2007 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R. P., G. P. Patil, S. Fei, A. I. Gitelman, W. L. Myers, and
E. D. Reavie. 2007. Next generation of ecological indicators of wetland
condition. EcoHealth 4(2):176-178.
- Griscom, B., M. McKenney-Easterling, W. L. Myers, A. McQueen, J. A.
Bishop, G. Rocco, J. French, K. C. Hychka, A. Bayard, T. O'Connell,
G.P. Patil, C. Taillie (deceased), G. D. Constantz and R. P. Brooks.
2007. Classifying and prioritizing watersheds for protection and restoration:
an approach for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands Area. Final Report to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency STAR Program, Agreement CR-83059301,
Washington, DC. Prepared by Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, PA and Canaan Valley Institute, Thomas, WV. 50pp.+appendices &
CD.
- Hershner, C., K. Havens, D. M. Bilkovic, and D. H. Wardrop. 2007.
Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Program selection and use of indicators.
EcoHealth 4:187-193.
- Hychka, KC., D.H. Wardrop, and R.P. Brooks. Enhancing a landscape
assessment with intensive data: a case study in the Upper Juniata watershed.
Wetlands 27(3):446-461.
- O'Connell, T. J., J. A. Bishop, and R. P. Brooks. 2007. Sub-sampling
data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey for application to
the Bird Community Index, an indicator of ecological condition. Ecological
Indicators 7:679-691.
- Rheinhardt, R., M. Brinson, R. Brooks, M. McKenney-Easterling, J.M.
Rubbo, J. Hite, and B. Armstrong. 2007. Development of a reference-based
method for identifying and scoring indicators of condition for coastal
plain riparian reaches. Ecological Indicators 7: 339–361
- Rheinhardt, R.D., M. McKenney-Easterling, M. M. Brinson, J. Masina-Rubbo,
R.P. Brooks, D.F. Whigham, D. O'Brien, J.T. Hite, and B.K. Armstrong.
In press. Canopy Composition and Forest Structure Provide Restoration
Targets for Low Order Riparian Ecosystems. Restoration Ecology.
- Serfass, T. L., R. P. Brooks, L. M. Rymon, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2007.
River otters in Pennsylvania, USA: Lessons for predator re-introduction.
Proc. European Otter Conference, Returning the otter in Europe –
Where and how? 30 June – 5 July 2003, Skye, Scotland, J. W. H.
Conroy, G. M. Yoxon, A. C. Gutleeb, and J. Ruiz-Olmo (eds.). Journal
of the International Otter Survival Fund 2:22pp.
- Wardrop, D. H., C. Hershner, K. Havens, K. Thornton, and D. M. Bilkovic.
2007. Developing and communicating a taxonomy of ecological indicators:
a case study from the Mid-Atlantic. EcoHealth 4:179-186.
- Wardrop, D.H., M. E. Kentula, D. L. Stevens, Jr., S. F. Jensen, and
R. P. Brooks. Assessment of wetland condition: an example from the Upper
Juniata Watershed in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Wetlands 27(3):416-431.
- Wardrop, D.H., M. E. Kentula, D. L. Stevens, Jr., J.M. Rubbo, K. Hychka,
and R. P. Brooks. The condition of wetlands on a watershed basis: The
Upper Juniata Watershed in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Wetlands 27(3):432-445.
2007 theses and dissertations
- Gyekis, Joseph P. 2007. Spatial dimensions of songbird responses to
land use in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands: Toward a site-specific index
of biotic integrity. M.S. Thesis, Geography. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA. 94pp.
- Miller, Tricia A. 2007. Habitat modeling, valuidation and creation
using 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas Data. M.S. Thesis, Ecology.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 123pp.
- Rocco, Gian L. 2007. Responses of Plethodontid Salamanders to Stream
Acidification and Acid Mine Drainage in the Pennsylvania Central Appalachians.
Ph.D. Dissertation, Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA. 186pp.
2006 published articles and reports
- Brooks, Robert P., Denice Heller Wardrop, and Charles Andrew Cole.
2006. Inventorying and monitoring wetland condition and restoration
potential on a watershed basis with examples from Spring Creek watershed,
Pennsylvania, USA. Environmental Management 38: 673-687.
- Brooks, R. P., C. Snyder, and M. M. Brinson. 2006. Structure and functioning
of tributary watershed ecosystems in the Eastern Rivers and Mountains
Network: Conceptual models and vital signs monitoring. Natural Resources
Report NPS/NER/NRR-2006/009. National Park Service, Philadelphia, PA.
88pp.
