Jorie Favreau, PhD

Research Interests

Avian Monitoring in the Adirondacks

    I started an avian monitoring program (mist-netting) in 2007 with the goals of 1) establishing a long-term northern Adirondack data set, 2) contributing to the All Taxa Biological Inventory in the Adirondacks, 3)  establishing base line data for Smitty Creek Watershed, a watershed adopted by Paul Smith's College, 4) Contributing to the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program, and 5) providing Paul Smith's students with field experience.

 

All Taxa Biological Inventory (ATBI) in the Adirondacks

    I will be contributing to the Adirondack All Taxa Biological Inventory.

 

Animal Movement

        My research (and my interests) are not confined to any particular mammal or bird, but extend across many taxonomic groups.  I am a behavioral ecologist who is intrigued by foraging behavior and how animals move in their home ranges.  For my PhD dissertation, I simulated different resource distributions and abundances (in the program Matlab) and animal movement on these virtual landscapes.  My model showed that number of moves and move lengths may depend on resource distribution, patch density, and patch richness.  I tested my model's predictions with field data on black bears (Ursus americanus) and kinkajous (Potos flavus).  I also simulated various foraging rules and cognitive states. 

    In 2007, I began a new phase in my movement research.  This phase is being conducted in the Adirondacks, with red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).

Surrogate Species

George Hess and I collaborated on the issue of surrogate species. 

• Favreau, J.M., C.A. Drew, G.R. Hess, K.A. Eschelbach, F.H. Koch, and M.J. Rubino. 2006.  Recommendations for assessing the effectiveness of surrogate species.  Biodiversity and Conservation 15:3949-3969.
• Hess, G.R., F.H. Koch, M.J. Rubino, K.A. Eschelbach, C.A. Drew, and J.M. Favreau. 2006.  Comparing potential effectiveness of conservation planning approaches in central North Carolina, USA.  Biological Conservation 128(3): 358-368.

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