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1 WILLIAM ALAN MONTEVECCHI CURRICULUM VITAE (July 2009) University Research Professor Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology Program Departments of Psychology and Biology and Ocean Sciences Centre Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X9 Canada Tel: Fax: * * * * * * * * * * EDUCATION : Ph.D. Psychobiology (1975) Institute of Animal Behavior Rutgers University Newark, New Jersey USA M.Sc. Psychology (Animal Behavior) (1971) Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana B.A. Psychology (1969) Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts St. John's Preparatory School (1964) Danvers, Massachusetts

2 2 POSITIONS: University Research Professor ( ) Memorial University of Newfoundland Grant Selection Committee ( ) NSERC Strategic Projects - Healthy Environments and Ecosystems Interim Chair ( ) Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Graduate Program (CABE) Memorial University of Newfoundland Working Group on Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Co-Chair, Member (1997- present) Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council (WERAC) Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Bird Committee (2007- present) Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Newfoundland and Labrador Lieutenant Governor s Ducks Unlimited Greenwing Award Committee ( ) MUN Presidential Strategic Planning Group on Health, Safety and the Environment (2005) MUN Publications Subvention Committee (2005- present) National Science Advisory Council, Bird Studies Canada (2002- present) Vice-President and Member, Oil Spill Response Advisory Committee (RAC) (1999- present) Transport Canada/Canadian Coast Guard, Newfoundland and Labrador Region Doctoral Prize Selection Panel, NSERC (2004) Advisory Board ( ) Fisheries Institute for North Atlantic Islands Species Status Advisory Council (2003- present) Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

3 3 East Coast Natural Scientist Co-Chair ( ) SSHRC/NSERC Multi-disciplinary Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI) Grant Coasts Under Stress (Memorial University and University of Victoria) Earth Science and Ecology Scholarships/Fellowships Selection Panel ( ) NSERC Board of Directors, Ocean-Net (2006-present) Atlantic Board, Nature Conservancy Canada (2003- present) Grant Selection Committee ( ) Northern Studies Training Program (NSTP) Memorial University of Newfoundland Administrative Committee, Environmental Sciences Programme (1994- present) Memorial University of Newfoundland Chair, Leslie M. Tuck Avian Conservation Scholarship Committee (2002- present) Memorial University of Newfoundland Columnist, Northeast Avalon News (2000-present) Canadian Delegate, Seabird/Ecology Group (1993- present) International Committee for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES, Copenhagen) Chair, Biopsychology Programme ( ) Memorial University of Newfoundland Co-Chair, Census of Marine Life - Gulf of Marine Pilot Survey of Large Pelagic Vertebrates (2001) Recovery Plan Review Committee ( ) World Wildlife Fund (Canada) Grant Review Committee, Important Bird Areas (2000) Canadian Nature Federation Chair, Local and Scientific Program Committees ( ) American & British Ornithologists Unions and Society of Canadian Ornithologists Millennial Meeting

4 4 Living on the Edge - Birds 2000 NSERC Graduate Scholarship Review Committee ( , 2007, 2008) Memorial University of Newfoundland Seabird Ecological Reserves Advisory Committee (1990-present) Newfoundland and Labrador Parks Division Chair, Endangered Species Recovery Team ( ) Harlequin Duck (Eastern North American Population) Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife in Canada (RENEW) Organizational Committee ( ) Annual Great Auk Lecture Memorial University of Newfoundland Scientific Advisory Committee ( ) Long Term Environmental Monitoring/Terramon Memorial University of Newfoundland Scientific Advisor ( ) Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO) Cross-Appointment ( ) Department of Biology Memorial University of Newfoundland Elective Member (1986-present) American Ornithologists' Union Full Professor ( ) Department of Psychology Memorial University of Newfoundland Cross-Appointment (1981-present) Ocean Sciences Centre Memorial University of Newfoundland Scientific Advisor (1998) Labrador Métis Association

5 5 Executive Council ( , ) Society of Canadian Ornithologists Board of Directors ( ) Canadian Nature Federation External Review Committee - Biology Department (1997) Mount Allison University Special Advisor, Canada/Newfoundland Terra Nova (1997) Offshore Oil Development Review Panel Eco-Research Group Committee (1997) Memorial University of Newfoundland Selection Panel Member/Life Sciences ( ) Collaborative Project Grants Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Chair, Research Awards Committee ( ) Canadian Society of Ornithologists Chair, Colloquium Committee ( ) Biopsychology Programme and Department of Psychology Memorial University of Newfoundland Chair, Appointments Committee ( ) Department of Psychology Memorial University of Newfoundland Chair, Review Committee ( ) Aquaculture M.Sc. Programme Memorial University of Newfoundland Scientific Advisory Council ( ) Labrador Ecosystem Analysis Facility (LEAF) Memorial University of Newfoundland Environmental Advisory Committee ( ) Town of Portugal Cove, Newfoundland

6 6 Administrative Committee ( ) Toxicology Programme Memorial University of Newfoundland Scientific Advisor ( ) Innu Nation Chair, Search Committee (1991) Oceans Sciences Centre Memorial University of Newfoundland Expert Advisory Committee ( ) Newfoundland and Labrador Protected Areas Association Vice-President's Task Force ( ) Labrador Wilderness Research Centre Memorial University of Newfoundland Visiting Scientist ( ) Department of Oceanography Dalhousie University Exchange Fellow (1985) Zoologisk Museum University of Bergen Visiting Scientist ( ) Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University Associate Professor ( ) Department of Psychology Memorial University of Newfoundland Assistant Professor ( ) Department of Psychology Memorial University of Newfoundland Predoctoral Trainee ( ) United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Institute of Animal Behavior Rutgers University

