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ardea
consulting's
owner and principal scientist/consultant is Joseph P. Sullivan, Ph.D.,
who has earned a master's degree in Ecology from Utah State University
and a Ph.D. in Wildlife Science with expertise in avian toxicology from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He has been designated
a Certified Wildlife Biologist by The Wildlife Society in recognition
of his continuing professional activity in the field of wildlife biology.
Prior to establishing ardea consulting,
Dr. Sullivan worked as an avian toxicologist in the agricultural chemical
industry and as field study director for a terrestrial ecotoxicology
consulting firm evaluating laboratory toxicity of pesticides to northern
bobwhite, mallards and potential field effects on other bird species.
While working in industry and as field study director, all research
was conducted according to EPA Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
His field research has focused on the effects of contaminants, particularly
pesticides, on passerines, quail and other wildlife and on bird nesting
behavior in non-agricultural areas. Laboratory research has ranged from
straightforward toxicity testing of pesticides to complex projects designed
to determine biological and biochemical impacts of pesticides on bird
reproduction.
Since he established ardea consulting,
Dr. Sullivan's work has continued to focus on how pesticides and other
contaminants may affect birds. Examples of recent projects are:
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Evaluation
of species potentially at risk from herbicide applications for control
of aquatic weeds |
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GIS
analysis of relationship between bird survey routes and crop lands |
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Evaluation
of Breeding Bird Survey data for use as an indication of pesticide
impacts |
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Reconnaissance
Level Biological Surveys |
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Nesting
success of American Robins in a contaminated river floodplain in
northeastern United States |
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Review
and collation of published information on approximately 80 species
of concern in the Interior Columbia River Basin |
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Ecological
risk factors and survey of terrestrial vertebrates on a contaminated
manufacturing site along a major river in northeastern United States |
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Ecological
risk assessments of pesticides or metals |
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Review
and collation of published and governmental agency information for
pesticides registered in the United States |
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