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Phone:  662-325-2623
Fax:  662-325-8726
Email:  rkaminski@cfr.msstate.edu

address:

Thompson Hall
College of Forest Resources
Box 9680
Mississippi State, MS 39762

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Education:

• Michigan State University Ph.D., Wildlife Biology and Management
• Michigan State University M.S., Wildlife Biology and Management
• University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point B.S., Wildlife Management and Biology

Research Interests:

• Waterfowl Ecology and Management
• Human Dimensions of Waterfowl Management and Hunting
• Wetland Ecology and Management

Teaching Areas:

• Communication Skills in Wildlife and Fisheries
• Waterfowl Ecology and Management
• Wetlands Ecology and Management
• Wildlife and Fisheries Practices I

Recent Publications

2009
Davis, J.B., B.D. Leopold, R.M. Kaminski, R.R. Cox Jr. 2009. Wood duck duckling mortality and habitat implications in floodplain systems. Wetlands 29(2):607-614. Download

2009
Kaminski, R.M., K. Brasher. 2009. Wonder weeds for waterfowl. Farming for Wildlife, Summer:52-54.

2009
Kaminski, R.M., R. Moring. 2009. Grassy corn for wintering ducks. Delta Wildlife 17:27. Download

2009
Manley, S.W., R.M. Kaminski, P.B. Rodrigue, J.C. Dewey, S.H. Schoenholtz, P.D. Gerard, K.J. Reinecke. 2009 Soil and nutrient retention in winter-flooded ricefields with implications for watershed management. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 64:173-182. Download

2009
Pearse, A.T., K.J. Reinecke, S.J. Dinsmore, R.M. Kaminski. 2009. Using simulation to improve wildlife surveys: Wintering mallards in Mississippi, USA. Wildlife Research 36(4):279-288. Download

2009
Strickland, B.K., R.M. Kaminski, K. Nelms, A. Tullos, editors. 2009. Waterfowl habitat management handbook. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 1864. 31 pp. Download

2008
Kaminski, R.M., A.T. Pearse. 2008. Diverse wetland complexes for Delta ducks. Ducks Unlimited Magazine, Summer 2008.

2008
Kross, J., R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke, E.J. Penny, A.T. Pearse. 2008. Moist-soil seed abundance in managed wetlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(3):707-714. Download

2008
Kross, J.P., R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke, A.T. Pearse. 2008. Conserving waste rice for wintering waterfowl in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(6):1383-1387. Download

2008
Pearse, A.T., P. Gerard, S.J. Dinsmore, R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke. 2008. Estimation and correction of visibility bias in aerial surveys of wintering ducks. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:808-813. Download

2008
Pearse, A.T., S.J. Dinsmore, R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke. 2008. Evaluation of an aerial survey to estimate abundance of wintering ducks in Mississippi. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(6):1413-1419. Download

2008
Strickland, B.K., R. Kaminski, A.T. Pearse, W.D. Jones. 2008. Catfish-duck ponds for the Mississippi Delta. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication 2482. Download

2007
Davis, J.B., R. Cox, R.M. Kaminski, B.D. Leopold. 2007. Survival of wood duck ducklings and broods in Mississippi and Alabama. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:507-517. Download

2007
Kaminski, R.M., A.T. Pearse. 2007. Habitat ingredients for wintering ducks. Wildlife Issues(Fall/Winter 2007):15.

2007
Kaminski, R.M., K. Brasher. 2007. Wonder weeds for waterfowl. Delta Wildlife 15(1):27-29. Download

2007
Pearse, A. T., B. S. Dorr, S. J. Dinsmore, R. M. Kaminski.  2007.  Comparison of sampling strategies to estimate abundance of double-crested cormorants in western Mississippi.  Human–Wildlife Conflicts 1:27-34. Download

2006
Brasher, M.G., T.W. Arnold, J.H. Devries, R.M. Kaminski. 2006. Breeding-season survival of male and female mallards in Canada’s Prarie Parklands. The Journal of Wildlife Management 70(3):805-811. Download

2006
Kaminski, R.M. 2006. Mississippi satellite ducks in North America space. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

