Principal Investigator

Tom Manning, Senior Faculty Research Assistant
Oregon State University, Dept of Forest Ecosystems & Society
Education: University of Minnesota
Degree: M.S.
Born in: California

My Qualifications

20 years' experience in organizing and leading field efforts to sample populations of wild rodents and lagomorphs in the Pacific Northwest of USA.

Previous SciFlies Projects

None

Awards

2011 Wildlife Conservation Grant from the Columbus Zoo for pika research in Oregon

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My passion is pursuing field research to increase our understanding of animals in their natural environments and how they respond to change. It's a thrill to be able to gather information that subst ...
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American Pikas in Western Oregon



Why? What can low-elevation populations contribute in the face of climate change threats? We have documented the widespread and common occurrence of pikas at low elevations and in anthropogenic habitats in the Western Cascades (Manning & Hagar 2011, Western North American Naturalist 71(1): 106-112). This situation does not appear to occur in other regions where pikas have been studied. The question ...
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Ultimate Goal This research is fundamental to determining the conservation value of these peripheral populations. If we discover that they are simply demographic sinks, then their contribution to the conservation of pikas in North America is minimal. Conversely, if we find that these pikas are not only reproducing but acting as a demographic source of emigrants in the larger metapopulation dynamic, we will h ...
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