Presentations

Tarr, N.M., and M.J. Rubino. 2022. Transparent, Semi-automated Screening of Species Occurrence Records for Distribution Models. IALE-North America Annual Meeting. Virtual Remote Conference.

Tarr, N. M., Rubino, M. J., and A. McKerrow. 2021. The Wildlife Wrangler: An open-source framework for ensuring transparency and repeatability when curating species occurrence record datasets. USGS Open-source Software Group,  Presented on September 23, 2021.

Tarr, N.M., Rubino, M.J., and S.J. Williams. 2020. Building transparency into species range maps. IALE-North America Annual Meeting.  Virtual Remote Conference.

Tarr, N.M., Rubino, M.J., and Williams, S.J. 2019. Transparent, automated screening of species occurrence records for distribution models. The Wildlife Society. Reno, NV.

Tarr, N.M. 2019. Updates and applications of Gap Analysis Project data. South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative Third Thursday Forum Webinar.

Tarr, N.M. 2019. Diverse effects of biomass production on landscapes and wildlife habitat amount in North Carolina. North Carolina Sandhills Conservation Partnership Meeting, Southern Pines, NC.

Tarr, N.M. and M. Rubino. 2018. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat maps: Prospects for multi-species, multi-scale assessments of habitat fragmentation. US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Chicago, IL.

Duden, A., Rubino, M., Tarr, N., Verweij, P.A., Faaij, A., and F. van der Hilst. 2018. The impact of wood pellet demand on biodiversity in the southeastern US. US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Chicago, IL.

Duden, A., Rubino, M., Tarr, N., Verweij, P.A., and F. van der Hilst. 2017. Impacts of wood pellet demand on biodiversity in the southeastern US. Ecosystem Services Partnership 9 World Conference, Shenzhen, China.

Tarr, N., J. Costanza, M. Rubino, R. Abt, A. McKerrow, and J. Collazo. 2016. Modeling the effects of biomass production on landscapes and wildlife habitat. US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Asheville, NC.

Terando, A., Costanza, J., Tarr, N., Abt, R. and M. Rubino. 2015. Modeling the local ecological response to regional landscape and global change forcings: A case study of bioenergy in North Carolina. Poster presentation. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.

Tarr. N.M. and T.R. Simons. 2015. Vehicle disturbance of nonbreeding shorebirds at South Core Banks, North Carolina. Burlington Bird Club, Greensboro, NC.

Costanza, J., N. M., Tarr, M. J. Rubino, A.C. Drew, R. Abt, A. McKerrow, J. Collazo. 2014. Assessing habitat impacts of potential biofuels production scenarios in North Carolina. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Missoula, MT.

Rubino, M. J., J. Aycrigg, A. McKerrow, N. M. Tarr, K. Boykin, and J. Lonneker. 2013. Habitat modeling efforts of the Gap Analysis Program. Poster presentation. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Missoula, MT.

Tarr, N.M., J. Aycrigg, A. McKerrow, M. J. Rubino, K. Boykin, and J. Lonneker. 2013. Habitat modeling efforts of the Gap Analysis Program. Poster presentation. American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society, Chicago, IL.

Tarr, N.M., J. Aycrigg, A. McKerrow, M. J. Rubino, K. Boykin, and J. Lonneker. 2012. The Gap Analysis Program: National databases for enhancing bird conservation. North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tarr. N.M. and T.R. Simons. 2009. Vehicle disturbance of nonbreeding shorebirds at South Core Banks, North Carolina. Piedmont Bird Club, Greensboro, NC.

Tarr, N.M. and T.R. Simons. 2008. Vehicle disturbance of nonbreeding shorebirds at South Core Banks, North Carolina. North Carolina Partners in Flight, Conover, NC.

Tarr, N. M., T. R. Simons, and K. H. Pollock. 2008. The effects of off-road vehicle disturbance on nonbreeding shorebird behavior and habitat use. Poster presentation. American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society, Portland, OR.

Tarr, N. M. and T. R. Simons. 2008. ORV disturbance and fall waterbird migration at Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. North Carolina Colonial Waterbird Working Group, Swansboro, NC.

O’Connell, A. F., T. R. Simons, A. Waldstein, S. Schulte, and N. M. Tarr. 2008. Raccoon ecology and protected species management at Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. US Geological Survey’s New England Disciplines Management Council (NEDMAC) Science Forum Troy, NY.

Tarr, N. M. and T. R. Simons. 2007. ORV disturbance and wintering shorebirds. North Carolina Colonial Waterbird Working Group, Swansboro, NC.

Tarr, N. M. 2001. Surveying the birds of Mears Fork Creek. Piedmont Bird Club, Greensboro, NC.