Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M.

National Zoological Park staff

Positions

Research Collaborator, Department of Vertebrate Zoology 2010 - 2018

Geographic Focus

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Country

Background And Education

Education And Training

Research And Grants

Investigator On

Building Capacity for Elkhorn Coral (A. palmata) Population Management awarded by National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation

Publications

Selected Publications

Article
- Eberhard, Jessica R., Zager, Irene, Ferrer-Paris, José R., and Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2022. "Contact calls of island Brown-throated parakeets exhibit both character and variance shifts compared to calls of their mainland relatives." Ornithology, 139, (1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukab076. 2022
- Che-Castaldo, Judy, Gray, Steven M., Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Schad Eebes, Kristine, and Faust, Lisa J. 2021. "Expected demographic and genetic declines not found in most zoo and aquarium populations." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2362. 2021
- Barrios-Garrido, Héctor A., Montiel-Villalobos, María G., Palmar, Jordano, and Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2020. "Wayuú capture of green turtles, Chelonia mydas, in the Gulf of Venezuela: A major Caribbean artisanal turtle fishery." Ocean & Coastal Management, 188 Article 105123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105123. 2020
- Sanchez-Mercado, A., Cardozo-Urdaneta, A., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Moran, L., Ovalle, L., Arvelo, M. Angel, Morales-Campos, J., Coyle, Brian J., and Braun, Michael J. 2020. "Illegal wildlife trade networks: finding creative opportunities for conservation intervention in challenging circumstances." Animal Conservation, 23, (2) 151–152. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12587. 2020
- Sánchez‐Mercado, A., Cardozo‐Urdaneta, A., Moran, L., Ovalle, L., Arvelo, M. Á., Morales‐Campos, J., Coyle, Brian James, Braun, Michael J., and Rodríguez‐Clark, Kathryn M. 2020. "Social network analysis reveals specialized trade in an Endangered songbird." Animal Conservation, 23, (2) 132–144. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12514. 2020
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Davidson, Brian, Kingston, Sarah, Coyle, Brian J., Duchesne, Pierre, and Braun, Michael J. 2018. "Evaluating a potential source of founders for ex situ conservation efforts: genetic differentiation between disjunct populations of the Endangered red siskin Spinus cucullatus." Endangered Species Research, 36 183–196. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00898. 2018
- Sánchez-Mercado, Ada, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Miranda, Jhonathan, Ferrer-Paris, José Rafael, Coyle, Brian, Toro, Samuel, Cardozo-Urdaneta, Arlene, and Braun, Michael J. 2018. "How to deal with ground truthing affected by human-induced habitat change?: Identifying high-quality habitats for the Critically Endangered Red Siskin." Ecology and Evolution, 8, (2) 841–851. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3628. 2018
- Espinosa-Blanco, Ariel S., Seijas, Andrés E., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Señaris, J. Celsa, and González-Oropeza, Katiusca D. V. 2017. "Population and reproductive ecology of the Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) in the Cojedes River system, Venezuela." Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales (Caracas), 77, (2-3) 135–146. 2017
- Sewall, B. J., Young, R. P., Trewhella, William J., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., and Granek, E. F. 2016. "Pteropus livingstonii, Livingstone's Flying Fox." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016
- Sánchez-Mercado, Ada, Asmüssen, Marianne, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, and Jedrzejewski, Wlodzimierz. 2016. "Using spatial patterns in illegal wildlife uses to reveal connections between subsistence hunting and trade: Spatial Patterns in Illegal Wildlife Uses." Conservation Biology, 30, (6) 1222–1232. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12744. 2016
