Patrick Wolff

boatWildlife Biologist
US Army ERDC-CERL
2902 Newmark Dr.
Champaign, IL 61822
Phone: 217-373-5847
Patrick.J.Wolff [at] usace.army.mil






Research Interests: My work focuses on the conservation and management of wildlife on military lands, with an emphasis on threatened and endangered species. Using innovative technologies to survey, evaluate, and manage wildlife populations, I seek to reconcile potential conflicts between conservation measures
and military activities.

I have studied a wide range of taxa including mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and invertebrates. Current projects include acoustic monitoring of at-risk species of bats and amphibians, automated radio telemetry to investigate the behavior of rare snakes, and studies of small mammal distribution and habitat use. Previous research has spanned the subjects of predator-prey interactions, landscape ecology, urban ecology, and stress physiology to examine the ways that animals cope, adapt, and thrive in human-altered ecosystems.

 

 

Publications:


Gallo, T, E Lehrer, M Fidino, R Kilgour, P Wolff, and S Magle. 2018. Need for multiscale planning for conservation of urban bats. Conservation Biology 32(3): 638-647. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13056.

Wolff, PJ, BA DeGregorio, V Rodriguez, E Murillo, and JH Sperry. 2018. Bird community assemblage and distribution in a tropical, urban ecosystem of Puerto Rico. Tropical Conservation Science 11: 1-10

Lehrer, E. W., R. L. Schooley, J. M. Nevis, R. J. Kilgour, P. J. Wolff, and S. B. Magle. 2016. Happily ever after? Fates of translocated nuisance woodchucks in the Chicago metropolitan area. Urban Ecosystems 19:1389-1403.

Wolff, P. J., C. A. Taylor, E. J. Heske, R. L. Schooley. 2016. Predation risk for crayfish differs between drought and nondrought conditions. Freshwater Science 35(1): 91-102.

Ahlers, A. A., L. A. Cotner, P. J. Wolff, M. A. Mitchell, E. J. Heske, and R. L. Schooley. 2015. Summer precipitation predicts spatial distributions of semiaquatic mammals. PLOS ONE DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135036.

Wolff, P. J., C. A. Taylor, E. J. Heske, R. L. Schooley. 2015. Habitat selection by American mink during summer is related to hotspots of crayfish prey. Wildlife Biology 21(1): 9-17.

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