JAMES P. GIBBS
Profesor, Facultad de Ambiente y Biología Forestal
Colegio de Ciencias Ambientales y Forestales, Universidad Estatal de Nueva York
247 Illick Hall, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, Nueva York 13210 Estados Unidos
(315) 470-6764; Fax: (315) 470-6934
Correo electrónico: [email protected]; Skype: jamesgibbs1
EDUCACIÓN
Ph.D. Universidad de Yale, Estudios Forestales y Ambientales. 1995.
M.A. Universidad de Missouri-Columbia, Ciencias Ambientales. 1988.
B.S. Universidad de Maine en Orono, Manejo de Vida Silvestre. 1986.
EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL
Profesor, Colegio de Ciencias Ambientales y Forestales, Universidad Estatal de Nueva York
Syracuse, Nueva York. 2002-presente (Profesor Asistente, 1997-2002; Profesor asociado 2002-
2008; Director Asociado 2009-present).
Científico adjunto, Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Islas Galápagos (2008-presente).
Profesor asistente, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y Ambiente. Ciudad de Nueva York,
Nueva York. 1996-1997 (Miembro adjunto de la Facultad, 1997-presente).
Investigador asociado de post-doctorado, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Yale
(Asesor: Jeffrey R. Powell), New Haven, Connecticut. 1995-1996.
Investigador, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, Nueva York. 1995-1996.
Instructor y Docente, Escuela de Ciencias Forestales y Estudios Ambientales. Universidad de
Yale, New Haven, Connecticut. 1991-1995.
Biólogo consultor, The Nature Conservancy, Organization for Tropical Studies, Massachusetts
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and
Wildlife, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1988-1991.
DISTINCIONES Y RECONOCIMIENTOS SUNY Research Foundation Excellence in Scholarship Award (2007).
Outstanding Conservationist Award (2009), The Wildlife Society (New York Chapter).
SUNY-ESF Foundation Teaching Award (2006), Distinguished Teacher Award (2002 and 2005)
and Outreach Faculty Award (2005).
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Excellence in Teaching of Small Class Award
(1993) and Weyerhaeuser Center Research Fellowship (1993).
Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies G. Evelyn Hutchinson Prize (1991) and Memorial
Fellowship (1993).
U.S. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award (1992).
University of Missouri Scholarship to attend Organization for Tropical Studies Costa Rica field
ecology course (OTS 88-1), (1988).
University of Maine Presidential Academic Achievement Award (1986), Wildlife Alumni Award
(1984), B.S. degree with Distinction and Highest Honors (1986).
ACTIVIDAD DOCENTE RECIENTE (asignación anual estable 2004-presente)
Introducción a Biología de la Conservación (EFB 413, Primavera), 3 cr., 60-135
Resolución de problemas en Biología de la Conservación (EFB 419, Primavera), 3 cr., 20-50
Herpetología (EFB 485, Otoño), 3 cr., 50-100 estudiantes
Herpetología de campo (EFB 203, Verano, 3 cr., 15-25 estudiantes
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FINANCIAMIENTO Y APOYOS PARA INVESTIGACIÓN (DESDE 1997) Liz Claiborne Art Ortenberg Jaguar Research Grant Program, “Validation of the critical jaguar
corridor in eastern Guatemala”, Frair, J., J. P. Gibbs, A.-P. Calderon. $12,035. 1/12-1/13.
U.S. Geological Survey, “Development of Protocol and Standard Operating Procedures for
Acoustic, Camera and Organismal Monitoring of Phenology.” G. Tierney and J. P. Gibbs.
$18,477.00 09/01/2011 - 08/31/2013
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT, Mexico), “Seed Grant Program to
Stimulate Collaboration of Research, Outreach and Instruction”, J. P. Gibbs y D. J.
Leopold. $50,000. 12/15/11-12/14/12.
Galapagos Conservancy, Inc. “Human detection sensors to contradict illegal poaching of giant
Galápagos tortoises,” J.P. Gibbs, S. Burnett, and G. Carney, $20,000. 6/15/11-6/14/12.
Trust for Mutual Understanding, “Effective Protection of endangered snow leopard and argali
sheep in Altai Republic, Siberia, Rusia,” J. Castner, J. P. Gibbs, M. Paltsyn y S. Spitsyn.
$15,000.00. 5/15/11-5/14/11. (a través de The Altai Project)
US Fish and Wildlife Service (International Programs), “Anti-poaching measures to protect
the Argut snow leopard population in Russia’s Altai Republic”. J. Castner, J. P.
Gibbs, and M. Paltsyn. $30,000. 1/1/20/12-1/31/12. (a través de The Altai Project) Weeden Foundation, “Networked human detection sensors to contradict illegal poaching of
endangered Altai wildlife.” J. P. Gibbs, J. Castner, M. Paltsyn. $15,000, 5/11-4/12. (a
través de ESF Foundation)
Panthera, Inc. “Community-based Snow Leopard Conservation and Monitoring in the Argut
River Basin, Altai Republic, Russia,” J. P. Gibbs, M. Foley, M. Paltsyn, R. Jackson,
6/1/10-5/30/1. (a través de The Altai Project) U.S. NSF, "ULTRA-Ex: Positioning Rust-Belt Cities for a Sustainable Future: A Systems
Approach to Enhancing Urban Quality of Life" Collaborator on: D. Nowak, R. Smardon,
C. Hall, M. Hall, E. Carter, B. Nordenstam (PI’s). $300,000 (J. P. Gibbs portion:
$14,000). 8/09/3/12.