7 7 AWARDS: Research Assistant ( ) Alcohol Study Unit Boston City Hospital University Research Professorship, MUN ( ; $20,000) Ocean Net Local Hero Award (2008) Ambassador of Hospitality Award (2005): Seabird Conservation and Sustainable Ecotourism, Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador. Dean of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Teaching Relief Award (2000, 2004; $9,000) Avalon Convention and Visitors Bureau (2000) Convention Award: Living on the Edge - Birds City of St. John s Admiral s Award for International Conference (2000): Living on the Edge - Birds Memorial University of Newfoundland F.A. Aldrich Public Awareness of Science Award (1993). ($1,500) Elective Member, American Ornithologists' Union (1986) Memorial University of Newfoundland University of Bergen Exchange Fellowship (1985): Comparison of Avian Feeding Ecology in Newfoundland and Norway. U.S. Public Health Service Pre-Doctoral Traineeship, Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers University ( ) University Teaching Assistantship, Tulane University ( ) GRANTS, CONTRACTS: International Polar Year (IPY) Grant ( ): How Seabirds Can Help Detect Ecosystem Change in the Arctic. ($1,084,509 PI with Co-PIs A.J. Gaston, G.K. Davoren, G. Gilchrist, M. Mallory, K. Hobson)

8 8 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant ( ): Foraging and Migratory Ecology of Eastern Canadian Seabirds. ($169,400) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Ship Time Grant (2009) The Ecology of Forage Fish and Its Impact on Marine Predators. ($60,605, PI G.K. Davoren, WAM Co-applicant) Nature s Legacy Murre Fund ( ): Year-round Tracking of Murres. ($20,000) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) CHONE Network of Excellence ( ): Seabird Habitat and Biodiversity Changes. ($58,500) Environmental Damages Fund, Environment Canada ( ): Murre Movements in Atlantic Canada. ($20,000) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Research Tools and Instrumentation Grant ( ): Geo-loggers for Migratory Atlantic Seabirds. ($30,130) Newfoundland and Labrador Parks Division Grant (2010): Helicopter Transport to Baccalieu Island Ecological Seabird Reserve. ($2500) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant ( ): Foraging Ecology of Seabirds: Intersecting Prey and Oceanographic Conditions. ($210,000) Memorial University Publication Subvention ( ) Seabird Capitals: The Seabird Ecological Reserves of Newfoundland and Labrador. ($7,000, pending) Legacy Nature Trust Murre Fund ( ): Year-round Tracking of Murres in Newfoundland and Labrador. ($39,220) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Grant ( ): Importance of Capelin (Mallotus villosus) Biology in Sustaining Trophic Interactions in the Northwest Atlantic. ($685,259 PI with Co-PIs G. Davoren, J. Anderson, B. deyoung, M. Koen-Alonso) Fisheries and Oceans Canada ( ). Food web relationships of Harp Seals. ($40,000) Science Horizons Environment Canada (2006): Nature Conservancy of Canada. Cape St. Mary s Seabird Project. ($9,000 with D. Cull, T. Power, G. Robertson, F. Shuhood)

9 9 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Contract (2006): Assessment of Large Predators in Marine Food Webs. ($7,000) Theodore L. Cross Donation (2005): Seabird Research and Scholarships. ($20,000 U.S.) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Research Tools and Instruments Grant ( ): Geo-location Loggers to Track Migrating Seabirds. ($21,298) Dean of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant Supplement ( ): Geo-location Loggers to Track Migrating Seabirds. ($2,130) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Operating Grant ( ): Birds as Bio-Indicators in Marine Ecosystems. ($124,000) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant - Ship Time Award ( ): Seabird and Capelin Surveys off the Northeast Coast of Newfoundland. ($136,685 with G. Davoren and J. Anderson) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (2003): Undergraduate Student Research Award. ($4,500) Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Subvention ( ): Assessing Predation of Marine- Phase Atlantic Salmon by Seabirds. ($45,000) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)/Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Research Initiative Grant - Coasts Under Stress ( ): Conservation of Waterfowl in Coastal Labrador and Newfoundland. ($178,000) Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry and Agrifoods ( ): Reproductive Ecology of Ptarmigan. ($26,400) Environment Canada EcoAction Community Funding Program ( ): Eider Nest Box Project - St. Peters Bay, Labrador. ($28,000 with Ducks Unlimited) Memorial University of Newfoundland Undergraduate/Graduate Career Experience Program and Work and Service Placements ( ): Seabird Ecology. ($57,135) Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC; ): Status of the Newfoundland Red Crossbill. ($3,500 with S. Wren)

10 10 Bird Studies Canada (2003): Historical Trends in the Numbers and Distributions of Marine Birds. ($2,000 with C. Burke, G. Davoren, I. Stenhouse) Environmental Studies Research Fund, Energy Board of Canada ( ): Monitoring Marine Bird and Mammals from Offshore Supply Vessels on the Grand Banks. ($60,000) Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry and Agrifoods ( ): Harlequin Duck Habitat Ecology in Northern Labrador. ($20,000 with J. Heath) Northern Studies Training Program Grants (NSTP) ( ): Seabird and Seaduck Behavioral Ecology in Labrador and the Canadian Arctic. ($56,955) Canadian Nature Federation (CNF) Important Bird Areas Community Action Fund ( ): Education Outreach Program for the Witless Bay Important Bird Area ($3,500 with A. Storey) Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Business Development Grant ( ): Living on the Edge: Annual Meeting American and British Ornithologists Unions and Society of Canadian Ornithologists. ($157,178) Oceanex (2000, 2002): Gull Deterrence, Oceanex Container Ship Wharf. ($7,800) Human Resource Development Canada (HRDC) Contract (2000): Living on the Edge: Birds ($15,000) National Audubon Society (2000): Living on the Edge: Birds ($7,500) America Ornithologists Union (AOU) (2000): Living on the Edge: Birds ($3,750) Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry and Agrifoods ( ): Bird Identification Workshops, Guides and Bird-Habitat Data Base Management. ($18,500). Canadian Parks Service/Terra Nova and Gros Morne National Parks ( ): Red Squirrel Ecology and Trophic Interactions. ($60,500) Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) Contract (1999): Seabird Attraction to Offshore Platforms and Seabird Monitoring from Offshore Support Vessels and Other Ships. ($50,000 with A.E. Diamond) Husky Oil Contract ( ): Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys from Oil Supply Vessels and at Drill Rigs on the Grand Banks. ($14,000)

