Douglas Causey, Ph.D.
Education
- 1982 Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
- 1980 M. S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
- 1977 M. S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine
- 1974 B. S. Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine (with Honors)
Research Interests
The Causey lab studies complex ecological phenomena associated with climate change of the Arctic in several interdisciplinary and One-Health contexts. Current projects include dynamics of ecological change of marine bird communities of the Aleutian Islands and Beringian Islands (Pribilofs, St. Matthew and Hall Islands), coastal marine ecosystem dynamics of Northwest Greenland, behavioral ecology of bats of Southcentral Alaska, viral disease ecology of Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus), Arctic zoonotic disease, and micro- and nanoplastic pollution in the Arctic.
Current and Recent Research Grants
US Dept Homeland Security, 鈥淎rctic Domain Awareness Center of Excellence,鈥� $15,800,000
US Bureau of Oceans and Energy Management, 鈥淔oraging and reproductive performance of planktivorous and piscivorous seabirds of the Southeastern Bering Sea,鈥� $449,572
US Army Corps of Engineers, 鈥淓cology of Tricolored Blackbirds on Edwards Airforce Base,鈥� $276,727
US Army Corps of Engineers, 鈥淓cology of Little Brown Bats on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER),鈥� $51,504
National Science Foundation, 鈥淚ARPC Research Topics for Remote Arctic Alaska,鈥� $93,307
Publications
Akers, P. D., B. G. Kopec, K. S. Mattingly, E. S. Klein, D. Causey, J. M. Welker. In Press. Baffin Bay sea ice extent and synoptic moisture transport drive water vapor isotope (未18O, 未D, d-excess) variability in coastal northwest Greenland. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Padula, V.,A. H. Beaudreau, B. Hagedorn, D. Causey. In Press. Plastic-derived contaminants in Aleutian Archipelago seabirds with varied foraging strategies. Marine Pollution Bulletin
Causey, D. and R. A. Kee. In Press. Polar Environmental Security: Challenges, Threats, and Realities. In: C. Leuprecht, H. Nicol, D. W. Menezes, D. Causey (eds)., 鈥淕eostrategic Futures in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica,鈥� UCL Press, London, UK.
Romano, M. D., H. M. Renner, K. J. Kuletz, J. K. Parrish, T. Jones, H. K. Burgess, D. A. Cushing, D. Causey. In Press. Die-offs and reproductive failure of murres in the Bering and Chukchi Seas in 2018. Deep-Sea Research Part II.
Carney, B., D. Tessler, H. Coletti, J. M. Welker, D. Causey. In Press. Diets of Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) in the northern Gulf of Alaska based on 未13C and 未15N values of blood and feathers. PLOS One
Causey, D., and V. M.Padula, The Pelecaniform Birds, 2019. In Cochran, J. Kirk; Bokuniewicz, J. Henry; Yager, L. Patricia (eds.) Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 3rd Edition, vol.[2], pp. 119-128. Oxford: Elsevier.
Causey, D., A. Stanek, K. Sheehan, K. Burnham. 2019. Evidence for increasingly rapid destabilization of coastal Arctic foodwebs. In: L. A. Kyhn and A. Mosbech (eds.), White Paper: North Water Polynya Conference 2017, pp. 65 -70. Aarhus University, Denmark.
Schock, W. G., J. B. Fischer, C. R. Ely, J. M. Welker, D. Causey. 2018. Variation in Age Ratio of Midcontinent Greater White-Fronted Geese During Fall Migration. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9: 340-347.
Causey, D. and V. M Padula. 2017. Pelecaniformes. Elsevier Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences [DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.09127-2]
Padula, V. M.and Causey, D. 2017. Discovery and Implications of High Levels of Phthalates and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Seabirds in the Far Western Aleutian Islands In: McGraw-Hill Access Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB150685
Padula, V. M., A. Lopez, and D. Causey. 2017. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of Least Cisco (Coregonus sardinella) in Alaska. Journal of Fish Biology. doi:10.1111/jfb.13220
Stanek, A. E., N. Wolf, G. V. Hilderbrand, B. Mangipane, D. Causey, and J. M. Welker. 2017. Variation in seasonal foraging strategies in Alaska gray wolves in a salmon subsidized ecosystem. Can. J. Zool. 95: 555鈥�563 (2017) dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0203
Mehl, H. E., A. De Vos, C. A. Annett, D. Causey. 2017. Traditional Ecological Knowledge as a complementary framework for valuing cultural ecosystem services, In: Affective Ecologies, Living Economies and Alternate Ways of Valuing Nature, (N. Singh, K. G. Neves, M. Varhan, eds.), U Arizona Press