Dr. John P. Carroll
Dr. John P. Carroll
Professor
Professor
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Research Interests
Ecology and management of gamebirds, impact of agricultural practices on wildlife, conservation of endangered Galliformes, and international issues in wildlife conservation

Area of Specialization:
Wildlife Ecology and Management - Ecology of Galliformes - Agriculture and Wildlife Management - International Wildlife Issues
I have been a professor at UGA for 15 years following positions in the United Kingdom and Pennsylvania. I am interested in how wildlife is impacted by human management of environments. The landscape that has been the focus of most of my work has been agriculture. I have had the opportunity to work in agricultural landscapes in the Upper Midwest, Northeast and Southeast of the US. Internationally I have worked in the UK, Austria, Argentina, Cyprus, and in a number of other countries I have assisted colleagues with their work. More recently my interest in these topics which have used the Galliformes and other birds as models, have diversified into other taxa. My main interest now in my career is mentoring students and younger colleagues.
Background
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, University of North Dakota, 1989.
Master of Science, Eastern Kentucky University, 1982
Bachelor of Science, University of Massachusetts, 1979.

Professional Experience:
•Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, July 2006 – Present
•Associate Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, March 2001 – June 2006
•Assistant Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, March 1998 – February 2001
•Senior Research Scientist and Head of the Lowland Gamebird Research Unit, The Game Conservancy Trust (now Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust), Fordingbridge, England, August 1995 - February 1998
•Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, May 1995 - August 1995
•Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, January 1990 - May 1995
•Lecturer, Biology Department, University of North Dakota, May 1989 - August 1989
•Lecturer, Natural Resources Department, University of Minnesota/Crookston, September 1988 - December 1988

Visiting and Adjunct Positions

•Visiting Professor, Department of Biology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus, January – August 2009
•Visiting Professor, College of Education, Near East University, Nicosia, Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, January – August 2009
•Visiting Scientist, Game Fund and Department of Environment, Ministry of Interior, Nicosia, Republic of North Cyprus, January – August 2009
•Visiting Professor, School of Bioresources & Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, October 2005, November 2006, December 2009, May 2012
•Visiting Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, December 2004.
•Research Associate, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, 1998 - Present
•Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, Hainan Normal University, China, 2006 - Present
•Adjunct Faculty, Division of Forestry-Wildlife Resources Program, West Virginia University, 1994 - 1998
Courses
FANR 2200: International Conservation, It is envisioned that the course will embody an overview of natural resource policy from a world perspective. Topics of concentration would include endangered species, international trade, large-scale conservation planning, environmental education, eco-tourism, sustainability, private vs. public lands, and forest and land management. You should gain new perspective on natural resources and the meanings attached to those who live next to them. General format will be many guest lectures and discussions. This is meant to be a fun and informative course that will hopefully allow you to become better world citizens (Fall Yearly)
WILD 5200: Wildlife Conservation in South Africa, WILD 5200-7200, International Issues in Conservation is a 6 credit course targeted at upper division science students. Although it is administered through the University of Georgia, students from all universities are welcome (UGA charges all students in-state fees even if they are from different universities and different states). This course requires students to live in a bush camp for 28 days in (northeastern South Africa)--eastern Botswana in 2012. Each day will require extensive hiking and 4x4 travel in the bush along with classroom activities. Students have one day off to travel to a local site during the program. There is an expectation that the students have had courses in biology, basic ecology, plant identification and others. If you are interested in this type of experience, but would like to take a more basic and shorter course, we are developing an introductory field natural history course. (Summer Yearly, Study Abroad)
WILD 5300: Conservation of Wildlife in Agricultural Landscapes, This course covers several major areas relative to the development of agriculture and its impact on biodiversity. It also includes an introduction to management systems that enhance wildlife populations. Course focus is on agriculture and wildlife in Georgia, but including national and international issues. Please note that this course is designed to encompass a wide range of topics relative to wildlife and agriculture. This course will not focus on techniques such as “food plots” and etc.

Graduate students will be expected to be class leaders. They will be expected to complete additional sections in class exams, as well as produce a lecture on a semester project assignment.

