Charles van Riper

Colorado Plateau Field Station
PO Box 5614
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011 U.S.A.

Phone:(928) 556-7466 ext 227; Fax:(928) 556-7500

E-mail (Bitnet): charles_van_riper@usgs.gov

WWW Address: http://www.usgs.nau.edu

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (1978), Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Master of Education in Science (1967), Department of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523

Bachelor of Science (1966), Department of Zoology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523

Experience:

Station Leader, BRD/USGS (1994 - 2002), Colorado Plateau Field Station, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Professor (1990 - present), Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011

Unit Leader, National Park Service (1989 - 1993), Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Associate Adjunct Professor (1985 - 1989), Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

Assistant Adjunct Professor (1980 - 1985), Department of Zoology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

Unit Leader/Scientist, National Park Service (1979 - 1989), Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

Assistant Research Professor (1977-1979), University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, Wildlife Biologist (1975-1976), Department of the Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Volcano, Hawaii 96718

Selected Publications

Scott, J. M., C. van Riper III and S. Conant (eds). 2000. Status of the Hawaiian and Pacific avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology

van Riper, C., III and J. M. Scott. 2000. Limiting factors affecting Hawaiian native birds. In: Status of the Hawaiian and Pacific avifauna. Eds, J. M Scott, C. van Riper III, and S. Conant. Studies in Avian Biology. Pp xxx-xxx.

Willey, D. A. and C. van Riper III. 2000. First year movements by juvenile Mexican Spotted Owls in the canyonlands of Utah. Journal of Raptor Research 34(1):

Bright, J. L. and C. van Riper III. 1999. Pronghorn antelope at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. Colorado Plateau Field Station Tech. Rep. Ser. 14/99.

Bright, J. L. and C. van Riper III. 1999. Habitat selection by pronghorn antelope at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. Pp. XXX, In: Proc. Natl. Pronghorn Soc., Prescott, AZ, ed. R. A. Ockenfels.

Nowak, E. and C. van Riper III. 1999. Rattlesnake ecology at Montezuma Castles National Monument, Arizona. CPFS Tech Rep. No. 13. Pp 52.

van Riper, C., III. 1999. Dedication to Henry O. Hooper. In: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center CPFS Rep. Ser., 99/16, Flagstaff, AZ . p viii.

van Riper, C., III(ed). 1999. Introduction to the Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau.  In: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center CPFS Rep. Ser., 99/16, Flagstaff, AZ . Pp xi-xvii.

van Riper, C., III. and M. A. Stuart. 1999. Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center CPFS Rep. Ser., 99/16, Flagstaff, AZ . 217 pp.

Ellison, L. E. and C. van Riper III. 1998. A comparison of small-mammal communities in a desert riparian floodplain. Journal of Mammalogy 79: 972-985.

Johnson, M. J. and C. van Riper, III. 1998. Cowbird brood parasitism of the Black-throated Sparrow in the Verde Valley of central Arizona. USGS/FRESC Colorado Plateau Field Station Tech. Rep. No. 14; 18 pp.

van Riper, C., III. 1998. Disease as a limiting factor to the native bird populations of Hawaii. In: Adams, N.J. & Slotow, R.H. (eds.) Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congr., Durban. Ostrich 69: 457.

van Riper, C., III, and R. A. Ockenfels. 1998. The influence of transportation corridors on the movement of pronghorn antelope over a fragmented landscape in northern Arizona. Pp 241-248, In: Proc of the 2nd International Conf. Trans and Wildlife Ecol. Ft. Meyers, FL, ed. D. Zeigler.