11 11 Canadian Endangered Species Recovery Fund/World Wildlife Fund ( ): Movement, Population Structure, Breeding Habitats and Genetic Affinities of Harlequin Ducks in Eastern Canada. ($30,000) Fogo Island Fisheries Information Centre (1999): Funk Island/Great Auk/Seabird Ecology Interpretation Exhibit. ($6,500) Public Works and Services Canada (1999): Bald Eagle Winter Survey/Placentia. ($24,150 with L. Dominguez) Canadian Parks Service/Terra Nova and Gros Morne National Parks ( ): Feeding Ecology of Cone-Dependent Finches. ($18,000) Memorial University of Newfoundland Research Infrastructure Funding in Marine Sciences and the Environment ( ): Development of a New Capability for Ecosystem Modelling in Fundamental and Applied Marine Sciences. ($70,000 with D. Deibel, R. Rivkin, R. Thompson, J. Brown) Canadian Endangered Species Recovery Fund/World Wildlife Fund ( ): Breeding and Feeding Habitats of Harlequin Ducks on Insular Newfoundland. ($9,700) Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) ( ): Seabird Interactions with Nekton. ($13,000) Western Newfoundland Model Forest ( ): Feeding Ecology and Habitat Relationships of Crossbills. ($10,000) Quidi Vidi-Rennies River Foundation (1998): Avian Diversity in the Waterways of St. John s. ($9,500) Mountain Equipment Co-operative ( ): Toxicology of Bald Eagles in Newfoundland. ($6,500 with L. Dominguez) Public Works and Government Services Canada ( ): Toxicology of Bald Eagles in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. ($15,000 with L. Dominguez) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Operating Grant ( ): Multi-species Interactions of Birds in Marine Ecosystems. ($166,520) Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)/Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Subvention ( ): Seabird Monitoring of Pelagic Fish and Cephalopod Stocks. ($20,500)

12 12 Newfoundland and Labrador Parks Division (1997): Mapping of the Seabird Colonies of Baccalieu Island. ($9,000) Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) Contract ( ): Review of the Terra Nova Offshore Oil Field Development. (with the Newfoundland and Labrador Natural History Society). ($22,410) Codroy Valley Development Association (1997): Birds of the Codroy Valley-Ecotourism Potentials. ($4,500) Canadian Forest Service ( ): Bird Surveys in Red Pine Stands in Newfoundland. ($9,000) Canadian Endangered Species Recovery Fund/World Wildlife Fund ( ): Breeding Status and Feeding Ecology of Harlequin Ducks in Northern Labrador. ($9,500) Canadian Parks Service ( ): Oceanographic Influences on the Seasonal Distributions and Abundances of Marine Birds and Mammals in the Strait of Belle Isle. ($9,000) Memorial University of Newfoundland, Vice-President (Academic) Innovation Grant ( ): Development of Field and Laboratory Courses in Behavioural Ecology. ($10,000) Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) (1997): Student Stipend - Seaweed Inventory. ($8,000) Memorial University of Newfoundland Dean of Science Research Grant ( ): Feeding Ecology and Population Genetics of Marine Birds in Eastern Canada. ($5,000) Canadian Forest Service ( ): Avian Assemblages in Different-aged Balsam Fir Forests. ($80,000) Memorial University of Newfoundland Dean of Science Research Grant ( ): Minimizing Eider Duck Predation at Blue Mussel Culture Sites. ($3,000) Memorial University of Newfoundland Dean of Science Teaching Innovation Grant ( ): A Transdisciplinary Course: Problem-Solving in Science. ($500) Western Newfoundland Model Forest Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife Division ( ): Populations, Trophic and Habitat Relationships of Hawks and Owls in the Western Newfoundland Model Forest. ($75,000)

13 13 Memorial University of Newfoundland Publication Subvention (1995): Studies of High-Latitude Seabirds 4. Trophic Relationships and Energetics of Cold Ocean Endotherms. Canadian Wildlife Service Occasional Paper. ($2,500) Newfoundland and Labrador Forest Service and Wildlife Division ( ): Effects of Buffer Zones on Bird Communities in Riparian Sites. ($45,000) Canadian Wildlife Service Student Grant ( ): Food Provisioning of Atlantic Puffin Chicks in Eastern Canada. ($2,000) Canadian Employment Summer Student Program ( ): Seabird Technician. ($8,500) Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Subvention ( ): Fish Availability and Seabird Predation. ($20,000) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC ): Avian Consumption and Bio-indication in Marine Ecosystems. ($90,000) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC 1992): 2 Summer Students Awards Seabird/Fisheries Interactions. ($8,500) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)/NSERC/Medical Research Council of Canada (MRCC) Proposal Development Grant (1992): MacKenzie Delta Ecosystem Project. (with J. Clark, R. Haedrich, W. Scott, S. Scott, K. Storey) ($10,000) Canadian Wildlife Service ( ): Recovery Plan Eastern North America Population of Harlequin Ducks. ($8,600) Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) Radio Ideas Series (1992): Keepers of the Light. ($3,500) Parks Canada Collaborative Research Contract ( ): Tern and Gull Nesting Patterns/Gros Morne National Park. ($41,500) Enterprise Newfoundland and Labrador ( ): Eider Duck Enhancement and Down Industry Development. ($3,400) Sea Grant Program (March 1991): University of Alaska Marine Institute Workshop on Sea Lion/Seabird Populations and Food. ($2,000) Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) Radio Ideas Series (1991, 1992): Seabirds: Oceanic Barometers. ($4,400)

14 14 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Association (ACOA) Grant (1990): Labrador Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Resource Research Centre Feasibility Study. (with D. Wilton, M. Colbo, A. Cox, J. Green, J. Jacobs, G. Skanes, M. Staveley, L. Visentin) ($29,500) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC 1990): Summer Research Assistantship. ($3,160) Newfoundland and Labrador Graduate Employment Grant ( ): Research Assistant III Molecular Genetics. ($10,000) Supply and Services Canada and Canadian Wildlife Service ( ): Application of Novel Techniques in Molecular Genetics to the Management of the Thick billed Murre Population in Eastern Canada. (with V.L. Birt-Friesen and W.S. Davidson) ($61,939) Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO) Scientific Advisor ( ): Avian Flying/Migration Patterns and Possible Disruption Due to Increased Military Flying Activity in Labrador. ($16,500) Canada/Newfoundland Offshore Development Fund ( ) Career Development Award: Seabirds as Bio-indicators in Marine Ecosystems Seabirds, Plankton and Oceanography. ($5,000) Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC ) Individual Operating Grant: Seabirds as Energy Consumers in Marine Ecosystems. ($78,000) Memorial University President's Grant, General NSERC Funds ( ): Birds of Insular Newfoundland Project. (~$60,000) Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (1987): Avian Control at Elizabeth Towers. ($5,000) Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Subvention (1986): Quantification of Seabird Exploitation of Marine Resources. (with D.K. Cairns) ($8,000) Employment Canada Challenge '86: Summer Research Technician. ($1,920) Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Subvention (1985): Seabird Exploitation of Marine Resources, New Technological Approaches. (with D.K. Cairns) ($10,000) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC, ) Individual Operating Grant: Feeding Ecology of Marine Birds. ($72,000)

