CURRICULUM VITAE

Thomas Scott Hoctor, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning

College of Design, Construction and Planning

University of Florida

Research Program Director

Department of Landscape Architecture

University of Florida

Research Associate, GeoPlan Center

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

University of Florida

c/o Department of Landscape Architecture

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 32611

phone: 352-***-****

e-mail: abqk3b@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2003. Received Ph.D. in Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Dissertation title:

Regional landscape analysis and reserve design to conserve Florida s biodiversity.

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

1992. Completed a Master of Forest Resources and Conservation degree specializing in

conservation biology and policy. Major course work included conservation biology, wetland and

aquatic systems conservation, landscape ecology, and resource policy and management. Wrote

technical paper on the application of buffer zone concepts to reserve design.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

1989. Received a B.A. in History and Science in June 1989. Emphasis was on biology

and American history in course work. Graduated summa cum laude in major with a 3.85 grade

point average and a 3.65 overall. Wrote senior thesis on the history of early American fish

culture and the involvement of anglers. Received a Harvard College Scholarship and a

John Winthrop Scholarship for academic achievement through 1987-1989.

Astronaut High School, Titusville, FL

1985. Class valedictorian. All-state in football and All-district in tennis.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND SKILLS

Regional landscape ecological analysis and conservation planning

Ecological reserve network design

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis using Arc-Info, ArcView, and ArcGIS

Large carnivore ecology and conservation

Identification of Florida natural communities

Identification of North American bird species through sight and song

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APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS

2008-present Director, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, Department of Landscape

Architecture, University of Florida

2008-present Research Program Director, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of

Florida

2005-present Greenways Program Scientist, Conservation Trust for Florida

2003-present Research Associate and Principal Investigator, GeoPlan Center, Department of Urban

and Regional Planning, University of Florida

1998-present Private Consultant, Conservation Research and Planning

2006-2007 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida

1997-2003 Research Assistant and Co-Principal Investigator, GeoPlan Center, Department of Urban

and Regional Planning, University of Florida

1995-1996 Research Assistant, GeoPlan Center, Department of Urban and Regional Planning,

University of Florida

1995-1996 Field Assistant, Conway Conservation, Inc.

1993 Research Assistant, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of

Florida

1992-1995 Field Assistant, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal Investigator, Cooperative Conservation Blueprint Regional Pilot Projects, 2010-. Working with

the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, and other

partners to identify conservation priorities using a combination of state and regional data. Also

working with stakeholders and local and regional governments to identify incentives-based

conservation strategies to protect natural resources in south-central and southwest Florida.

Principal Investigator, Florida Ecological Greenways Update Project, 2010-. Working with the Florida

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Conservation Trust for Florida on a State Wildlife

Grant to update the base boundaries and priorities of the Florida Ecological Greenways Network using

updated and new input GIS data layers and ecological corridor modeling methods.

Principal Investigator, Cooperative Conservation Blueprint Project, 2008-. Working with the Florida Fish

and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other partners to adapt the Critical Lands and Waters

Identification Project conservation priorities to development of a state conservation vision. Work

includes development of additional GIS analysis to inform the development of the blueprint including

proposed new conservation incentives programs.

Habitat Modeler, Swallow-tailed Kite Regional Habitat Analysis Project, 2008-. Working with Ken Meyer

from Avian Research and Conservation Institute, Inc. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to

identify Swallow-tailed Kite habitat in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Work includes the

development of GIS habitat models that identify potential habitat and habitat quality using land use

data and known kite nesting locations.

Principal Investigator, Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project, 2006-. Working with the Florida

Natural Areas Inventory and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to identify statewide

biodiversity and ecosystem service conservation priorities for the Florida Century Commission. The

Century Commission is a legislatively created advisory body tasked to identify strategies to protect

Florida's natural resources despite continued human population growth.

Assistant, Development of Species Occurrence Database, 2006-. Working with the GeoPlan Center at the

University of Florida to collect additional occurrence data for various focal species in Florida to use in

the Efficient Transportation Decision Making Model (ETDM) created for the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection. ETDM is an online impact review application that allows relevant agency

staff and the public to review the potential environmental and social impacts of proposed

transportation infrastructure projects.

Greenways Program Scientist, Conservation Trust for Florida, 2005-. Working with the Conservation

Trust for Florida to implement protection of priority landscape linkages in Florida.

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Principal and Co-principal Investigator, Impacts Assessment Decision Support Model Project for the

Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2002-. Working with the SWFWMD to develop a

GIS-based decision support model that can be used to assess the potential impacts of proposed

activities on SWFWMD-owned lands.

Principal and Co-Principal Investigator, Florida Greenways Modeling Project, 1995-. Working with the

University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture and the GeoPlan Center to develop and

conduct a GIS model to identify an integrated statewide conservation system for Florida; to prioritize

identified areas; to revise the model results as new information becomes available, and to protect

critical landscapes.

Principal Investigator, Identification of Ecological Connectivity Priorities for Babcock Ranch, 2009-2010.

Worked with Reed Noss of the University of Central Florida to develop recommendations for

maintaining and restoring functional ecological connectivity between Babcock Ranch and other

existing conservation areas in the southwest Florida region. Work included development of GIS

habitat and connectivity models for the Florida black bear, Florida panther, and Sherman s fox

squirrel; identification of issues with road crossings; and the development of recommendations to

further study and protect regional ecological connectivity.

Principal Investigator, Regional Gopher Tortoise Habitat Modeling Project, 2009-2010. Worked with the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a GIS assessment of potential gopher tortoise habitat in

Florida, Georgia, and part of Alabama. Work includes identification of best potential habitat including

areas that may be suitable for land protection strategies such as mitigation banking.

Principal Investigator, Southwest Florida Water Management District Conservation Land Acquisition Re-

assessment, 2008-2009. Worked with the Southwest Florida Water Management District and

Wildlands Conservation to develop a new GIS methodology for identifying conservation land

acquisition priorities. Work included the development of a new GIS model integrating data from the

Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project and various regional data to identify conservation

priorities.

