Peter W. C. Paton

ppaton@uri.edu

University of Rhode Island

Department of Natural Resources Science 

Coastal Institute in Kingston, #118

1 Greenhouse Road

Kingston, RI 02881

Voice:(401)-874-2986

Fax:(401)-874-4561

Ph.D., Utah State University, 1994

Dr. Paton's research focuses on avian ecology and applied conservation biology. He is interested in a broad array of topics including the population ecology of neotropical migratory birds, the effects of restoration of New England’s salt marshes on Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows, the impacts of oil spills on avian populations, factors affecting plover populations along the coast, and amphibian community structure in vernal ponds in southern New England.

Griffin, C.R., P.W.C. Paton, and T.R. Baskett. 1998. "Breeding ecology and behavior of the Hawaiian Hawk." Condor, 100:654-662.

Paton, P.W.C., M.A. Stern, and V. Bachman. 1996. "Impoundment drawdown and artificial nest structures as management strategies for Snowy Plovers." In J.M. Reed, N. Warnock, and L. Oring, eds. Conservation and management of shorebirds in the western Great Basin of North America. International Wader Studies. 9:64-70.

Paton, P.W.C., and T.A. Pogson. 1996. "Relative abundance, migratory strategy, and habitat use of birds breeding in Denali National Park, Alaska." Canadian Field-Naturalist, 110:599-606.