Richard J Camp
Specialty: Quantitative ecology; abundance and demographic modeling; avian ecology and conservation
Research Interests: Status and trend estimation; Bayesian inference; hierarchical modeling; spatial and temporal modeling; population dynamics modeling
Personal Interests: Running, bicycling, beer brewing and family
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 2020 Statistics, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland
M.S. 1995 Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
B.S. 1991 Wildlife Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Birds in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Summary of the 2010 inventory and monitoring program survey
The National Park Service (NPS) created the Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program in 1998 to establish baseline information and assess long-term trends in "vital signs" or key abiotic and biotic elements of National Parks (Fancy et al. 2009). The Pacific Island Network of the I&M Program developed a Landbirds Monitoring Protocol (LMP; Camp et al. 2011) to estimate species-specific status and moni
Authors
Richard J. Camp, Seth W. Judge, Patrick J. Hart, Greg Kudray, Jacqueline M. Gaudioso, Bobby H. Hsu
Status and trends of the land bird avifauna on Tinian and Aguiguan, Mariana Islands
Avian surveys were conducted on the islands of Tinian and Aguiguan, Marianas Islands, in 2008 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide current baseline densities and abundances and assess population trends using data collected from previous surveys. On Tinian, during the three surveys (1982, 1996, and 2008), 18 species were detected, and abundances and trends were assessed for 12 species.
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Richard J. Camp, Thane K. Pratt, Fred Amidon, Ann P. Marshall, Shelly Kremer, Megan Laut
Reoccurrence of 'Ōma'o in leeward woodland habitat and their distribution in alpine habitat on Hawai'i island
The endemic solitaire, 'Oma'o (Myadestes obscurus), is common in windward forests of Hawai'i Island, but has been historically extirpated from leeward forests. The last detections of 'Oma'o on the leeward side of the island were in woodland habitat on the western flank of Mauna Loa in 1978. 'Oma'o were detected in woodland habitat in relatively low densities during a 2010 forest bird survey of Haw
Authors
Seth W. Judge, Jacqueline M. Gaudioso, P. Marcos Gorresen, Richard J. Camp
Palila abundance estimates and trend
The Palila (Loxioides bailleui) is an endangered, seed-eating, finch-billed honeycreeper found only on Hawai`i Island. Once occurring on the islands of Kaua`i and O`ahu and Mauna Loa and Hualālai volcanoes of Hawai`i, Palila are now found only in subalpine, dry-forest habitats on Mauna Kea (Banko et al. 2002). Previous analyses showed that Palila numbers fluctuated throughout the 1980s and 1990s b
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Richad Camp, Paul C. Banko
Temporal variation in bird and resource abundance across an elevational gradient in Hawaii
We documented patterns of nectar availability and nectarivorous bird abundance over ~3 years at nine study sites across an 1,800-m elevational gradient on Hawaii Island to investigate the relationship between resource variation and bird abundance. Flower density (flowers ha-1) and nectar energy content were measured across the gradient for the monodominant 'Ōhi'a (Metrosideros polymorpha). Four ne
Authors
Patrick J. Hart, Bethany L. Woodworth, Richard J. Camp, Kathryn Turner, Katherine McClure, Katherine Goodall, Carlene Henneman, Caleb Spiegel, Jaymi Lebrun, Erik Tweed, Michael Samuel
Design of forest bird monitoring for strategic habitat conservation on Kaua'i Island, Hawai'i
This report was commissioned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The purpose was to develop a monitoring program for Kaua`i forest birds in the USFWS Strategic Habitat Conservation and adaptive management frameworks. Monitoring within those frameworks is a tool to assess resource responses to management and conservation actions, and through an iterative learning process improve our unde
Authors
Richard J. Camp, P. Marcos Gorresen
Forest bird monitoring protocol for strategic habitat conservation and endangered species management on O'ahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Island of O'ahu, Hawai'i
This report describes the results of a pilot forest bird survey and a consequent forest bird monitoring protocol that was developed for the O'ahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, O'ahu Island, Hawai'i. The pilot survey was conducted to inform aspects of the monitoring protocol and to provide a baseline with which to compare future surveys on the Refuge. The protocol was developed in an adaptive ma
Authors
Richard J. Camp, P. Marcos Gorresen, Paul C. Banko
How are native forest birds doing at the Pu`u Wa`awa`a Forest Bird Sanctuary?
