Curriculum Vitae
Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (1978)
Department of Zoology
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Master of Education in Science (1967)
Department of Education
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
Bachelor of Science (1966)
Department of Zoology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
Professor (1990 - present)
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
Arizona 86011
Research Scientist USGS (2002 –present)
SBSC Colorado Plateau Field Station, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
86011
Station Leader, USGS (1994 -2002)
FRESC Colorado Plateau Field Station, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
86011
Unit Leader, National Park Service (1989 - 1993)
Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Associate Adjunct Professor (1985 1989)
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of California, Davis,
CA 95616
Assistant Adjunct Professor (1980 1985)
Department of Zoology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
Unit Leader/Scientist, National Park Service (1979 1989)
Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of California,
Davis, CA 95616
Assistant Research Professor (19771979)
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Wildlife Biologist (19751976)
Department of the Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Volcano, Hawaii 96718
Research Assistant (19741975)
Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Teaching Assistant (19721974)
Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Instructor (19691972)
The Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743
Instructor (1968-1969)
Mahopac Central High School, Mahopac, New York 10541
Biological Technician (1963)
Colorado Fish, Game and Parks Department, Meeker, CO 80460
2002 Certificate of Excellence, Northern Arizona University
2000 Elected Fellow – AAAS
2000 Elected Commissioner, National Recreation & Park Assoc.
2000 Northern Arizona University, Outstanding Service Award
1999 Selected for the ‘Federal Executive Institute;’ Class No. 254
1999 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century
1995 Arizona/Nevada Academy of Sciences
1995 National Biological Service - Special Merit Award
1994 Man of the Year - American Biographical Institute
1994 Ombudsman - National Biological Survey
1993 Honorary Member - Cooper Ornithological Society
1991 NPS Director's Award for Science in the National Park Service
1990 National Park Service Western Regional Directors Natural Resources Award
1988 International Leaders in Achievement (England)
1986 Elected to The Explorers Club
1984 Elected to Phi Si Scientific Honorary Society
1982 Elective Member of the American Ornithologists' Union
1980 US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Merit Award
1979 American Men and Women of Science
1977 Recipient of the outstanding student paper presentation at the Second
Annual A. Testor Memorial Symposium
1977 Elected to membership in Sigma Xi; promoted to full membership in 1982
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MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES |
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American Ornithologists' Union (Life & Elected Member)
California Field Ornithologists (Life Member)
Cooper Ornithological Society (Life & Honorary Member)
Ecological Society of America
George Wright Society (Life Member)
Hawaii Audubon Society (Life Member)
Raptor Research Foundation
Society for Conservation Biology
Western Birdbanding Association (Life Member)
Wilson Ornithological Society (Life Member)
Wildlife Disease Association
Wildlife Society
2002-04 ($56,000) Influence of fire on bird communities in Pinyon Juniper
Habitat
2002-03 ($20,000) Neotropical migrant birds in the Mexico, Colorado River Delta
2001-02 ($20,000) Influence of native/introduced plants on Colorado River
neotropical migrant birds.
2000-01 ($25,000) Pronghorn antelope response to removal of movement barriers in
northeastern Arizona
1999-01 ($30,000) Neotropical migrant birds in the Mexico, Colorado River Delta
1999-00 ($69,000) Development of user access to Yellow-billed Cuckoo data from
Arizona
1999-02 ($128,500) Habitat use by Mexican Spotted Owls in Escalante NM (with
David Willey)
1998-00 ($37,500) State-wide survey of Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Arizona
1998-03 ($500,000) Neotropical migrant bird use of the Colorado River corridor
1996-00 ($64,200) Neotropical migrant bird habitat use along the Colorado River
corridor
1995-99 ($274,000)Neotropical migrant bird, habitat associations and GIS
research along the Colorado River corridor
1993-96 ($79,000) Pronghorn homerange parameters in Northeastern Arizona
1992-95 ($109,434) Programmatic Research of Multiple Resource Inventories at
Montezuma Castle/Well National Monuments
1991-92 ($88,400) Habitat use by Mexican Spotted Owls on the Colorado Plateau
(with David Willey)
1990-94 ($43,590) Avian Community Ecology of Montezuma Castle National Monument
1990-94 ($30,000) Mexican Spotted Owl survey on the Colorado Plateau. (With
David Willey
1990-92 ($109,893) Bald Eagle/Trout Interactions on the Colorado River (with
Lynn Montgomery)
1988-89 ($10,000) Conservation Strategies: Effects of Size and Isolation on
California State and National Parks and Resulting Species Composition (with J.
Quinn).
1987-90 ($66,000) The population dynamics of Santa Rosa Island land birds.
198690 ($102,000) A survey of Great Gray Owls in the greater Yosemite region.
198688 ($48,000) Avian Community Structure of the Mill and Deer Creek Drainages
in Northern California. (with P. Moyle)
198589 ($90,974) The impacts of visitors on Great Grey Owls in Yosemite
National Park.
198587 ($12,030) Policy Analysis of Whiskeytown NRA Carrying Capacity. (with S.
Schwartz).
198586 ($15,500) Effective refuge sizes: testing the SLOSS controversy. (with
J. Quinn).
198485 ($15,132) A study of conservation strategies: effects of refuge size.
(with J. Quinn)
198386 ($66,000) Avian Community Structure at Pinnacles National Monument.
198286 ($46,000) Channel Islands land bird research.
