Clint Boal, PhD
Assistant Unit Leader - Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Research Interests
Clint directs research targeted at building upon our basic understanding of species and systems while meeting the more applied management information needs of natural resource managers. His primary research interest is the ecology and conservation of birds of prey, especially as high trophic level members of biotic communities. Second is a focus on ecology and conservation of wildlife in arid environments; this has become especially relevant in context of climate change. Third is the ecology of avian species in the tropics, including how both resident and migrant species cope with severe weather events, anthropogenic driven landscape changes, and climate changes.
Teaching Interests
Clint teaches courses in Raptor Ecology, Structured Decision Making in Natural Resources Management, and Advanced Nongame Ecology; he also co-teaches a course in Tropical Ecology and an undergraduate field course in Tropical Avian Ecology.
Professional Experience
Assistant Unit Leader, Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2000- current
Education and Certifications
Ph D University of Arizona 1997
MS University of Arizona 1993
BS University of Arizona 1991
Science and Products
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Interactive effects between nest microclimate and nest vegetation structure confirm microclimate thresholds for Lesser Prairie-Chicken nest survival
The range of Lesser Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) spans 4 unique ecoregions along 2 distinct environmental gradients. The Sand Shinnery Oak Prairie ecoregion of the Southern High Plains of New Mexico and Texas is environmentally isolated, warmer, and more arid than the Short-Grass, Sand Sagebrush, and Mixed-Grass Prairie ecoregions in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and the northeast p
Authors
Blake A. Grisham, Alixandra J. Godar, Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos
Assessing range-wide habitat suitability for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Population declines of many wildlife species have been linked to habitat loss incurred through land-use change. Incorporation of conservation planning into development planning may mitigate these impacts. The threatened Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is experiencing loss of native habitat and high levels of energy development across its multijurisdictional range. Our goal was
Authors
Catherine S. Jarnevich, Tracy R. Holcombe, Blake A. Grisham, Jennifer M. Timmer, Clint W. Boal, Matthew Butler, James C. Pitman, Sean Kyle, David Klute, Grant M. Beauprez, Allan Janus, William E. Van Pelt
Restoring sand shinnery oak prairies with herbicide and grazing in New Mexico
Sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) prairies are increasingly disappearing and increasingly degraded in the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico. Restoring and managing sand shinnery oak prairie can support biodiversity, specific species of conservation concern, and livestock production. We measured vegetation response to four treatment combinations of herbicide (tebuthiuron applied at 0.
Authors
Jennifer C. Zavaleta, David A. Haukos, Blake A. Grisham, Clint W. Boal, Charles Dixon
Lesser Prairie-Chickens of the sand sagebrush prairie
No abstract available.
Authors
David A. Haukos, Aron A. Flanders, Christian A. Hagen, James C. Pitman
Harvest
No abstract available.
Authors
David A. Haukos, James C. Pitman, Grant M. Beauprez, Doug D. Schoeling
Introduction: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken
No abstract available.
Authors
Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos
Long-term lesser prairie-chicken nest ecology in response to grassland management
Long-term population and range declines from habitat loss and fragmentation caused the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) to be a species of concern throughout its range. Current lesser prairie-chicken range in New Mexico and Texas is partially restricted to sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii; hereafter shinnery oak) prairies, on which cattle grazing is the main socioeconomic dri
Authors
Sarah R. Fritts, Blake A. Grisham, David A. Haukos, Clint W. Boal, Michael Patten, Don H. Wolfe, Charles Dixon, Robert D. Cox, Willard R. Heck
Ecology and conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in sand shinnery oak prairies
Sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) prairies are unique ecosystems endemic to sandy soils of eastern New Mexico, northwestern Texas, and western Oklahoma; the historic and current distribution of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) overlaps these prairie systems. Lesser Prairie-Chicken populations in sand shinnery oak prairies of the Southern Great Plains have declined substan
Authors
Blake A. Grisham, Jennifer C. Zavaleta, Adam C. Behney, Philip K. Borsdorf, Duane R. Lucia, Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos
Ecology and conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens
Lesser Prairie-Chickens have experienced substantial declines in terms of population and the extent of area that they occupy. While they are an elusive species, making it difficult at times to monitor them, current evidence indicates that they have been persistently decreasing in number since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s dramatically affected their core range. In May of 2014, the United States Fish
Prey use and provisioning rates of urban-nesting Mississippi Kites in west Texas
Urban ecosystems are attractive to several raptor species, including the Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). To better understand the niche filled by urban-nesting Mississippi Kites, we observed nesting kites at 10 nests for a total of 269 hr during the breeding seasons of 2010 and 2011. We assessed prey delivery rates and prey use within and between years, evaluated the influences of nes
