Jill Shaffer
Jill Shaffer is an Ecologist with the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Jill Shaffer is an avian ecologist whose research advances the understanding of the effects of wind-energy facilities on birds. She has evaluated the behavioral impacts of wind facilities on grassland birds and waterfowl and devised a method, the Avian-Impact Offset Method, that quantifies those impacts so that State and Federal agencies can seek offsetting measures for the impacts.
When not working on renewable-energy projects, Jill continues work on the writing of a 43-chapter synthesis on the effects of rangeland practices on grassland birds, an endeavor undertaken for 27 years and counting.
Professional Experience
1999-present; Ecologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
1996-1999; Biological Science Technician, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
Education and Certifications
M.S. (1996) Zoology, University of Arkansas
B.S. (1993) Biology, University of Wisconsin
Science and Products
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Migrating whooping cranes avoid wind-energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat
Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
Improving the ability to include freshwater wetland plants in process-based models
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri breweri)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—LeConte’s Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Baird’s Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Non-USGS Publications**
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/1001692
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=usgsnpwrc.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/159/.
**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
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
Migrating whooping cranes avoid wind-energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat
Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences
Improving the ability to include freshwater wetland plants in process-based models
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Brewer’s Sparrow (Spizella breweri breweri)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni nelsoni)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—LeConte’s Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Baird’s Sparrow (Centronyx bairdii)
The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Non-USGS Publications**
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/1001692
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=usgsnpwrc.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/159/.
**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.