William F. Porter

Curriculum Vitae

Updated September 2008

Professional Responsibilities

  • Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology, 1988 - present.
  • Director of the Adirondack Ecological Center, 1981 - present.
  • Director of the Roosevelt Wild Life Station, 1999- present.
  • Executive Chairman of Faculty Governance, 1994 - 1998.
  • Ecologist (GS-14 Schedule A) National Park Service, 1990 - 1994.

Education

  • Leadership Development Program, 1991-92, State Agricultural Experiment Station System, Indianapolis, Indiana and Washington, D.C.
  • Ph.D. 1979, Ecology and Behavioral Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Major Professor: D. B. Siniff.
  • M.S. 1976, Ecology and Behavioral Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Major Professor: D. B. Siniff.
  • B.A. 1973, Biology with Iowa Teaching Certification, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.

Honors and Awards

  • Earth Day Award for Leadership in Adirondack Park, 2004, Adirondack Park Agency
  • Henry S. Mosby Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research, 1998, National Wild Turkey Federation
  • Distinguished Teacher of the Year,1998, Undergraduate Student Association
  • Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1986
  • Certified Wildlife Biologist,1982, The Wildlife Society
  • Distinguished Award for Service, 1981, Minnesota State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation
  • Outstanding Graduate in the Department of Biology, 1973, University of Northern Iowa
  • Outstanding Graduate in College of Natural Sciences, 1973, University of Northern Iowa

Current Research

Current Research Support

  • A risk assessment of chronic wasting disease outbreak in New York.  Sponsor: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; US Geological Survey; McIntire-Stennis Program
  • Integration of silviculture and wildlife management in the northern forest.  Sponsor: USDA Northeastern States Research Cooperative. With R. Nyland and E. Bevilacqua.
  • Bottom-up strategies for bio-regional policy: designing participatory processes in legislative agenda formation. Sponsor: Northeastern States Research Cooperative.  With G. Cox and J. Erickson
  • Assessment of white-tailed deer impact on vegetation.   Sponsor: International Paper.  With C. Demers
  • Application of GIS to Adirondack Park Unit Management Planning. Sponsor: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.  With S. McNulty
  • Influence of landscape characteristics on automobile collisions involving moose in Maine.  Sponsor: American Wildlife Research Foundation
  • Assessment of residential development on the integrity of mammal communities in New York.  Sponsor:  New York State Museum Biodiversity Research Initiative.
  • Searching for thresholds in responses of breeding birds to land-use change.  Sponsor: New York State Museum Biodiversity Research Initiative.
  • Fall-winter Survival of Ruffed Grouse in Different Landscapes of New York State.  Sponsor: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Books

Porter, W. F., J. D. Erickson and R. S. Whaley, editors.  In Press. The great experiment in conservation:  voices from the Adirondack Park.  Syracuse University Press.

 

Porter, W. F. and K. K. Fleming.  2001.  Making tracks: wild turkey management in the new millennium.  Proceedings of the 8th National Wild Turkey Symposium.  National Wild Turkey Federation and Cadmus Press.  295 pp.

Porter, W. F. and H. B. Underwood.  2001.  Contraception and deer: the Irondequoit report.  Roosevelt Wild Life Station at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. 96 pp.

Wagner, F. H., R. Foresta, R. B. Gill, D. R. McCullough, M. R. Pelton, W. F. Porter and H. Salwasser. 1995. Wildlife policies in the U.S. National Parks. Island Press. Washington, D.C. 242pp.

Refereed and Invited Publications

 

Erickson, J. D., G. L. Cox, A. M. Woods and W. F. Porter. In Press. Strategies in Bio-Regional Development: Public Opinion and Public Representation.  In Porter, W. F., J. D. Erickson and R. S. Whaley, The great experiment in conservation: voices from the Adirondack Park. Syracuse University Press. Syracuse, NY.

                          

Erickson, J. D., W. F. Porter and R. S. Whaley.  In Press. Implications of the Adirondack Experiment to a Full World. In Porter, W. F., J. D. Erickson and R. S. Whaley, The great experiment in conservation: voices from the Adirondack Park. Syracuse University Press. Syracuse, NY.

Porter, W. F. In Press Foundations of the Adirondack Ecosystem and Economy: A Dark Spot in a Sea of Lights. In Porter, W. F., J. D. Erickson and R. S. Whaley, The great experiment in conservation: voices from the Adirondack Park.  Syracuse University Press. Syracuse, NY.

