Aaron T. Pearse, Ph.D.Wildlife Biologist |
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 8711 37th Street Southeast Jamestown, North Dakota 58401 |
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Research,
Jamestown Headquarters |
Expertise:
- Ecology and management of waterfowl and wetland habitats
- Survey sampling of wildlife populations and natural resources
- Interface of agriculture and natural resources management
Current Projects:
- Spring-staging ecology of waterfowl in the central Platte River Valley and Rainwater Basin in Nebraska
- Effects of changes in agriculture on nutrition of migratory birds during spring migration in the central Platte River Valley
- Habitat use, movements, residency times, and survival of female northern pintails during spring migration in Nebraska
Education:
- Ph.D., Forest Resources, Concentration: Wildlife & Fisheries, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS (2007)
- M.S., Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (2002)
- B.S., Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (1998)
Professional Experience:
- 2007-present: Research Wildlife Biologist, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS, Jamestown, ND
- 2002-2007: Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
- 2000-2002: Teaching Assistant, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
- 1998: Research Assistant, Delta Waterfowl Foundation, Portage la Prairie, MB Canada
Professional Affiliations:
- American Ornithologists Union
- The Wildlife Society
- Wilson Ornithological Society
Selected Publications:
Kross, J., R. M. Kaminski, K. J. Reinecke, and A. T. Pearse. In press. Conserving Waste Rice for Wintering Waterfowl in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Wildlife Management.
Pearse, A. T., P. D. Gerard, S. J. Dinsmore, R. M. Kaminski, and K. J. Reinecke. 2008. Estimation and correction of visibility bias associated with aerial surveys of wintering ducks. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:in press.
Kross, J., R. M. Kaminski, K. J. Reinecke, E. J. Penny, and A. T. Pearse. 2008. Moist-soil seed abundance in managed wetlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:in press.
Stafford, J. D., and A. T. Pearse. 2007. Survival of radio-marked Mallard ducklings in South Dakota. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:585–591.
Pearse, A. T., and V. G. Lester. 2007. Correlation between nest and duckling survival of mallards in south-central Saskatchewan. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1612–1616.
Pearse, A. T., B. S. Dorr, S. J. Dinsmore, and R. M. Kaminski. 2007. Comparison of sampling strategies to estimate abundance of double-crested cormorants in western Mississippi. Human–Wildlife Conflicts 1:27–34.
Kaminski, M. R., G. A. Baldassarre, and A. T. Pearse. 2006. Waterbird responses to hydrological management of Wetlands Reserve Program wetlands in New York. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:921–926.
Pearse, A. T., J. F. Cavitt, and J. F. Cully, Jr. 2004. Effects of food supplementation on female nest attentiveness and incubation mate feeding in two sympatric wren species. Wilson Bulletin 116:23–30.
Pearse, A. T., and J. T. Ratti. 2004. Effects of predator removal on mallard duckling survival. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:342–350.
Cavitt, J. F., A. T. Pearse, and T. A. Miller. 1999. Brown Thrasher nest reuse: A time saving resource, protection from search-strategy predators, or cues for nest-site selection? Condor 101:859–862.
