Staff Member
Dr. William Scott Schwenk
Post Doc
Phone: (802) 656 - 2233
Email: Scott.Schwenk@uvm.edu
Education
- Ph D University of Vermont 2008
- Other Johns Hopkins University 1999
- BA Dartmouth College
Biography
Postdoctoral research associate at UVM since 2008. Employed at U.S. EPA for 15 years (pesticide and research offices) prior to entering Ph.D. program at University of Vermont (UVM).. Scott is interested in how landscape-level and local factors, both natural and human, interact to affect the distribution and dynamics of wildlife populations and in how scientific knowledge about these factors can be applied to conservation. Current research includes assessing the effects of forest management practices on biodiversity and other ecosystem services, predicting the effects of changes in climate and land use on wildlife of the northeastern United States, and developing models and maps of landbird occurrence in Vermont. . Scott's teaching interests include wildlife ecology, modeling, and conservation for both undergraduates and graduate students.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Schwenk, W. S., and T. M. Donovan. 2011. A multi-species framework for landscape conservation planning. Conservation Biology 25:1010-1021. | Abstract | Download | October 2011 |
| Schwenk, W. S., T. M. Donovan, W. S. Keeton, and J. S. Nunery. 2012. Carbon storage, timber production, and biodiversity: comparing ecosystem services with multi-criteria decision analysis. Ecological Applications 22:1612-1627. | Abstract | Download | July 2012 |
| Schwenk, W. S., A. M. Strong, and T. S. Sillett. 2010. Effects of bird predation on arthropod abundance and tree growth across an elevational gradient. Journal of Avian Biology 41: 367-377. | Abstract | Download | July 2010 |
| Schwenk, W. S. and A. M. Strong. 2011. Contrasting patterns and combined effects of moose and insect herbivory on striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum). Basic and Applied Ecology 12:64-71. | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website | February 2011 |
| Donovan, T. M., G. S. Warrington, W. S. Schwenk, and J. H. Dinitz. 2012. Estimating landscape carrying capacity through maximum clique analysis. Ecological Applications 22:2265-2276. | Abstract | Download | December 2012 |
| Brown, M. L., T. M. Donovan, R. M. Mickey, G. S. Warrington, W. S. Schwenk, and D. S. Theobald. 2017. Predicting effects of future development on a territorial forest songbird: methodology matters. Landscape Ecology 33:93-108. DOI 10.1007/s10980-017-0586-8 | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website | October 2017 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Predicting Impacts of Future Human Population Growth and Development on Forest-dependent Wildlife Species | June 2012 |
| Vermont Biodiversity Monitoring Project | December 2012 |
| Home Range, Habitat use, and Movements of Bobcats in Vermont | December 2010 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Donovan, T. M., W. S. Schwenk, and W. Keeton. 2011. The influence of forest attributes on indicators of biodiversity: Establishing guidelines for sustainable forest management. Final Report for the Northeastern States Research Cooperative. | January 2011 |