Hawaii Wildlife Ecology Lab
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Approaches to optimal ungulate management strategies for recreational hunting and conservation purposes across the Hawaiian Islands
with Derek Risch, Project Manager, Kupaʻa Luat-Huʻeu graduate student, Dr. Mehana Vaughan (UH Manoa NREM),
Funding: Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife, McIntire-Stennis Forestry Program & Pittman Robertson
Population size, distribution, habitat use and nesting biology of Pueo, the Hawaiian Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis)
with Dr. Javier Cotín and Dr. Marie-Sophie Garcia-Heras, Postdoctoral Fellows and Olivia Wang, Kaleiheana-a-Pōhaku Stormcrow, Chad Wilhite and Laura Luther, graduate students
Funding: Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife, Natural Resources Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and United States Department of Agriculture
Long-term monitoring of 'Ua'u kani (Ardenna pacifica) fallout
with Jessica Idle, graduate student, Wade Naguwa, undergraduate student, and in collaboration with Dr. Kristen Harmon and Dr. Javier Cotin
Vulnerability of Hawaiian tree snails to climate change, and the potential for adaptation
with Dr. Michael Hadfield, (UH Manoa PBRC), Dr. Adam Vorsino (USFWS), Dr. David Sischo (Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife), Dr. Stephen Miller (USFWS)
Funding: Oahu Army Natural Resources Program, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Phylogeography of Hawaiian tree snails in the subfamily Achatinellinae
with Dr. Michael Hadfield, PBRC, Dr. Robert Toonen (UH Manoa HIMB), Dr. Zac Forsman (UH Manoa HIMB, Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources), Dr. Ingrid Knapp (UH Manoa HIMB), NREM graduate student Philip Kitamura
Funding: Oahu Army Natural Resources Program, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds: bringing wildlife conservation together with music, art, and education
with Dr. Takuma Itoh, Professor of Music, Composition, and Theory; Dr. Charlotte Frambaugh-Kritzer, Professor of Education; NREM graduate alumnus Rylen Nakama
symphonyofhawaiianbirds.com/
Nesting ecology, dispersal, and habitat use of Hawaiian waterbirds
Nesting Ecology, Dispersal, and Habitat Use of Hawaiian Waterbirds
with Dr. Kristen Harmon and graduate students Jessica Idle, Jaime Botet, and Taylor Shimabukuro
Funding: Hawai'i DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i - Kaneohe Bay, Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation, and He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve
Past Research
Natural selection in the Anthropocene: under what conditions does the Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) overcome light attraction during fledging?
with Brooke Friswold, graduate student, Jessica Idle, undergraduate student and the collaboration of Dr. Javier Cotín
WATER DIVERSIONS: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND ECOLOGICAL TRADE-OFFS
with Kristen Corey, graduate student, Dr. Catherine Chan (UH Manoa NREM faculty), Dr. Yin-Phan Tsang (UH Manoa NREM faculty)
Funding: McIntire-Stennis Forestry Program, DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife
POPULATION GENETICS & BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF BAND-RUMPED STORM PETRELS IN HAWAIʻI
with Carmen Antaky, NREM graduate alumnus, Kauaʻi Endangered Seabird Recovery Project, Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project
Funding: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Hawaiʻi Audubon Society