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Charles R. Smith
Senior Research Associate

206C Fernow Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ph: 607-255-3219
Fx: 607-255-1895
e.mail: crs6@cornell.edu
Charles R. Smith

Ph.D - Cornell University - 1977
B.S. - East Tennessee State University - 1970

Charles Smith joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1992. He teaches undergraduate field biology courses and conducts research in applied ecology, addressing landscape-scale questions related to science-based conservation and management of migratory birds.

Research

Since 1992, Dr. Smith has coordinated the New York State Gap Analysis Project, in cooperation with multiple state and federal agencies. His research focuses upon biodiversity conservation and questions related to conservation of grassland birds and responses of northeastern breeding bird populations to habitat change and fragmentation. Breeding bird atlas and survey methods, geographic information systems (GIS), and satellite imagery are being used to address questions related to landscape-scale conservation of breeding bird diversity in the Hudson River Valley.

Teaching

Selected Publications

  • Smith, C.R. 2005. Birds. p. 180. In P. Eisenstadt (ed.), The Encyclopedia of New York State, Syracuse University Press.

  • Smith, C.R. 2005. Bird Watching. pp. 181-182. In P. Eisenstadt (ed.). The Encyclopedia of New York State, Syracuse University Press.

  • Smith, C.R., S.D. DeGloria, M.E. Richmond, S.K. Gregory, M. Laba, S.D. Smith, J.L. Braden, E.H. Fegraus, E.A. Hill, D.E. Ogurcak, and J.T. Weber. 2001. A Gap Analysis of New York NY-GAP. Final Report and Data. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, National Gap Analysis Office, Moscow, ID. 2-disc CD set (issued October 2001).

  • Mitchell, L.R., C.R. Smith, and R.A. Malecki. 2000. Ecology of Grassland Breeding Birds in the Northeastern United States - A Literature Review with Recommendations for Management. NY Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. 69 pp.

  • Brown, S.C. and C.R. Smith. 1998. Breeding season bird use of recently restored versus natural wetlands in New York. Journal of Wildlife Management 62(4): 1480-1491.

  • Smith, C.R. and S.K. Gregory. 1998. Bird habitats in New York State, pp. 29-41, in E. Levine (ed), Bull's Birds of New York State. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. 622 pp.

  • Smith, C.R. 1997. Use of public grazing lands by Henslow's Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, and associated grassland species in central New York State, pp.171-186, in P.D.Vickery and P.W. Dunwiddie (eds), Grasslands of North America: Ecology and Conservation of Native and Agricultural Landscapes. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, MA. 297 pp.

  • Smith, C.R., D.M. Pence, and R.J. O'Connor. 1993. Status of Neotropical Migratory Birds in the Northeast: A Preliminary Assessment, pp. 172-188, in D.M. Finch and P.W. Stangel (eds.), Status and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. 422 pp.

  • Smith, C.R., J. Giles, M.E. Richmond, J. Nagel, and D.W. Yambert. 1974. The mammals of northeastern Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 49(3): 88-94.

  • Smith, C.R. and R.W. Pearman. 1971. A survey of the pteridophytes of northeastern Tennessee. Castanea 36(3): 181-191.