Northeastern States Research Cooperative. “Impacts of Acidic Deposition and Soil Calcium
Depletion on Terrestrial Biodiversity and Food Webs in Northern Hardwood Forest
Ecosystems,” C. Beier, J. P. Gibbs, M. Mitchell, M. Fierke, M. Dovčiak. $149,839.
5/10-4/13.
Upper Susquehanna River Coalition (USC), “Integrating watershed-based wetland protection into
the Upper Susquehanna Coalition Wetland Program,” Subcontract of $66,000 on US
EPA Region 2 Wetland Development Grant EPA-R2-09WPDG ($402,120 to USC). J. P.
Gibbs y D. J. Leopold, 5/10-4/13.
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), “Assessing the
Viability of Radar and Acoustic Data as a Predictor of Collision Risk to Night Migrating
Birds and Bats: A Test Using Data from the Maple Ridge Wind Power Project, Lewis
County, New York.” $49,000. J. P. Gibbs, 9/1/10-12/31/11
Vice President’s Office, United Republic of Tanzania. “Evaluation of toxicity of endosulfan for
Kihansi spray toads: Direct exposure effects and interactions with nutritional status and
infection by pathogenic Chytrid fungus.” J. P. Gibbs. $34,109. 11/10-6/11.
Panthera, “Community-based Snow Leopard Conservation and Monitoring in the Argut River
Basin, Altai Republic, Russia,” J. P. Gibbs, 6/1/10-5/30/1.
Galapagos Conservancy, Inc. “Restoration of Pinta Island through the Re-introduction of Giant
Tortoises: Phase I Post-release Tortoise and Plant Community Monitoring,” J. P. Gibbs.
$77,082.00. 5/1/10-4/30/11.
Galapagos Conservancy, Inc. “Population Assessment of Giant Tortoise, Tree Cactus and Waved
Albatross on Española Island, Galapagos,” J. P. Gibbs, $32,136, 5/1/10-4/30/11.
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National Geographic Society, “Understanding Interactions among Three Globally Endangered
Species -- the Waved Albatross, Giant Tortoise, and Giant Tree Cactus -- to Inform
Conservation Management of Española Island, Galápagos,” J. P. Gibbs, $21,500, 6/1/10-
5/31/12.
American Bird Conservancy, “Restoring Espanola Island as Nesting Habitat for Waved Albatross
-- Phase I: Establishment of Baseline to Measure Albatross Nesting Response to
Experimental Vegetation Manipulation and Refinement of Rapid Nesting Population
Survey Methods,” J.P. Gibbs $3,750, 5/08-8/08.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, “Conservation Research on the Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail,”
J. Frair and J. P. Gibbs, $60,000, 6/07-5/09.
New York State Department of Conservation: “Survey of Hellbenders in the Upper Susquehanna
Watershed,” J. P. Gibbs and J. Frair. $30,000. 1/07-12/08.
General Electric Corporation, Inc.“Frog and turtle studies on the Upper Hudson River,” J.
P. Gibbs, $128,799.20, 5/1/2006-12/31/2009. New York State Department of Conservation: “Population status and foraging ecology of eastern
coyotes in New York State.” Jacqueline L. Frair, James P. Gibbs, Gordon R. Batcheller.
$678,704 1/06-9/11).
New York State Department of Conservation: “Bog Turtle Dispersal and Population Monitoring,”
J. P. Gibbs and L. B. Smart. $155,000. 4/06 – 3/11.
New York State Department of Conservation: “Status Assessment and Evaluation of Habitat
Quality of the Bog Brook Unique Area for the Bog Turtle and Spotted Turtle,” J. P.
Gibbs, $60,000, 4/06 – 3/08.
National Science Foundation, “BE/CNH: Biodiversity dynamics and land-use changes in the
Amazon: Multi-scale interactions between ecological systems and resource-use decisions
by indigenous peoples,” J. M. V. Fragoso, J. P. Gibbs, J. Read, K. Silvius. $1,192,518.
9/05-2/11.
New York State Departmental Environmental Conservation: “Spruce grouse in lowland boreal
habitat of New York State: Distribution, Populations and Movements,” J. Gibbs, G.
Johnson, $32,529, 5/05-4/06.
Honeywell International, Inc.: “An assessment of conservation value of the Honeywell
International, Inc.’s Hudson Farm property,” J. P. Gibbs, D. Leopold, $22,868, 5/05-
9/05.
New York State Biodiversity Research Institute: “A Guidebook on the Natural History and
Conservation of New York State’s Amphibians and Reptiles,” Peter J. Prescott, James P.
Gibbs, Alvin R. Breisch. $21,499, 5/05-5/06.
New York State Biodiversity Research Institute: “Impacts of invasive wetland plants on New
York amphibians,” N. E. Karraker and J. P. Gibbs, $15,243, 5/05-5/06.
National Science Foundation, “Teaching Biodiversity Conservation: The Network of
Conservation Educators and Practitioners,” E. J. Sterling, M. L. Hunter, J. P. Gibbs, N.
Bynum, $446,069, 4/05-4-08.
New York State Departmental Environmental Conservation: “The Status, Distribution and Life
History of the Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle, Apalone spinifera, in central New York,” J.
P. Gibbs. $80,000, 1/06-12/07.
New York State Departmental Environmental Conservation: “Blue lupine seed stock assessment
in support of Karner blue butterfly habitat restoration efforts,” J.P. Gibbs, D.J. Leopold,
L.B. Smart, $80,000, 5/05- 3/08.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: “Field studies of the Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail,” J. P.
Gibbs, $60,000, 6/05-5/07.
New York State Department of Transportation/University Transportation Research Center:
“Effects of New York State roadways on amphibians and reptiles: A research and
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adaptive mitigation program,” J. P. Gibbs, D. J. Leopold, P. Ducey, $253,000. 5/05-
4/09.
