David King, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Lauren S. Pile, Aliza Fassler, Connor D. Crouch, Morgan Davis, Daniel C. C. Dey, Brooke Hagarty, John M. Kabrick, David King, Benjamin O. Knapp, Susannah B. Lerman, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Will Rumpf, Sloane Scott. 2025. Enriching log landings to sustain native bees and other pollinators: a guide for practitioners
• Michael E. Akresh, David Mandell, Peter P. Grima, David King, Kathryn Lauer. 2024. Differential use of nest materials and niche space among avian species within a single ecological community
• Sarah C. Deckel, William V DeLuca, Alexander R. Gerson, David King. 2024. Factors affecting the nesting success of Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) along an elevational gradient
• Fangyuan Hua, Weiyi Wang, Shinichi Nakagawa, Shuangqi Liu, Xinran Miao, Le Yu, Zhenrong Du, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Luis Alejandro Arias-Sosa, Kinga Buda, Michał Budka, Stéphanie M. Carrière, Richard B. Chandler, Gianpasquale Chiatante, David O. Chiawo, Will Cresswell, Alejandra Echeverri, Eben Goodale, Guohualing Huang, Mark F. Hulme, Richard L. Hutto, Titus S. Imboma, Crinan Jarrett, Zhigang Jiang, Vassiliki I Kati, David King, Primož Kmecl, Na Li, Gábor L. Lövei, Leandro Macchi, Ian MacGregor-Fors, Emily A. Martin, António Mira, Federico Morelli, Rubén Ortega-Álvarez, Rui-Chang Quan, Pedro A. Salgueiro, Sara M. Santos, Ghazala Shahabuddin, Jacob B. Socolar, Malcolm C. K. Soh, Rachakonda Sreekar, Umesh Srinivasan, David S. Wilcove, Yuichi Yamaura, Liping Zhou, Paul R. Elsen. 2024. Ecological filtering shapes the impacts of agricultural deforestation on biodiversity
• Amanda L. Klehr, Alexis N. Laskowski, David King. 2024. Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) Nesting in Photovoltaic Solar Energy Facilities in Eastern New York
• Michael Akresh, Savannah McInvale, David King. 2024. A meta-analysis of edge effects on nesting success in forest and shrubland birds of eastern North America
• Fabiola Rodríguez, Darío Alvarado, David Murillo, Klaus Wiese, Jeffery Larkin, David King, Caz Taylor. 2024. Landscape influences non-breeding performance of a Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird
• H. Patrick Roberts, Lori Erb, Lisabeth Willey, Scott Buchanan, Michael T. Jones, Nathan Nazdrowicz, Kevin Oxenrider, Brian Zarate, David King, Michael Ravesi, John Kleopfer. 2024. Regional analysis estimates extensive habitat impairment for the widespread, but vulnerable eastern box turtle
• Michael J. Cunningham-Minnick, H. Patrick Roberts, Joan Milam, David King. 2024. Sampling the understory, midstory, and canopy is necessary to fully characterize native bee communities of temperate forests and their dynamic environmental relationships
• Michael J. Cunningham‐Minnick, Joan Milam, Aliza Fassler, David King. 2024. Best management practices for bee conservation in forest openings
• Mercedes Melo, Kirsten Fuller, Sue Robertson, Bob Robertson, Laurie J. Goodrich, David King, Jean-François Therrien. 2023. Rapid Urbanization Alters Overwintering Abundance and Sex Ratio of the American Kestrel
• Madelyn Kaplin, Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez, Sarah Deckel, Jessica Tatten, David King, Alexander R. Gerson. 2023. Refueling performance of migratory passerines stopping at an inland stopover site in the Connecticut River Valley
• H. Patrick Roberts, Lisabeth L. Willey, Michael T. Jones, David King, Thomas S.B. Akre, John Kleopfer, Donald J. Brown, Scott W. Buchanan, Houston C. Chandler, Phillip deMaynadier, Melissa Winters, Lori Erb, Katharine D. Gipe, Glenn Johnson, Kathryn Lauer, Eric B. Liebgold, Jonathan D. Mays, Jessica R. Meck, Joshua Megyesy, Joel L. Mota, Nathan H. Nazdrowicz, Kevin J. Oxenrider, Molly Parren, Tami S. Ransom, Lindsay Rohrbaugh, Scott Smith, Derek Yorks, Brian Zarate. 2023. Effects of landscape structure and land use on turtle communities across the eastern United States
• Isabel R. Brofsky, David King, Kimberly Peters. 2023. Habitat associations and conservation opportunities for priority birds on small, diversified farms in the northeastern USA
• David Alexander Murillo, Dario Arnaldo Alvarado, Fabiola Vásquez, Caz Taylor, David King. 2023. Doesl Abierto Integrado (Dai) En Cultivos De Café Coffea Arabica Como Herramienta De Conservación De Aves Migratorias Neártico-Neotropicales Y Aves Residentes En Yoro, Honduras. Integrated open canopy (IOC) coffee Coffea arabica plantahons as a conservahon tool for Nearchc-Neotropical migratory andresident birds in Yoro, Honduras
