Steven Walters
  Lecturer
  Office: JHN 053
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  Fax: 206-543-0489 (shared)
  Email: swalt826 @ uw.edu
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Areas of Interest:
Geospatial analysis & modeling; landscape ecology; complex systems theory, esp. coupled human-natural systems; landscape change from human & biophysical processes; ecoliter

Selected Publications:

Nacci, D.E., S. Walters, T. Gleason and W.R. Munns, Jr.  2008.  Using a spatial modeling approach to explore ecological factors relevant to the persistence of estuarine fish (Fundulus heterclitus) in a PCB-contaminated estuary.  Pgs. 80-96 in Akçakaya, H.R., J.D. Stark, and T. S. Bridges (eds.), Demographic Toxicity: Methods in Ecological Risk Assessment.  Oxford University Press, New York, NY.

Walters, S., A. Kuhn, M.C. Nicholson, J. Copeland, S.A. Rego, and D.E. Nacci.  2008.  Stressor impacts on common loons in New Hampshire, USA: a demonstration study for effects of stressors distributed across space.  Pgs. 184-199 in Akçakaya, H.R., J.D. Stark, and T. S. Bridges (eds.), Demographic Toxicity: Methods in Ecological Risk Assessment.  Oxford University Press, New York, NY.

Walters, S.  2007.  Modeling scale-dependent landscape pattern, dispersal, and connectivity from the perspective of the organism.  Landscape Ecology 22(6):867-881.

Nacci, D.E., M. Pelletier, J. Lake, R. Bennett, J. Nichols, R. Haebler, J. Grear, A. Kuhn, J. Copeland, M. Nicholson, S. Walters, and W.R. Munns, Jr.  2005.  An approach to predict risks to wildlife populations from mercury and other stressors.  Ecotoxicology 14:283-93.

Gardner, R.H. and S. Walters.  2002.  Identifying patches and connectivity of landscapes: a neutral model approach.  In Gergel, S.E. and M.G. Turner (eds.), Learning Landscape Ecology: A Practical Guide to Concepts and Techniques.  Springer-Verlag, New York.

Walters, S.  2001.  Landscape pattern and productivity effects on source-sink dynamics of deer populations.  Ecological Modelling 143: 17-32.