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

South Carolina Research Activities


The SC Unit conducts research on Brown Pelicans and other nearshore seabirds in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean

The Cooperative Research Units Program conducts research related to fish, wildlife, and natural resource management. The programs offer Federal and State agencies access not only to unit scientists, but also to university expertise and facilities available at each of the 40 cooperating universities. Most research projects are carried out by graduate students participating with and/or under the direction of unit or other university scientists.

Research expertise at the SC Unit includes include ecology and conservation of aquatic, terrestrial, and marine wildlife, aquatic ecology, foraging ecology, functional ecology, conservation physiology, movement ecology, spatial ecology, and human-wildlife interactions.

Type Citation Publication Date
Data Release Wilkinson, B.P., and Jodice, P., 2022, Movement Data of Partially Migratory Brown Pelicans from the South Atlantic Bight: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YH2U8D. September 2022
Data Release Wilkinson, B.P., and Jodice, P., 2022, Movement Data of Partially Migratory Brown Pelicans from the South Atlantic Bight: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YH2U8D. January 2022
Data Release Wilkinson, B.P., Y.G Satgé, J.S. Lamb, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. GPS tracking of Brown Pelican in the South Atlantic Bight during cyclonic activity (2017-2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9D5IP0G. September 2019
Data Release Wilkinson, B.P., Y.G Satgé, J.S. Lamb, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. GPS tracking of Brown Pelican in the South Atlantic Bight during cyclonic activity (2017-2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9D5IP0G. October 2019
Data Release Wilkinson, B.P., Y.G Satgé, J.S. Lamb, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. GPS tracking of Brown Pelican in the South Atlantic Bight during cyclonic activity (2017-2018): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9D5IP0G. April 2019
Data Release Wilkinson, B.P, Jodice, P.G.R., and Robuck, A.R., 2021, Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in the Eggs of Brown Pelicans from Charleston, SC (2019): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9SKDFZU November 2020
Data Release Streker, R.A., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Reproductive Physiology of Brown Pelican Along the Coast of Alabama, 2017-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AB53QZ. September 2022
Data Release Streker, R.A., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Reproductive Physiology of Brown Pelican Along the Coast of Alabama, 2017-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AB53QZ. October 2019
Data Release Shyvers J.E., B.C. Tarbox, E.K. Buchholtz, A.P. Monroe, C.J. Duchardt, N J. Van Lanen, B.S. Robb, D.R. Edmunds, M.S. O’Donnell, and C.L. Aldridge. Raster layers of optimal conservation and restoration sites, ecological status, and connectivity to prioritize multi-species, sagebrush ecosystem management across Wyoming, USA. USGS ScienceBase data release. April 2023
Data Release Satgé, Y.G., E. Rupp, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. A preliminary report of ongoing research of the ecology of Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) in Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic – I: GPS tracking of breeding adults. Unpublished Report, South Carolina Cooperative Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UHASY4 April 2019
Data Release Satgé, Y.G., E. Rupp, A. Brown, P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Nesting habitat suitability for the Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata on Hispaniola, Supplementary Material: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FWJPBD. January 2018
Data Release Poli, C.L, A-L. Harrison, A. Vallarino, P.D. Gerard, Jodice, P.G.R. 2017. Dynamic oceanography predicts fine scale foraging behavior of Masked Boobies in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 12(6): e0178318. https://www.movebank.org Movebank ID: 276604823 October 2019
Data Release Lawson, A.J., and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Mercury concentrations in American alligators in South Carolina, 2010-2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P98XHBCY September 2019
Data Release Lawson, A.J., Jodice, P.G., Rainwater, T.R., Hart, M., Butfiloski, J.W., Wilkinson, P.M., and Moore, C.T., 2022, American alligator demographic and harvest data from Georgetown County, South Carolina, 1979–2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AEXW1Z.<br> January 2022
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Brown Pelican Utilization Distribution, Breeding Season, Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2015, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9K0HK27 September 2019
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Brown Pelican Utilization Distribution, Breeding Season, Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2015, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9K0HK27 October 2019
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R Jodice. 2019. Physiological Ecology of Brown Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94GBJ4G. September 2019
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R Jodice. 2019. Physiological Ecology of Brown Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94GBJ4G. July 2017
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R Jodice. 2019. Physiological Ecology of Brown Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico, 2013-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94GBJ4G. April 2019
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satge, P.G.R. Jodice. 2017. Influence of density-dependent competition on foraging and migratory behavior of a subtropical colonial seabird. Ecology and Evolution 2017;00:1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.7856r086 February 2017
Data Release Lamb, J.S., Satgé, Y.G., and Jodice, P.G.R. 2017. Foraging ecology of Brown Pelican in the northern Gulf of Mexico (2013-2015): U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7R78D6J. May 2017
Data Release Jodice, P.G.R., and B.P. Wilkinson. 2020. At-sea movements of Masked Boobies from Pedro Cays, Jamaica, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AK95EG. September 2019
Data Release Jodice, P.G.R., and B.P. Wilkinson. 2020. At-sea movements of Masked Boobies from Pedro Cays, Jamaica, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AK95EG. October 2019
Data Release Ferguson, L.M., Y.G. Satgé, J. Tavano, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2018. Seabird colony registry and atlas for the Southeastern United States. Final Report to US FWS: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96DIUD8 September 2022
Data Release Ferguson, L.M., Y.G. Satgé, J. Tavano, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2018. Seabird colony registry and atlas for the Southeastern United States. Final Report to US FWS: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96DIUD8 July 2017
Data Release Buchholtz, E.K., M.S. O'Donnell, J.A. Heinrichs, and C.L Aldridge. 2023. Sagebrush structural connectivity yearly and temporal trends based on RCMAP sagebrush products, biome-wide from 1985 to 2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ED3OHH. October 2022
Data Release Buchholtz, E.K. and Kreitler, J.R., 2023, Circuit-based potential fire connectivity and relative flow patterns in the Great Basin, United States, 270 meters: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EA3E00. April 2023
Data Release Buchholtz, E.K. & J. Heinrichs. 2022. Landscape and connectivity metrics based on invasive annual grass cover from 2016-2018 summarized at 15 kilometer grid cells in the Great Basin, USA: U.S. Geological Survey data release. ScienceBase. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9B4H00Q. January 2018
Data Release Bradley, P.W., and Jodice, P.G., 2022, Interannual Breeding Movements of Brown Pelicans in the South Atlantic Bight: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BZ5TL9. September 2021