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Current
Projects:
Spatial Ecology of Common Loons
(2006-present)
Assessment of
Dispersal Corridors Amongst Remaining Habitat for the Andean Bear (Tremarctos
ornatus) in the Venezuelan Andes (2009-present)
Bobcat Social Ecology and
Communication Networks (2010-present)
Border Collies as a Gull
Deterrent at Public Beaches (2012-present)
Impacts of Mute Swans
in Submerged-Aquatic Vegetation Communities (2012-present)
Muskrats as Ecosystem
Engineers in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands (2013-present)
Completed
Projects:
Dunlin Stopover Ecology
(2010-present) In collaboration with Dr. Nancy Seefelt at CMU
Assessing the Quality of Gray Wolf Habitat in the Lower Peninsula of
Michigan (2002-2004)
Experimental
Assessment of Shock Collars for Reducing Wolf-Human Conflicts
(2002-2005)
Predicting Spatial Distribution and
Relative Abundance of Bobcats in the Northern Lower Peninsula of
Michigan (2002-2005)
Developing Predictive Models for
Wildlife Crossing Sites Along Michigan Highways (2003-2005)
An
Experimental Test of Fladry as Non-Lethal Control Measure for
Reducing Wolf-Caused Livestock Losses (2003-2006)
Effects of Matrix Type and
Human Disturbance on Forest Structural Characteristics in the
Kakamega Forest, Kenya (2003-2006) (in collaboration with
Dr. Mark Lung)
Habitat Use, Home-Range Size and
Relative Abundance of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in Michigan's
Northern Lower Peninsula
(2003-2007)
Integrating and Evaluating Livestock Guarding Dogs for Reducing
Wolf-Human Conflicts on Michigan Farm (2004-2007)
Determining the
Effectiveness of Shock Collars as a Non-Lethal Control for
Site-Aversive Conditioning of Wild Wolves in Wisconsin (2004-2007)
Home-Range Dynamics and Habitat
Selection of American Martens (Martes americana) in
Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula (2004-2007)
In
collaboration with
Dr. Brad Swanson
at CMU
Use of Livestock Guarding Dogs
as a Conservation Tool on Michigan Farms
(2006-2008)
Monitoring Gray Wolf Recovery in
Michigan: Current Status and Predicted Habitat Use
(2005-2009)
Identification and Persistence of
Influenza A Viruses in Lower Peninsula Michigan Stopover Sites
(2006-2010)
In
collaboration with
Dr. Liz
Alm at CMU
Predictive
Modeling of Mute Swan Occurrence in Michigan’s Great Lakes Coastal
Wetlands
(2009-2012)
In collaboration with Drs. Uzarski and Murry at CMU
Assessing Perceptions of Rural
Stakeholders Toward Wolves (2002-2010)
Farmer Perceptions and Use
of Livestock Guarding Dogs in Michigan
(2005-2010)
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"The ecological role of
predators, that of the coyote, for example, seldom gets rational
consideration, and unproven concepts are often perpetuated
rather than challenged scientifically."
W.E. Howard 1973 The biology of predator control.
My applied research program
focuses on developing and
testing management
strategies
for wildlife species at the
population, community, and
landscape-levels. Ultimately,
wildlife conservation and
management cannot succeed
without the input and
cooperation of stakeholders, in
particular private landowners.
Thus, my research
incorporates the human
component into conservation
strategies. My
research
program is primarily
field-based, relying on
standard wildlife
techniques
such as radio telemetry and
various wildlife survey
protocols.
Advanced
quantitative tools (GIS, GPS,
advanced statistics) also are
emphasized for examining the
ecology of wildlife species at
multiple spatial
scales, most
notably at the landscape scale.
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