Paul B. Hamel
Wildlife Biologist (Retired)
Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research
P.O. Box 227
Stoneville, MS 38776-0227
United States
Stoneville, MS 38776-0227
United States
Phone
662-336-4826
Current Research
Present focus is the biology of Cerulean Warbler, involves several study areas, multiple approaches, and geographic information systems technology for analysis of the distribution and abundance of this species in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Additional focus of interest is investigation of management impacts on additional taxa of terrestrial vertebrates, including small mammal communities and terrestrial molluscs.
Education
- Clemson University, Ph.D., Zoology, 1981
- Michigan State University, M.S., Park and Recreation Resources, 1973
- Michigan State University, M.S., Vertebrate Zoology, 1972
- Michigan State University, B.S., Zoology, 1970
- Grand Rapids (MI) Junior College, A.S., General Science, 1968
Featured Publications
- Spikes, Annie E.; Paschen, Matthew A.; Miller, Jocelyn G.; Moreira, Jardel A.; Hamel, Paul B.; Schiff, Nathan M.; Ginzel, Matthew D.. 2010. First contact pheromone identified for a longhorned beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Prioninae
- Mehlman, David; Hamel, Paul. 2010. El Grupo Cerúleo: Cooperation for Non-breeding Season Conservation of the Cerulean Warbler
- Caycedo, Paula; Hamel, Paul; Welton, Melinda; Caro, David; Wiedenfield, D.. 2010. Conservation Plan for the Cerulean Warbler on its nonbreeding range - Plan de conservación para la Reinita Cerúlea sobre su rango no reproductivo
- Hamel, Paul B.; Staten, Mike; Wishard, Rodney; Smith, Carl G., III. 2010. Cerulean Warbler response to silvicultural manipulations on managed forestland in Desha Co., Arkansas, third year results
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2009. Working on behalf of Cerulean Warblers
Other Publications
- Leininger, Theodor D.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Lockhart, Brian Roy; Schiff, Nathan M.; Wilson, Alphus Dan; Devall, Margaret S.; Hamel, Paul B.; Connor, Kristina F.. 2021. Intensity and mode of Lindera melissifolia reproduction are affected by flooding and light availability
- Hawkins, Tracy S.; Echt, Craig S.; Devall, Margaret S.; Hamel, Paul B.; Wilson, A. Dan; Connor, Kristina F.; Schiff, Nathan M.. 2019. Adaptive trait variation in the federally endangered Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae), as it relates to genotype and genotype-environment interaction
- Lockhart, Brian Roy; Gardiner, Emile ; Leininger, Theodor ; Hamel, Paul ; Wilson, A Dan; Devall, Margaret ; Schiff, Nathan ; Connor, Kristina F.. 2018. Biomass accumulation in the endangered shrub Lindera melissifolia as affected by gradients of light availability and soil flooding
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2018. Bachman’s warbler, a species in peril
- Lockhart, B. R.; Gardiner, E. S.; Leininger, T. D.; Devall, M. S.; Wilson, A. D.; Connor, K. F.; Hamel, P. B.; Schiff, N. M.. 2017. Light availability and soil flooding regulate photosynthesis of an imperiled shrub in lowland forests of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, USA
- Hamel, Paul B.; Staten, Mike; Souter, Ray; Smith III, Carl G.; Holland, Gene. 2016. Silviculture for a declining species, Cerulean Warbler: 10-year results of a pilot study in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- Mettke-Hofmann, Claudia; Hamel, Paul B.; Hofmann, Gerhard; Zenzal Jr., Theodore J.; Pellegrini, Anne; Malpass, Jennifer; Garfinkel, Megan; Schiff, Nathan; Greenberg, Russell. 2015. Competition and habitat quality influence age and sex distribution in wintering Rusty Blackbirds