National Science Foundation: “Teaching Biodiversity Conservation: The Network of
Conservation Educators and Practitioners,” E. J. Sterling, M. L. Hunter, J. P. Gibbs, and
N. Bynum, $40,000, 12/04-12/05.
National Science Foundation: "Land-Use Practices and Persistence of Amphibian Populations,”
R. D. Semlitsch, M. L. Hunter, J. W. Gibbons, J. P. Gibbs. $1,200,000, 3/03-3/08.
U.S. National Park Service: “Vital Signs Monitoring of the Northeast Temperate Parks,” J. P.
Gibbs, G. Tierney:
A Summary of Existing Monitoring Programs Relevant to Parks with the Northeast
Temperate Network, 4/1/03-5/1/04, $19,400
Northeast Temperate network Vital Signs Monitoring, 7/1/03-12/31/05, $103,515
Developing an Ecological Monitoring Program for the Appalachian National Scenic
Trail, 1/15/04-12/31/07, $78,928
Selecting Indicators of Ecological Integrity: Phase 2 in Vital Sign Monitoring Plan
Development for the Northeast Temperate Network, 7/1/03-12/31/07, $104,427
Workshop to Develop Long-term Monitoring Protocols for Forest Ecosystems at Acadia
National park, 1/15/04-6/1/05, $25,000
Phase III: Development of Terrestrial and Related monitoring Protocols for High Priority
NETN Vital Signs, 7/1/03-12/3/107, $83,729
Monitoring Ecological Integrity of Forest ecosystems: Evaluation and Implementation of
the NETN Forest, 5/1/06-12/31/08, $149,578
Monitoring Ecological Integrity of the Appalachian national Scenic Trail: Forest and
Phenology vital Signs, 9/1/06-12/31/08, $64,109
National Science Foundation, "Inquiry-Based-Learning Modules for Conservation Biology
Education" E. J. Sterling, J. P. Gibbs, M. L. Hunter. $499,217, 2/02-2/05.
Tinker Foundation: “Structuring land use to preserve habitat during development: social drivers
of Brazilian Amazon forest fragmentation and loss of habitat.” A. S. P. Pfaff , E. J. Reis,
C. B. de A. Bohrer, J. P. Gibbs, R. Sethi. $110,000, 2/02-2/04.
US Army Corps of Engineers/International Joint Commission: “Reptile and amphibian diversity
relative to water level regulation in the Lake Ontario/St. Lawrence region,” J. P. Gibbs.
$70,000, 5/02-5/03.
US Army Corps of Engineers/International Joint Commission: “Avian diversity relative to water
level regulation in the Lake Ontario/St. Lawrence region,” J. P. Gibbs. $15,000, 5/02-
5/03.
US Army Corps of Engineers/International Joint Commission: “Plant and waterbird diversity
relative to water levels in the Lake Ontario/St. Lawrence region,” D. J. Leopold, J. P.
Gibbs. $58,000, 9/01-11/02.
US Department of Agriculture, “An assessment of the importance for vernal pools to amphibian
production in forested landscapes,” J. P. Gibbs, $84,000, 6/01-8/04.
US Geological Survey: “Patterns and causes of frog population change over 30 years in the
eastern Great Lakes Region” $30,000, J. P. Gibbs, 5/01-4/03.
New York State Homebuilder's Association: "Trends in land use and open space in New York
State: Phase I," J. P. Gibbs, W. F. Porter, $30,000, 7/00-8/01
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Estuarine
Reserves Division: "Distribution and Abundance of Salt Marsh Birds Breeding in New
England, " W. G. Shriver, J. P. Gibbs, $32,000, 7/00-7/02
Great Lakes Research Consortium: "Status and ecological roles of amphibians and reptiles in the
Lake Ontario / St. Lawrence River basin: Task Force Grant,” P. K. Ducey, A. R.
Breisch, J. P. Gibbs, G. Johnson, P. A. Rosenbaum, C. R. Smith. $1,500, 6/00-6/01.
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National Geographic Society: “Conservation Genetics of Giant Galápagos Tortoises," J. R.
Powell, M. Milinkovitch, J. P. Gibbs, $10,000, 5/00-12/00.
US Department of Agriculture Forest Service/New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation: "Wildlife Community Assessment, Subproject - Ice Storm Effects on the
Forest Ecosystems of Northern New York State," J. P. Gibbs, W.F. Porter, $258,000,
1/99-5/01.
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: "A waterbird monitoring program for the Llanos region of Venezuela," G.
A. Baldassarre, J. P. Gibbs, F. J. Villela, $132,000, 5/99-5/02.
American Wildlife Foundation, Inc.: "Status of the Galápagos rail," J. P. Gibbs, W. G. Shriver, H.
Vargas, $1,500, 5/99-5/00.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation: "Ecological inventory and land management alternatives
analysis of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Lands -- Pilot Assessment," J. P. Gibbs,
W. F. Porter, $180,000, 5/99-5/00.
US Department of Agriculture, McIntire-Stennis Program: "Allelic diversity in relation to
disturbance in Adirondack forest stands," $49,000, 10/98-10/00, J. P. Gibbs, D. J.
Leopold, S. O. Rogers, W. J. Hahn.
The Nature Conservancy: Research on the bog buck moth (Hemiluca sp.), J. P. Gibbs, D. J.
Leopold, $34,000, 5/98-5/00.
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Design issues for a national waterbird monitoring program, J. P.
Gibbs. $42,000, 12/98-12/99.
LIBROS
Gibbs, J. P., M. L. Hunter, Jr., y E. J. Sterling. 2008. Problem-solving in conservation biology
and wildlife management, 2da. Edición. Blackwell Science, Inc. 315 páginas.