• David King, Michael E. Akresh, David A. Murillo, Ruth E. Bennett, Richard B. Chandler. 2023. Habitat associations of Golden-winged Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers during the non-breeding season
• Calvin Ritter, David King, Stephen DeStefano, Daniel Clark. 2023. Bird communities reveal the ecological value of non-native Norway spruce plantations in Massachusetts, USA
• Samuel J. Mayne, David King, Jeremy C. Andersen, Joseph S. Elkinton. 2023. Pest control services on farms vary among bird species on diversified, low-intensity farms
• Michael E. Akresh, David King, Savannah L. McInvale, Jeffery L. Larkin, Anthony W. D'Amato. 2023. Effects of forest management on the conservation of bird communities in eastern North America: A meta‐analysis
• Michael J. Cunningham‐Minnick, Joan Milam, Brian Kane, H. Patrick Roberts, David King. 2023. Abundant, distinct, and seasonally dynamic bee community in the canopy‐aerosphere interface above a temperate forest
• H. Patrick Roberts, Lisabeth L. Willey, Michael T. Jones, Thomas S. B. Akre, David King, John Kleopfer, Donald J. Brown, Scott W. Buchanan, Houston C. Chandler, Phillip deMaynadier, Melissa Winters, Lori Erb, Katharine D. Gipe, Glenn Johnson, Kathryn Lauer, Eric B. Liebgold, Jonathan D. Mays, Jessica R. Meck, Joshua Megyesy, Joel L. Mota, Nathan H. Nazdrowicz, Kevin J. Oxenrider, Molly Parren, Tami S. Ransom, Lindsay Rohrbaugh, Scott Smith, Derek Yorks, Brian Zarate. 2023. Is the future female for turtles? Climate change and wetland configuration predict sex ratios of a freshwater species
• Samuel J. Mayne, David King, Jeremy C. Andersen, Joseph S. Elkinton. 2023. Crop-specific effectiveness of birds as agents of pest control
• Joan Milam, Michael Cunningham‐Minnick, Henry Patrick Roberts, Christopher Buelow, David King. 2022. The contribution of canopy samples to assessments of forestry effects on native bees
• Michael J. Cunningham-Minnick, Joan Milam, David King. 2022. SpORtI: The species originality and rarity index combines phylogenetic and functional originality with rarity metrics to provide a new perspective on species rarity
• Michael J. Cunningham‐Minnick, H. Patrick Roberts, Brian Kane, Joan Milam, David King. 2022. A cost‐effective method to passively sample communities at the forest canopy–aerosphere interface
• Michael E. Akresh, Evan D. Meeker, David King. 2022. Observations of Snakes and Game Birds in a Managed Pine Barren in Massachusetts
• Kimberly J. Spiller, David King, Jeffrey Bolsinger. 2022. Foraging and roosting habitat of Eastern Whip-poor-wills in the northeastern United States
• Steven P. Campbell, Michael E. Akresh, Neil A. Gifford, David King. 2021. Effects of light-level geolocators on return rates and inter-annual territory fidelity of Prairie Warblers Setophaga discolor
• Jeffrey D. Ritterson, David King, Richard B. Chandler. 2021. Habitat‐specific survival of golden‐winged warblers Vermivora chrysoptera during the non‐breeding season in an agricultural landscape
• David King, Matthew Jeffery, Brett A. Bailey. 2021. Generating indicator species for bird monitoring within the humid forests of northeast Central America
• Michael E. Akresh, Robert A. Askins, David King, Floyd E. Hayes, Patricia E. Barry, William K. Hayes. 2021. Resilience in the aftermath of hurricanes: Fluctuations in a Critically Endangered population of West Indian Woodpeckers Melanerpes superciliaris nyeanus over two decades
• Michael E. Akresh, David King, Peter P. Marra. 2021. Hatching date influences winter habitat occupancy: Examining seasonal interactions across the full annual cycle in a migratory songbird
• Jeffrey D. Ritterson, David King, Raul Raudales, Richard Trubey, Richard B. Chandler. 2021. Generating best management practices for Avian conservation with a land-sparing agricultural system
• Michael E. Akresh, David King, Casey A. Lott, Jeffery L. Larkin, Anthony W. D'Amato. 2021. A meta-analysis of the effects of tree retention on shrubland birds
• Codey L. Mathis, Darin J. McNeil, Monica R. Lee, Christina M. Grozinger, David King, Clint R.V. Otto, Jeffery L. Larkin. 2021. Pollinator communities vary with vegetation structure and time since management within regenerating timber harvests of the Central Appalachian Mountains