15 15 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC, 1984) Equipment Grant (1984): Rubber Inflatable Boat. (with A. Burger) ($11,541) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Individual Operating Grant ( ): Parental Care and Development of Marine Birds. ($53,260) Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Contract ( ): Lake Michel Avifaunal Study and Environmental Impact Assessment. ($7,586) Memorial University President's Grant ( ): Birds of Insular Newfoundland Project: Commission for 11 Watercolor Plates by J. Zickefoose. ($14,840) Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Individual Operating Grant No. ( ): Chick Development and Parental Behaviour in Some North Atlantic Seabirds. ($8,000) Canadian Wildlife Service Graduate Student Research Grant (1979): Feeding Ecology of Northern Gannets. ($2,500) National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Individual Operating Grant ( ): Behavioural Ecology of Parental Feeding and Chick Development in the North Atlantic Gannet. ($49,000) Atlantic Provinces Inter-University Committee on the Sciences (APICS) Summer Student Scholarship Sponsor ( ) THESIS/PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS L. Einoder, Ph.D., Adelaide University (2009) S. McHugh, M.Sc., Mun (2009) M. Ryan, M.Sc., MUN (2009) P. Abgall, Ph.D., MUN (2008, 2009) M. Mallory, Ph.D., Carleton University (2008) P. Abgall, Ph.D., MUN (2008) C. Lenky, M.Sc., MUN (2007) L. Thorne, M.Sc., Duke University (2007) S. Royston, M.Sc., MUN (2007) M.C. Martin, Ph.D., City University of New York (2007) S. Benjamin, Ph.D., MUN (2007) S. Jacobs, Ph.D., University of Ottawa (2006) S. Seneviratne, Ph.D. Comprehensive, MUN (2006)

16 16 P. Regular, B.Sc. (Honours), MUN (2006) K. Kuletz, Ph.D., University of Victoria (2005) M. Renner, Ph.D., MUN (2005) S. Garthe, Habilitationsschrift, University of Kiel (2005) T. Clarke, B.Sc. (Honours), MUN (2004) K. Hamer, Lectureship, University of Leeds, U.K. (2004) K. Baker, M.Sc., MUN (2003) B. Veitch, M.Sc., MUN (2003) D. Robichaud, Ph.D., MUN (2000) A. Bunce, Ph.D., University of Melbourne (2000) S. Taylor, M.Sc. Dalhousie University (2000) S. Todd, Ph.D., MUN (1998) N. Adams, Ph.D., University of Capetown (1992) K. Hamer, Ph.D., Glasgow University (1991) J. Lawson, Ph.D., MUN (1989) B. Perry, M.Sc., MUN (1986) G. Goff, M.Sc., MUN (1985) L. Parker, Ph.D., MUN (1978) J.A. Brown, M.Sc., MUN (1977) C. Spencer, M.Sc., MUN (1977) EDITORIAL BOARDS: (2006-present) Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Ecology (2000-present) Editorial Board, Marine Ornithology ( ) Editorial Board, Northeastern Naturalist Declined invitations for Editorial Boards of Marine Ecology Progress Series and Canadian Journal of Zoology (2008) ADVISORY/EDITORAL/REVIEW/CONSULTATION: Acta Biotheoretica African Journal of Marine Science American Naturalist Animal Behaviour Aqua Net Canadian Centre of Excellence Arctic Ardea Auk

17 17 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Biodiversity Convention Office/Canada Biological Oceanography Brinton Primary School/St. John's British Antarctic Survey British Broadcasting Corporation California Sea Grant College Program Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Radio and TV) Canadian Coast Guard Canadian Endangered Species Recovery Fund Canadian Field-Naturalist Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Canadian Journal of Zoology Canadian Nature Federation Canadian Sportmen's Fund Canadian Wildlife Service Canadian Wildlife Service Progress Series Codroy Valley Area Development Association, Newfoundland Colonial Waterbirds Condor Conservation Biology Deep Sea Research II Discovery TV (Canada) Ecological Applications Ecology Ecoscience Emu Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Advisory Committee, City of St. John's Environmental Science Youth Internship Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Office (FEARO, Canada) First International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching (Bergen) Fish and Fisheries Fisheries and Oceans Canada Fisheries Oceanography Fisheries Research Fogo Island Marine Information Centre, Newfoundland GLOBEC (Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamic) Gros Morne National Park Ibis International Committee for the Exploration of Sea (ICES)

18 18 ICES Journal of Marine Science Innu Nation Joint Nature Conservation Committee (Aberdeen) Journal of Animal Ecology Journal of Applied Ecology Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Journal of Avian Biology Journal of Comparative Psychology Journal of Field Ornithology Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Science Journal of Zoology (London) Labrador Metis Association Legion Magazine MacPherson Intermediate School/St. John's Maine Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife Mare Nor Program (Norway) Marine Biology Marine and Freshwater Research Marine Ecology Progress Series Minister - Environment Canada National Geographic Research National Geographic Society Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, United Kingdom) Nature of Things (CBC TV) New England Aquarium Newfoundland Museum Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry Division Newfoundland and Labrador Parks and Natural Areas Division Newfoundland and Labrador Science and Technology Council Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism Division Newfoundland and Labrador Wildlife Division North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) North Pacific Research Board Northeastern Wildlife Northeastern Avalon News (monthly bird column, 2000-present) Osprey Ostrich (Society of South African Ornithology) Parks Canada Physiological Zoology Polar Biology

