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 James L. David Smith
Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation
Biology
Phone: 612-624-5369
CLAWS - the Collaborative Lab for Asian Wildlife Studies
Email: smith017@umn.edu
Ph. D.
University of Minnesota
Fields of Interest
Biology and conservation of mammals in Asia; conservation data bases; individual
based modeling of large mammal and human dynamics, metapopulation structure
of large mammals in relation to landscape patterns and the human dimension
context, ecosystem management.
Research
For 25 years, I have studied the behavior, ecology and conservation of tigers
in south and southeast Asia, specifically tiger social organization and dispersal
patterns. Interest in dispersal led to long-term monitoring of individual animals
and an interest in metapopulation structure of large mammals.
I have expanded my research on Asian mammals to include projects on small
carnivore communities, tropical bear ecology, and the ecological separation
of gaur and banteng. Recent research has focused on the use of remote sensing,
conservation data bases and modeling as conservation tools. I am using these
methodologies to explore approaches to conservation that are based on influencing
human land use patterns outside traditional park and reserve systems in Asia.
Selected Publications
- Gurung, B.J.L.D. Smith and M. Shrestha. 2006. Using a "Bagh Heralu" network to map the metapopulation structure of tigers in Nepal. In: conservation Biology in Asia, (Eds: J. McNeely et al.), Resources Himalaya Foundation, Nepal. Chapt. 14: 214-230.
- Ahearn, S. and J. L. D. Smith. 2005. Modeling the interaction between humans and animals in multiple-use forests: Case study of Panthera tigris. In GIS, Spatial Analysis and Modeling, eds. David Maguire, Michael Goodchild, and Michael Batty, ESRI, Redlands, California.
- Luo S.J., J.H. Kim, W.E. Johnson, J. Walt, J.Martenson, N.Yuhki, D.G. Miquelle, O.. Uphyrkina, J.M.Goodrich, H.B. Quigley, R. Tilson, G. Brady, P. Martelli, V. Subramaniam, C. McDougal, S. Hean, S.Huang, W. Pan, U. K. Karanth, M. Sunquist, J. L. D. Smith, S. J. O'Brien. 2004. Phylogeography and Genetic Ancestry of Tigers (Panthera tigris). PLoS Biol 2(12): 442
- Wikramanayake, E., Mcknight, M., Dinerstein, E., Joshi, A., Gurung, B. and D. Smith. 2004. Designing a conservation landscape for tigers in human-dominated environments. Conservation Biology 18: 839-844.
- Karanth, K.U., J.D. Nichols, J. Seidensticker, E. Dinerstein, J.L.D. Smith, C. McDougal, A.J.T. Johnsingh, R.S. Chundawat, and V. Thapar. 2003. Science deficiency in conservation practice: the monitoring of tiger populations in India. Animal Conservation 6: 1-10.
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