Authors
Brandi C. Welch, Clint W. Boal
Causes of mortality and temporal patterns in breeding season survival of lesser prairie-chickens in shinnery oak prairies
Baseline survival and mortality data for lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) are lacking for shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) prairies. An understanding of the causes and timing of mortalities and breeding season survival in this ecoregion is important because shinnery oak prairies have hotter and drier environmental conditions, as well as different predator communities compared wi
Authors
Blake A. Grisham, Clint W. Boal
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Filter Total Items: 69
Interactive effects between nest microclimate and nest vegetation structure confirm microclimate thresholds for Lesser Prairie-Chicken nest survival
The range of Lesser Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) spans 4 unique ecoregions along 2 distinct environmental gradients. The Sand Shinnery Oak Prairie ecoregion of the Southern High Plains of New Mexico and Texas is environmentally isolated, warmer, and more arid than the Short-Grass, Sand Sagebrush, and Mixed-Grass Prairie ecoregions in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and the northeast p
Authors
Blake A. Grisham, Alixandra J. Godar, Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos
Assessing range-wide habitat suitability for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Population declines of many wildlife species have been linked to habitat loss incurred through land-use change. Incorporation of conservation planning into development planning may mitigate these impacts. The threatened Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is experiencing loss of native habitat and high levels of energy development across its multijurisdictional range. Our goal was
Authors
Catherine S. Jarnevich, Tracy R. Holcombe, Blake A. Grisham, Jennifer M. Timmer, Clint W. Boal, Matthew Butler, James C. Pitman, Sean Kyle, David Klute, Grant M. Beauprez, Allan Janus, William E. Van Pelt
Restoring sand shinnery oak prairies with herbicide and grazing in New Mexico
Sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) prairies are increasingly disappearing and increasingly degraded in the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico. Restoring and managing sand shinnery oak prairie can support biodiversity, specific species of conservation concern, and livestock production. We measured vegetation response to four treatment combinations of herbicide (tebuthiuron applied at 0.
Authors
Jennifer C. Zavaleta, David A. Haukos, Blake A. Grisham, Clint W. Boal, Charles Dixon
Lesser Prairie-Chickens of the sand sagebrush prairie
No abstract available.
Authors
David A. Haukos, Aron A. Flanders, Christian A. Hagen, James C. Pitman
Harvest
No abstract available.
Authors
David A. Haukos, James C. Pitman, Grant M. Beauprez, Doug D. Schoeling
Introduction: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken
No abstract available.
Authors
Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos
Long-term lesser prairie-chicken nest ecology in response to grassland management
Long-term population and range declines from habitat loss and fragmentation caused the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) to be a species of concern throughout its range. Current lesser prairie-chicken range in New Mexico and Texas is partially restricted to sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii; hereafter shinnery oak) prairies, on which cattle grazing is the main socioeconomic dri
Authors
Sarah R. Fritts, Blake A. Grisham, David A. Haukos, Clint W. Boal, Michael Patten, Don H. Wolfe, Charles Dixon, Robert D. Cox, Willard R. Heck
Ecology and conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in sand shinnery oak prairies
Sand shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) prairies are unique ecosystems endemic to sandy soils of eastern New Mexico, northwestern Texas, and western Oklahoma; the historic and current distribution of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) overlaps these prairie systems. Lesser Prairie-Chicken populations in sand shinnery oak prairies of the Southern Great Plains have declined substan
Authors
Blake A. Grisham, Jennifer C. Zavaleta, Adam C. Behney, Philip K. Borsdorf, Duane R. Lucia, Clint W. Boal, David A. Haukos
Ecology and conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens
Lesser Prairie-Chickens have experienced substantial declines in terms of population and the extent of area that they occupy. While they are an elusive species, making it difficult at times to monitor them, current evidence indicates that they have been persistently decreasing in number since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s dramatically affected their core range. In May of 2014, the United States Fish
Prey use and provisioning rates of urban-nesting Mississippi Kites in west Texas
Urban ecosystems are attractive to several raptor species, including the Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). To better understand the niche filled by urban-nesting Mississippi Kites, we observed nesting kites at 10 nests for a total of 269 hr during the breeding seasons of 2010 and 2011. We assessed prey delivery rates and prey use within and between years, evaluated the influences of nes
Authors
Brandi C. Welch, Clint W. Boal
Causes of mortality and temporal patterns in breeding season survival of lesser prairie-chickens in shinnery oak prairies
Baseline survival and mortality data for lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) are lacking for shinnery oak (Quercus havardii) prairies. An understanding of the causes and timing of mortalities and breeding season survival in this ecoregion is important because shinnery oak prairies have hotter and drier environmental conditions, as well as different predator communities compared wi
Authors
Blake A. Grisham, Clint W. Boal