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Overview

Kathy Martin is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Ecology.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change

Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Climate variability and models
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Kathy Martin has authored multiple research papers published across a range of venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Woodpeckers and other excavators maintain the diversity of cavity-nesting vertebrates, 2021, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Timing and Intensity of Weather Events Shape Nestling Development Strategies in Three Alpine Breeding Songbirds, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Nurturing resilient forest biodiversity: nest webs as complex adaptive systems, 2020, Ecology and Society
  • Treeline ecotones shape the distribution of avian species richness and functional diversity in south temperate mountains, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Combining point counts and autonomous recording units improves avian survey efficacy across elevational gradients on two continents, 2021, Ecology and Evolution

Frequent coauthors contributing to their research include:

  • Devin R. de Zwaan
  • Tomás A. Altamirano
  • José Tomás Ibarra
  • Scott Wilson
  • Kristina L. Cockle

Their publications are often featured in the following venues:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Ecology and Society

Best Publications

  • Impact of food and predation on the snowshoe hare cycle.

    Charles J. Krebs;Stan Boutin;Rudy Boonstra;A. R. E. Sinclair

  • Urban Bird Diversity and Landscape Complexity: Species- environment Associations Along a Multiscale Habitat Gradient

    Stephanie Melles;Susan M. Glenn;Kathy Martin

  • Nest webs: A community-wide approach to the management and conservation of cavity-nesting forest birds

    Kathy Martin;John M Eadie

  • NEST SITES AND NEST WEBS FOR CAVITY-NESTING COMMUNITIES IN INTERIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: NEST CHARACTERISTICS AND NICHE PARTITIONING

    Kathy Martin;Kathy Martin;Kathryn E. H. Aitken;Karen L. Wiebe

  • Woodpeckers, decay, and the future of cavity-nesting vertebrate communities worldwide

    Kristina Louise Cockle;Kristina Louise Cockle;Kathy Martin;Kathy Martin;Tomasz Wesołowski

  • Patterns and Mechanisms for Age-dependent Reproduction and Survival in Birds

    Kathy Martin

  • Coping mechanisms of alpine and arctic breeding birds: extreme weather and limitations to reproductive resilience.

    Kathy Martin;Karen L. Wiebe

  • Woodpeckers as reliable indicators of bird richness, forest health and harvest

    Mark C. Drever;Kathryn E.H. Aitken;Andrea R. Norris;Kathy Martin;Kathy Martin

  • Population changes of the vertebrate community during a snowshoe hare cycle in Canada’s boreal forest

    Stan Boutin;C. J. Krebs;R. Boonstra;M. R. T. Dale

  • Supply of tree-holes limits nest density of cavity-nesting birds in primary and logged subtropical Atlantic forest

    Kristina L. Cockle;Kathy Martin;Kathy Martin;Mark C. Drever

  • Viewing forests through the lens of complex systems science

    Elise Filotas;Lael Parrott;Philip J. Burton;Robin L. Chazdon

  • NEST-SITE REUSE PATTERNS FOR A CAVITY-NESTING BIRD COMMUNITY IN INTERIOR BRITISH COLUMBIA

    K. E H. Aitken;K. L. Wiebe;K. Martin;K. Martin

  • The importance of excavators in hole-nesting communities: availability and use of natural tree holes in old mixed forests of western Canada

    Kathryn E. H. Aitken;Kathy Martin;Kathy Martin

  • CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS IN NEOTROPICAL FORESTS: CAVITIES AS A POTENTIALLY LIMITING RESOURCE

    Cintia Cornelius;Kristina Cockle;Natalia Politi;Igor Berkunsky

  • Breeding in high-elevation habitat results in shift to slower life-history strategy within a single species.

    H. Bears;K. Martin;K. Martin;G. C. White

  • A review and meta‐analysis of the effects of climate change on Holarctic mountain and upland bird populations

    Davide Scridel;Mattia Brambilla;Kathy Martin;Aleksi Lehikoinen

  • Costs and benefits of nest cover for ptarmigan: changes within and between years.

    Karen L Wiebe;Kathy Martin;Kathy Martin

  • Linking fungi, trees, and hole-using birds in a Neotropical tree-cavity network: Pathways of cavity production and implications for conservation

    Kristina L. Cockle;Kristina L. Cockle;Kathy Martin;Kathy Martin;Gerardo Robledo

  • LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: COMPARATIVE DEMOGRAPHY OF ARCTIC AND ALPINE PTARMIGAN

    Brett K. Sandercock;Brett K. Sandercock;Kathy Martin;Susan J. Hannon

  • The diversity, distribution and conservation status of the tree-cavity-nesting birds of the world

    Yntze van der Hoek;Gabriel V. Gaona;Kathy Martin

  • Ecology of juvenile grouse during the transition to adulthood

    S. J. Hannon;K. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen L. Wiebe
Karen L. Wiebe University of Saskatchewan
Susan J. Hannon
Susan J. Hannon University of Alberta
Charles J. Krebs
Charles J. Krebs University of British Columbia
Brett K. Sandercock
Brett K. Sandercock Kansas State University
Rudy Boonstra
Rudy Boonstra University of Toronto
Roy Turkington
Roy Turkington University of British Columbia
Stan Boutin
Stan Boutin University of Alberta
Anthony R. E. Sinclair
Anthony R. E. Sinclair University of British Columbia
James N. M. Smith
James N. M. Smith University of British Columbia
Sarah E. Gergel
Sarah E. Gergel University of British Columbia

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