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Dr. Patrick Jodice
Unit Leader, USGS SC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Phone: (864)656-6190
Fax: (864)656-1034
Email: pjodice@clemson.edu

Personal Web Page: http://people.clemson.edu/~pjodice/

 

Academic Education Background

Degrees

Institutions

Major fields of study

Dates of degrees

Ph.D.

Oregon State University

Wildlife Science

1998

M.S.

University of Florida

Forest Resources & Conserv.

1990

B.S

 University of Maine

Wildlife Mgmt.

1983

Work Experience & Positions Held
  • 2007 – present: Associate Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (also with an appointment in Department of Biological Sciences), Clemson University, Clemson, SC
  • 2002 – 2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (also with an appointment in Department of Biological Sciences), Clemson University, Clemson, SC
  • 2001 - 2002: Assistant Professor (Courtesy), Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Research Areas

I have focused my research in the field of applied wildlife ecology and conservation in an effort to both elucidate the ecological mechanisms underlying changes in wildlife populations. I have conducted research and monitoring programs in a variety of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and have studied avian, mammalian, and reptilian populations. Recently, I have been examining reproductive energetics of seabirds as a means to improve our understanding of population fluctuations in response to large-scale ecosystem changes. All of my research has been driven by management and conservation issues, although the results are often of both an applied and basic nature. My current and prior work has emphasized wildlife conservation with emphases in avian ecology, reproductive energetics, foraging ecology, marine ornithology, survey design and methodology, and urban ecology.
My current graduate students are conducting research on reproductive and foraging ecology of seabirds and shorebirds, habitat use and habitat requirements of native and invasive wildlife species, and urban ecology as it relates to wildlife conservation.

Graduate Students

Current

  1. Janet Thibault, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, August 2005 – present: Reproductive Success of American Oystercatchers: Ecological traps, Sources, and Sinks.
  2. Jessica Lucas, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, January 2006 – present: Roosting and foraging ecology of Rafinesque’s big-eared bats in the Congaree National Park.
  3. Lisa Wickliffe, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, May 2006 – present: Foraging Ecology of Seabirds in Relation to Commercial Shrimp Trawler Activity.
  4. Elena Sachs, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, May 2006 – present: Provisioning Behavior in Brown Pelicans.
  5. Lisa Ferguson, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, Ph.D. student, May 2006 – present: Physiological and Behavioral Ecology of Seabirds in Response to Disturbance.
  6. Christy Hand, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, August 2006 – present: Wintering Ecology of American Oystercatchers.

Completed

  1. Lisa Ferguson, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, January 2004 – May 2006: Growth and Adrenocortical Response of Brown Pelican Nestlings in Relation to Ectoparasite Infestation in South Carolina.
  2. Kristin Meehan, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, June 2004 – December 2006: Landscape Scale Correlates of Fox Squirrel Presence on Golf Courses in Coastal South Carolina.
  3. Brad Friebel, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources, M.S. student, January 2005 – August 2007: Home range and habitat use of feral hogs in Congaree National Park .
Selected Publications
  • Jodice, P.G.R., T.M. Murphy, F. J. Sanders, L. Ferguson*. 2007. Longterm Trends in Nest Counts of Colonial Nesting Seabirds in South Carolina, USA. Waterbirds 30:40-51.
  • Jodice, P.G.R., D.D. Roby, K.R. Turco, R.M. Suryan, D.B. Irons, J.F. Piatt, M.T. Shultz, D.G. Roseneau, A.B. Kettle, J.A. Anthony. 2006. Assessing the nutritional stress hypothesis: the relative influence of diet quantity and quality on seabird productivity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 325:267-279.
  • Jodice, P.G.R., D.D. Roby, R. Suryan, D.B. Irons, K.R. Turco, E.D. Brown, J.F. Thedinga, G.H. Visser. 2006. Increased energy expenditure by a seabird in response to higher food abundance. Marine Ecology Progress Series 306:283-293.
  • Jodice, P.G.R., D.M. Epeprson, G.H. Visser. 2006. Daily energy expenditure in free-ranging gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphmeus). Copeia 2006:129-136.
  • Ferguson, L.M.*, P.G.R. Jodice, W. Post, F.I. Sanders. 2005. Reddish Egret extends its breeding range on the North American Atlantic Coast. Waterbirds 28:525-526.

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Selected Presentations
  • Jodice, P.G.R. 2007. Energy expenditure, diet quality, and reproductive performance in piscivorous seabirds: assessing the nutritional stress and junk-food hypotheses. University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Seminar Series, Athens, GA.
  • Jodice, P.G.R., L.M. Ferguson*, F.I. Sanders, E. Sachs*, J. Thibault*, L. Wickliffe*, J. Stuckey. 2006. What factors are limiting seabirds and shorebirds in South Carolina? The role of physiological and behavioral ecology to investigate population trends. Fort Johnson Marine Science Center Seminar Series, Charleston, SC.
  • Eggert, L.M.F.*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2007. Reproductive ecology of seabirds in South Carolina. Shorebird conservation workshop, Huntington Beach State Park, SC
  • Sachs, E.*, L. Wickliffe*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2007. Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis): Provisioning and Prey Quality in South Carolina. Shorebird conservation workshop, Huntington Beach State Park, SC
  • Thibault, J.*, C. Hand*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2007. American Oystercatcher breeding and feeding: nesting success and foraging ecology in South Carolina. Shorebird conservation workshop, Huntington Beach State Park, SC
  • Jodice, P.G.R., D.M. Epperson. 2007. Daily energy expenditure in free-ranging gopher tortoises: first measures and a comparison with other chelonians. South Carolina Herpetology Conference, Columbia, SC.

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Achievements
  1. Awarded 13 grants totaling $876,500 (including in kind support) while at Clemson University, most of which contributed to graduate student research.
  2. Conducted the first research project on energetics in Gopher Tortoises Lead or contributing author on 6 invited and 18 contributed presentations at regional, national, and international conferences
  • Initiated an investigation of longterm trends in seabird populations in SC that led to enhanced protection of seabird colonies and to ca. $175k in extramural funding to Clemson for research on these taxa
  • Charter member of the Royal Tern Working Group
  • Charter member of the Atlantic Marine Bird Conservation Cooperative
  • Appointed Acting Unit Leader duties at the USGS South Carolina Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
  • Serve as Chair of the Publication Committee for the Pacific Seabird Group
  • Developed an active research program in coastal and marine ecology that includes participation by numerous state and federal agencies and is funded entirely by extramural funding
Courses Taught
  • Wildlife Health (WFB 861)
  • Ecological Energetics (WFB 861)
  • Foundations of Ecology (WFB 861)
Professional Affiliations
  • Cooper Ornithological Society
  • Ecological Society of America
  • Pacific Seabird Group
  • Sigma Xi
  • Society for Conservation Biology
  • Waterbird Society
  • Wildlife Society (National and SC Chapter)
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