- Brooks, R.P., D.H. Wardrop, K.W. Thornton, D. Whigham, C. Hershner,
M.M. Brinson, and J.S. Shortle (eds.) 2006. Integration of Ecological
and Socioeconomic Indicators for Estuaries and Watersheds of the Atlantic
Slope. Final Report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency STAR Program,
Agreement R-82868401, Washington, DC. Prepared by the Atlantic Slope
Consortium, University Park, PA. 96 pp. + CD.
- Miller, S. J., D. H. Wardrop, W. M. Mahaney, And R. P. Brooks. 2006.
A plant-based index of biological integrity (IBI) for headwater wetlands
in central Pennsylvania. Ecological Indicators 6(2): 290-312.
- Miller, S.J. and D.H. Wardrop. 2006. Adapting the floristic quality
assessment index to indicate anthropogenic disturbance in central Pennsylvania
wetlands. Ecological Indicators 6(2): 313-326.
- Myers, W., J. Bishop, and R. Brooks. 2006. Landscape-level habitat
moding and mapping for conservation planning: use of GAP Analysis. Pages
113-126 in McKinstry, R. B., C. Ripp, and E. Lisy (eds.). Biodiversity
Conservation Handbook. State, Local, and Private Protection of Biological
Diversity. Environmental Law Institute, Washington, DC. 651pp.
- Myers, W.L., M. McKenney-Easterling, K. Hychka, B. Griscom, J.A. Bishop,
A. Bayard, G. L. Rocco, R.P. Brooks, G. Constantz, G. P. Patil and C.
Taillie. 2006. Contextual clustering for configuring collaborative conservation
of watersheds in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands. Environmental and Ecological
Statistics 13 (4): 391-407.
- Reed, P.M., R. P. Brooks, K. J. Davis, D. R. DeWalle, K.A. Dressler,
C. J. Duffy, J. Lin, D. A. Miller, R. G. Najjar, KM. Salvage, T. Wagener,
and B. Yarnal. 2006. Bridging river basin scale and processes to assess
human-climate impacts and the terrestrial hydrologic system. Water
Resources Research 42:W07418, doi:10.1029/2005WR004153.
2006 theses and dissertations
- Gyekis, Joseph. 2006. Comparing the bird community index to other
riparian habitat assessment techniques. Honors Thesis, Geography, Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, PA. 60pp.+app.
2005 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R. P., D. H. Wardrop, C. A. Cole, and D. A. Campbell. 2005.
Are we purveyors of wetland homogeneity?: A model of degradation and
restoration to improve wetland mitigation. Ecological Engineering
24(4):331-340.
- Brooks, R. P., S. E. Laubscher, G. Rocco, B. K. Armstrong, M. M. Easterling,
and J. A. Bishop. 2005. Development of a tributary watersheds ecosystem
monitoring program. Report No. 2005-01, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands
Center, University Park, PA.
- Miller, T.A. 2005. 2004 Report on Wood Turtles, Box Turtles and Painted
Turtles. Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Pittsburgh, PA.
- Snyder,C.D., J.T. Julian, J.A. Young, and T.L. King. 2005. Assessment
of Ambystomatid salamander populations and their breeding habitats in
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Technical report submitted
to NPS, Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area, pp. 51.
- Walls, Ramona L., Denice Heller Wardrop, and Robert P. Brooks. 2005.
The impact of experimental sedimentation and flooding on the growth
and germination of floodplain trees. Plant Ecology 176:203-213.
- Wardrop, D.H., J.A. Bishop, M. Easterling, K. Hychka, W.L. Myers,
G.P. Patil, and C. Taille. 2005. Characterization and classification
of watersheds by landscape and land use parameters in five Mid-Atlantic
physiographic provinces. Journal of Environmental and Ecological
Statistics 12(2).
2005 theses and dissertations
- Susan Hopper. 2005. Landscape around central Pennsylvania wetlands:
characterization of changes and relationships with current wetland condition.
M.S. Thesis, Geography, Pennsylvania State University. 80pp.
- Suzy Laubscher. 2005. Aquatic macroinvertebrates in Pennsylvania riverine
systems: their ecology and utility as bioindicators of condition. M.S.
Thesis, Ecology, Pennsylvania State University.164pp.
- Patrick W. Ryan. 2005. Decomposition dynamics mediated by litter
quality in headwater floodplain wetlands in Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis,
Ecology, Pennsylvania State University.
- Kristen Saacke-Blunk. 2005. Integrating response variables to evaluate
the aquatic condition for the Spring Creek Watershed, Centre County,
Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis, Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University.
