
Deacon Donald W. Sparling, Adjunct Professor Education
- Ph.D., 1979, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks ND. Biology
Representative Publications
Books
- Sparling, D.W. 2018.Basics of Ecotoxicology. CRC Press 284 pp.
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Sparling, DW. 2016. Ecotoxicology Essentials. Academic Press. NY 491 pp.
- Sparling DW. 2014. Administration of Natural Resources: Wildlife, Fisheries, Forests and Park. Academic Press, 374 pp.
- Sparling DW, Linder G, Bishop CA, Krest S (eds). 2010. Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles, 2nd Edition. Pensacola, FL. SETAC Press. 907 pp.
Book Chapters
- Sparling DW, Osborne DC. 2009. Responses of bobwhite, vegetation and invertebrates to three methods of renovating monotypic Conservation Reserve Program grasslands in south-central Illinois. Pp. 117-128. In: Burger LW, Evans KO (eds). Managing lands for northern bobwhite. The USDA NRCS bobwhite restoration project. US Dept. Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington DC.
- Sparling DW, Linder G, Bishop CA, Krest S. 2010. Recent advances in amphibian and reptile ecotoxicology. Pp. 1-12. In: Sparling, DW, Linder G, Bishop C, Krest S. (eds). Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles, 2nd Edition. Pensacola, FL. SETAC Press
- Pauli, B, Stacey S, Sparling DW. 2010. Ecotoxicology of pesticides in reptiles. pp. 203-225. In: Sparling DW, Linder G, Bishop C, Krest S. (eds). Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles, 2nd Edition. Pensacola, FL. SETAC Press
- Sparling DW. 2010. Ecotoxicology of organic contaminants in amphibians. pp. 264-290. In: Sparling DW, Linder G, Bishop C, Krest S. (eds). Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles, 2nd Edition. Pensacola, FL. SETAC Press.
- McConnell, L, Sparling DW. 2010. Emerging contaminants and their potential effects on amphibians and reptiles. pp. 498-513. In: Sparling DW, Linder G, Bishop C, Krest S. (eds). Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles, 2nd Edition. Pensacola, FL. SETAC Press
- Linder G, Bishop CA, Krest S, Sparling DW. 2010. Epilogue: Ecotoxoicology of amphibians and reptiles – where should be we going and how do we get there? Pp. 551-555. In: Sparling DW, Linder G, Bishop C, Krest S. (eds). Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles, 2nd Edition. Pensacola, FL. SETAC Press
- Sparling DW. 2010. Amphibian water quality. Pp. 105-120. In: Dodd Jr., CK (ed). Amphibian ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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Sparling, D.W. 2014 Natural Resource Administration: Wildlife, Fisheries, Forests and Parks. Academis Press ISBN-13: 978-0124046474,
ISBN-10: 0124046479, 354 pp. -
Sparling, D.W. 2016. Ecotoxicology Essentials: Environmental Contaminants and Their Effects on Animals and Plants. ISBN-13: 978-
0128019474 ISBN-10: 0128019476 Academic Press. 500 pp. -
Sparling, D.W. 2017. Basics of Ecotoxicology. ISBN-13: 978-
1138031715 ISBN-10: 1138031712 CRC Publ. 237 pp.
Scientific Papers
- Sparling DW, Fellers GM. 2009. Toxicity of endosulfan and chlorpyrifos to two species of California amphibians and its relevance to declining amphibian populations. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 28:1696-1703.
- Mott C, Sparling DW. 2009. Ontogenetic patterns of agonistic behavior in a guild of larval ambystomatid salamanders. J. Herpetol. 43:532-540.
- Weir S, Sparling DW, Halbrook R. 2010. Mercury concentrations in wetlands associated with coal-fired power plants. Ecotoxicology 19:306-316.
- Bommartio T, Sparling DW, Halbrook RS. 2010. Toxicity of PAHs in coal-tar pavement sealants and ultraviolet radiation to Ambystoma maculatum. Ecotoxicology 19:1147-1156.
