Breadcrumb
Matthew Johnson
Professor
*Graduate Faculty
Habitat selection, habitat quality, working landscapes, agroecology, ornithology
- Ph.D. Ecology, Tulane University, 1999
- B.S. Wildlife Biology, UC Davis, 1992
- SCI 100 - Becoming a STEM professional in the 21st century
- WLDF 309 - Case Studies in Environmental Ethics
- WLDF 311 - Wildlife Techniques & Scientific Method
- WLDF 365 - Ornithology
- WLDF 431 - Upland Habitat Ecology
- WLDF 531 - Advanced Habitat Ecology
- WLDF 585 - Graduate Seminar
Current Students
| Name | Thesis | Graduation Year |
|---|---|---|
 | Physiological conditions of barn owl (Tyto furcata) nestlings as indicators of habitat quality within the wine-growing region of Napa Valley | 2025 |
 | Testing Vegetation Composition as a Predictor of Soil Organic Carbon on Working lands in California Using a Voluntary Monitoring Network | |
 | Do rangeland management practices incentivized by California's Healthy Soils Program confer co-benefits for both birds and ranchers? | |
 | How does personality influence the hunting behavior and potential for ecosystem services provided by barn owls in an agroecosystem? | |
 | The use of social information for prospecting and nest site selection by Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) | |
 | Examining the effects of songbird nest boxes on ecosystem services and avian community composition in Napa Valley vineyards | |
 | Testing Adaptive Flexibility in Breeding Swainson’s Hawk Territory Habitat Selection | |
 | Effects of vegetation on the behavior of hunting barn owls (Tyto furcata) and their prey | |
 | Bird, bee, and bat community composition on licensed cannabis farms in Humboldt County, California and responses to hedgerow habitat enhancements | |
 | Analyzing Swainson’s hawk movement & behavioral ecology in response to the California high-speed rail construction throughout the Central Valley |
