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Stuart Slattery, PhD 
Research Scientist, Boreal Waterfowl Ecology
Stuart Slattery has been IWWR's boreal waterfowl ecologist since April 2001. His initial research is focusing on scaup and scoters and to assist conservation planning, he is obtaining baseline information on their reproductive ecology to help understand why numbers are declining. His future research goals include work on reproductive ecology of other boreal waterfowl species, waterfowl community ecology, habitat selection and its effect on breeding success as well as the potential impacts of industrial development on breeding and staging waterfowl.
His research interests include scaup, scoters, Ross' geese, reproductive ecology, population dynamics, habitat-related variations in demographic parameters, growth and survival of young, conservation planning and sustainable development.
Slattery's research is integrated with Ducks Unlimited Canada's conservation activities under the Western Boreal Forest Initiative. He is heavily involved with developing a long-range research strategy for the WBFI and enjoys working in this remote, but rapidly changing landscape. The boreal forest is a challenging place to study waterfowl and ecological knowledge of the region's birds is decades behind what is known about waterfowl in other areas of Canada like the prairies. This lack of knowledge greatly limits DUC's efforts and and he enjoys working closely with field staff to support conservation programs with sound science.
Slattery also represents DUC on the Continental Technical Team of the Sea Duck Joint Venture.