Hunter, M. L., y J. P. Gibbs. 2007. Fundamentals of conservation biology, 3ra. Edición.
Blackwell Science. 516 páginas.
Gibbs, J. P., A. R. Breisch, P. K. Ducey, G. Johnson, J. L. Behler, R. Bothner. 2007. Amphibians
and reptiles of New York State: Identification, natural history and conservation. Oxford
University Press. 504 páginas.
C. L. Elzinga, D. W. Salzer, J. W. Willoughby, y J. P. Gibbs. 2001. Monitoring plant and animal
populations. Blackwell Science, Inc. 360 páginas.
Gibbs, J. P., M. L. Hunter, Jr., y E. J. Sterling. 1998. Problem-solving in conservation biology
and wildlife management. Blackwell Science, Inc. 215 páginas.
ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS EN REVISTAS CON ARBITRAJE Y CAPÍTULOS DE
LIBROS
Quinn, S. A., J. P. Gibbs, M. H. Hall, y P. J. Petokas. En prensa. Multi-scale Factors Influencing
Distribution of the Eastern Hellbender Salamander (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) in
the Northern Segment of its Range. J. Herpetology.
Marquez, C., J. P. Gibbs, V. Carrión, S. Naranjo y A. Llerena. En prensa. Population response of
giant Galápagos tortoises to feral goat removal. Restoration Ecology.
Beier, C. M., A. M .Woods, K. Hotopp, J. P. Gibbs, M. J Mitchell, M. Dovciak, D. J. Leopold, G.
B. Lawrence, y B. D Page. En prensa. Variability in gastropod and amphibian
communities along a soil calcium gradient in Adirondack northern hardwood forests.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research.
Sadeghayobi, E., S. Blake, M. Wikelski, J. P. Gibbs, R. Mackie, y F. Cabrera. En prensa. Digesta
retention time in the Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra). Comparative Biochemistry
and Physiology, Part A
Garrick, R.C., E. Benavides, M.A. Russello, J.P. Gibbs, N. Poulakakis, K.B. Dion, C. Hyseni, B.
Kajdacsi, L. Márquez, S. Bahan, C. Ciofi, W. Tapia, y A. Caccone. En prensa. Genetic
rediscovery of an 'extinct' Galápagos giant tortoise species. Current Biology.
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Silva Fernando R.; Oliveira Thiago A. L.; Gibbs James P.; et al. 2012. An experimental
assessment of landscape configuration effects on frog and toad abundance and diversity
in tropical agro-savannah landscapes of southeastern Brazil Landscape Ecology 27:87-96
da Silva Fernando Rodrigues; Gibbs James P.; Rossa-Feres Denise de Cerqueira. 2011. Breeding
Habitat and Landscape Correlates of Frog Diversity and Abundance in a Tropical
Agricultural Landscape. Wetlands 31:1079-1087
Shriver W. Gregory; Gibbs James P.; Woltz Hara W.; et al. 2011. Galapagos Rail Laterallus
spilonotus population change associated with habitat invasion by the Red-barked Quinine
Tree Cinchona pubescens. Bird Conservation International 21: 221-227
Conway Courtney J.; Gibbs James P. 2011. Summary of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting
Detection Probability of Marsh Birds. Wetlands 31:403-411
Karraker Nancy E.; Gibbs James P. 2011. Contrasting road effect signals in reproduction of long-
versus short-lived amphibians. Hydrobiologia 664:213-218
Karraker Nancy E.; Gibbs James P. 2011. Road deicing salt irreversibly disrupts osmoregulation
of salamander egg clutches. Environmental Pollution 159:833-835. Patrick David A.; Schalk Christopher M.; Gibbs James P.; et al. 2010. Effective Culvert
Placement and Design to Facilitate Passage of Amphibians across Roads . Journal Of
Herpetology 44: 618-626
Shriver WG, Hodgman TP, Gibbs JP, y Vickery PD. 2010. Home range sizes and habitat use of
Nelson's and saltmarsh sparrows. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:340-345
Patrick DA, Gibbs JP. 2010. Population structure and movements of freshwater turtles across a
road-density gradient. Landscape Ecology 25:791-801
Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gibbs JP, et al. 2010. DNA from the Past Informs Ex Situ
Conservation for the Future: An "Extinct'' Species of Galapagos Tortoise Identified in
Captivity. PLoS One 5(1): e8683
Shoemaker KT, Gibbs JP. 2010. Evaluating Basking-habitat Deficiency in the Threatened
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:504-513
Tierney, GL, D Faber-Langendoen, BR Mitchell, WG Shriver, JP Gibbs. 2009. Monitoring and
evaluating the ecological integrity of forest ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the
Environment 7:308-316.
Gibbs, J. P., y B. Milstead. 2009. Monitoring the Galápagos ecosystem. Challenges, pitfalls and a
vision for the future In: M. Wolff and M. Gardener (eds.), Proceedings of the 2009
Galapagos Science Symposium, Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos,
Ecuador. 231 pp.
Chiari,Y. C. Hyseni, T. H. Fritts, S. Glaberman, C. Marquez, J. P. Gibbs, J. Claude, A. Caccone.
2009. Morphometrics parallel genetics in a newly discovered and endangered taxon of
Galápagos tortoise. PLoS One 4(7): e6272.
Karraker, N. E., J. P. Gibbs. Amphibian production in forested landscapes in relation to wetland
hydroperiod: A case study of vernal pools and beaver ponds. Biological Conservation
142(10):2293-2302.
