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Samuel
J. McNaughton
William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of Biology |
811 Biological Research Laboratory
130 College Place
Syracuse NY 13244 |
Phone:
315-443-3507
Fax: 315-443-2012
Email: sjmcnaug@syr.edu |
| Focus
Area(s) of Biology: |
Ecosystem
and plant ecology; grassland ecosystems; ecology of large mammalian
herbivores; conservation biology; research since 1974 in the Serengeti
National Park.
Tour: Serengeti National Park |
| Degree: |
Ph.D.,
University of Texas-Austin, 1964 |
| Postdoctoral
Work: |
Stanford
University, 1965-1966 |
| Employment
History: |
•
Syracuse University, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of
Science, 1992-Present
•
Syracuse University, Assistant and Associate Professor,
1966-1992
•
Portland State College, Assistant Professor, 1964-1965
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| Courses
Taught: |
BIO
415/615: Conservation Biology |
| Research
Support: |
National
Science Foundation (NSF): Experimental
analysis of ecosystem mechanisms engendering ungulate spatial
concentration (2001-2004) |
Selected
Publications:
Anderson, T.M. , M.E. Ritchie, and S.J. McNaughton. 2007. Rainfall and soils modify plant community response to grazing in Serengeti National Park. Ecology 88(5) 1191-1201. PDF
McNaughton,
S. J. 2001. Herbivory and trophic interactions. In, J. Roy,
B. Saugier, and H. A. Mooney, eds. Terrestrial Global Productivity:
Past, Present, Future. Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 101-122.
Augustine,
D. J., and S. J. McNaughton. 1998. Invited paper: Ungulate
effects on functional species composition of plant communities:
herbivore selectivity and plant tolerance. J. Wildlife Manage
62: 1164-1182.
Hamilton,
E. W. III, M. S. Giovannini, S. J. Moses, J. S. Coleman, and S.
J. McNaughton. 1998. Biomass and mineral element responses of
a Serengeti short grass species to nitrogen supply and defoliation:
compensation requires a critical [N]. Oecologia 116: 407-418. [PDF]
McNaughton,
S. J., F. F. Banyikwa, and M. M. McNaughton. 1997. Promotion
of the cycling of diet-enhancing nutrients by African grazers.
Science 278: 1798- 1800.
Link to Detailed Publications List: http://syllabus.syr.edu/bio/mcnaughton/bibliography.html
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