 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Wong, A., and A.K. Fuller. Assessing parasitic threats to moose in the Adirondacks of New York. New York Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Albany, NY. 12 April, 2016 | April 2016 |
| Wong, A., and A.K. Fuller. 2017. Moose density and connectivity in the Adirondacks. Adirondack Research Forum. Old Forge, NY. 1 March, 2017. | March 2017 |
| Wong, A., C. R. Allen, N. M. Chaine, A. D. Engel, D. M. Haak, R. A. Kill, K. L. Pope, B. J. Stephen, and D. R. Uden. 2012. Thermal limits of the Chinese mystery snail. 73rd Annual Meeting, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Wichita, Kansas (poster). | December 2012 |
| Wong, A., A.K. Fuller, J.A. Royle. Novel application of adaptive sampling principles to spatial capture-recapture. International Statistical Ecology Conference. St Andrews, Scotland. | July 2018 |
| Wong, A., A. Fuller, J.A. Royle. 2016. Challenges of sickness and stress for moose: assessing thermal stress and parasitic threats to moose in the Adirondacks of New York. The Wildlife Society New York Chapter meeting. April 12, 2016. | April 2016 |
| Wong, A., A. Fuller, J.A. Royle, J. Hurst. Obstacles to genetic analysis of moose using fecal samples. 74th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Burlington, VT. | April 2018 |
| Wong, A. J.A. Royle, and A.K. Fuller. 2017. Novel application of adaptive sampling principles to spatial capture-recapture. 24th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 27 September, 2017. | September 2017 |
| Wong, A. A. Fuller, J. Royle. 2016. Spatial patterns in density of moose in a heterogeneous landscape using non-invasive genetic sampling to inform management. Cornell graduate student annual research symposium. January 25, 2016. | January 2016 |
| Haak, D. M., C. R. Allen, K. A. Fricke, N. M. Hart, M. L. Hellman, R. A. Kill, K. T. Nemec, K. L. Pope, N. A. Smeenk, B. J. Stephen, D. R. Uden, K. M. Unstad, A. E. VanderHam, and A. Wong. 2014. Solving mysteries of the snail. 74th Annual Meeting, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Kansas City, Missouri. | January 2014 |