David R Smith, Ph.D.
Dave is a Research Statistician (Biology) at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Kearneysville, WV.
Dave Smith graduated from Colorado State (MS in Fish and Wildlife Biology) and University of Georgia (MS in Statistics and PhD in Forest Resources). Currently, he is a biological statistician at the USGS Leetown Science Center where he focuses on applied quantitative ecology in support of natural resource management and environmental decision making.
His research activities mostly focus on the following topics:
- Adaptive sampling of rare and clustered populations
- Conservation and science of horseshoe crabs in North America and Asia
- Conservation of freshwater mussels
- Application of structured decision making and adaptive management to natural resource management
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Spatial and temporal distribution of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) Spawning Delaware Bay: Implications for monitoring Spatial and temporal distribution of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) Spawning Delaware Bay: Implications for monitoring
Concern for the status of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) has increased as harvest for conch and eel bait has increased and spawning habitat has decreased. In early 1999 a workshop was held at the behest of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to design a statistically valid survey of horseshoe crab spawning in Delaware Bay. The survey that resulted was a redesign of a...
Authors
D. R. Smith, P.S. Pooler, B.L. Swan, S.F. Michels, W.R. Hall, P.J. Himchak, M. J. Millard
Survey protocol for assessment of endangered freshwater mussels the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania Survey protocol for assessment of endangered freshwater mussels the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania
The United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires a biological assessment of any activity that is authorized, funded, or carried out by a federal agency and likely to affect a federally listed endangered species or its critical habitat. We developed a standardized survey protocol for biological assessments of the effects of bridge replacements on 2 federally listed endangered...
Authors
D. R. Smith, R.F. Villella, D. P. Lemarie
Relationship of Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) to the ecology of small streams in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Relationship of Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) to the ecology of small streams in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hemlock ravines in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA) are highly valued because of their distinctive aesthetic, recreational and ecological qualities. We conducted a comparative study designed to determine the potential long-term consequences to aquatic communities of the suspected transition from hemlock-dominated forests to mixed hardwood forests as a result of hemlock...
Authors
David P. Lemarie, John A. Young, Craig D. Snyder, Robert M. Ross, David Smith, Randy M. Bennett
Evaluation of tag types and adhesives for marking freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) Evaluation of tag types and adhesives for marking freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae)
No abstract available.
Authors
D. P. Lemarie, D. R. Smith, R.F. Villella, D.A. Weller
Hemlock stands contribute significantly to aquatic biodiversity Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Hemlock stands contribute significantly to aquatic biodiversity Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
No abstract available.
Authors
C.D. Snyder, J.A. Young, D. Lemarie, D. R. Smith, R. Ross, R. Bennett
Bias survival estimates from tag-recovery models where catch-and-release is common, with an example from Atlantic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Bias survival estimates from tag-recovery models where catch-and-release is common, with an example from Atlantic striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
No abstract available.
Authors
D. R. Smith, K.P. Burnham, D.M. Kahn, X. He, C.J. Goshorn, K.A. Hattala, A.W. Kahnle
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Filter Total Items: 118
Spatial and temporal distribution of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) Spawning Delaware Bay: Implications for monitoring Spatial and temporal distribution of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) Spawning Delaware Bay: Implications for monitoring
Concern for the status of horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) has increased as harvest for conch and eel bait has increased and spawning habitat has decreased. In early 1999 a workshop was held at the behest of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to design a statistically valid survey of horseshoe crab spawning in Delaware Bay. The survey that resulted was a redesign of a...
Authors
D. R. Smith, P.S. Pooler, B.L. Swan, S.F. Michels, W.R. Hall, P.J. Himchak, M. J. Millard
Survey protocol for assessment of endangered freshwater mussels the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania Survey protocol for assessment of endangered freshwater mussels the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania
The United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires a biological assessment of any activity that is authorized, funded, or carried out by a federal agency and likely to affect a federally listed endangered species or its critical habitat. We developed a standardized survey protocol for biological assessments of the effects of bridge replacements on 2 federally listed endangered...
Authors
D. R. Smith, R.F. Villella, D. P. Lemarie
Relationship of Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) to the ecology of small streams in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Relationship of Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) to the ecology of small streams in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hemlock ravines in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA) are highly valued because of their distinctive aesthetic, recreational and ecological qualities. We conducted a comparative study designed to determine the potential long-term consequences to aquatic communities of the suspected transition from hemlock-dominated forests to mixed hardwood forests as a result of hemlock...
Authors
David P. Lemarie, John A. Young, Craig D. Snyder, Robert M. Ross, David Smith, Randy M. Bennett
Evaluation of tag types and adhesives for marking freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) Evaluation of tag types and adhesives for marking freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae)
No abstract available.
Authors
D. P. Lemarie, D. R. Smith, R.F. Villella, D.A. Weller
Hemlock stands contribute significantly to aquatic biodiversity Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Hemlock stands contribute significantly to aquatic biodiversity Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
No abstract available.
Authors
C.D. Snyder, J.A. Young, D. Lemarie, D. R. Smith, R. Ross, R. Bennett
Bias survival estimates from tag-recovery models where catch-and-release is common, with an example from Atlantic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Bias survival estimates from tag-recovery models where catch-and-release is common, with an example from Atlantic striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
No abstract available.
Authors
D. R. Smith, K.P. Burnham, D.M. Kahn, X. He, C.J. Goshorn, K.A. Hattala, A.W. Kahnle