- Martins, Andreza M.; Abilio, Fernanda M.; Oliveira, Plinio Gonçalves de; Feltrin, Raquel Partelli; Scheffer Alves de Lima, Fernanda; de O. Antonelli, Priscilla; Vilela, Daniela Teixeira; Smith III, Carl G.; Tidwell, Collin; Hamel, Paul; Devall, Margaret; Connor, Kristina; Leininger, Theodor; Schiff, Nathan; Wilson, A. Dan. 2015. Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia, Lauraceae) seed and seedling dispersers and predators
- Connor, K.F.; Schaefer, G.M.; Donahoo, J.B.; Devall, M.S.; Gardiner, E.S.; Leininger, T.D.; Wilson, A.D.; Schiff, N.M.; Hamel, P.B.; Zarnoch, S.J.. 2013. <em>Lindera melissifolia</em> seed bank study in a lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley bottomland forest
- Lockhart, Brian Roy; Gardiner, Emile S.; Leininger, Theodor D.; Hamel, Paul B.; Connor, Kristina F.; Devall, Margaret S.; Schiff, Nathan M.; Wilson, A. Dan. 2013. <i>Lindera melissifolia</i> responses to flood durations and light regimes suggest strategies for recovery and conservation
- Colorado, Gabriel J.; Hamel, Paul B.; Rodewald, Amanda D.; Mehlman, David. 2012. Advancing our understanding of the non-breeding distribution of Cerulean Warbler (<i>Setophaga cerulea</i>) in the Andes
- Welton, Melinda J.; Anderson, David L.; Colorado, Gabriel J.; Hamel, Paul B.; Calderón-F., Diego. 2012. Cerulean Warbler (<i>Setophaga cerulea</i>) spring migration stopover in northern Middle America
- Hamel, Paul. B.; Mehlman, David; Herzog, Sebastian; Rosenberg, Kenneth C.; Jones, Jason. 2012. Passing the baton of action from research to conservation implementation for Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
- Skolnik, Benjamin; Wiedenfeld, David; Dettmers, Randy; Aucca, Constantino; Daza, Lina; Valle, Heidy; Sornoza, Francisco; Robayo, Javier; Diaz, David; Fitzgerald, Jane; Lebbin, Daniel; Hamel, Paul B.. 2012. Conservation planning and accomplishments for protection of Cerulean Warbler (<i>Setophaga cerulea</i>) nonbreeding habitat
- Hamel, P.B.. 2012. First observed roost site of Vervain Hummingbird (mellisuga minima)
- Carpenter, John P.; Wang, Yong; Schweitzer, Callie; Hamel, Paul B.. 2011. Avian community and microhabitat associations of Cerulean Warblers in Alabama
- Mettke-Hofmann, Claudial; Sinclair, Pamela H.; Hamel, Paul B.; Greenberg, Russell. 2010. Implications of prebasic and a previously undescribed prealternate molt for aging Rusty Blackbirds
- Hawkins, Tracy S.; Schiff, Nathan M.; Leininger, Theodor D.; Gardiner, Emile S; Devall, Margaret S.; Hamel, Paul B.; Wilson, A. Dan; Connor, Kristina F.. 2009. Growth and intraspecific competitive abilities of the dioecious <i>Lindera melissifolia</i> (Lauraceae) in varied flooding regimes
- Lockhart, Brian Roy; Gardiner, Emile S.; Leininger, Theodor D.; Connor, Kristina F.; Devall, Margaret S.; Hamel, Paul B.; Hawkins, Tracy; Schiff, Nathan M.; Wilson, A. Dan. 2009. Linking stakeholder research needs and the federal data quality act: a case study of an endangered forest shrub in the southeastern Unitd States
- Hamel, Paul B.; De Steven, Diane; Leininger, Ted; Wilson, Randy. 2009. Historical trends in rusty blackbird nonbreeding habitat in forested wetlands
- Buehler, David A.; Giocomo, James J.; Jones, Jason; Hamel, Paul B.; Rogers, Christopher M.; Beachy, Tiffany A.; Varble, Dustin W.; Nicholson, Charles P.; Roth, Kirk L.; Barg, JEnnifer; Robertson, Raleigh J.; Robb, Joseph R.; Islam, Kamal. 2008. Cerulean warbler reproduction, survival, and models of population decline
- Abilio, Fernanda Maria; Smith, Carl, III.; Tidwell, Colin; Hamel, Paul; Devall, Margaret; Leininger, Ted. 2008. Pondberry (<i>Lindera melissifolia</i>) seed predators
- Colorado, Gabriel; Hamel, Paul; Rodewals, Amanda; Thogmartin, Wayne. 2008. El Grupo Cerúleo: Collaboration to assess nonbreeding range of Cerulean Warbler in South America
- Twedt, Daniel J.; Hamel, Paul B.; Woodrey, Mark S.. 2008. Winter bird population studies and project prairie birds for surveying grassland birds
- Gardiner, E.; Stanturf, J.; Leininger, T.; Hamel, P.; Dorris, L. Jr.; Portwood, J.; Shepard, J.. 2008. Establishing a research and demonstration area initiated by managers: the Sharkey Restoration Research and Demonstration Site
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2008. <p>On the importance of the Cerulean and Golden-winged Warblers summits in the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia in Bogotá</p>
- Hamel, Paul. 2008. <p>A day in the field</p>
- Hamel, Paul. 2008. <p>Luring in Cerulean Warblers, honoring the volunteer spirit</p>
- Hamel, Paul; Ozdenrol, Esra. 2008. Using the spatial filtering process to evaluate the nonbreeding range of Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
- Hamel, Paul; Welton, Melinda J.; Smith, Carl G.; Ford, Robert R.. 2008. Test of partners in flight effective detection distance for Cerulean Warbler / Evaluación de distancia efectiva de detección para la Reinita Cerúlea (Dendroica cerulea) seleccionada por Compañeros En Vuelo
- Wakeley, James S.; Guilfoyle, Michael P.; Antrobus, Terry J.; Fischer, Richard A.; Barrow, Wylie C. Jr.; Hamel, Paul B.. 2007. Ordination of breeding birds in relation to environmental gradients in three southeastern United States floodplain forests
- Adams, Susan B.; Hamel, Paul B.; Connor, Kristina; Burke, Bryce; Gardiner, Emile S.; Wise, David. 2007. Potential roles of fish, birds, and water in swamp privet (<i>Forestiera acuminata</i>) seed dispersal
- Hamel, Paul B.; Rosenberg, Kenneth V.. 2007. Developing management guidelines for cerulean warbler breeding habitat
- Connor, Kristina; Schaefer, Gretchen; Donahoo, Jillian; Devall, Margaret; Gardiner, Emile; Hawkins, Tracy; Wilson, A. Dan; Schiff, Nathan; Hamel, Paul; Leininger, Ted. 2007. Development, fatty acid composition, and storage of drupes and seeds from the endangered pondberry (<i>Lindera melissifolia</i>)
- Hawkins, Tracy S.; Schiff, Nathan M.; Gardiner, Emile s.; Leininger, Theodore; Devall, Margaret S.; Wilson, A. Dan; Hamel, Paul; McCown, Deborah D.; Connor, Kristina. 2007. Micropropagation of the endangered shrub pondberry (<i>Lindera melissifolia</i> [Walt.] Blume)
- Jones, Kelly C.; Roth, Kirk L.; Islam, Kamal; Hamel, Paul B.; Smith, Carl G. III. 2007. Incidence of nest material kleptoparasitism invlovling cerulean warblers
- Lockhart, Brian Roy; Gardiner, Emile S.; Stautz, Theran P.; Leininger, Theodore D.; Hamel, Paul B.; Connor, Kristina F.; Schiff, Nathan M.; Wilson, A. Dan; Devall, Margaret S.. 2007. Nondestructive estimation of leaf area for pondberry
- Hamel, Paul B.; Staten, Mike; Wishard, Rodney. 2006. Initial cerulean warbler response to experimental silvicultural manipulations, Desha County, Arkansas
- Connor, Kristina; Schafer, G.M.; Donahoo, J.; Devall, Margaret; Gardiner, Emile S.; Leininger, Theodor D.; Wilson, A. Dan; Schiff, Nathan; Hamel, Paul B.; Echt, Craig. 2006. A study of the early fruit characteristics of pondberry
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2006. Adaptive forest management to improve habitats for cerulean warbler
- Lockhart, Brian R.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Leininger, Theodore D.; Connor, Kristina F.; Hamel, Paul B.; Schiff, Nathan M.; Wilson, A. Dan; Devall, Margaret S.. 2006. Flooding facility helps scientists examine the ecophysiology of floodplain species used in bottomland hardwood restorations
- Hamel, Paul B.; Riley, Cecilia M.; Hunter, W. C.; Woodrey, Mark S.. 2005. Monitoring bird migration in the Caribbean basin: multi-national cooperation can close the loop
- Hamel, Paul B.; Kirkconnell, Arturo. 2005. Composition of mixed-species flocks of migrant and resident birds in Cuba
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2005. Suggestions for a Silvicultural Prescription for Cerulean Warblers in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- Hamel, Paul B.; Dawson, Deanna K.; Keyser, Patrick D.. 2004. How can we learn more about the Cerulean Warbler (<I>Dendroica cerulea</i>)
