Bob Klaver, PhD
Unit Leader - Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Bob is a Wildlife Biologist who moved to Iowa in January 2012 from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While at EROS, he worked in collaboration with faculty and students at South Dakota State University.
Previously, he was the regional GIS coordinator for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Portland, OR. He also served as a wildlife biologist on the Flathead Indian Reservation working with multiple species and coordinated wildlife activities with other resources like forestry and range management
Research Interests
Bob's research spans a wide variety of collaborative projects on multiple wildlife taxa, from birds to bears. Much of this work has integrated remote sensing data with population biology and habitat use and selection.
Teaching Interests
Bob will be teaching an analysis of habitat selection class Spring 2013. He has taught classes in the analysis of mark-recapture data.
Professional Experience
Unit Leader, Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2012-
Education and Certifications
Ph D South Dakota State University 2001
MS University of Montana 1977
BS University of Montana 1974
BS Iowa State University 1971
Science and Products
Northern Yellowstone Mule Deer Movements and Demographics
Wildlife stewardship on Tribal lands: Our place is in our soul By Serra J. Hoagland and Steven Albert (Eds.), Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2023. pp. 432. $59.95 (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-4214-4657-8
The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes
Habitat amount and edge effects, not perch proximity, nest exposure, or vegetation diversity affect cowbird parasitism in agricultural landscapes
Book review of America’s public lands: From Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond (2nd edition)
Multi-species amphibian monitoring across a protected landscape: Critical reflections on 15 years of wetland monitoring in Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks
Canada goose survival and recovery rates in urban and rural areas of Iowa, USA
Vegetation sampling and management
Estimating density and detection of bobcats in fragmented Midwestern landscapes using spatial capture-recapture data from camera traps
Characterizing urban butterfly populations: The case for purposive point-count surveys
Quantifying thermal-imager effectiveness for detecting bird nests on farms
Evaluation of an elk detection probability model in the Black Hills, South Dakota
Chronic wasting disease detection and mortality sources in semi-protected deer population
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Northern Yellowstone Mule Deer Movements and Demographics
Wildlife stewardship on Tribal lands: Our place is in our soul By Serra J. Hoagland and Steven Albert (Eds.), Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. 2023. pp. 432. $59.95 (hardcover). ISBN 978-1-4214-4657-8
The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes
Habitat amount and edge effects, not perch proximity, nest exposure, or vegetation diversity affect cowbird parasitism in agricultural landscapes
Book review of America’s public lands: From Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond (2nd edition)
Multi-species amphibian monitoring across a protected landscape: Critical reflections on 15 years of wetland monitoring in Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks
Canada goose survival and recovery rates in urban and rural areas of Iowa, USA
Vegetation sampling and management
Estimating density and detection of bobcats in fragmented Midwestern landscapes using spatial capture-recapture data from camera traps
Characterizing urban butterfly populations: The case for purposive point-count surveys
Quantifying thermal-imager effectiveness for detecting bird nests on farms
Evaluation of an elk detection probability model in the Black Hills, South Dakota
Chronic wasting disease detection and mortality sources in semi-protected deer population
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.