Wiley M. Kitchens
Courtesy Professor
Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
U. S. Geological Survey Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
University of Florida
Education:
Lamar University, Biology/Chemistry, B.S. 1966.
Miami University, Zoology, MA 1970
Thesis: "Autotrophic succession in a small pond ecosystem in southern Ohio"
North Carolina State University, Zoology/Marine Science, PhD. 1978
Dissertation: "Succession in laboratory microecosystems subjected to thermal and nutrient addition stresses"
Employment:
1997 to Present- Research Ecologist, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,
1995-1997- Acting Leader, South Florida/Carribean Ecosystem Research Team, Florida Carribean Science Center
1985-1995- Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
1979-1985- Project Manager, Community Ecology Section- U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Coastal Ecosystems Team
1977-1979- Research Associate, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Marine Biology and Coastal research, University of South Carolina
Area of Expertise:
Wetlands Ecology— Focus is ecosystem restoration/conservation
Approach at landscape/ecosystem level
Techniques include GIS and modeling
Disciplines include hydrology, limnology, plant ecology, population biology
Courses Taught
FNR or WIS, 6934, Special Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation or Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
1986_Present (have numerous special topics graduate level courses- ranging from remote sensing techniques in natural resource conservation, to geology of South Florida, to ecology of peatlands, to readings in conservation biology.
WIS or ENV 6934, Wetlands Ecology and Conservation-
1992-Present- 4 hr graduate course taught on an ad hoc basis
WIS 6444, Advanced Wetland Ecology-
1999, continuing course on bi-annual basis.
Professional Organization Membership and Activity
Membership in professional societies
Society of Wetland Scientists
Ecological Society of America
Publications:
Kitchens, W. M., J. M. Dean, L. H. Stevenson, and J. H. Cooper. 1975. The Santee Swamp as nutrient "sink". In: Howell, F. G. J. B. Gentry, and M. H. Smith, eds. Mineral Cycling in Southeastern Ecosystems. USAEC Symposium Series, CONF _740513.
Dame. R., F. Vernberg, R. Bonnell, and W. M. Kitchens. 1977. The North Inlet marsh-estuarine ecosystem: a conceptual approach. Hegolander wiss. Meeresunters. 30,343_356.
Gardner, L. R. and W. M. Kitchens. 1978. Sediment and chemical exchanges between salt marshes and coastal waters. In: B. Kjerfve, ed. Transport Processes in Estuarine Environment. University of South Carolina Press.
Kitchens, W. M., R. Edwards, and W. Johnson. 1979. Development of a "living" salt marsh ecosystem model: A microecosystem approach. In: Dame, R. ed. Marsh_estuarine Systems Simulations. University of South Carolina Press.
Kitchens, W. M. 1979. Development of a Salt Marsh Microecosystem. Intern. J. Environmental Studies Vol. 13, pp. 109_118.
Kitchens, W. M., and B. J. Copeland. 1979. Succession in laboratory microecosystems subjected to thermal and nutrient addition stresses. In: Giesy, John P. Jr., ed. Mineral Cycling Southeastern Ecosystems. U.S. Technical Information Center, U. S. Department of Energy, Symposium Series 52 (CONF_781101).
Summers, J. K., H. N. McKellar, R. F. Dame, and W. M. Kitchens. 1980. A simulation model of estuarine subsystems coupling and carbon exchange with the sea II. North Inlet model structure output and validation. Ecological Modelling. 11(2), 101_140.
Kjerfve, B., L. H. Stevenson, J. A. Powell, T. H. Crzanowski, and W. M. Kitchens. 1981. Estimation of material fluxes in an estuarine cross section. A critical analysis of spatial measurement density and errors. Limnol. Ocenogr. 26(2), 325_335.
McKellar, H. N., L. G. Pearlstine, M. Homer, and W. M. Kitchens. 1981. Preliminary analysis of energy flow impacts of a river re_diversion. In: Mitsch, W. and R. Bosserman, eds. Energy and Ecological Modelling. Developments in environmental modelling, 1 Elsiver, Amsterdam/Oxford/New York, pp. 315_326.
