Dr John Marzluff Associate Professor, Ecosystem Sciences
Dr. Marzluff’s graduate and initial post-doctoral research focused on the social behavior and ecology of jays and ravens. He was especially interested in communication, social organization and foraging behavior. Much of this work was summarized in a book with Russ Balda, The Pinyon Jay (1992, Academic Press). His behavioral ecology research won several student awards, and one paper was awarded the H.R. Painton Award for the outstanding paper published in The Condor during the past four years (1989).
Dr. Marzluff’s undergraduate degree is in Wildlife Biology and he has maintained a keen interest in conservation interests ever since graduating in 1980. His recent post-doctoral research has centered on bird conservation. He has published widely on experimental design and the methods needed to quantitatively assess wildlife responses to human activities. His areas of interest with respect to wildlife management include raptor management, management of pest species and assessment of nest predation. He has led studies on the effects of military training on falcons and eagles in southwestern Idaho, the effects of timber harvest, recreation and forest fragmentation on goshawks and marbled murrelets in western Washington and Oregon, and conservation strategies for Pacific Island corvids. His current research includes long-term studies of the effects of urbanization on songbirds in the Seattle area, responses of nest predators and songbirds to settlement, recreation, and forest fragmentation on the Olympic Peninsula, and endangered species conservation. His research in Washington and Oregon is cooperatively funded by state, federal and private forest management agencies and companies. Dr. Marzluff has authored over 50 scientific papers on various aspects of bird behavior and wildlife management. He is a member of the board of editors for Bird Behavior. He has edited Avian Conservation: Research and Management that includes 40 chapters detailing research approaches to conserve avian biodiversity throughout the world (1998, Island Press), Avian Conservation and Ecology in an Urbanizing World (2001, Kluwer Academic Publishers) and Radiotelemetry and Animal Populations (2001, Academic Press). He is currently leader of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Recovery Team for the critically endangered Mariana Crow. He recently served the National Academy of Science as an advisor for the team to assess the scientific bases for the recovery of the Mariana Crow. He is an Elected Member of the American Ornithologist's Union (1993) and currently serves as Councilor of the AOU. |