Principal Investigator, Greater Ridge Conservation Planning Tool, 2007-2008. Worked with The Nature

Conservancy and Archbold Biological Station to identify important conservation priority areas and

supporting lands and waters needed to maintain the ecological integrity of conservation lands within

the Lake Wales Ridge region of central Florida. Work included development of a GIS database of

priority conservation areas, vertebrate species habitat, wildlife corridors, conservation lands buffers,

and priority watershed protection areas.

Principal Investigator, Identification of Corridor Options for the Florida Black Bear in the Wekiva River

Basin, 2007-2008. Worked with The Nature Conservancy to identify key parcels for completing a

functional bear corridor between the Ocala National Forest and protected lands in the Wekiva River

Basin north of Orlando using GIS habitat analysis, parcel and aerial photography data, and surveys of

road crossings.

Principal Investigator, development of Florida black bear habitat models, 2005-2006. Working with the

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to develop statewide rules-based and statistical

habitat models for the Florida black bear. These models will be used to develop habitat conservation

recommendations for the Florida black bear to ensure its viability.

Consultant with Pandion Systems, 2005. Developed GIS habitat models for the Florida black bear and

gopher tortoise for an environmental assessment application in Volusia County, Florida.

Contractor with the University of Central Florida, 2004-2005. Worked with Dr. Reed Noss to develop GIS

habitat models for various focal vertebrate species to identify priority habitat and wildlife corridors in

the western Florida panhandle.

Contractor with the Florida Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, 2004-2005. Developing GIS ecological

threat indices for the state of Florida as part of Florida s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation

Strategy planning process.

Co-principal Investigator, development of recommendations and tools to facilitate regional ecological

assessments in all U.S. EPA regions, 2003-2004. Worked with Region 4 EPA and the EPA Office of

Policy, Economics, and Innovation to survey existing regional assessment efforts and develop

guidelines that can be used to conduct regional assessments of areas critical for conserving

biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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Co-principal investigator, 2003-2004. Worked with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and U. S.

Department of Defense to identify listed species and natural resource conservation opportunities on

lands surrounding eleven military bases in the Piedmont ecoregion of Georgia, South Carolina, and

North Carolina.

Consultant with Pandion Systems, 2003-2004. Conducted assessment of land conservation priorities for

the St. Lucie County land conservation program.

Co-principal Investigator, Identification of reserve options for protecting federally listed species in South

Florida, 2002-2003. Worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Frank Mazzotti et al. from

the University of Florida to update habitat models for listed species and develop reserve options and

priorities for conserving all federally listed species while maximizing benefits to the region s overall

biodiversity.

Consultant with Pandion Systems, 2001-2002. Developed landscape assessments and potential natural

vegetation information to evaluate the significance of lands for conserving biological diversity within

St. Johns County.

Landscape ecologist, landscape analysis of Florida panther habitat, 2000-2002. Worked with the University

of Kentucky on a GIS spatial analysis of potential habitat and landscape connectivity for the Florida

panther in south and south-central Florida.

Contractor working with the Florida Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, 1999-2002. Conducted an

ecoregional analysis of biological diversity to identify priority conservation areas in peninsular Florida

using expert workshops and GIS.

Consultant with Pandion Systems, 1999-2002. Advised consulting team on GIS spatial landscape and

species indices modeling for the Wekiva River basin. The goal was to develop a GIS model that

predicts ecological impacts of proposed development in and near the Wekiva River basin.

Co-Principal Investigator, analysis of Florida black bear habitat and landscape management for the Florida

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 1999-2000. Worked with the University of Kentucky on

a literature review of black bear ecology and Florida ecosystem dynamics to develop habitat and

landscape management recommendations for the Florida black bear.

Co-Principal Investigator, EPA Southeastern Region Landscape Ecological Analysis Project, University of

Florida, 1998-2002. Conducted a GIS analysis and identification of ecologically significant areas and

connectivity in the southeast region of the United States including Florida, Georgia, Alabama,

Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Landscape ecologist, Chassahowitzka black bear landscape analysis, University of Florida, 1998-2001.

Worked with the University of Kentucky and the Southwest Florida Water Management District to

conduct a GIS habitat analysis for the Chassahowitzka population of the Florida black bear to

determine potential habitat availability and connectivity to other bear populations.

Contractor, Indian River County Conservation Priorities Study, Conway Conservation, Inc., 1998-1999.

Conducted a GIS analysis of ecological features in Indian River County, Florida to identify priority

areas for county conservation lands acquisition program.

Field Assistant, Conway Conservation, Inc., 1995-1996. Conducted land cover groundtruthing for a GIS

Land Use/Cover Mapping for the Suwannee River Water Management District. Member of field team

verifying photo-interpretation for land use/cover mapping.

Research Assistant, University of Florida, 1995. Conducted an ecological contextual analysis for the Camp

Blanding Military Site, Florida Department of Military Affairs. Involved GIS spatial analysis using

ARC-Info to identify priority conservation landscape features in and near Camp Blanding.

Field Assistant, University of Florida, 1992-1995. Surveyed bird populations in research project on

impacts of clear cutting on bird usage of cypress ponds.

Research Assistant, University of Florida, 1993. Restoration Ecology/Sciences program development

research. Worked with the Department of Wildlife Ecology Chair on background research for

development of a restoration ecology/sciences program.

Project Supervisor of the wildlife team for the Cross-Florida Greenway study, University of Florida, 1991-

1992. Developed design criteria for wildlife corridor along 150 miles of barge canal lands through

north central Florida. Coordinated field work, literature reviews, mapping, and report writing. Co-

authored final report on biological issues.

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Independent Researcher, 1992. Quantified negative edge effects in several Florida ecosystems.

Investigated negative edge effect intensity by placing artificial ground nests in transects near different

ecosystem edge types on San Felasco State Preserve and the Cross-Florida Greenway.

Research Assistant, University of Florida, 1989-1990. Formulated recommendations for buffering state

parks from outside threats. Also helped develop a comprehensive bibliography on reserve and park

design criteria.