Wharton, C., W. M. Kitchens, E. C. Pendleton, and T. W. Sipe. 1982. The ecology of bottomland hardwood swamps of the southeast: a community profile. FWS/OBS_81/37. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program, Washington, D. C.
Pendleton, E. and W. M. Kitchens. 1984. Community and estuarine profiles as management tools. Proc. 8th Annual Meeting Coastal Society.
Pearlstine, L. G., H. McKellar, and W. M. Kitchens. 1985. Modelling the Impacts of a River Diversion on the Bottomland Hardwood Communities in the Santee River Floodplain, SC. Ecological Modelling. 29:283_302.
Kitchens, W. M., H. N. McKellar, J. Booth, and L. G. Pearlstine. 1985. Impact analysis in the Santee/Cooper River Re-diversion Project: an overview of a pilot community modelling approach. Proceedings of Eighth Annual Environmental Review Conference, Environmental Protection Agency.
Pearlstine, L. G. and W. M. Kitchens. 1986. Community Succession Modelling for Resource Management. In: Proceedings Coastal Zone 1985. Baltimore, MD.
Latham, P. J., L. G. Pearlstine, and W. M. Kitchens. 1987. Plant patterns and distribution of a South Atlantic coastal tidal marsh. pp. 216_220 in Proc. 8th Ann. Soc. of Wetland Scient. Meet., Seattle, WA.
Pearlstine, L. G., and W. M. Kitchens. 1987. A Succession Modelling Approach to Wetland Impact Assessment. National Wetlands Newsletter. 9(1) p. 13_15.
Pope, K. R., J. R. Richardson, and W. M. Kitchens. 1987. Vegetation patterns in a north Everglades marsh. pp. 211_215 in Proc. 8th Ann. Soc. of Wetland Scient. Meet., Seattle, WA.
Richardson, J. R., K. R. Pope, and W. M. Kitchens. 1987. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge vegetation and modelling study. pp. 204_210 in Proc. 8th Ann. Soc. of Wetland Scient. Meet., Seattle, WA.
Pearlstine, L. G., R. Bartleson, W. M. Kitchens, and P. J. Latham. 1989. Lower Savannah River Hydrological Characterization. Technical Report No. 35. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Gainesville, FL.
Brody, M., L. G. Pearlstine, W. Conner and W. M. Kitchens. 1989. Modelling bottomland forest and wildlife habitat changes in Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin. In : R. R. Sharitz and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife: Perspective on Natural, Managed and Degraded Ecosystems. DOE_CONF 860326. Off. Sci. and Technol. Its., U.S. Dep. Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Sullivan, R. S., J. Richardson, W. M. Kitchens, and T. J. Smith, III. 1989. Monitoring Water Quality and Habitat: Guidelines for National Wildlife Refuges in Region IV. Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Gainesville, FL.
Conner, William H., R. T. Huffman, W. Kitchens with panel. 1990. In: Gosselink, J. G., L C. Lee, and T. A. Muir, eds. Ecological Processes and Cumulative Impacts: Illustrated in Bottomland Hardwood Wetland Ecosystems. Lewis Publishers, Inc. Chelsea, MI.
Richardson, J. R., W. L. Bryant, W. M. Kitchens, J. E. Mattson, and K. R. Pope. 1990. An evaluation of refuge habitats and relationships to water quality, quantity, and hydroperiod. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Tech. Report. No. 41.
Latham. P. J., L.G. Pearlstine and W. M. Kitchens. 1991. Spatial distributions of the softstem bulrush, Scirpus validus, across a salinity gradient. Estuaries 14(2):192-198.
Mattson, J. E.., J. R. Richardson, and W. M. Kitchens. 1991. A comparison of cattail (Typha sp.) Occurrence on a photo-interpreted map versus a satellite data map. Technical Report No. 40. Fl Coop. Fish & Wildl. Res. Unit, School of Forest Resources and Conservation., U. F., Gainesville, FL.
Silveira J. E., J. R. Richardson, and W. M. Kitchens. 1992. A GIS model of fire, succession, and landscape pattern in the Everglades. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Bethesda, MD.88-97.
