Bill Zielinski
Former Volunteer
Emeritus Scientist
Treesearch Publications
- Bill Zielinski, Mark A. Linnell, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristy Pilgrim. 2020. Exploiting the winter trophic relationship between weasels (Mustela spp.) and their microtine prey as a survey method for weasels in meadow ecosystems
- Michael K. Schwartz, Ashley Walters, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Katie Moriarty, K. M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, Keith B. Aubry, B. N. Sacks, Katherine Zarn, C. B. Quinn, Michael K. Young. 2020. Pliocene-early Pleistocene geological events structure Pacific martens (Martes caurina)
- Keith M. Slauson, Gregory A. Schmidt, Bill Zielinski, Phillip J. Detrich, Richard L. Callas, James Thrailkill, Brenda Devlin-Craig, Desiree A. Early, Keith A. Hamm, Kristin N. Schmidt, Amber Transou, Christopher J. West. 2019. A conservation assessment and strategy for the Humboldt marten in California and Oregon
- Bruce G. Marcot, Karen L. Pope, Keith M. Slauson, Hartwell H. Welsh, Clara A. Wheeler, Matthew Reilly, Bill Zielinski. 2018. Chapter 6: Other species and biodiversity of older forests
- Bill Zielinski, Andrew Gray. 2018. Using routinely collected regional forest inventory data to conclude that resting habitat for the fisher (Pekania pennanti) in California is stable over ∼20 years
- Desiree A. Early, Keith A. Hamm, Lowell V. Diller, Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski. 2017. Humboldt marten denning ecology in a managed redwood-dominated forest landscape
- Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Ski areas affect Pacific marten movement, habitat use, and density
- Cara L. Appel, Bill Zielinski, Fredrick V Schlexer, Richard Callas, William T. Bean. 2017. Distribution of the North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) in northern California
- Bill Zielinski, Jody M. Tucker, Kerry M. Rennie. 2017. Niche overlap of competing carnivores across climatic gradients and the conservation implications of climate change at geographic range margins
- Katie Moriarty, Mark A. Linnell, Brandon E. Chasco, Clinton W. Epps, Bill Zielinski. 2017. Using high-resolution short-term location data to describe territoriality in Pacific martens
- Bill Zielinski, M. J. Mazurek. 2016. Reproductive characteristics of the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
- Paul F. Hessburg, Thomas Spies, David A. Perry, Carl N. Skinner, Alan H. Taylor, Peter M. Brown, Scott L. Stephens, Andrew J. Larson, Derek J. Churchill, Nicholas Povak, Peter Singleton, Brenda McComb, Bill Zielinski, Brandon M. Collins, R. Brion Salter, John J. Keane, Jerry F. Franklin, Greg Riegel. 2016. Tamm Review: Management of mixed-severity fire regime forests in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California
- Shiloh M. Halsey, Bill Zielinski, Robert M. Scheller. 2015. Modeling predator habitat to enhance reintroduction planning
- Bill Zielinski, Fredrick V. Schlexer. 2015. Changes in the structural and functional characteristics of fisher (Pekania pennanti) rest structures over time
- Bill Zielinski. 2015. When prey provide more than food: mammalian predators appropriating the refugia of their prey
- Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer, Jeffrey R. Dunk, Matthew J. Lau, James J. Graham. 2015. A range-wide occupancy estimate and habitat model for the endangered Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
- Katie Moriarty, Clinton W. Epps, Matthew G. Betts, Dalton J. Hance, J. D. Bailey, Bill Zielinski. 2015. Experimental evidence that simplified forest structure interacts with snow cover to influence functional connectivity for Pacific martens
- Bill Zielinski, Katie M. Moriarty, Jim Baldwin, Thomas A. Kirk, Keith M. Slauson, Heather L. Rustigian-Romsos, Wayne D. Spencer. 2015. Effects of season on occupancy and implications for habitat modeling: the Pacific marten Martes caurina
- Bill Zielinski. 2014. The forest carnivores: marten and fisher
- Malcolm P. North, Brandon M. Collins, John J. Keane, Jonathan W. Long, Carl N. Skinner, Bill Zielinski. 2014. Synopsis of emergent approaches
- Keith B. Aubry, Cathy Raley, Steven W. Buskirk, Bill Zielinski, Michael K. Schwartz, Richard T. Golightly, Kathryn L. Purcell, Richard D. Weir, J. Scott Yaeger. 2013. Meta-analyses of habitat selection by fishers at resting sites in the Pacific coastal region
- Bill Zielinski, Craig M. Thompson, Kathryn L. Purcell, James D. Garner. 2013. An assessment of fisher (Pekania pennanti) tolerance to forest management intensity on the landscape
- Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer, T. Luke George, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Estimating abundance and survival in the endangered Point Arena Mountain beaver using noninvasive genetic methods
- Bill Zielinski, Jim Baldwin, Richard L. Truex, Jody M. Tucker, Patricia Flebbe. 2013. Estimating trend in occupancy for the Southern Sierra fisher Martes pennanti population
- Jeffrey C. Lewis, Roger A. Powell, Bill Zielinski. 2012. Carnivore translocations and conservation: insights from population models and field data for fishers (Martes pennanti)
