McComb, Brenda
Position Type:
Faculty
Job Title:
Professor Emeritus
Department:
Forest Ecosystems & Society
Website:
Education
B.S., 1974, University of Connecticut
M.S., 1976, University of Connecticut
Ph.D., 1979, Louisiana State University
Research Areas
Integrated Social and Ecological Systems
Forest, Wildlife and Landscape Ecology
Research Interests
- Landscape Ecology
- Silviculture
- Wildlife Ecology
(1) Influences of landscape structure and composition on habitat for selected species, (2) Conservation of biodiversity, (3) Interface between human gender norms and ecological systems
Selected Publications:
- Woodie, M.B., Tomcho, A., Barnhill, L.M. and McComb, B.C., 2023. Assessing golden‐winged warbler dispersal habitat in a highly parcelized landscape. Wildlife Society Bulletin, p.e1473.
- Kim, H., B.C. McComb, S. J.K. Frey, D.M. Bell, and M.G. Betts. 2022. Forest microclimate and composition mediate the effect of warming on breeding bird populations over the long term. Global Change Biology 28(21): 6180-6193
- O’Donnell, K. M., B.C. McComb, T. L. Booms, and C. Crow. 2022. Breaking the binary: LGBTQ+ Wildlifer Perspectives. Chapter 8, Pages 211-242 in C.L. Chambers and K.L. Nicholson, eds. Women in Wildlife Science. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
- McComb, B.C. and S.A. Cushman. 2020. Editorial: Synergistic effects of pervasive stressors on ecosystems and biodiversity. Front. Ecol. Evol. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.569997
- Hessburg, P.F., T.A. Spies, D.A. Perry, C.N. Skinner, A.H. Taylor, P.M. Brown., S.L. Stephens, A.J. Larson, D.J. Churchill, N.A. Povak, P.H. Singleton, B.C. McComb, W.J. Zielinski, B.M. Collins, R.B. Salter, J.J. Keane, J.F. Franklin, and G. Riegel. 2016. Tamm Review: Management of mixed-severity fire regime forests in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California, Forest Ecology and Management, Available online 11 February 2016, ISSN 0378-1127
- McComb, B.C., 2015. Wildlife Habitat Management: Concepts and Applications in Forestry, Second Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 401 pp.
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