Department of Environmental Science and Biology
- Faculty
Dr. Christopher Norment
Professor
PhD, University of Kansas
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Telephone (585) 395-5748, Fax (585) 395-5969
E-mail cnorment@brockport.edu
119 Lennon Hall
Curriculum Vitae
NEWS ALERT.... Norment Nominated for Writing Award !
Read an excerpt and reviews of Chris Norment's new book!
Undergraduate Courses:
Wildlife Ecology (ENV 406), Ornithology (ENV 430), Conservation Biology (ENV 439), Herpetology (ENV 440), Mammalogy (ENV 459), Global Environmental Issues (ENV 462), Field Biology (ENV 477), Environmental Imagination (ENL/ENV 469/569).
Graduate Courses:
Wildlife Ecology (ENV 506), Ornithology (ENV 530), Conservation Biology (ENV 539), Herpetology (ENV 540), Mammalogy (ENV 559), Field Biology (ENV 577).
Research:
VERTEBRATE ECOLOGY/CONSERVATION BIOLOGY: ecology of terrestrial vertebrates, particularly birds and mammals; avian breeding biology, and community structure and function; grassland ecology; ecology of arctic and alpine environments.
Graduate students working with Dr. Norment
in the Department of Environmental Science and Biology (MS Biological Sciences)
Recent Publications:
McCabe, B. J*., I. R. Bederman, C. M. Croninger, C. A. Millward, C. J. Norment and S. F. Previs. 2006. Reproducibility of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry measurements of 2H labeling of water: Application for measuring body composition in mice. Analytical Biochemistry 350: 171-176.
Smith*, S.B. and C.J. Norment. 2005. Nocturnal activity and energetic conditions of Spring landbirds migrants at
Braddock
Bay
,
Lake Ontario
. Journal of Field Ornithology. 76. 304-311.
Norment, C.J., and K. Green. 2004. Breeding ecology of Richard's Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) in the Snowy Mountains, Australia. Emu: Austral Ornithology 102: 327-336.
Balent*, K., and C. Norment. 2003. Demographic characteristics of a Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) population in a highly fragmented habitat in western New York. Journal of Field Ornithology 74:341-348.
Norment, C.J. 2003. Patterns of nestling feeding in Harris's Sparrows and White-crowned Sparrows in the Northwest territories, Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist 117: 203-208.
Norment, C.J. 2002. On grassland bird conservation in the Northeast. Auk 119: 271-279.
Norment, C. J. 2002. (Book Review). Blackhearts: Ecology in Outback Australia. Auk 119:577-580.
Norment, C. J. 2000. Arctic Profile: Francis Harper (1886-1972). Arctic 53: 72-75.
Ardizzone*, C. A. and C. J. Norment. 1999. Experimental analysis of nest predation: effects of habitat and nest distribution. Studies in Avian Biology 19: 122-127.
Norment, C. J., C. A. Ardizzone* and K. Hartman*. 1999. Habitat relations and breeding biology of grassland birds in western New York: management implications. Studies in Avian Biology 19: 112-121.
Norment, C. J., A. Hall, and P. Hendricks. 1999. Important bird and mammal records in the Thelon River Valley, Northwest Territories: range expansions and possible explanations. Canadian Field-Naturalist 113: 1-11.
Roberts*, C. R. and C. J. Norment. 1999. Effects of plot size and habitat characteristics on breeding success of Scarlet Tanagers. Auk 116: 73-82.
Norment, C. J. 1999. "Effects of Habitat Manipulations on Grassland Bird Populations." Final report to United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, Hadley, MA. 48 pp.
Norment, C. J. 1999. "Effects of Grassland Bird Management on Nongame Bird Community Structure and Productivity." Final report to United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, Hadley, MA.152 pp.
Norment, C. J. 1999. (Book Review) "Habitat Characteristics of Some Passerine Birds in Western North American Taiga," by Brina Kessel. Arctic 52: 311-312.
Norment, C. J., P. Hendricks, and R. Santonocito*. 1998. "Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)." In: The Birds of North America, No. 352 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences.
Jones, G.* and C. J. Norment. 1998. "Absence of Breeding Readiness in Neotropical and Long-distance Migrant Landbirds during Spring Stopover." Condor 100:373-375.
