Kristin Berry
Dr. Kristin Berry has been working as a Wildlife Biologist for the Western Ecological Research Center since 1993.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Behavioral ecology of vertebrates
- Conservation biology
- Cumulative effects
- Desert Ecology
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental impacts
- Invasive species ecology
- Monitoring methodology
- Natural areas and preserves
- Population biology
- Species/Population management
- Threatened and endangered species
Professional Experience
Research Wildlife Biologist, Station Mgr., USGS, Western Ecological Science Center, Box Springs Field Station, Riverside, CA, Feb 1997-Present
Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Western Ecological Science Center, Riverside Field Station, Riverside, CA, Nov 1993-Feb 1997
Staff Supervisor and Research Scientist, Research Branch, Desert Biology US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1988-1993
Leader: Desert Tortoise Res. & Monitoring Prog., US Bureau of Land Mgt., Riverside, CA, 1983-1988
Coordinator: Research, Studies, and Monitoring, US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1980-1983
Staff Leader for Wildlife, CA Desert Plan Prog., US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1974-1980
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1972
M.A., Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 1968
B.A., Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1964
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Ecological Society of America
Herpetologists' League
Research Society of America, Sigma Xi
Society for Conservation Biology
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Southern California Academy of Sciences
Science and Products
Serologic and molecular evidence for testudinid herpesvirus 2 infection in wild Agassiz’s desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
Mycoplasma testudineum in free-ranging desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii
The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines, Testudinidae) with the description of a new species, and its consequences for conservation
Effects of subsidized predators, resource variability, and human population density on desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert, USA
Oxalosis in wild desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii
Status of the desert tortoise in Red Rock Canyon State Park
When desert tortoises are rare: Testing a new protocol for assessing status
Using an ecological ethics framework to make decisions about the relocation of wildlife
A genetic assessment of the recovery units for the mojave population of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
Attributes of desert tortoise populations at the National Training Center, Central Mojave Desert, California, USA
Introduction to the special issue on the changing Mojave Desert
Science and Products
Serologic and molecular evidence for testudinid herpesvirus 2 infection in wild Agassiz’s desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
Mycoplasma testudineum in free-ranging desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii
The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines, Testudinidae) with the description of a new species, and its consequences for conservation
Effects of subsidized predators, resource variability, and human population density on desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert, USA
Oxalosis in wild desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii
Status of the desert tortoise in Red Rock Canyon State Park
When desert tortoises are rare: Testing a new protocol for assessing status
Using an ecological ethics framework to make decisions about the relocation of wildlife
A genetic assessment of the recovery units for the mojave population of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
Attributes of desert tortoise populations at the National Training Center, Central Mojave Desert, California, USA
Introduction to the special issue on the changing Mojave Desert
*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