- Bill Zielinski, Jeffrey R. Dunk, Andrew Gray. 2012. Estimating habitat value using forest inventory data: the fisher (Martes pennanti) in northwestern California
- Kristine L. Pilgrim, Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer, Michael K. Schwartz. 2012. Development of a reliable method for determining sex for a primitive rodent, the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
- Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer, Sean A. Parks, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2012. Small geographic range but not panmictic: how forests structure the endangered Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
- Kathryn L. Purcell, Craig M. Thompson, Bill Zielinski. 2012. Chapter 4: Fishers and American martens
- Katie M. Moriarty, Bill Zielinski, Eric D. Forsman. 2011. Decline in American marten occupancy rates at Sagehen Experimental Forest, California
- Craig M. Thompson, Bill Zielinski, Kathryn L. Purcell. 2011. Evaluating management risks using landscape trajectory analysis: a case study of California fisher
- Robert Long, Therese Donovan, Paula MacKay, Bill Zielinski, Jeffrey Buzas. 2011. Predicting carnivore occurrence with noninvasive surveys and occupancy modeling
- Wayne Spencer, Heather Rustigian-Romsos, James Strittholt, Robert Scheller, Bill Zielinski, Richard Truex. 2011. Using occupancy and population models to assess habitat conservation opportunities for an isolated carnivore population
- Carlos Carroll, Devin S. Johnson, Jeffrey R. Dunk, Bill Zielinski. 2010. Hierarchical Bayesian spatial models for multispecies conservation planning and monitoring
- Bill Zielinski, Andrew Gray, Jeffrey R. Dunk, Joseph W. Sherlock, Gary E. Dixon. 2010. Using forest inventory and analysis data and the forest vegetation simulator to predict and monitor fisher (Martes pennanti) resting habitat suitability
- Bill Zielinski, J. R. Dunk, J. S. Yaeger, D. W. LaPlante. 2010. Developing and testing a landscape habitat suitability model for fisher (Martes pennanti) in forests of interior northern California
- Bill Zielinski, John E. Hunter, Robin Hamlin, Keith M. Slauson, M. J. Mazurek. 2010. Habitat characteristics at den sites of the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
- Malcolm P. North, Peter Stine, Bill Zielinski, Kevin O’Hara, Scott Stephens. 2010. Harnessing fire for wildlife
- Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer. 2009. Inter-observer variation in identifying mammals from their tracks at enclosed track plate stations
- Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, Karen D. Stone. 2009. Characterizing the molecular variation among American marten (Martes americana) subspecies from Oregon and California
- Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski. 2009. Characteristics of summer and fall diurnal resting habitat used by American martens in coastal northwestern California
- Thomas A. Kirk, Bill Zielinski. 2009. Developing and testing a landscape habitat suitability model for the American marten (Martes americana) in the Cascades mountains of California
- Malcolm P. North, Peter Stine, Kevin O'Hara, Bill Zielinski, Scott Stephens. 2009. An ecosystem management strategy for Sierran mixed-conifer forests
- Katie M. Moriarty, Bill Zielinski, Armand G Gonzales, Todd E. Dawson, Kristie M. Boatner, Craig A Wilson, Ric Schlexer, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Jeff Copeland, Michael K. Schwartz. 2009. Wolverine confirmation in California after nearly a century: native or long-distance immigrant
- Keith M. Slauson, Richard L. Truex, Bill Zielinski. 2008. Determining the gender of American martens and fishers at track plate stations
- Bill Zielinski, Mary Jo Mazurek, Jan Zinck. 2007. Identifying the species of bats roosting in redwood basal hollows using genetic methods
- Richard B. Standiford, Gregory A. Giusti, Yana Valachovic, Bill Zielinski, Michael J. Furniss. 2007. Proceedings of the Redwood Region Forest Science Symposium: What does the future hold?
- Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski. 2007. The relationship between the understory shrub component of coastal forests and the conservation of forest carnivores
- M.J. Mazurek, Bill Zielinski. 2007. Individual legacy trees influence vertebrate wildlife diversity in commercial forests
- Bill Zielinski, Carlos Carroll, Jeffrey R. Dunk. 2006. Using landscape suitability models to reconcile conservation planning for two key forest predators
- Bill Zielinski, Fredrick V. Schlexer, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2006. The efficacy of wire and glue hair snares in identifying mesocarnivores
- Kristine L. Pilgrim, Bill Zielinski, Mary J. Mazurek, Ric Schlexer, Michael K. Schwartz. 2006. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in the Point Arena mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa nigra
- Bill Zielinski, Richard L. Truex, Jeffrey R. Dunk, Tom Gaman. 2006. Using forest inventory data to assess fisher resting habitat suitability in California.