No abstract available.
Authors
Thane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, Richard J. Camp
Status and trends of native birds in the Keauhou and Kilauea forest, Hawai`i Island
A Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) is a voluntary arrangement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and non-Federal landowners to promote the protection, conservation, and recovery of listed species without imposing further land use restrictions on the landowners. Kamehameha Schools is considering entering into a SHA for their Keauhou and Kīlauea Forest lands on the island of Hawai′i. Bird surveys
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Richard J. Camp, James D. Jacobi, Thane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, Tanya Rubenstein
Population trends of forest birds at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i
The Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect native Hawaiian forest birds, particularly endangered species. Management for forest restoration on the refuge has consisted mainly of removing feral ungulates, controlling invasive alien plants, and reforesting former pastures. To assess effects of this habitat improvement for forest birds, we estimated density annually by dis
Authors
Richard J. Camp, Thane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, John J. Jeffrey, Bethany L. Woodworth
Passerine bird trends at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, on the Island of Hawai‘i, was established in 1985 to protect native forest birds, particularly endangered species. Management actions on the 15,400 ha refuge include removing feral ungulates from the forest and pastures, controlling invasive alien plants, reforesting pastures, and supplementing endangered plant populations. To assess effects of this habitat
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Richard J. Camp, Thane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, John J. Jeffrey, Bethany L. Woodworth
Recent status and trends of the land bird avifauna on Saipan, Mariana Islands, with emphasis on the endangered Nightingale Reed-warbler Acrocephalus luscinia
The avifauna of the Mariana Islands, an archipelago in the western Pacific, faces the threats of rapid economic development and the spread of non-native species, particularly a devastating predator, Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis. In this paper, we examine the status and trends of the land bird fauna of Saipan Island based on three island-wide surveys conducted in 1982, 1997, and 2007. During
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R.J. Camp, T.K. Pratt, A.P. Marshall, F. Amidon, L.L. Williams
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Birds in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Summary of the 2010 inventory and monitoring program survey
The National Park Service (NPS) created the Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program in 1998 to establish baseline information and assess long-term trends in "vital signs" or key abiotic and biotic elements of National Parks (Fancy et al. 2009). The Pacific Island Network of the I&M Program developed a Landbirds Monitoring Protocol (LMP; Camp et al. 2011) to estimate species-specific status and moniAuthorsRichard J. Camp, Seth W. Judge, Patrick J. Hart, Greg Kudray, Jacqueline M. Gaudioso, Bobby H. HsuStatus and trends of the land bird avifauna on Tinian and Aguiguan, Mariana Islands
Avian surveys were conducted on the islands of Tinian and Aguiguan, Marianas Islands, in 2008 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide current baseline densities and abundances and assess population trends using data collected from previous surveys. On Tinian, during the three surveys (1982, 1996, and 2008), 18 species were detected, and abundances and trends were assessed for 12 species.AuthorsRichard J. Camp, Thane K. Pratt, Fred Amidon, Ann P. Marshall, Shelly Kremer, Megan LautReoccurrence of 'Ōma'o in leeward woodland habitat and their distribution in alpine habitat on Hawai'i island
The endemic solitaire, 'Oma'o (Myadestes obscurus), is common in windward forests of Hawai'i Island, but has been historically extirpated from leeward forests. The last detections of 'Oma'o on the leeward side of the island were in woodland habitat on the western flank of Mauna Loa in 1978. 'Oma'o were detected in woodland habitat in relatively low densities during a 2010 forest bird survey of HawAuthorsSeth W. Judge, Jacqueline M. Gaudioso, P. Marcos Gorresen, Richard J. CampPalila abundance estimates and trend