Popescu, V. y J. P. Gibbs. Interactions between climate, beaver activity, and pond occupancy of
the cold-adapted mink frog in New York State, USA. Biological Conservation
142(10):2059-2068
R. D. Semlitsch, S. M. Blomquist, A. J.K. Calhoun, J. W. Gibbons, J. P. Gibbs, G. J. Graeter, E.
B. Harper, D. J. Hocking, M. L. Hunter, Jr., D. A. Patrick, T.A.G. Rittenhouse, B. B.
Rothermel, y B. D. Todd. Effects of timber management on amphibian populations:
understanding mechanisms from forest experiments. BioScience 59(10): 853-862.
Gibbs, J. P., E. J. Sterling, y F. J. Zabala, Giant tortoises as ecological engineers: A long-term
quasi-experiment in the Galápagos Islands. Biotropica 48:208-214.
Patrick, D. A. y J. P. Gibbs. Snake occurrences in grassland associated with road versus forest
edges. J. Herpetology 43:716-720.
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D. H. Johnson, J. P. Gibbs, M. Herzog, S. Lor, N. D. Niemuth, C. A. Ribic, M. Seamans, T. L.
Shaffer, W. G. Shriver, S. Stehman, y W. L. Thompson, A sampling design framework
for monitoring secretive marshbirds. Waterbirds 32(2):203-215.
Zuckerberg, B., y J. P. Gibbs. 2009. Overcoming “analysis paralysis,” Frontiers in Ecology and
the Environment 9:505-506
Lin, J., Gibbs, J.P., y Smart, L.B. 2009. Population genetic structure of native versus naturalized
sympatric shrub willows. Amer. J. Bot. 96:771-785
Karraker, N. E., J. P. Gibbs, y J. R. Vonesh. 2008. Impacts of road de-icing salt on the
demography of vernal pool-breeding amphibians. Ecological Applications 18:724–734
Woltz, H. W., J. P. Gibbs, y P. K. Ducey. 2008. Road crossing structures for amphibians and
reptiles: Informing design through behavioral analysis. Biological Conservation
141(11):2745-2750
Gibbs, J. P. y M. Reed. 2007. Population and genetic linkages of vernal-pool associated
amphibians. In Science and Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North
America (A. Calhoun and P. DeMaynadier, eds.). CRC Press, Pp 149-167.
Gibbs, J. P., C. Marquez, y E. J. Sterling. 2008. The role of endangered species reintroduction in
ecosystem restoration: Tortoise-cactus interactions on Española Island, Galápagos.
Restoration Ecology 16:88-93.
Russello, M. A., C. Hyseni, J. P. Gibbs, S. Cruz, C. Marquez, W. Tapia, P. Velensky, J. R.
Powell, y A. Caccone. 2007. Lineage identification of Galapagos tortoises in captivity
worldwide. Animal Conservation 10:304-311.
Russello, M. A., L. B. Beheregaray, J. P. Gibbs, T. Fritts, N. Havill, J. R Powell, A. Caccone.
2007. Lonesome George is not alone among Galápagos tortoises. Current Biology
17:R317-8
Shriver, W. G., P. D. Vickery, T. P. Hodgman, y J. P. Gibbs. 2007. Flood tides affect breeding
ecology of two sympatric sharp-tailed sparrows. Auk 124:552-560.
Steen, D. A., M. J. Aresco, S. G. Beilke, B. W. Compton, E. P. Condon, C. K. Dodd, H.
Forrester, J. W. Gibbons, J. L. Greene, G. Johnson, T. A. Langen, M. J. Oldham, D. N.
Oxier, R. A. Saumure, F. W. Schueler, J. M. Sleeman, L. L. Smith, J. K. Tucker, J. P.
Gibbs. 2006. Relative vulnerability of female turtles to road mortality. Animal
Conservation 9:269-273.
Sterling, E. J., N. Bynum, J. P. Gibbs, y A. L. Porzecanski. 2006. Construyendo capacidades
para la biodiversidad en paises tropicales: La Red de Educadores y Profesionales de la
Conservación (REPC). Revista Ambiente y Desarrollo de CIPMA 21:40-46.
Steen, D. A., J. P. Gibbs, S. T. A. Timmermans. 2006. Assessing the sensitivity of wetland bird
communities to hydrologic change in the eastern Great Lakes region. Wetlands 26:605-
611.
Gibbs, J. P., y N. E. Karraker, 2006. Effects of warming conditions in eastern North American
forests on red-backed salamander morphology. Conservation Biology 20:913-917.
Ciofi, C., G. A. Wilson, L. B. Beheregaray, C. Marquez, J. P. Gibbs, W. Tapia, H. L. Snell, A.
Caccone, J. R. Powell. 2006. Phylogeographic history and gene flow among giant
Galapagos tortoises on southern Isabela Island. Genetics 172:1727-1744.
Gibbs, J. P. y W. G. Shriver. 2005. Can road mortality limit populations of pool breeding
amphibians? Wetland Ecology and Management 13:281–289.
Russello, M. A., S. Glaberman, J. P. Gibbs, C. Marquez, J. R. Powell, y A. Caccone. 2005. A
cryptic taxon of Galapagos tortoise in conservation peril. Biology Letters 1:287-290.
Gibbs, J. P., K. K. Whiteleather, y F. W. Schueler. 2005. Changes in frog and toad populations
over 30 years in New York State. Ecological Applications 15:1148-1157.
Conway, C. J., y J. P. Gibbs. 2005. Effectiveness of call-broadcast surveys for monitoring marsh
birds. Auk 122:26-35.
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Shriver, W. G., J. P. Gibbs, P. D. Vickery, H. L. Gibbs, T. P. Hodgman, P. T. Jones, y C. N.
