Bob Klaver

Robert Klaver

Position
  • Unit Leader
  • Collaborating NREM Faculty Member
Bob joined the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2012 as the Unit Leader. He grew up in Iowa and lived in Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon, and South Dakota before returning to Iowa. Bob has worked with multiple species from grizzly bears, bighorn sheep to grassland birds. He has extensive experience with GIS. Bob’s main research interest is applying geospatial analysis to the analysis of habitat use and selection and population dynamics for species conservation.

Contact Info

342 Science 2
2310 Pammel Dr.
Ames
,
IA
50011-1031
Email
bklaver@iastate.edu
Phone
515-294-7639
Social Media and Websites

Education

  • B. S., Iowa State University, 1971
  • B. S., University of Montana, 1974
  • M. S., University of Montana, 1977
  • Ph.D., South Dakota State University, 2001

More Information

Teaching

A Ecl 611, Analysis of Populations

Research

My research spans a wide variety of collaborative projects on multiple wildlife taxa, from birds to bears. Much of this work has integrated remote sensing data with population biology and habitat use and selection.

Publications

For a listing of Dr. Klaver's publications, please see his page in the U.S. Geological Survey's Cooperative Research Units website.

Area of Expertise: Wildlife Biology