198183 ($50,000) A survey of Peregrine Falcons in Yosemite National Park.
198182 ($12,000) An energy budget of the endangered Palila in Hawaii.
198081 ($7,168) National Geographic Society Grant.
198081 ($8,000) Extension of Grant OMR79CP20
1980 ($8,000) National Park Service Contract CX 8000806.
1980 ($2,488) The Opportunity Program for Ecological Research, Institute of
Ecology Grant (with W. E. Weathers).
1981 197980 ($36,543) Office of Manpower Resources Grant OMR79CP20
1979 ($150) Sigma Xi research grant (with W. E. Evenson).
1979 ($l,000) The Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Research Grant, American Museum
of Natural History, New York.
1979 ($8,540) The World Wildlife Fund Research Grant
197880 ($30,000) The Center for Field Research, Belmont, Massachusetts,
Research Grant.
1978 ($450) The Hawaii Audubon Society Research Grant
197780 ($118,194) University of Hawaii, U.S.D.I. Research Grant, Contract CX
8000 70009.
1976 ($2,163) World Wildlife Fund, US Appeal Section, Research Grant Extension
awarded to Grant US35.
1976 ($500) The Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Research Grant, American Museum
of Natural History, New York.
197475 ($4,014) World Wildlife Fund, Morges, Switzerland, Research Grant US3.
1974 ($l,000) Hawaii Volcanoes Natural History Association Research Grant.
1974 ($4,000) Research Assistantship for National Science Foundation Grant
GB23230 awarded to A. J. Berger.
1974 ($500) The Hawaii Audubon Society Research Grant.
1973 ($400) The Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Research Grant, American Museum
of Natural History, New York.
1973 ($845) The International Council for Bird Preservation Research Grant.
1973 ($500) The McInerny Foundation Research Grant.
1972 ($500) Hawaii Audubon Society Research Fellowship.
2002-03 Develop West Nile Virus Research strategy for the USGS at NWHC Madison,
WI
1998 - P Chairman - Southwest Strategy (DOI/DOA/DOD), Scientific Information
Work Group
1998 - P Budget and Investment Board - Wildlife Disease Association
1997 - P Editorial Board - Wildlife Disease Association; Journal of Wildlife
Diseases
1995-99 Chair, American Ornithologists' Union Membership Committee
1995-97 NPS/NBS/USGS National Coordination Committee
1994-96 Ombudsman for the National Biological Survey
1991-99 American Ornithologists' Union Membership Committee
1991-99 National Park Service Director’s Resource Management and Science Task
Force
1990-95 Western Region National Park Service Natural Resources and Research
Advisory Group
1989-97 National Park Service Editorial Board
1988-90 Wildlife Disease Association Membership Committee
1987-97 National Park Service Publications Task Force
1986-91 Assistant Editor, Journal of Wildlife Diseases
198688 Board of Directors, Cooper Ornithological Society
198587 Chairman for American Ornithologists' Union committee on "Career
Opportunities in Ornithology"
198288 Appointed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a member of the
Peregrine Falcon Recovery Team for the Western US (State Member for Arizona
1989-present)
1980-83 Chairman, Cooper Ornithological Society Publication Committee
197980 Regional Representative for Hawaii to the National Wildlife Society
1976-77 Vice President, Hawaii Audubon Society
1974-95 Palila Endangered Species Recovery Team (Hawaii)
Johnson, M. J. and C. van Riper, III. In Press. Cowbird brood parasitism of the
Black-throated Sparrow in the Verde Valley of central Arizona. Condor .
van Riper, C., III, and S. Knick. In Press. Modeling Avian malaria in Hawaii.
Auk.
Knick, S. T., D. D. Dobkin, J. T. Rotenberry, M. A. Schroder, W. M. Vander
Haegen, and C. van Riper III. Submitted. Conservation and research issues for
avifauna in sagebrush habitats: Have we lost? Condor.
van Riper, C., III, M. K. Sogge and C. A. Drost. Submitted. Distribution,
Abundance and breeding Biology of the Channel Island Orangecrowned Warbler (Vermivora
celata sordid). Condor.
Yard, H. G., C. van Riper III, and B. T. Brown. Submitted. Diet analysis of
selected breeding birds along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.
Condor.
Banks, A. J., C. van Riper III, and S. R. Rosenstock. In Press (2003). Breeding
and wintering birds of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. US Geological
Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Field Station
Tech. Report. USGS/SBSC/COPL/2003/21. XX pp.
O’Brien, C., D. W. Blinn, and C. van Riper III. 2003. Waterfowl,
acanthocephalans, and amphipods at Montezuma Well, Arizona – What is the role of
parasites? Dept. of the Interior, USGS FS-125-03.
van Riper, C., III. In Press (2003). Dedication to Boyd Evison and Michelle
Hellickson. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference of Research on the
Colorado Plateau. Northland Press, Flagstaff, AZ . p viii-ix.
van Riper, C., III, and K. A, Cole In Press (2003). Introduction to the
Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado
Plateau. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference of Research on the
Colorado Plateau. North Arizona University Press, Flagstaff, AZ . Pp xi-xvii.
van Riper, C., III., and K. A. Cole. In Press (2003). Proceedings of the Fifth
Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Northern Arizona Univ.,
Northern Arizona University Press, Flagstaff, AZ . 217 pp.
van Riper, C., III, and M. K. Sogge In Press (2003). Monitoring of Wintering
Bald Eagles along the Colorado River. Chapter #13 pp –xx- In: Proceedings of the
Fifth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Northern Arizona
University Press, Flagstaff, AZ .
