Mark Seamans

Collaborator. El Dorado Project

Education

Ph.D. Wildlife Conservation, University of Minnesota, 2005.

M.S. Wildlife Biology, Humboldt State University, 1994.

B.S. Biology, California State University Sacramento, 1989.

Research Interests

I am interested in the mechanisms limiting and regulating wildlife populations as well as the active management of their habitats. I have been studying or working in the field of wildlife management since 1988. I have worked with management agencies, consultants, researchers, and in academia. I have developed an appreciation for the fundamentals of each area and how they can interact to better conserve wildlife resources. My current research focuses on modeling temporal and spatial dynamics of spotted owl populations in relation to climate, habitat, and habitat change.

Publications

Bond, M. L., R. J. Gutiérrez, A. B. Franklin, W. S. LaHaye, C. A. May, and M. E. Seamans. 2002. Short-term effects of wildfires on spotted owl survival, site fidelity, mate fidelity, and reproductive success. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:1022-1028.

Bond, M.L., M.E. Seamans, and R.J. Gutiérrez. 2004. Modeling nesting habitat selection of California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) in the central Sierra Nevada using standard forest inventory metrics. Forest Science 50(6):773-780.

Crozier, M. L., M. E. Seamans, and R. J. Gutiérrez 2005. The effect of broadcasting Great Horned Owl vocalizations on Spotted Owl vocal responsiveness. Journal of Raptor Research 39:111-118.

Franklin, A. B., R. J. Gutiérrez, J. D. Nichols, M. E. Seamans, G. C. White, G. S. Zimmerman, J. E. Hines, T. E. Munton, W. S. LaHaye, J. A. Blakesley, G. N. Steger, B. R. Noon, D. W. H. Shaw, J. J. Keane, T. L. McDonald, and S. Britting. 2004. Population dynamics of the California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis): A meta-analysis. Ornithological Monographs 54:1-54.

Gutiérrez, R. J., M. E. Seamans, and M. Z. Peery. 1995. Intermountain movement by Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida). Great Basin Naturalist 56:87-89.

May, C. A., M. Z. Peery, R. J. Gutiérrez, M. E. Seamans, and D. R. Olson. 1996. Feasibility of a random quadrat study design to estimate changes in density of Mexican spotted owls. U. S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Res. Paper. Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Peery, Z. M., R. J. Gutiérrez, and M. E. Seamans. 1999. Habitat composition and configuration around Mexican spotted owl nest and roost sites in the Tularosa Mountains, New Mexico. J. Wildl. Manage. 63:36-43.

Seamans, M. E., and R. J. Gutiérrez. 1995. Breeding habitat of the Mexican spotted owl in the Tularosa Mountains, New Mexico. Condor 97:944-952.

Seamans, M. E., and R. J. Gutiérrez. 1999. Diet composition and reproductive success of Mexican spotted owls. J. Raptor Research 33: 143-148.

Seamans, M. E., J. Corcoran, and A. Rex. 2004. Southernmost record of a barred owl x spotted owl hybrid in the Sierra Nevada. Western Birds 35:173-174.

Seamans, M. E., R. J. Gutiérrez, and C. A. May. 2002. Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) population dyanmics: influence of climatic variation on survival and reproduction. Auk 119:321-334.

Seamans, M. E., R. J. Gutiérrez, C. May, and M. Z. Peery. 1999. Demography of two Mexican spotted owl populations. Conservation Biology 13: 744-754.

Seamans, M. E., R. J. Gutiérrez, C. A. Moen, M. Z. Peery. 2001. Spotted owl demography in the central Sierra Nevada. Journal of Wildlife Management 65:425-431.

Washburn, B. E., D. J. Tempel, J. J. Millspaugh, R. J. Gutiérrez, and M. E. Seamans. 2004. Factors related to fecal estrogens and fecal testosterone in California Spotted Owls. The Condor 106:567-579.

Contact

E-mail: mark_seamans@fws.gov