Curriculum Vitae Richard E. Sherwin |
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Vertebrate Ecologist |
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Education Ph.D. (awarded with distinction): University of New Mexico (Biology). 2003. Dissertation Title: On the dynamics of roost use by Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). M.S.: Brigham Young University (Zoology). 1998. Thesis Title: Roosting and habitat affinities of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). B.S.: Brigham Young University (Botany and Range Science/Conservation Biology). 1995.
Research Interests
Employment Christopher Newport University. 2004-present. Assistant Professor. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science. University of New Mexico: 2003-2004. Visiting Assistant Professor. Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology. University of New Mexico: August 1998-2003. Lab Instructor. Consulting Biologist. 1993-present. Consulting biologist for various agencies with emphasis on issues regarding surveys and management of temperate bat species. Brigham Young University: 1995-1998. Teaching Assistant. U.S.D.A. Forest Service: 1992-1996. Field Biologist/wildlife crew supervisor. Brigham Young University: Crew Supervisor: Spotted Bat Survey in Southern Utah, Bureau of Land Management. September 1995-July 1996.
Teaching Experience Course Lectures, Christopher Newport University
Course Lectures, University of New Mexico
Lab Instructor, University of New Mexico
Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University
Other Teaching
Recent/Current Grants and Awards (all awards in U.S. Dollars) List of grants obtained prior to 2000 available upon request 2006 Nevada Department of Wildlife. $55,930.00. A proposal to study the efficacy of current survey techniques and develop standardized protocols that produce biologically accurate models of roost use of abandoned mines by bats. (Pending) Turnstone Environmental, Inc. $5,000.00. Importance of Redmond Caves, Oregon to cavernicolous bats. Utah Division of Oil, Gas, & Mining. $15,000.00. Bio-inventories and closure recommendations for abandoned mines in the Gold Hill II, and Capital Reef Reclamation Projects. 2005 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. $235,000.00. Impacts of abandoned mine reclamation on population dynamics and the molecular landscape of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). Year III. (Co-PI with William L. Gannon). USDA Forest Service, Chugach National Forest. $5,000.00. Acoustic identification of free-flying bats in Alaska. USDA Forest Service, Chugach National Forest. $48,500.00. Protection of abandoned mines in Alaska as refugia from changing global temperatures. Utah Division of Oil, Gas, & Mining. $24,870.00. Bio-inventories and closure recommendations for abandoned mines in the Mammoth, Settlement, and Southport Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects. Nevada Department of Wildlife. $29,500.00. An assessment of the importance of Pinyon-Juniper woodlands to bats in Nevada. Christopher Newport University, Faculty Development Grant. $4,500.00. Exploration of the utility of investigating community structure of bats using genetic markers of biological residues. 2004 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. $185,000.00. Effects of landscape-level perturbations on population dynamics and landscape genetics of breeding colonies of temperate bats. Co-PI with W. L. Gannon. USDA Forest Service, Payette National Forest. $15,350.00. An investigation of the use of caves and abandoned mines by bats on lands managed by the Payette National Forest. Year III. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. $19,875.00. Bio-inventories and closure recommendations for abandoned mines in the Star, Goldhill, Serviceberry and Fishlake Reclamation Projects. 2003 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. $220,000.00. Impacts of abandoned mine reclamation on population dynamics and the molecular landscape of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). Year II. (Co-PI with William L. Gannon). USDA Forest Service, Chugach National Forest. $20,900.00 ($10,450.00/year 2003-2004). Investigation of the thermal conditions and resultant habitat potential for bats in abandoned mines on the Chugach National Forest, Girdwood, Alaska. USDA Forest Service, Payette National Forest. $17,350.00. An investigation of the use of caves and abandoned mines by bats on lands managed by the Payette National Forest. Year II. USDA Forest Service. $12,500.00/2004-2005. Bio-inventory of caves on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Las Vegas, Nevada. Selkirk Conservation Alliance. $4,000.00. An investigation of the potential wildlife habitat of abandoned mines in northern Idaho. National Park Service. $30,000 ($15,000/year 2003-2004). Bio-inventories of the mammalian fauna of Navajo National Monument and Hubble Trading Post National Historical Site. North Wind, Inc. $2,148.00. Assessment of the biological significance of the Riverview and Ima Mines, Challis, Idaho. 