Matthew Buff
Web/Database Manager
mfbuff@esf.edu
webmaster@nynhp.org
+1 (518) 402-8938
New York Natural Heritage Program
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
625 Broadway, 5th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-4757
Matt's background is in plant ecology, conservation biology, biogeography, and computer science. He earned a BS in Environmental and Forest Biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and constructed species distribution models as part of graduate study. His computing experience has ranged from working with early 8-bit home computers and mainframes to modern Linux servers and mobile platforms. His current computer work mostly involves Linux system administration, database administration, and full-stack development using open-source software.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Gibbs, J.P., Buff, M.F. and Cosentino, B.J., 2019. The Biological System—Urban Wildlife, Adaptation, and Evolution: Urbanization as a Driver of Contemporary Evolution in Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis). In Hall M., Balogh S. (eds) Understanding Urban Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach, pp. 269-286. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11259-2_12
Leopold, D.J. and Buff, M.F. 2013. Development of Database and Algorithms to Support the National Wetland Plant List: Report to the National Technical Committee for Wetland Vegetation (NTCWV). Syracuse, NY: State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology. http://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/nwpl_static/data/DOC/NTCWV/docs/2013_Buff_Leopold.pdf (PDF, 804 KB)
Buff, M.F. and Leopold, D.J. 2013. Update-Database and Algorithms to Support the National Wetland Plant List, Part 2. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Technical Committee for Wetland Vegetation (NTCWV), 18 April, Charleston, SC. http://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/nwpl_static/data/DOC/NTCWV/docs/2013_Apr_18.pdf (PDF, 347 KB)
Buff, M.F. and Leopold, D.J. 2012. Database and Algorithms to Support the National Wetland Plant List. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Technical Committee for Wetland Vegetation (NTCWV), 11 October, Hanover, NH. http://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/nwpl_static/data/DOC/NTCWV/docs/2012_Oct_11.pdf (PDF, 813 KB)
Godwin, K.S., Hafner, S.D. and Buff, M.F., 2003. Long-term trends in sodium and chloride in the Mohawk River, New York: the effect of fifty years of road-salt application. Environmental Pollution, 124(2), pp.273-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00481-5