- Bommarito T, Sparling DW, Halbrook RS. 2010. Toxicity of sediments containing coal-tar pavement sealants to eastern newts, Notophthalmus viridescens. Chemosphere 81:187-193.
- Mott C, Sparling DW. 2010. Seasonal trends in aggression among sympatric larval salamanders: the roles of habitat-mediation and behavioral conservatism. Behaviour. 147:1327-1353.
- Plautz S, Halbrook R, Sparling DW. 2011. Lead shot ingestion rate of mourning doves on a disked field. J. Wildl. Manage. 75:779-785.
- Yu, Shuangying, RS Halbrook, DW Sparling, R. Colombo. 2011. Metal accumulation and evaluation of effects in a freshwater turtle. Ecotoxicology 20:1801-1812.
- Bradford, DF, RA Knapp, DW Sparling, MS Nash, KA Stanley, NG Tallent-Halsell, LL McConnell, SM Simonich. 2011. Pesticide distributions and population declines of California, USA, alpine frogs, Rana mucsosa and Rana sierrae. Environ Toxicol Chem 30:682-691.
- Osborne, DC, DW Sparling, TV Dailey. 2012. Effects of conservation reserve program mid-contract management on consumption of arthropods by northern bobwhite chicks. Quail VII. National Symposium, Tucson AZ
- Osborne, DC, DW Sparling, RL Hopkins II. 2012. Influence of conservation reserve program mid-contract management and landscape composition on northern bobwhite in tall fescue monoculture. J. Wildl Manage 76:566-574.
- Yu, S, RS Halbrook , DW Sparling. 2012. Accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and evaluation of hematological and immunological effects of PCB exposure on turtles. Bull Environ Chem Toxicol. 88:823-827.
- Osborne, DC, DW Sparling. 2013. Multi-scale Associations of Grassland Birds in Response to Cost-Share Management of Conservation Reserve Program Fields in Illinois. J Wildl Mange.920-930.
- Bradford, DF, Stanley, KA, Tallent, NG, Sparling, DW, Nash, MS, Knapp, RA, McConnell, LL, Simonich, SLM. 2013. Temporal and spatial variation of atmospherically deposited organic contaminants at high elevation in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Environ Toxicol Chem 32: 517-525.
- Yu, SY, Halbrook, RS, Sparling, DW. 2013. Correlation between heavy metals and turtle abundance in ponds near the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant,Kentucky, USA. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 65: 555-566.
- Fellers, GM, Sparling DW, McConnell LL, Kleeman PM, Drakeford L. 2014. Pesticides in Amphibian Habitats of Central and Northern California. In Press.
- Mott C, Sparling DW. Submitted. Temporal patterns in intraguild predation and community size structure among larval amphibians in ephemeral ponds. Fresh Biol.
Gray Literature
- Sparling DW, Halbrook R, Bommarito T. 2009. Acute and chronic effects of coal tar and asphalt sealants on salamanders. Final Report, City of Austin, TX. 74 pp.
- Sparling DW, Plautz S. 2009. Final report, Lead shot ingestion rates of mourning doves in semi-natural conditions. US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Sparling DW, Rattner B, Barclay JS. 2010. The Toll of Toxics. Feature Article in The Wildlife Professional, Summer 2010. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD.
- Halbrook, RS, Sparling D, Yu S. 2011. Contaminant burdens and abundance of turtles on the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area/ DOE Paducah Plant Complex. Final report to Kentucky Dept. Environ Protect., Div. Waste Mgmt., Hazardous Waste Branch, Frankfort KY
- Sparling, DW, Dimitrie D. 2011. A prelisting assessment of Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis (Illinois chorus frog). Final Report to U.S. Fish Wildl Service, Rock Island Field Office.
Boards
- Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Editorial Board 2008-2014
- Board of Directors, Institute for the Theological Encounter with Science and Technology. 2006– present
- Board of Directors Catholic Social Services of the Belleville Diocese. 2011-12; until it became Christian Social Services to accommodate state mandate to serve gay couples.
- Ordained Catholic deacon – Belleville Diocese