                                      

Porter, W. F.  Wildlife Exploitation in the Adirondacks: From Beavers to Biodiversity. In Porter, W. F., J. D. Erickson and R. S. Whaley, The great experiment in conservation: voices from the Adirondack Park. Syracuse University Press. Syracuse, NY.

 

Porter, W. F. In Press. Forestry in the Adirondacks: an Economy Built on a Handful of Species. In Porter, W. F., J. D. Erickson and R. S. Whaley, The great experiment in conservation: voices from the Adirondack Park. Syracuse University Press. Syracuse, NY.

 

Porter, W. F. and R. S. Whaley. In Press. Public and Private Regulation of the Adirondack Park. In Porter, W. F., J. D. Erickson and R. S. Whaley, The great experiment in conservation: voices from the Adirondack Park. Syracuse University Press. Syracuse, NY.

 

Zuckerberg, B. W. Porter, and K. Corwin.  In Press.  The consistency and stability of abundance-occupancy relationships in large-scale dynamics.  Journal of Animal Ecology.

 

Signell, S., S. McNulty, B. Zuckerberg and W. Porter.  2008 Development of an Adirondack ecosystems model and its implications for public forest preserve management.  Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies 15:13-17.

 

Hurst, J. E. and W. F. Porter.  2008.  Evaluation of shifts in white-tailed deer winter yards in the Adirondack region of New York.  Journal of Wildlife Management 72:367-375.

 

Glennon, M. J. and W. F. Porter. 2007.  Development in the Adirondack Park, New York: projections and implications.  In J. D. Erickson and J. M. Gowdy, eds.  Frontiers in Ecological Economic Theory and Application.  Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK.  In Press.

 

Glennon, M. J. and W. F. Porter.  2007.  Impacts of land use management on small mammals.  Northeast Naturalist.  In Press.

 

Fleming, K. K. and W. F. Porter.  2007.  Synchrony in a wild turkey population and its relationship to spring weather.  Journal of Wildlife Management.  71:1192-1197.

 

Cox, G. L., J D. Erickson, W. F. Porter and A. M. Woods.  2007.  North Country Residents Voice Vision for Sustainable Future.  Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies.  14:32-40.

 

Fleming, K. K. and W. F. Porter. 2007.  Effects of landscape features and fragmentation on wild turkey dispersal.  National Wild Turkey Symposium 9: 175-183.

Goetz, S. L. and W. F. Porter.  2007.  Statewide assessment of wild turkey habitat using satellite imagery in Arkansas. National Wild Turkey Symposium 9: 189-198.

Porter. W. F. 2007. Understanding the ecology of the wild turkey in northern latitudes. National Wild Turkey Symposium 9: 306-312.

Glennon, M. J. and W. F. Porter. 2005.  Effects of landuse management on biotic integrity: an investigation of bird communities.  Biological Conservation.  126:499-511


Fleming, K. K., B. R. Miranda, K. A. Didier and W. F. Porter. 2004.  Sensitivity of a white-tailed deer habitat-suitability index model to error in satellite land-cover data: implications for wildlife habitat-suitability studies.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:158-168.

Oyer, A. M. and W. F. Porter 2004.  Localized management of white-tailed deer in the central Adirondack Mountains, New York.  Journal of Wildlife Management.  68:257-265.

Porter, W. F., H. B. Underwood and J. L Woodard.  2004.  Movement behavior, dispersal, and the potential for localized management of deer in a suburban environment.  Journal of Wildlife Management.  68:247-256.

Didier, K. A. and W. F. Porter.  2003.  Relating spatial patterns of sugar maple reproductive success and relative deer density in northern New York.  Forest Ecology and Management 181:253-266.

Miranda, B. R. and W. F. Porter.  2003.  A statewide habitat assessment for white-tailed deer in Arkansas using satellite imagery.  Wildlife Society Bulletin. 31:715-726

Sage, R. W. Jr., W. F. Porter and H. B. Underwood.  2003.  Windows of opportunity: white-tailed deer and the dynamics of northern forests in the northeastern U. S.  Journal of Nature Conservation 10:213-220.

Glennon, M. J, W. F. Porter, and C. L. Demers.  2002.  An alternative field technique for estimating diversity of small-mammal populations.  Journal of Mammalogy 83:734-742.

Nesslage, G. M. and W. F. Porter.  2001.  A geostatistical analysis of deer harvest in the Adirondack Park, 1954-1997.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:787-794.

Fleming, K. K. and W. F. Porter.  2001.  Using a habitat suitability approach to evaluate landscape patterns for eastern wild turkey.  Making tracks: wild turkey management in the new millennium.  Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 8:157-166.

