Owen, S.F., J.L. Berl, J.W. Edwards, W.M. Ford and P.B. Wood. 2015. Raccoon Spatial Requirements and Multi-Scale Habitat Selection within Intensively Managed Central Appalachian Forests. American Midland Naturalist 174:87-95.
Petra Wood, Ph.D.
Petra joined the WV Unit in 1992 as Assistant Unit Leader-Wildlife. She holds an Adjunct Professor appointment with West Virginia University in the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Biography
Only Petra's five most recent publications are shown here. For more information about Petra, including a full publications list, visit her profile page on the West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit web site.
Petra also can be reached at her West Virginia University email address: pbwood@wvu.edu
Education
- Ph D University of Florida 1992
- MS University of Florida 1984
- BS Purdue University 1981
Research Interests
Her research focus examines the effects of anthropocentric habitat changes, particularly from timber harvesting and energy development, on wildlife populations, especially songbirds.
Teaching Interests
Petra currently teaches a graduate course in Conservation Biology and coordinates a graduate seminar where students prepare scientific presentations.
Science and Products
Pre-USGS Publications
Aldinger, K.R. and P.B. Wood. 2015. Variables associated with detection probability, detection latency, and behavioral responses of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera). Condor 117:364-375
Wood, P.B. and F.K. Ammer. 2015. Grasshopper Sparrow Reproductive Success and Habitat Use on Reclaimed Surface Mines Varies by Age of Reclamation. Wildlife Society Bulletin doi: 10.1002/wsb.563
Aldinger, K.R., T.M. Terhune, P.B. Wood, D.A. Buehler, M.H. Bakermans, J.L. Confer, D.J. Flaspohler, J.L. Larkin, J.P. Loegering, K.L. Percy, A.M. Roth, and C.G. Smalling. 2015. Variables associated with nest survival of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) among vegetation communities commonly used for nesting. Avian Conservation and Ecology 10(1): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ACE-00748-100106
Boves, T.J., A.D. Rodewald, P.B. Wood, D.A. Buehler, J.L. Larkin, P.D. Keyser, and T.B. Wigley. 2015. Habitat quality from individual- and population-level perspectives and implications for management. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 39: 443–447. doi: 10.1002/wsb.528
Date published: May 11, 2015
Mountaintop Mining Changing Composition of Songbird Populations
Mountaintop mining is reducing the number of forest-dependent songbirds in areas adjacent to reclaimed mining sites while increasing the number of shrubland-dependent birds, according to a recent study in Landscape Ecology.