Matthew
J. Gray

Assistant Professor, Wetland Ecology
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2002
M.S., Mississippi State University, 1995
B.S., Michigan State University, 1993
Office: 247
Phone: (865) 974-2740
Fax: (865) 974-4714
Background:
Hello!
I received my Ph.D. in Wildlife Science and Mathematics from
I received my M.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Statistics from
During the interim (1996-98) between my M.S. and Ph.D., I worked as a Visiting
Research Scientist for the Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
Unit with Francisco
J. Vilella. We conducted an ecological assessment, and wrote a
comprehensive conservation and management plan for the Puerto Rico Department
of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER). Subsequently, we consulted the
Puerto Rico DNER in the development of the first moist-soil management complex
in the
Wetland Research:
● University of Tennessee Wetlands Program
Instruction:
● FWF 410: Habitat Evaluation and Management
● WFS 340: Wetlands Ecology and Management (2-week Spring Camp course)
● WFS 536: Advanced Wetland Ecology
● WFS 433/533: Amphibian
Ecology and Conservation NEW COURSE!
● WFS 512/FOR 512: Graduate
Seminar in Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
List of Selected Publications:
Amphibian Papers
Burton, E. C., D. L. Miller, E. L. Styer, and
M. J. Gray. 2008. Amphibian ocular malformation associated with
frog virus 3. The
Veterinary Journal 177:442-444.
Gray,
M. J., D. L. Miller, A. C. Schmutzer, and C. A.
Baldwin. 2007. Frog
virus 3 prevalence in tadpole populations inhabiting cattle-access and
non-access wetlands in
Gray, M. J., S. Rajeev, D. L. Miller, A. C. Schmutzer, E. C. Burton, E. D. Rogers, and G. J. Hickling. 2007. Preliminary evidence that American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) are suitable hosts for Escherichia coli O157:H7. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73:4066-4088.
Gray,
M. J., L. M. Smith, D. L. Miller, and C. R. Bursey. 2007. Influences
of agricultural land use on Clinostomum
attenuatum metacercariae prevalence in Southern Great Plains
amphibians,
Miller, D. L., S. Rajeev, M. J. Gray, and C. A. Baldwin. 2007. Frog virus 3 infection, cultured American
bullfrogs. Emerging
Infectious Diseases 13:342-343.
Gray, M. J., and L. M. Smith. 2005. Influence of land use on postmetamorphic body size of playa lake amphibians. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:515-524.
Gray, M. J., D. L. Miller, and L. M. Smith. 2005. Coelomic response and signal range of implant transmitters in Bufo cognatus. Herpetological Review 36:285-288.
Gray, M. J., L. M. Smith, and R. Brenes. 2004. Effects of agricultural cultivation on demographics of Southern High Plains amphibians. Conservation Biology 18:1368-1377.
Gray, M. J., L. M. Smith, and R. I. Leyva. 2004. Influence of agricultural landscape structure on a Southern High Plains, USA, amphibian assemblage. Landscape Ecology 19:719-729.
Smith, L. M., M.
J. Gray, and A. Quarrels.
2004. Diets of newly
metamorphosed amphibians in west
Miller,
D. L., C. R. Bursey, M. J. Gray, and
L. M. Smith. 2004. Metacercaria of Clinostomum attenuatum (Digenea) in Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium,
Bufo cognatus, and Spea multiplicata from west
Gonzalez,
Z., D. A. Ray, L. R. McAliley, M. J.
Gray, C. Perchellet, L. M. Smith, and L. D. Densmore. 2004.
Five polymorphic microsatellite markers for the
Wetland Ecology Papers
McCurry, J. R., M.
J. Gray, J. A. Franklin, and D. C. Mercker.
2006. Relationship of oak
seedling height and diameter with bottomland elevation. Proceedings of the Southeastern
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 59:173-182.
Naylor, L. W., J. M. Eadie, W. D. Smith, M. Eichholz, and M. J. Gray. 2005. A simple method to predict seed yield in moist-soil habitats. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:1335-1341.
Gray, M. J., and R.
M. Kaminski. 2005. Effect of continuous vs. periodic winter flooding on
bottomland hardwood seedlings in
Gray, M. J.,
R. M. Kaminski, G. Weerakkody, B. D. Leopold, and K. C. Jensen. 1999.
Aquatic invertebrate and plant responses following mechanical
manipulations of moist-soil habitat. Wildlife
Society Bulletin 27:770−779.
Gray, M. J.,
R. M. Kaminski, and G. Weerakkody.
1999. Predicting seed yield of
moist-soil plants. Journal Wildlife
Management 63:1261−1268.
Gray, M. J., R. M. Kaminski, and M. G. Brasher. 1999. A new method to predict seed yield of moist-soil plants. Journal of Wildlife Management 63:1269−1272.
Other Links:
Professional:
● Ecological Society of America
● Society of Wetland Scientists
● Society for Conservation Biology
University:
● University of Tennessee-Knoxville
● College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
● UT Center for Wildlife Health