Richardson, J. R., W. L. Bryant, W. M. Kitchens. 1993. Spatial relationships of vegetation, water quality and hydrology in a northern Everglades Ecosystem. In: Landin, M. C., ed. Wetlands: Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Society of Wetlands Scientists, New Orleans, LA. Utica, MS.
Silveira, J. E., J. R. Richardson, W. M. Kitchens. 1993. A geographic information systems model of fire damage and vegetation recovery in the Everglades. In: Landin, M. C., ed. Wetlands: Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Society of Wetlands Scientists, New Orleans, LA. Utica, MS.
Pearlstine, L. G., W. M. Kitchens, and P. Latham. 1993. Modelling tidal marsh succession in the coastal Savannah River, GA. In: Landin, M. C., ed. Wetlands: Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Society of Wetlands Scientists, New Orleans, LA. Utica, MS.
Richardson, J. R., W. L. Bryant, and W. M. Kitchens. 1993. A spatial hydrologic model of Loxahatchee National Wildlife refuge and its integration into a GIS analysis. In: Landin, M. C., ed. Wetlands: Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Society of Wetlands Scientists, New Orleans, LA. Utica, MS.
Richardson, J. R., W. L. Bryant, and W. M. Kitchens. 1993. Spatial relationships of vegetation, water quality, and hydrology in a northern Everglades Ecosystem. In: Landin, M. C., ed. Wetlands: Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Society of Wetlands Scientists, New Orleans, LA. Utica, MS.
Pearlstine L. G., W. M. Kitchens, P. J. Latham, and R. D. Bartleson. 1993. Tide gate influences on a tidal marsh. :In: Harlin, J. M. And K. J. Lanfear, eds. Proceedings of the Symposium on Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources, American Water Resources Association, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 433-440 and 625-626.
Pearlstine, L., W. Kitchens, P. Latham, R. Bartleson. 1993. Tide gate influences on a tidal marsh. Water Resources Bulletin 29(6):1009-1019.
Pearlstine, L. G., L. A. Bryant, and W. M. Kitchens. 1993. 1991 landcover classification for Eglin Air Force Base. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Technical Report No. 47.
Latham, P. J., L. G. Pearlstine, and W. M. Kitchens. 1993. Species association changes across a gradient of fresh, oligohaline, and mesohaline tidal marshes along the lower Savannah River. Wetlands 14(3):174-178.
Jordan, C. F., H. L. Jelks, and W. M. Kitchens. 1994. Habitat use by the fishing spider Dolemedes triton in northern Everglades. Wetlands 14(3). 18.
Pearlstine, L. G., L. A. Brandt, W. M. Kitchens, and F. J. Mazzotti. 1995. Impacts of citrus development on habitats of Southwest Florida. Conservation Biology 5:1020-1032.
Peterson, L. P., G. W. Tanner, and W. M. Kitchens. 1995. A comparison of passerine feeding habits in two tidal marsh communities. Wetlands 14(4).
Bennetts, R. E. and W. M. Kitchens. 1997. The demography and movements of snail kites in Florida. U.S. Geological Survey/Biological Resources Division, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Technical Report No. 56.
Pearlstine, L. G., L. A. Brandt, F. J. Mazzotti, and W. M. Kitchens. 1997. Fragmentation of pine flatwood communities converted for ranching and citrus. Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 38:159-169.
Jordan, F., H. Jelks, and W. M. Kitchens. 1997. Habitat structure and plant community composition in a northern Everglades wetland landscape. Wetlands, Vol. 17(2):275-283.
Bennetts, R. E. and W. M.. Kitchens. 1997. Population dynamics and conservation of Snail Kites in Florida: the importance of spatial and temporal scale. Colonial Waterbirds, Vol. 20:324-329.
Valentine-Darby, P. L., R. E. Bennetts, and W. M. Kitchens. 1997. Breeding masses of snail kites in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist, Vol. 25(2):60-63.
Bennetts, R. E., M. R. Shannon, and W. M. Kitchens. (1997). Causes of mortality of post-fledging juvenile and adult snail kites in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist. 26(3): 84-87.