The Palila (Loxioides bailleui) is an endangered, seed-eating, finch-billed honeycreeper found only on Hawai`i Island. Once occurring on the islands of Kaua`i and O`ahu and Mauna Loa and Hualālai volcanoes of Hawai`i, Palila are now found only in subalpine, dry-forest habitats on Mauna Kea (Banko et al. 2002). Previous analyses showed that Palila numbers fluctuated throughout the 1980s and 1990s bAuthorsRichad Camp, Paul C. BankoTemporal variation in bird and resource abundance across an elevational gradient in Hawaii
We documented patterns of nectar availability and nectarivorous bird abundance over ~3 years at nine study sites across an 1,800-m elevational gradient on Hawaii Island to investigate the relationship between resource variation and bird abundance. Flower density (flowers ha-1) and nectar energy content were measured across the gradient for the monodominant 'Ōhi'a (Metrosideros polymorpha). Four neAuthorsPatrick J. Hart, Bethany L. Woodworth, Richard J. Camp, Kathryn Turner, Katherine McClure, Katherine Goodall, Carlene Henneman, Caleb Spiegel, Jaymi Lebrun, Erik Tweed, Michael SamuelDesign of forest bird monitoring for strategic habitat conservation on Kaua'i Island, Hawai'i
This report was commissioned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The purpose was to develop a monitoring program for Kaua`i forest birds in the USFWS Strategic Habitat Conservation and adaptive management frameworks. Monitoring within those frameworks is a tool to assess resource responses to management and conservation actions, and through an iterative learning process improve our undeAuthorsRichard J. Camp, P. Marcos GorresenForest bird monitoring protocol for strategic habitat conservation and endangered species management on O'ahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Island of O'ahu, Hawai'i
This report describes the results of a pilot forest bird survey and a consequent forest bird monitoring protocol that was developed for the O'ahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, O'ahu Island, Hawai'i. The pilot survey was conducted to inform aspects of the monitoring protocol and to provide a baseline with which to compare future surveys on the Refuge. The protocol was developed in an adaptive maAuthorsRichard J. Camp, P. Marcos Gorresen, Paul C. BankoHow are native forest birds doing at the Pu`u Wa`awa`a Forest Bird Sanctuary?
No abstract available.AuthorsThane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, Richard J. CampStatus and trends of native birds in the Keauhou and Kilauea forest, Hawai`i Island
A Safe Harbor Agreement (SHA) is a voluntary arrangement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and non-Federal landowners to promote the protection, conservation, and recovery of listed species without imposing further land use restrictions on the landowners. Kamehameha Schools is considering entering into a SHA for their Keauhou and Kīlauea Forest lands on the island of Hawai′i. Bird surveysAuthorsRichard J. Camp, James D. Jacobi, Thane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, Tanya RubensteinPopulation trends of forest birds at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i
The Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect native Hawaiian forest birds, particularly endangered species. Management for forest restoration on the refuge has consisted mainly of removing feral ungulates, controlling invasive alien plants, and reforesting former pastures. To assess effects of this habitat improvement for forest birds, we estimated density annually by disAuthorsRichard J. Camp, Thane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, John J. Jeffrey, Bethany L. WoodworthPasserine bird trends at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, on the Island of Hawai‘i, was established in 1985 to protect native forest birds, particularly endangered species. Management actions on the 15,400 ha refuge include removing feral ungulates from the forest and pastures, controlling invasive alien plants, reforesting pastures, and supplementing endangered plant populations. To assess effects of this habitatAuthorsRichard J. Camp, Thane K. Pratt, P. Marcos Gorresen, John J. Jeffrey, Bethany L. WoodworthRecent status and trends of the land bird avifauna on Saipan, Mariana Islands, with emphasis on the endangered Nightingale Reed-warbler Acrocephalus luscinia
The avifauna of the Mariana Islands, an archipelago in the western Pacific, faces the threats of rapid economic development and the spread of non-native species, particularly a devastating predator, Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis. In this paper, we examine the status and trends of the land bird fauna of Saipan Island based on three island-wide surveys conducted in 1982, 1997, and 2007. DuringAuthorsR.J. Camp, T.K. Pratt, A.P. Marshall, F. Amidon, L.L. Williams - News