• Casey A. Lott, Michael E. Akresh, Bridgett E. Costanzo, Anthony W. D'Amato, Shengwu Duan, Cameron J. Fiss, Jacob S. Fraser, Hong S. He, David King, Darin J. McNeil, Scott H. Stoleson, Mariko Yamasaki, Jeffery L. Larkin. 2021. Do Review Papers on Bird–Vegetation Relationships Provide Actionable Information to Forest Managers in the Eastern United States?
• Kimberly J. Spiller, David King. 2021. Breeding Habitat Associations of Eastern Whip‐Poor‐Wills in Managed Forests
• Bruce E. Byers, Michael E. Akresh, David King, Leonida Fusani. 2020. Song learning by prairie warblers: When, where, and from whom
• H. Patrick Roberts, David King. 2020. Investigating the role of matrix habitat use in determining avian area‐sensitivity
• Camilo Loaiza, Olga L. Montenegro, David King, Manuel Spínola, Lilibeth Arinda Palacio, Agustín Rudas. 2020. Variation in abundance and habitat relationship of three understory insectivorous birds in a disturbed landscape of Neotropical dry forest of Colombia
• Anna B. Miller, David King, Mary M. Rowland, Joshua Chapman, Monica Tomosy, Christina Liang, Eric Abelson, Richard L. Truex. 2020. Sustaining wildlife with recreation on public lands: a synthesis of research findings, management practices, and research needs
• Jennifer R. Smetzer, David King. 2020. Intrinsic Markers Reveal Breeding Origin and Geographically-Structured Migration Timing of Two Songbird Species at a Coastal Stopover Site
• Michelle A. Labbé, David King. 2020. Songbird Use of Native and Invasive Fruit in the Northeastern USA
• Brett A. Bailey, David King. 2019. Habitat selection and habitat quality for wintering wood thrushes in a coffee growing region in Honduras
• Timothy R. Duclos, William V DeLuca, David King. 2019. Direct and indirect effects of climate on bird abundance along elevation gradients in the Northern Appalachian mountains
• Darin J. McNeil, Clint R. V Otto, Erin L. Moser, Katherine R. Urban-Mead, David King, Amanda D. Rodewald, Jeffery L. Larkin. 2019. Distance models as a tool for modelling detection probability and density of native bumblebees
• Michael E. Akresh, David King, Peter P. Marra. 2019. Rainfall and habitat interact to affect the condition of a wintering migratory songbird in The Bahamas
• H. Patrick Roberts, David King. 2019. Variation in plumage reflects avian habitat associations not revealed by abundance
• Casey A. Lott, Michael E. Akresh, Andrew J. Elmore, Cameron J. Fiss, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Cara J. Joos, David King, Darin J. McNeil, Scott H. Stoleson, Jeffery L. Larkin. 2019. What evidence exists for landbird species-environment relationships in eastern temperate and boreal forests of North America? A systematic map protocol
• Ruth Bennett, Amanda Rodewald, Kenneth Rosenberg, Richard Chandler, Liliana Chavarria-Duriaux, John Gerwin, David King, Jeffery L. Larkin. 2019. Drivers of variation in migration behavior for a linked population of long-distance migratory passerine
• Michael E. Akresh, David King, Peter P. Marra. 2019. Examining carry‐over effects of winter habitat on breeding phenology and reproductive success in prairie warblers Setophaga discolor
• Susannah B. Lerman, David King, Wayne J. Arendt, Paulina María M., Luis R. Paulino. 2019. Mourning dove nest on a Palmchat colony in urban Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Jennifer R. Smetzer, David King. 2018. Prolonged stopover and consequences of migratory strategy on local-scale movements within a regional songbird staging area
• Scott Schlossberg, David King, Stephen Destefano, Mitch Hartley. 2018. Effects of early-successional shrubland management on breeding wood thrush populations
• Jennifer R. Smetzer, David King, Philip D. Taylor. 2017. Fall migratory departure decisions and routes of blackpoll warblers Setophaga striata and red-eyed vireos Vireo olivaceus at a coastal barrier in the Gulf of Maine
• Michael E. Akresh, David King, Brad C. Timm, Robert Brooks. 2017. Fuels Management and Habitat Restoration Activities Benefit Eastern Hognose Snakes (Heterodon platirhinos) in a Disturbance-Dependent Ecosystem
• H. Patrick Roberts, David King. 2017. Area requirements and landscape-level factors influencing shrubland birds
• H. Patrick Roberts, David King, Joan Milam. 2017. Factors affecting bee communities in forest openings and adjacent mature forest
• Michael E. Akresh, Daniel R. Ardia, David King. 2017. Effect of nest characteristics on thermal properties, clutch size, and reproductive performance for an open-cup nesting songbird
