Item talk:Q54465

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:26:26.663134'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/james-reid
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - B.A., Zoology, University of Montana Missoula, 1979
   email: jreid@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - aquatic vegetation
   - capturing (animals)
   - endangered species
   - aquatic ecosystems
   - habitats
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Jim Reid is a Scientist Emeritus at WARC in Gainesville, FL.
   name: James Reid
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-8497-1132
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/wetland-and-aquatic-research-center
   organization_name: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
   personal_statement: "Jim Reid's research interests included the use of GPS, Argos\
     \ and VHF radio tracking techniques in field-based studies of manatees; seagrass\
     \ mapping and characterization studies to assess benthic habitats; photo-identification\
     \ and behavioral observations on individuals; cooperation in international studies\
     \ of sirenians. From 1990 until his retirement in 2020, Reid was a Fish and\
     \ Wildlife Biologist with the U. S Geological Survey's Sirenia Project. For\
     \ the program, he coordinated the application of tagging and tracking systems\
     \ for research on manatees in the US and Puerto Rico; managed the project\u2019\
     s program of GPS tags monitored through the satellite-based tracking system\
     \ Service Argos; conducted assessments of marine habitats known to be essential\
     \ for manatees accomplished by mapping nearshore habitats and seagrass characterization\
     \ studies; acted as an investigator in radio tracking studies of manatees Everglades\
     \ National Park, Atlantic coast of southeastern US, northern Gulf of Mexico,\
     \ and Puerto Rico; acts as field staff for photography efforts at winter aggregation\
     \ sites for the Manatee Individual Photo-Identification System (MIPS), a computerized\
     \ database on recognizable manatees;  and collaborated with personnel from DOI,\
     \ DOD, NGOs, and the Commonwealth. Reid's international research co-evolved\
     \ with manatee researchers in other countries (Brazil, Bahamas, Mexico) to address\
     \ manatee status, distribution, life history, and research techniques."
   professional_experience: []
   title: Scientist Emeritus