* Denotes student author
Recent Grants:
Norment, C. J. 2007. Shrubland bird habitat relationships in the Lake Ontario Plain. New York State Biodiversity Research Institute. $20,000.
Norris, M. and C. J. Norment. 2006. Grassland birds and vegetation at the John White Wildlife Management Area. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. $2,500.
Norment, C.J. 2005-2006. Shrubland bird habitat relations and management. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. $28,650
Norment, C. J. 2005. A multi-scale analysis of grassland bird habitat relations in the St. Lawrence River Valley. New York State Biodiversity Research Institute. $19,986.
Norment, C.J. 2005. Influence of distance to habitat edge on depredation rates of simulated grassland bird nests. Challenge Cost Share Grant, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, region 5. $5,800.
Norment, C. J. 2003. A multi-scale analysis of grassland bird habitat relations in the St. Lawrence River Valley, with a focus on the Henslow's Sparrow. New York State Biodiversity Research Institute. $15,819.
Norment, C. J. 2003. (1) A comparison of the Vickery Reproductive Index, and nest searching and monitoring, as methods for estimating the productivity of grassland birds in the Northeast. (2) Grassland breeding bird use of managed grasslands on National Wildlife refuges in region 5. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region. $15,000.
Norment, C.J. 2002. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A comparison of nest monitoring and a reproductive index as methods for estimating the productivity of grassland birds. $12,000.
Norment, C.J. 2002. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Grassland bird use of managed grasslands on National Wildlife Refuges in Region 5. $6,500.
Norment, C. J. 2001. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Created wetlands as wildlife habitat: a comparison of bird and amphibian populations in created and natural wetlands in western New York. $4,983.
Norment, C. J. 2001. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Grassland breeding bird use of managed grasslands on National Wildlife Refuges. $4,500.
Norment, C. J. 2000. Bergen Swamp Preservation Society. Small mammal survey of Bergen Swamp. $1,600.
Norment, C. J. 1999. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Spatial structure of Grasshopper Sparrow populations at Mendon Ponds. $3,600.
"I respect fatih, but doubt is what gets you an education" --- Wilson Mizener
"We're all Bozos on this bus" -- Firesign Theatre
Graduate Students:
Kristie Klees (BS ’05, MS in progress)
Currently, I am involved in my master’s research focused on evaluating habitat selection and conservation of shrubland birds in the Great Lakes Plains Region of New York State. This study will continue for two summer field seasons and has been funded by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Buffalo Ornithological Society. This project entails surveying shrubland bird species in a variety of shrubland habitats, as well as measuring vegetation variables on both local and landscape levels. The census and vegetation data will be statistically evaluated to develop bird habitat models. Ultimately, the findings of my research will be used to develop recommendations for use in conservation and management of shrubland birds in the region.
Tim Crockett (MS in progress) tcro0309@brockport.edu
Currently, I am finishing my thesis research examining the landscape ecology and habitat requirements of Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in northern New York. This study involved live trapping and radio telemetry at several sites to determine what habitat types and characteristics are important to Blanding's turtle, a threatened species in New York. Additionally, I am comparing the home ranges and spatial ecology of Blanding's turtles in this study to other studies across its range, and participating in an ongoing project to determine this turtle's geographic range within New York State. This project will provide information that will aid in the conservation of this species, which is at the eastern edge of its contiguous range in northern New York. This study is funded by the NYS Biodiversity Research Institute.
Mike Morgan (MS in Progress) mmorgan@audubon.org
My thesis research involved assessing a reproductive index for grassland breeding birds. In theory, by observing behaviors associated with the reproductive cycle (territoriality, nest building, and feeding young), the index should allow the observer to passively quantify productivity without disturbing nests to track egg laying and hatching. However, preliminary results seem to indicate that this index is not sufficiently accurate. My research was funded by the US Fish and WIldlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey. Because of my experience with grassland birds (from my thesis research and other grassland projects I was involved with while working for the USFWS), I was hired by Audubon New York as a Wildlife Ecologist for their new grassland program. Audubon has developed partnerships with the conservation organizations and agencies concerned about declining grassland birds in the Northeast (which are declining faster than any other bird habitat assemblages in the region). Currently, we are developing programs to monitor grassland birds more closely, and are working to focus grassland conservation projects where they are most needed.
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