David R. Smith
U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Resources Division
Leetown Science Center
Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
1700 Leetown Road
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Office: 304/724-4467
FAX: 304/724-4465
David_R_Smith@usgs.gov
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Research Interest
My main research interest is efficient sampling designs for study of rare and spatially
clustered populations. Currently, I am working with others to develop standardized
sampling methods for estimating abundance and distribution of freshwater mussels. I
am interested in use of tagging data to estimate population parameters of anadromous fish,
such as Atlantic coast striped
bass (Morone saxatilis) and American shad (Alosa sapidissima). Recently,
I began to work with a number of partners on surveys for horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).
Teaching
- Probability and Statistics (MATH 321: Spring 1997), Statistics (MATH 314: Spring 1998,
Fall 1996, and Fall 1995), Finite Mathematics (MATH 154: Fall 1994); Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
- Biostatistics (team taught by 3 instructors; May 1998, and 19-23 May 1997 in
Shepherdstown, WV; 15-19 April 1996 in Phoenix, AZ; 13-17 March 1995 in Raleigh, NC);
National Conservation Training Center, US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Workshop on Survival Estimation from Tag-recovery Data (13-14 April 1994 in Annapolis,
Maryland); Conducted for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Recent Service Activities
- Software Editor, Wildlife Society
Bulletin (1995-1998)
- Elections Chair, Biometrics Working Group, The Wildlife Society (1999)
- Striped Bass Tagging Working Group of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Horseshoe Crab Stock Assessment Committee of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission
Selected Publications
- Conroy, M. J., and D. R. Smith. 1994. Designing large-scale surveys of wildlife
abundance and diversity using statistical sampling principles. Transactions of the 59th
North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 59:159-169.
- Smith, D. R., M. J. Conroy, and D. H. Brakhage. 1995. Efficiency of adaptive cluster
sampling for estimating density of wintering waterfowl. Biometrics 51:777-788.
- Starliper, C. E., D. R. Smith, and T. Shatzer. 1997. Virulence of Renibacterium
salmoniarum to Salmonids. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 9:1-7.
- Johnson, J. H., R. M. Ross, and D. R. Smith. 1997. Evidence of secondary consumption of
invertebrate prey by double-crested cormorants. Journal of the Colonial Waterbird
Society 20:547-551.
- Gerard, P. D., D. R. Smith, and G. Weerakkody. 1998. The limits of retrospective power
analysis. Journal of Wildlife Management 62:801-807.
- Watten, B. J., D. R. Smith, and W. J. Ridge. 1998. Continuous monitoring of dissolved
oxygen and total dissolved gas pressure based on head-space partial pressures. Journal
of the World Aquaculture Society 28:316-333.
- Smith, D. R., K. P. Burnham, D. M. Kahn, X. He, C. J. Goshorn, K. A. Hattala, and A.
Kahnle. 2000. Bias in survival estimates from tag-recovery models where catch-and-release
is common, with an example from Atlantic striped bass. Canadian Journal of Fisheries
and Aquatic Sciences 57:886-897.
- Lemarié, D. P., D. R. Smith, R. F. Villella, and D. A. Weller. 2000. Evaluation of tag
types and adhesives for marking freshwater mussels (Mollusca:Unionidae). Journal of
Shellfish Research 19:___-___.
- Smith, D. R., R. F. Villella, D. P. Lemarié, and S. von Oettingen. In press. How
much excavation is needed to monitor freshwater mussels? Proceedings of the Freshwater
Mussel Conservation Society Symposium.
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Most recent revision November 25, 1998