Margaret Brittingham
Professor of Wildlife Resources
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409 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802 - mxb21@psu.edu
- 814-863-8442
Research Summary
Avian ecology; avian response to oil and gas exploration and development; effects of habitat fragmentation on bird populations; managing wildlife on private land
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Shale Gas Habitat Shale Fragmentation Gases Songbird Soil Infrastructure Songbirds Birds Bird Gas Breeding Land Pipelines Calcium Energy Acid Rain Community Response Public Private Land Habitats Loss Reproductive Success WellMost Recent Papers
Threshold responses of songbirds to forest loss and fragmentation across the Marcellus-Utica shale gas region of central Appalachia, USA
Laura S. Farwell, Petra B. Wood, Randy Dettmers, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2020, Landscape Ecology on p. 1353-1370
2020-21 Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide
R Crassweller, K Peter, G Krawczyk, J Schupp, T Ford, Margaret Brittingham, L LaBorde, J Harper, K Kephart, R Pifer, K Kelley, L He, P Heinemann, D Biddinger, M Lopez de Murphy, R Marini, T Baugher, D Weber, L Kime, 2020,
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeds Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings
Danielle P. Williams, Margaret C. Brittingham, Julian Avery, 2019, Wilson Journal of Ornithology on p. 633-637
Habitat of Breeding Blackpoll Warblers at a Persistent Extralimital Breeding Site in Pennsylvania
Eric J. Zawatski, Douglas A. Gross, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2019, Northeastern Naturalist on p. 31-42
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeds Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings: Support for location-based decision rule
Danielle P. Williams, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, Julian Avery, 2019, Wilson Journal of Ornithology on p. 633
Stewardship responsibility of Pennsylvania public and private lands for songbird conservation
Glenn E. Stauffer, David Andrew Miller, Andrew M. Wilson, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, Daniel W. Brauning, 2017, Biological Conservation on p. 185-193
Linear infrastructure drives habitat conversion and forest fragmentation associated with Marcellus shale gas development in a forested landscape
Lillie A. Langlois, Patrick Joseph Drohan, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2017, Journal of Environmental Management on p. 167-176
Bird community response to Marcellus shale gas development
Ethan P. Barton, Sarah E. Pabian, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2016, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 1301-1313
Pennsylvania's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program benefits ring-necked pheasants but not enough to reverse declines
Sarah E. Pabian, Andrew M. Wilson, Scott R. Klinger, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2015, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 641-646
Research from around the state
Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2015, Pennsylvania Forests on p. 23-27
Most-Cited Papers
Early trends in landcover change and forest fragmentation due to shale-gas development in Pennsylvania
Patrick Joseph Drohan, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, J. Bishop, K. Yoder, 2012, Environmental Management on p. 1061-1075
Ecological risks of shale oil and gas development to wildlife, aquatic resources and their habitats
Margaret C. Brittingham, Kelly O. Maloney, Aïda M. Farag, David D. Harper, Zachary H. Bowen, 2014, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 11034-11047
Topographic and soil constraints to shale-gas development in the northcentral appalachians
P. J. Drohan, M. Brittingham, 2012, Soil Science Society of America Journal on p. 1696-1706
Conventional oil and gas development alters forest songbird communities
Emily H. Thomas, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, Scott H. Stoleson, 2014, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 293-306
Linear infrastructure drives habitat conversion and forest fragmentation associated with Marcellus shale gas development in a forested landscape
Lillie A. Langlois, Patrick Joseph Drohan, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2017, Journal of Environmental Management on p. 167-176
Rapid Communications
Sarah E. Pabian, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2011, Auk on p. 441-447
Effects of liming on forage availability and nutrient content in a forest impacted by acid rain
Sarah E. Pabian, Nathan M. Ermer, Walter M. Tzilkowski, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2012, PLoS One
Perspectives from the field
Patrick J. Drohan, James C. Finley, Paul Roth, Thomas M. Schuler, Susan L. Stout, Margaret C. Brittingham, Nels C. Johnson, 2012, Environmental Practice on p. 394-399
Bird community response to Marcellus shale gas development
Ethan P. Barton, Sarah E. Pabian, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2016, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 1301-1313
Site fidelity and lifetime territorial consistency of ovenbirds (Seiurus Aurocapilla) in a contiguous forest
Michael J. Bernard, Laurie J. Goodrich, Walter M. Tzilkowski, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2011, Auk on p. 633-642
News Articles Featuring Margaret Brittingham
Jul 16, 2021
Why Are Songbirds Across The U.S. Mysteriously Dying?
A mysterious disease has affected songbirds in many Eastern states this spring and summer. Scientists still haven’t figured out the cause. But while alarming, this isn’t unprecedented. Birds have faced die-offs in the past. And more broadly, birds throughout North America are facing severe population decline.
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