• Joel Ralston, William V DeLuca, Richard E. Feldman, David King. 2016. Realized climate niche breadth varies with population trend and distribution in North American birds
• Richard B. Chandler, Sharna Tolfree, John Gerwin, Curtis Smalling, Liliana Chavarría-Duriaux, Georges Duriaux, David King. 2016. Conservation implications of Golden-winged Warbler social and foraging behaviors during the nonbreeding season
• Ronald W. Rohrbaugh, David A. Buehler, Sara Barker Swarthout, David King, Jeffrey L. Larkin, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Amber M. Roth, Rachel Vallender, Tom Will. 2016. Conservation perspectives: Review of new science and primary threats to golden-winged warblers
• David King, Richard B. Chandler, Curtis Smalling, Richard Trubey, Raul Raudales, Tom Will. 2016. Nonbreeding golden-winged warbler, habitat: status, conservation, and needs
• Henry M. Streby, Ronald W. Rohrbaugh, David A. Buehler, David E. Andersen, Rachel Vallender, David King, Tom Will. 2016. Research on golden-winged warblers: recent progress and current needs
• William V. DeLuca, David King. 2016. Montane birds shift downslope despite recent warming in the northern Appalachian Mountains
• Joel Ralston, William V. DeLuca, Richard E. Feldman, David King. 2016. Population trends influence species ability to track climate change
• Bruce E. Byers, Michael E. Akresh, David King, W. Koenig. 2016. Song and Male Quality in Prairie Warblers
• Michael E. Akresh, David King. 2016. Eastern whip-poor-will breeding ecology in relation to habitat management in a pitch pine-scrub oak barren
• Scott Schlossberg, David King. 2015. Measuring the effectiveness of conservation programs for shrubland birds
• Michael E. Akresh, David King, Robert Brooks. 2015. Demographic response of a shrubland bird to habitat creation, succession, and disturbance in a dynamic landscape
• Joel Ralston, David King, William V. DeLuca, Gerald J. Niemi, Michale J. Glennon, Judith C. Scarl, J. Daniel Lambert. 2015. Analysis of combined data sets yields trend estimates for vulnerable spruce-fir birds in northern United States
• Bruce E. Byers, Michael E. Akresh, David King. 2015. A proxy of social mate choice in prairie warblers is correlated with consistent, rapid, low-pitched singing
• Michael E. Akresh, David King. 2015. Observations of new bird species for San Salvador Island, the Bahamas
• David King, Scott Schlossberg. 2014. Synthesis of the conservation value of the early-successional stage in forests of eastern North America
• Sonya K. Auer, David King. 2014. Ecological and life-history traits explain recent boundary shifts in elevation and latitude of western North American songbirds
• Charles Kwit, David King, Beverly Collins, Mark E. Swanson. 2014. Conservation importance of early post-disturbance temperate forests
• Jennifer R. Smetzer, David King, Scott Schlossberg. 2014. Management regime influences shrubland birds and habitat conditions in the Northern Appalachians, USA
• Michelle A. Labbe, David King. 2014. The effect of local and landscape-level characteristics on the abundance of forest birds in early-successional habitats during the post-fledging season in western Massachusetts
• William V. Deluca, David King. 2014. Influence of hiking trails on montane birds
• Susannah B. Lerman, Keith Nislow, David J. Nowak, Stephen DeStefano, David King, D. Todd Jones-Farrand. 2014. Using urban forest assessment tools to model bird habitat potential
• Alaina L. Berger, Brian J. J. Palik, Anthony W. D'Amato, Shawn Fraver, John B. Bradford, Keith Nislow, David King, Robert T. Brooks. 2013. Ecological impacts of energy-wood harvests: lessons from whole-tree harvesting and natural disturbance
• Richard B. Chandler, David King, Raul Raudales, Richard Trubey, Carlin Chandler, Víctor Julio Arce Chávez. 2013. A small-scale land-sparing approach to conserving biological diversity in tropical agricultural landscapes
• Todd M. Jones, Michael E. Akresh, David King. 2013. Recent sightings of Kirtland's warblers on San Salvador Island, The Bahamas
• Bruce E. Byers, Brodie A. Kramer, Michael E. Akresh, David King. 2013. Interspecific song imitation by a Prairie Warbler
• David King, Deborah M. Finch. 2013. The effects of climate change on terrestrial birds of North America
