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2009 - 2010. "Spatial patterns of wastewater discharge and coastal pollution in California"; coPIs: Will McClintock, Steve Gaines (Heal the Ocean, a Santa Barbara NGO; $15,500). 2009 - 2010. "Sustainable agriculture along a protected forest edge in Thailand: promoting ecosystem services to motivate forest conservation in rural communities" (Conservation and Research Foundation; $5,000). 2008 - 2009. "Surface flow, solar radiation, and tree distributions: untangling the effects of water and light on tropical forest community structure" (Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; $8,000). 2007 - 2008. "Sustainable agriculture at the rainforest edge in Thailand: the forest's role in providing pollination and pest-control services for domestic crops"; co-PI: Susan Mazer (Pacific Rim Research Program, University of California; $15,000). 2006 - 2007. "Sustaining coupled human and natural systems: the effects of forest use by rural communities on biodiversity and ecosystem services in Thailand"; co-PIs: David Woodruff, Susan Mazer (Pacific Rim Research Program, University of California; $15,000). 2006. "Ecological Research Training Course" (Biodiversity Research & Training Program [Thailand], $12,000 to develop and direct a four-week field course for Thai students at Walailak University). 1993 - 1995 (two awards). "Movement patterns of speckled rattlesnakes, Crotalus mitchellii, and red-diamond rattlesnakes, C. ruber, in a warm, low-altitude desert" (Natural Reserve System, University of California; each award $2,000). 1993 - 1995 (two awards). "Movement patterns of speckled rattlesnakes, Crotalus mitchellii, and red-diamond rattlesnakes, C. ruber, in a warm, low-altitude desert" (Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund, American Museum of Natural History; each award $1,000). Co-PI on four proposal submissions to the NSF: 2004 & 2006 (co-wrote each proposal), 2007 & 2008 (wrote each proposal entirely). INVITED RESEARCH SEMINARS 2009. Khon Kaen University (Khon Kaen, Thailand). "Sustainable agriculture along the forest edge: ecosystem services and forest conservation at Kaeng Krachan National Park" 2008. New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL). "Sustainable agriculture along rainforest edges: promoting `ecosystem services' to motivate forest conservation in Thailand". 2004. James Cook University (Townsville, Australia). "Climate-induced geographic variation in North American rattlesnake movement patterns". 1999. State University of New York (Albany, NY). "The ecology of overwintering site fidelity in desert rattlesnakes of the southwestern United States". 1999. Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs NY). "The ecology of overwintering site fidelity in desert rattlesnakes of the southwestern United States". 1998. Walailak University (Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand). "The ecology of migration in desert rattlesnakes of the southwestern United States". SELECT CONTRIBUTED PAPERS 2009. "Within tropical forests, how similar are spatial patterns of irradiance at the top of the canopy and in the understorey?" (Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, NM,USA). 2009. "Sustainable agriculture along the forest edge: ecosystem services and forest conservation at Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand" (Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Chiang Mai, Thailand). 2007. "Spatial variation in solar irradiance and the recruitment of rainforest trees at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand" (Ecological Society of America, San Jose, CA). 2006. "Measuring competition for space between coral colonies at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef" (Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Kunming, China). 2005. "The effects of surface insolation on shelter site selection in the rattlesnakes Crotalus mitchellii and C. ruber" (Ecological Society of America, Montreal, Canada). 2003. "Direct competition for space between coral colonies at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef" (Ecological Society of America, Savannah, GA) 2000. "Tests for optimal movement in the rattlesnakes Crotalus mitchellii and C. ruber" (International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Zurich, Switzerland). 1997. "Migratory behavior of Crotalus mitchellii and C. ruber: a test of the relationship between climate and movement pattern" (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Seattle, WA). Roughly 15 others, on related topics, in Mexico, Japan, Thailand, and the U.S. PUBLICATIONS Greenberg, D.B. and W.J. McClintock. 2008. Remember the third dimension: terrain modeling improves estimates of snake home range. Copeia 2008:801-806. White, E.P., P.B. Adler, W.K. Lauenroth, R.A. Gill, D.B. Greenberg, D.M. Kaufman, A. Rassweiler, J.A. Rusak, M.D. Smith, J.R. Steinbeck, R.B. Waide, & J. Yao. 2005. A comparison of the species-time relationship across ecosystems and taxonomic groups. Oikos 112:185-195. Brown, W.S. & D.B. Greenberg. 1992. Vertical-tree ambush posture in Crotalus horridus. Herpetological Review 23:3. Two additional manuscripts submitted, currently being revised for resubmission.
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE 2009 (ongoing). Spatial analysis, cartography: spatial patterns of wastewater discharge and coastal pollution in California (for Heal the Ocean, an NGO). 2008. Spatial analysis, cartography: lobster movement in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (for Bren School of Environmental Science, University of California). 2007 - 2009. Spatial modeling, spatial analysis, software development: vessel activity patterns in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (for NOAA). 2007 - 2008. Spatial modeling, spatial analysis, cartography: human resource use in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (for NaturalEquity, a research consulting firm). 2007 - 2008. Spatial modeling, spatial analysis, cartography: multiple subjects related to marine reserve monitoring in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (for Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Group, National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis). 2007. Cartography: spatial patterns of salmon fishing in the Russian far east (for TRAFFIC East Asia, Hong Kong). 2004. Differential GPS receiving system design and installation, Gump South Pacific Research Station, Moorea, French Polynesia (for Moorea Long Term Ecological Research site). 1996 - 1997. GIS development, spatial modeling (terrain and irradiance), Deep Canyon Research Center (for Natural Reserve System, University of California). 1996. Differential GPS receiving system design and installation, Deep Canyon Research Center (for Natural Reserve System, University of California). TEACHING 2006. Ecological Research Training Course (Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand): A four-week field course for Thai students, which I designed and co-taught with faculty from Thai and U.S. universities, supported by a grant from the Thai government's Biodiversity Research and Training Program (see "Research Awards & Grants", above). 1992 - 1995. Teaching assistant - Data Analysis and Statistics for Biologists (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara). 1993 - 1999. Teaching assistant - Principles of Evolution (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara). 1996 - 1998. Teaching assistant - Vertebrate Evolutionary Morphology (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara). 1998. Teaching assistant - Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara). REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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