2006
Kaminski, R.M. 2006. Where have all the mallards gone? Tennessee Out-of-Doors.

2006
Kaminski, R.M., K.A. Brasher. 2006. MSU researchers advise NOT to waste ‘waste rice.’ Mississippi Agricultural Market Bulletin. Download

2006
Penny, E.J., R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke. 2006. A new device to estimate abundance of moist-soil plant seeds. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(1):186-190. Download

2006
Stafford, J. D., R. M. Kaminski, K. J. Reinecke, S. W. Manley. 2006. Waste rice for waterfowl in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:61-69. Download

2006
Vest, J., R.M. Kaminski, A. Afton, F.J. Vilella. 2006. Body mass of lesser scaup during fall and winter in the Mississippi Flyway. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(6):1789-1795. Download

2005
Betema, D.L., R.M. Kaminski, P.A. Magee. 2005. Wetland invertebrate communities and management of hardwood bottomlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. In: Ecology and Management of Bottomland Hardwood Systems: The State of our Understanding.

2005
Davis, J.B., R.M. Kaminski, B.D. Leopold, R.R. Cox, L.W. Burger, Jr., E.D. Dibble. 2005. Young ducks in Dixie, life beyond the shell. Mississippi Outdoors 68(1):25-28.

2005
Gray, M.J., R.M. Kaminski. 2005. Effect of continuous vs. periodic winter flooding on survival of oak seedlings in MS greentree reservoirs. In: Ecology and Management of Bottomland Hardwood Systems: The State of Our Understanding. University of MO.

2005
Kaminski, R. M., A.T. Pearse, J.D. Stafford, K.J. Reinecke. 2005. Where have all the mallards gone? Delta Wildlife 13:23-26.

2005
Kaminski, R. M., J. Kross, J.D. Stafford, J.H. Havens. 2005. Saving rice for ducks and dollars for farmers. Wildlife Issues, fall/winter, 2005:22.

2005
Kaminski, R.M. 2005. Dwindling waste rice may affect wintering waterfowl. Wildlife Mississippi, Winter 2005.

2005
Kaminski, R.M. 2005. Saving "waste" rice for ducks saves dollars. Wildlife Mississippi, Fall 2005.

2005
Manley, S. W., R. M. Kaminski, K. J. Reinecke, P. D. Gerard. 2005. Agronomic implications of waterfowl management in Mississippi rice fields. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:981-992. Download

2005
Pearse, A.T., R. M. Kaminski, S.D. Dinsmore, K.J. Reinecke. 2005. Waterfowl abundance and distribution in the Mississippi Delta. Delta Wildlife 13:14-18.

2005
Stafford, J.D., R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke, M.E. Kurtz, S.W. Manley. 2005. Post-harvest field manipulations to conserve waste rice for waterfowl. Proceedings, Southeastern Conference of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 59:155-163. Download

2005
Stafford, J.D., R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke, P.D. Gerard, M.E. Kurtz, S.W. Manley. 2005. Waste rice: A critical commodity for wintering waterfowl. Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Research Advances 9(1):4 pp. Mississippi State University. Download

2004
Davis, B.E., R.R. Cox, Jr., R.M. Kaminski. 2004. Pinpointing pintails in the Nebraska Rainwater Basin. Ducks Unlimited 68:36A-36B.

2004
Kaminski, R.M., M. Geuder. 2004. Duck food for thought. Delta Wildlife 12:14-15.

2004
Manley, S.W., R.M. Kaminski. 2004. Waterbird-food values of winter ricefields in Mississippi. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:74-83. Download

2004
Pearse, A.T., S.J. Dinsmore, R.M. Kaminski, K.J. Reinecke. 2004. Studying abundance and distribution of ducks in the Mississippi Delta. Delta Wildlife 12(1):19-20.

