Kathy Martin (scientist)

Kathy Martin is a global authority on arctic and alpine grouse and ptarmigan, and on tree cavity-nesting vertebrates.[1] She is a professor in the Faculty of Forestry[2] at the University of British Columbia and a senior research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.[3]

Kathy (Mary Catherine) Martin
Born28 March 1949
NationalityCanadian
OccupationSenior Research Scientist at Environment Canada and Professor in the Faculty of Forestry University of British Columbia
Known forCavity Using Wildlife and Mountain Avifauna
Academic background
EducationB.Sc. Biology (1970), University of Prince Edward Island,
M.Sc. Zoology (1973) University of Alberta,
Ph.D. Biology (1985) Queen's University
ThesisThe utility of bi-parental care in Willow Ptarmigan: ecological and evolutionary considerations (1985)
Doctoral advisorDr. Fred Cooke
Academic work
DisciplineConservation Biology/Ornithology
InstitutionsFaculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Doctoral studentsKristina Cockle; Brad Fedy; Stephanie Melles; Len Thomas
Notable ideasTree Cavity Nest Webs and Mountain Bird Life Histories
Websitehttps://profiles.forestry.ubc.ca/person/kathy-martin/

Martin, who trained in ornithology, is currently President[4] (April 2018-August 2020) of the American Ornithological Society. Over three decades, Martin has been a leader in Canada's Conservation Biology research and higher education community, serving on national and international government and society committees.[5] Her leadership activities include representing Canada since 1996 on the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN Species Survival Commission for grouse (galliformes). In this capacity she organizes conferences, and both leads and contributes to the writing of syntheses and policy documents. During the 2000s, she served on the council of the American Ornithologists Union (2003–07), chaired the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Ecology and Evolution Grant Committee.[5]

At the national level, Martin participated in early discussions around the formation of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution in 2006, and was a founding member of the organization, later served on its Governing Council (2008-11[6]). In 1996, Martin and her colleagues received The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication award, for their paper "Impact of food and predation on the snowshoe hare cycle."[7][8] In 1992, when she was an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, Scarborough College, Martin developed and taught one of the first courses in Conservation Biology in Canada: C65S.

As of 2017, Martin continues to direct two ongoing, long-term research programs that she founded in Canada. The first, on the life history variation and ecology of alpine birds, began in 1980 and has expanded to sites in Australia, while the second, examining the structure and function of cavity-nesting vertebrate communities,[9][10] commenced in 1995 and expanded to other sites across North and South America.[11]

Martin has published over 200 papers and book chapters,[12] and has supervised international graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, who have gone on to drive wildlife conservation policy and management in their countries.[13]

Early academic and natural history career

Kathy Martin is a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her undergraduate degree in Biology was from the University of Prince Edward Island (1970). This was followed by an MSc at the University of Alberta, Edmonton (1973), and a PhD at Queen's University, Kingston (1985), with geneticist Dr. Fred Cooke. Cooke founded one of the longest-running field ecology studies in the world, examining the genetics and population biology of lesser snow geese.[14] Martin's doctoral research was on Willow Ptarmigan population biology, and not on Lesser Snow Geese, although she has done research on snow geese. Following the completion of her doctorate, Martin received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Alberta (1985–1988).[3]

Kathy Martin holding a willow ptarmigan in 1983

Early on in her career, prior to undertaking her doctoral research, Martin committed to doing what is now popularly known as public science and science communication. Martin was active in the Prince Edward Island Natural History society, founding and editing the first 40 copies of its newsletter.[15] In 1977, she wrote the guide Island Woodland Plants.[16]

Kathy Martin with her book, Watershed Red

In 1981, Martin published the monograph Watershed Red,[17] about the natural history of the Dunk River Watershed.

Kathy Martin with a painting of the Dunk River at Lucy Maud Montgomery's Birthplace

Research career

Martin's first faculty position was as an assistant professor at the Université de Sherbrooke (1988–89) followed by an NSERC University Research Fellow and assistant professor position in life sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus (1989–1992). In 1993, she moved to Vancouver to assume her current joint appointment with the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

As of 2020, Martin has supervised 35 post-graduate students and over 20 post-doctoral fellows, a number of whom have gone on to become university professors, including: Kristina Cockle, Adjunct University of British Columbia,[18] Brad Fedy, University of Waterloo;[19] Stephanie Melles, Ryerson University[20] and Len Thomas, University of St Andrews.[21]

Academic leadership positions

Current

Past
  • International Ornithological Union, Scientific Program Committee, January 2015
  • North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, chair, 2012
  • Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, founding board member, 2008–2011
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Grant Selection Committee – Evolution and Ecology chair 2003–04
  • Society of Canadian Ornithologists, president, 2000–02