Johnson, M. J., C. van Riper III, and K. Enos. 2002. Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza
bilineata). In: The birds of North America, No.637 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.)
The Academy of Natural Sciences; Philadelphia: The American Ornithologists’
Union, Washington, D.C.
Knick, S. T. and C. van Riper III. 2002. Loss of sagebrush ecosystems and
declining bird populations in the Intermountain West: Priority research issues
and information needs. Dept. of the Interior, USGS FS-122-02.
van Riper, C., III, C. A. Drost, and J. A. Hart. 2002. Habitat partitioning by
neotropical migrant warblers along the lower Colorado River corridor. Pp 140-141
In: Meeting Resource Management Needs: The fourth conference on research and
resource management in the southwestern deserts (W. L. Halvorson and B. S. Gebow,
Eds.). USGS Sonoran Desert Field Station, The Univ. of Arizona, Tucson. 154 pp.
van Riper, C., III., Jan V. Hart, and J. L. Bright. 2002. Effect of fenced
transportation corridors on pronghorn antelope movement in Petrified Forest
National Park, Arizona. Pp. 71-77, In: Crossing boundaries in park management,
Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks
and Public Lands (D. Harmon, Ed.). The George Wright Society, Hancock, MI. 426
pp.
van Riper, C. III, S. G. van Riper, and W. Hansen. 2002. The epizootiology and
ecological significance of avian pox in Hawaii. Auk 119: 929-942.
Rosenstock, S. S., and C. van Riper III. 2001. Breeding bird response to juniper
woodland expansion in Northern Arizona grasslands. Journal of Range Management
54:226-232.
Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III. 2001. Dedication. Pp. viii. In:
Ecology, conservation, and management of Hawaiian birds: A vanishing avifauna
(Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III, eds.). Studies in Avian Biology
22.
Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III (Eds.). 2001. Ecology, conservation,
and management of Hawaiian birds: A vanishing avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology
22. Pp427.
Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III. 2001. Introduction. Pp. 1-12. In:
Ecology, conservation, and management of Hawaiian birds: A vanishing avifauna
(Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III, eds). Studies in Avian Biology 22.
Scott, J.M., and C. van Riper III. 2001. Introduction to “Limiting Factors.” Pp.
219-220. In: Ecology, conservation, and management of Hawaiian birds: A
vanishing avifauna (Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III, eds). Studies
in Avian Biology 22.
Scott, J.M., and C. van Riper III. 2001. Introduction to “Status and Trends.”
Pp. 106-107. In: Ecology, conservation, and management of Hawaiian birds: A
vanishing avifauna (Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III, eds). Studies
in Avian Biology 22.
van Riper, C., III. 2001. "Diseases of Wild Waterfowl, second edition" by G. A.
Wobeser (Book Review). Condor 103(3):665-666.
van Riper, C., III, S. Conant and J. M. Scott. 2001. Introduction to “Historical
Perspectives.” Pp 14 In: Ecology, conservation, and management of Hawaiian
birds: A vanishing avifauna (Scott, J.M., S. Conant and C. van Riper III, eds.)
Studies in Avian Biology 22.
van Riper, C., III and J. M. Scott. 2001. Limiting factors affecting Hawaiian
native birds. . Pp 221-233. In. Ecology Conservation and Management of Endemic
Hawaiian birds: a Vanishing Avifauna (Scott, J.M. S. Conant and C. van Riper
III, eds.). Studies in Avian Biology No. 22.
Bright, J. L., and C. van Riper III. 2000. Pronghorn home ranges, habitat
selection and distribution around water sources in northern Arizona. US
Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Colorado
Plateau Field Station Tech. Report. USGSFRESC/COPL/2000/. 28 pp.
Willey, D. A. and C. van Riper III. 2000. First year movements by juvenile
Mexican Spotted Owls in the canyonlands of Utah. Journal of Raptor Research
34(1): 1-7.
Bright, J. L. and C. van Riper III. 1999. Habitat selection by pronghorn
antelope at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. Pp. 77-85, In: Proc. 17tth
Biennial Pronghorn Antelope Workshop, 4-7 June 1996, Lake Tahoe, CA. ed. J. K.
Fischer.
Nowak, E. M. and C. van Riper III. 1999. Effects and Effectiveness of
rattlesnake relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument. USGS Forest and
Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Colorado Plateau Field Station Tech Rep. No.
17 (USGSFRESC/COPL/1999/17). Pp 61.
van Riper, C., III. 1999. Dedication to Henry O. Hooper. In: Proceedings of the
Fourth Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. USGS Forest and
Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center CPFS Rep. Ser., 99/16, Flagstaff, AZ . p
viii.
van Riper, C., III 1999. Introduction to the Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial
Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. . In: Proceedings of the Fourth
Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. USGS Forest and
Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center CPFS Rep. Ser., 99/16, Flagstaff, AZ . Pp
xi-xvii.
van Riper, C., III. and M. A. Stuart. 1999. Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial
Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. USGS Forest and Rangeland
Ecosystem Science Center CPFS Rep. Ser., 99/16, Flagstaff, AZ . 217 pp.
Ellison, L. E. and C. van Riper III. 1998. A comparison of small-mammal
communities in a desert riparian floodplain. Journal of Mammalogy 79: 972-985.