Research Assistant, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1989. Conducted experiment

on cichlid development and functional feeding morphology that became basis of lab experiment in a

biology course at Harvard.

Assistant to the Curator of the research ornithological collection, Harvard University, 1986-1989.

TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE

Co-Course Instructor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, Spring 2010. Co-

taught graduate GIS and regional conservation planning studio for the Department of Landscape

Architecture and Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

Co-Course Instructor, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Florida Conservation

Planning Manual, February 2009. Helping FWC staff teach a half day course on conservation

planning as part of the development of their draft Conservation Planning Manual.

Co-Course Instructor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Spring

2007. Co-taught graduate landscape ecology class including theory, application, and GIS tools.

Co-Course Instructor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, Spring 2006-2007.

Co-taught graduate GIS and regional conservation planning studio for the Department of Landscape

Architecture and Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

Course Assistant, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, Spring 2006-2007.

Lectured in landscape ecology and conservation biology to a combined undergraduate and graduate

course in landscape management.

Co-Course Instructor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, Fall 2006. Co-taught

undergraduate GIS analysis studio for the Department of Landscape Architecture.

Teaching Assistant and Lecturer, Departments of Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional

Planning, University of Florida, 1994-2005. Served as a teaching assistant in various undergraduate

and graduate studio courses on regional landscape design and the use of GIS in regional conservation

planning.

Co-Course Instructor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, Fall 2001. Co-taught

senior level undergraduate environmental design studio using GIS to develop regional and local land

use and master plans.

Co-Course Developer, National Conservation Training Center, Sheperdstown, WV, 2001. Helped develop

a course in Green Infrastructure Planning taught at the National Conservation Training Center.

Co-Course Instructor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Department of Landscape

Architecture, University of Florida, 1999-2000. Co-taught two undergraduate courses in landscape

ecology including lectures, GIS labs, and a GIS project.

Co-Course Instructor, National Conservation Training Center, Sheperdstown, WV, 1998. Taught module

on the application of landscape ecology and conservation biology to regional conservation planning in

a course titled GIS Design for Regional Conservation Planning . Also presented the Florida

Ecological Greenways Decision Support Model and GIS analyses used in the project.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 1997.

Supervised and coordinated course project on a regional landscape conservation application in a

graduate landscape ecology course.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 1990-1994.

Served as a teaching assistant in four semesters of the undergraduate class, Wildlife Issues.

Resident Advisor, Athletic Dormitory, University Athletic Association, University of Florida, 1989-1995.

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GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES

Mary Brown, MLA, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, 2009

Michael O Brien, MLA, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, projected

graduation Summer 2010

Kelly Burks-Cope, Ph.D., School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, 2008-

Rosalynn Johnson, Ph.D., Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 2009-

CONTRACTS AND GRA NTS

Principal Investigator, Cooperative Conservation Blueprint Regional Pilot Projects, 2010-. Working with

the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, and other

partners to identify conservation priorities using a combination of state and regional data and working

with stakeholders and local and regional governments to identify incentives-based conservation

strategies to protect natural resources in south-central and southwest Florida. $54,967.

Principal Investigator, Florida Ecological Greenways Update Project, 2010-. Working with the Florida

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Conservation Trust for Florida on a State Wildlife

Grant to update the base boundaries and priorities of the Florida Ecological Greenways Network using

updated and new input GIS data layers and ecological corridor modeling methods. $68,894.

Principal Investigator, Regional Gopher Tortoise Habitat Modeling Project, 2008-. Working with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a GIS assessment of potential gopher tortoise habitat in Florida,

Georgia, and part of Alabama. Work includes identification of best potential habitat including areas

that may be suitable for land protection strategies such as mitigation banking. Funding to date:

$50,000.

Principal Investigator, Identification of Connectivity Issues and Strategies for Babcock Ranch Project,

2008-. Working with Reed Noss of the University of Central Florida to develop recommendations for

maintaining and restoring functional ecological connectivity between Babcock Ranch and other

existing conservation areas in the southwest Florida region. Work includes review of existing reports

and data; development of GIS habitat and connectivity models for the Florida black bear, Florida

panther, and Sherman s fox squirrel; identification of issues with road crossings; and the development

of recommendations to further study and protect regional ecological connectivity. Funding to date:

$34,375.

Principal Investigator, Southwest Florida Water Management District Conservation Land Acquisition Re-

assessment, 2008-. Working with the Southwest Florida Water Management District and Wildlands

Conservation to develop a new GIS methodology for identifying conservation land acquisition

priorities. Work included the development of a new GIS model integrating data from the Critical

Lands and Waters Identification Project and various regional data to identify conservation priorities.

Funding to date: $40,000.

Principal Investigator, Cooperative Conservation Blueprint Project, 2008-. Working with the Florida Fish

and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other partners to adapt the Critical Lands and Waters

Identification Project conservation priorities to development of a state conservation vision. Work

includes development of additional GIS analysis to inform the development of the blueprint including

proposed new conservation incentives programs. Funding to date: $24,000.

Habitat Modeler, Swallow-tailed Kite Regional Habitat Analysis Project. 2008-. Working with Ken Meyer

from Avian Research and Conservation Institute, Inc. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to

identify Swallow-tailed Kite habitat in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Work includes the

development of GIS habitat models that identify potential habitat and habitat quality using land use

data and know kite nesting locations. Funding to date: $15,000.

Principal Investigator, Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project, 2006-. Working with the Florida

Natural Areas Inventory and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to identify statewide

biodiversity and ecosystem service conservation priorities for the Florida Century Commission. The

Century Commission is a legislatively created advisory body to identify strategies to protect Florida's

natural resources while human population continues to grow. Funding to date: $89,000.

Co-principal Investigator, development of an impacts assessment decision support model for the Southwest

Florida Water Management District, 2002-. Working with the SWFWMD to develop a GIS-based

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decision support model that can be used to assess the potential impacts of proposed activities on

SWFWMD-owned lands. Funding to date: $435,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, Florida Greenways Modeling Project, 1995-. Working with the University of

Florida Department of Landscape Architecture and the GeoPlan Center to develop and conduct a GIS

model to identify an integrated statewide conservation system for Florida; to prioritize identified areas;

to revise the model results as new information becomes available, and to protect critical landscapes.

