Aaron Pearse, PhD
Dr. Aaron Pearse is a Research Wildlife Biologist at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.
I have worked primarily with migratory birds and have addressed needs of natural resource managers by providing answers that lead to science-based management of wildlife species and ecosystems in which they depend. I am responsible for identifying and conducting research relevant to agencies within the Department of the Interior and other partners including the federal government, state governments, and non-governmental organizations. I function as a team leader and primary investigator on projects primarily in three general areas: ecology and management of North American waterfowl and cranes, natural resource survey design and application, and landscape scale studies of upland and wetland habitats in the Prairie Pothole Region.
Professional Experience
Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND , 2007-present
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Mississippi State University, 2007
M.S. University of Idaho, 2002
B.S. Kansas State University, 1998
Affiliations and Memberships*
Adjunct Research Professor, South Dakota State University, 2017-present
Science and Products
Accuracy of aging ducks in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Waterfowl Parts Collection Survey
The role of landscape features and density dependence in growth and fledging rates of Piping Plovers in North Dakota, USA
Comparative spring-staging ecology of sympatric arctic-nesting geese in south-central Nebraska
Wetland dynamics influence mid-continent duck recruitment
Local and landscape associations between wintering dabbling ducks and wetland complexes in Mississippi
Spring snow goose hunting influences body composition of waterfowl staging in Nebraska
Model of whooping crane energetics as foundation for development of a method to assess potential take during migration
Changes in nutrient dynamics of midcontinent greater white-fronted geese during spring migration
Spring-migration ecology of Northern Pintails in south-central Nebraska
Factors associated with hunter success for ducks on state-owned lands in Illinois, USA
Estimation and correction of visibility bias in aerial surveys of wintering ducks
Moist-soil seed abundance in managed wetlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
Science and Products
Accuracy of aging ducks in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Waterfowl Parts Collection Survey
The role of landscape features and density dependence in growth and fledging rates of Piping Plovers in North Dakota, USA
Comparative spring-staging ecology of sympatric arctic-nesting geese in south-central Nebraska
Wetland dynamics influence mid-continent duck recruitment
Local and landscape associations between wintering dabbling ducks and wetland complexes in Mississippi
Spring snow goose hunting influences body composition of waterfowl staging in Nebraska
Model of whooping crane energetics as foundation for development of a method to assess potential take during migration
Changes in nutrient dynamics of midcontinent greater white-fronted geese during spring migration
Spring-migration ecology of Northern Pintails in south-central Nebraska
Factors associated with hunter success for ducks on state-owned lands in Illinois, USA
Estimation and correction of visibility bias in aerial surveys of wintering ducks
Moist-soil seed abundance in managed wetlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government