Johnson, M. J. and C. van Riper, III. 1998. Cowbird brood parasitism of the
Black-throated Sparrow in the Verde Valley of central Arizona. USGS/FRESC
Colorado Plateau Field Station Tech. Rep. No. 14; 18 pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1998. Disease as a limiting factor to the native bird
populations of Hawaii. In: Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congr., Durban. (N. J. Adams,
and R. H. Slotow, Eds.). Ostrich 69: 457.
van Riper, C., III, and R. A. Ockenfels. 1998. The influence of transportation
corridors on the movement of pronghorn antelope over a fragmented landscape in
northern Arizona. Pp 241-248, In: Proc of the 2nd International Conf. Trans. and
Wildlife Ecol. (D. Zeigler. Ed.). Ft. Meyers, FL
Ockenfels, R. A., C. van Riper III and W. K. Carrel. 1997. Home Ranges and
movements of Pronghorn in Northern Arizona. Pp. 45-62, In: Proc. 3rd Biennial
Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, (C. Van Riper III, and E. T.
Deshler, Eds.). 97/12, 2 NPS Transactions and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-56.
van Riper, C., III, and E. T. Deshler(editors). 1997. Proceedings of the Third
Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. NPS Transactions and
Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-97/12, 256 pp.
van Riper, C. III, R. Ockenfels, J. Bright and T. Arundel. 1997. The national
park service role in management of pronghorn antelope over a fragmented
landscape in northern Arizona. Pp. 354-361, In: Making Protection Work,
Proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks
and Public Lands, D. Harmon (ed.).Weber & Sons, Park Falls, WI, 493 pp
van Riper, C., III, M. K. Sogge, and D. W. Willey. 1997. Potential impacts of
global climate change on bird communities of the southwest. Pp.90-105, In:
Impact of Climate change and land use in the southwestern United States. D. A.
Kirtland, R. S. Thompson, and R. Z. Poore, eds. U.S. DOI/USGS/GPO/WWW Series.
van Riper, C., III. 1997. Introduction to the Proceedings of the Third Biennial
Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. Pp. xi-xvi, In Proc. 3rd.
Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, C. van Riper III and E.
T. Deshler (eds.). NPS Transactions and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-97/12,
256 pp.
Deshler, E. T. and C. van Riper III. 1996. The development of a natural resource
bibliographic database in Southern Arizona national park service areas. In Proc.
First Conference on Res. Mgt. in S. Ariz. Natl. Pks. Vol No.1, 36 pp.
Ellison, L. E. and C. van Riper, III. 1996. A comparison of small mammal
communities at Montezuma Castle National Monument. CPRS Nat. Res. Tech. Rep. No.
11, 53 pp.
Murphy, D., F. Allendorf, V. Bleich, C. van Riper III and G. White. 1996.
Bighorn sheep history on the Colorado Plateau. In. Bighorn Sheep in the Rocky
Mountain Region., F. Singer ed. NBS Tech. Rep. No. 4512.
van Riper, C., III, and S. G. van Riper. 1996. The Peregrine Falcon. In. World
Book Encyclopedia, pp 285-286. World Book Publ. Co., Chicago, IL.
Super, P. E. and C. van Riper III. 1995. A comparison of avian hematozoan
epizootiology in two California coastal scrub communities. Journal of Wildlife
Diseases 31:447-461.
van Riper, C., III, M. K. Sogge and T. J. Tibbitts. 1995. Wintering Bald Eagles
Along the Colorado River Corridor. pp 328-330, In. Our Living Resources : a
report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants,
animals, and ecosystems (Eds. E. T. LaRoe, G. S. Farris, C. E. Puckett, P. D.
Doran, and M. J. Mac). Washington D.C. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National
Biological Service, 530pp.
van Riper, C., III. (editor). 1995. Proceedings of the Second Biennial
Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks. NPS Transaction and
Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-95/11, 305 pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1995. Ecology and Breeding Biology of the Hawaii Elepaio (Chasiempis
sandwichensis bryani). Condor 97: 512-527.
van Riper, C., III. 1995. Introduction. pp xi-xv. In. Proceedings of the Second
Biennial Conferences on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks. NPS
Transactions and Proceedings Series NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-95/11, 305 pp.
Avery, M.L. and van Riper, C. III. 1994. Post-Breeding Territoriality and
Foraging Behavior in Costa's Hummingbirds (Calypte costae). Southwestern
Naturalist 38:374-377.
Sogge, M. K., W. M. Gilbert, and C. Van Riper III. 1994. Orange-crowned Warbler
(Vermivora celeta). In The birds of North America, No.101 (A. Poole and F. Gill,
Eds.) Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.: The
American Ornithologists’ Union.
van Riper, C., III, C. T. Atkinson, and T. M. Seed. 1994. Avian Malaria. Pp.
71-138, In. Parasitic Protozoa Vol. 7, 2nd Edition. (Eds.) J.P. Krier and J.R.
Baker. Academic Press, New York, N.Y.
van Riper, C., III. and L.H. Hirai. 1994. Coloration frequencies of male House
Finches in Hawaii. Western Birds 25: 163-165.
van Riper, C., III. 1994. "Ecology and our endangered life-support systems," by
Eugene P. Odum (Book Review). Park Science 14:27-28.
Kern, M. D., M. K. Sogge, R. B. Kern, and C. van Riper III. 1993. Nests and nest
sites of the San Miguel Island Song Sparrow. J. Field Ornithol. 64: 367-381.