Haulton, S. M., W. F. Porter and B. A. Rudolph.  2001.  Evaluating four methods to capture white-tailed deer.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:255-264.

Roberts, S. D. and W. F. Porter. 2001. Annual changes in May rainfall as an index to wild turkey harvest. Making tracks: wild turkey management in the new millenium. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium. 8:43-52.

Porter, W. F. and G. A. Baldassarre.  2000.  Future directions for the graduate curriculum in wildlife biology: building on ouir strengths.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:508-513.

Rudolph, B. A.  W. F. Porter and H. B. Underwood.  2000.  Evaluating immunocontraception for managing suburban white-tailed deer in Irondequoit, New York.  Journal of Wildlife Management 64:463-473.

McClain, B. J. and W. F. Porter.  2000.  Using satellite imagery to assess large-scale habitat characteristics of the Adirondack Park.  Environmental Management 26:553-561.

Glennon, M. J. and W. F. Porter.  1999.  Use of satellite imagery in landscape-scale habitat assessment for wild turkeys.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:646-653.

Didier, K. A and W. F. Porter.  1999.  Large-scale assessment of potential habitat to restore elk to New York State.  Wildlife Society Bulletin 27:409-418.

Porter, W. F. and J. A. Hill. 1999. Biotic resources of the northeastern United States. Pages 181-218 in Mac, M. J., P. A. Opler, C. E. Pucket Haeker and P. D. Doran, editors. Status and trends of the nation's biological resources.U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Porter, W. F. and H. B. Underwood. 1999. Of elephants and blind men: deer management in the U.S. National Parks. Ecological Applications 9:3-9.

Porter, W. F. 1998.  The increasing conflicts of deer and human populations in suburban areas: Realities of immuncontraception as a management option for white-tailed deer in suburban environments.  Buffalo Environmental Law Journal 5:390-409.

Roberts, S.D. and W. F. Porter. 1998. Relation between weather and survival of wild turkey nests. Journal of Wildlife Management 62:1492-1498.

Roberts, S. D. and W. F. Porter. 1998. Influence of temperature and precipitation on survival of wild turkey poults. Journal of Wildlife Management 62:1499-1505.

Aycrigg, J. A. and W. F. Porter. 1997. Socio-spatial dynamics of white-tailed deer in the central Adirondack Mountains, New York. Journal of Mammalogy 78:468-482.

Jones, M. L., N. E. Mathews, and W. F. Porter. 1997. Influence of social organization on dispersal and survival of translocated female white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:272-278.

Mathews, N. E., J. A. DeWoody, W. F. Porter, L. C. Skow, and R. L. Honeycutt. 1997. Genetic variation as a predictor of social structure: genetic approaches for studying free-ranging white-tailed deer. Pages 99-119 in McShea, W. J., H. B. Underwood and J. H. Rappole, eds. The science of overabundance: deer ecology and population management. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C.

McNulty, S. A., W. F. Porter, N. E. Mathews, and J. A. Hill. 1997. Localized management for reducing white-tailed deer populations. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:265-271.

Nielsen, C. K., S. J. Nelson, and W.F. Porter. 1997. Emigration of deer from a partial enclosure. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:282-290.

Nielsen, C. K., W. F. Porter and H. B. Underwood. 1997. An adaptive management approach to controlling suburban deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:470-477.

Porter, W. F. 1997. Deer population biology. Pages 49-58 in Rowan, A. N. and J. C. Weer, eds. Living with wildlife: analysis of the biology, sociology and ethics of beaver and deer issues. Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy. North Grafton, MA.

Porter, W. F. 1997. Behavior of white-tailed deer and implications for management. Pages 59-66 in Rowan, A. N. and J. C. Weer, eds. Living with wildlife: analysis of the biology, sociology and ethics of beaver and deer issues. Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy. North Grafton, MA.

Porter, W. F. 1997. Ignorance, arrogance, and the process of deer management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25:408-412.

Underwood, H. B and W. F. Porter. 1997. Reconsidering old paradigms of overpopulation in ungulates: white-tailed deer at Saratoga. Pages 185-197 in McShea, W. J., H. B. Underwood and J. H. Rappole, eds. The science of overabundance: deer ecology and population management. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C.

Porter, W. F. 1996. Case example: overabundance in white-tailed deer. Pages 223-248 In G. Wright and D. Mattson, editors. National parks and protected areas. Blackwell Science Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Porter, W. F. and D. J. Gefell. 1996. Influences of weather and land use on wild turkey populations in New York. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 7:75-80.

