Sam
Droege |
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Telephone: 301-497-5840 Fax: 301-497-5694 Email: SDroege@usgs.gov Biologist |
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Primary Responsibilities: Exploration and development of monitoring techniques and programs for plants and animals. Current research activities include work on developing native bee survey techniques and monitoring programs, surveys of saltmarsh birds and surveys of Rusty Blackbirds. |
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Areas of Expertise/Interest: Natural History of Birds, Insects, Amphibians, Plants; Monitoring Techniques; Design and Development of Monitoring Programs; Analysis of Changes in Plants and Animals; Conservation and Caretaking of the Planet | |
Active Projects: Development of online identification guides to North American bees Development of monitoring programs for native bee species Development of winter survey techniques for saltmarsh passerines Development of winter survey techniques for Rusty Blackbirds |
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Selected Publications/Products: Ascher, J.S., P. Gambino, and S. Droege. 2006. Adventive Hylaeus (Spatulariella) Popov in the New World (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) Proceeding Entomological Society of Washington 108:237-239. Greenberg, R., Maldonado, J., Droege S., & McDonald M.V. 2006. Tidal Marshes: A Global Perspective on the Evolution and Conservation of Their Terrestrial Vertebrates. BioScience 56, 675–685. Greenberg, R. , Maldonado, J.E., Droege, S. & McDonald, V.M. 2006. Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tidal Marshes: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. Camarillo, CA: Cooper Ornithological Society. Droege, S. and P. Eagle. 2005. Evaluating Calling Surveys. In Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status Of United States Species (pp. 314 - 319). University of California Press, Berkeley, California. Russell, K.N., H. Ikerd, and S. Droege. 2005. The potential conservation value of unmowed powerline strips for native bees. Biological Conservation 124:133-148.
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