Conservation Biologist
I study the ecology and conservation of native wildlife with a particular focus on species of conservation concern. I enjoy working on projects that push the boundaries of ecological theory, while also bearing direct application to active conservation challenges. The majority of my work involves quantifying population metrics (e.g., occupancy, abundance, survival, reproduction, etc.) and relating these metrics to components of habitat quality (e.g., microhabitat, landscape, etc.). Ongoing projects include: 1) understanding landscape factors that impact firefly populations, 2) quantifying the impacts of habitat management on songbird breeding productivity, 3) assessing the role of timber management in the conservation of disturbance-dependent birds like American Woodcocks and Cerulean Warblers and 4) describing behavioral ontogeny of wild songbirds
Assistant Professor University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Environmental Sciences --------------------------------------- email: mcneild -at- uncw.edu iNaturalist: @djm Twitter: @djthenaturalist GitHub: darinjmcneil |