- Jeffrey R. Dunk, Bill Zielinski, Hartwell Jr. Welsh. 2006. Evaluating reserves for species richness and representation in northern California
- Patricia N. Manley, Beatrice Van Horne, J.K. Roth, Bill Zielinski, Michelle McKenzie, Ted Weller, F.W. Weckerly, C. Vojta. 2006. Multiple species inventory and monitoring technical guide
- Ted Weller, Bill Zielinski. 2006. Using an internet questionnaire to characterize bat survey efforts in the United States and Canada
- Bill Zielinski, Richard L Truex, Ric Schlexer, Lori Campbell, Carlos Caroll. 2005. Historical and contemporary distributions of carnivores in forests of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA
- Samantha M. Wisely, Steven W. Buskirk, Gregory A. Russell, Keith B. Aubry, Bill Zielinski. 2004. Genetic diversity and structure of the fisher (Martes pennanti) in a peninsular and peripheral metapopulation.
- Bill Zielinski, Richard L. Truex, Gregory A. Schmidt, Fredrick V. Schlexer, Kristin N. Schmidt, Reginald H. Barrett. 2004. Resting habitat selection by fishers in California
- Bill Zielinski, R. L. Truex, G. A. Schmidt, F. V. Schlexer, K. N. Schmidt, R. H. Barrett. 2004. Home range characteristics of fishers in California
- Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski. 2004. Conservation status of American martens and fishers in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion
- Bill Zielinski, Neil P. Duncan. 2004. Diets of sympatric populations of American martens (Martes americana) and fishers (Martes pennanti) in California
- Bill Zielinski. 2004. The status and conservation of mesocarnivores in the Sierra Nevada
- Jeffrey R. Dunk, Bill Zielinski, Haiganoush K. Preisler. 2004. Predicting the occurrence of rare mollusks in northern California forests
- Patricia N. Manley, Bill Zielinski, Matthew D. Schlesinger, Sylvia Mori. 2004. Evaluation of a multiple-species approach to monitoring species at the ecoregional scale
- Hartwell H. Welsh Jr, Jeffrey R. Dunk, Bill Zielinski. 2004. Developing and applying habitat models using forest inventory data: an example using a terrestrial salamander
- R.E. Drew, J.G. Hallett, Keith B. Aubry, K.W. Cullings, S.M Koepf, Bill Zielinski. 2003. Conservation genetics of the fisher (Martes pennanti) based on mitochondrial DNA sequencing
- Roger A. Powell, Steven W. Buskirk, Bill Zielinski. 2003. Fisher and marten
- Steven W. Buskirk, Bill Zielinski. 2003. Small and mid-sized carnivores
- Jeffrey Dunk, Bill Zielinski, Karen West, Kristin Schmidt, Jim Baldwin, Julie Perrochet, Kary Schlick, Jan Ford. 2002. Distributions of rare mollusks relative to reserved lands in northern California
- Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, John P. Hayes. 2002. Ecology of American martens in coastal northwestern California
- Bill Zielinski, Keith M. Slauson, Carlos R. Carroll, Christopher J. Kent, Donald G. Kudrna. 2001. Status of American martens in coastal forests of the Pacific states
- Keith M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski. 2001. Distribution and habitat ecology of American martens and Pacific fishers in southwestern Oregon
- K. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, C. Carroll. 2001. Hidden in the shrubs: rediscovery of the Humboldt marten?
- Bill Zielinski. 2000. Weasels and martens - carnivores in northern latitudes
- Bill Zielinski, Richard L. Truex, Lori Campbell, Carlos R. Carroll, Ric Schlexer. 2000. Systematic surveys as a basis for the conservation of carnivores in California forests
- Allen Cooperrider, Reed F. Noss, Hart Welsh, Carlos Carroll, Bill Zielinski, David D. Olson, S. Kim Nelson, Bruce G. Marcot. 2000. Terrestrial fauna of redwood forests
- Patricia N. Manley, Bill Zielinski, C.M. Stuart, John J. Keane, A.J. Lind, C. Brown, B.L. Plymale, C.O. Napper. 2000. Monitoring ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada: the conceptual model foundation
- Bill Zielinski, N.P. Duncan, E.C. Farmer, R.L. Truex, A.P. Clevenger, R.H. Barrett. 1999. Diet of fishers (Martes pennanti) at the southernmost extent of their range
- Bill Zielinski, Steven T. Gellman. 1999. Bat use of remnant old-growth redwood stands
- Carlos Carroll, Bill Zielinski, Reed F. Noss. 1999. Using presence/absence data to build and test spatial habitat models for the fisher in the Klamath region, U.S.A.
