Dr. Bryan S. Windmiller

P.O. Box 1482
Concord, MA 01742
978-371-1222
Fax: 978-369-4790
bwindmiller@hyla-ecological.com

Curriculum Vitae

Education, Ph.D.

Biology
Tufts University (1996).

Thesis: The Pond the Forest and the City: Spotted Salamander Ecology and Conservation in a Human-Dominated Landscape. M.A.

Environmental Policy
Tufts University (1987-89).

Thesis: The Limitations of Massachusetts Regulatory Protection for Temporary Pool-Breeding Amphibians.

B.A. Biology
Bates College (1977-1982).

Research: An Anti-predator Defense in the Limpet, Notoacmea scutum.

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Mass. Natural Heritage Program:
Conservation biology research grants and contracts, 1992-present.

Center for Environmental Management/U.S. E.P.A, graduate student fellowship, 1993.

Sigma Xi, graduate student research grant, 1992.

Seibert Award, from Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles for best student paper, 1992 Annual Conference, El Paso, TX

Society of Wetland Scientists Award for best student paper, 1995 Annual Conference, Boston, MA United Nations Environment Programme

Post-Graduate Fellowship in Biological Conservation and Management, 1991.

Ecological Consulting:

Hyla Ecological Services
Principal and founder, 1992-present

Projects include:

• Wildlife and botanical inventories of government and private properties.
• Incorporation of wildlife conservation into municipal Open Space Plans.
• Research on rare species demographics and habitat utilization.
• Mitigation design to minimize construction project impacts to rare species population.
• Consulting biologist to Massachusetts raccoon immunization/rabies control project.

Lelito Environmental Consultants
Wetland Ecologist, 1989-1992

Wetland delineation and inventories of wetland flora/fauna; mitigation design, oversight and assessment. Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program.

Intern, assisted in creation and organization of vernal pool conservation program, 10/89 - 6/90.

Appointments Instructor
T eaching graduate-level seminar in Wetlands Ecology, Radcliffe College, Harvard University (1997-2000).

Chairman and Member
Concord, MA Natural Resources Commission (member, 1992-1997).

Technical Publications (theses not included)

Regosin, J. and B. Windmiller. In press. Terrestrial Habitat Use and Winter Densities of the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica). J. Herpetology.

Regosin, J., B. Windmiller, and J. Reed. In press. Effects of conspecifics on the burrow occupancy behavior of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum).

Copeia Regosin, J. B. Windmiller, and J. Reed. In review. Influences of small mammal burrow abundance and conspecifics on the distribution of spotted salamanders in terrestrial habitats.

Can. J. Zool. Homan, R., J. Regosin, D. Rodrigues, J.M. Reed, B. Windmiller, and L. M. Romero. 2002. Impacts of varying habitat quality on the physiological stress of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). Animal Conservation. In press.

Windmiller, B. 1996. Tracking techniques useful for field studies of anuran orientation and movement. Herpetological Review 27(1):13-15.

Jarman, N., R. Dobberteen, B. Windmiller, and P. Lelito. 1991. Evaluation of created freshwater wetlands in Massachusetts. Restoration and Management Notes 9(1):26-29.

Amekor, M.K.E., I. Boonpracong, L.J.M. Kawiche, and B. Windmiller. 1990. Desertification and Its Control: An International Perspective. United Nations Environment Programme. 35 pp.

Windmiller, B. 1990. The difficulty of protecting vernal pool ecosystems: Perspectives from a study of wood frog and mole salamander breeding habitat in northeastern Massachusetts. Pp. 1-43 in: Wetlands Law and Policy: What You Need to Know. Wetlands Education Inst. Boston, MA.

Burkholder, R., F. Clark, C. Feral and B. Windmiller. 1989. A Citizen's Step-by-Step Guide to Certifying Vernal Pools. Mass. Audubon Society. Lincoln, MA.

Windmiller, B., and R. Dobberteen. 1989. Control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) through competitive plantings. Restoration and Management Notes 7(2):101.

Presentations at Scientific Meetings

• Wildlife Society, 2003 (pending)
• Northeastern Wildlife Conference, 1991, 1999.
• Population Biologists of New England, 1991.
• Society for Conservation Biology. 1995.
• Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1992, 1994 and 1995.
• Society of Wetland Scientists, 1988 and 1995.
• Wildlife Disease Association, 1994 and 1995 (co-author).

Invited Lectures to:

• Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine (2003)
• Univ. of Rhode Island, Dept. of Biology (1999)
• Bowdoin College, Dept. of Biology, ME (1997