2002 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. $183,100.00. Impacts of abandoned mine reclamation on population dynamics and the molecular landscape of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). Year I. (Co-PI with William L. Gannon). USDI Bureau of Land Management. $350,000.00 ($70,000.00/year 2002-2006). Distribution and habitat use of long-nosed bats (Leptonycteris spp.) in New Mexico. (Co-PI with Michael A. Bogan and J. Scott Altenbach). Coeur Rochester Mining, Inc. $34,000.00. Bio-remediation of potential impacts of renewed mining activities of resident colonies of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). Year III. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. $14,120.00. Bio-inventories and closure recommendations for abandoned mines in the Ophir II and Cherry Creek Reclamation Projects. USDA Forest Service, Payette National Forest. $10,810.00. An investigation of the use of caves and abandoned mines by bats on lands managed by the Payette National Forest. Year I. Nevada Division of Minerals. $4,500.00. Bio-inventories and closure recommendations for abandoned mines in the Goodsprings Reclamation Project, Goodsprings, Nevada. 2001 Coeur Rochester Mining, Inc. $96,000.00. Bio-remediation of potential impacts of renewed mining activities of resident colonies of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). Year II. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. $12,000.00. Bio-inventories and closure recommendations for abandoned mines in the Ophir Reclamation Project Area. Tetra Tech, Inc. $7,500.00. Investigation of the resident bat community at Hercules Gap, Nevada. Placer Dome Mining, Inc. $5,500.00. Assessment of the biological significance of the Silver Monument Mine, Chloride Canyon, New Mexico. 2000 Coeur Rochester Mining, Inc. $54,000.00. Bio-remediation of potential impacts of renewed mining activities of resident colonies of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). Year I. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. $12,650.00. Bio-inventories and closure recommendations for abandoned mines in the Silver King, Temple Mountain and Tushar Reclamation Projects. US Department of Defense. $25,000.00. Use of habitat by bats at West Point Military Academy, Highland Falls New York.
Recently Concluded Projects US Forest Service. Bioinventory of caves on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Las Vegas, Nevada. US Forest Service. Use of abandoned mines by bats on the Panhandle National Forest and local State Lands. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. US Forest Service. Use of abandoned mines by bats on the Payette National Forest, McCall, Idaho. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Star District Reclamation Project, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Goldhill Reclamation Project, Goldhill, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Serviceberry Reclamation Project, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Fishlake Reclamation Project, Utah. US Forest Service. Thermal profiles of abandoned mines on the Chugach National Forest, Alaska. National Park Service. Small mammal inventories of the Navajo and Hubble Trading Post National Monuments. Arizona. Northwinds Environmental, Inc. Use of abandoned mines by bats on BLM lands adjacent to Challis, Idaho. ECORP Consulting, Inc. Use of abandoned mines by bats on the Bickford Development Project. Roseville, California. Nevada Division of Minerals. Use of abandoned mines by bats in the Goodsprings Reclamation Project. Goodsprings, Nevada. Placer Dome Mining, Inc. Assessment of the biological significance of the Silver Monument Mine, Chloride Canyon, New Mexico. EDAW, Inc. and Tetra Tech, Inc. Inventory of the bats of Hercules Gap, Nevada. McKenzie Scientific. Inventory of the bats of the Santa Ana Pueblo and Jemez River, New Mexico. US Forest Service. Use of abandoned mines and caves by bats on the Payette National Forest, McCall, Idaho. Coeur Rochester Mining, Inc. Bat surveys of the proposed Nevada Packard Mine Expansion Project, Lovelock, Nevada. