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University of Idaho
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
PO Box 441136
Moscow, ID 83844-1136
(208) 885-6434
fish_wildlife@uidaho.edu

Kerri Vierling
Associate Professor,
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

 

Ph.D. (1998) Biology, University of Colorado
M.A. (1994) Biology, University of Colorado
B.A. (1990) Biology, The Colorado College 


Fish and Wildlife Resources
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1136
Office Phone: (208) 885-5378
Office Fax: (208) 885-9080
E-mail: kerriv@uidaho.edu

 


Experience:

2004 Assistant Professor, University of Idaho, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
1998 - 2004 Associate Professor, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Summer, 1999 Visiting Professor, University of Colorado
1997 - 1998 Wildlife Biologist, City of Boulder Open Space Department, Colorado
1992 - 1997 Graduate teaching assistant, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

Professional Interests:  
  • Avian ecology
  • Population ecology
  • Fire ecology
  • Effects of landscape changes on ecological interactions
Courses:  
  • Wlf 316  Wildlife Ecology II
  • Fish 316  Principles of Population Dynamics
  • Wlf 482  Ornithology

 Recent and Current Research:  

  • Fire and cavity nester population dynamics
  • Habitat selection
  • Use of remote sensing in wildlife habitat assessment
Current Graduate Students:

Patrick Adam, PhD Student Environmental Science
Jessica Murray, MS Environmental Science
Thomas Rodhouse, PhD Student Wildlife
Jody Vogeler, MS Wildlife

Diversity of Peer Reviewed Publications: 

 Vierling, K.T., D.J. Gentry, and A.M. Haines. Niche partitioning of nesting Lewis’s and Red-headed Woodpeckers in burned pine forests. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. In press.

 Clawges, R., K.T. Vierling, L.A. Vierling, and E. Rowell. 2008. Use of airborne lidar for assessment of avian habitat and estimation of select vegetation indices in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, USA. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 112:2065-2073.

 Gentry, D.J. and K.T. Vierling. 2008. Reuse of cavities during the breeding and nonbreeding season in old burns in the Black Hills, South Dakota. American Midland Naturalist 160:413-429.

Vierling, K.T., L.B. Lentile, and N. Nielsen-Pincus. 2008. Pre-burn forest characteristics and woodpecker use in burned coniferous forests. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:422-427.

 Vierling, K.T., L.A. Vierling, S. Martinuzzi, W. Gould, and R. Clawges. 2008. Lidar: Shedding new light on habitat modeling. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6:90-98.

 Gentry, D.J. and K.T. Vierling. 2007. Old burns as source habitats for Lewis’s Woodpeckers in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Condor 109: 122-131.

 Vierling, K.T. and L.B. Lentile. 2006. Red-headed Woodpecker nest-site selection and reproduction in a mixed ponderosa pine and aspen woodland following fire. The Condor 108:957-962.

 Vierling, L.A. and K.T. Vierling. 2006. Creating undergraduate community ambassadors of earth system science. Journal of Geoscience Education. 54(3):283-286.

 Stubblefield, C., M. Rumble, and K.T. Vierling. 2006. Landscape scale attributes of elk centers of activity in the central Black Hills of South Dakota. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:1060-1069.

 Vierling, K.T., J. Bolman, and K. Lane. 2005. Tethering modern field ecology in a culturally significant context: a learning module illustrating woodpecker habitat selection and fire ecology. The Science Teacher 72(3): 26-31.

 Vierling, K.T. and B.L. Winternitz. 2003. Western Scrub Jay Breeding biology in Colorado. Western North American Naturalist 63: 513-516.

 Bock, C.E., K.T. Vierling, S. Haire, and W.W. Merkle. 2002. Patterns of rodent abundance on open space grasslands in relation to urban edges. Conservation Biology16: 1653-1658

 Saab, V. and K.T. Vierling. 2001. Reproductive success of Lewis’ Woodpecker in cottonwood riparian and burned pine forests. The Condor. 103:491-501.

 Vierling, K.T. 2000. Source and sink population dynamics of Red-winged blackbirds in a rural/suburban landscape. Ecological Applications. 10: 1211-1218.

 Vierling, K.T. 1999. Relationships between habitat quality, population density, and regional recruitment for Red-winged blackbirds. American Midland Naturalist. 142: 401-409.

 Vierling, K.T. 1998. Interactions between European starlings and Lewis’ woodpeckers at nest cavities. Journal of Field Ornithology 69: 376-379.

 Vierling, K.T. 1997. Habitat selection of the Lewis’ woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) in southeastern Colorado. Wilson Bulletin 109: 121-130.

 

Conference Proceedings and Invited Seminars

Martinuzzi, S., L.Vierling, W. Gould, K.T. Vierling, A. Hudak, and R. Nelson. 2007. Potential of LIDAR data to improve species modeling and habitat characterization. Ecological Society of America Annual Conference, San Jose, California.

Sullivan, M.S.P. and K.T. Vierling. 2007. Evaluations of morning versus evening riparian bird surveys and implications for experimental design and ecological theory. Ecological Society of America Annual Conference, San Jose, California.

Vierling, K.T., L.B. Lentile, and N. Nielsen-Pincus. 2007. Fire severity influences on cavity nester density and habitat selection in burned ponderosa pine forests. Ecological Society of America Annual Conference, San Jose, California.

Sullivan, M.S.P., R.D. Mann, and K.T. Vierling. 2007. Effects of landscape changes on American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) feeding and breeding ecology. Ecological Society of America Annual Conference, San Jose, California.

Gentry, D.J. and K.T. Vierling. 2007. Reuse of cavities during the breeding and non-breeding season in old burns in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Cooper Ornithological Conference, Moscow, Idaho.

Martinuzzi, S., K. T. Vierling, L. A. Vierling, R. Clawges, W. A. Gould. 2007. Lidar technology – applications and potential for wildlife habitat studies. Idaho Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Pocatello, Idaho.

Gentry, D.J. and K.T. Vierling. 2006. Reuse of cavities during the breeding and non-breeding season in old burns in the Black Hills, South Dakota. North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.

Vierling, K. and L.B. Lentile. 2006. Nest-site selection and reproduction in a mixed pine and aspen woodland following fire. North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.

Clawges, R., Vierling, K., and Vierling, L. 2006. Use of airborne LIDAR for avain habitat assessment in the Black Hills, South Dakota,USA, IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symosium & 27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Denver, CO.

K.T. Vierling and L.B. Lentile. 2006. Red-headed Woodpecker nest-site selection in a burned pine forest in the Black Hills, South Dakota. The Idaho Chapter of the Wildlife Society Meeting. Boise, ID.

Clawges, R., K.T. Vierling, L.A. Vierling, and E. Rowell. 2005. Use of laser altimetry for avian habitat assessment in forested landscapes. The Wildlife Society annual meeting, Madison, WI.

Gentry, D. and K.T. Vierling. 2005. Non-breeding season cavity use patterns in high intensity burns in the Black Hills, South Dakota. The Wildlife Society annual meeting, Madison, WI

K.T. Vierling, V.A. Saab, and R.A. Russell. 2005. Examination of models predicting Black-backed Woodpecker habitat use in burned forests. The Wildlife Society meeting, Madison, WI

K.T. Vierling. 2005. Burning questions: cavity nesters and wildfire in western North America. Invited seminar at Bowdoin College, Maine. 

 

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