Research Assistant Professor; Ph.D. University of Virginia, 1988.

Mammalian dispersal, population, community and landscape ecology, multivariate statistics, remote-sensing and geographical information systems, data management.

349 Clark Hall
434-924-8999
434-924-3193
jhp7e@virginia.edu

I have research interests at a variety of scales, from microhabitat utilization of mice to biogeographic structures of entire island chains. Current research projects include: (1) the use of remotely sensed images and geographical information systems to produce chonosequences of insular vegetation, (2) testing of theories of socially induced dispersal, (3) biogeography of insular mammals, and (4) characteristics of image sources (satellites and aerial photographs) that affect perceptions of ecological landscapes.

The techniques I use to test ecological theories are similarly varied. Field experimentation is my preferred methodology when a hypothesis is testable at a scale where manipulations are logistically feasible. At larger scales, I use multivariate statistical analysis coupled with Monte-Carlo simulation models and geographical information systems. I serve as the Data Manager for the Virginia Coast Research Long-Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) project and mange the Remote-sensing and Geographical Information System Laboratory within the Department of Environmental Sciences.

Homepage:
http://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu/jhp7e.html and http://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu