Morreale, Stephen John
Sr. Research Associate
Stephen Morreale is a Conservation Ecologist who teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, conducts applied and theoretical research, and heads up several programs that integrate original research and Extension, including the
DNR`s Conservation Education Program and the CALS Forest Conservation Education and Research Program. In addition, he is the Associate Director of Research at Cornell’s Arnot Teaching and Research Forest. His taxonomic expertise is in vertebrates, and especially reptiles and amphibians. Much of his research, which focuses on organisms and populations, incorporates remote-sensing, satellite telemetry, GIS and spatial analyses. All of his research integrates ecological theory and conservation, and is directed toward improving resource management strategies.
research
research and scholarship focus
His research in the area of Conservation Ecology concentrates on reptiles and amphibians in terrestrial forests and in freshwater and marine ecosystems. He has ongoing research: i) locally at Cornell’s Arnot Forest and other nearby forested sites, focusing on ecosystem enhancements and conservation-oriented forestry methods; ii) regionally at a National Wildlife Refuge studying freshwater turtles, and in coastal New York waters studying the ecology of juvenile sea turtles and the effects of anthropogenic impacts such as underwater noise; and iii) internationally studying endangered and threatened sea turtles, humpback whales, and Bengal tigers with respect to human activities such as pelagic longline fishing, tourism, and development.
primary investigator of
- BIODIVERSITY OUTREACH, SQUARED - TRAINING THE TRAINERS | Research Grant
research areas
- adult and extension education | collaborative research area (CALS)
- agroforestry | collaborative research area (CALS)
- animal science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- aquatic science | collaborative research area (CALS)
- bioacoustics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- biodiversity | collaborative research area (CALS)
- conservation biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- ecosystem biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- landscape ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- resource policy and management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- wildlife management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- zoology | collaborative research area (CALS)
domestic geographic focus
- New York State | state
submitted impact statement
- Conservation Education Program Helps Landowners Conserve Natural Resources | 2006 Impact statement
- Conservation Education Program Helps Landowners Conserve Natural Resources | 2005 Impact statement
- Conservation Education Program helps landowners conserve natural resources | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
academic staff in
- Natural Resources (NTRES/DNR) | Cornell department
teaching
teaches
- NTRES 4971 - Individual Study in Applied Ecology and Conservation Ecology (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- NTRES 3260 - Applied Conservation Ecology (F 12:20:PM-04:25:PM) | spring 2009 class
- NTRES 4971 - Individual Study in Applied Ecology and Conservation Ecology (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
service
outreach focus
The focus of the Conservation Education Program is to teach sound and practical approaches to wildlife and biodiversity conservation to targeted audiences by seamlessly integrating research-based information into the improvement of physical and biological complexity of forest lands for the benefit of amphibians and reptiles and other organisms of conservation interest. The program serves as a statewide and regional model for habitat enhancement and as a basis of collaboration with extension educators from many counties in NY and PA, along with private landowners, foresters, land managers, youth, educators, and other universities. Locally our new forest management techniques also are being implemented on Cornell University forested lands.
background
educational background
- Ph.D - Cornell University - 1999
- M.A. - State University College at Buffalo - 1982
- B.A. - State University College at Buffalo - 1979
featured in
- Merrill scholars honor high school, Cornell teachers | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: applied ecology, conservation biology, endangered species, forest management, herpetology, marine ecosystem processes, remote sensing, sea turtle conservastion, wildlife conservation ecology, zoology