2004 published articles and reports
- Brooks, Robert P., Denice Heller Wardrop, and Joseph A. Bishop. 2004.
Assessing
wetland condition on a watershed basis in the Mid-Atlantic region using
synoptic land cover maps. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
94(1):9-22.
- Brooks, R.P. (ed.) 2004. Monitoring and Assessing Pennsylvania Wetlands.
Final Report for Cooperative Agreement No. X-827157-01, between Penn
State Cooperative Wetlands Center, Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, PA and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wetlands,
Oceans, and Watersheds, Washington, DC.
- Brooks, R. P., D. H. Wardrop, C. A. Cole, and K. R. Reisinger. 2002.
Using reference wetlands for integrating wetland inventory, assessment,
and restoration for watersheds. Pages 9-15 in R. W. Tiner (compiler).
Watershed-based wetland planning and evaluation. A collection of papers
from the Wetland Millennium Event, 6-12 August 2000, Quebec City, Quebec,
Canada. Distrib. by Assoc. State Wetland Managers, Inc., Berne, NY.
141pp.
- Mahaney, W. M., D. H. Wardrop, and R. P. Brooks. 2004. Impacts
of sedimentation and nitrogen enrichment on wetland plant community
development. Plant Ecology 175(2):227-243.
- Mahaney, W. M., D. H. Wardrop, and R. P. Brooks. 2004.
Impacts of stressors on the emergence and growth of wetland plant species
in Pennsylvania, USA. Wetlands 24(3:)538-549.
- Niemi, G., D. Wardrop, R. Brooks, S. Anderson, V. Brady, H. Paerl,
C. Rakocinski, M. Brouwer, B. Levinson, and M. McDonald. 2004. Rationale
for a new generation of indicators for coastal waters. Environmental
Health Perspectives 112(9):979-986.
- Serfass, T. L., and R. P. Brooks. 2002. River otter reintroduction:
The Pennsylvania approach. Pages 308-311 in Robert Dulfer, Jim Conroy,
Jan Nel, and Arno C. Gutleb (eds.). Otter Conservation - an example
for a sustainable use of wetlands. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin,
Vol. 19A, Special Issue. Proceedings VIIth International Otter Colloquium,
14-19 March 1998, Trebon, Czech Republic. 396pp.
2004 theses and dissertations
- Hychka, Kristen C. 2004. Evaluation of landscape metrics for use in mapping riparian
wetland condition: a case study in the Upper Juniata watershed in south-central
Pennsylvania. M. S. Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 93pp.
- Rubbo, Jennifer M. 2004. The effects of the invasive species, reed canary-grass
(Phalaris arundinacea) on the germination and growth of native riparian tree species. M.S. Thesis.
Ecology. Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 76pp.
2003 published articles and reports
- Johnson, Glen D., Wayne L. Myers, Ganapati P. Patil, Timothy J. O'Connell
and Robert P. Brooks. 2003. Predictability of bird community-based ecological
integrity using landscape measurements. Pages 617-637 D.J. Rapport,
W.L. Lasley, D.E. Rolston, N.O. Nielsen, C.O. Qualset, and A.B. Damania
(eds.) Managing for Healthy Ecosystems, Lewis Publishers, Boca
Raton, Florida USA.
- O’Connell, T. J., R. P. Brooks, S. E. Laubscher, R. S. Mulvihill,
and T. L. Master. 2003. Using bioindicators to develop a calibrated
index of regional ecological integrity for forested headwater ecosystems.
Report No. 2003-01, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center, Final Report
to U.S. Environ. Prot. Agency, STAR Grants Program, Washington, DC.
87pp.+app.
- O’Connell, T. J., R. P. Brooks, M. Lanzone, and J. A. Bishop.
2003. A bird community index for the Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Coastal
Plain. Final Report. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,
DC. Rep. No. 2003-02 Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr., University Park, PA.
44pp.
- Patil, G. P., R. P. Brooks, W. L. Myers, and C. Taillie. 2003. Multiscale
advanced raster map analysis system for measuring ecosystem health at
landscape scale–A novel synergistic consortium initiative. Pages
567-576 in Managing for Healthy Ecosystems, D. Rapport, W.
Lasley, D. Rolston, O. Nielsen, C. Qualset, and A. Damania, (eds.).
CRC Press/Lewis Publ., Boca Raton, FL.
2003 theses and dissertations
- Conklin, Angela M. 2003. Macroinvertebrate communities as biological
indicators of condition in Pennsylvania depressional wetlands. M.S.
Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 312pp
.