- Smith, Carl G., III.; Hamel, Paul B.; Devall, Margaret S.; Schiff, Natan M.. 2004. Hermit Thrush is the First Observed Dispersal Agent for Pondberry (<i>Lindera melissifolia</i>)
- Hazler, Kirsten R.; Drumtra, Dawn E.W.; Marshall, Matthew R.; Cooper, Robert J.; Hamel, Paul B.. 2004. Common, but Commonly Overlooked: Red-bellied Woodpeckers as Songbird Nest Predators
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2003. Winter bird community differences among methods of bottomland hardwood forest restoration: results after seven growing seasons
- Hunter, William C.; Dickson, James G.; Pashley, David N.; Hamel, Paul B.. 2002. Bird Communities of Southern Forests
- Tanner, James T.; Hamel, Paul B.. 2001. A Long-Term View of Old-Growth Deciduous Forests
- Hunter, William C.; Buehler, David A.; Canterbury, Ronald A.; Confer, John L.; Hamel, Paul B.. 2001. Conservation of disturbance-dependent birds in eastern North America
- Hamel, Paul B.; Meadows, James S.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Stanturf, John A.. 2001. Chainsaws, Canebrakes, and Cotton Fields: Sober Thoughts on Silviculture for Songbirds in Bottomland Forests
- Hamel, Paul B.; Foti, Thomas L.. 2001. Bottomland Hardwoods of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Characteristics and Management of Natural Function, Structure, and Composition
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2000. Cerulean Warbler Status Assessment
- Antrobus, T.J.; Guilfoyle, M.P.; Barrow, W.C., Jr..; Hamel, Paul B.; Wakeley, J.S.. 2000. Bird community composition
- Guilfoyle, Michael P.; Barrow, Wylie C., Jr..; Hamel, Paul B.; Wakeley, James S.; King, Sammy L.; Antrobus, Teny J.. 2000. Response of bird communities to natural disturbance
- Hamel, Paul B.; Dunning, John B., Jr... 2000. An approach to quantifying long-term habitat change on managed forest lands
- Hamel, Paul B.; Twedt, Daniel J.; Nuttle, Timothy J.; Woodson, Christopher A.; Broerman, Fred; Wahome, Joseph M.. 2000. Winter bird communities in afforestation: Should we speed up or slow down ecological succession?
- Hamel, Paul B.. 2000. Cerulean warbler (<I>Dendroica cerulea</I>)
- Stanturf, John A.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Hamel, Paul B.; Devall, Margaret S.; Leininger, Theodor D.; Warren, Melvin E., Jr... 2000. Restoring bottomland hardwood ecosystems in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
- Meier, Calvin E.; Stanturf, John A.; Gardiner, Emile S.; Hamel, Paul B.; Warren, Melvin L., Jr... 1999. A Quantitative Assessment of the Structure and Functions of a Mature Bottomland Hardwood Community: The Iatt Creek Ecosystem Site
- Hamel, Paul B.; Buckner, Edward R.. 1998. How far could a squirrel travel in the treetops? A prehistory of the southern forest
- Hamel, Paul B.; Smith, Winston P.; Twedt, Daniel J.; Woehr, James R.; Morris, Eddie; Hamilton, Robert B.; Cooper, Robert J.. 1996. A Land Manager's Guide to Point Counts of Birds in the Southeast
- Smith, Winston P.; Twedt, Daniel J.; Cooper, Robert J.; Wiedenfeld, David A.; Hamel, Paul B.; Ford, Robert P.. 1995. Sample Size and Allocation of Effort in Point Count Sampling of Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests
- Smith, Winston Paul; Twedt, Daniel J.; Wiedenfeld, David A.; Hamel, Paul B.; Ford, Robert P.; Cooper, Robert J.. 1993. Point Counts of Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Duration, Minimum Sample Size, and Points Versus Visits
- Hamel, Paul B.. 1992. Land manager's guide to the birds of the South
- Hooper, Robert G.; Hamel, Paul B.. 1977. Nesting Habitat of Bachman's Warbler - A review
- Hooper, Robert G.; Hamel, Paul B.. 1976. Swainson's warbler in South Carolina