Funding to date: approximately $2,500,000.

Principal Investigator, Development of GIS database of priority conservation areas, vertebrate species

habitat, wildlife corridors, conservation lands buffers, and priority watershed protection areas for the

Lake Wales Ridge. 2007-2008. Worked with The Nature Conservancy and Archbold Biological

Station to identify the most important conservation priority areas and supporting lands and waters

needed to maintain the ecological integrity of conservation lands within the Lake Wales Ridge Region

of central Florida. Funding: $15,000.

Principal Investigator, Identification of Corridor Options for the Florida Black Bear in the Wekiva River

Basin, 2007-. Working with The Nature Conservancy to identify key parcels for completing a

functional bear corridor between the Ocala National Forest and protected lands in the Wekiva River

Basin north of Orlando using GIS habitat analysis, parcel and aerial photography data, and surveys of

road crossings. Funding: $15,000.

Principal Investigator, development of Florida black bear habitat models, 2005-2006. Working with the

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to develop statewide rules-based and statistical

habitat models for the Florida black bear. These models will be used to develop habitat conservation

recommendations for the Florida black bear that will ensure its viability. Funding: $10,000.

Co-principal Investigator, development of recommendations and tools to facilitate regional ecological

assessments in all U.S. EPA regions, 2003-2004. Worked with Region 4 EPA and the EPA Office of

Policy, Economics, and Innovation to survey existing regional assessment efforts and develop

guidelines that can be used to conduct regional assessments of areas critical for conserving

biodiversity and ecosystem services. Funding: $50,000.

Co-principal investigator, 2003-2004. Working with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and U. S.

Department of Defense to identify listed species and natural resource conservation opportunities on

lands surrounding eleven military bases in the Piedmont ecoregion of Georgia, South Carolina, and

North Carolina. Funding: $20,000.

Co-principal Investigator, identification of reserve options for protecting federally listed species in South

Florida, 2002-2003. Worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Frank Mazzotti et al. from

the University of Florida to update habitat models for listed species and develop reserve options and

priorities for conserving all federally listed species while maximizing benefits to the region s overall

biodiversity. Funding: $15,000.

Landscape ecologist, landscape analysis of Florida panther habitat, 2000-2002. Worked with the University

of Kentucky on a GIS spatial analysis of potential habitat and landscape connectivity for the Florida

panther in south and south-central Florida. Funding: $3,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, EPA Southeastern Region Landscape Ecological Analysis Project, University of

Florida, 1998-2002. Conducted a GIS analysis and identification of ecologically significant areas and

connectivity in the southeast region of the United States including Florida, Georgia, Alabama,

Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Funding: $355,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, analysis of Florida black bear habitat and landscape management for the Florida

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 1999-2000. Worked with the University of Kentucky on

a literature review of black bear ecology and Florida ecosystem dynamics to develop habitat and

landscape management recommendations for the Florida black bear. Funding: $5,400.

Landscape ecologist, Chassahowitzka black bear landscape analysis, University of Florida, 1998-2001.

Worked with the University of Kentucky and the Southwest Florida Water Management District to

conduct a GIS habitat analysis for the Chassahowitzka population of the Florida black bear to

determine potential habitat availability and connectivity to other bear populations. Funding: $5,000.

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ASSOCIATIONS

Society for Conservation Biology

International Association for Landscape Ecology

Natural Areas Association

Sigma Xi

Advisory Board, Florida Defenders of the Environment

BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS

Editorial Board, Journal of Conservation Planning

Editorial Board, Environmental Bioindicators journal

Vice Chair of the Alachua County Land Conservation Board, which is in charge of selecting conservation

lands to purchase under the Alachua Forever land conservation program.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's South Florida Multi-species/Ecosystem Recovery Implementation Team

(MERIT), 2000-2002, Chair of the Landscape Subteam responsible for developing reserve design

strategies for listed species in South Florida.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's MERIT sub-team for identifying essential habitat and conservation

strategies for the Florida panther, 2000-2002.

Served on an advisory group working with Florida Natural Areas Inventory to develop methods to

prioritize potential conservation land acquisitions for the Florida Forever program, 2000-2002.

Biodiversity Conservation Goals Panel for the Florida Forever Advisory Council, 2000

Committee Member, Interstate 4 Ecological Impact Review Team, 1995-1997

Committee Member, State Road 40 EIS Review Team, 1995-1996

Designee for Dr. Larry Harris on the Florida Greenways Commission, 1992-1995

Ecological Consultant, Hillsborough County Development Code, 1993

MISCELLANEOUS

Peer-reviewed proposals for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 2005 and 2006.

Peer-reviewed articles for the journals Conservation Biology, BioScience, Journal of Wildlife

Management, Southeastern Naturalist, Conservation Planning, Landscape Ecology, Landscape and

Urban Planning, Ecological Modeling, Environmental Management, Forest Ecology and Management

and Environmental Bioindicators.

Expert witness for the Sierra Club on the ecological impacts of the proposed changes to the Alachua

County Comprehensive Plan in administrative hearing process in December 2003.

Served as expert on wildlife corridors for team working to get the San Felasco-Sante Fe Conservation

Corridor project included in the Alachua County, FL conservation land acquisition program, Spring,

2002.

Expert witness for the St. Johns County Sierra Club on the ecological impacts of the proposed Nocatee

development in St. Johns County, FL in administrative hearing process, October 2001.

Expert witness on the ecological impacts of a proposed school within the Etoniah Creek CARL Project in

Putnam County, FL in administrative hearing process, Spring 2001.

Advisor on the ecological impacts of the Suncoast Parkway in west-central Florida to legal team in

lawsuit against the Corps of Engineers.

Co-sponsored with Richard Hilsenbeck of the Florida Chapter of The Nature Conservancy the addition of

the Lecanto Sandhills and OTOW Sandhills to the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem CARL Project in the

Florida Preservation 2000 land acquisition program.