Rowlands, P.G., C. van Riper III, and M. K. Sogge (eds.). 1993. Proceedings of
the First Biennial Conference on Research in Colorado Plateau National Parks.
Trans. and Proc. Ser. No. NPS/NRNAU/NRTP-93/10. U.S. Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.
van Riper, C., III., M.D. Kern, and M.K. Sogge. 1993. Changing nest placement of
Hawaiian Common Amakihi during the breeding cycle. Wilson Bull. 105: 436-447.
Quinn, J.F., C. van Riper III, and H.L. Salwasser. 1992. Habitat fragmentation
and species diversity: A reply to Newmark. Ecology 72: 1020-1033.
van Riper, C., III. 1992. A Prototype Ecosystem Approach to Addressing Research
and Resource Management Issues in the National Park Service: The CPSU at NAU. In
Highlights of Natural Resources Management, 1991. Natural Resources Report. U.S.
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Atkinson, C. T., and C. van Riper III. 1991. Pathogenicity and epizootiology of
avian haematozoa: Plasmodium, Leucocytozoan, and Haemoproteus. Pp 19-48, In,
Bird-parasite interactions: ecology, evolution and behaviour. (Eds.) J. E. Loye
and M. Zuk. Oxford Univ. Press, England.
Kern, M.D., M.K. Sogge, and C. van Riper III. 1991. Changes in vapor pressure
and egg mass in nests of incubating Song Sparrows. Condor 92:761-767.
Sogge, M. K., M. D. Kern, R. Kern, and C. van Riper III. 1991. Growth and
development of thermoregulation in nestling San Miguel Island Song Sparrows.
Condor 93:773-776.
van Riper, C., III. 1991. Parasite communities in wet and dry forest
subpopulations of the Hawaii common amakihi. Pp 140-153, In, Bird-parasite
interactions: ecology, evolution and behaviour. (Eds.) J. E. Loye and M. Zuk.
Oxford Univ. Press, England.
van Riper, C., III. 1991. The impact of introduced vectors and avian malaria on
insular passeriform bird populations in Hawaii. Bull. Soc. Vector. Ecol.
16(1):59-83.
Avery, M.L., and C. van Riper III. 1990. Evaluation of wildlifehabitat
relationships data base for predicting bird community composition in Central
California chaparral and blue oak woodlands. Calif. Fish and Game 76:12-26.
Cook, R. R., J. F. Quinn, and C. van Riper III. 1990. A comparative analysis of
mammal inventory data for California's National Parks. Pp 71-102, In, Examples
of resource inventory and monitoring in National Parks of California. (Eds.) C.
van Riper III, T. J. Stohlgren, S. D. Veirs, Jr., and S. C. Hillyer. Trans. and
Proc. Ser. No. 8. US Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Kern, M. D., M. K. Sogge, and C. van Riper III. 1990. Water-vapor pressure in
nests of the San Miguel Island song sparrow. Condor 92:761-767.
Quinn, J. F. and C. van Riper III. 1990. Design considerations for National Park
inventory databases. Pp 5-13 In, Examples of resource inventory and monitoring
in National Parks of California. (Eds.) C. van Riper III, T. J. Stohlgren, S. D.
Veirs, Jr., and S. C. Hillyer. Trans. and Proc. Ser. No.8. US Department of the
Interior, Washington, D. C.
Quinn, J.F., C. van Riper III, and H.L. Salwasser. 1990. Habitat fragmentation
and species diversity: A reply to Newmark. Ecology.
Robinson, G. R., J. F. Quinn, and C. van Riper III. 1990. Assembly of a
standardized database for vascular plants in California's National Park Service
lands. Pp 147-158, In, Examples of resource inventory and monitoring in National
Parks of California. (Eds.) C. van Riper III, T. J. Stohlgren, S. D. Veirs, Jr.,
and S. C. Hillyer. Trans. and Proc. Ser. No.8. US Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Sauvajot, R. M., J. F. Quinn, C. van Riper III, and C. Farmer. 1990. Comparative
analyses of bird inventory databases from California National Parks. Pp 15-48,
In, Examples of resource inventory and monitoring in National Parks of
California. (Eds.) C. van Riper III, T. J. Stohlgren, S. D. Veirs, Jr., and S.
C. Hillyer. Trans. and Proc. Ser. No.8. US Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
van Riper, C., III. 1990. Introduction to the section on fauna. Pp 1-3, In,
Examples of resource inventory and monitoring in National Parks of California.
(Eds.) C. van Riper III, T. J. Stohlgren, S. D. Veirs, Jr., and S. C. Hillyer.
Trans. and Proc. Ser. No.8. US Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
van Riper, C., III, T. J. Stohlgren, S. D. Veirs, Jr., and S. C. Hillyer (eds.).
1990. Examples of resource inventory and monitoring in National Parks of
California. Trans. and Proc. Ser. No.8. US Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C., 268 pp.
Work, T.M., R.K. Washino, and C. van Riper III. 1990. Comparative susceptibility
of Culex tarsalis, Anopheles franciscanus, and Culiseta inornata (Diptera:
Culicidae) to Plasmodium relictum (Haemosporidia: Plasmodiidae). J. Med. Entomol.
27(1):68-71.
Avery, M.L., and C. van Riper III. 1989. Seasonal changes in bird communities of
the chaparral and blue-oak woodlands in Central California. Condor
91(2):288-295.