- Farr, Melinda M. 2003. Amphibian assemblage response to anthropogenic
disturbance in Pennsylvania wetlands. M.S. Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries
Science. Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 190pp.
- Spinola, R. Manuel. 2003. Spatio-temporal ecology of river otters
translocated to western New York. Ph.D. Dissertation. Wildlife and Fisheries
Science. Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 115pp.
2002 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R.P., D.H. Wardrop, T.A. Rightnour, and S.J. Miller. 2002.
Reference Wetland Monitoring and Restoration Projects in the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area. Final Report to the National Park
Service. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 2002-1, University Park.
85pp.
- Brooks, R. P., Denice Heller Wardrop, and Joseph A. Bishop. 2002.
Watershed-based protection for wetlands in Pennsylvania: Levels 1 &
2 - Synoptic maps and rapid field assessments. Final Report to Pennsylvania
Dep. Environ. Prot. Report No. 2002-2, Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr, University
Park, PA. 66pp.
- Brooks, R. P., D. H. Wardrop, C. A. Cole, and K. R. Reisinger. 2002.
Using reference wetlands for integrating wetland inventory, assessment,
and restoration for watersheds. Pages 9-15 in R. W. Tiner (compiler).
Watershed-based wetland planning and evaluation. A collection of papers
from the Wetland Millennium Event, 6-12 August 2000, Quebec City, Quebec,
Canada. Distrib. by Assoc. State Wetland Managers, Inc., Berne, NY.
141pp.
- Campbell, D. A., C. A. Cole, and R. P. Brooks. 2002. A comparison
of created and natural wetlands in Pennsylvania, USA. Wetlands Ecology
and Management 10:41-49.
- Cole, C. A., R. P. Brooks, P. W. Shaffer, and M. E. Kentula. 2002.
A comparison of the hydrology of wetlands in Pennsylvania and Oregon
(USA) as an indicator of the transferability of hydrogeomorphic (HGM)
functional models between regions. Environmental Management
30(2):265-278.
- Serfass, T. L., and R. P. Brooks. 2002. River otter reintroduction:
The Pennsylvania approach. Pages 308-311 in Robert Dulfer, Jim Conroy,
Jan Nel, and Arno C. Gutleb (eds.). Otter Conservation - an example
for a sustainable use of wetlands. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin,
Vol. 19A, Special Issue. Proceedings VIIth Internatinonal Otter Colloquium,
14-19 March 1998, Trebon, Czech Republic. 396pp.
2002 theses and dissertations
2001 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R. P., S. Shortle, S. M. Smith, B. M. Evans, T. A. Rightnour,
and K. Hoover. 2001. Economic and Environmental Benefits of Watershed
Restoration for Rural Communities. Final Report for USDA Fund for Rural
America. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr Rep. No. 2001-01, University Park,
PA.
- Brooks, R. P., and D. H. Wardrop. 2001. Assessment of Big Swamp, Dauphin
Co., Pennsylvania. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 2001-03, University
Park, PA. 9pp.
- Cole, C. A., R. P. Brooks, and D. H. Wardrop. 2001. Assessing the
relationship between biomass and soil organic matter in created wetlands
of central Pennsylvania, USA. Ecological Engineering 17:423-428.
- Johnson, G. D., W. L. Myers, G. P. Patil, T. J. O’Connell, and
R. P. Brooks. 2001. Predictability of bird community-based ecological
integrity using landscape. Pages 79-104 in O. Rossi (ed.). Cartografia
multiscalare della natura. Proc. IX Congresso Nasionale Della Societa
Italiana Di Ecologia, Lecce, Italy. 201pp.
- Myers, W., J. Bishop, R. Brooks, and G. P. Patil. 2001. Composite
spatial indexing of regional habitat importance. Community Ecology
2(2):213-220.
- Patil, G. P., R. P. Brooks, W. L. Myers, D. J. Rapport, and C. Taillie.
2001. Ecosystem health and its measurement at landscape scale: Towards
the next generation of quantitative assessments. Ecosystem Health
7(4):307-316.
- Spinola, Romeo M., T. L. Serfass and, R. P. Brooks. 2001. Survival,
movement patterns, habitat use, and food habits of river otters reintroduced
in western New York. Final Report to NY Dep. Environ. Conserv. Penn
State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 2001-03, Pennsylvania State University,
University Park and Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD. 66pp.
- Serfass, T. L., R. P. Brooks, and W. M. Tzilkowski. 2001. Fisher reintroduction
in Pennsylvania. Final Report of the Pennsylvania Fisher Reintroduction
Project. Frostburg State University and Pennsylvania State University.
222pp.
