Rick Schaefer

Treesearch Publications

• Rick Schaefer, Susan E. Koenig, Gary R. Graves, D. Craig Rudolph. 2019. Observations of Jamaican crows (Corvus jamaicensis) mobbing Jamaican boas (Chilabothrus subflavus)
• Rick Schaefer, Robert R. Fleet, Craig Rudolph, Nancy Koerth. 2016. Relationships between green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) and shrub-level vegetation in fire-maintained longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests of eastern Texas.
• Josh B. Pierce, Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Rick Schaefer, Richard N. Conner, John G. Himes, C. Mike Duran, Laurence M. Hardy, Robert R. Fleet. 2014. Winter movements of Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) in Texas and Louisiana
• Robert O. Wagner, Josh B. Pierce, Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer, Dwayne A. Hightower. 2014. Modeling Louisiana pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni) habitat use in relation to soils
• Craig Rudolph, Dave E. Plair, Dan Jones, Howard Williamson, Clifford E. Shackelford, Rick Schaefer, Josh B. Pierce. 2014. Restoration and winter avian use of isolated prairies in eastern Texas
• Christopher A. Melder, Josh B. Pierce, Rick Schaefer, Beau Gregory, Craig Rudolph. 2012. Diet of the Louisiana pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni)
• Rick Schaefer, Craig Rudolph, Jesse F. Fagan. 2011. Cooper’s hawk nest site characteristics in the Pineywoods Region
• Rick Schaefer, Robert R. Fleet, Craig Rudolph, Nancy Koerth. 2009. Habitat selection by Anolis carolinensis (green anole) in open pine forests in eastern Texas
• Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer, Josh B. Pierce, Daniel Saenz, Richard N. Conner. 2009. Texas ratsnake predation on southern flying squirrels in red-cockaded woodpecker cavities
• Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer, S.J. Burgdorf, M. Duran, R.N. Conner. 2007. Pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni and Pituophis mellanoleucus lodingi) hibernacula
• Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Rick Schaefer, Nancy Koerth. 2007. Red-cockaded woodpecker foraging behavior
• Rick Schaefer, Craig Rudolph, Jesse F. Fagan. 2007. Winter prey caching by northern hawk owls in Minnesota
• Charles A. Ely, Rick Schaefer, Howard Williamson, Ronald E. Thill, Craig Rudolph. 2006. Monarch (Danaus plexippus L. Nymphalidae) migration, nectar resources and fire regimes in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas
• Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Rick Schaefer, Richard N. Conner, Ricky W. Maxey. 2006. Status of Pituophis ruthveni (Louisiana pine snake)
• Charles A. Ely, Rick Schaefer, Craig Rudolph, Howard Williamson, Ron Thill. 2006. The Diana fritillary (Speyeria diana) and great spangled fritillary (S. cybele): dependence on fire in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas
• Rick Schaefer, Jesse F. Fagan. 2006. Commensal foraging by a fan-tailed warbler (Euthlypis lachrymosa) with a nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus nocemcinctus) in southwestern Mexico
• Shirley J. Burgdorf, Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer. 2005. A successful trap design for capturing large terrestrial snakes
• Richard N. Conner, Clifford E. Shackelford, Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz. 2005. The effects of fire suppression on Bachman's sparrows in upland pine forests of eastern Texas
• Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer, James R. McCormick, Craig Rudolph, D. Brent Burt. 2005. Rainfall, El Niño, and reproduction of red-cockaded woodpeckers
• Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer. 2004. Extent of Phellinus pini decay in loblolly pines and red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees in eastern Texas.
• Richard N. Conner, Christopher S. Collins, Daniel Saenz, Toni Trees, Rick Schaefer, Craig Rudolph. 2004. Arthropod density and biomass in longleaf pines: effects of pine age and hardwood midstory
• Rick Schaefer, Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz. 2004. Composition of mixed-species foraging flocks associated with red-cockaded woodpeckers
• Rick Schaefer, Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz. 2004. Red-cockaded woodpecker nutritional status in relation to habitat: Evidence from ptilochronology and body mass
• Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz, R. N. Conner. 2004. Arboreal behavior in the timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, in eastern Texas
• Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz, Dawn K. Carrie, N. Ross Carrie, Ricky W. Maxey, Warren G. Montague, Joe Neal, Kenneth Moore, John Skeen, Jeffrey A. Reid. 2004. Red-cockaded woodpecker status and management: West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands
• Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer, Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Dawn K. Carrie, M. Stephen Best. 2004. Influence of artificial cavity age on red-cockaded woodpecker translocation success
• Rick Schaefer, Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Daniel Saenz. 2004. Red-cockaded woodpecker nestling provisioning and reproduction in two different pine habitats
• Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer, James R. McCormick, Craig Rudolph, D. Brent Burt. 2004. Group size and nest success in red-cockaded woodpeckers in the West Gulf Coastal Plain: helpers make a difference
• Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer, Shirley J. Burgdorf. 2003. Growth rates and post-release survival of captive neonate timber rattlesnakes Crotalus horridus
• Richard N. Conner, Daniel Saenz, Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer. 2002. Does the availability of artificial cavities affect cavity excavation rates in red-cockaded woodpeckers?
• Richard N. Conner, Clifford E. Shackelford, Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz, Craig Rudolph. 2002. Avian community response to southern pine ecosystem restoration for red-cockaded woodpeckers
• Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Rick Schaefer. 2002. Red-cockaded woodpecker foraging behavior in relation to midstory vegetation
• Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Richard N. Conner, Christopher S. Collins, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer, Toni Trees, C. Michael Duran, Marc Ealy, John G. Himes. 2002. Prey handling and diet of Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) and black pine snakes (P. melanoleucus lodingi), with comparisons to other selected colubrid snakes
• Richard N. Conner, James M. McCormick, Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz, Craig Rudolph. 2001. A red-cockaded woodpecker group with two simultaneous nest trees
• Richard N. Conner, Clifford E. Shackelford, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer. 2001. Interactions between nesting pileated woodpeckers and wood ducks
• Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz, Clifford E. Shackelford. 1999. Relationships among red-cockaded woodpecker group density, nestling provisioning rates, and habitat
• Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, Rick Schaefer, Richard N. Conner, Robert T. Zappalorth. 1998. Snake mortality associated with late season radio-transmitter implantation
• Craig Rudolph, Shirley J. Burgdorf, John C. Tull, Marc Ealy, Richard N. Conner, Rick Schaefer, Robert R. Fleet. 1998. Avoidance of fire by Louisiana pine snakes, Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni
• Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz. 1998. Red-cockaded woodpecker cavity tree resin avoidance by southern flying squirrels
• Rick Schaefer. 1998. First county records of red crossbill in the pineywoods region of eastern Texas
• Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer. 1997. Species using red-cockaded woodpecker cavities in eastern Texas
• Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Rick Schaefer, Daniel Saenz. 1997. Long-distance dispersal of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in Texas
• Clifford E. Shackelford, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer. 1996. Sharp-shinned hawks nesting in the Pineywoods of eastern Texas and western Louisiana
• Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer. 1996. Red-cockaded woodpecker nesting success, forest structure, and southern flying squirrels in Texas
• Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer. 1995. Opportunistic predation by a broad-winged hawk on a southern flying squirrel
• Richard N. Conner, Craig Rudolph, Daniel Saenz, Rick Schaefer. 1994. Heartwood, sapwood, and fungal decay associated with red-cockaded woodpecker cavity trees
• Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Dawn K. Carrie, Rick Schaefer. 1992. Experimental reintroduction of red-cockaded woodpeckers
• Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner, Rick Schaefer. 1991. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers feeding at red-cockaded woodpecker resin wells
• Rick Schaefer, Craig Rudolph, Richard N. Conner. 1991. The response of adult red-cockaded woodpeckers to a fallen nestling

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  Southern Pine Ecology and Management (SRS-4159)

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  Southern Research Station

• Stephen F. Austin State University, M.S., Biology, 1996
• Stephen F. Austin State University, B.S., Biology, 1989