Roberts, S. D. and W. F. Porter. 1996. Importance of demographic parameters to annual changes in wild turkey abundance. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 7:15-20.

Roberts, S. D. and W. F. Porter. 1996. Cable versus shock-cord harnesses: effects on female wild turkey mortality. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 7:123-127.

Garner, D. L., H. B. Underwood and W. F. Porter. 1995. Use of modern infrared thermography for wildlife population surveys. Environmental Management 19:233-238.

Porter, W. F. 1995. Leadership: key to successful management of urban deer. Pages 132-135 In MacAninch, J., editor. Urban deer symposium. Stackpole Books. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Porter, William F. 1995. Family Meleagrididae. Pages 364-373 In del Hoya, J. and A. Elliot, editors Handbook of birds of the world. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona, Spain.

Porter, William F. 1995. Wild Turkey. Page 374 In del Hoya, J. and A. Elliot, editors Handbook of birds of the world. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona, Spain.

Porter, William F. 1995. Ocellated Turkey. Page 375 In del Hoya, J. and A. Elliot, editors Handbook of birds of the world. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona, Spain.

Roberts, S. D., J. M. Coffey, and W. F. Porter. 1995. Survival and reproduction of female wild turkeys in New York. Journal of Wildlife Management 59:437-447.

Kruse, R. L. and W. F. Porter. 1994. Modeling changes in habitat conditions in northern hardwoods forests of the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Forest Ecology and Management 70:99-112.

Porter, W. F., M. A. Coffey and J. Hadidian. 1994. In search of a litmus test: Wildlife management in the U.S. National Parks. Wildlife Society Bulletin 22:301-306.

Mathews, N. E. and W. F. Porter. 1993. Effect of social structure on genetic structure of free-ranging white-tailed deer in the Adirondack Mountains. Journal of Mammalogy 74:33-43.

Mathews, N. E and W. F. Porter. 1993. Maternal defense behavior in white-tailed deer: A test of hypotheses. Pages 123-140 In Boer, A., editor. Ecology and management of the eastern coyote. University of New Brunswick.

Porter, W. F. 1992. Burgeoning ungulate populations in national parks: Is intervention necessary? Pages 304-312 In McCullough, D. R. and R. H. Barrett, editors. Wildlife 2001: Populations. Elsevier. New York, New York.

Porter, W. F. 1992. Habitat modeling and analysis. Pages 188-201 In Dickson, J., editor. Wild turkey ecology and management. Stackpole Publishers. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Porter, W. F. 1992. Habitat requirements of the wild turkey. Pages 202-213 In Dickson J. editor. Wild turkey ecology and management. Stackpole Publishers. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Porter, W. F. 1992. High fidelity deer. Natural History. Pages 50-51.

Church, K. E. and W. F. Porter. 1991. Population responses by gray partridge to severe winter conditions. Pages 294-303 In Church, K. E., R. E. Warner and S. J. Brady, editors. PERDIX V: Gray partridge and ring-necked pheasant. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Emporia.

Garner, D. L. and W. F. Porter. 1991. Prevalence of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis in white-tailed deer in northern New York. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 27:594-598.

Porter, W. F., D. J. Gefell and H. B. Underwood. 1991. Can we overharvest turkeys? National Wild Turkey Symposium 6:188-195.

Porter, W. F., N. E. Mathews, H. B. Underwood, R. W. Sage, Jr. and D. F. Behrend. 1991. Social organization in deer: Implications for localized management. Environmental Management 15:809-814.

Porter, W. F. and H. B. Underwood. 1991. Applications of population modeling to management of wild turkeys. National Wild Turkey Symposium 6:107-118.

Porter, W. F. 1991. White-tailed deer in eastern ecosystems: Implications for management and research. National Park Service Technical Bulletin. NRSUNY/NRR-91/05. 57 pp.

Underwood, H. B. and W. F. Porter. 1991. Science and values: White-tailed deer management in eastern national parks. North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 56:67-73.

Church, K. E. and W. F. Porter. 1990. Winter and spring habitat use by gray partridge in New York. Journal of Wildlife Management 54:653-657.

Garner, D. L. and W. F. Porter. 1990. Movements and seasonal home ranges of bull moose in a pioneering Adirondack population. Alces 26:80-85.

Bayer, M. and W. F. Porter. 1989. Evaluation of a guild approach to habitat assessment for forest dwelling birds. Environmental Management 12:797-801.