Jenkins, C.D., S.A. Temple, C. van Riper III, and W.R. Hansen. 1989.
Disease-related aspects of conserving the endangered Hawaiian Crow. Pp. 77-87,
In: Disease and Management of Threatened Bird Populations, ed. J.E. Cooper. ICBP
Tech. Publ. Ser. No. 6, Cambridge, England.
Scott, J. M., C. B. Kepler, C. van Riper III, C. Stone, and S. Fefer. 1989.
Integrated conservation strategy for Hawaiian forest birds: A reply. Biosci.
39:476-479.
Sogge, M. K., C. van Riper III, and C. Drost. 1989. Design considerations for
monitoring land birds in Channel Islands National Park. Trans. West. Sect. Wildl.
Soc. 25:65-71.
van Riper, C., III, K. G. Smith, D. S. Wood, E. H. Dunn, and C. J. Ralph. 1989.
Career opportunities in ornithology. Amer. Birds 43:29-37.
Avery, M.L., and C. van Riper III. 1988. An evaluation of the California
wildlife-habitat relationships data base for predicting bird community
composition in Pinnacles National Monument. CPSU/UCD Tech. Rep. No. 31, 39 pp.
England, A.S., M.K. Sogge, and C. van Riper III. 1988. Avian species of
management concern: Mill and Deer Creek drainages, Tehama County, California.
CPSU/UCD Tech. Rep. No. 33, 56 pp.
Sato, G.M., A.E. England, M.K. Sogge, P.B. Moyle, and C. van Riper III. 1988.
Significant Resources of the Deer Creek and Mill Creek Drainages, Tehama County,
California, with recommendations for their preservation: Executive Summary. USDI
N.P.S. and California Dept. of Water Resources, 11 pp.
Scott, J.M., C.B. Kepler, C. van Riper III, and S.I. Fefer. 1988. Conservation
of Hawaii's vanishing avifauna. Bioscience 38(4):238-253.
Sogge, M.K., and C. van Riper III. 1988. Breeding biology and population
dynamics of the San Miguel Island Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia micronyx).
CPSU/UCD Tech. Rep. No. 26, 120 pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1988. "Avian Botulism," edited by H.K. Eklund and V.R.
Dowell, Jr. (Book Review). J. Wildl. Dis. 24(3):594-595.
van Riper, C., III. 1988. "Avian Histopathology," by C. Riddell (Book Review).
J. Wildl. Dis. 24(2):382-383.
van Riper, C., III, and J.F. Quinn. 1988. Alternative views of reserve design
for wildlife managers. Trans. West. Sect. Wildl. Soc. 24:12-17.
van Riper, C., III, M.K. Sogge, and C. Drost. 1988. Land bird monitoring
handbook: Channel Islands National Park, California. National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 23 pp, Append., 5 pp.
Avery, M.L., and C. van Riper III. 1987. A checklist of the birds of Pinnacles
National Monument. Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc. Tucson, AZ.
Hayworth, A.M., C. van Riper III, and W.W. Weathers. 1987. Effects of Plasmodium
relictum on the metabolic rate and body temperature in canaries (Serinus
canarius). J. Parasitol. 73(4):850-853.
van Riper, C., III. 1987. Breeding ecology of the Hawaii Common Amakihi. Condor
89(1):85-102.
van Riper, C., III. 1987. "Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America,"
edited by H.A. Mooney and J.A. Drake (Book Review). J. Wildl. Diseases
23(4):721-722.
van Riper, C., III. 1987. Impact study yields park management benefits. In:
Highlights of Natural Resources Management, ed. D.O'Leary, pp. 32-34. Natural
Resources Programs, NPS, Denver, CO.
van Riper, C., III, S. van Riper, and M. Laird. 1987. Discovery of Atoxoplasma
in Hawaii. J. Parasitol. 73(5):10711073.
Avery, M.L., and C. van Riper III. 1986. Bird community survey at Pinnacles
National Monument. CPSU/UCD Tech. Rep. No. 24, 88 pp.
Quinn, J.F., and C. van Riper III. 1986. More fuel for the fragmentation fire: a
reply to Bratton and White. Park Science 6(4):1617.
Stark, R., C. van Riper III, M.E. Lee, M.L. Avery, and D.R. Field. 1986.
Recreation Places, A description of recreation sites at Whiskeytown. CPSU/OSU
Tech Rep No. 863, 46 pp.
van Riper, C., III, S. G. van Riper, M. L. Goff, and M. Laird. 1986. The
epizootiology and ecological significance of malaria in Hawaiian land birds.
Ecological Monographs 56(4):327344.
Avery, M.L., and C. van Riper III. 1985. WHR data system being evaluated at
Pinnacles NM. Park Science 5(3):16.
Cid del Prado Vera, I., A. R. Maggenti, and C. van Riper III. 1985. New species
of Spiruridae (Nemata: Spirurida) from endemic Hawaiian honeycreepers
(Passeriformes: Drepanididae), the Japanese Whiteeye (Passeriformes:
Zosteropidae) and a new species of Acuriidae (Nemata: Spirurida) from the
Japanese Whiteeye collected on the island of Hawaii. Proc. Helminthol. Soc.
Wash. 52(2):247259.
Quinn, J. F., C. van Riper III, R. Karban, G. Robinson, and S. P. Harrison.
1985. Conservation strategies: island biogeography and the design of nature
preserves. Park Science 6(1):69.
