Robert Brooks

• Professor of Geography and Ecology
• Director, Penn State Cooperative Wetland Center
• 302 Walker Building
• University Park
• Telephone: (814) 863-1593
• FAX: (814) 863-7193
• E-mail: rpb2@psu.edu
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• Department faculty webpage
• Cooperative Wetlands Center webpage
• Cooperative Wetlands Center

Keywords:

• Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
• Biodiversity and Ecosystems
• Constructed Wetlands
• Ecological Zones
• Ecology
• Integrated Regional Assessment
• Landscape Ecology
• Migratory Animals and Birds
• Modeling/Simulation
• Resource Inventory and Monitoring
• Riparian Ecosystems
• Water Resources
• Water Resources Management or Planning
• Wetlands
• Wildlife Studies

Active Research Projects:

• Analysis of BMP implementation performance and maintenance in Spring Creek, an agriculturally-influenced watershed in PA
• Development of a habitat conservation plan for the bog turtle - Year IV
• Hydrologic Forecasting for Characterization of Non-linear Response of Freshwater Wetlands to Climatic and Land Use Change in the Susquehanna River Basin
• Mid-Atlantic States Regional Wetland Assessment
• Monitoring and Assessing PADEP Wetland Mitigation and Restoration Projects
• Stream Plethodontids in Mercury and Selenium Contaminated Headwaters: Assessment of Assemblage Response
• Verification of Gap Habitat Models for Birds for Conservation Planning

Completed Research Projects:

• 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas Planning, 2002-2003 Design Phase
• Assessing an HGM-Based Wetland Classification & Assessment Scheme Along a 1000 KM Gradient of the Appalachian Mountains: Hydrology, Soils and Wetland Function
• Assessing the Success of Wetland Creation Efforts at Fort Drum, New York
• Classifying and Prioritizing Watersheds for Protection and Restoration
• Completion of a hydrogeomorphic (HGM) guidebook of Pennsylvania wetlands
• Coordinating Geospatial Aspects of Conservation Planning and Bioserve Efforts in Pennsylvania
• Design and Survey Protocols for the 2nd Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas
• Development & Application of Assessment Protocols for Determining the Ecological Condition of Wetlands in the Juniata River Watershed
• Development of a habitat conservation plan for the bog turtle - Year I
• Development of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Bog Turtle - Year II
• Development of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Bog Turtle - Year III
• Development of a Tributary Watersheds Ecosystem Monitoring Program
• Development of an HGM Regional Guidebook for Wetlands of the Ridge and Valley Province of the Central Appalachian Mountains
• Ecological and Socioeconomic Indicators for Integrated Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems of the Atlantic Slope
• Ecological Assessments in the Mid-Atlantic States: A Bird Community-Based Model
• Fisher Reintroduction Fund
• Global Epicenter of Biodiversity
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Wetlands Workgroup I
• River Otter Reintroduction Fund
• Stream Plethodontid Assemblage Response (SPAR) Index: Development, Application, and Verification in the MAHA
• Technical assistance for enhancing wetlands monitoring and mitigation
• Technical Assistance on Biological Monitoring & Assessment, Development of Ecological Indicators & Water Quality Assessment and Water Quality for Wetlands in a Watershed Context (Year 4)
• Using Bioindicators to Develop a Calibrated Index of Regional Ecological Integrity for Forested Headwater Systems
• Wetland Monitoring