Hosted a conservation biology class from Karlstad University in Sweden while they were visiting

Gainesville in November 1998 and 1999, which included lectures on reserve design and field trips to

local reserves.

Reviewed reserve design lab exercise for a landscape ecology lab manual, Learning Landscape Ecology:

A Practical Guide to Concepts and Techniques, written by Sarah Gergel and Monica Turner at the

University of Wisconsin, spring 1999.

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Invited participant for the Endangered Cats of North America Workshop sponsored by the National

Wildlife Federation at White Oak Plantation, FL, February 4-6, 2000.

Took course in spring 1992 on college teaching methods.

Travel experience in Costa Rica, southwestern U.S., Alaska, California, Arizona, Colorado, Alberta and

eastern Canada; extensive knowledge of the natural history of Florida, Maine, and southern California

Recreational interests include fishing, birding, hiking, and camping.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Hoctor, T. S., W. L. Allen, III, M. H. Carr, P. D. Zwick, E. Huntley, D. J. Smith, D. S. Maehr, R. Buch,

and R. Hilsenbeck. 2008. Land corridors in the Southeast USA: connectivity to protect biodiversity

and ecosystem services. Journal of Conservation Planning 4:90-122.

Kautz, R., Kawula, R., Hoctor, T., Comiskey, J., Jansen, D., Jennings, D., Kasbohm, J., Mazzotti, F.,

McBride, R., Richardson, L., and Root, K. 2006. How much is enough? Landscape-scale conservation

for the Florida panther. Biological Conservation 130:118-133.

Maehr, D.S., P. Crowley, J.J. Cox, M.L. Lacki, J.L. Larkin, T.S. Hoctor, L.D. Harris, and P.M. Hall. 2006.

Of cats and Haruspices: genetic intervention in the Florida panther. Animal Conservation 9:127-132.

Maehr, D.S., J.N. Layne, T.S. Hoctor, and M.A. Orlando. 2004. Status of the black bear in south-central

Florida. Florida Field Naturalist 32:85-101.

Larkin, J. L., D. S. Maehr, T. S. Hoctor, M. A. Orlando, and K. Whitney. 2004. Landscape linkages and

conservation planning for the black bear in west-central Florida. Animal Conservation 7:23-34.

Maehr, David S., E. Darrell Land, David B. Shindle, Oron L. Bass, Thomas S. Hoctor. 2002. Florida

panther dispersal and conservation. Biological Conservation 106:187-197.

Hoctor, Thomas S., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 2000. Identifying a linked reserve system using a regional

landscape approach: the Florida ecological network. Conservation Biology 14(4): 984-1000.

Book Chapters

Hoctor, Thomas S., L. D. Harris, R. F. Noss, and K. A. Whitney. 2006. Spatial ecology and restoration of

the longleaf pine evosystem. Pages 377-402 In S. Jose, E. Jokela and D. Miller, editors. Longleaf

pine ecosystems: ecology, silviculture, and restoration. Springer-Verlag, New York.

Hoctor, Thomas S., M. Carr, P. Zwick, and D. S. Maehr. 2004. Identification and realization of a Florida

Ecological Network: the Florida Statewide Greenways Project and its political context. Pages 222-250

in R. H. G. Jongman and G. Pungetti, editors. Ecological networks and greenways: concept, design,

implementation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Maehr, D. S., R. C. Lacy, E. D. Land, O. L. Bass, and T. S. Hoctor. 2002. Population viability of the

Florida panther: a multi-perspective approach. Pages 284-311 in D. McCullough and S. Beissinger,

editors. Population viability analysis. University of Chicago Press.

Harris, L. D., Linda C. Duever, Rebecca P. Meegan, Thomas S. Hoctor, James L. Schortemeyer, and David

S. Maehr. 2001. The biotic province as the minimum critical unit for biodiversity conservation. D. S.

Maehr, R.F. Noss, and J.L. Larkin, editors. Large mammal restoration: Ecological and sociological

considerations. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Maehr, David S, Thomas S. Hoctor, and L. D. Harris. 2001. The Florida panther: a flagship for regional

restoration. Pages 293-312 in D. S. Maehr, R. F. Noss, and J. L. Larkin, editors. Large mammal

restoration: ecological and sociological challenges in the 21st century. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Harris, Larry D., Thomas Hoctor, Dave Maehr, and Jim Sanderson. 1996. The role of networks and

corridors in enhancing the value and protection of parks and equivalent areas. Pages 173-198 in R. G.

Wright, editor. National parks and protected areas: their role in environmental areas. Blackwell

Science, Cambridge, MA.

Harris, Larry D., Thomas S. Hoctor, and Sarah E. Gergel. 1996. Landscape processes and their significance

to biodiversity conservation. Pages 319-347 in O.E. Rhodes, R. K. Chesser and M. H. Smith, editors.

Population dynamics in ecological space and time. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

Hall, Phil M., Larry D. Harris, and Thomas S. Hoctor. 1994. Integrating outdoor recreation and wildlife

conservation with right-of-way/greenway corridors. Pages 195-229 in Hay, K.G. editor. Greenways,

wildlife and natural pipeline corridors. The Conservation Fund, Arlington, VA. 229 pp.

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Conference Proceedings

Maehr, D. S., T. S. Hoctor, and L. D. Harris. 2000. Remedies for a denatured landscape: restoring

landscapes for native carnivores. Proceedings of the International Congress on Wildlife Management

2.

Carr, Margaret H., Thomas S. Hoctor, and Paul D. Zwick. 1998. Connections at the crossroads: the Florida

greenways experiment. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference,

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Carr, Margaret H., Paul D. Zwick, Thomas S. Hoctor, Wesley Harrell, Andrea Goethals, and Mark A.

Benedict. 1998. Using GIS for identifying the interface between ecological greenways and roadway

systems at the state and sub-state scales. Pp. 68-77 In: Proceedings of The International Conference

on Wildlife Ecology and Transportation. Ft. Myers, FL.