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Cherry Creek Reclamation Project, Vernon, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Stateline Reclamation Project, Stateline, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Ophir II Reclamation Project, Ophir, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Ophir Canyon Reclamation Project, Ophir, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Silver King Mine Reclamation Project, Marysvale, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Cottonwood Wash Reclamation Project, Blanding, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Temple Mountain Mine Reclamation Project, Hanksville, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Pre-closure abandoned mine surveys of the Tushar Mountain Reclamation Project, Beaver, Utah. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Preclosure abandoned mine surveys of the Dugout Ranch Mine Reclamation Project, Monticello, Utah. Nature Conservancy. Mammal and bird inventory of the Dugout Ranch, Utah land acquisition. USDI Mitigation Committee. Small mammal (volant and non-volant) population and community responses to the Provo River restoration project (Heber Valley, Utah). Energy West Mining Company. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) and Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) surveys of the Cottonwood Canyon Lease Area. Energy West Mining Company. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) and Townsend’s big-eared at (Corynorhinus townsendii) surveys of the North Rilda Lease Area. GENWAL Resources Inc. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) and Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) surveys for the LBA 11 Lease Area. SWCA Environmental Consultants. Abandoned mine surveys of the Rawhide Mine Project (A subsidiary of Kennecott Mining Inc.). US Forest Service. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) surveys for the proposed lift expansion at Brighton Ski area. US Forest Service. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) surveys for the proposed lift expansion at Solitude Ski area. US Forest Service. Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) surveys in American Fork and Spanish Fork Canyons. Brigham Young University and U.S. Forest Service. Macro-habitat affinities of Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) in Utah. US Forest Service. Roost site selection by the Townsend's big-eared bat in Northern Utah. US Forest Service. Logan cave gating project to protect a critical maternity roost of Corynorhinus townsendii. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Habitat preferences of the Townsend's big-eared bat. US Forest Service. Foraging associations and dispersal patterns of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). Brigham Young University, Bat Conservation International and Utah Division of Transportation. Use of bridges by bat in Utah. US Forest Service and Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. Surveys of habitat and analyses of gating success for Category 2 designated bat species in Utah. US Forest Service. Biological evaluations and closure recommendations for all known abandoned mine resource sites located on USDA Forest System Lands in the Northern Utah EcoRegion. Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. Biological evaluations and closure recommendations for abandoned mine sites located within the Ridgetop Reclamation Project. US Department of Defense. Inventory of the bats of West Point Military Academy, West Point, New York. Sunrise Engineering. Biological assessment and biological evaluation of Snake Creek hydroelectric plant re-licensure. US Forest Service and Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. Biological evaluations and closure recommendations for abandoned mines located within the Snake Creek reclamation project. US Forest Service and Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. Biological evaluations and closure recommendations for abandoned mines located within the Ridgetop reclamation project. USDI Bureau of Land Management. Spotted Bat Survey (Euderma maculatum) in Southern Utah. US Forest Service and Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining. Biological evaluations and closure recommendations for abandoned mines located within the summit reclamation project. SWCA Environmental Consultants. Survey of habitat and bat diversity in central Nevada, Pegasus Mine, Lovelock, Nevada. SWCA Environmental Consultants. Survey of habitat and bat diversity in western Nevada, Denton-Rawhide Mine, Rawhide, Nevada. SWCA Environmental Consultants. Evaluation of bat diversity in Snow Canyon and Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Parks.
