Nicholas Gladstone

Gladstone Caving
Biologist, Terrestrial Karst Invertebrate Species Lead
Austin Ecological Services Field Office
Ecological Services
Address

1505 Ferguson Lane
Austin, TX 78754
United States

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About Nicholas Gladstone

Mr. Gladstone holds Masters of Science degrees in Geology and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Tennessee and Auburn University, respectively. He has over ten years of experience with cave and karst ecosystems across the United States, working on a wide variety of projects related to broad-scale bioinventory of subterranean-associated species, ecological monitoring, and phylogeographic studies.

Species expertise
Bee Creek Cave Harvestman (Texella reddelli)
Bone Cave Harvestman (Texella reyesi)
Coffin Cave Mold Beetle (Batrisodes texanus)
Cokendolpher Cave Harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri)
Government Canyon Bat Cave Spider (Neoleptoneta microps)
Helotes Mold Beetle (Batrisodes venyivi)
Kretschmarr Cave Mold Beetle (Texamaurops reddelli)
Madla Cave Meshweaver (Cicurina madla)
[no Common Name] Beetle (Rhadine exilis)
[no Common Name] Beetle (Rhadine infernalis)
Robber Baron Cave Meshweaver (Cicurina baronia)
Tooth Cave Ground Beetle (Rhadine persephone)
Tooth Cave Pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris texana)
Tooth Cave Spider (Neoleptoneta myopica)
Areas of expertise
Conservation
Ecology
Biospeleology

From The Library

Scientific Permit Requirements for Conducting Presence Absence Surveys and Habitat Assessments for Listed Karst Invertebrates
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Scientific Permit Requirements for Conducting Presence Absence Surveys and Habitat Assessments for Listed Karst Invertebrates

This document outlines the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s survey requirements under a section 10(a)(1)(A) permit for conducting presence/absence surveys and habitat assessments for federally listed terrestrial karst invertebrate species originally described from Travis,...

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Technical Addendum to Statistical Analysis and Revision of Endangered Karst Species Distribution, Austin Area, Texas
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Technical Addendum to Statistical Analysis and Revision of Endangered Karst Species Distribution, Austin Area, Texas

This technical addendum provides information about the original dataset produced by Veni and Jones (2021) and introduces the Service-corrected version (1.1) of the Austin Area Karst Zones and Karst Fauna Regions dataset. 

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Central Texas Karst Invertebrates Karst Zones and Karst Fauna Regions Overview
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Central Texas Karst Invertebrates Karst Zones and Karst Fauna Regions Overview

An overview document defining both Karst Fauna Regions and Karst Zones as well as providing guidelines for their use and implementation.

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Current Terrestrial Karst Invertebrates USFWS Scientific Permit Holders
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Current Terrestrial Karst Invertebrates USFWS Scientific Permit Holders

Companies and individuals with current Scientific Permits (Section 10(a)(1)(A)) for karst invertebrates in central Texas

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Statistical Analysis and Revision of Endangered Karst Species Distribution, Austin Area, Texas.
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Statistical Analysis and Revision of Endangered Karst Species Distribution, Austin Area, Texas.

National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) Report submitted to the Service detailing the re-evaluation of Karst Zone and Karst Fauna Region boundaries within the Austin Area. This covers the geographic distribution of seven of the federally endangered karst invertebrate species in...

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