- Connie I. Millar, Amy J. Lind, Rowan Rowntree, Carl N. Skinner, Jared Verner, Bill Zielinski, Robert Ziemer. 1998. Sierra Nevada Science Review
- Connie I. Millar, Amy J. Lind, Rowan Rowntree, Carl N. Skinner, Jared Verner, Bill Zielinski, Robert Ziemer. 1998. Sierra Nevada Science Review. Report of the Science Review Team charged to synthesize new information of rangewide urgency to the national forests of the Sierra Nevada.
- Richard L. Truex, Bill Zielinski, Richard T. Golightly, Reginald H. Barrett, Samantha M. Wisely. 1998. A meta-analysis of regional variation in fisher morphology, demography, and habitat ecology in California
- W.B. Krohn, Bill Zielinski, R.B. Boone. 1997. Relations among fishers, snow, and martens in California: results from small-scale spatial comparisons
- Bill Zielinski. 1997. Monitoring mesocarnivore population status
- S.W. Buskirk, Bill Zielinski. 1997. American marten (Martes americana) ecology and conservation
- Bill Zielinski, Richard L. Truex, Chester V. Ogan, Kelly Busse. 1997. Detection surveys for fishers and american martens in California, 1989-1994: summary and interpertations
- Jeffrey C. Lewis, Bill Zielinski. 1996. Historical harvest and incidental capture of fishers in California
- Bill Zielinski, Howard B. Stauffer. 1996. Monitoring Martes populations in California: survey design and power analysis
- Thomas E. Kurcera, Bill Zielinski, Reginald H. Barrett. 1996. Current distribution of the american marten, Martes americana, in California
- Steven T. Gellman, Bill Zielinski. 1996. Use by bats of old-growth redwood hollows on the north coast of California
- T.E. Kucera, Bill Zielinski. 1995. The case of forest carnivores: small packages big worries
- T.E. Kucera, A.M. Soukkala, Bill Zielinski. 1995. Photographic bait stations
- Bill Zielinski, Richard L. Truex. 1995. Distinguishing tracks of marten and fisher at track-plate stations
- Bill Zielinski, T.E. Kucera. 1995. Introduction to detection and survey methods
- Bill Zielinski. 1995. Track plates
- Bill Zielinski, T.E. Kucera, J.C. Halfpenny. 1995. Definition and distribution of sampling units
- Bill Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera, Reginald H. Barrett. 1995. Current distribution of the fisher, Martes pennanti, in California
- Bill Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera. 1995. American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine: survey methods for their detection
- Leonard F. Ruggiero, Keith B. Aubry, Steven W. Buskirk, L. Jack Lyon, Bill Zielinski. 1994. The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine in the western United States.
- Roger A. Powell, Bill Zielinski. 1994. Chapter 3: Fisher
- L. Jack Lyon, Keith B. Aubry, Bill Zielinski, Steven W. Buskirk, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 1994. Chapter 6: The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: considerations for management
- Leonard F. Ruggiero, Steven W. Buskirk, Keith B. Aubry, L. Jack Lyon, Bill Zielinski. 1994. Chapter 7: Information needs and a research strategy for conserving forest carnivores
- Leonard F. Ruggiero, Bill Zielinski, Keith B. Aubry, Steven W. Buskirk, L. Jack Lyon. 1994. Chapter 1: A conservation assessment framework for forest carnivores.
- Bill Zielinski, J.G. Vandenbergh. 1993. Testosterone and competitive ability in male house mice, Mus musculus: laboratory and field studies
- Bill Zielinski, F. S. vom Saal, J. G. Vandenbergh. 1992. The effect of intrauterine position on the survival, reproduction and home range size of female house mice (Mus musculus)
- Bill Zielinski, John G. Vandenbergh, Monica M. Montano. 1991. Effects of social stress and intrauterine position on sexual phenotype in wild-type house mice (Mus musculus)
- Bill Zielinski, J.G. Vandenbergh. 1991. Increased survivorship of testosterone-treated female house mice (Mus musculus) in high-density field conditions
- Bill Zielinski. 1988. The influence of daily variation in foraging cost on the activity of small carnivores
- Bill Zielinski. 1986. Relating marten scat contents to prey consumed
- Bill Zielinski. 1984. Plague in pine martens and the fleas associated with its occurrence
- Wayne D. Spencer, Reginald H. Barrett, Bill Zielinski. 1983. Marten habitat preferences in the northern Sierra Nevada
- Roger A. Powell, Bill Zielinski. 1983. Competition and coexistence in mustelid communities
Last updated March 10, 2026