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
Mine spoil prairies expand critical habitat for endangered and threatened amphibian and reptile species
Nesting ecology of greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus at the eastern edge of their historic distribution
Aggressive defensive behavior by free-ranging white-tailed deer
Forecasting distributions of large federal-lands fires utilizing satellite and gridded weather information
Does the use of vaginal-implant transmitters affect neonate survival rate of white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus?
Associating seasonal range characteristics with survival of female white-tailed deer
Factors affecting road mortality of white-tailed deer in eastern South Dakota
Global rates of habitat loss and implications for amphibian conservation
Evaluating detection probabilities for American marten in the Black Hills, South Dakota
Determinants of elephant distribution at Nazinga Game Ranch, Burkina Faso
Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: Strengthening and expanding a collaborative
Evaluating genetic viability of pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park
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
Mine spoil prairies expand critical habitat for endangered and threatened amphibian and reptile species
Nesting ecology of greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus at the eastern edge of their historic distribution
Aggressive defensive behavior by free-ranging white-tailed deer
Forecasting distributions of large federal-lands fires utilizing satellite and gridded weather information
Does the use of vaginal-implant transmitters affect neonate survival rate of white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus?
Associating seasonal range characteristics with survival of female white-tailed deer
Factors affecting road mortality of white-tailed deer in eastern South Dakota
Global rates of habitat loss and implications for amphibian conservation
Evaluating detection probabilities for American marten in the Black Hills, South Dakota
Determinants of elephant distribution at Nazinga Game Ranch, Burkina Faso
Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: Strengthening and expanding a collaborative
Evaluating genetic viability of pronghorn in Wind Cave National Park
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.