Jacques. 2005. Concordance between morphological and molecular markers in assessing
hybridization between sharp-tailed sparrows in New England. Auk 121:94-107.
Gibbs, J. P., y D. A. Steen. 2005. Trends in sex ratios of turtles in the United States: Implications
of road mortality. Conservation Biology 19:552-556.
Steen, D. A., y J. P. Gibbs. 2004. Effects of roads on the structure of freshwater turtle
populations. Conservation Biology 18:1143-1148.
Shriver, W. G., T. P. Hodgman, J. P. Gibbs, y P. D. Vickery. 2004. Landscape context influences
salt marsh bird diversity and area requirements in New England. Biological Conservation
119:545-553.
Shriver, W. G., y J. P. Gibbs. 2004. Effects of sea-level rise on the population viability of
Seaside Sparrows. Pp. 397-409 in Species Conservation and Management: Case Studies
(Edited by H. R. Akcakaya, M. Burgman, O. Kindvall, C. C. Ward, P. Sjogren-Gulve, J.
S. Hatfield and M. A. McCarthy), Oxford University Press.
Milinkovitch, M. C., D. Monteyne, J. P. Gibbs, T. H. Fritts, W. Tapia, H. L. Snell, R. Tiedemann,
A. Caccone, y J. R. Powell. 2004. Genetic analysis of a successful repatriation
programme: Giant Galapagos Tortoises. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
Series B-Biological Sciences 271:341-345.
Burns, C. E., C. Ciofi, L. B. Beheregaray, T. H. Fritts, J. P. Gibbs, C. Marquez, M. C.
Milinkovitch, J. R. Powell, y A. Caccone. 2003. The origin of captive Galapagos tortoises
based on DNA analysis: implications for the management of natural populations. Animal
Conservation 6:329-337.
Márquez, C., H. Vargas, H. Snell, A. Mauchamp, J. Gibbs and W. Tapia. 2003. ¿Por qué tan
pocas Opuntia en la isla Española-Galápagos? Ecología Aplicada 2:21-29.
Gibbs, J. P., W. G. Shriver, y H. Vargas. 2003. An assessment of a Galapagos Rail population
over thirteen years (1986 to 2000). Journal of Field Ornithology 74:136-140.
Rosenbaum, H. C., M. T. Weinrich, S. A. Stoleson, J. P. Gibbs, C. S. Baker, and R. DeSalle.
2002. The effect of differential reproductive success on population genetic structure:
Correlations of life history with matrilines in humpback whales of the Gulf of Maine.
Journal of Heredity 93:389-399.
Beheregaray, L. B., C. Ciofi, A. Caccone, J. P. Gibbs, y J. R. Powell. 2003. Genetic divergence,
phylogeography and conservation units of giant tortoises from Santa Cruz and Pinzon,
Galapagos Islands. Conservation Genetics 4:31-46.
Beheregaray L. B., C. Ciofi, D. Geist, J. P. Gibbs, A. Caccone, J. R. Powell. 2003. Genes Record
a Prehistoric Volcano Eruption in the Galápagos. Science 302(5642):75
Gibbs, J. P., y W. G. Shriver. 2002. Estimating the effects of road mortality on turtle populations.
Conservation Biology 16:1647-1652.
Caccone, A., G. Gentile, J. P. Gibbs, T. H. Fritts, H. L. Snell, J. Betts, y J. R. Powell. 2002.
Phylogeography and history of giant Galapagos tortoises. Evolution 56:2052-2066.
Ciofi, C., M. C. Milinkovitch, J. P. Gibbs, A. Caccone, y J. R. Powell. 2002. Microsatellite
analysis of genetic divergence among populations of giant Galapagos tortoises.
Molecular Ecology 11:2265-2283.
Herkert, J.R., D.E. Kroodsma, y J.P Gibbs. 2001. Sedge wren (Cistothorus platensis). In The
Birds of North America, No. 582:1-20 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.).
Gibbs, J. P., y A. R. Breisch. 2001. Climate warming and the calling phenology of frogs near
Ithaca, New York, 1900-1999. Conservation Biology 15:1175-1178.
Gibbs, J. P. 2001. Demography versus habitat fragmentation as determinants of genetic variation
in wild populations. Biological Conservation 100:15-20.
Bedford, B.L., D.J. Leopold, y J.P. Gibbs. 2000. Wetland biodiversity. Pp. 781-804 in
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Academic Press, San Diego.
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Gibbs, J. P., y G. D. Amato. 2000. Genetics and demography in turtle conservation. Pp. 207-217
in Turtle conservation (M. W. Klemens, ed.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington,
D.C. (Invitado)
Gibbs, J. P. 2000. Monitoring populations. Pp. 213-247 in Research techniques in animal
ecology: controversies and consequences (L. Boitani & T. Fuller, eds.). Columbia
University Press, New York.
Gibbs, J. P., y E. J. Stanton. 2000. Habitat fragmentation and arthropod community change:
Carrion beetles, phoretic mites, and flies. Ecological Applications 11:79-85.
Hall, C. A. S., P. W. Jones, T. M. Donovan, y J. P. Gibbs. 2000. The implications of mainstream
economics for wildlife conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28, 16-25.
Gibbs, J. P. 2000. Wetland loss and biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 14:314-
317.
Caccone, A., J. P. Gibbs, V. Ketmaier, E. Suitoni, and J. R. Powell. 1999. Origin and
evolutionary relationships of giant Galápagos tortoises. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences 96: 13223-13228.
Gibbs, J. P., H. L. Snell, and C. A. Causton. 1999. Effective monitoring for adaptive wildlife
management: lessons from the Galápagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Management
63:1055-1065. (Invitado)
Gibbs, J. P., S. Droege, y P. Eagle. 1998. Monitoring populations of plants and animals.