2001 theses and dissertations
- Mahaney, W. M. 2001. Impacts of human-mediated stressors on wetland
plant community development. M.S. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State
University, University Park. 94pp.
2000 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R. P., and K. Saacke Blunk. 2000. Riparia & Biodiversity.
A teaching guide to the Riparia Biodiversity Poster. Penn State Cooperative
Wetlands Center, University Park, PA. 8pp. Full color poster available,
see 1997 listing.
- Brooks, R. P., and K. Saacke Blunk. 2000. Spring Creek & Biodiversity.
A teaching guide to the Spring Creek Biodiversity Poster. Penn State
Cooperative Wetlands Center, University Park, PA. 8pp. Full color poster
available, see 1997 listing.
- Cole, C. A., and R. P. Brooks. 2000. A comparison of the hydrologic
characteristics of natural and created mainstem floodplain wetlands
in Pennsylvania. Ecological Engineering 14(3):221-231.
- Cole, C. A., and R. P. Brooks. 2000. Patterns of hydrology in wetlands
in the Ridge and Valley Province, Pennsylvania, USA. Wetlands
20(3):438-447.
- Cole, C. A., R. P. Brooks, and D.H. Wardrop. 2000. Watersheds and
wetlands: Large-scale disturbances and small scale responses. Final
Rep. to U.S. Environ. Prot. Agency, EPA GR824905-01-0, Washington, D.C.
Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 2000-2. 398pp.
- Myers, W.L., et al. 2000. Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Project: Leading
landscapes for collaborative conservation. Final Rep. U.S. Geol. Survey-Gap
Analysis Program. 142pp.+appendices
- O’Connell, T. J., L. E. Jackson, and R. P. Brooks. 2000(a).
Bird guilds as indicators of ecological condition in the central Appalachians.
Ecological Applications 10(6):1706-1721.
- O’Connell, T. J., L. Jackson, R. P. Brooks, and T. DeMoss. 2000.
MAIA Project Summary: Birds indicate ecological condition of the Mid-Atlantic
Highlands. U.S. Environ. Prot. Agency, Office of Research and Development,
EPA/620/R-00-003, Washington, D.C. 8pp.
- Rocco, G. L., and R.P. Brooks. 2000. Abundance and Distribution of
a Stream Plethodontid Salamander Assemblage in 14 Ecologically Dissimilar
Watersheds in the Pennsylvania Central Appalachians. Final Rep. to U.S.
Environ. Prot. Agency, USGS-BRD 1434-HQ-97-R4-01548A. Penn State Coop.
Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 2000-4. 35pp. +tables, figures, appendices.
- Shaffer, P. W., C. A. Cole, M. E. Kentula, and R. P. Brooks. 2000.
Effects of measurement frequency on water level summary statistics.
Wetlands 20(1):148-161.
2000 theses and dissertations
- Urban, C. A. 2000. Early ecosystem development in created wetlands
of northwestern New York. M.S. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 136pp.
1999 published articles and reports
- Bennett, R. J., and R. P. Brooks. 1999. Development of an Invertebrate
Community Index (ICI) for Appalachian wetlands. Final Rep. for U.S.
Environ. Prot. Agency, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Washington,
DC. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 99-1. 86pp.
- Brooks, R. P., D. H. Wardrop, and J. K. Perot. 1999. Development and
application of assessment protocols for determining the ecological condition
of wetlands in the Juniata River Watershed. U.S. Environ. Prot. Agency,
Corvallis, OR. EPA/600/R-98-181. 30pp. (Project Description)
- Gray, A., R. P. Brooks, D. H. Wardrop, and J. K. Perot. 1999. Pennsylvania’s
Adopt-a-Wetland Program Wetland Education and Monitoring Module: Student
Manual. Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center, University Park,
PA. 100pp.
- Mitcheltree, D. H., T. L. Serfass, W. M. Tzilkowski, R. L. Peper,
M. T. Whary, and R. P. Brooks. 1999. Physiological responses of fishers
to immobilization with ketamine, ketamine-xylazine, or Telazol. Wildlife
Society Bulletin 27(3):582-591.
- Serfass, T. L., M. J. Lavallo, R. P. Brooks, A. H. Hayden, and D.
H. Mitcheltree. 1999. Status and distribution of river otters in Pennsylvania
following a reintroduction project. Journal of the Pennsylvania
Academy of Science 73(1):10-14.
- Swimley, T. S., R. P. Brooks, and T. L. Serfass. 1999. Otter and beaver
interactions in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Journal
of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 72(3):97-101.
