Donald W. Sparling

Department of Zoology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Research

Research interests in wildlife ecology include (1) contaminant ecology, specifically the effects of contaminants on amphibians, reptiles, and birds and (2) wetland ecology including stormwater wetlands and the development of an index of biological integrity for assessing wetland condition.  

Recent Publications

Sparling, D.W., G.M. Fellers and L.L. McConnell.  2001.  Pesticides and amphibian population declines in California, USA.  Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 20:1591-1595.

Sparling, D.W.  2000.  Effects of altosid and abate-4E on deformities and survival in southern leopard frogs under semi-natural conditions.  J. Iowa Acad. Sci. 107:90-91. 

Sparling, D.W.  2000.  Ecotoxicology of organic contaminants to amphibians.  Pp. 461-494. In: Sparling, DW, G. Linder and C.A. Bishop. Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles.  SETAC Press, Pensacola, FL. 875 p.  

Karouna-Reiter, N., Karouna-Renier, N. K., and D.W. Sparling.  2001.  Relationships between ambient geochemistry, watershed land-use and trace metal concentrations in aquatic invertebrates living in stormwater treatment ponds.  Environ. Pollut. 112:183-192. 

Sparling, D.W., C. Bishop, and G. Linder.  2000.   Chapter 1.  The Current Status of Amphibian and Reptile Ecotoxicological Research.  Pp. 1-14. In: Sparling, D.W., Linder, G, and Bishop, C. (eds)  Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles.  SETAC Press, Pennsacola, FL. 

Methods for Evaluating Wetland Condition: #12 Using Amphibians in Bioassessments of Wetlands (PDF file - offsite)

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12-Jul-05 / ghw