The major focus of this course is to introduce students to the relationship between agricultural management and wildlife. Students will be expected to leave the course with an understanding of the:
-State of Agriculture and how we got here
-Impact of agricultural systems on wildlife and biodiversity.
-Mitigation and management of agricultural lands for wildlife.
-Alternative approaches to agriculture to benefit wildlife.
-Some new topics relative to GMOs, Biofuels, and Organics.
-Effects of government policy and globalization on the relationship between agriculture and wildlife. (Fall Yearly)
WILD 5700: Applied Population Dynamics, This course is designed to provide foundations of population dynamics from an applied
perspective. Critical basic questions such as “Why is a population at some level?”, “Why
do populations change through time?”, and “What are the consequences of various
management approaches we might take?” will be the basis of the course.
Course Outline:
I. Introduction —Populations and wildlife management. Why do we collect data on
population density and demographics? Why is population dynamics important?
II. Populations and population demographics
—Population growth, exponential and logistic growth, life tables, multiple species
interactions.
Basics of population models. Stochastic and deterministic models, single species and
multiple species models.
III. Estimating populations and population
demographics —Data collection and analysis.
Sampling, experimental design, estimating abundance and demographics, sample counts,
distance methods, mark-recapture.
IV. Harvest Management —Theory and basis of exploitation of wild animals. Density
dependence, sustained yield theory, dynamic pool models, and compensatory vs. additive
mortality. Management applications and harvest decisions.
V. Small Population Management —Population and genetic implications of small populations and fragmentation. Population genetics, bottlenecks, inbreeding depression,
gene flow, pedigree analysis, evolutionary significant units, and extinction probability.
Management applications and endangered species management. (Spring Yearly)
Research
Present Research Projects
-Cotton farming impacts on songbirds and quail
-Impact of landscape scale habitat management for bobwhite quail on quail and songbirds
-Impact of predator control on bobwhite quail and predator community
-Ecology of rat snakes in southern pine ecosystems
-Songbird use of longleaf pine CPA fields
-Pheasant ecology in Lower Austria
-Population genetics of the northern bobwhite quail
-Ecology of the wild turkey in pine savannah ecosystems
-Parasite Ecology of the helmeted guineafowl
-Sustainable harvest and management of grassland tinamous in Argentina
Publications
Terhune, T; Sisson, D; Stribling, H; and Carroll, J.P. 2006. Home range, movement, and site fidelity of translocated northern bobwhite in southwestern Georgia, U.S.A. European Journal of Wildlife Research 52:119-124.
Butler, D; Sage, R; Draycott, R; Carroll, J.P; and Potts, G. 2005. Lead exposure in ring-necked pheasants in Great Britain. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:583-589.
Draycott, R; Woodburn, M; Carroll, J.P; and Sage, R. 2005. Effects of spring feeding on breeding success of ring-necked pheasants in Great Britain. Wildlife Biology 11:85-90.
Hamrick, R; Pirgalioglu, T; Gunduz, S; and Carroll, J.P. 2005. Donkey Equus asinus populations on the Karpaz Peninsula, Cyprus. European Journal of Wildlife Research 51:108-116.
Faircloth, B; Reid, A; Valentine, T; Eo, S; Terhune, T; Glenn, T; Palmer, W; Nairn, C; and Carroll, J.P. 2005. Tetratnucleotide, trinucleotide, and dinucleotide loci from the bobcat (Lynx rufus). Molecular Ecology Notes 5:387-389.
Miscellaneous Info
Present Research
Cotton farming impacts on songbirds and quail
Impact of landscape scale habitat management for bobwhite quail on quail and songbirds
Impact of predator control on bobwhite quail and predator community
Ecology of rat snakes in southern pine ecosystems
Songbird use of longleaf pine CPA fields
Pheasant ecology in Lower Austria
Population genetics of the northern bobwhite quail
Ecology of the wild turkey in pine savannah ecosystems
Parasite Ecology of the helmeted guineafowl
Sustainable harvest and management of grassland tinamous in Argentina
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Warnell School 409B Building 3
Phone: 706.542.5815
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