19 19 Princeton University Press Royal Society of New Zealand (Marsden Fund) Royal Society of London Sarsia Science Scientia Marina Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund Sloan Foundation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Sunday Express (St. John's) St. John s Evening Telegram Studies in Avian Biology Target Marketing (St. John's) Tokyo Broadcasting System TV Ashini (Japan) U.K. Royal Society Proceedings U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Man and Biosphere Program U.S. National Academy of Sciences U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) University of Alaska North Pacific Marine Research Program University of Leeds University of North Carolina Wall to Wall Television, London Washington State Sea Grant Program Wildlife Research Wilson Bulletin Wolfson Foundation Works, Services and Transportation, City of St. John's World Wildlife Fund Zoologisk Museum (Copenhagen) PUBLICATIONS (*refereed publications): *Montevecchi, W.A. (2009 under review) Seabird Capitals: The Seabird Ecological Reserves of Newfoundland and Labrador. Flanker Press, St. John s. *Buren, A.D., M. Koen-Alonso and W.A Montevecchi. (submitted) Shaping a free-ranging predators multispecies functional response. Oecologia. *Burke, C.M., W.A. Montevecchi and F. Wiese. (submitted) Seabird associations with offshore oil platforms in the Northwest Atlantic. Marine Ornithology.

20 20 *Davoren, G.K., S. Garthe, W. A. Montevecchi and S. Benvenuti. (submitted) Influence of diel prey behaviour, prey type and whales on the foraging activities of a marine avian predator in a Low Arctic ecosystem. Journal of Zoology. *Fifield, D., W.A. Montevecchi, L.S. Wren, L. Rees, D.H. Steele and I. Thompson. (submitted) Recent occurrences, measurements and recordings of Red Crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) in the island of Newfoundland. Auk. *Gaston, A.J., D.F. Bertram, A. Boyne, J. Chardine, G.K. Davoren, A.W. Diamond, H.G. Gilchrist, J.M. Hipfner, M.J.F. Lemon, M.L. Mallory, A. Hedd, W.A. Montevecchi, J.-F. Rail and G.J. Robertson. (under review) Some notes on seabirds as ecosystem indicators. Environmental Reviews. * Hedd, A., D.A. Fifield, C.M. Burke, W.A. Montevecchi, L. McFarlane-Tranquilla, P.M. Regular, and A.D. Buren. (submitted) Seasonal variation in the foraging niche of Northwest Atlantic puffins: Evidence from stable isotope (δ 15 N and δ 13 C) analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series. *McFarlane-Tranquilla, L., A. Hedd, C.M. Burke, W.A. Montevecchi, P.M. Regular, G.J. Robertson, L. A. Stapleton, S. Wilhelm, D.A. Fifield and A.D. Buren. (submitted) High Arctic sea ice conditions influence marine birds wintering in Low Arctic regions. Global Change Biology. *Penton, P.M., G.K. Davoren, W.A. Montevecchi and D.W. Andrews. (under revision) Beach and demersal spawning in capelin (Mallotus villosus) on the northeast Newfoundland: egg development rates and mortality. Aquatic Sciences. *Regular, P.M., G.J. Robertson, W.A. Montevecchi, F. Shuhood, T. Power and J.F. Piatt. (2009 in revision) Human influences override effects of ocean climate change on seabird population trends. Journal of Applied Ecology. (253) *Montevecchi, W.A., S. Benvenuti, S. Garthe and G.K. Davoren. (2009) Flexible foraging tactics of a large opportunistic seabird preying capelin Mallotus villosus and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Marine Ecology Progress Series: in press. (252) Montevecchi, W.A., L. McFarlane-Tranquilla, P.A. Smith, A. Buren, C. Burke, D.A. Fifield and A. Hedd. (2009) Attending to device effects in studies of avian movement ecology. Science E-letter:

21 21 (251) *Burke, C.M. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2009) The foraging decisions of a central place foraging seabird in response to fluctuations in local prey conditions. Journal of Zoology 278: (250) *Hedd, A., W.A. Montevecchi, G.K. Davoren and D.A. Fifield. (2009) Parental diet and distribution of Leach s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa in the Northwest Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Zoology: in press. (249) Montevecchi, W.A. (2008) Sandy Pond giveaway. Osprey 39: (248) *Burke, C.M. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2008) Fish and chicks: Forage fish and chick success in two co-existing auks. Waterbirds 313: (247) *Heath, J.P. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2008) Differential use of similar habitat by Harlequin Ducks: Tradeoffs and implications for identifying critical habitat. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: (246) *Heath, J.P., W.A. Montevecchi and G.J. Robertson. (2008) Allocation foraging effort across multiple time scales: Behavioral responses to different environmental conditions by Harlequin Ducks wintering at Cape St. Mary s, Newfoundland. In: G.J. Robertson, P.W. Thomas, J.-P. Savard and K.A. Hobson (Editors) Harlequin Ducks in the Northwest Atlantic. Waterbirds 31 (Special Publication 2): (245) *Hedd, A., P.M. Regular, W.A. Montevecchi, C.M. Burke, A.D. Buren and D.A. Fifield. (2008) Going deep: Murres dive into sub-0 C water for aggregated, persistent and slow-moving capelin. Marine Biology 156: (244) *Regular, P.M., F. Shuhood, T. Power, W.A. Montevecchi, G.J. Robertson, D. Ballam, J.F. Piatt and B. Nakashima. (2008) Murres, capelin and oceanic climate: Inter-annual associations across a decadal shift. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment: in press. DOI /s (243) Wells, J., P.M., Regular, F. Shuhood, T. Power and W.A. Montevecchi (2008) Field Checklist of the Birds of Cape St. Mary s. Osprey 39: (242) *Montevecchi, W.A. (2007) Binary responses of Northern Gannets (Sula bassana) to changing food web and oceanographic conditions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 352: (241) *Montevecchi, W.A., H. Chaffey and C. Burke. (2007) Hunting for security: Changes in the exploitation of marine birds in Newfoundland and Labrador. Pages in: C. Parrish, S. Solberg and N. Turner (Editors). Resetting the Kitchen Table: Food Security in Canadian Coastal Communities. Nova Science Publishers, New York, New York.