Non Refereed Publications

Zwick, P. D., J. Teisinger, M. Carr, R. Steiner and T. Hoctor. Where will we Grow? Development of a

Florida Growth Potential Model., Florida Engineering Journal, Tallahassee, FL, November, 2002.

Technical Reports

Hoctor, T.S., J. Oetting, and S. Beyeler. 2008. Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project: Report on

completion of the CLIP Version 1.0 Database. Report for the Century Commission for a Sustainable

Florida, Tallahassee.

Lozar, R. C., C. Ehlschlaeger, J. Westervelt, H. Balbach, H.R. Akcakaya, T. Hoctor, C. Goodison, W.W.

Hargrove, F.M. Hoffman, and W. Rose. 2006. Habitat fragmentation handbook for installation

planners: Status and options. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development

Center, TR-06-36.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, and J. Teisinger. 2005. Reprioritization of the Florida Ecological Greenways Network

based on the New Base Boundaries Adopted in 2004. Final Report. Office of Greenways and Trails,

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee.

Hoctor, T. 2004. Update of the Florida Ecological Greenways Network. Final Report. Office of Greenways

and Trails, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee.

Hoctor, T. Ginevra Lewis, and Matt Marsik. 2004. Protecting Critical Ecosystems: Current EPA Regional

Activities and Future Agency Opportunities. Final Report. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Policy and Economic Innovation, Washington, D.C.

Hoctor, T. S., M. H. Carr, C. Goodison, P. D. Zwick, J. Green, P. Hernandez, C. McCain, K. Whitney, and

J. Teisinger. 2002. Final report: Southeastern Ecological Framework. Environmental Protection

Agency Region 4, Atlanta, Georgia.

Hoctor, T. S., J. Teisinger, M. H. Carr, P. D. Zwick. 2002. Identification of Critical Linkages within the

Florida Ecological Greenways Network. Final Report. Office of Greenways and Trails, Florida

Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee.

Carr, Margaret H., Thomas S. Hoctor, Paul D. Zwick, Christy McCain, Ryan Morrell and Jason Teisinger.

2002. A Report on Tasks Completed for the Florida Office of Greenways and Trails 2001 2002,

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee.

Carr, Margaret H., Thomas S. Hoctor, Crystal Goodison, Paul D. Zwick, et al. 2002. Southeastern

Ecological Framework, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, Atlanta.

Maehr, David S., Thomas S. Hoctor, Luther J. Quinn, and Judy S. Smith. 2001. Black bear habitat

management guidelines for Florida. Technical Report No. 17. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Commission, Tallahassee, FL.

Hoctor, Thomas S., Jason Teisinger, Margaret H. Carr and Paul D. Zwick. 2001. Ecological Greenways

Network Prioritization for the State of Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection,

Tallahassee.

Carr, Margaret H., Paul D. Zwick, Thomas Hoctor and Mark A. Benedict. 1999. Final Report Phase II

Florida Statewide Greenways System Planning Project, Florida Department of Environmental

Protection, Tallahassee.

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Margaret H. Carr, Paul D. Zwick, Thomas Hoctor and Mark A. Benedict. 1998. Interim Report - Phase II -

Florida Statewide Greenways System Planning Project, Florida Department of Environmental

Protection, Tallahassee.

Carr, Margaret H., Paul D. Zwick, Thomas Hoctor and Mark A. Benedict. 1996. Final Report - Phase I -

Florida Statewide Greenways System Planning Project, Florida Department of Environmental

Protection, Tallahassee.

Hoctor, Thomas S., and Larry D. Harris, primary authors. 1995. Conserving native ecosystems and

landscapes. Pages 53-65 in Florida Greenways Commission. Florida Greenways: Creating a Statewide

Florida Greenway Network, The Florida Greenways Commission, Tallahassee, FL.

Harris, Larry D. and Thomas S. Hoctor. 1992. Cross Florida Greenbelt State Recreation and Conservation

Area Management Plan. Volume IV. Report on biological issues. University of Florida, Gainesville.

Hoctor, Thomas S. 1992. Conservation buffer zones: protecting preserves, biological diversity, and

ecological integrity. M.F.R.C. Technical paper, University of Florida, Gainesville, 59 pages.

Book Reviews

Hoctor, Thomas S., and L. D. Harris. 1998. Panthers in the landscape. Conservation Biology 12(6):1426-

1427.

Harris, L. D. and Thomas S. Hoctor. 1994. Greenway ecology, the prolegomenon. Conservation Biology

8(2):603-605.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS

Hoctor, T.S.. P.D. Zwick, and M. Carr. 2010. Large-scale Implications of SLR on Conservation Priority

Areas and Human Settlement in Florida. Invited Presentation at the Florida Institute of Conservation

Science s Keeping Our Heads Above Water: Surviving the Challenges of Sea-Level Rise in Florida

Workshop, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida January 18-20, 2010.

Hoctor, T.S. 2009. Status of conservation in Florida. Panel Discussion at the Florida Native Plant Society

Conference, May 2009, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Hoctor, T.S., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 2009. Implications of sea level rise projections in south-central

Florida. Presentation to the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Working Group, May 2009, Lake Wales,

FL.

Hoctor, T.S., J. Oetting, B. Stys, and M. Endries. 2009. Ecosystem service and green infrastructure

assessment in the Florida Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project. U.S. Chapter of the

International Association of Landscape Ecology Symposium, April 2009, Snowbird, UT.

Hoctor, T.S., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 2009. Implications of future growth and sea level rise projections in

Florida. Presentation to the Heartland 2060 Regional Visioning work group, May 2009, Sebring, FL.

Hoctor, T.S., and J. Oetting. 2008. Existing and future identification of ecosystems services in the Critical

Lands and Waters Identification Project. Florida s Cooperative Conservation Blueprint Workshop at

the ACES Conference on Ecosystem Services: 2008: Using Science for Decision Making in Dynamic

Systems, December 2008, Naples, FL.