Presentations at Professional Meetings (*Invited speaker) Using thermal profiles of abandoned mines in Alaska to infer use by bats and make recommendations for reclamation. 35th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Sacramento, California. October, 2005. Presented by Robin Ives. Roosting affinities of Rafinesque’s big-eared bat in southeastern Virginia. 35th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Sacramento, California. October, 2005. Presented by Ela-Sita Carpenter. Assessing the molecular landscape of Townsend’s big-eared bat in Nevada: implications for management. 35th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Sacramento, California. October, 2005. Presented by William L Gannon. Habitat associations of bats of the genus Leptonycteris in New Mexico. 35th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Sacramento, California. Presented by Michael A. Bogan. October 2005. *Internal and external survey techniques revisited. International Symposium on the Management of Abandoned Mines and the Bats that Depend on Them. Reno, Nevada. May 2005. *How has mining altered the roosting landscape of bats? International Symposium on the Management of Abandoned Mines and the Bats that Depend on Them. Reno, Nevada. May 2005. *Ecological foundations and application of experimental design for investigating the relationship of bats with abandoned mines. International Symposium on the Management of Abandoned Mines and the Bats that Depend on Them. Reno, Nevada. May 2005. *Mine closure assumptions: How assumptions affect conservation practices. International Symposium on the Management of Abandoned Mines and the Bats that Depend on Them. Reno, Nevada. Presented by J. Scott Altenbach. May 2005. Thermal profiles of abandoned mines on the Chugach National Forest, Girdwood, Alaska. International Symposium on the Management of Abandoned Mines and the Bats that Depend on Them. Reno, Nevada. Presented by Robin Ives. May 2005. *Portal exclusion protocols for bioremediation. Technical Interactive Forum on the Indiana Bat & Coal Mining. Alton, Illinois. November 2004. Studies of bats of the genus Leptonycteris in New Mexico. 34th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Salt Lake City, UT. Presented by Michael A. Bogan. October 2004. Molecular ecology of maternity colonies of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) in Nevada. 84th Annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Humboldt. California. *Managing bats and abandoned mines in forests. 2nd Bats and Forests Symposium. Hot Springs, Arkansas. March 2004. *Developing inventory and monitoring programs for bats. 2nd Bats and Forest Symposium. Hot Springs, Arkansas. March 2004. Defining the molecular landscape of Townsend’s big-eared bat in Nevada: what are the effective scales of management. 33rd North American Symposium on Bat Research. Lincoln Nebraska. October 2003. (Presented by William L. Gannon). On the manipulation of roost temperatures by maternity colonies of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). 33rd Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Lincoln Nebraska. October 2003. The impacts of culverts on gate acceptance by Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii). 2nd Annual Four Corners Bat Conference. Durango, Colorado. February 2003. (Presented by J. Scott Altenbach). *Bat detectors: a silver-bullet misfired? Echolocation Symposium. Austin, Texas. April 2002. (Presented by William L. Gannon). *Response of bats to gates. Bat Gate Design: a technical interactive forum. The Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Surface Mining, and Bat Conservation. Austin, Texas. March 2002. *Importance of protecting abandoned mines. Bat Gate Design: a technical interactive forum. The Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Surface Mining, and Bat Conservation. Austin, Texas. March 2002. Roost fidelity of Townsend’s big-eared bat in Utah and Nevada. 31st Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Victoria, British Columbia. October 2001. Short term impacts of abandoned mine reclamation projects on Townsend’s big-eared bat in the western United States. 31st Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Victoria, British Columbia. October 2001. *Managing complex systems simply: understanding inherent spatial and temporal variation in the use of roosts by Townsend’s big-eared bat. 8th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Reno, Nevada. September 2001. *On the importance of articulating assumptions when conducting acoustical surveys. 8th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society. Reno, Nevada. September 2001. Presented by William L. Gannon. *Characteristics of mines of importance to bats. Bat Conservation and Mining: a technical interactive forum. The Office of Surface Mining, Bat Conservation International, and SIUC Coal Research Center. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2000. *Abandoned mine survey techniques. Bat Conservation and Mining: a technical interactive forum. The Office of Surface Mining, Bat Conservation International, and SIUC Coal Research Center. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2000. Presented by J. S. Altenbach. *Mitigating effects of renewed mining activities. Bat Conservation and Mining: a technical interactive forum. The Office of Surface Mining, Bat Conservation International, and SIUC Coal Research Center. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2000. Presented by Patricia Brown. *When is Enough Enough: How much data is necessary to accurately assess patterns of roost use by bats? Annual meeting of the Western Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Riverside, California. February 2000. Short-term effects of wildfire on Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) in Utah. 29th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Madison, Wisconsin. October 1999. The Use and abuse of acoustic data to infer patterns of habitat use by bats. 29th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Madison, Wisconsin. October 1999. Differential mortality in a population of neonate Mexican free-tailed bats. 29th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Madison, Wisconsin. October 1999. Use of bridges and other highway structures by bats in Costa Rica. 79th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Seattle, Washington. July 1999. Patterns of foraging activity in a temperate bat community. 79th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Seattle, Washington. July 1999. *Macrohabitat affinities of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) in Northern Utah. Annual meeting of the Utah Chapter of the Wildlife Society. April 1998. *Status of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) throughout the West. Western Bat Working Group Meeting. Reno, Nevada. February 1998. *Status of the Pallid (Antrozous pallidus) bat throughout the West. Western Bat Working Group meeting. Reno, Nevada. February 1998. Freeze Branding as an alternative permanent marking method for temperate Chiropteran populations. 7th International Theriological Congress. Acapulco, Mexico. September 1997. The effects of gating of Logan Cave Utah. 77th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Stillwater, Oklahoma. June 1997.