22 22 (240) Mann, H. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2007) Tuck-Walters Awards. Osprey 38: (239) *Barrett, R.T., C.J. Camphuysen, J. Chardine, T. Anker-Nilssen, R.W. Furness, S. Garthe, O. Hüppop, M. Leopold, W.A. Montevecchi and R.Veit. (2007) Sampling methods for seabird dietary studies. ICES Journal of Marine Science 64: (238) *Chaulk, K.G., G.J. Robertson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2007) Landscape features, sea ice conditions and nesting eider abundance in northern Labrador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: (237) *Davoren, G.K., C. May, P. Penton, B. Reinfort, A. Buren, C. Burke, W.A. Montevecchi, D. Andrews, C. Rose-Taylor, T. Bell, J. T. Anderson, M. Koen-Alonso and S Garthe. (2007) An ecosystem research project focused on capelin in the Northwest Atlantic: Overview and results. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Science 39: (236) *Garthe, S., W.A. Montevecchi and G.K. Davoren. (2007) Flight destinations and foraging behavior of Northern Gannets (Sula bassana) preying on a small forage fish in a Low Arctic ecosystem. Deep Sea Research II 54: (235) Montevecchi, W.A. (2006) Large predator assessments of forage species in marine food webs. Page 21 in: T.M. Ward, M.C. Geddes and S. Mayfield (Editors) National Symposium on Ecosystem Research and Management of Fish and Fisheries. Australian Society for Fish Biology Symposium on Proceedings, Adelaide, South Australia, September (234) *Montevecchi, W.A. (2006) Influences of artificial light on marine birds. Pages in: C. Rich and T. Longcore (Editors) Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. Island Press, Washington, D.C. (233) Montevecchi, W.A. (2006) Influence of forage species on pelagic food webs: Signs from seabirds. Page 14 in: T.M. Ward, M.C. Geddes and S. Mayfield (Editors) National Symposium on Ecosystem Research and Fish and Fisheries Management. Australian Society for Fish Biology Symposium Proceedings, Adelaide, Australia, September (232) Montevecchi, W.A. (2006) Review of Gulls of North America, Europe, and Asia by K.M. Olsen and H. Larsson. Journal of Field Ornithology 77: (231) *Montevecchi, W.A., S. Garthe and G.K. Davoren. (2006) Biophysical influences on seabird trophic assessments. Pages in: I.L. Boyd, S. Wanless and C.J. Camphuysen (Editors) Top Predators in Marine Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, U.K.

23 23 (230) Montevecchi, W.A. and J. Wells. (2006) Local names of birds in Newfoundland and Labrador. Dialectologia et Geolinguistica: invited. (229) *Barrett, R.T., G. Chapdelaine, T. Anker-Nilsson, A. Mosbech, W.A. Montevecchi, J. Reid and R.R. Veit. (2006) Seabird numbers and prey consumption in the North Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63: (228) Buren, A.D., M. Koen-Alonso, W.A. Montevecchi, J.T. Anderson, B. de Young and G.K. Davoren. (2006) Modeling trophic interactions between parental Common Murres off the northeast Newfoundland coast. ICES Conference (Maasticht) Report. (227) *Chaulk, K.G., G.J. Robertson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2006) Extinction, colonization, and distribution patterns of Common Eider populations nesting in a naturally fragmented landscape. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: (226) *Davoren, G.K., J.T. Anderson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2006) Shoal behaviour and maturity of spawning capelin Mallotus villosus off Newfoundland: demersal spawning and diel vertical movement patterns. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: (225) *Garthe, S., W.A. Montevecchi, G. Chapdelaine, J.F. Rail and A. Hedd. (2006) Contrasting foraging tactics of seabirds breeding in different oceanographic domains. Marine Biology 151: (224) *Heath, J.P., G.J. Robertson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2006) Population structure of breeding Harlequin Ducks and predation risk. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: (223) *Hedd, A. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2006) Diet and trophic position of Leach s Storm-Petrel during breeding and molt, inferred from stable isotope analysis of feathers. Marine Ecology Progress Series 322: (222) *Veit, R.R. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2006) The influences of global climate change on marine birds. Acta Zooligica Sinica 52 (Supplement): (221) Montevecchi, W.A. (2005) Review of Seabirds: A Natural History by A.J. Gaston. Condor 107: (220) Montevecchi, B. (2005) S.O.S. - Save our seabirds. Downhomer 18 (September): (219) *Chaulk, K.G., G.J. Robertson, W.A. Montevecchi and P.C. Ryan. (2005) Aspects of Common Eiders nesting ecology in Labrador. Arctic 58:

24 24 (218) *Chaulk, K.G., G.J. Robertson, B.T. Collins and W.A. Montevecchi. (2005) Evidence of recent population increases in Common Eiders breeding in Labrador. Journal of Wildlife Management 69: (217) *Davoren, G.K. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2005) Did signals from seabirds indicate changes in capelin biology? A reply. Marine Ecology Progress Series 285: (216) *Dolan, A.H., M. Taylor, B. Neis, J. Eyles, R. Ommer, D.C. Schneider and W.A. Montevecchi. (2005) Environmental and social restructuring and health in Canadian coastal communities: Introducing a socio-ecosystem health approach. Ecohealth 2: (215) *Stenhouse, I.J., H.G. Gilchrist and W.A. Montevecchi. (2005) An experimental study examining the anti-predator behaviour of Sabine's Gulls (Xema sabini) during breeding. Journal of Ethology 23: (214) *Stenhouse, I.J., H.G. Gilchrist and W.A. Montevecchi. (2005) Factors affecting nest-site selection of Sabine s Gulls in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: (213) Montevecchi, W.A. (2004) Review of Seabird Bycatch: Trends, Roadblocks, and Solutions. E.F. Melvin and J.K. Parrish (Editors). Auk 121: (212) *Burke, C.M., G.K. Davoren, W.A. Montevecchi and F.K. Wiese. (2004) Surveys of seabirds along support vessel transects and at oil platforms on the Grand Banks. Pages in: P.J. Cransford and K. Lee (Editors). Offshore Oil and Gas Environmental Effects Monitoring. Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio. (211) *Chaulk, K.G., G.J. Robertson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2004) Breeding range update for three seabird species in Labrador. Northeastern Naturalist 11: (210) *Chaulk, K.G., G.J. Robertson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2004) Regional and annual variability in Common Eider nesting ecology. Polar Research 23: (209) *Garthe, S., W.A. Montevecchi, U. Ojowksi and I.J. Stenhouse. (2004) European immigrants in the New World: Diets of Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) chicks in the recently colonized north-west Atlantic. Polar Biology 27: (208) *Stenhouse, I.J., H.G. Gilchrist and W.A. Montevecchi. (2004) Reproductive investment and parental roles in Sabine's Gulls Xema sabini. Journal of Ethology 22:

25 25 (207) *Wren, L.S. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2004) COSEWIC Status Report: Newfoundland Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra percna). Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), Ottawa. (206) Montevecchi, W.A. (2003) Unsound comments about Smith Sound. UBC Fisheries Centre Fish Bytes 9(2): 2. (205) Montevecchi, W.A. (2003) Review of The Atlantic Gannet by B. Nelson. Picoides 16: 21. (204) Montevecchi, W.A. (2003) Great Auk. In: S. Krech III, J.R. McNeill and C. Merchant (Editors). Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, Volume 1. Routledge, New York. (203) Montevecchi, W.A. (2003) Review of The Atlantic Gannet by B. Nelson. Ibis 145: (202) *Montevecchi, W.A. and D.K. Cairns. (2003) Predation by gannets on post-smolt Atlantic salmon: Research implications and opportunities. Pages in D.H. Mills (Editor). Salmon at the Edge. Blackwell Science, Oxford, U.K. (201) *Montevecchi, W.A. and I.J. Stenhouse. (2003) Dovekie (Alle alle). In: A. Poole and F. Gill (Editors.) The Birds of North America. No American Ornithologists Union and Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. (200) Chaffey, H.L., W.A. Montevecchi and B. Neis. (2003) Integrating scientific and local ecological knowledge (LEK) in studies of Common Eider ecology in southern Labrador. In: N.H. Hagan, C. Brignall and L. Wood (Editors) Putting Fishers Knowledge to Work. University of British Columbia Fisheries Center Research Report 11: (199) *Davoren, G.K. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2003) Consequences of foraging trip duration on provisioning behaviour and fledging condition of Common Murres. Journal of Avian Biology 34: (198) *Davoren, G.K. and W.A Montevecchi. (2003) Signals from seabirds indicate changing biology of capelin biology. Marine Ecology Progress Series 258: (197) *Davoren, G.K., W.A. Montevecchi and J.T. Anderson. (2003) Distributional patterns of a marine bird and its prey: habitat selection based on prey and conspecific behaviour. Marine Ecology Progress Series 256: (196) *Davoren, G.K., W.A. Montevecchi and J.T. Anderson. (2003) Search strategies of a pursuitdiving seabird and the persistence of prey patches. Ecological Monographs 73:

26 26 (195) *Davoren, G.K., W.A. Montevecchi and J.T. Anderson. (2003) The influence of fish behaviour on search strategies of Common Murres Uria aalge in the Northwest Atlantic. Marine Ornithology 31: (194) *Dominguez, L., W.A. Montevecchi, J. Brazil, N.M. Burgess and K.A. Hobson. (2003) Reproductive success, environmental contaminants and diets of nesting Bald Eagles from Placentia and Bonavista Bays, Newfoundland. Journal of Raptor Research 39: (193) *Garthe, S., S. Benvenuti and W.A. Montevecchi. (2003) Temporal patterns of foraging activities of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus in the Northwest Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: (192) Mactavish, B., J.E. Maunder, W.A. Montevecchi, J. Wells and D. Fifield. (2003) Checklist of the Birds of Insular Newfoundland and Its Continental Shelf Waters. Newfoundland and Labrador Natural History Society, St. John s. (191) Mactavish, B., J.E. Maunder, W.A. Montevecchi, J. Wells and D. Fifield. (2003) Checklist of the birds of insular Newfoundland and its continental shelf waters. Osprey 30: (190) *Thompson, I.D., D.J. Larsen and W.A. Montevecchi. (2003) Characterization of old "wet boreal" forests, with an example from balsam fir forests of western Newfoundland. Environmental Review 11: S23-S46. (189) Montevecchi, W.A. (2002) Foreword. Studies of High-Latitude Seabirds. 5. Monitoring Thickbilled Murres in the Eastern Canadian Arctic, by A.J. Gaston. Canadian Wildlife Service Occasional Paper. No (188) Montevecchi, W.A. (2002) Review of Who Killed the Great Auk by J. Gaskell. Auk 119: (187) *Montevecchi, W.A. and D.K. Cairns. (2002) Episodic predation on post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) in the Northwest Atlantic. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Technical Report 4: (186) *Montevecchi, W.A., D.K. Cairns and R.A. Myers. (2002) Predation on marine-phase Atlantic salmon by gannets (Morus bassanus) in the Northwest Atlantic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59: (185) *Carscadden, J.E., W.A. Montevecchi, G.K. Davoren and B. Nakashima. (2002) Trophic relationships among capelin (Mallotus villosus) and seabirds in a changing ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences 59:

27 27 (184) *Davoren, G.K., W.A. Montevecchi and J.T. Anderson. (2002) Scale-dependent associations of predators and prey: constraints imposed by flightless of Common Murres during the preand post-breeding periods. Marine Ecology Progress Series 245: (183) Davoren, G.K., W.A. Montevecchi and J.T. Anderson. (2002) Hot spots of predators and prey on multiple spatial and temporal scales in the marine ecosystem of the Northwest Atlantic. ICES Conference Report CM 2002/N: 11. (182) *Ochoa-Acuna, H. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2002) Basal metabloic rate of adult Leach s Storm- Petrels during incubation. Waterbirds 25: (181) *Montevecchi, W.A. (2001) Interactions between fisheries and seabirds. Pages in: E.A. Schrieber and J. Burger (Editors). Biology of Marine Birds. CRC Press, Boca Raton. (180) Montevecchi, W.A. (2001) Seabirds. In: E. Dettmer (Editor) Understanding Newfoundland. Johnson Family Foundation, St. John s (also published in French and German). (179) *Montevecchi, W.A. (2001) Seabirds as indicators of ocean pollution. In: J. Steele, S. Thorpe and K. Turekian (Editors). Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. Academic Press, London. (178) Montevecchi, W.A. and F.K. Wiese. (2001) Protecting marine birds and mammals in the Northwest Atlantic: Presentation White Rose Offshore Oil Development Public Hearing. Osprey 32: (177) Burke, C., G.K. Davoren, W.A. Montevecchi and I.R. Stenhouse. (2001) Winging it back to the future: An historic reconstruction of seabird diversity, distribution and abundance in the Northwest Atlantic, Pages in: T. Pitcher, M. Vasconcellas, S. Heymans, C. Brignall and N. Hagan (Editors). Information supporting past and present ecosystem models of northern British Columbia and the Newfoundland Shelf. University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre Research Report 10: (176) Kerry, M., W.A. Montevecchi and I. Davidson. (2001) The Galapagos Oil Spill: An Accident that Should Not Have Happened. Canadian Nature FederationReport, Ottawa. (175) *Stenhouse, I.J., H.G. Gilchrist and W.A. Montevecchi. (2001) Reproductive biology of Sabine s Gull on South Hampton Island, Eastern Canadian Arctic. Condor 103: (174) *Wiese, F.K., W.A. Montevecchi, G.K. Davoren, F. Huettman, A.W. Diamond and J. Linke. (2001) Seabirds at risk around offshore oil platforms in the Northwest Atlantic. Marine Pollution Bulletin 42:

28 28 (173) *Montevecchi, W.A. (2000) Seabirds. In: A. Bundy, G.R. Lilly and P.A. Shelton (Editors) A Mass Balance Model of the Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2310: (172) Anker-Nilssen, T., R.T. Barrett, P.H. Becker, K. Camphuysen, G. Chapdelaine, G.D. Davoren, R.W. Furness, S. Garthe, O. Hüppop, W.A. Montevecchi and M. Tasker. (2000) Report of Working Group on Seabird Ecology, Oceanography Committee. ICES CM 2000/c:04. (171) *Garthe, S., S. Benvenuti and W.A. Montevecchi. (2000) Pursuit-plunging by Gannets (Sula bassanus) feeding on capelin (Mallotus villosus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 267: (170) *Gosse, J.W. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2000) Relative abundances of woodland birds of prey in western Newfoundland. Canadian Field-Naturalis 115: (169) *Rodway, M.S., J.W. Gosse, I. Fong, W.A. Montevecchi, S.G. Gilliland and B. Turner. (2000) Abundance, habitat use, activity patterns and foraging behaviour of Harlequin Ducks breeding in Hebron Fjord, Labrador in Canadian Wildlife Service Atlantic Region Technical Report 350: 125 pp. (168) *Setterington, M.A., I.D. Thompson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2000) Woodpecker abundance and habitat use in mature balsam fir forests in Newfoundland. Journal of Wildlife Management 64: (167) *Stenhouse, I.J. and W.A. Montevecchi. (2000) Habitat use by Leach s Storm-Petrels on Great Island, Newfoundland: importance of sociality. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: (166) *Stenhouse, I.J., G. J. Robertson and W.A. Montevecchi. (2000) Herring Gull predation on Leach s Storm-Petrels breeding on Great Island, Newfoundland. Atlantic Seabirds 2: (165) *Tasker, M.L., K. Camphuysen, J. Cooper, S. Garthe, W.A. Montevecchi and S. Blaber. (2000) The effects of fisheries on marine birds. ICES Journal of Marine Science: 57: (164) Wiese, F.K., W.A. Montevecchi, G.D. Davoren, F. Huettmann, A.W. Diamond and J. Linke. (2000) The necessity to monitor the impacts of offshore oil platforms on seabirds. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2331: 13. (163) *Whitaker, D.M., A. Carroll and W.A. Montevecchi. (2000) Elevated numbers of flying insects and insectivorous birds in riparian buffer strips. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:

29 29 (162) Montevecchi, W.A. (1999) Godspeed (National CBC Radio Commentary). Osprey 30: (161) Montevecchi, W.A. (1999) The last Great Auks: Lessons for the present. The Navigator 2: (reprinted from Evening Telegram, St. John s. (160) Montevecchi, W.A. (1999) Seeing the forest through the trees or the clearcut through the haze. Proceedings of Buffer Zone Working Group Workshop, Western Newfoundland Model Forest, Corner Brook. (159) Montevecchi, W.A., A.W. Diamond, G. Davoren, F. Huettmann, F.K. Wiese and J. Linke. (1999) Seabird Attraction of Offshore Platforms and Seabird Monitoring from Offshore Support Vessels and Other Ships: Literature Review and Monitoring Designs. Report for Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), St. John s. (158) *Broders, H.G., S.P. Mahoney, W.A. Montevecchi and W.S. Davidson. (1999) Population genetic structure and the effect of founder events on the genetic variability of moose, Alces alces, in Canada. Molecular Ecology 8: (157) Hunt, G.L., W.A. Montevecchi and M.F. Leopold. (1999) Issues related to seabird consumption of fish and shellfish stocks, discards and mariculture and to the trophic role and ecology of seabirds and waders. Pages 2-5 in R.W. Furness and M.L. Tasker (Editors) Diets of seabirds and consequences of changes in food supply. ICES Cooperative Research Report 232. (156) *Lewis, K.E.P. and W.A. Montevecchi. (1999) Predation on different-sized quail eggs in an artificial nest study in western Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77: (155) Mactavish, B., J.E. Maunder, W.A. Montevecchi and J. Wells. (1999) Checklist (1999) of the Birds of Insular Newfoundland and Its Continental Shelf Waters. Newfoundland and Labrador Natural History Society, St. John s. (154) Mactavish, B., J.E. Maunder, W.A. Montevecchi and J. Wells. (1999) Checklist (1999) of the birds of insular Newfoundland and its continental shelf waters. Osprey 30: (153) *Rodway, M.S., J.W. Chardine and W.A. Montevecchi. (1999) Intra-colony variation in breeding performance of Atlantic Puffins on Great Island, Newfoundland. Colonial Waterbirds 21: (152) *Stenhouse, I.J. and W.A. Montevecchi. (1999) Increasing and expanding populations of breeding Northern Fulmars in the Northwest Atlantic. Colonial Waterbirds 22: (151) *Stenhouse, I.J. and W.A. Montevecchi. (1999) Indirect effects of the availability of forage fish and fisheries discards: Gull predation on breeding storm-petrels. Marine Ecology Progress Series 184:

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