Ockenfels, R. A., C. van Riper III and W. K. Carrel. 1997. Home Ranges and movements of Pronghorn in Northern Arizona. Pp. 45-62, In: Proc. 3rd Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, C. Van Riper III, and E. T. Deshler (eds). 97/12, 2 NPS Transactions and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-56 pp.

van Riper, C., III, and E. T. Deshler (editors). 1997. Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. NPS Transactions and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-97/12, 256 pp.

van Riper, C. III, R. Ockenfels, J. Bright and T. Arundel. 1997. The national park service role in management of pronghorn antelope over a fragmented landscape in northern Arizona. Pp. 354-361, In: Making Protection Work, Proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and Public Lands, D. Harmon (ed.).Weber & Sons, Park Falls, WI, 493 pp

van Riper, C., III, M. K. Sogge, and D. W. Willey. 1997. Potential impacts of global climate change on bird communities of the southwest. Pp.90-105, In: Impact of Climate change and land use in the southwestern United States. D. A. Kirtland, R. S. Thompson, and R. Z. Poore, eds. U.S. DOI/USGS/GPO/WWW Series.

van Riper, C., III. 1997. Introduction to the Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Pp. xi-xvi, In: Proc. 3rd. Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, C. van Riper III and E. T. Deshler (eds.). NPS Transactions and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-97/12, 256 pp.

Deshler, E. T. and C. van Riper III. 1996. The development of a natural resource bibliographic database in Southern Arizona national park service areas. In Proc. First Conference on Res. Mngt. in S. Ariz. Natl. Pks. Vol No.1, 36 pp.

Ellison, L. E. and C. van Riper, III. 1996. A comparison of small mammal communities at Montezuma Castle National Monument. CPRS Nat. Res. Tech. Rep. No. 11, 53 pp.

Murphy, D., F. Allendorf, V. Bleich, C. van Riper III and G. White. 1996. Bighorn sheep history on the Colorado Plateau. In. Bighorn Sheep in the Rocky Mountain Region., F. Singer ed. NBS Tech. Rep. No. 4512.

van Riper, C., III, and S. G. van Riper. 1996. The Peregrine Falcon. In: World Book Encyclopedia, pp 285-286. World Book Publ. Co., Chicago, IL.

Super, P. E. and C. van Riper III. 1995. A comparison of avian hematozoan epizootiology in two California coastal scrub communities. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31:447-461.

van Riper, C., III, M. K. Sogge and T. J. Tibbitts. 1995. Wintering Bald Eagles Along the Colorado River Corridor. pp 328-330, In. Our Living Resources : a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems (Eds. E. T. LaRoe, G. S. Farris, C. E. Puckett, P. D. Doran, and M. J. Mac). Washington D.C.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 530 pp.

van Riper, C., III. (editor). 1995. Proceedings of the Second Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks. NPS Transaction and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-95/11, 305 pp.

van Riper, C., III. 1995. Ecology and Breeding Biology of the Hawaii Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis bryani). Condor 97: 512-527.

van Riper, C., III. 1995. Introduction. pp xi-xv. In. Proceedings of the Second Biennial Conferences on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks. NPS Transactions and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-95/11, 305 pp.

Avery, M.L. and van Riper, C. III. 1994. Post-Breeding Territoriality and Foraging Behavior in Costa's Hummingbirds (Calypte costae). Southwestern Naturalist 38:374-377.

Sogge, M. K., W. M. Gilbert, and C. Van Riper III. 1994. Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celeta). In: The birds of North America, No.101 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.) Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The American Ornithologists Union.

van Riper, C., III, C. T. Atkinson, and T. M. Seed. 1994. Avian Malaria. Pp. 71-138, In: Parasitic Protozoa Vol. 7, 2nd Edition. (Eds.) J.P. Krier and J.R. Baker. Academic Press, New York, N.Y.

van Riper, C., III. and L.H. Hirai. 1994. House Finch Coloration in Hawaii. Western Birds 25: 163-165.

van Riper, C., III. 1994. "Ecology and our endangered life-support systems," by Eugene P. Odum (Book Review). Park Science 14:27-28.

Kern, M. D., M. K. Sogge, R. B. Kern, and C. van Riper III. 1993. Nests and nest sites of the San Miguel Island Song Sparrow. J. Field Ornithol. 64: 367-381.

Rowlands, P.G., C. van Riper III, and M. K. Sogge (eds.). 1993. Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks. Trans. and Proc. Ser. No. NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-93/10. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.