BioScience 48:935-940.
Gibbs, J. P. 1998. Genetic structure of redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) populations in
fragmented and unfragmented forests. Biological Conservation 86:77-81.
Gibbs, J. P. 1998. Distribution of woodland amphibians along a forest fragmentation gradient.
Landscape Ecology 16:263-268.
Gibbs, J. P., y L. K. Kinkel. 1997. Determinants of the size and location of Great Blue Heron
colonies. Colonial Waterbirds 20:1-7.
Melvin, S.M., y J.P. Gibbs. 1996. Sora (Porzana carolina). In A. Poole and F. Gill, eds. The
Birds of North America, No. 250. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA,
and the American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, DC.
Clark, T. W., J. P. Gibbs, y P. W. Goldstraw. 1995. Some demographics of the extirpation from
the wild of eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) in 1988-1991, near Hamilton,
Victoria, Australia. Wildlife Research 22:289-297.
Gibbs, J. P. 1995. Hydrologic needs of wetland animals. Encyclopedia of Environmental
Biology (W. A. Nierenberg, ed.), Academic Press. Vol. 2:267-276.
Gibbs. J. P. 1995. Population viability analysis. Pages 140-143 in M. L. Hunter, Jr.,
Fundamentals of Conservation Biology. Blackwell Science, Inc.
Kellert, S. R., J. P. Gibbs, T. Wohlgenant. 1995. Canadian perceptions of commercial fisheries
management and marine mammal conservation in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
Anthrozoös 8:20-30.
Powell, J. R.m y J. P. Gibbs. 1995. A report from Galápagos. Trends in Ecology and Evolution
10:351-354.
Beissinger, S. R., y J. P. Gibbs. 1995. Monitoring and science: comfortable bedfellows.
Conservation Biology 9:465-467.
Gibbs, J. P. 1995. MONITOR: software for estimating the power of population monitoring
programs to detect trends in plant and animal abundance. Exeter Software, Setauket,
New York (converted to freeware and distributed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as
of Feb. 1996).
Melvin, S. M., y J. P. Gibbs. 1994. Sora. Pages 209-218 in Migratory Shore and Upland Game
Bird Management in North America (T. C. Tacha and C. E. Braun, eds.). International
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington, D.C.
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Saberwal, V. K., J. P. Gibbs, Ravi Chellam, y A. J. T. Johnsingh. 1994. Lion-human conflict in
the Gir Forest, India. Conservation Biology 8:501-507.
Beissinger, S. R., y J. P. Gibbs. 1993. Are variable environments stochastic? A review of
methods to quantify environmental predictability. Pages 132-146 in Adaptation in
stochastic environments (J. Yoshimura and C. Clark, eds.). Springer-Verlag, New York.
Gibbs, J. P. 1993. Importance of small wetlands for the persistence of local populations of
wetland animals. Wetlands 13:25-31.
Gibbs, J. P., M. L. Hunter, y S. M. Melvin. 1993. Snag availability and communities of cavity
nesting birds in tropical versus temperate forests. Biotropica 25:236-241.
Gibbs, J. P., y S. M. Melvin. 1993. Call-response surveys for monitoring breeding waterbirds.
Journal of Wildlife Management 7:27-34.
Gibbs, James P. y Daniel G. Wenny. 1993. Song output as a population estimator: effect of male
pairing status. Journal of Field Ornithology 64:316-322.
Gibbs, J. P.; F. A. Reid y S. M. Melvin. Least Bittern. Birds of North America 17:1-12. 1992.
(Poole, A.; Gill, F., editors).
Gibbs, J. P.; S. Melvin y F. A. Reid. American Bittern. Birds of North America 18:1-12. 1992.
(Poole, A.; Gill, F., editors).
Gibbs, James P., W. Gregory Shriver, y Scott M. Melvin. 1991. Spring and summer records of
the yellow rail in Maine. Journal of Field Ornithology, 62(4): 509-516.
Gibbs, J. P. 1991. Spatial relationships between nesting colonies and foraging areas of great blue
herons. Auk 108:764-770.
Gibbs, J. P., J. R. Longcore, D. G. McCauley, and J. K. Ringelman. 1991. Use of wetland
habitats by selected nongame water birds in Maine. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fish
and Wildlife Research 9. 57 pp.
Gibbs, J. P. 1991. Avian nest predation rates in tropical lowland wet forest: an experimental
study. Oikos 60:155-161.
Gibbs, J. P., y J. Faaborg. 1989. Estimating the viability of Kentucky Warbler and Ovenbird
populations in forest fragments. Conservation Biology 4:193-196.
Longcore, J. R. y J. P. Gibbs. 1988. Distribution and numbers of American black ducks along
the Maine coast during the severe winter of 1980-1981. Pp. 377-389 In Waterfowl in
winter, (M. W. Weller, editor). University of Minnesota Press.
Gibbs, J. P., S. Woodward, M. L. Hunter, y A. E. Hutchinson. 1987. Determinants of great blue
heron colony distribution in coastal Maine. Auk 104:38-47.
Gibbs, H. L., S. C. Latta, y J. P. Gibbs. 1987. Effects of the 1982-83 el Nino event on blue-
footed and masked booby populations on Isla Daphne Major, Galápagos. Condor
89:440-442.
Gibbs, H. L., y J. P. Gibbs. 1987. Prey robbery by nonbreeding magnificent frigatebirds
(Fregata magnificens). Wilson Bulletin 99:101-104.
SERVICIO
Instituciones gubernamentales y Grupos de Interés Público-Internacional
Miembro, Comité Externo de Evaluación del INECOL/external evaluation committee (período de
6 años, designado en 2011), Instituto Ecología, Xalapa, México.
