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PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed
Slater, G.L. and C. Rock. 2005. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus): a technical conservation assessment. USDA Forest
Service, Rocky Mountain Region. PDF
Slater, G.L. 2004. Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum): a technical conservation assessment. USDA
Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. PDF
Garcelon, D. K., G. L. Slater and C. D. Danilson. 1995. Cooperative nesting by a trio of Bald Eagles. Raptor Research
29:210-213.
Piper, W. H. and G. L. Slater. 1993. Polyandry and incest avoidance in the cooperative Stripe-backed Wren of
Venezuela. Behaviour 124:227-247.
Technical Reports
Slater, G.L. 2004. Final Report: An evaluation of the Brown-headed Nuthatch and Eastern Bluebird reintroduction
program during the 2-year post-translocation period (2002-2003). Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL. PDF
Slater, G. L. 2004. Final Report: Waterbird abundance and habitat use in estuarine and agricultural habitats of the
Skagit and Stillaguamish River Deltas. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Seattle, WA. PDF
Slater, G. L. 2003. Final Report: Waterbird monitoring in estuarine habitats of Port Susan Bay and adjacent lands
during fall migration. The Nature Conservancy, Mount Vernon, WA. DOC
Slater, G. L. 2001. Final Report: Methodology and factors associated with the successful translocation of
Brown-headed Nuthatches and Eastern Bluebirds to Everglades National Park. Everglades National Park, Homestead,
FL.
Gary Slater founded Ecostudies Institute in 2001 and serves as its research director. He received a
B.S. in Wildlife Science (1989) from Purdue University and a M.S. in Wildlife Ecology (1997) from the
University of Florida, where he studied the breeding biology, nest-site selection, and factors related to
reproductive success of Brown-headed Nuthatches and Eastern Bluebirds in pine rocklands of southern
Florida. Gary's experience spans two important areas of conservation science, administrative/program
management and ecological research. He has served as president of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit scientific
organization since 1997. During that time, he has developed, implemented, and managed large-scale
research programs with both public agencies and private conservation organizations.
Besides managing the day-to-day operations of an organization, Gary has extensive experience
conducting ecological research, including study design and quantitative analyses, and strives to ensure
that research results are effectively disseminated and applied to on the ground conservation efforts.
Some of Gary’s current research focuses on the reintroduction and population dynamics of cavity-
nesting bird species in southern Florida and Washington State and the wintering and stopover ecology
of waterbirds in the Puget Sound. He is also working to develop long-term avian monitoring programs
in pine and mangrove forests of southern Florida, providing a mechanism to investigate both population
trends and the effects of habitat and restoration activities (e.g., fire, hydrology) on the abundance and
distribution of birds.
