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Terry Cook
Director, Mid-Atlantic Conservation Science Center

Contact Information
Mid-Atlantic Conservation Science Center
The Nature Conservancy
490 Westfield Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901

Phone: (434) 951-5089
E-mail: tcook@tnc.org

Brief Biography
Terry's work with The Nature Conservancy began in the mid-80s as part of the University of Virginia's LTER project on the Conservancy's Virginia Coast Reserve. His worked focused on the organization and ecology of barrier island systems. In 1992 began his career with the Conservancy as the Ecologist for the Texas Hill Country Bioreserve. He later served as the Director of Science and the Program Coordinator for the Texas Conservation Data Center. In 1998 Terry moved to Seattle as the Director of Conservation Science for the Washington Chapter. In 2003 Terry became the first Director of the Mid-Atlantic Conservation Science Center. Current research interests cover various aspects of landscape ecology, GIS, and remote sensing. Specifically Terry has been involved with the development of ecoregional conservation assessments, dynamic management of conservation information, and improving and refining the Conservancy's conservation process.

Education
1992. Ph.D Candidate, Environmental Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
1986. M.S. Range Ecology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
1982. B.S. Environmental Studies, Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia

Selected Publications
Smith, James N. M., Terry L. Cook, Steve I. Rothstein, Spencer G. Sealy, Scott K. Robinson.(eds). 2000. Ecology and Management of Cowbirds: Studies in the Conservation of North American Passerines. The University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas. 388 pp.

Rothstein, Steve and Terry L. Cook. 2000. Cowbird Management, Host Population Regulation, and Efforts to Save Endangered Species. In, Smith, Jamie, Terry L. Cook, Steve I. Rothstein, Spencer G. Sealy, Scott K. Robinson.(eds). Ecology and Management of Cowbirds: Studies in the Conservation of North American Passerines. The University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas.

Smith, James N. M., Spencer G. Sealy, and Terry L. Cook. 2000. Cowbird Spacing Behavior, Host Selection, and Impacts of Parasitism on Commonly Used Hosts. Smith, Jamie, Terry L. Cook, Steve I. Rothstein, Spencer G. Sealy, Scott K. Robinson.(eds). Ecology and Management of Cowbirds: Studies in the Conservation of North American Passerines. The University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas.

Packard, J.M. and T.L. Cook. 1995. Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Landscape Linkages in Texas. In The Changing Climate of Texas: Predictability and Implications for the Future. G. North, J. Norwine, and J.B. Valdes (eds). Texas A&M University Press.

Rowell, G.A., L.B. Mckinney Jr., D.D. Diamond, D.P. Keddy-Hector, T.L. Cook, R.C. Maggio. 1995. Remote Sensing and GIS of Golden-cheeked Warbler Breeding Habitat and Vegetation Types on the Edwards Plateau. Texas Parks and Wildlife Final Report. Project No. E-1-4.

O'Neill, R. V., S. J. Turner, V. Cullinan, D. Coffin, T. Cook, W. Conely, J. Brunt, J. Thomas, and M. Conley. 1991. Multiple Landscape Scales: An Intersite Comparison. Landscape Ecology 5(3):137-144.

Rykiel, E. J., Jr. and T. L. Cook. 1986. Hardwood-Redcedar Clusters in the Post Oak Savannah of Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist. 31(1):73-78..