Education Background
B.S. Wildlife Biology, University of Vermont

M.S., University of Georgia


Research Focus 
Influence of climate change on Black-throated Blue Warbler

(Dendroica caerulescens) demography in the southern Appalachians

 

 

Project Summary

Generally, I am interested in declining populations and changing distributions of birds and determining optimal conservation strategies for these populations.  More specifically, I am interested in understanding how changes in global climate might alter timing of emergence of larval insects and the responses of bird communities to such changes.  My research was conducted at sites distributed along an elevational gradient adjacent to the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina.  My research focused on responses of Black-throated Blue Warblers to changes in insect populations using elevation as a proxy for varying climatic conditions.

 

 

Additional Information

Funding for this research is provided by NASA and the Georgia Ornithological Society.

 

 

Publications

Cline, M. H. and J. L. Hatt. 2011. Idle lobster traps kill Blue Jays. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:181-183.

 

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