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
Three decades of urbanization: Estimating the impact of land-cover change on stream salamander populations
An online operational rainfall-monitoring resource for epidemic malaria early warning systems in Africa
Sexual differences in the post-breeding movements and habitats selected by Western toads (Bufo boreas) in southeastern Idaho
Grid-cell-based crop water accounting for the famine early warning system
Use of the USDA Forest Service Geographic Information System for determining cover type use by white-tailed deer
Exploring the correlation between Southern Africa NDVI and Pacific sea surface temperatures: Results for the 1998 maize growing season
Fuel models and fire potential from satellite and surface observations
Vegetative index for characterizing drought patterns
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
Three decades of urbanization: Estimating the impact of land-cover change on stream salamander populations
An online operational rainfall-monitoring resource for epidemic malaria early warning systems in Africa
Sexual differences in the post-breeding movements and habitats selected by Western toads (Bufo boreas) in southeastern Idaho
Grid-cell-based crop water accounting for the famine early warning system
Use of the USDA Forest Service Geographic Information System for determining cover type use by white-tailed deer
Exploring the correlation between Southern Africa NDVI and Pacific sea surface temperatures: Results for the 1998 maize growing season
Fuel models and fire potential from satellite and surface observations
Vegetative index for characterizing drought patterns
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.