THOMAS GARDALI Oikonos Address: P.O. Box 1932, Benicia, CA 94510 Phone: 415.868.0655 e-mail: tom at oikonos dot org

EDUCATION

University of California at Santa Cruz. Graduated June 1992, Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies. Concentration in Agricultural Ecosystems (Agroecology).

APPOINTMENTS

Vice President/Ecologist - Oikonos, Ecosystem Knowledge

Vice President - Missouri Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology

Coordinator for California Partners in Flight - Riparian Conservation Plan

CURRENT RESEARCH/CONSERVATION INTERESTS

Biology of the Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
Population limitations in passerines
California Bird Species of Special Concern

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Staff Biologist, Point Reyes Bird Observatory (PRBO), (October 1995 - present).
· The effects of fire on landbirds in the Point Reyes National Seashore.
· Status, distribution, abundance, and productivity of three endemic Song Sparrows and a Common Yellowthroat in tidal influenced wetlands.
· Breeding ecology of Northern Elephant Seals on South East Farallon Island.
· Songbird inventory and monitoring of Brewer's Oak forests in the Mendocino National Forest.
· Effects of a non-native plant species on the abundance, diversity, distribution and breeding success of riparian associated landbirds in the Golden Gate Natl. Recreation Area.

Field Biologist, Kern River Research Center (Mar. 95-Aug. 95). National Park Service funded study of the impact of Brown-headed Cowbirds on landbirds in riparian forests. Point Reyes Natl. Seashore, California.

Field Biologist, PRBO, South East Farallon Island (Jan.-Feb. 95). Study of the breeding ecology of Northern Elephant Seals.

Field Biologist, PRBO, Lower Sacramento River Project (May 94-Sept. 94). Project co-leader for a monitoring project studying breeding productivity, abundance and diversity of riparian associated landbirds in the Sacramento Valley, California.

Field Intern, PRBO, Palomarin Field Station (Nov. 93-April 94).

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

Gardali, T., G. R. Geupel, A. L. Holmes, and D. L. Humple. In press. Songbird response to wildfire in a coastal riparian system. Proceedings of the Riparian Habitat and Floodplains Conference.

Gardali, T., G. R. Geupel, A. L. Holmes, and S. L. Small. In press. After the Vision fire: monitoring songbirds in the riparian zone. Proceedings of the Vision Fire Symposium, Point Reyes National Seashore, National Park Service.

Howell, S. N. G., and T. Gardali. In press. Phenology, sex ratios, and population trends of Selasphorus hummingbirds in coastal California. Journal of Field Ornithology.

Flannery, M. E., S. L. Guers, T. Gardali, N. Nur, and G. R. Geupel. In press. Landbird migration at the Salton Sea: the importance of desert riparian habitat. Studies in Avian Biology.

Gardali, T. G., and A. Jaramillo. 2001. Further evidence for a population decline in the western Warbling Vireo. Western Birds 32:173-176.

Flannery, M. E., and T. Gardali. 2000. Incomplete first prebasic molt in the Wrentit. Western Birds 31:249-251.

Gardali, T., and G. Ballard. 2000. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus). In The Birds of North America, (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Gardali, T., G. Ballard, N. Nur, and G. R. Geupel. 2000. Demography of a declining population of Warbling Vireos in coastal California. Condor 102:601-609.

Gardali, T., and L. Michalak. 1999. First record of Hooded Warbler for Colusa County, California. Central Valley Bird Club Bull. 2:49-51.

Gardali, T., A. M. King, and G. R. Geupel. 1998. Cowbird parasitism and nest success of the Lazuli Bunting in the Sacramento Valley. Western Birds 29:174-179.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Gardali, T., C. Shoulders, D. Hatch, A. L. Holmes, S. E. Scoggin, and G. R. Geupel. 2001. Songbird monitoring in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area: a multifaceted tool for guiding the restoration of Redwood Creek. Park Science 21:28-32.

Gardali, T., and D. L. Humple. 2000. Bird conservation begins at home. Living Bird 19:18-23.

Gardali, T. 1999. A vision for the Great Central Valley: rewilding the valley floor. California Partners in Flight, Flight Log No. 8.

Gardali, T. 1999. Nesting birds need native landscape. Guest column, Point Reyes Light, VLII, No. 14.

Gardali, T. 1999. Songbird gardens. Marin Independent Journal, July 24, 1999.

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

The Society for Conservation Biology
Cooper Ornithological Society
American Ornithologists Union
Western Field Ornithologists

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