Cryogenics as a permanent marking method for temperate bat species. 77th Annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Stillwater, Oklahoma. June 1997. Bat Conservation in Utah. Where are we now? Annual meeting of the Utah Wildlife Society. Beaver, Utah. February 1997. Bat gates as a means of protective sensitive bat populations. Wolfstock. Park City, Utah. November 1996. The gating and management of Logan Cave, Utah: A cooperative effort. 26th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research. Bloomington, Illinois. October 1996. Habitat affinities of a damaged population of Corynorhinus townsendii in central Utah. 76th Annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Rapid City, North Dakota. June 1996. Surveys of habitat and analysis of gating success for Category 2 designated species of bats in Utah. Colorado Bat Society. Durango, Colorado. January 1996.
Publications Richard E. Sherwin and Kevin M. Foss. Portal exclusion protocols for the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis). Proceedings of the Technical Interactive Forum on the Indiana Bat & Coal Mining. Alton, Illinois. In Press. R. E. Sherwin, and W. L. Gannon. 2005. Documentation of an urban roost of the spotted bat (Euderma maculatum). Southwestern Naturalist, 50:402-407. R. E. Sherwin, and W. L. Gannon. 2005. Ariteus flavescens. Mammalian Species, 787:1-3. R. E. Sherwin, T. J. Orr. 2004. Review of Bats of the Rocky Mountains, by Rick Adams. University of Colorado Press. Acta Chiropterologica. W. L. Gannon, and Sherwin, R. E. 2004. Are acoustic detectors a “silver bullet” for assessing habitat use by bats? Pp 38-45 In (Brigham, R, M. et al. eds.) Bat Echolocation Research: tools, techniques, and analysis. Bat Conservation International, Austin, Texas. J. S. Altenbach, and R. E. Sherwin. 2004. On the importance of protecting abandoned mines. Pp. 7-17 (K. Vories, D. Throgmorton, and A. Harrington eds) in Proceedings of Bat Gate Design: A Technical Interactive Forum. U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Alton, Illinois and Coal Research Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. The Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Surface Mining and Bat Conservation. Austin, Texas. 434 Pages. R. E. Sherwin, and J. S. Altenbach. 2004. Response of bats to gates. Pp 333-338 (K. Vories, D. Throgmorton, and A. Harrington eds) in Proceedings of Bat Gate Design: A Technical Interactive Forum. U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining, Alton, Illinois and Coal Research Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. The Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Surface Mining and Bat Conservation. Austin, Texas. 434 Pages. Sherwin, R. E., W. L. Gannon, and J. S. Altenbach. 2003. Managing complex systems simply: understanding inherent spatial and temporal variation in the use of roosts by Townsend’s big-eared bat. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31:62-72. Gannon, W. L., R. E. Sherwin, and S. Haymond. 2003. On the importance of articulating assumptions when conducting acoustic studies of habitat use by bats. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31:45-61. Sherwin, R. E., S. Haymond, D. Stricklan, and R. Olson. 2002. Freeze branding for permanently marking temperate bat species. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 30:97-100. W. L. Gannon, R. E. Sherwin, T. DeCarvalho, and M. J. O’Farrell, and. 2001. Ear shape and concordance of Myotis californicus and Myotis ciliolabrum. Acta Chiropterologica, 3:77-91. Sherwin, R. E., J. S. Altenbach, and P. E. Brown. 