Nancy E. McIntyre

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Nancy E. McIntyre is an American academic in the fields of landscape and urban ecology. She is a professor in the Department of Biological Science and the curator of birds at the Natural Science Research Laboratory museum at the Texas Tech University [1] [2] Her research involves the use of geographic data and information to answer questions about the structure, function and change in the landscape with focus on birds and insects. Her work has implications for conservation and natural resource management. [3]

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Education

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Eleodes beetle (Desert stink beetle.

McIntyre received her undergraduate degree in zoology at the University of Georgia in 1991. [1] In 1993, McIntyre achieved her Master of Science under the mentorship of Frank B. Golley. McIntyre examined forest size, its relationship to bird assemblage (the type of species present) and bird migration strategies. [4] Under the mentorship of John Wiens, McIntyre attained her Doctor of Philosophy in ecology at Colorado State University in 1998. McIntyre used the Eleodes beetle as an experimental model to investigate the way in which the area and nature of a habitat affect the beetles' movement and location. This involved large-scale field studies. [5]

Career and research

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Biology building at Texas Tech University.

McIntyre's career began as a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University where she worked in the area of urban ecology at the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research project. [6] In 2000, McIntyre joined the faculty of the Department of Biological Science at Texas Tech University. Her research focusses on relationships between organisms and their environment and the way in which human activities affect those relationships. Specifically, McIntyre examines birds and insects in forest, grassland, wetland, and urban ecosystems. She researches anthropogenic habitat fragmentation and its effects on insects and bird numbers, diversity and risk of extinction. [3]

McIntyre has served on the editorial boards of scientific journal including Landscape Ecology, Urban Ecosystems, BioScience, and the Journal of Urban Ecology. [7] She served as President-elect of the International Association for Landscape Ecology – North America from 2019 to 2020 and as President of the organization from 2020 to 2022. [8]

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References

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  2. Biography ttu.edu
  3. 1 2 "Dr. Nancy E. McIntyre - Research". sites.google.com.
  4. Catalog exlibrisgroup.com
  5. McIntyre, Nancy E. (1998). Landscape heterogeneity at multiple scales: effects on movement patterns and habitat selection of eleodid beetles (Thesis). hdl:10217/87747.
  6. "Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research" . Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  7. "Professional service". sites.google.com.
  8. "Officers". IALE-NORTH AMERICA.
  9. "Nancy McIntyre". IALE-NORTH AMERICA.
  10. "Texas Tech Faculty Members Rank Among Top 2% of Global Researchers | TTU". today.ttu.edu.
  11. "Faculty Convocation 2013". ttu.edu.