Bellmund, Sarah and Wiley M. Kitchens. 1997. Chapter 7: Landscape ecological indices: In: Science Subgroup, eds. Ecologic and precursor success criteria for South Florida ecosystem restoration. Report to the Working Group of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Taskforce.
Bennetts R. E., W. M. Kitchens, and D. L. De Angelis. 1998. Recovery of the Endangered Snail Kite: beyond a reductionist paradigm. Trans. 63rd No. Am. Wildl. And Natur. Resour. Conf. 63:486-501.
Bennetts, R. E. and W. M. Kitchens. 1998. Influence of high water event on survival, reproduction, and distribution of Snail Kites in the Florida Everglades. In: Armentanto, T. V.,ed. Proceedings of the Conference: Ecological Assessment of the 1994-1995 High Water Conditions in the Southern Everglades. Science Subgroup of the South Florida Management and Coordination Working Group, August, 1996. Miami, Fl.
Bennetts, R. E., K. Golden, V. J. Dreitz, and W. M. Kitchens. 1998. Estimates of the proportion of Snail Kites attempting to breed and the number of attempts per year in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist. 26(3): 77-83.
C. S. Loftin and W. M. Kitchens. 1998. Assessing patterns and processes of landscape change in Okefenokee Swamp, GA. Technical Report No. 60. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Valentine-Darby, P. L., R. E. Bennetts, and W. M. Kitchens. 1998. Seasonal patterns of habitat use by Snail Kites in Florida. Journal of Raptor Research. 32:98-103.
Bennetts, R. E. V. J. Dreitz, W. M. Kitchens, J. E. Hines and J. D. Nichols. 1999. Annual survival of Snail Kites in Florida with comparisons between radio telemetry and capture-resighting data. Auk 116:435-447.
Bennetts, R. E. and W. M. Kitchens. 1999. Within-year patterns of survival of Snail Kites in Florida. Journal of Field Ornithology. 70(2):268-275.
Darby, P. C., R. E. Bennetts, P. L. Valentine-Darby, W. M. Kitchens, and J. D. Croop. 1999. A comparison of sampling techniques for quantifying abundance of the Florida Apple Snail (Pomacea paludosa, Say). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 65:195-208.
Brandt, L.A., K. Portier, and W. M. Kitchens. 2000. Patterns of change in tree islands in Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Wetlands. 20(2):1-14.
Loftin, C. S., W. Rasberry, and W. M. Kitchens. 2000. Development of a grid-cell topographic surface for Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia. Wetlands 20(3): 487-499.
Loftin, C. S., S. B. Aicher, and W. M. Kitchens. 2000. Effects of the Suwanne River Sill on the hydrology of Okefenokee Swamp: Application of research results in the Environmental Assessment process. In: McCool, S. F., D. N. Cole, W. T. Borrie, and J. O’Loughlin, comps. Wildnerness Science in a time of Change Conference-Volume 3. Wildnerness as a place for scientific inquiry; Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-3. Ogden, UT: USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, UT. pp 102-110.
Pearlstine, L., S. E. Smith, and W. M. Kitchens. 2000. A GAP analysis of Florida: Final Report. USGS. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Technical Report No. 65.
Bennetts, R. E., J. D. Nichols, J. Lebreton, R Pradel, J. E. Hines, and W. M. Kitchens. 2001. Methods for estimating dispersal probabilities and related parameters using marked animals. In: Colbert, J., J. D. Nichols, E Dabchin, and A Dhont, eds. Causes, Consequences, and Mechanisms of Dispersal at the Individual, Population, and Community Level. Oxford University Press.
Allen, C. R. , L. G. Pearlstine, and W. M. Kitchens. 2001. Modeling viable mammal populations in Gap analyses. Biological Conservation 99: 135-144.
Darby, Philip C., P. L. Valentine-Darby, H. F. Percival, and W. M. Kitchens. 2001. Collecting Florida apple snails (Pomacea paludosa) from wetland habitats using funnel traps. Wetlands 21(2):308-311.
Dreitz, V. J., R.E. Bennetts, B. Toland, W. M. Kitchens, and M. W. Collopy. (2001). Spatial and temporal variability in nest success of snail kites in Florida: a meta-analysis. Condor 103:502-509.