Becario Internacional, HESP Academic Fellowship Program (Rusia-Ucrania-Moldova),
Soros Open Society Foundation, 2010-2011. Vice Director, Altai Assistance Project (US partner for Foundation for Sustainable Development
of the Altai, Gorno-Altaisk, Altai Republic, Siberia, Rusia), Enero 2009-presente.
Consultor, Fundación Charles Darwin, performing evaluation of sciences programs, Charles
Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, 7/07-8/08.
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Consultor, Consejo Nacional de Ambiente y Manejo, República Unida de Tanzania/World Bank,
“PHVA” modeler (with K. Morrison CBSG Southern Africa and A. Odum Toledo Zoo) for
Kihansi Spray Toad, Bagamoyo, Tanzania, 7/07.
Consultor, Lower Kihansi Environmental Management Project, Vice President’s Office, United
Republic of Tanzania: Developed an ecological monitoring scheme for the Lower Kihansi
Gorge (11/03-12/03) and data management apparatus (MS Access database) for ecological
monitoring project (with M. Buff, SUNY-ESF) (1/06), and assisted with capacity building
for the conservation biology education at the University of Dar es Salaam (11/03-1/06).
Participante, UK National Environmental Research Council/Imperial College/Zoological Society
of London: Invited participant to week-long workshop to resolve technical issues on two
monitoring programs – the Sampled Red List Index and the Living Planet Index -- to enable
the European Union to track progress toward meeting its 2010 obligations as a signatory to
the Convention on Biological Diversity to reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity, 5/06.
Miembro de Panel de Expertos, World Bank, Washington, D.C., Lower Kihansi Gorge
(Tanzania) Project, 2/02-present.
Asesor, British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection: Marbled murrelet
monitoring program design, 5/04.
Asesor, EcoCenter, Moscow State University: Provided in-country consultation during 2002 on
World Bank grant for production and editing of 6-volume set on the “Biodiversity of
Russia” targeted for Russian high school students.
Participante, American Museum of Natural History: Assisted in delivery of two workshops on
teaching methods and materials for conservation biology training at the university level to
faculty from multiple universities in La Paz and Cochabamba Bolivia, 8/01.
Participante, World Wildlife Fund: Regional Conservation Assessment Workshop, Puerto Ayora,
Galápagos, Ecuador. 6/00.
Instituciones gubernamentales y Grupos de interés public-nacional
Miembro, Isle Royale National Park panel of science experts assessing Park’s current research
program (1/08-present)
Miembro electo de la Junta Directiva, North American Section of the Society for Conservation
Biology (3 year term, elected 5/07, starting 5/07)
Miembro invitado, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scientific Advisory Panel, Effects of
atrazine on amphibians, June, 2003, Washington, D.C. (invited to participate again in 2007
– declined)
Consultor independiente, Cherry & Flynn, Chicago and Noble and Associates, Des Plaines on
behalf of the Village of Bartlett, Illinois, assisting in preparation of amicus brief in the
matter of SWANCC vs. Army Corps prepared by and heard 10/00 before US Supreme
Court.
Asesor -- to hundreds of users of my MONITOR.EXE software (recently converted in 2010 to
Windows-based application with Eduard Ene).
Miembro, New York State Biodiversity Research Institute’s Scientific Working Group (2005-
2008)
Miembro, Environmental Technical Group, International Joint Committee, evaluating ecological
implications of water level regulation of Lake Ontario. 02-05.
Miembro, Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail recovery team (2002-present)
Modelador de poblaciones, Recovery Team Atlantic Coast population of the Piping Plover (1995-
200).
Miembro del Consejo, Nine Mile Creek Conservation Council, Camillus, New York (2001-
present).
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Grupos industriales y comerciales
Consultor, Nelson Byrd and Woltz Landscape Architects: Assessed biodiversity assets of private
tract near Charlottesville, Virginia (5/09). Consultor, General Electric Corporation, Inc.: Herpetological and colonial waterbird assessment
on the Upper Hudson River (5/06 - present)
Consultor, Honeywell International, Inc.: Assessed conservation value of the Honeywell
International, Inc.’s Hudson Farm property (with D. J. Leopold and 7 graduate students),
5/05-9/05.
Servicio Universitario
Director asociado, Environmental and Forest Biology (current)
Director, Roosevelt Wild Life Station (current, www.rooseveltstation.org)
Coordinador, Conservation Biology Undergraduate Major (current)
Coordinador, Internships (current)
Miembro, Promotion and Tenure Committee (present)
Miembro, Course and Curriculum Assessment Committee (present)
Coordinador, Science Education Elective Concentration within EFB (1998-2000).
Coordinador, development of undergraduate Option and then Major in conservation biology at
EFB (1999-2002)
Miembro, Field Programs Assessment Committee (1998-1999)
Búsqueda de miembros potenciales para la Facultad : Invertebrate Conservation Biologist (2012),
Informal Biology Educator (co-Chair, 2009), Vertebrate ecologist (chair: 2006-2007);
Fish/Wildlife Diseases ecologist (member: 2006-2007); Entomologist (member: 2000-
2001); Aquatic Ecologist (member: 1998-1999); Wildlife Ecologist (member: 1999-2000);
Restoration Mycologist (member: 1999-2000).
Líder, proposal development to revitalize the Roosevelt Wild Life Station at ESF (garnered
substantial support from New York State Assembly).
Director, Review of ESF’s Graduate Program in Environmental Science (2005-2006).
SOCIEDADES CIENTÍFICAS:
Society for Conservation Biology, The Wildlife Society, American Association for the
Advancement of Science
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