{"id":4500,"date":"2014-05-14T15:07:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T19:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=4500"},"modified":"2021-10-27T10:28:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T14:28:03","slug":"cynthia-loftin-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/cynthia-loftin-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Loftin, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Contact Information<\/strong>
\nEmail: cynthia.loftin@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Interests<\/strong>
\nWetlands
\nLandscape and Systems Ecology
\nGIS Applications<\/p>\n

Media Expertise:<\/b>
\nWetland Ecology
\nSystems Ecology
\nLandscape Ecology
\nGeographic Information Systems
\nWildlife Ecology<\/p>\n

Research Projects<\/strong>
\nProtecting Natural Resources at the Community Scale<\/p>\n

Degrees:<\/b><\/p>\n

University of Florida, Ph.D. (Wildlife Ecology and Conservation)<\/p>\n

Auburn University, M.S. (Wildlife Management)<\/p>\n

University of Virginia, B.A. (Biology)<\/p>\n

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Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, University of Maine<\/em><\/p>\n

Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Loftin is a faculty member in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology<\/a>. Dr. Loftin\u2019s research interests in systems, landscape, and wetlands ecology drive her research program involving natural resources management and restoration issues. Her research program takes a landscape ecology perspective on conservation and restoration of perturbed ecosystems to address Unit cooperator information needs. Dr. Loftin\u2019s program is highly collaborative, involving partnerships with scientists across diverse disciplines, universities, and agencies. Her program bridges terrestrial and aquatic environments, integrating two concentrations: 1) Effects of human-induced stressors on aquatic systems, and 2) Spatial effects of human-caused stressors on natural landscape<\/span><\/p>\n

Loftin\u2019s involvement with the SSI vernal pool project (Protecting Natural Resources at the Community Scale<\/a>) included working with two of the dozen-plus Maine towns that have participated in the Vernal Pools Mapping and Assessment Project. She worked with these communities to develop model solutions that allow regulatory flexibility and help plan development in ways that benefit people and wildlife alike.<\/p>\n

In addition to her teaching and research activities, Loftin has been a member of the Black Racer and Freshwater Mussel Advisory Committees of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, chaired the University of Maine\u2019s IACUC, served as an Associate Editor for The Journal of Wildlife Management and The Wildlife Society Bulletin, and is currently a member of the Baxter State Park Research Committee.<\/p>\n

Selected Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n

S.J. Nelson, K.E. Webster, C.S. Loftin, and K.C. Weathers, \u201cShifts in Controls on the Temporal Coherence of Throughfall Chemical Flux in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA,\u201d Biogeochemistry<\/i> 116 (2013): 147-160.<\/p>\n

M.Q. Guyette, C.S. Loftin, and J. Zydlewski, \u201cCarcass Analog Addition Enhances Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Growth and Condition,\u201d Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences<\/i> 70 (2013): 860-870.<\/p>\n

I.M. McCullough, C.S. Loftin, and S.A. Sader, \u201cLandsat Imagery Reveals Declining Clarity of Maine\u2019s Lakes During 1995-2010,\u201d Freshwater Science<\/i> 32 (2013): 741-752.<\/p>\n

I.M. McCullough, C.S. Loftin, and S.A. Sader, \u201cLakes without Landsat? An Alternative Approach to Remote Lake Monitoring with MODIS 250 m Imagery,\u201d Lake and Reservoir Management<\/i> 29 (2013): 89-98.<\/p>\n

I.M. McCullough, C.S. Loftin, and S.A. Sader, \u201cA Manual for Remote Sensing of Maine Lake Clarity,\u201d Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Technical Bulletin<\/i> 207 (2013).<\/p>\n

C.S. Loftin, A.J.K. Calhoun, S. Nelson, A. Elskus, and K. Simon, \u201cMercury Bioaccumulation in Wood Frogs Developing in Seasonal Pools,\u201d Northeastern Naturalist<\/i> 19 (2012): 579-600.<\/p>\n

A.F. Shearin, A.J.K. Calhoun, and C.S Loftin, \u201cEvaluation of Listener-based Amphibian Surveys with Automated Audio Recording Devices,\u201d Wetlands<\/i> 32 (2012):737-751.<\/p>\n

R.C. Freeman, K.P. Bell, A.J.K. Calhoun, and C.S. Loftin, \u201cIncorporating Economic Models into Vernal Pool Conservation Planning: Using Local Land Regulations to Enhance State Regulations,\u201d Wetlands<\/i> 32 (2012): 509-520.<\/p>\n

I.M. McCullough, C.S. Loftin, and S.A. Sader, \u201cHigh-Frequency Remote Monitoring of Large Lakes with MODIS 500 m Imagery,\u201d Remote Sensing of Environment<\/i> 124 (2012): 234-241.<\/p>\n

T.J. Danielson, C.S. Loftin, L. Tsomides, J.L. DiFranco, B. Connors, D.L. Courtemanch, F. Drummond, and S.P. Davies, \u201cAn Algal Model for Predicting Attainment of Tiered Biological Criteria of Maine\u2019s Streams and Rivers,\u201d Freshwater Science<\/i> 31 (2012): 318-340.<\/p>\n

I.M. McCullough, C.S. Loftin, and S.A. Sader, \u201cCombining Lake and Watershed Characteristics with Landsat TM Data for Remote Estimation of Regional Lake Clarity,\u201d Remote Sensing of Environment<\/i> 123 (2012): 109-115.<\/p>\n

T.J. Danielson, C.S. Loftin, L. Tsomides, J.L. DiFranco, and B. Connors, \u201cAlgal Bioassessment Metrics for Wadeable Streams and Rivers of Maine, USA,\u201d Journal of the North American Benthological Society<\/i> 30 (20110: 1033-1048.<\/p>\n

R.J. Chalmers and C.S. Loftin, \u201cPlethodon Cinereus, Eastern Red-Backed Salamander, Wetland Habitat,\u201d Herpetological Review<\/i> 41, no. 4 (2010): 468-469.<\/p>\n

Z. Petrin, E.G. Schilling, C.S. Loftin, and F. Johansson, \u201cPredators Shape Distribution and Promote Diversification of Morphological Defenses in Leucorrhinia, Odonata,\u201d Evolutionary Ecology<\/i> 24 (2010): 1003-1016.<\/p>\n

E.G. Schilling, C.S. Loftin, and A.D. Huryn, \u201cEffects of Introduced Fish on Native Macroinvertebrates in Two Types of Historically Fishless Lakes,\u201d Biological Conservation<\/i> 142 (2009): 3030-3038.<\/p>\n

E.G. Schilling, C.S. Loftin, and A.D. Huryn, \u201cMacroinvertebrates as Indicators of Fish Absence in Naturally Fishless Lakes,\u201d Freshwater Biology<\/i> 54 (2009): 181-202.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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