- Wardrop, D. H., J. K. Perot, and R. P. Brooks. 1999. Watershed modeling
for water quality effects on wetlands. Final Rep. for PA Dep. Environ.
Prot., Div. Waterways, Wetlands, and Erosion Control. Penn State Coop.
Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 99-2, University Park. 52pp.+appendices.
1999 theses and dissertations
- Bennett, R. J. 1999. Examination of macroinvertebrate communities
and development on an invertebrate community index (ICI) for central
Pennsylvania wetlands. M.S. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 124pp.
- Condliff, C. J. 1999. The effect of stream acidification and fragmentation
on two Desmognathine salamanders (Desmognathus ochrophaeus and D. Fuscus)
in southwestern Pennsylvania. Honors Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries
Science. Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 42pp.
- English, R. J. 1999. The effects of land use practices on the streamside
salamander communities of two central Pennsylvania streams. Honors Thesis.
Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Pennsylvania State University, University
Park. 39pp.+appendices.
- McLaughlin, K. 1999. Probability of wetland occurrence characterized
by geology, slope, and stream link number: Spring Creek, White Deer
Creek and Juniata watersheds, Pennsylvania. Senior Thesis. Geosciences.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 68pp.+appendices +maps.
- O’Connell, T. J. 1999. Bird communities in the Mid-Atlantic
Highlands: Relationships to landscapes and implications for conservation.
Ph.D. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
152pp.
- Reinhardt, C. H. 1999. Historical analysis of wetland plant community
response to disturbance. M.S. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 129pp.
1998 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R. P., T. J. O’Connell, D. H. Wardrop, and L. E. Jackson.
1998. Towards a regional index of biological integrity: the examples
of forested riparian ecosystems. Environ. Monit. Assmt. 51(1-2):131-143.
- Brooks, R. P., K. R. Tamminga, C. J. Lipton, R. F. Carline, D. Genito,
and R. L. Day. 1998. Protection and management plan for the Millbrook
Marsh Nature Center. Final Report to The ClearWater Conservancy/PADCNR.
Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 98-2. 95pp.+9 maps.
- Cole, C. A., R. P. Brooks, and D. H. Wardrop. 1998. Building a better
wetland – A response to Linda Zug. Wetland Journal 10(2):8-11.
- Cole, C. A. 1998. Theoretical function or functional theory? Issues
in wetland creation. Pages 679-690 in A. J. McComb and J. A. Davis.
Wetlands for the future. Contrib. INTECOL’s V International Wetlands
Conference, Gleneagles Publishing, Adelaide, AUS.
- O’Connell, T. J., L. E. Jackson, and R. P. Brooks. 1998. A bird
community index of biotic integrity for the Mid-Atlantic Highlands.
Environ. Monit. Assmt. 51(1-2):145-156.
- O’Connell, T. J., L. E. Jackson, and R. P. Brooks. 1998. The
bird community index: a tool for assessing biotic integrity in the Mid-Atlantic
Highlands. Final Report to the USEPA-EMAP. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr.
Rep. No. 98-4. 57pp.
- Prosser, D. J., and R. P. Brooks. 1998. A verified habitat suitability
index for the Louisiana Waterthrush. J. Field Ornith. 69(2):288-298.
- Reinhardt, C. H., C. A. Cole, and R. P. Brooks. 1998. Assessing historical
wetland seed banks using Cs137: a pilot study. J. PA Acad. Sci.
71(3):125-134.
- Serfass, T. L., R. P. Brooks, J. M. Novak, P. E. Johns, and O. E.
Rhodes, Jr. 1998. Genetic variation among river otter populations in
North America: Considerations for reintroduction projects. J. Mammal.
79(3):736-746.
- Serfass, T. S., and R. P. Brooks. 1998. Wetlands mammals. Pages 350-358
in S. K. Majumdar, E. W. Miller, and F. J. Brenner (eds.). Ecology of
wetlands and associated systems. Penn. Acad. Sci., Easton, PA.
- Swimley, T. J., T. L. Serfass, R. P. Brooks, and W. M. Tzilkowski.
1998. Predicting river otter latrine sites in Pennsylvania. Wildl.
Soc. Bull. 26(4):836-845.
- Swimley, T. J., R. P. Brooks, and T. L. Serfass. Management recommendations
for otter and beaver in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Final Report to the National Park Service Mid-Atlantic Region. Penn
State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 98-7, University Park. 23pp.
- Wardrop, D. H., and R. P. Brooks. 1998. The occurrence and impact
of sedimentation in central Pennsylvania wetlands. Environ. Monit.
Assmt. 51(1-2):119-130.
- Wardrop, D. H., R. P. Brooks, L. Bishel-Machung, and C. A. Cole. 1998.
Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) functional assessment models for Pennsylvania
wetlands. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 98-6, University Park.
50pp.
1998 theses and dissertations
- Gaudette, M. T. 1998. Modeling wetland songbird community integrity
in central Pennsylvania. Ph.D. Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries Science.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 157pp.
- Lipton, C. J. 1998. A natural history of Millbrook Marsh, a wetland
in an urbanizing setting. M.S. Paper. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 167pp.+ maps.
- Prosser, D. J. 1998. Avian use of different successional stage beaver
ponds in Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 152pp.
1997 published articles and reports
- Babb, J. S., C. A. Cole, R. P. Brooks, and A. W. Rose. 1997. Hydrogeomorphology,
watershed geology, and water quality of wetlands in central Pennsylvania.
J. PA Acad. Sci. 71(1):21-28.
- Brooks, R. P. 1997. Improving habitat suitability models. Wildl.
Soc. Bull. 25(1):163-167.
- Brooks, R. P. 1997. Riparian forests: A resilient edge habitat of
streams, wetlands, and lakes. Penn. Forests 88(2):4-5.
- Brooks, R.P. and N. Obel. 1997. Spring Creek Biodiversity Poster.
This poster is a dynamic portrayal of the biodiversity of Spring Creek
Watershed in central Pennsylvania using colorful and technically accurate
drawings of more than 20 species of animals and plants found in the
watershed. The full color poster, 40 inches high by 26 inches wide,
was drawn by artist Nils Obel of Camden, Maine, and conceived and produced
by Robert P. Brooks, Director of the Penn State Cooperative Wetlands
Center, for the citizens’ group, the Spring Creek Community. Copies
of this poster are available for $10 each ($5 each for 10 or more),
including shipping.
- Brooks, R.P. and N. Obel. 1997. Riparia Biodiversity Poster. The art
of this poster is the same as that of Spring Creek, listed above, but
the text focuses on a wider geographic area that includes the Chesapeake
Bay and eastern U.S. Copies of this poster are available for $10 each
($5 each for 10 or more), including shipping.
- Cole, C. A., R. P. Brooks, and D. H. Wardrop. 1997. Wetland hydrology
as a function of hydrogeomorphic (HGM) class. Wetlands 17(4):456-467.
- Goslee, S. C., R. P. Brooks, and C. A. Cole. 1997. Plants as indicators
of wetland water source. Plant Ecology 131(2):199-206.
- Miller, J. N., R. P. Brooks, and M. J. Croonquist. 1997. Effects of
landscape patterns on biotic communities. Landsc. Ecol. 12(3):137-153.
- Miller, R. L., Jr., D. R. DeWalle, R. P. Brooks, and J. C. Finley.
1997. Long-term impacts of forest road crossings of wetlands in Pennsylvania.
No. J. Appl. Forest. 14(3):109-116.
- Stauffer, A. L., and R. P. Brooks. 1997. Plant and soil responses
to salvaged marsh surface and organic matter amendments at a created
wetland in central Pennsylvania. Wetlands 17(1):90-105.
1997 theses and dissertations
- Claypoole, K. A. 1997. Reproductive success and brood habitat of wood
ducks using nest boxes in northeastern Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis. Wildlife
and Fisheries Science. Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
72pp.
- Wardrop, D. H. 1997. The occurrence and impact of sedimentation in
central Pennsylvania wetlands. Ph.D. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State
University, University Park. 204pp.
1996 published articles and reports
- Banski, K., J. C. Finley, R. P. Brooks, M. C. Brittingham, and A.
Etling. 1996. Establishing vegetative buffer strips along streams to
improve water quality. College of Agricultural Sciences, Coop. Ext.,
Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 56pp.
- Bishel-Machung, L., R. P. Brooks, S. S. Yates, and K. L. Hoover. 1996.
Soil properties of reference wetlands and wetland creation projects
in Pennsylvania. Wetlands 16(4):532-541.
- Brooks, R. P., C. A. Cole, D. H. Wardrop, L. Bishel-Machung, D. J.
Prosser, D. A. Campbell, M. T. Gaudette. 1996. Wetlands, wildlife, and
watershed assessment techniques for evaluation and restoration (W3ATER).
Vol. 1, 2A, and 2B, Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 96-2, University
Park. 782pp.
- Cole, C. A., T. L. Serfass, M. C. Brittingham, and R. P. Brooks. 1996.
Managing your restored wetland. College of Agricultural Sciences, Coop.
Ext., Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 44pp.