Mathews, N. E. and W. F. Porter. 1989. Acute arsenic toxication of a free ranging white-tailed deer in New York. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 21:132-135.

Mathews, N. E. and W. F. Porter. 1987. Black bear predation on white-tailed deer neonates in the central Adirondack Mountains. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66:1241-1242.

Porter, W. F. l987. Integrating wildlife management with even-aged timber harvest/regeneration systems. Pages 319-337 In Nyland, R., editor. Proceedings of the Symposium on Northern Hardwood Silviculture.

Porter, W. F. and K. E. Church. l987. Effects of environmental pattern on habitat preference analysis. Journal of Wildlife Management 5l:681-685.

Sage, R. W., Jr. and W. F. Porter. l987. Economic values of white-tailed deer hunting in an eastern wilderness setting. Pages 378-38l In Decker, D.J. and G.R. Goff, editors. Valuing Wildlife: Economic and Social Perspectives. Westview Press. Boulder, Colorado.

Lazarus, J. and W. F. Porter. 1985. Nest habitat selection by wild turkeys in Minnesota. National Wild Turkey Symposium 5:67-82.

Underwood, H. B. and W. F. Porter. 1985. Sex ratios and harvest management: A computer simulation and analysis for white-tailed deer. Pages 83-94 In Beasom, S.L., editor. Caesar Kleberg Symposium on Game Harvest Management.

Brooks, R. and W. F. Porter. 1983. Development of a procedure to establish conditions and monitor changes in regional wildlife habitat quality. Pages 223-226 In International Conference on Renewable Resource Inventory for Monitoring Changes and Trends.

Church, K. E., D. Austin and W. F. Porter. 1983. Procedures for trapping, transporting and releasing gray partridge in New York. PERDIX III: Pheasant and Partridge Symposium. Pages 54-57.

Porter, W. F. 1983. A baited electric fence for controlling deer depredation in orchards. Wildlife Society Bulletin 11:325-328.

Porter, W. F. 1983. Parthenogenesis. Pages 439-440 In Campbell, B. and E. Lack, editors. A New Dictionary of Birds. Poyser Publishers, United Kingdom.

Porter, W. F. 1983. Turkey. Pages 613-614 In Campbell, B. and E. Lack, editors. A New Dictionary of Birds. Poyser Publishers, United Kingdom.

Porter, W. F., N. E. Mathews, T. J. Doyle and R. Brooks. 1983. The U. S. Forest Service Inventory: An approach to assessing wildlife habitat. Pages 628-631 In International Conference on Renewable Resource Inventory for Monitoring Changes and Trends.

Porter, W. F., R. D. Tangen, G. C. Nelson and D. A. Hamilton. 1983. Effects of winter conditions on reproduction in a northern wild turkey population. Journal of Wildlife Management 47:281-290.

Hecklau, J., W. F. Porter and W. M. Shields. 1982. Feasibility of transplanting wild turkeys into areas of restricted forest cover and high human density. Transactions of the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference 39:96-104.

Porter, W. F. 1980. An evaluation of wild turkey brood habitat in southeastern Minnesota. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 4:203-212.

Porter, W. F. and J. N. Ludwig. 1980. Use of gobbling counts to monitor the distribution and abundance of wild turkeys. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 4:61-68.

Porter, W. F., R. D. Tangen, G. C. Nelson and D. A. Hamilton. 1980. Effects of corn food plots on wild turkeys in the upper Mississippi Valley. Journal Wildlife Management 44:456-462.

Porter, W. F., D. B. Siniff and D. A. Hamilton. 1979. Radio-telemetry techniques for the investigation of behavior and demography of wild turkeys. Pages 214-218 In PECORA IV: Symposium on Application of Remote Sensing Data in Wildlife Management. National Wildlife Federation.

Porter, W. F. 1978. The ecology and behavior of the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Southeastern Minnesota. Doctoral dissertation. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. 122 pp.

Porter, W. F. 1977. Utilization of agricultural habitats by wild turkeys in southeastern Minnesota. International Congress of Game Biologists 13:319-323.

Porter, W. F. 1977. Home range dynamics of wild turkeys in southeastern Minnesota. Journal Wildlife Management 41:434-437.

Professional Society Membership

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Institute of Biological Sciences
  • American Society of Mammalogists
  • Ecological Society of America
  • National Wild Turkey Federation
  • Organization of Biological Field Stations
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
  • Society for Conservation Biology
  • The Wildlife Society