Ralph, C. J. and C. van Riper III. 1985. Historical and current factors
affecting Hawaiian native birds. In: Bird Conservation, Vol. II., ed. S. Temple.
Pp. 742. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison.
van Riper, S. G. and C. van Riper III. 1985. A summary of known parasites and
diseases recorded from the avifauna of the Hawaiian Islands. In: The
Preservation and Management of Terrestrial Hawaiian Ecosystems. eds. C. Stone
and J. M. Scott. Pp. 298371. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Kern, M. and C. van Riper III. 1984. Altitudinal variations in nests of the
Hawaiian honeycreeper Hemignathus virens virens. Condor 86(4):443453.
Scott, J. M., S. Mountainspring, C. van Riper III, C. B. Kepler, J. D. Jacobi,
T. A. Burr, and J. G. Giffin. 1984. Annual variation in the distribution,
abundance, and habitat response of the Palila. Auk 101(4):647664.
van Riper, C., III. 1984. The influence of nectar resources on nesting success
and movement patterns of the Hawaii Amakihi (Hemignathus virens). Auk
101(1):3846.
van Riper, C., III, L. D. Whittig, and M. L. Murphy (eds.). 1983. Proceedings of
the First Biennial Conference of Research in California's National Parks.
Cooperative Parks Studies Unit, University of California, Davis, September 910,
1982. Pp. 310.
Weathers, W. W., D. L. Weathers, and C. van Riper III. 1983. Basal metabolism of
the Apapane: comparison of freshly caught birds with longterm captives. Auk
100(4):977978.
Baldridge, F., P. Detrich, and C. van Riper III. 1982. A Survey of Endangered
Raptorial Birds in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. CPSU/UCD Tech.
Rep. No. 9, 88 pp.
Harlow, D.L., C.R. Bruce, F.C. Dobler, H.L. Greiman, R.M. Jurek, R.D. Mallette,
R.R. Olendorff, C.A. Rieck, C. van Riper III, and R.S. Wilbur. 1982. Pacific
Coast Recovery Plan for the American Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.
Kamil, A.C., and C. van Riper III. 1982. Withinterritory division of foraging
space by male and female Amakihi (Loxops virens). Condor 84:117119.
van Riper, C., III. 1982. Censuses and breeding observations of the birds on
Kohala Mountain, Hawaii. Wilson Bull. 94:463476.
van Riper, C., III. 1982. Avifauna of Kohala Mountain, Hawaii. CPSU/Univ. of
Hawaii, Tech. Rep. No. 44, 27 pp.
van Riper, C., III, S.G. van Riper, M.L. Goff, and M. Laird. 1982. The impact of
malaria on birds in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. CPSU/Univ. of Hawaii Tech.,
Rep. No. 47, 73 pp.
van Riper, S.G., and C. van Riper III. 1982. A field guide to the mammals in
Hawaii. Oriental Publishing Co., Honolulu, Hawaii.
Weathers, W.W., and C. van Riper III. 1982. Temperature regulation in two
endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers: the Palila (Psittirostra bailleui) and the
Laysan Finch (Psittirostra cantans). Auk 99(4):667674.
Laird, M., and C. van Riper III. 1981. Questionable reports of Plasmodium from
birds in Hawaii, with the recognition of P. relictum ssp. capistranoae (Russell,
1932) as the avian malaria parasite there. pp. 159165, In: Parasitological
Topics, Special Publ. #1. Soc. of Protozoologists. ed. E.V. Canning. Allen
Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas.
van Riper, C., III. 1981. A survey showing the effect of environment and
behavior upon parasite levels in the Hawai'i Amakihi (Loxops virens) (Aves:
Drepanididae). CPSU/Univ. of Hawaii, Tech. Rep. No. 43, 14 pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1981. Estimating numbers of terrestrial birds, summarizing
remarks: comparison of methods. Studies in Avian Biology No. 6:217218.
van Riper, C., III. 1981. "The Hawaiian Goose" by Janet Kear and A.J. Berger.
(Book Review). Wilson Bull. 93(3):417419.
van Riper, C., III. 1981. A breeding ecology of the endangered Palila (Psittirostra
bailleui) on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. CPSU/Univ. of Hawaii, Tech. Rep. No. 42, 41 pp.
van Riper, C., III, S. van Riper, M.L. Goff, and M. Laird. 1981. Investigation
of avian malaria in Hawaii's National Parks. In: The Third Conference in Natural
Sciences, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
van Riper, C., III. 1980. The phenology of the dryland forest of Mauna Kea,
Hawaii, and the impact of recent environmental perturbations. Biotropica
12:282291.
van Riper, C., III. 1980. Observations on the breeding of the Palila (Psittirostra
bailleui) of Hawaii. Ibis 122:462475.
van Riper, C., III, and S.G. van Riper. 1980. A necropsy procedure for sampling
disease in wild birds. Condor 82:8598.
Goff, M.L. and C. van Riper III. 1980. Distribution of mosquitoes (Diptera:
Culicidae) on the east flank of Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii. Pac. Insects
22:178188.
Levine, N.D., S.G. van Riper, and, C. van Riper III. 1980. Five new species of
Isospora from Hawaiian birds. J. Protozoology 27:258259.
