Joseph
Drew Lanham, PhD
Forest Wildlife Ecologist, Certified Wildlife Biologist
Clemson University Department of Forest Resources
234 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0331
Phone/Fax: 864-656-7294; Email: lanhamj@clemson.edu
Associate Professor, Clemson University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
President-elect, SC Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Conservation Committee, Association of Southeastern Biologists
Education
1988 BA, Zoology, Clemson University
1990 MS Zoology, Clemson University
1997 Ph.D., Forest Resources, Clemson University ("Attributes of
Avian Communities in Early-Successional Habitats in the Mountains and Upper
Piedmont of South Carolina")
My professional goals are...
to teach and conduct research in forest wildlife management and conservation
biology with an emphasis on non-game species in disturbed landscapes.
Ultimately, my teaching and research activities will evolve into a regional
and national reputation for knowledge of and competence in the field of
non-game wildlife research and forest wildlife management. By my professional
competence and passion for conservation I hope to enhance the interest
of ethnic minorities and other under-represented stakeholders in natural
resources-related issues and encourage their participation in similarly
oriented careers.
Teaching
| Conservation Biology (WFB/BIOSC 313) | Woodland Ecology (FOR 315) |
| Research (FOR 891; 991) | Field Natural History (under development) |
Research Projects (graduate student, research/project focus, degree status, current occupation)
| Jim Simmons (NCST) | Wildlife in Rights of Way | MS 1998 | Biologist, GA DNR |
| Amy Leonard (Clemson) | Outdoor Education (Birding) | MFR 1998 | Educator, Miami, FL |
| Maria Nicols (Clemson) | Lepidoptera in Rights of Way | MFR 1998 | Wildlife Biologist |
| Clint Nalley (USC-Spartanburg) | RCW Safe Harbor Baselines | MFR 1998 | PhD student, UGA |
| Brian Metts (USC -Aiken) | Beaverpond Herpetofauna | MS 2000 | Biologist, SREL |
| Bran Cromer (USC-Aiken) | Bottomland Herpetofauna | MS 2000 | PhD Student, Clemson |
| Justin Ellenberger (VPI) | Songbirds in CRP Pines | MS 2000 | Biologist, FL DNR |
| Maria Whitehead (Davidson) | South. Appalachian Songbirds | PhD current | |
| Jayme Waldron (WVU) | Diamondback Rattlesnakes | PhD current | |
| Laura Zebehazy (W. Wilson ) | Songbirds and Prescribed Fire | MS current | |
| Aimee Livings (VPI) | Songbirds and Prescribed Fire | MS current | |
| Jeremy Poirier (Presbyterian ) | RCWs and Flying Squirrels | MS current | |
| Katie Bruce (Clemson) | Coastal Wildlife Management | MFR current | |
| Dave Leput (WVU) | Piedmont Bat Communities | MS current | |
| Julia Camp (Cal-Davis) | South. Appalachian Songbirds | MS current | |
| Jay Garcia (UF) | Painted Bunting Ecology | MS current | |
| Nicki Nichols (Clemson) | RCWs, Songbirds and Fire | MFR current | |
| Katy Walters (Clemson) | GSMP small mammals | MS current | |
| Eran Kilpatrick | Songbirds/Herps/Fire | PhD current |
Other Projects
Monitoring herpetofauna communities in isolated wetlands in the upper
piedmont of SC; Swainson's Warbler Ecology in the SC mountains; Effects
of herbicide use on wildlife habitat in ROW; Distribution of the black-throated
green (Wayne’s) warbler in coastal SC
Select Publications:
Cromer, R.B., D. Lanham and H. Hanlin. 2002. Herpetofaunal response
to gap and skidder rut wetland creation in a
southern bottomland hardwood forest. Forest Science. In Press
ms # WL-02-15RR
Greenberg, Cathryn H. and J.D. Lanham. 2001. Breeding bird assemblages
of hurricane-created gaps and closed canopy
forest in the southern Appalachians. Forest Ecology and Management.
In press ms. #FORECO 5388
Kilpatrick,E.S., T.M. Floyd and D. Lanham, 2001 . Range extension of
the mole salamander Ambystoma talpoideum into
the South Carolina piedmont. Herp. Review 32(3): p. 188
Lanham, J. Drew and D.C. Guynn, Jr. 1993. Influences of
coarse woody debris on birds in southern forests in J.W.
McMinn and D.A. Crossley, eds. Biodiversity and Coarse Woody Debris
in Southern Forests. Proceedings of the workshop on Coarse Woody
Debris in Southern Forests: Effects on biodiversity . USDA Forest
Service Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-94.
Lanham, J. Drew. 1997. Attributes of avian communities in early-successional
clearcut habitats in the mountains and
upper piedmont of South Carolina. Ph.D. dissertation.
Clemson University. 126pp
Lanham, J. Drew and D.C. Guynn, Jr. 1998. Habitat-Area Relationships
of Birds in Regenerating Clearcuts in South
Carolina. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Fish and Wildl.
Agencies 52:222-231.
Lanham, J.Drew. 2000. In Review: Restoring North America’s Birds: Lessons
in Landscape Ecology. Journal of
Forestry. August 2000.
Lanham, J.Drew, P. Brose, P. Keyser and D. H. Van Lear. 2001.
Management options for migratory songbirds in oak-
shelterwood burn systems. Forest Ecology and Management. In Press
Lanham,, J. Drew, P. D. Keyser , P. H. Brose and D. H. Van
Lear. In Press. Management Options for Songbirds Using
the Oak Shelterwood-Burn Technique in Upland Forests of the Southeastern
United States. Symposium proceedings 2000. USDA Forest Serv.
Metts, Brian.S., J. D. Lanham and K.R. Russell. 2001. Evaluation
of herpetofaunal communities on upland streams and
beaver-impounded streams in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina.
American Midlands Naturalist 145:54-65.
Nichols, Maria and J.D. Lanham. 2000. Butterfly and skipper
fauna on utility line rights-of-way in the upper Piedmont of
South Carolina. 7th International Symposium on Environmental Concerns
in Rights-of-Way Management, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Simmons, J.E. III, J.D. Lanham and D.C. Guynn, Jr. 2000. Effects
of low-volume herbicide treatments on wildlife
habitats in a coastal plain right-of-way. 7th International Symposium
on Environmental Concerns in Rights-of-Way Management, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
Professional/Conservation Affiliations
The Wildlife Society, Southern Association of Biologists, Association
of Field Ornithologists, Nature Conservancy, Society of American Foresters,
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, American Bird Conservancy, American Birding
Association