2001. Characteristics of mines of importance to bats. Pp. 109-114 In Proceedings of the Bat Conservation and Mining Technical Forum. The Office of Surface Mining, Bat Conservation International, and SIUC Coal Research Center. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2000. Altenbach, J. S., R. E. Sherwin, and P. E. Brown. 2001. Abandoned mine survey techniques. Pp. 115-126 In Proceedings of the Bat Conservation and Mining Technical Forum. The Office of Surface Mining, Bat Conservation International, and SIUC Coal Research Center. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2000. P. E. Brown, J. S. Altenbach, and R. E. Sherwin. 2001. Mitigating effects of renewed mining activities. Pp. 187-192 In Proceedings of the Bat Conservation and Mining Technical Forum. The Office of Surface Mining, Bat Conservation International, and SIUC Coal Research Center. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2000. Sherwin, R.E., D.S. Rogers and D. Stricklan. 2000. Habitat affinities of the Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) in Northern Utah. Journal of Mammalogy, 81:939-947. Sherwin, R. E., W. L. Gannon, and S. Haymond. 2000. The efficacy of acoustic techniques to infer differential use of habitat by bats. Acta Chiropterologica, 2:145-153. Sherwin, R. E., W. L. Gannon, J. S. Altenbach, and D. Stricklan. 2000. Roost fidelity of Townsend’s big-eared bat in Utah and Nevada. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society, 36:15-20.
Manuscripts in Review and in Prep. Sherwin, R. E., and J. S. Altenbach. On the manipulation of roost temperatures by maternity colonies of Townsend’s big-eared bats. (Journal of Mammalogy, In Press) Hayes, J., and R. E. Sherwin. Techniques for monitoring populations of bats. In (T. H. Kunz ed.) Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of bats. Smithsonian Institute Press. Sherwin, R. E. Revisiting Humphrey and Kunz (1972): is Townsend’s big-eared bat a Pleistocene relict? (Journal of Mammalogy, in review) R. E. Sherwin, and W. L. Gannon. Defining the molecular landscape of Townsend’s big-eared bat in Nevada: what are the effective scales of management. Journal of Wildlife Management (in prep) Mika, M. and R. E. Sherwin. The effect of protection efforts on the demographics and continued viability of Townsend’s big-eared bat at Logan Cave, Utah. Journal of Wildlife Management. (in prep) R. E. Sherwin. The first account and description of winter roosts of the pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus). Western North American Naturalist. (in prep) Sherwin, R. E. and W. L. Gannon. Differential investment into male versus female offspring in the Mexican freetail bat. Journal of Mammalogy. (in prep) Sherwin, R. E. Response of colonies of Townsend’s big-eared bat to the loss of roosting habitat resultant from renewed mining in a historic mining district. Conservation Biology. (in prep) Sherwin, R. E., and W. L. Gannon. Assessment of the response of resident mammals to the restoration of the Provo River, Heber Utah. Restoration Ecology. (in prep). Sherwin, R. E., and W. L. Gannon. Techniques for excluding bats from abandoned mines prior to reclamation. Journal of Wildlife Management. (in prep). Sherwin, R. E., and J. S. Atltenbach. Handbook for the management of bats in abandoned mines. Bat Conservation International. (in prep) Sherwin, R. E., and A. Poe. Subterranean thermal conditions in abandoned mines in Alaska: implications to bats. Wildlife Society Bulletin. (in prep). Sherwin, R. E., and W. L. Gannon. A primer on the management of bats and abandoned mines: Lessons learned and challenges ahead. (in prep.)