Hoctor, T.S., and J. Oetting. 2008. Development and Future of the Florida Critical Lands and Waters

Identification Project. Public Land Acquisition & Management Conference, December 2008,

Jacksonville, FL.

Hoctor, T.S. 2008. Green infrastructure planning in Florida. 2008. Maryland State Development Plan

Workshop, October 2008, Annapolis, MD.

Noss, R., T. Hoctor, M. Volk, S. Beyeler, J. Oetting, J. Weiss, and J. Overpeck. 2008. Characteristics of

terrestrial climate sensitive species and necessity of adaptive land corridors. Florida's Wildlife: On the

Frontline of Climate Change Summit, October 2008, Orlando, FL.

Noss, R., T. Hoctor, M. Volk, S. Beyeler, J. Oetting, J. Weiss, and J. Overpeck. 2008. Between the devil

and the deep blue sea: determining priorities in highly dynamic land-sea interfaces. Society for

Conservation Biology 2008 Annual Meeting, July 2008, Chattanooga, TN.

Hoctor, T. S. 2008. Protecting Florida and northeast Florida green infrastructure. Northeast Florida

Connectivity Summit, April 2008, Jacksonville, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2008. Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project. Presentation to the Century

Commission for a Sustainable Florida, April 2008, Tallahassee, FL.

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Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Florida conservation planning in a transportation and land use planning context. 1000

Friends of Florida Transportation and Land Use Symposium, December 2007, Sarasota, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Protecting Florida s green infrastructure. Mark Benedict Memorial Symposium,

December 2007, Naples, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project. Presentation to the Century

Commission for a Sustainable Florida, December 2007, Orlando, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Identification of conservation priorities for the Florida black bear through habitat and

connectivity modeling. Presentation to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida Black Bear Management Plan Working Group, October 2007, Gainesville, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Connectivity and green infrastructure planning in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Commission Stakeholders' Fish and Wildlife Forum, June 2007, Orlando, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Florida and Southeastern U.S. Conservation Planning. Presentation to the Wildlands

Project executive staff, May 2007, Orlando, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Regional landscape for conserving Babcock Ranch in Southwest Florida. Presentation

to the Babcock Ranch Steering Committee, April 2007, Punta Gorda, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Connectivity for wildlife in Florida. Florida Native Plant Society 27th Annual

Conference, April 2007, Gainesville, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2007. Connectivity analysis methods in regional conservation assessments. Invited

symposium speaker for symposium at the 22nd Annual Symposium of the U.S. Association of the

International Association for Landscape Ecology, April 2007, Tucson, AZ.

Hoctor, T.S. 2006. The Florida Ecological Greenways Network and protecting a statewide Florida black

bear metapopulation. Defenders of Wildlife Carnivore Conference, November 2006, St. Petersburg,

FL.

Hoctor, T.S. 2006. The Florida Ecological Greenways Network: protecting biodiversity, and

ecosystem services. Florida Native Plant Society seminar, November 2006, Gainesville, FL.

Hoctor, T.S. 2006. The Florida Ecological Greenways Network: protecting bears, biodiversity, and

ecosystem services. Natural Areas Association Conference, September 2006, Flagstaff, AZ.

Hoctor, T. S. 2006. Connectivity considerations. 1000 Friends of Florida Designing for Wildlife

Workshop, September 2006, Gainesville, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2006. The Florida Ecological Greenways Network: prioritization, implementation, and

policy developments. River Fest, February 2006, Palatka, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2005. Protecting connectivity for the Florida black bear. Florida Black Bear Festival,

October 2005, Umatilla, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2005. What are we trying to protect and how in Florida? Sierra Club workshop, May 2005

Olustee, FL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2004. The Southeastern Ecological Framework and protecting critical ecosystems in EPA

Regions. U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information Conference, December 2004, Miami, FL.

Hoctor, T.S. 2004. Identifying and protecting ecological networks and critical ecosystems. Invited

symposium speaker, Natural Areas Association Conference, October 2004, Chicago, IL.

Hoctor, T. S. 2004. Regional conservation planning applications for identifying and protecting ecological

networks. 1000 Friends of Florida planning workshop, July 2004, Panama City, FL.

Hoctor, T. S., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 2004. Delineation, prioritization, and protection of the Florida

Ecological Greenways Network. The 19th Annual Symposium of the U.S. Association of the

International Association for Landscape Ecology. March 2004, Las Vegas, NV.

Hoctor, T.S. 2004. Planning information for protecting Florida s biodiversity. Defenders of Wildlife

transportation planning workshop, March 2004, Orlando, FL.

Hoctor, T. S., M. Carr, P. Zwick, C. Goodison, K. Whitney, C. Berish, J. Richardson, R. Durbrow, and D.

Maehr. 2003. Delineation of an ecological network to facilitate conservation planning in the

southeastern U.S.A. 6th International Association for Landscape Ecology World Congress, Darwin,

Australia, July 2003.

Hoctor, T. S. 2003. Defining and protecting Florida's green infrastructure. Ninth Annual Public Interest

Environmental Conference, Gainesville, FL, February 2003.

Hoctor, T. S., Margaret H. Carr, Paul D. Zwick, Crystal Goodison, and Dave S. Maehr. 2002. The

relevance of ecological networks to the conservation and restoration of wide-ranging species and

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biodiversity as a whole in Florida and the Southeastern United States. The Wildlife Society

Conference, Bismarck, ND, September 2002.

Hoctor, T. S., C. Goodison, M. Carr, P. Zwick, J. Green, L. McCain, P. Hernandez, R. Durbrow, J.

Richardson, C. Berish, K. Whitney, and W. Robinson Rieth. 2002. Application of a GIS model to

identify an ecological network for conservation planning in the southeastern United States. Society for

Conservation GIS Conference, Borrego Springs, CA, July 2002.

Hoctor, T. S. 2002. The case for connecting critical ecosystems. EPA Region/ORD Critical Ecosystems

Workshop, Keystone, CO, June 2002.

Hoctor, T S., and C. Goodison. 2002. Targeting priorities through characterization of the Southeastern

Ecological Framework. EPA Region/ORD Critical Ecosystems Workshop, Keystone, CO, June 2002.

