Kate Schoenecker, PhD
Kate Schoenecker is a Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist at the Fort Collins Science Center.
Dr. Kate Schoenecker has been studying the ecology of ungulates for 26 years as a Research Wildlife Biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center, Colorado. She received a Master’s degree from the University of Arizona, Tucson studying desert bighorn sheep and a PhD from Colorado State University on bison and elk grazing ecology in the Great Sand Dunes National Park & Baca National Wildlife Refuge ecosystem. She currently leads the Ungulate Ecology Research team, focusing on science to support bison conservation and wild horse and burro research across the west. She’s been studying the ecology of wild horses and burros since 1999, when she was first hired as a USGS field technician recording group composition of horse harems in the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, Montana. Her current work includes investigating free-roaming horse competition with mule deer, and assessing mountain lion predation on free roaming horses in Nevada, as well as assessing fine scale foraging behavior of bison on the North rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, and the Great Sand Dunes National Park ecosystem of southern Colorado.
Professional Experience
Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Fort Collins Science Center
Education and Certifications
PhD, Colorado State University
MS, University of Arizona
Science and Products
Bighorn sheep habitat studies, population dynamics, and population modeling in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming and Montana, 2000-2003
Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area: An annotated bibliography of research conducted 1968-1990
Do ungulates accelerate or decelerate nitrogen cycling?
Sustainability of vegetation communities grazed by elk in Rocky Mountain National Park
Managers' summary - Ecological studies of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, 1992-1997
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Bighorn sheep habitat studies, population dynamics, and population modeling in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming and Montana, 2000-2003
Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area: An annotated bibliography of research conducted 1968-1990
Do ungulates accelerate or decelerate nitrogen cycling?
Sustainability of vegetation communities grazed by elk in Rocky Mountain National Park
Managers' summary - Ecological studies of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, 1992-1997
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.