Eben H Paxton
Specialty: Avian ecology and conservation, demographic modeling, conservation genetics
Research Interests: My research focuses on understanding factors that affect population dynamics – why populations increase or decline over time – and through an understanding of the “why” populations change in size provide natural resource managers information on “how” to maintain healthy populations. My research has focused mainly on birds, mostly endangered species, using field research, modeling, and genetic research to understand population dynamics and identify possible conservation actions to help imperiled populations. My work in Hawai‘i is focused on the native Hawaiian forest birds.
Personal Interests: Hunting, fishing, and lounging at the beach
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 2008 Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
M.S. 2000 Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
B.S. 1991 Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Science and Products
Hawaii Island forest bird response to simulated nest predator 2015-2016
Trophic interactions and feedbacks maintain intact and degraded states of Hawaiian tropical forests
Minimizing extinction risk in the face of uncertainty: Developing conservation strategies for 2 rapidly declining forest bird species on Kaua‘i Island
Hawaiian forest bird conservation strategies for minimizing the risk of extinction: biological and biocultural considerations
Hypotheses and lessons from a native moth outbreak in a low-diversity, tropical rainforest
Optimizing trilateration estimates for tracking fine-scale movement of wildlife using automated radio telemetry networks
Activity patterns of Hawaiian forest birds in a fragmented and continuous landscape
Foraging behavior in a generalist snake (brown treesnake, Boiga irregularis) with implications for avian reintroduction and recovery
Distilling professional opinion to gauge vulnerability of Guam avifauna to Brown Treesnake predation
Individual and seasonal variation in the movement behavior of two tropical nectarivorous birds
Genetic structure and population history in two critically endangered Kaua‘i honeycreepers
Bridging the research-implementation gap in avian conservation with translational ecology
Linking climate niches across seasons to assess population vulnerability in a migratory bird
Global loss of biodiversity has placed new urgency on the need to understand factors regulating species response to rapid environmental change. While specialists are often less resilient to rapid environmental change than generalists, species-level analyses may obscure the extent of specialization when locally adapted populations vary in climate tolerances. Until recently, quantification of the de
Science and Products
Hawaii Island forest bird response to simulated nest predator 2015-2016
Trophic interactions and feedbacks maintain intact and degraded states of Hawaiian tropical forests
Minimizing extinction risk in the face of uncertainty: Developing conservation strategies for 2 rapidly declining forest bird species on Kaua‘i Island
Hawaiian forest bird conservation strategies for minimizing the risk of extinction: biological and biocultural considerations
Hypotheses and lessons from a native moth outbreak in a low-diversity, tropical rainforest
Optimizing trilateration estimates for tracking fine-scale movement of wildlife using automated radio telemetry networks
Activity patterns of Hawaiian forest birds in a fragmented and continuous landscape
Foraging behavior in a generalist snake (brown treesnake, Boiga irregularis) with implications for avian reintroduction and recovery
Distilling professional opinion to gauge vulnerability of Guam avifauna to Brown Treesnake predation
Individual and seasonal variation in the movement behavior of two tropical nectarivorous birds
Genetic structure and population history in two critically endangered Kaua‘i honeycreepers
Bridging the research-implementation gap in avian conservation with translational ecology
Linking climate niches across seasons to assess population vulnerability in a migratory bird
Global loss of biodiversity has placed new urgency on the need to understand factors regulating species response to rapid environmental change. While specialists are often less resilient to rapid environmental change than generalists, species-level analyses may obscure the extent of specialization when locally adapted populations vary in climate tolerances. Until recently, quantification of the de