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Beth Gardner
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Biology
Education:
B.S., Allegheny College (1999)
M.S., Cornell University (2002)
Ph.D., Cornell University (2007)
Research Interests:
Development of spatial capture-recapture models, hierarchical models of animal abundance and occurrence (e.g., site-occupancy models), Bayesian analysis in ecology, spatial modeling.
Dr. Gardner's Brief Curriculum Vitae >>
Courses:
Coming in 2012: Principles of Wildlife Science and Quantitative Wildlife Science
Contact:
NC State University
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Turner House, Campus Box 7646
Raleigh, NC 27695-7646
Tel: 919 513-7558
Fax: 919 515-5110
E-mail: beth_gardner@ncsu.edu
Publications
- Sollmann, R., Furtado, M.M., Gardner, B., Hofer, H., Jácomo, A.T.A., Tôrres, N.M., and
Silveira, L. in press. Sex matters: Estimating jaguar density in central Brazil
accounting for gender-specific detection and movement using spatially explicit
capture-recapture models. Biological Conservation. - Reppucci J., Gardner, B.*, and Lucherini, M. In press. Estimating detection and density
of the Andean cat in the high Andes. Journal of Mammalogy. - Saracco, J.F., Royle, J.A., DeSante, D.F., and Gardner, B. In press. Spatial modeling of
survival and residency and application to the Monitoring Avian Productivity and
Survivorship (MAPS) program. Journal of Ornithology. - Royle, J. A., Magoun, A.J., Gardner, B., Valkenburg, P., and Lowell, R.E. In press.
Density estimation in a wolverine population using spatial capture-recapture
models. Journal of Wildlife Management. - Kéry, M., Gardner, B., Stoeckle, T., Weber, D., and Royle, J.A. In press. Spatial capturerecapture
density estimation using DNA-sampled data in rare and elusive
animals. Conservation Biology. - Gardner, B., Reppucci J., Lucherini, M. and Royle, J.A. 2010. Spatially-explicit
inference for open populations: Estimating demographic parameters from
camera-trap studies. Ecology. - Royle, J.A., and Gardner, B. 2010. Hierarchical spatial capture-recapture models for
estimating density from trapping arrays. pp. 163-190 in O'Connell, A., Nichols,
J.D., and Karanth, K.U.(eds.) Camera Traps in Animal Ecology: Methods and
Analyses. Springer, New York. - Kéry, M., Gardner, B., Monnerat, C. 2010. Predicting species distributions from checklist
data using site-occupancy models. Journal of Biogeography, - Saracco, J.F., Royle, J.A., DeSante, D.F., and Gardner, B. 2010. Modeling spatial
variation in avian survival and residency probabilities. Ecology, 91:1885-1891. - Zipkin, E.F., Gardner, B., Gilbert, A.T., O’Connell, A.F., Royle, J.A., and Silverman,
E.D. 2010. Distribution patterns of wintering sea ducks in relation to the North
Atlantic Oscillation and local environmental characteristics. Oecologia, 163(4):
893-902.
- Gardner, B., Royle, J.A., Wegan, M.T., Rainbolt, R.E., and Curtis, P.D. 2010. Density
estimation based on hair snare data for black bears. Journal of Wildlife
Management. 74(2):318-325. - Gardner, B., Royle, J.A., and Wegan, M.T. 2009. Hierarchical models for estimating
density from DNA mark - recapture studies. Ecology. 90(4), 1106-1115. - Gardner, B., Sullivan, P.J., Morreale, S.J., and Epperly, S.P. 2008. Spatial statistical
analysis of bycatch data: patterns of sea turtle bycatch in the North Atlantic.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 65: 2461–2470 - Gardner, B., Sullivan, P.J., Epperly, S.P., and Morreale, S.J. 2008. Hierarchical modeling
of bycatch rates of sea turtles in the western North Atlantic. Endangered Species
Research. Available Online at: http://www.int- res.com/articles/esr2008/theme/Bycatch/bycatchpp9.pdf - Gardner, B. and Sullivan, P.J. 2004. Spatial and temporal stream temperature prediction:
modeling non-stationary temporal covariance structures. Water Resources
Research, 40: W01102. - Rivas, A.L., Smith, S., Sullivan, P.J., Gardner, B., Aparicio, J.P., Hoogesteyn, A.L., and
Castillo-Chávez, C. 2003. Identification of geographical factors associated with
early spread of foot-and-mouth disease. American Journal of Veterinary
Research, 64, 1519-1527. - Gardner, B., Sullivan, P.J., and Lembo Jr., A.J. 2003. Predicting stream temperatures:
geostatistical model comparison using alternative distance metrics. Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 60: 344-351. - Stepp, P.L. & Gardner, B. 2001. Ten Years of Demographics: Who Debates in the
United States. Argumentation and Advocacy, 38, 69-82. - Stepp, P.L. & Gardner, B. 2001. How well are we doing: Has the sexual harassment
policy in CEDA debate worked? Contemporary Argumentation and Debate, 22,
22-40.