2004
Stafford, J.D., R.M. Kaminski. 2004. Delta ‘waste rice’ dwindles for ducks. Arkansas Wildlife 35:7.

2003
Davis, J.B., R.M. Kaminski. 2003. Wood ducks in dixie: Striving to survive early life. Outdoor Alabama 75(1):4-6.

2003
Kaminski, R.M. 2003. Waterfowl fall migration. Ducks Unlimited, September/October 2003.

2003
Kaminski, R.M., J.B. Davis, H.W. Essig, P.D. Gerard, K.J. Reinecke. 2003. True metabolizable energy for wood ducks from acorns compared to other waterfowl foods. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:542-550.

2003
Pearse, A.T., R.M. Kaminski, S.J. Dinsmore, K.J. Reinecke. 2003. Delta duck details: What you need to know. Wildlife Issues 4:7,9.

2003
Stafford, J.D., B.K. Strickland. 2003. Potential inconsistencies when computing Akaikes information criterion. Bulletin Ecological Society of America 84:68-69. Download

2003
Stafford, J.D., K.J. Reinecke, R.M. Kaminski. 2003. SAS procedures for designing and analyzing sample surveys. Bulletin Ecological Society of America 84:111-114. Download

2003
Vest, J.L., R.M. Kaminski. 2003. Lot less lesser scaup in North America. Bird Scapes, Fall/Winter. Download

2002
Brasher, M.G., R.M. Kaminski, L.W. Burger. 2002. Evaluation of indicated breeding pair criteria to estimate mallard breeding populations. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:985-992.

2002
Davis, J.B., R.M. Kaminski. 2002. Wood duck broods in Dixie: Striving to survive early life. Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Research Advances 7(2):1-4. Download

2002
Kaminski, R.M. 2002. Status of waterfowl science and mangement programs in United States and Canadian Universities. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:616-622.

2002
Stafford, J.D., E.J. Penny, R.M. Kaminski, K.J.Reinecke. 2002. Researchers examine waterfowl foods in Delta. Wildlife Issues 3:9/3.

2001
Barras, S.C., R.M. Kaminski, L.A. Brennan. 2001. Effect of winter-diet restriction on prebasic molt in female wood ducks. Proceedings, Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 55:506–516. Download

2001
Davis, J.B., B.D. Leopold, R.M. Kaminski. 2001. Evaluation of exodus rates of differently marked wood duck ducklings from nest boxes. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:1206-1211.

2001
Davis, J.B., R.M. Kaminski, B.D. Leopold, R.R. Cox. 2001. Survival of female wood ducks during brood rearing in Mississippi and Alabama. Journal of Wildlife Management 65: 738-744.

2001
Grado, S.C., R.M. Kaminski, I.A. Munn, T.A. Tullos. 2001. Economic impacts of waterfowl hunting on public lands and at private lodges in the Mississippi Delta. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(3):846-855.

2001
Kaminski, R.M. 2001. Duck doctors in decline. Ducks Unlimited Magazine, Nov/Dec 2001:20.

2001
Manley, S.W., R.M. Kaminski. 2001. Winter rice fields for waterfowl. Mississippi Outdoors 64(4):26-28

2001
Schoenholtz, S.H., J.P. James, R.M. Kaminski, B.D. Leopold, A.W. Ezell. 2001. Status and trends in afforestation of bottomland hardwoods in the Lower Mississippi Allurial Valley. Wetlands 21(4):602-613. Download

2000
Brasher, M.G., R.M. Kaminski. 2000. Sociability of male mallards: evaluating indicated breeding pair criteria to estimate mallard populations. Proc., 2nd North American Duck Symposium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

2000
Davis, J.B., R.M. Kaminski, B.D. Leopold, R.R. Cox, Jr. 2000. Survival and causes of mortality of wood duck hens and ducklings in Alabama and Mississippi. Proc., 2nd North American Duck Symposium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

2000
Manley, S.W., R.M. Kaminski. 2000. Winter-water management reduces costs for rice farmers. Waterfowl 2000 12(3):23.

2000
Manley, S.W., R.M. Kaminski. 2000. Environmental and agricultural values of winter-flooded rice fields in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Proc., The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN.

2000
Manley, S.W., R.M. Kaminski. 2000. Values of winter-flooded ricefields in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Proc., 2nd North American Duck Symposium, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.