Professor
255 Wallace
(204) 474-6776
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Teaching Activities
ENVR/GEOG 4050 & GEOG 7010 – Ecosystem Management
ENVR/GEOG 4060 & GEOG 7500 – Biogeography
ENVR 4020/GEOG 7010 – Sustainable Water Management
ENVR 4010 and ENVR 4020 – Environmental Field Investigations
Various individual Honours, Project, Readings and Special Topics courses with senior undergraduate and graduate students, under course numbers GEOG 4670, GEOG 7010, ENVR 3010, ENVR 3500, and ENVR 4500
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Research Interests
Dr. Richard Kenith Baydack is a Professor in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources at the University of Manitoba in the Department of Environment and Geography. He has been on faculty with this University since 1979. Dr. Baydack holds Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Zoology, and Master of Natural Resources Management Degrees from the University of Manitoba, and a Ph.D. in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University.
Dr. Baydack has taught courses in Environmental Field Investigations, Ecosystem Management, Biogeography, Ecological Principles of Natural Resources Management, Thesis Research Planning, Biological Resources Management, and Principles of Wildlife Management. His recent teaching emphasis has been on integrating the principles of ecosystem management, adaptive resource management, and the conservation of biological diversity into the University curriculum.
Dr. Baydack’s research focus is on developing practical applications of ecosystem management for habitat in order to conserve biodiversity. Recent emphasis has centered on the North American Grouse Partnership, habitat manipulation techniques to increase reproductive success of various species, and determination of the effects of human activities on species survival, especially in agricultural ecosystems. Several of these recent initiatives have been developed outside of North America.
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Articles in refereed journals
Dyck, M.G., W. Soon, R.K. Baydack, D.R. Legates, S. Baliunas, T.F. Ball, and L.O. Hancock. 2008. Reply to response to Dyck et al. (2007) on polar bears and climate change in western Hudson Bay by Sirling et al. (2008). Ecological Complexity: 5(4): 289-302.
Vodehnal, W.L., J.B. Haufler, and R.K. Baydack. 2008. A Grassland Conservation Plan for prairie grouse in North America. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 73: 140-152.
Baydack, R.K. 2007. Status of the Polar Bear. Fair Chase 22(3): 26-30.
Dyck, M.G., W. Soon, R.K. Baydack, D.R. Legates, S. Baliunas, T.F. Ball, and L.O. Hancock. 2007. Polar bears of western Hudson Bay and climate change: Are warming spring air temperatures the “ultimate” survival control factor? Ecological Complexity: 4(3): 73-84.
Dyck, M.G., and R.K. Baydack. 2006. Human activities associated with polar bear viewing near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 11:143-145.
Campbell, J.M., D. Walker, B.D.J. Smid, and R.K. Baydack. 2005. Recreation habitat suitability indices: key concepts and a framework for application in landscape planning. Environments 33(2): 71-88.
Aldridge, C.L., M.S. Boyce, and R.K. Baydack. 2004. Adaptive management of prairie grouse: how do we get there? Wildlife Society Bulletin 32(1): 92-103.
Dyck, M.G. and R.K. Baydack. 2004. Vigilance behaviour of polar bears in the context of wildlife-viewing activities at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Biological Conservation 116: 343-350.
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Research and technical reports
Vodehnal, W.L., R.K. Baydack, D.M. Davis, J.B. Haufler, R.D. Manes, S.L. Manes, J.A. Mosher, S.P. Riley, and H.L. Whitlaw. 2008. A Grassland Conservation Plan for Prairie Grouse. North American Grouse Partnership, Denver, CO. 242pp.
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Presentations
Baydack, R.K. 2008. Implementing Ecosystem Management in Canadian Parks, Protected Areas, and Forests. University of San Carlos, Asuncion, Paraguay, August 29.
Baydack, R.K. 2008. An Ecosystem Management Approach for Sustainable Wetland Conservation. National University of Pilar, Paraguay. September 4.