- Serfass, T. L., R. P. Brooks, T. J. Swimley, L. M. Rymon, and A. H.
Hayden. 1996. Considerations for capturing, handling, and translocating
otters. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 24(1):25-31.
1996 theses and dissertations
- Babb, J. S. 1996. Water quality analysis of wetlands in central Pennsylvania.
Senior Thesis. Geosciences. Pennsylvania State University, University
Park. 88pp.
- Campbell, D. A. 1996. Comparing the performance of created wetlands
to natural reference wetlands: a spatial and temporal analysis. M.S.
Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 140pp.
Also issued as Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 96-3.
- Mitcheltree, D. H. 1996. Immobilization and captive management of
fishers reintroduced in Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries
Science. Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 122pp.
- Swimley, T. J. 1996. Predicting river otter marking sites in Pennsylvania.
M.S. Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 89pp.
1995 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R. P., and D. J. Prosser. 1995. Wildlife Habitat Suitability
Models. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 95-1. University Park.
27pp.
- Brooks, R. P., and T. W. Gardner. 1995. Handbook for wetland creation
on reclaimed surface mines. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 95-3,
University Park. 59pp.
- Brooks, R. P., C. A. Cole, L. Bishel, D. H. Wardrop, D. J. Prosser,
D. E. Arnold., and G. W. Petersen. 1995. Evaluating and implementing
watershed approaches for protecting Pennsylvania's wetlands. Volumes
1 and 2. Final Report to PA Dep. Environ. Resour. and USEPA Region 3,
ERRI Rep. No. 9506. Penn State Coop. Wetl. Ctr. Rep. No. 95-5. (See
96-2)
- Serfass, T. L., M. T. Whary, R. L. Peper, R. P. Brooks, T. J. Swimley,
W. R. Lawrence, and C. E. Rupprect. 1995. Rabies in a river otter intended
for reintroduction. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 26(2):311-314.
1995 theses and dissertations
- Davis, Luise K. 1995. Wetlands protection and surface mining in Pennsylvania:
Effectiveness of the permitting program, 1980-1992. Ph.D. Thesis. Wildlife
and Fisheries Science. Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
139pp.
- Stauffer, A. L. 1995. Plant and soil responses to salvaged marsh surface
and organic matter amendments at a created wetland in central Pennsylvania.
M.S. Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Pennsylvania State University,
University Park. 106pp.
1994 published articles and reports
- Brooks, R. P. 1994. Approaches to ecological restoration. Pages 43-46
in Proc. Symp. Ecological Restoration, 2-4 March 1993, Chicago, IL.
U. S. Environ. Prot. Agency, Washington, DC. EPA 841-B-94-003. 212pp.
- Brooks, R. P., L. R. Stark, L. K. Davis, R. F. Unz, T. A. Rightnour,
and D. R. Barnes. 1994. Long-term trends in metal removal by constructed
wetlands receiving coal mine drainage. Pages 33-36 in Y. P. Chugh and
D. C. Davin (eds.). Proc. Natl. Mine Land Reclamation Ctr. Symp. '93.
Coal Res. Ctr., S. Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL 302pp.
- Brooks, R. P., D. A. Devlin, and J. Hassinger (with M. C. Brittingham
and G. A. Hoover). 1994. Wetlands and Wildlife. College of Agricultural
Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, PA. 55pp. ($4 - a semi-technical,
illustrated review of wetlands and wetland wildlife)
- Serfass, T. L., R. P. Brooks, and L. M. Rymon. 1994. Evidence of long-term
survival and reproduction by translocated river otters. Can. Field
Naturalist 107:59-63.
- Stark, L. R., R. P. Brooks, F. M. Williams, and L. K. Davis. 1994.
Water quality during storm events from two constructed wetlands receiving
mine drainage. Water Resour. Bull. 30(4):639-650.
1994 theses and dissertations
- Bishel, Laurie. 1994. Soil properties of natural reference wetlands
and wetland mitigation projects in Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis. Ecology.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 76pp.
- Goslee, Sarah C. 1994. Plant indicators of wetland hydrology in central
Pennsylvania. M.S. Thesis. Ecology. Pennsylvania State University, University
Park. 81pp.
- Serfass, Thomas L. 1994. Conservation genetics and reintroduction
strategies for river otters. Ph.D. Thesis. Wildlife and Fisheries Science.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park. 183pp.
- Shaw, Jennifer A. 1994. Germination, growth, and survival of emergent
wetland plants, Peltandra virginica and Scirpus pungens, on non-toxic
organic waste media. Honors Thesis. Pennsylvania State University, University
Park. 39pp.