Co-Director- Quantitative Wildlife Ecology Research Lab 

Evan is a quantitative ecologist and ecological modeler for BRI

Evan Adams, Ph.D

Co-Director, Quantitative Wildlife Ecology Research Lab; Ecological Modeler

evan.adams@briwildlife.org
207-839-7600 x204
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Evan, a quantitative ecologist, focuses on how animal populations respond to environmental change throughout complex life cycles. He designs experiments and models to understand how animals respond to a rapidly changing environment. He manages data and conducts statistical analyses using field-derived data, designs research projects, writes proposals, and prepares manuscripts for publication of scientific results.

Evan’s research has been conducted in diverse locales including Caribbean lowland, Costa Rica, Florida’s Everglades, and Hudson’s Bay, Canada. Currently his projects include modeling offshore migratory events across the Atlantic coast of the United States and developing models that predict how salt marsh species will respond to sea level rise.

Education & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine-Orono, 2014
  • M.S., Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 2007
  • B.A., Biology, Whitman College, 2004

Research Interests

  • Migratory physiology
  • Migratory bird conservation
  • Linkages among life stages in migratory animals
  • Ecological modeling and statistics
  • Avian population limitation
  • Landscape ecology
  • Individual tracking and movement

Journal Articles

Meier, A. C., S. Bourgeois, E. Adams, H. Bikang, L. Jasperse-Sjolander, M. Lewis, J. Masseloux, D. J. Morin, & J. R. Poulsen. 2023. Fruit availability and human disturbance influence forest elephant group size. Animal Behaviour 203: 171-182.
Adams, E. M., J. E. Gulka, Y. Yang, M. E. H. Burton, D. A. Burns, V. Buxton, L. Cleckner, C. R. DeSorbo, C. T. Driscoll, D. C. Evers, N. Fisher, O. Lane, H. Mao, K. Riva-Murray, G. Millard, N. R. Razavi, W. Richter, A. K. Sauer, & N. Schoch. 2023. Distribution and trends of mercury in aquatic and terrestrial biota of New York, USA: A synthesis of 50 years of research and monitoring. Ecotoxicology 32: 959-976.
Sayers, C. J., D. C. Evers, V. Ruiz-Gutierrez, E. Adams, C. M. Vega, J. N. Pisconte, V. Tejeda, K. Regan, O. P. Lane, A. A. Ash, R. Cal, S. Reneau, W. Martínez, G. Welch, K. Hartwell, M. Teul, D. Tzul, W. J. Arendt, M. A. Tórrez, M. Watsa, G. Erkenswick, C. E. Moore, J. Gerson, V. Sánchez, R. P. Purizaca, H. Yurek, M. E. H. Burton, P. L. Shrum, S. Tabares-Segovia, K. Vargas, F. F. Fogarty, M. R. Charette, A. E. Martínez, E. S. Bernhardt, R. J. Taylor, T. H. Tear, & L. E. Fernandez. 2023. Mercury in Neotropical birds: A synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data. Ecotoxicology 32: 1096-1123.
Friedland, K. D., E. M. Adams, C. Goetsch, J. Gulka, D. C. Brady, E. Rzeszowski, D. P. Crear, S. Gaichas, A. B. Gill, M. C. McManus, E. T. Methratta, J. L. Morano, & M. D. Staudinger. 2023. Forage fish species prefer habitat within designated offshore Wind Energy Areas in the U.S. Northeast shelf ecosystem. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 15.
Fournier, A. M. V., R. R. Wilson, J. S. Gleason, E. M. Adams, J. M. Brush, R. J. Cooper, S. J. DeMaso, M. J. L. Driscoll, P. C. Frederick, P. G. R. Jodice, M. A. Ottinger, D. B. Reeves, M. A. Seymour, S. M. Sharuga, J. M. Tirpak, W. G. Vermillion, T. J. Zenzal, J. E. Lyons, & M. S. Woodrey. 2023. Structured decision making to prioritize regional bird monitoring needs. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 53: 207-217.
Gulka, J., A. M. Berlin, K. D. Friedland, A. T. Gilbert, C. Goetsch, W. A. Montevecchi, M. Perry, I. J. Stenhouse, K. A. Williams, & E. M. Adams. 2023. Assessing individual movement, habitat use, and behavior of non-breeding marine birds in relation to prey availability in the US Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 711: 77-99.
Goetsch, C., J. Gulka, K. D. Friedland, A. J. Winship, J. Clerc, A. Gilbert, H. F. Goyert, I. J. Stenhouse, K. A. Williams, J. R. Willmott, M. L. Rekdahl, H. C. Rosenbaum, & E. M. Adams. 2023. Surface and subsurface oceanographic features drive forage fish distributions and aggregations: Implications for prey availability to top predators in the US Northeast Shelf ecosystem. Ecology and Evolution 13.
Carravieri, A., O. Vincze, P. Bustamante, J. T. Ackerman, E. M. Adams, F. Angelier, O. Chastel, Y. Cherel, O. Gilg, E. Golubova, A. Kitaysky, K. Luff, C. L. Seewagen, H. Strøm, A. P. Will, G. Yannic, M. Giraudeau, & J. Fort. 2022. Quantitative meta‐analysis reveals no association between mercury contamination and body condition in birds. Biological Reviews 97: 1253-1271.
Adams, E. M., I. J. Stenhouse, A. T. Gilbert, J. Boelsma, G. Gress, C. S. Weidensaul, C. Grigsby, E. J. Williams, L. Phillips, & C. L. McIntyre. 2022. The first documentation of the Nearctic–Paleotropical migratory route of the Arctic Warbler. Ecology and Evolution 12.
Adams, E. M., J. Gulka, & K. A. Williams. 2021. A review of the effectiveness of operational curtailment for reducing bat fatalities at terrestrial wind farms in North America. PLOS ONE 16: e0256382.

Research Reports