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Overview

Theodore R. Simons is a researcher affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Global and Planetary Change as well as Ecology. The body of research covers studies involving avian ecology and behavior, climate variability and models, fire effects on ecosystems, and marine and fisheries research.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Contrasting long-term population trends of beach-nesting shorebirds under shared environmental pressures, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), 2020, Birds of the World
  • Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis), 2025, Birds of the World

Theodore R. Simons has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Cathleen N. Bailey
  • Eunbi Kwon
  • Samantha G. Robinson
  • Chelsea E. Weithman
  • Daniel H. Catlin

Their publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as:

  • Birds of the World
  • Biological Conservation

Their work on avian species and environmental pressures contributes to the fields of avian ecology and climate science by documenting and analyzing species responses over time. This includes studies on specific bird populations like the Hawaiian Petrel and the impacts of environmental stressors on beach-nesting shorebirds.

Best Publications

  • Spatial autocorrelation and autoregressive models in ecology

    Jeremy W. Lichstein;Theodore R. Simons;Susan A. Shriner;Kathleen E. Franzreb

  • Large scale wildlife monitoring studies: statistical methods for design and analysis

    Kenneth H. Pollock;James D. Nichols;Theodore R. Simons;George L. Farnsworth

  • A REMOVAL MODEL FOR ESTIMATING DETECTION PROBABILITIES FROM POINT-COUNT SURVEYS

    George L. Farnsworth;Kenneth H. Pollock;James D. Nichols;Theodore R. Simons

  • ESTIMATING SITE OCCUPANCY AND SPECIES DETECTION PROBABILITY PARAMETERS FOR TERRESTRIAL SALAMANDERS

    Larissa L. Bailey;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE AUDITORY DETECTION PROCESS ON AVIAN POINT COUNTS

    Theodore R. Simons;Mathew W. Alldredge;Kenneth H. Pollock;John M. Wettroth

  • ESTIMATING DETECTION PROBABILITY PARAMETERS FOR PLETHODON SALAMANDERS USING THE ROBUST CAPTURE–RECAPTURE DESIGN

    Larissa L. Bailey;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • FACTORS AFFECTING AURAL DETECTIONS OF SONGBIRDS

    Mathew W. Alldredge;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • A field evaluation of distance measurement error in auditory avian point count surveys

    Mathew W. Alldredge;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • LANDSCAPE EFFECTS ON BREEDING SONGBIRD ABUNDANCE IN MANAGED FORESTS

    Jeremy W. Lichstein;Theodore R. Simons;Kathleen E. Franzreb

  • SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN DETECTION PROBABILITY OF PLETHODON SALAMANDERS USING THE ROBUST CAPTURE‐RECAPTURE DESIGN

    Larissa L. Bailey;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • Sampling plethodontid salamanders : Sources of variability

    Erin J. Hyde;Theodore R. Simons

  • Time-of-Detection Method for Estimating Abundance From Point-Count Surveys

    Mathew W. Alldredge;Kenneth H. Pollock;Theodore R. Simons;Jaime A. Collazo

  • Effects of Vegetation and Background Noise on the Detection Process in Auditory Avian Point-Count Surveys

    Krishna Pacifici;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • A spatial mark–resight model augmented with telemetry data

    Rachel Sollmann;Beth Gardner;Arielle W. Parsons;Jessica J. Stocking

  • Biology and Behavior of the Endangered Hawaiian Dark-Rumped Petrel

    Theodore R. Simons

  • Unmodeled observation error induces bias when inferring patterns and dynamics of species occurrence via aural detections

    Brett T. McClintock;Larissa L. Bailey;Kenneth H. Pollock;Theodore R. Simons

  • STOPOVER OF NEOTROPICAL LANDBIRD MIGRANTS ON EAST SHIP ISLAND FOLLOWING TRANS-GULF MIGRATION

    Amy Jo Kuenzi;Frank R. Moore;Ted R. Simons

  • EFFECTS OF HUMAN RECREATION ON THE INCUBATION BEHAVIOR OF AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS

    Conor P. McGOWAN;Theodore R. Simons

  • A novel field evaluation of the effectiveness of distance and independent observer sampling to estimate aural avian detection probabilities

    Mathew W. Alldredge;Krishna Pacifici;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • Experimental investigation of false positive errors in auditory species occurrence surveys.

    David A. W. Miller;Linda A. Weir;Brett T. McClintock;Evan H. Campbell Grant

  • Multiple-species analysis of point count data: a more parsimonious modelling framework

    Mathew W. Alldredge;Mathew W. Alldredge;Kenneth H. Pollock;Theodore R. Simons;Theodore R. Simons;Susan A. Shriner

  • Comparing Population Size Estimators for Plethodontid Salamanders

    Larissa L. Bailey;Theodore R. Simons;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • The Breeding Status of the American Oystercatcher on the East Coast of North America and Breeding Success in North Carolina

    Melissa B. Davis;Theodore R. Simons;Martha J. Groom;Jerald L. Weaver

  • HOW MANY BASKETS? CLUTCH SIZES THAT MAXIMIZE ANNUAL FECUNDITY OF MULTIPLE-BROODED BIRDS

    George L. Farnsworth;Theodore R. Simons

  • Estimating Detection Probabilities from Multiple-Observer Point Counts (Estimación de Probabilidades de Detección a Partir de Conteos en Puntos Hechos por Varios Observadores)

    Mathew W. Alldredge;Kenneth H. Pollock;Theodore R. Simons

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth H. Pollock
Kenneth H. Pollock North Carolina State University
Larissa L. Bailey
Larissa L. Bailey Colorado State University
Beth Gardner
Beth Gardner University of Washington
Jaime A. Collazo
Jaime A. Collazo North Carolina State University
Julien Martin
Julien Martin United States Geological Survey
James D. Nichols
James D. Nichols United States Geological Survey
John R. Sauer
John R. Sauer United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Evan H. Campbell Grant
Evan H. Campbell Grant United States Geological Survey
David A. W. Miller
David A. W. Miller Pennsylvania State University
Jeremy W. Lichstein
Jeremy W. Lichstein University of Florida

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