CU Department of Forestry and Natural Resources

Dr. Robert F. Baldwin
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Forestry & Natural Resources

Phone: (864) 656-4857
Fax: (864) 654-3304
Email: baldwi6@clemson.edu

Personal Web Page: under construction

Academic Education Background

Degrees	Institutions	Major fields of study	Dates of degrees
Ph.D.	University of Maine	Ecology and Environmental Sciences	2005
M.S.	George Mason University	Organismal Biology	1992
B.A.	Colby College	Biology	1985

Work Experience & Positions Held

Research Scientist, Two Countries/One Forest (2C1Forest), Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2005- present
Core Faculty, Antioch University New England, Keene, New Hampshire, 2006-2007
Research Assistant, University of Maine, 2000-2005
Senior Field Faculty, Audubon Expedition Institute, Belfast, Maine 1994-2000

Research Areas

Conservation planning in the Northern Appalachian Ecoregion, Two Countries/One Forest, Funded by Henry P. Kendall Foundatiion (60,000) and Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation (40,000).
Behavior and ecology of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) in relation to urban sprawl (ongoing).
Conservation planning for pool-breeding amphibians in the glaciated northeast (ongoing).

Selected Publications

Baldwin, R.F., A.J.K. Calhoun and P.G. deMaynadier. 2006. Conservation planning for amphibian species with complex habitat requirements: a case study using movements and habitat selection of the wood frog Rana sylvatica. Journal of Herpetology 40: 443-454.
Baldwin, R.F., J. Ray, S. Trombulak and G. Woolmer. In Press. Relationship between spatial distribution of urban sprawl and species imperilment: response to Brown and Laband. Conservation Biology.
Baldwin, R.F., A.J.K. Calhoun and P.G. deMaynadier. 2006. The significance of hydroperiod and stand maturity for pool-breeding amphibians in forested landscapes. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84:1604-1615.
Baldwin, R.F., S.Trombulak, M. Anderson and G. Woolmer. In Press. Projecting transition probabilities for regular public roads at the ecoregion scale: a Northern Appalachian/Acadian case study. Landscape and Urban Planning.
Baldwin, R.F., K.P. Bell and E. Sanderson. In Press. Conservation planning for pool-breeding amphibians using spatial tools: an application of the landscape species approach. In A. Calhoun and P. deMaynadier, eds. Seasonal Forest Pools: Conserving Isolated Wetland Functions in Northeastern North America. CRC Press, Boston, MA.
Baldwin, R.F., L. Johnson, D.Zeh, T. Dexter, and L. Latt. In Press. Reptiles and Amphibians. Chapter 18 In: M. Dionne, C. Dalton, and H. Wilhem, eds. Site Profile of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, Maine.
Baldwin, R. and D. Vasconcelos 2003 Habitat: Ambystoma maculatum and Rana sylvatica. Herpetological Review 34: 353:354.
Baldwin, R. and A.J.K. Calhoun 2001. Predation: Ambystoma laterale amd Ambystoma maculatum. Herpetological Review 33:44-45.
Baldwin, R.F., S. Trombulak, G. Woolmer, C. Reining, J. Nordgren, K. Beazley and M. Anderson. In Review. The Importance of Maine for Ecoregional Conservation Planning. The Maine Policy Review. (Currently in review)

Presentations

The future human footprint: multivariate threat forecast. Oral. 2006 Society for Conservation Biology San Jose, CA.
A dual-scale approach to conservation planning for vernal pools: regional threat analysis and local mapping of critical habitat elements. Oral. 2006 Maine Water Conference. March 22, Augusta, Maine.
Forecasting public roads in the settled landscapes of the Northern Appalachians/Acadian Ecoregion. Direct and Indirect Effects of Roads on Amphibians and Reptiles Symposium. Northeast Natural History Conference, Albany New York, April 21, 2006
Post-breeding habitat selection by the wood frog, Rana sylvatica, in southern Maine, USA. Oral. 2004 Society for Conservation Biology, New York, N.Y.
Prioritizing conservation for pool-breeding amphibians using a landscape-scale threat analysis. Poster. 2004 Society for Conservation Biology annual conference, New York, N.Y.
Completing the habitat mosaic puzzle for wood frogs, a seasonal wetland specialist. New England Association of Environmental Biologists, 28th annual meeting/New England Biological Assessment of Wetlands Working Group (EPA) annual meeting. March 16-17th, Jiminy Peak MA., 2004.

Courses Taught

Conservation Biology, Antioch University New England Fall 2006.
Comparative Ecological Analysis, Antioch University New England Fall 2006.
Conservation Biology, Clemson University Spring 2007

Achievements

Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation Leadership Fellow, 2005-2006
Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation Environmental Fellow, 2003-2004
Baldwin, R. 2001. Biodiversity technology in the classroom. Review of Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity, by E.O. Wilson and D. Perlman. Conservation Biology 15:1825-1827 (Publication).
Baldwin, R. 1996. Intensive conservation education. Review of Conserving Wildlife: International Education and Communication Approaches, edited by S. Jacobson. Conservation Biology 10:1475-1476 (Publication).