Awards

References
  1. "KATHY MARTIN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY". forestry.ubc.ca.
  2. "Kathy Martin | UBC Forestry Profiles". profiles.forestry.ubc.ca.
  3. Branch, Government of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Science and Technology. "Environment and Climate Change Canada - Science and Technology - Environment Canada S & T Expert Profile". www.ec.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  4. "Faces of AOS: Kathy Martin Bio". AOS News. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  5. "Government of Canada: Kathy M. Martin". Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  6. http://csee-scee.ca/past-governing-councils/
  7. Krebs, Charles J.; Boutin, Stan; Boonstra, Rudy; Sinclair, A. R. E.; Smith, J. N. M.; Dale, Mark R. T.; Martin, K.; Turkington, R. (1995). "Impact of Food and Predation on the Snowshoe Hare Cycle". Science. 269 (5227): 1112–1115. doi:10.1126/science.269.5227.1112. hdl:1807/488. JSTOR 2888056. PMID 17755536.
  8. "Wildlife Publication Awards | THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY". wildlife.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  9. "UBC researcher roughing it in the bush to save endangered woodpeckers". The Globe and Mail. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  10. "UBC researchers work to save endangered woodpeckers". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  11. "Kathy Martin - Canadian Mountain Network". Canadian Mountain Network. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  12. "Kathy Martin - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  13. "Kathy Martin". UBC Forestry Profiles. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  14. "Fred Cooke Collection". yorkspace.library.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  15. "History". Nature PEI. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  16. https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/pei_woodland_plants.pdf
  17. 1949-, Martin, Kathy. Watershed red : the life of the Dunk River, Prince Edward Island.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=bieON58AAAAJ&hl=en
  19. https://uwaterloo.ca/environment-resources-and-sustainability/people-profiles/brad-fedy
  20. https://www.ryerson.ca/cab/facultyandstaff/stephanie-melles/
  21. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-067X
  22. "Post-AOS18AZ Recap & First Official Letter from Newly Inaugurated AOS President, Kathy Martin". www.americanornithology.org. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  23. "AOS Governance | American Ornithology". www.americanornithology.org. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  24. "Bird Studies Canada". www.birdscanada.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  25. Krebs, Elsie A. (2018). "British Ornithologists' Union Godman Salvin Prize". Ibis. 160 (4): 943–944. doi:10.1111/ibi.12655.
  26. "Congratulations to Kathy Martin on being awarded the Ian McTaggart-Cowan Lifetime Achievement Award | UBC Faculty of Forestry". www.forestry.ubc.ca.
  27. "The Doris Huestis Speirs Award for Outstanding Contributions to Canadian Ornithology" (PDF).

Major Publications
  • Boyle WA, Martin K. 2015. The conservation value of high elevation habitats to North American migrant birds. Biol Conserv. 192: 461–476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.10.008
  • Cockle, KL, Martin K, Wesolowski, T. 2011. Woodpeckers, decay and the future of cavity-nesting vertebrate communities worldwide. Front Ecol Environ. 9: 377–382. https://doi.org/10.1890/110013
  • Jackson MM, Gergel SE, Martin K. 2015. Citizen science and field survey observations provide comparable results for mapping Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura saxatilis) distributions. Biol Conserv. 181: 162–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.010
  • Martin K. 1977. Island woodland plants. Charlottetown (PEI): Dept. Environment. 74 p. [reprinted 1983 and 2008 available at: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/pei_woodland_plants.pdf].
  • Martin K. 1981. Watershed Red: The life of the Dunk River, Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown (PEI): Ragweed Press. 155p.
  • Martin K, Aitken KEH, Wiebe KL. 2004. Nest sites and nest webs for cavity-nesting communities in interior British Columbia, Canada: nest characteristics and niche partitioning. Condor. 106: 5-19. https://doi.org/10.1650/7482
  • Martin K, Wiebe KL. 2004. Coping mechanisms of alpine and arctic breeding birds: extreme weather and limitations to reproductive resilience. Integr Comp Biol. 44: 177–185. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/44.2.177
  • Sandercock BK, Martin K, Segelbacher G, editors. 2011. Ecology, conservation and management of grouse. Studies in Avian Biology. Berkeley (CA): University of California Press. 378 p.
  • Van der Hoek Y, Gaona, GV, Martin K. 2017. The diversity, distribution and conservation status of the tree-cavity nesting birds of the world. Divers Distrib. 23: 1120–1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12601
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