Scott Goetz is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. His research focuses on invasive Brown Treesnakes in Guam as part of the USGS Brown Treesnake Project.
Scott Goetz is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. His research is primarily focused on invasive Brown Treesnakes in Guam as part of the USGS Brown Treesnake Project and invasive reptiles in the southeastern United States. He is particularly interested in how ecology and behavior influence the success of introduced species and how better understanding of these aspects can improve invasive species management. He has broad research interest including invasive ecology, behavior, physiology, immunology, animal movement, and conservation biology with the underlying theme that his work focuses specifically on amphibians and reptiles.
Professional Experience
2022 - Present, Postdoctoral Researcher, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Fort Collins, CO
2019 - 2022, Postdoctoral Researcher, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO
2018 - 2019, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Wildlife Research Center, Barrigada, Guam
2017 - 2018, Postdoctoral Researcher, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 2017
M.S. Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, 2011
B.S. Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, 2005
Science and Products
Biology, Impacts and Control of Invasive Reptiles in the Pacific
USGS Brown Treesnake Laboratory - Guam
Control and Landscape-Scale Suppression of the Invasive Brown Treesnake
Science and Products
- Publications
- Science
Biology, Impacts and Control of Invasive Reptiles in the Pacific
Research on Guam has led to development and validation of numerous effective control tools, including the advancement of reptile control to support native species recovery.USGS Brown Treesnake Laboratory - Guam
USGS scientists and staff associated with the Brown Treesnake Project are co-located at the Guam National Wildlife Refuge at the northern end of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean. Project staff work on developing and testing control tools for invasive brown treesnakes, as well as understanding their impacts on Guam's ecosystems. Project staff also lead the multi-agency Brown Treesnake Rapid...Control and Landscape-Scale Suppression of the Invasive Brown Treesnake
The Brown Treesnake is a highly destructive reptile species that has extirpated many native species of birds, bats, and lizards from the U.S. Territory of Guam. For more than two decades branch scientists with the Invasive Reptile Project have developed, validated, and tested the feasibility of Brown Treesnake control and suppression at various spatial scales. - Data