• Using laboratory techniques such as isotopic and genetic analyses to decipher community and population processes

• Employing modeling approaches to approximate large scale processes

• Interactions between animal populations and ecosystem processes

• Population ecology of amphibians, reptiles and small mammals

• Formation of habitat preference in juvenile amphibians

• Landscape connectivity of amphibian populations

• Siren and Amphiuma 

• Land-use Effects on Amphibian Populations (LEAP)

• Natal Habitat Preference Induction in Juvenile Salamanders

• Population Ecology of Greater Sirens and Two-Toed Amphiumas (2006-Present)

• Creating Sex-Specific Markers for Greater Sirens

for a complete list: http://TomLuhring.googlepages.com/publications

Luhring, T. M., and B. D. Todd. In review. Siren intermedia. Drought survival. Herpetological Review.

Luhring, T. M., J. D. Willson, and C. T. Winne. In review. Nerodia fasciata. Drought Emigration. Herpetological Review.

Schalk, C. M., T. M. Luhring, and B. A. Crawford. In review. Summer microhabitat use of the greater siren (Siren lacertina) and two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) in an isolated wetland. Amphibia-Reptilia.

Luhring, T. M. In press. Auditory surveys. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Technical Publication Series. Aiken, SC.

Luhring, T. M. In press. Leaf-litterbag surveys. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Technical Publication Series. Aiken, SC.

Luhring, T. M. In press. Trashcan traps. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Technical Publication Series. Aiken, SC.

Reed, R. N., T. M. Luhring, and A. D. Tucker. In press. Appendix III: Determination of age, sex and reproductive condition. In: Graeter, G. J., K. A. Buhlmann, L. R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons, eds. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Technical Publication Series. Aiken, SC.

Schalk, C. M., and T. M. Luhring. In press. Aquatic salamander dispersal capabilities; implications for wetland connectivity. Journal of Herpetology.

Luhring, T. M. 2009. Using PIT tags to evaluate non-individual-specific marks under field conditions: a case study with Greater Siren (Siren lacertina). Herpetological Review 40:170-173.

Gibbons, J. W., and T. M. Luhring. 2009. Reptiles. Pages 497-505. In: G. E. Likens, ed. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Volume 3. Oxford: Elsevier.

Todd, B. D., T. M. Luhring, B. B. Rothermel, and J. W. Gibbons. 2009. Effects of forest removal on amphibian migrations: implications for habitat and landscape connectivity. Journal of Applied Ecology 46:554-561.

Schalk, C. M., B. A. Crawford, and T. M. Luhring. 2009. Siren lacertina (greater siren) Predation. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 44:56.

Luhring, T. M. and C. A. Jennison. 2008. A new stratified aquatic sampling technique for aquatic vertebrates. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23:445-450.

Todd, B. D., B. R. Rothermel, R. N. Reed, T. M. Luhring, K. Schlatter, T. Trenkamp, and J. W. Gibbons. 2008. Habitat alteration increases invasive fire ant abundance to the detriment of amphibians and reptiles. Biological Invasions 10:539-546.

Luhring, T. M. 2008. “Problem species” of the Savannah River Site such as Brimley’s chorus frog, Pseudacris brimleyi, demonstrate the hidden biodiversity concept on an intensively-studied government reserve. Southeastern Naturalist 7:371-373.

Luhring, T. M., and G. W. Barrett. 2007. Nesting ecology of the golden mouse: An oikos engineer. Pages 151-165. In: G. W. Barrett and G. A. Feldhamer, eds. The Golden Mouse: Ecology and Conservation. Springer. New York, NY.

Luhring, T. M. 2007. Reptiles and amphibians of boy scout camp Linwood-Hayne: Results from an undergraduate-initiated three year opportunistic inventory. Georgia Journal of Science 65:104-111

Luhring, T. M. 2007. Siren lacertina (greater siren) Diet. Herpetological Review 38:317.

Luhring, T. M. and C. A. Young. 2006. Innovative techniques for sampling stream salamanders. Herpetological Review 37:181-183.

Darley, M., A. Howard, C. Flaute, K. Miller, T. Luhring, L. Martin and C. Ketter. 2006. A laboratory manual for principals of biology II: Biology 1108L. Fourth Edition. Contemporary Publishing Company of Raleigh. Raleigh, NC.

Rothermel, B. R. and T. M. Luhring. 2005 Burrow availability and desiccation risk of mole salamanders (Ambystoma talpoideum) in harvested versus unharvested forest stands. Journal of Herpetology 39:619-626.