University of Massachusetts
Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Wildlife And Fisheries Conservation Graduate Faculty

Peter D. Vickery

Dr. Vickery's research interests include: study of habitat selection and breeding ecology of grassland birds, conservation planning on landscape and regional scales, and international conservation. He has a special interest in developing conservation strategies for species and ecosystems before they become endangered.

Current Projects:

• Habitat selection of the federally endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow
• Regional grassland bird conservation strategies in New England
• Reproductive biology of the Northern Blazing Star, a rare grassland forb

Selected Recent Publications:

Vickery, P. D., M. L. Hunter, and S. M. Melvin. 1994. Effect of habitat area on the distribution of grassland birds in Maine. Conservation Biology. 8:1087-1097.

Vickery, P. D., M. L. Hunter, Jr., and J. V. Wells. 1992. Evidence of incidental nest predation and its effects on nests of threatened grassland birds. Oikos 63:281-288.

Vickery, P. D., M. L. Hunter, Jr., and J. V. Wells. 1992. Use of a new reproductive index to evaluate relationships between habitat quality and breeding success. Auk 109:697-705.

Vickery, P. D., P. W. Dunwiidie (editors). 1997. Grasslands of northeastern North America: Ecology Conservation of Native and Agricultural Landscapes. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, MA.

 

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