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
Response of anurans to wetland restoration on a midwestern agriculture landscape
Home range use and survival of southern flying squirrels in fragmented forest landscapes
Book review: Serendipity: An ecologist’s quest to understand nature
Influence of trap modifications and environmental predictors on capture success of southern flying squirrels
Associations among habitat characteristics and meningeal worm prevalence in eastern South Dakota, USA
Long-term changes in Canade Goose nest success and nest densities at an Iowa wetland complex
Canada goose nest survival at rural wetlands in north-central Iowa
Book review: Large carnivore conservation: Integrating science and policy in the North American West
Age-specific survival of reintroduced swift fox in Badlands National Park and surrounding lands
Do transmitters affect survival and body condition of American beavers Castor canadensis?
Restored agricultural wetlands in Central Iowa: habitat quality and amphibian response
Influence of ecological factors on prevalence of meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis infection in South Dakota, USA
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
Response of anurans to wetland restoration on a midwestern agriculture landscape
Home range use and survival of southern flying squirrels in fragmented forest landscapes
Book review: Serendipity: An ecologist’s quest to understand nature
Influence of trap modifications and environmental predictors on capture success of southern flying squirrels
Associations among habitat characteristics and meningeal worm prevalence in eastern South Dakota, USA
Long-term changes in Canade Goose nest success and nest densities at an Iowa wetland complex
Canada goose nest survival at rural wetlands in north-central Iowa
Book review: Large carnivore conservation: Integrating science and policy in the North American West
Age-specific survival of reintroduced swift fox in Badlands National Park and surrounding lands
Do transmitters affect survival and body condition of American beavers Castor canadensis?
Restored agricultural wetlands in Central Iowa: habitat quality and amphibian response
Influence of ecological factors on prevalence of meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis infection in South Dakota, USA
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.