Collin Eagles-Smith
I am a Research Ecologist with the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, Oregon. My research focuses on the interactions among ecological processes, contaminant bioaccumulation, and effects on wild populations.
My work specifically focuses on (1) the ecological factors regulating contaminant bioaccumulation and trophic transfer, with an emphasis on food web processes and contaminant cycling, (2) land use practices and ecosystem restoration effects on contaminant cycling through food webs, and (3) the sublethal effects of contaminants on individuals and contaminant-induced impairment to reproduction in the wild. My research is broadly applied across taxa - primarily fish and waterbirds, and habitat types - including lakes, freshwater wetlands, agricultural fields, and estuarine habitats.
Professional Experience
2010-present: Supervisory Research Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR
2007-2010: Wildlife Biologist, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, Davis, CA
2003-2007: Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, CA
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA (2006)
B.S., Environmental Resource Sciences - Magna Cum Laude, University of California, Davis, CA (2000)
Science and Products
Contaminant Ecology Research Team (FRESC)
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Agricultural wetlands as potential hotspots for mercury bioaccumulation: Experimental evidence using caged fish
California gull intrusions on breeding waterbird colonies and impacts to reproductive success: implications for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
Selenium bioaccumulation and body condition in shorebirds and terns breeding in San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Mercury bioaccumulation and risk to three waterbird foraging guilds is influenced by foraging ecology and breeding stage
A mass balance mercury budget for a mine-dominated lake: Clear Lake, California
A nonlethal microsampling technique to monitor the effects of mercury on wild bird eggs
Integrating toxicity risk in bird eggs and chicks: Using chick down feathers to estimate mercury concentrations in eggs
Rapid changes in small fish mercury concentrations in estuarine wetlands: Implications for wildlife risk and monitoring programs
Mercury demethylation in waterbird livers: Dose-response thresholds and differences among species
Changes in fish diets and food web mercury bioaccumulation induced by an invasive planktivorous fish
Mercury bioaccumulation and effects on birds in San Francisco Bay
Gender identification of Caspian Terns using external morphology and discriminant function analysis
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.
Science and Products
Contaminant Ecology Research Team (FRESC)
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
Agricultural wetlands as potential hotspots for mercury bioaccumulation: Experimental evidence using caged fish
California gull intrusions on breeding waterbird colonies and impacts to reproductive success: implications for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
Selenium bioaccumulation and body condition in shorebirds and terns breeding in San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Mercury bioaccumulation and risk to three waterbird foraging guilds is influenced by foraging ecology and breeding stage
A mass balance mercury budget for a mine-dominated lake: Clear Lake, California
A nonlethal microsampling technique to monitor the effects of mercury on wild bird eggs
Integrating toxicity risk in bird eggs and chicks: Using chick down feathers to estimate mercury concentrations in eggs
Rapid changes in small fish mercury concentrations in estuarine wetlands: Implications for wildlife risk and monitoring programs
Mercury demethylation in waterbird livers: Dose-response thresholds and differences among species
Changes in fish diets and food web mercury bioaccumulation induced by an invasive planktivorous fish
Mercury bioaccumulation and effects on birds in San Francisco Bay
Gender identification of Caspian Terns using external morphology and discriminant function analysis
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.