- Rodriguez, J. P., Keith, D. A., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Murray, N. J., Nicholson, E., Regan, T. J., Miller, R. M., Barrow, E. G., Bland, L. M., Boe, K., Brooks, T. M., Oliveira-Miranda, M., Spalding, M., and Wit, P. 2015. "A practical guide to the application of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems criteria." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 370 (1662), (20140003) 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0003. 2015
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Oliveira-Miranda, Mar, Aguilera Meneses, Marisol, Martino, Ángela, Méndez, Marco A., Miyaki, Cristina, Montiel-Villalobos, Mar, de Oliveira-Miranda, Rosa María, Poulin, Elie, Ruzzante, Daniel, and Solé-Cava, Antonio. 2015. "Finding the "Conservation" in Conservation Genetics-Progress in Latin America." The Journal of Heredity, 106 423–427. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esv052. 2015
- García-Cruz, Marco A., Lampo, Margarita, Peñaloza, Claudia L., Kendall, William L., Solé, Genaro, and Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2015. "Population trends and survival of nesting green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on Aves Island, Venezuela." Endangered Species Research, 29, (2) 103–116. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00695. 2015
- Keith, David A., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Brooks, Thomas M., Burgman, Mark A., Barrow, Edmund G., Bland, Lucie, Comer, Patrick J., Franklin, Janet, Link, Jason, McCarthy, Michael A., Miller, Rebecca M., Murray, Nicholas J., Nel, Jeanne, Nicholson, Emily, Oliveira-Miranda, Mar, Regan, Tracey J., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rouget, Mathieu, and Spalding, Mark D. 2015. "The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: Motivations, Challenges, and Applications: Design of red list criteria for ecosystems." Conservation Letters, 8, (3) 214–226. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12167. 2015
- Sánchez-Mercado, A., Ferrer-Paris, J., García-Rangel, S., Yerena, E., Robertson, B. A., and Rodrı́guez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2014. "Combining threat and occurrence models to predict potential ecological traps for Andean bears in the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela: Predicting potential ecological traps." Animal Conservation, 17, (4) 388–398. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12106. 2014
- Ferrer-Paris, Jos, Sánchez-Mercado, Ada, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, and Rodríguez, Gustavo A. 2014. "Using limited data to detect changes in species distributions: Insights from Amazon parrots in Venezuela." Biological Conservation, 173 133–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.032. 2014
- Coyle, Brian J., Braun, Michael J., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., and Moleiro, Leonel Ovalle. 2013. "Recovering the endangered Red Siskin." Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society, 30–38. 2013
- Keith, David A., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Nicholson, Emily, Aapala, Kaisu, Alonso, Alfonso, Asmussen, Marianne, Bachman, Steven, Basset, Alberto, Barrow, Edmund G., Benson, John S., Bishop, Melanie J., Bonifacio, Ronald, Brooks, Thomas M., Burgman, Mark A., Comer, Patrick, Comín, Francisco A., Essl, Franz, Faber-Langendoen, Don, Fairweather, Peter G., Holdaway, Robert J., Jennings, Michael, Kingsford, Richard T., Lester, Rebecca E., Nally, Ralph Mac et al. 2013. "Scientific Foundations for an IUCN Red List of Ecosystems." PLoS ONE, 8, (5) e62111. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062111. 2013
- Ferrer-Paris, Jos, Rodríguez, Jon P., Good, Tatjana C., Sánchez-Mercado, Ada Y., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rodríguez, Gustavo A., and Solís, Angel. 2013. "Systematic, large-scale national biodiversity surveys: NeoMaps as a model for tropical regions." Diversity and Distributions, 19, (2) 215–231. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12012. 2013
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rodríguez, J. P., Keith, D. A., Barrow, E. G., Benson, J., Nicholson, E., and Wit, P. 2012. "IUCN Red List of Ecosystems." S.A.P.I.EN.S., 5, (2) 61–70. 2012
- Briceño-Linares, José Manuel, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rojas-Suárez, Franklin, Millán, Pablo Antonio, Vittori, Eleonora G., and Carrasco-Muñoz, Mar. 2011. "Adapting to changing poaching intensity of yellow-shouldered parrot (Amazona barbadensis) nestlings in Margarita Island, Venezuela." Biological Conservation, 144, (4) 1188–1193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.12.010. 2011
- Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Baillie, Jonathan E. M., Ash, Neville, Benson, John, Boucher, Timothy, Brown, Claire, Burgess, Neil D., Collen, Ben, Jennings, Michael, Keith, David A., Nicholson, Emily, Revenga, Carmen, Reyers, Belinda, Rouget, Mathieu, Smith, Tammy, Spalding, Mark, Taber, Andrew, Walpole, Matt, Zager, Irene, and Zamin, Tara. 2011. "Establishing IUCN Red List Criteria for Threatened Ecosystems: IUCN Red List Criteria for Ecosystems." Conservation Biology, 25, (1) 21–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01598.x. 2011
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Maldonado, Jesús E., Ascanio, David, Gamero, Emperatriz, Ovalle Moleiro, Leonel, Pérez-Emán, Jorge, and Braun, Michael J. 2011. "Using genetics to understand and conserve the Red Siskin (Carduelis cucullata)." Journal of the National Finch and Softbill Society, 25. 2011
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. and Rodríguez, Jon Paul. 2010. "Draft Categories and Criteria for a Red list of Ecosystems coming soon." Ecosystem News: Newsletter of the Comission on Ecosystem Management of the IUCN, 2 1. 2010
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Ferrer-Paris, José Rafael, Mavárez, Jesús, and Sánchez-Mercado, Ada. 2010. "Más y major información científica para 2010: Año internacional de la diversidad biológica." Interciencia, 35, (3) 161. 2010
- Zager, Irene, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Eberhard, Jessica R., Rodríguez, Jon Paul, and Millán, P. A. 2009. "Nest poaching in the Venezuelan insular subspecies of the Brown-throated parakeet (Aratinga pertinax)." Ornitología Neotropical, 20 99–112. 2009
- Sánchez-Mercado, Ada Yeliza, Ferrer-Paris, José Rafael, Yerena, Edgard, García-Rangel, Shaenandhoa, and Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2009. "The effect of spatial structure and poaching on the persistence of threatened populations: the Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in Venezuela as a case study." International Bear News, 18, (2) 23–25. 2009
- Sánchez-Mercado, Ada Yeliza, Ferrer-Paris, José Rafael, Yerena, Edgard, García-Rangel, Shaenandhoa, and Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2008. "Factors affecting poaching risk to Andean bears in the Cordillera De Merida, Venezuela: space, parks, and people." Oryx, 42, (3) 437–447. 2008
- Piálek, Jaroslav, Hauffe, Heidi C., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., and Searle, Jeremy B. 2008. "Raciation and speciation in house mice from the Alps: the role of chromosomes." Molecular ecology, 10, (3) 613–625. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.2001.01209.x. 2008
- Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Nassar, Jafet M., Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Zager, Irene, Portillo-Quintero, Carlos, Carrasquel, F., and Zambrano, Sergio. 2008. "Tropical dry forests in Venezuela: assessing status, threats and future prospects." Environmental Conservation, 35, (04) 311–318. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892908005237. 2008
- Rodríguez, Jon Paul and Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2008. "Venezuelan Red Listed animals are now in everyone's hands." Oryx, 42, (02) 171–175. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605308042221. 2008
- Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Balch, Jennifer K., and Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2007. "Assessing extinction risk in the absence of species-level data: quantitative criteria for terrestrial ecosystems." Biodiversity and Conservation, 16, (1) 183–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-006-9102-1. 2007
Chapter
- Ceballos-Mago, Natalia, Gamero-Garcia, Elida E., Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Martinez, Romari, and Pernia, Magaly. 2020. "Métodos de campo para la recolección de muestras genéticas no-invasivas de mono de Margarita, Sapajus apella margaritae (Field methods for collecting non-invasive genetic samples of the Margarita capuchin monkey, Sapajus apella margaritae)." In La Primatología en Venezuela, Tomo I. Urbani, Bernardo and Ceballos-Mago, Natalia, editors. 323–348. Caracas: Editorial Equinoccio (Colección conjunta Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales/Universidad Simón Bolívar). 2020
