ROBERT A. GARROTT
Professor Fish and Wildlife Management
Ecology Department--Montana State University
Office Phone: (406) 994-2270 FAX: (406) 994-3190 e-mail: rgarrott@montana.edu
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Graduate Projects
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GRADUATE PROJECTS
Dr. Garrott has advised numerous graduate student projects over the last decade. Listed below are his current graduate projects as well as those most recently completed.
Current Projects:
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Mass estimation of Weddell seals using techniques of photogrammetry Student: Darren Ireland, M.S. candidate Funding: National Science Foundation
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Spatial dynamics of the central Yellowstone bison herd Student: Jason Bruggeman, Ph.D. candidate Funding: National Park Service
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Variation in recruitment of Weddell seals in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Student: Gillian Hadley, Ph.D. candidate Funding: National Science Foundation
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Student: Matthew Becker, Ph.D. candidate Funding: National Science Foundation
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A demographic analysis of the Yellowstone National Park bison (Bison bison) herds from 1902 to 2000 Student: Julie Fuller, M.S. candidate Funding: National Park Service
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Mass Dynamics of Weddell Seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, In Eastern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Student: Kelly Proffitt, Ph.D. candidate Funding: National Science Foundation
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The effects of environmental variability on grizzly bear habitat selection Student: Doug Ouren, Ph.D. candidate Funding: U.S. Geological Survey
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Evaluation of Montana’s Block Management Program Student: Kelvin Johnson, M.S. candidate Funding: Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
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Recently Completed Projects:
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Sampling and analysis methods for snow-urine nutritional assays Student: Andrew Pils, M.S. 1998 Funding: Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks
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Student: Matthew Ferrari, M.S. 1999 Funding: National Park Service
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Ecological effects of winter road grooming on bison in Yellowstone National Park Student: Daniel Bjornlie, M.S. 2000 Funding: U.S. Geological Survey
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Bison and elk responses to winter recreation in Yellowstone National Park Student: Amanda Hardy, M.S. 2001 Funding: National Park Service
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Winter wolf predation in an elk-bison system in Yellowstone National Park Student: Rosemary Jaffe, M.S. 2001 Funding: National Science Foundation
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Aerial survey methodology for bison population estimation in Yellowstone National Park Student: Steven Hess, Ph.D. 2002 Funding: U.S. Geological Survey
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Effects of winter range on a pronghorn population in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Student: Sylvanna Boccadori, M.S. 2002 Funding: National Park Service
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Spatial dynamics of recolonizing wolves in Madison-Firehole region of Yellowstone National Park Student: Eric Bergman, M.S. 2003 Funding: National Science Foundation
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Identifying large herbivore distribution mechanisms through application of fine-scale snow modeling Student: Adam Messer, M.S. 2003 Funding: National Science Foundation
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Aspects of wolf-ungulate demographic and behavioral interactions in a managed system Student: Justin Gude, M.S. 2004 Funding: National Science Foundation, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, Roger and Cindy Lang, Bob and Annie Graham, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
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