M. Philip Nott (Program Director) Tel: (415) 663 2050

Phil received his doctorate from Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Tennessee and joined the Institute in October 1998. His dissertation work explored the influence of abiotic factors on herpetological species distributions and on the population dynamics of the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow; an endangered species endemic to the southern Florida Everglades.

Phil directs IBP’s two main demographic monitoring networks, which include MAPS stations operated on a) Department of Defense installations in TX, MO, IN, KY, WV, NC, and ME, and b) USDA Forest Service national forests in the Pacific Northwest region (WA and OR). The goal of this monitoring is to develop tools for land managers to create and maintain habitats that support healthy productive populations of species of conservation concern.

Currently, his research focuses on the complex relationships between avian population dynamics, climate, weather, and habitat patterns at multiple spatial scales. These relationships have helped resolve migration connectivity (where local breeding populations overwinter) for several Neotropical migrants. Phil has published scientific papers in numerous peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents his work at scientific meetings and workshops.

Selected Publications

Web-based applications:

Nott, M. P.and D. Kaschube. 2007 onwards. Managing Landbird Populations in Forests of the Pacific Northwest Region. Web-based management decision-support tools for Pacific Northwest forest managers. A report to the Pacific Joint Venture. http://birdpop.org/usfsr6/usfspnwr6.htm

Nott, M. P. 2008 onwards. Monitoring, Modeling, and Management of Landbird Populations on Department of Defense Lands. Web-based management decision-support tools for Pacific Northwest forest managers. A report to the Legacy Resources Management Office. http://birdpop.org/dod/dod_ibp.htm

Nott, M. P. 2008 onwards. Butterflies and Birds of Navy Information Operations Command, Sugar Grove, West Virginia and George Washington National Forest. Web site providing a summary of IBP activities, reports, and checklists for birds and butterflies. A report to Naval Facilities Command, Atlantic Division. http://birdpop.org/dod/sugargrove_ibp.htm

Peer-reviewed:

Elderd, B.D. and M.P. Nott. 2007. Changing landscapes, changing demography: An individual-based model for the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis). Journal of Applied Ecology. Available online from Blackwell-Synergy.

Nott, M.P., DeSante, D.F., Siegel, R.B., and P. Pyle. 2002. Influences of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation and the North Atlantic Oscillation on avian productivity in forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Global Ecology and Biogeography 11:333-342. PDF (411KB) Read more about this study of climate and birds here.

Nott M.P., and D.F. DeSante. 2002. Demographic monitoring and the identification of transients in mark-recapture models. In: Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of Scale and Accuracy (Scott, J. M., P. J. Heglund, M. Morrison, M. Raphael, J. Haufler, B. Wall, Editors). Island Press. Covello, CA.

Reports to Federal Agencies:

Nott, M. P. and T. Morris. 2007. Performance Measure Analysis: Examples of Comparing and Contrasting Installation-specific Demographics with Regional Demographics and Landscape Characteristics. (Tech. report to the U.S. Department of Defense Legacy Resources Management Program, Contribution No.324 of The Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes Station, CA.) PDF (7MB)

Nott, M.P., Pyle, P., D.R. Kaschube. 2006. The 2006 Annual Report of the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) Program in USDA Forest Service Region Six. Report Submitted to the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region Six. (PDF)

Nott, M. P., D. F. DeSante, P. Pyle, and N. Michel. 2005. Managing Landbird Populations in Forests of the Pacific Northwest Region. Publication No. 254 of The Institute for Bird Populations. Executive Summary (412KB)

Nott, M. P., D. F. DeSante, and N. Michel. 2003. Management Strategies for Reversing Declines in Landbirds of Conservation Concern on Military Installations: A Landscape-scale Analysis of MAPS data. A report to the Legacy Resources Management Office, Washington. D.C. Executive Summary, PDF (332KB)

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