Timothy Divoll
Field Biologist
Phone: (207) 839-7600 ex. 113 /Fax: (207) 839-7655
Biography
Tim Divoll is a field biologist who has been working at BioDiversity Research Institute since 2006. He has worked primarily with the mammal and waterfowl programs, and has had extensive experience in tracking and trapping study animals. Tim has worked with the Wildlife Conservation Agency in Punta Gorda, Belize, where he studied mercury concentrations in sharks, barracuda and grouper, and educated locals about the severity of the shark-fin market. Tim received a bachelor's degree in biology from Worcester State College in Massachusetts and is currently working toward his master's degree in Biology at the University of Southern Maine. To read more about Tim's work for BRI and his graduate research interests, click here.
Research Interests
Shark Conservation, with respect to both contaminants and finning, as well as bat ecology.
Current Species of interest
- Sharks
- Bats
Publications
Evers D.C.,Graham R.T., Perkins P., Michener R., Divoll T. Mercury concentrations in the goliath grouper of Belize: an anthropogenic stressor of concern. Endangered Species Research DOI: 10.3354/esr00158 pdf
Goodale W. and T. Divoll. 2009. Birds, Bats and Coastal Wind Farm Development in Maine: A Literature Review. Report BRI 2009-18. BioDiversity Research Institute, Gorham, Maine. pdf
T. Divoll, D. Yates, D. Evers, 2008. Pilot assessment of mercury exposure to bats at Onondaga Lake, New York. Report BRI 2009-10 submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cortland, NY. BioDiversity Research Institute, Gorham, Maine.
Posters
2009. Divoll, T., Evers, D.C., Graham, R., Castellanos, D., Buck, D., POSTER. Mercury level exploration of marine food fish species in Belize. MesoAmerican Society for Biology and Conservation, XIII Congress, Belize City, BZ. pdf
2008. Evers, D.C., Graham, R., Hammerschlag, N., Perkins, C., Michner, R. and Divoll, T., POSTER. Elevated mercury levels in Sharks of Belize. American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers. Orlando, FL. pdf
2007. Evers, D.C., Graham, R., Perkins, C., Michner, R., Divoll, T. and Goodale, W., POSTER. Mercury levels in the goliath grouper: Is this an anthropogenic stressor of concern? Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. pdf