- Gamero-Garcia, Elida E., Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Ceballos-Mago, Natalia, Martinez, Romari, and Pernia, Magaly. 2020. "Protocolo de descontaminación en estudios genéticos de muestras no-invasivas de Sapajus apella margaritae (A decontamination protocol for genetic studies using non-invasive samples of Sapajus apella margaritae)." In La Primatología en Venezuela, Tomo I. Urbani, Bernardo and Ceballos-Mago, Natalia, editors. 117–134. Caracas: Editorial Equinoccio (Colección conjunta Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales/Universidad Simón Bolívar0. 2020
- Asmussen, Marianne V., Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Sanchez-Mercado, Ada Y., Medina-Baliño, Gonzalo, and Rodriguez, Jon P. 2020. "Uso ilegal de primates en Venezuela (Illegal use of primates in Venezuela)." In La Primatología en Venezuela, Tomo I. Urbani, Bernardo and Ceballos-Mago, Natalia, editors. 229–321. Caracas: Editorial Equinoccio (Colección conjunta Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales/Universidad Simón Bolívar). 2020
- Arvelo, Miguel, Braun, Michael J., Coyle, Brian J., Davis, Sam, Diaz, Zirza, Fink, Jonathan, Lynch, Warren, Hansen, Paula, Marinari, Paul, Miranda, Jonathan, Monfort, Steven L., Ovalle-Moleiro, Leonel, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rodríguez-Ferraro, Adriana, Royer, Erica, Sánchez-Mercado, Ada Y., and Sucre, Bibiana. 2017. "The Red Siskin Initiative: Saving an Endangered Finch in Partnership with Aviculturists." In Finches ’17: White Papers from the Sixth International Finch Convention. Brisbane ed. 45–66. Queensland Finch Society, Ltd.. 2017
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., Rojas-Suárez, F., Sharpe, Christopher J., Miranda, Jonathan, Ascanio, David, Lentino, Miguel, and Braun, Michael J. 2014. "Cardenalito, Sporagra cucullata." In Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana, Edición en Linea. Rodríguez, Jon Paul and Rojas-Suárez, F., editors. Caracas, Venezuela: Provita, Conservación Internacional Venezuela and Fundación Empresas Polar. 2014
- Rodríguez-Clark, Kathryn M., García-Rangel, Shaenandhoa, Yerena, Edgard, Torres, Denis Alexander, Bracho, Andrés, Sánchez-Mercado, Ada, Goldstein, Isaac, Molina, César, Cambero, J., and Imarú, Lameda F. 2008. "Oso frontino, Tremarctos ornatus." In Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana, 3ra. Edición.. Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Rojas-Suárez, F., and Lacabana, Pablo, editors. Caracas, Venezuela: Provita, Conservación Internacional Venezuela and Fundación Empresas Polar. 2008
Conference Paper
- Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M. and Traylor-Holzer, Kathy. 2020. "Status update and challenges facing group-based population management." from Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Conservation Planning Specialist Group. 10. (San Diego CA, USA) 2020-10-08. Apple Valley MN, USA: CPSG, IUCN-SSC. 2020
Report
- Colandrea, Sara, Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M., and Groome Bryan, Cara. 2021. Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) AZA Species Survival Plan Red Program Population Analysis & Breeding and Transfer Plan. Chicago, IL: Population Management Center of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. 2021
- McHale, Matthew, Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M., and Andrews, John. 2021. Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba). AZA Species Survival Plan Red Program Population Analysis & Breeding and Transfer Plan. Chicago, IL: Population Management Center of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. 2021
- Hallager, Sara, Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M., and Mickelberg, Jennifer. 2021. Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori). AZA Species Survival Plan Candidate Program Population Analysis & Breeding and Transfer Plan. Chicago, IL: Population Management Center of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. 2021
- Volz, Katherine, Andrews, John, and Rodriguez-Clark, Kathryn M. 2020. Persian Onager (Equus hemionus onager) Population Analysis & Breeding and Transfer Plan, AZA Species Survival Plan Red Program. Chicago IL, USA: Population Management Center of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. 2020

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