Hoctor, T. S. 2002. The ecological character and conservation priorities of north-central Florida. Eighth

Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference, Gainesville, FL, March 2002.

Hoctor, T. S. 2001. Identification of areas of regional ecological significance in the Southeastern

Ecological Framework. Sustainable Forestry and Sustainable Communities Workshop, Consultative

Group on Biological Diversity and the Turner Foundation, Charlotte, NC, December 2001.

Hoctor, T.S. 2001. Using GIS in regional conservation planning in Florida and St. Johns County Florida.

Presentation to the St. Johns County Sierra Club, November 2001.

Hoctor, T. S., C. Goodison, M. Carr, P. Zwick, K. Whitney, and W. Robinson Rieth. 2001. Application of

a GIS model to identify an ecological network for conservation planning in the southeastern United

States. Natural Areas Association Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL, September 2001.

Hoctor, T.S. 2001. Using GIS in regional conservation planning in Florida. Presentation to the Duval

County Sierra Club, June, 2001.

Hoctor, T.S. 2001. Using GIS in regional conservation planning in Florida. Presentation to the Alachua

County Planning Work Group, February 2001.

Hoctor, T. S. 2001. Florida s Ecological Network Project. Environmental Law Institute s National

Biodiversity Symposium, Status of the States: Innovative State Strategies for Biodiversity

Conservation, Washington, D.C.

Meegan, R. P., D. S. Maehr, and T. S. Hoctor. 2000. Corridors, Landscape Linkages, and Conservation

Planning for the Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi). Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration

Science Conference, Naples, FL.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 2000. Identifying an ecological reserve network in the southeastern

United States. The Third Conference of the Society of Conservation GIS, Borrego Springs, CA.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 2000. Identifying ecological reserve networks in Florida and the

Southeastern United States. Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 2000. Ecological reserve networks in Florida and the Southeastern

United States: road issues and opportunities. The 15th Annual Symposium of the U.S. Association of

the International Association for Landscape Ecology. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Invited special session

speaker.

Hoctor, T. 2000. Designing reserve networks and principles for prioritizing land protection efforts.

Presentation to the St. Johns County Land Acquisition and Management Board. St. Augustine, FL,

February 23, 2000.

Hoctor, T. 2000. Identifying and designing ecological reserve networks. The Nature Conservancy

International Science and Stewardship Conference. Beyond Our Borders: Conservation at Multiple

Scales. Orlando, Florida. Invited speaker.

Hoctor, T. 2000. Designing reserve networks and principles for prioritizing land protection efforts.

Presentation to the Alachua County Sierra Club. Gainesville, FL, February 6, 1999.

Hoctor, T. 1999. Designing reserve networks and principles for prioritizing land protection efforts.

Presentation to the Alachua County Land Conservation Advisory Committee. Gainesville, FL,

December 6, 1999.

Hoctor, T. 1999. Establishing effective biodiversity conservation: ecological networks and strategic land

management. Public Land Acquisition and Management Annual Partnership Conference. Panama

City, FL. Invited speaker.

Hoctor, T. 1999. Protecting Florida's natural heritage with regional landscape planning and integrated

community design. University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture 2nd Biennial

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Landscape Architecture Symposium. Designing Livable Communities: Techniques for Florida's

Future. Invited speaker.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 1999. Identification of ecological networks in Florida and the southeast

United States using regional conservation planning and Geographic Information Systems. 26th Annual

Natural Areas Conference. Conservation Planning: From Sites to Systems. Tucson, AZ.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 1999. Identifying and designing a Florida ecological network. The 2nd

Symposium for the Conservation of Florida's Turtles and Tortoises. St. Petersburg, FL. Invited

speaker.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, and P. Zwick. 1999. Identification and realization of a Florida ecological network:

the Florida Greenways Project and GIS decision support modeling within a political context.

International Association of Landscape Ecology 5th World Congress, Snowmass, Colorado. Invited

special symposium speaker.

Hoctor, T., M. Carr, P. Zwick, J. Green, K. Whitney, and P. Hernandez. 1999. Application of a GIS model

to identify areas of ecological significance and an ecological network in the southeastern United

States. The Second Conference of the Society of Conservation GIS, Idyllwild, CA.

Hoctor, Thomas S., Margaret H. Carr, and Paul D. Zwick. 1999. A GIS-based landscape approach for the

identification of a statewide integrated conservation system in Florida. The Florida Chapter of the

Wildlife Society Conference, Orlando, FL.

Hoctor, Thomas S. 1998. A GIS-based approach for the identification of a statewide ecological

conservation system in Florida. Department of Forestry Seminar, University of Kentucky, Lexington,

KY.

Deuver, L., and Thomas S. Hoctor. 1998. Using mapping charettes to identify ecological reserve

networks. The First Conference of the Wildlands Project, Estes Park, CO.

Hoctor, Thomas S., Margaret H. Carr, Mark A. Benedict, and Paul D. Zwick. 1998. A GIS-based

landscape approach for the identification of a statewide integrated conservation system in Florida. The

First Conference of the Society of Conservation GIS, Idyllwild, CA.

Hoctor, Thomas S., Margaret H. Carr, Mark A. Benedict, and Paul D. Zwick. 1998. A GIS-based

landscape approach for the identification of a statewide integrated conservation system in Florida.

Linkages in Ecosystem Science, Management, and Restoration, Natural Resources Forum 98,

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Hoctor, Thomas S., Margaret H. Carr, Mark A. Benedict, and Paul D. Zwick. 1998. A GIS-based

landscape approach for the identification of a statewide integrated conservation system in Florida.

United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, 13th

Symposium, Lansing, Michigan.

Carr, Margaret. H., Thomas S. Hoctor, and Paul D. Zwick. 1998. Connections at the Crossroads: The

Florida Greenways Experiment. Connections: The 4th Annual Public Interest Environmental

Conference, Gainesville, FL.

Carr, Margaret H., Paul D. Zwick, and Thomas S. Hoctor. 1998. Using GIS for id

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