View Curriculum Vitae for Christopher A. Lepczyk (PDF)

Education:
2002, Ph.D. Fisheries & Wildlife, & Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior, Michigan State University
1996, M.S. Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
1993, B.S. Biology & Geology, Hope College

Research interests:
The main focus of my work centers upon understanding how people influence the landscape and the species present upon them. This focus stems from a life long goal of conserving and managing our natural resource heritage.

Personal interests:
When not engaged in the fine activity of drinking a good dark roast coffee I enjoy taking photos of nature and landscapes, spending time outdoors with my wife and dog, looking for good deals on eBay, lifting weights, and keeping Todd Hawbaker in line.

Projects:
Human impacts on regional avian diversity and abundance
Spatiotemporal dynamics of housing growth hotspots in the North Central U.S. from 1940 to 2000
Effects of housing growth on forest bird populations

Selected Publications:

Lepczyk, C.A., C.H. Flather, V.C. Radeloff, A.M. Pidgeon, R.B. Hammer, and J. Liu. Human impacts on regional avian diversity and abundance. Conservation Biology 22(2): 405-416.

Lepczyk, C.A., R.B. Hammer, V.C. Radeloff, and S.I. Stewart. Spatiotemporal dynamics of housing growth hotspots in the North Central U.S. from 1940-2000. Landscape Ecology 22: 939-952. PDF (contains color, 0.4 Mb)

Lepczyk, C.A., A.G. Mertig, and J. Liu. 2004. Assessing landowner activities that influence birds across rural-to-urban landscapes. Environmental Management 33: 110-125. PDF (0.1 Mb)

Lepczyk, C.A., A.G. Mertig, and J. Liu. 2003. Landowners and cat predation across rural-to-urban landscapes. Biological Conservation 115: 191-201. PDF (0.3 Mb)

Rutledge, D.T., C.A. Lepczyk, J.L. Xie, and J.G. Liu. 2001. Spatiotemporal dynamics of endangered species hotspots in the United States. Conservation Biology 15: 475-487. PDF (2.5 Mb)

Contact information:
Forest Ecology and Management
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
phone: +1/608 261-1050
fax: +1/608 262-9922
clepczyk@wisc.edu