Scott, J.M., and C. van Riper III. 1980. The Palila: an endangered Hawaiian
bird. Cooperative Extension Service, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. Leaflet 215.
van Riper, C., III. 1979. The investigation of avian malaria in Hawaii's
National Parks. In: Proceedings of the Second Conference on Scientific Research
in the National Parks. (Microfiche).
van Riper, C., III, and J.M. Scott. 1979. Observations on distribution, diet,
and breeding of the Hawaiian Thrush. Condor 81:6571.
van Riper, C., III, S.G. van Riper, and A.J. Berger. 1979. The Redwhiskered
Bulbul in Hawaii. Wilson Bull. 91:323328.
van Riper, C., III, S.G. van Riper, J.Q. Casey, and I.B. Casey. 1979.
Observation on the drowning of a Whitecapped Noddy Tern. Elepaio 39:147148.
van Riper, C., III. 1978. An 'O'u observation at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Elepaio 39:3233.
van Riper, C., III. 1978. Discovery of the Yellowfronted Canary on Mauna Kea,
Hawaii. Elepaio 38:99100.
van Riper, C., III. 1978. Reasons why the Palila, a Hawaiian honeycreeper, is
rare and endangered: analysis of a breeding biology. In: Second Annual Albert L.
Tester Memorial Symposium 1415 April 1977. Pac. Sci. 32:102.
van Riper, C., III. 1978. The influence of food supplementation upon the
reproductive strategy and movement patterns in the Hawaii Amakihi (Loxops virens).
In: Second Annual Albert L. Tester Memorial Symposium 1415 April 1977. Pac. Sci.
32:101102.
van Riper, C., III, and R.D. Barbee. 1978. Darkrumped Petrel at Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park. Birdbanding 49:372.
van Riper, C., III, and S.G. van Riper. 1978. A necropsy procedure for sampling
disease in wild bird populations. In: Proceedings of the Second Conference in
Natural Sciences, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Pp. 309332.
van Riper, C., III. 1978. Observations on white Apapane at Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park. Condor 80:452.
van Riper, C., III, J.M. Scott and D.M. Woodside. 1978. Distribution and
abundance patterns of the Palila on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Auk 95:518 527.
van Riper, C., III. 1978. The breeding ecology of the Amakihi (Loxops virens)
and Palila (Psittirostra bailleui) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Ph.D. dissertation.
University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
Berger, A. J., E. Kosaka, E. Kridler, J. M. Scott, P. Scowcroft, C. Wakida, D.
Woodside, and C. van Riper III. 1977. Palila recovery plan. Portland, Oregon, U.
S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
van Riper, C., III. 1977. The use of sheep wool in nest construction by Hawaiian
birds. Auk 94:646651.
van Riper, C., III. 1976. Aspects of House Finch breeding biology in Hawaii.
Condor 78:224229.
van Riper, C., III. 1976. The influence of food supplementation upon the
reproductive strategy and movement patterns in the Hawaii Amakihi (Loxops virens).
Pp. 227. In: Proceedings of the First Conference in Natural Sciences in Hawaii.
(C. W. Smith Ed.). CPSU Dept. Botany, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
van Riper, C., III. 1976. Superimposition of Amakihi nest on one of an Elepaio.
Condor 78:267269.
van Riper, C., III, and J.M. Scott. 1976. Patterns in the distribution and
abundance of the Palila on Mauna Kea. Pp. 229. In: Proceedings of the First
Conference in Natural Sciences in Hawaii. (C. W. Smith Ed.. CPSU Dept. Botany,
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
van Riper, C., III. 1975. The use of sheep wool in nest construction by Hawaiian
birds. US International Biological Program, Island Ecosystems IRP, Tech. Rep.
No. 73, 11 pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1975. The phenology of mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) and
naio (Myoporum sandwicense) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, as related to the annual cycle
of the Amakihi (Loxops virens) and the Palila (Psittirostra bailleui). US
International Biological Program, Island Ecosystems IRP, Tech. Rep. No. 51, 37
pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1975. Parasites of the Hawaii Amakihi (Loxops virens). US
International Biological Program, Island Ecosystems IRP, Tech. Rep. No. 62, 25
pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1974. An albinistic Elepaio from Hawaii. Auk 91:841.
van Riper, C., III. 1974. An unusually massive nest of the House Finch (Linnet)
on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Elepaio 34:9799.
van Riper, C., III. 1974. Linnet breeding biology on Hawaii. US International
Biological Program, Island Ecosystems IRP, Tech. Rep. No. 46, 19 pp.
van Riper, C., III. 1974. Unusual uses of Ricebird nests in Hawaii. Elepaio
35:5.
van Riper, C., III. 1973. A comparison of different nesting locations of the
Chinese Thrush in Hawaii. Elepaio 33:9192.
van Riper, C., III. 1973. Island of Hawaii landbird distribution and abundance.
Elepaio 34:l3.
van Riper, C., III. 1973. The nesting of the Apapane in lava caves on the island
of Hawaii. Wilson Bull. 85:238240.
van Riper, C., III. 1972. Akepa sightings on Hawaii. Elepaio 33:9.
van Riper, C., III. 1972. Crested Honeycreeper of Maui. Elepaio 32:9091.
van Riper, C., III. 1972. Discovery of the nest of the Maui Creeper. Elepaio
32:100103.
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1996 – present Board of Directors, Arizona Cooperative Extension
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1993 - 1998 Flagstaff Youth Symphony Board
1992 - 2000 Livestock Superintendent (4-H Sheep) County Fair
1991 - 1997 Coconino County 4-H Leaders Council
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