Society Affiliations American Society of Mammalogists Society for Conservation Biology Animal Behavior Society Ecological Society of America Bat Conservation International Animal Conservation Society Zoological Society of London Wildlife Society Virginia Academy of Science Service Reviewer. Mammalian Species. Acta Chiropterologica, Journal of Mammalogy, Western North American Naturalist, Northwestern Naturalist. Textbook Reviewer. McGraw-Hill. Dean William Parks Colloquium Committee. Christopher Newport University. Two Year Appointment. Animal Care and Use Committee. Christopher Newport University. Faculty Sponsor. CNU Graduate Student Association. BCES Student Research Seminar Organizer. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science. Christopher Newport University. Graduate Advisor: Jonathan Warren. Thesis Title: Efficacy of current survey techniques and standardization of protocols to produce biologically accurate models of roost use of abandoned mines by bats in Nevada. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Graduate Advisor: Jeff Frederick. Thesis Title: Investigations of roost fidelity of Townsend’s big-eared bat: biological explanations of lability. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Graduate Advisor: Robin Ives. Thesis Title: Differential use of foraging habitat by Townsend’s big-eared bat in Nevada. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Graduate Advisor: Victoria Bryan. Thesis Title: Roosting associations of Mexican freetail bats over-wintering in Salt Lake City, Utah. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Graduate Advisor: Eric Troen. Thesis Title: Effect of atmospheric conditions on the acoustical repertoire of temperate bats. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Undergraduate Research Mentor: Sam Skalak. Research Title: Chemical composition and biological implications of glandular secretions of temperate bats. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Undergraduate Research Mentor: Rebecca East. Research Title: Impacts of researcher bias in the analysis of acoustic and video data. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Undergraduate Research Mentor: Michelle Slosser. Research Title: Insect abundance and diversity in Pershing County, Nevada. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Undergraduate Research Mentor: Alan Klein. Research Title: Thermal landscapes of subterranean Alaska: implications for use by bats. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Graduate Committee: Stephanie Boyles. Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA. Scientific Review Panel. Department of Defense, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Symposium Organizer. “Past, present, and future management of abandoned mines and the wildlife that depend on them.” Five-day symposium held March 2005, Reno, Nevada. Sponsors included: Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Office of Surface Mining, Nevada Mining Association, Nevada Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, New Mexico Abandoned Mine Lands Bureau, Bat Conservation International, and Coeur Rochester Mining, Inc.
Honors and Awards N. Beth Williams Scholarship, 1992-1995. U.S.D.A. Forest Service outstanding performance award, 1993-1994. Full Tuition Award, Spring-Summer 1996. BYU Zoology Department Fellowship 1996-1998. Ecology Fellowship 1996. Provided by Utah State Department of Natural Resources. Wildlife Biology Fellowship 1997. Provided by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Bat Conservation International Conservation Fellowship 1997, 2000. Wildlife Conservation Fellowship 1997. Conservation Research Award (Fellowship) 1998. University of New Mexico Biology Department Full Tuition Award 1998-2003. Fellowship for Southwestern Conservation. T & E, Inc. 2001. Karl Koopman Award for Outstanding Presentation. North American Symposium on Bat Research. 2002. PhD in Biology awarded with distinction. 2003.
Field Experience Alaska: 6 weeks (2003-2005) Utah: 131 weeks (1993-2005) New Mexico: 25 weeks (1998-2004) Nevada: 23 weeks (1995, 1997, 2000-2005) Arizona: 6 weeks (1995, 2001, 2003) Montana: 3 weeks (1994) Idaho: 9 weeks (1994, 1997, 2002-2004) North Dakota: 1 week (1996) Costa Rica: 6 weeks (1997, 1998) Mexico: 10 weeks (1997, 1998, 2002) Virginia: 3 weeks (2004-2005) Underground Work (Caves and Mines): over 6,100 sites totaling 7000+ hours underground.
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