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
SITE MAP
GENERAL INFORMATION
--Mass estimation of Weddell Seals using techniques of photogrammetry--Darren Ireland, M.S. candidate
--Spatial Dynamics of the central Yellowstone bison herd--Jason Bruggeman, Ph.D. candidate
--Variation in pup production and recruitment of Weddell seals in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica--Gillian Hadley, Ph.D. candidate
--Applying Predator-Prey Theory to Large Mammal Systems: Predation Rates and Prey Selection of Wolves in Greater Yellowstone--Matthew Becker, Ph.D. candidate
--A demographic analysis of the Yellowstone National Park bison (Bison bison) herds from 1902 to 2000--Julie Fuller, M.S. candidate
--Mass Dynamics of Weddell Seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, In Eastern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica--Kelly Proffitt, Ph.D. candidate
--The effects of environmental variability on grizzly bear habitat selection--Doug Ouren, Ph.D. candidate
--Evaluation of Montana’s Block Management Program--Kelvin Johnson, M.S. candidate
--Sampling and analysis methods for snow-urine nutritional assays--Andrew Pils, M.S. 1998
--An assessment of the risk of inter-specific transmission of Brucella abortus from bison to elk on the Madison-Firehole winter range--Matthew Ferrari, M.S. 1999
--Ecological effects of winter road grooming on bison in Yellowstone National Park--Daniel Bjornlie, M.S. 2000
--Bison and elk responses to winter recreation in Yellowstone National Park--Amanda Hardy, M.S. 2001
--Winter wolf predation in an elk-bison system in Yellowstone National Park--Rosemary Jaffe, M.S. 2001
--Aerial survey methodology for bison population estimation in Yellowstone National Park--Steven Hess, Ph.D. 2002
--Effects of winter range on a pronghorn population in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming--Sylvanna Boccadori, M.S. 2002
--Spatial dynamics of recolonizing wolves in Madison-Firehole region of Yellowstone National Park--Eric Bergman, M.S. 2003
--Identifying large herbivore distribution mechanisms through application of fine-scale snow modeling--Adam Messer, M.S. 2003
--Applying risk allocation theory in a large mammal predator-prey system--Justin Gude, M.S. 2004
Prospective Student Information
RESEARCH VENTURES
Integrated Science in Central Yellowstone
--Visualizing the Ecological Processes
Madison-Firehole winter range--Matthew Ferrari, M.S. 1999
--Ecological effects of winter road grooming on bison in Yellowstone National Park--Daniel Bjornlie, M.S. 2000
--Bison and elk responses to winter recreation in Yellowstone National Park--Amanda Hardy, M.S. 2001
--Aerial survey methodology for bison population estimation in Yellowstone National Park--Steven Hess, Ph.D. 2002
--Spatial dynamics of the central Yellowstone bison herd--Jason Bruggeman, Ph.D. candidate
--A demographic analysis of the Yellowstone National Park bison herds from 1902 to 2000--Julie Fuller, M.S. candidate
--Winter wolf predation in an elk-bison system in Yellowstone National Park--Rosemary Jaffe, M.S. 2001
--Spatial dynamics of recolonizing wolves in Madison-Firehole region of Yellowstone National Park--Eric Bergman, M.S. 2003
Yellowstone--Matthew Becker, Ph.D. candidate
-Elk
--Sampling and analysis methods for snow-urine nutritional assays--Andrew Pils, M.S. 1998
Madison-Firehole winter range--Matthew Ferrari, M.S. 1999
--Bison and elk responses to winter recreation in Yellowstone National Park--Amanda Hardy, M.S. 2001
--Identifying large herbivore distribution mechanisms through application of fine-scale snow modeling--Adam Messer, M.S. 2003
--Ecological effects of winter road grooming on bison in Yellowstone National Park--Daniel Bjornlie, M.S. 2000
--Bison and elk responses to winter recreation in Yellowstone National Park--Amanda Hardy, M.S. 2001
-Snowpack Dynamics
-Geochemical Trophic Cascades
-Plant Productivity/Phenology
4. Nez Perce Creek and Mary Mountain Trail
--Figure 1: Conceptualization of Wolf-Elk Systems
--Figure 2: Elk Population Processes
--Winter wolf predation in an elk-bison system in Yellowstone National Park--Rosemary Jaffe, M.S. 2001
--Spatial dynamics of recolonizing wolves in Madison-Firehole region of Yellowstone National Park--Eric Bergman, M.S. 2003
--Identifying large herbivore distribution mechanisms through application of fine-scale snow modeling--Adam Messer, M.S. 2003
Yellowstone--Matthew Becker, Ph.D. Candidate
--Wolf-ungulate dynamics in upper Gallatin Canyon--John Winnie, Ph.D. candidate
--Figure: Gallatin Elk Kill Composition
--Applying risk allocation theory in a large mammal predator-prey system--Justin Gude, M.S. 2004
--The Lower Madison Valley Wolf-Ungulate Ecological Research Project Annual Reports
--Methodology for MSU Wolf Monitoring Activities
--Methodology for MSU Elk Monitoring Activities
--Methodology for FWP activities
--Winter wolf predation in an elk-bison system in Yellowstone National Park--Rosemary Jaffe, M.S. 2001
--Applying risk allocation theory in a large mammal predator-prey system--Justin Gude, M.S. 2004
--Wolf-ungulate dynamics in upper Gallatin Canyon--John Winnie, Ph.D. candidate
--Figure: Gallatin Elk Kill Composition
--Spatial dynamics of recolonizing wolves in Madison-Firehole region of Yellowstone National Park--Eric Bergman, M.S. 2003
--Identifying large herbivore distribution mechanisms through application of fine-scale snow modeling--Adam Messer, 2003
--2000-2001 Annual Report (pdf format)
--2001-2002 Annual Report (pdf format)
--2002-2003 Annual Report (pdf format)
1. Evaluation of Montana’s Block Management Program.
2. The effects of environmental variability on grizzly bear habitat selection.
3. Effects of winter range on a pronghorn population in Yellowstone National Park.
4. Applying risk allocation theory in a large mammal predator-prey system.
5. Bison and Elk: Brucellosis seroprevalence on a shared winter range.
Antarctica Weddell Seal Dynamics
Graduate Education and Training
--Mass estimation of Weddell seals using techniques of photogrammetry--Darren Ireland, M.S. candidate
--Variation in recruitment of Weddell seals in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica--Gillian Hadley, Ph.D. candidate
--Mass Dynamics of Weddell Seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, In Eastern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica--Kelly Proffitt, Ph.D. candidate