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    Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

    Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

    Raymond R. Carthy

    Raymond R. Carthy

    Position: Assistant Unit Leader, FL Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Appointment: Research: 100%

    Educational Background:

    • Ph.D.: 1996, Ecology and Physiology of marine turtles, University of Florida
    • M.S.: 1983, Aquatic and terrestrial ecology, Slippery Rock University
    • B.S.: 1980, Ecology, Manhattan College

    Professional Experience:
    Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Assistant Unit Leader, 1996 to present.
    Student Trainee, 1992 - 1996.
    University of Florida
    Teaching Assistant, Department of Zoology, 1994 - 1996.
    Graduate Research Assistant, Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, 1990 - 1996.
    Center for Marine Conservation
    Research Associate, 1985 – 1996.
    Natural History Museum, Smithsonian Institution
    Museum Specialist, 1984 - 1990.

    Teaching Responsibilities at UF (last 5 years): 
    Wildlife Seminar – 2005 
    Wildlife Department Seminar – 2007
    Special Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation - 2009

    Guest Lecturer:
    Conservation Biology (Dr. Lyn Branch)
    Seminar in Sea Turtle Biology (Dr. Karen Bjorndal)
    Aquatic Animal Health (Dr. Iske Larkin)
    Wildlife of Florida (Dr. Melvin Sunquist)

    Graduate Students (last 5 years): 
    Chair/co-chair: PhD 3 UF; MS 6 UF
    Committee member: PhD 2 UF; MS 1 UF

    International Activities (last 5 years) 
    Collaboration on sea turtle research in Trinidad and Barbados.
    Research area: 
    Coastal and wetland ecology, effects of coastal dynamics and human intervention on wildlife habitats, with a special focus on conservation and management of endangered and threatened species within those environments, physiological and behavioral ecology of threatened and endangered species.

    Grants/Contracts/Gifts (last 5 years):$1,010,240 (DoD, Progress Energy, USFWS, State of Florida, USACoE, FWCC, Gulf County- Florida)

    Publications (Career Summary) 
    11 refereed journal articles, 1 book chapter, and 25 non-refereed publications.

    Selected Publications

    McMichael, E., J. A. Seminoff and R. R. Carthy. 2008. Growth rates of wild green turtles, Chelonia mydas, at a temperate foraging habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico: assessing short-term affects of cold stunning on growth. Journal of Natural History. 42(43-44):2293-2307.

    Nomani, S. Z., R. R. Carthy and M. K. Oli. 2008. Comparison of methods for estimating abundance of gopher tortoises. Applied Herpetology. 5:13-31.

    Lamont, M. M., and R. R. Carthy. 2007. Response of nesting sea turtles to barrier island dynamics. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 6(2): 206-212.

    Carthy, R. R. 2006. An owner's manual for the Chelonioidea. Conservation Biology. 20(1)259-260.

    Gregory, C. J., R. R. Carthy, and L. G. Pearlstine. 2006. Application of Species at Risk at Camp Blanding Training Site, FLARNG(Florida). Southeastern Naturalist. 5(3):473-498.

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    110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
    (352) 846-0643

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