• David King, Carlin C. Chandler, John H. Rappole, Richard B. Chandler, David W. Mehlman. 2012. Establishing quantitative habitat targets for a "Critically Endangered" neotropical migrant (golden-cheeked warbler Dendroica chrysoparia) during the non-breeding season
• David King, Richard B. Chandler, John H. Rappole, Raul Raudales, Rich Turbey. 2012. Community-based agroforestry initiatives in Nicaragua and Costa Rica
• Carlin C. Chandler, David King, Richard B. Chandler. 2012. Do mature forest birds prefer early-successional habitat during the post-fledging period?
• David King, Scott Schlossberg, Robert Brooks, Michael E. Akresh. 2011. Effects of fuel reduction on birds in pitch pine–scrub oak barrens of the United States
• David King, Mariko Yamasaki, R.M. DeGraaf, Christine Costello. 2011. Three decades of avian research on the Bartlett Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, U.S.A
• Scott Schlossberg, David King, Richard B. Chandler. 2011. Effects of low-density housing development on shrubland birds in western Massachusetts
• Scott H. Stoleson, David King, Monica Tomosy. 2011. Avian research on Experimental Forests and Ranges: Emergent themes, opportunities, and challenges
• Monica Tomosy, Scott H. Stoleson, David King. 2011. A century of avian research on USFS Experimental Forests and Ranges: Introduction to the special section on long-term avian research on Experimental Forests and Ranges
• S. Schlossberg, David King. 2010. Effects of invasive woody plants on avian nest site selection and nesting success in shrublands
• David King, Richard B. Chandler, Jeffrey M. Collins, Wayne R. Petersen, Thomas E. Lautzenheiser. 2009. Effects of Width, Edge and Habitat on the Abundance and Nesting Success of Scrub-shrub Birds in Powerline Corridors
• Richard B. Chandler, David King, Carlin C. Chandler. 2009. Effects of management regime on the abundance and nest survival of shrubland birds in wildlife openings in northern New England, USA
• Victor Chavez Arce, Raul Raudales, Rich Trubey, David King, Richard B. Chandler, Carlin C. Chandler. 2009. Measuring and managing the environmental cost of coffee production in Latin America
• Jared Wolfe, Richard B. Chandler, David King. 2009. Molt patterns, age, and sex criteria for selected highland Costa Rican resident landbirds
• David King, Carlin Chandler, Richard Chandler, Richard DeGraaf. 2005. Effects of Silviculture on Mature Forest and Early-successional Shrubland Passerine Birds in Northern and Central New England
• David King, Bruce E. Byers. 2002. An evaluation of powerline rights-of-way as habitat for early-successional shrubland birds
• David King, Richard DeGraaf. 2002. The effect of forest roads on the reproductive success of forest-dwelling passerine birds
• David King, Richard DeGraaf, Curtice R. Griffin. 2001. Productivity of early successional shrubland birds in clearcuts and groupcuts in an eastern deciduous forest
• David King, Richard DeGraaf, Curtice R. Griffin. 2001. Plumage coloration and reproductive success in male chestnut-sided warblers
• David King, Richard DeGraaf, Paul J. Champlin, Tracey B. Champlin. 2001. A new method for wireless video monitoring of bird nests
• David King, Richard DeGraaf. 2000. Bird species diversity and nesting success in mature, clearcut and shelterwood forest in northern New Hampshire, USA
• David King, Richard DeGraaf, Curtice R. Griffin, Thomas Maier. 1999. Do Predation Rates on Artificial Nests Accurately Reflect Predation Rates on Natural Bird Nests?

• Project
  

  Pollinator Habitat in Log Landings (PHiLL)

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/phill
  Station

  Northern Research Station
• Program
  

  Northern Forest Science and Applications

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/programs/nfsa
  Station

  Northern Research Station
• Experimental Forest or Range
  

  Massabesic Experimental Forest

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/forestsandranges/locations/massabesic
  Station

  Northern Research Station
• Experimental Forest or Range
  

  Bartlett Experimental Forest

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/forestsandranges/locations/bartlett
  Station

  Northern Research Station

• University of Massachusetts,Amherst, Ph.D., Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation/Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (joint degree), 1999
• University of Massachusetts,Amherst, M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation, 1995
• Humboldt State University,Arcata, B.S., Wildlife Management, 1989