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
Abundance and distribution of selected elements in soils, stream sediments, and selected forage plants from desert tortoise habitats in the Mojave and Colorado deserts, USA
Dominance and environmental correlates of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert, USA
Effects of livestock watering sites on alien and native plants in the Mojave Desert, USA
Laser ablation ICP-MS profiling and semiquantitative determination of trace element concentrations in desert torotise shells: Documenting the uptake of elemental toxicants
Clinical disease and laboratory abnormalities in free-ranging desert tortoises in California (1990-1995)
Spring wildflowers spectacular in 2003 at the Desert Tortoise Natural Area
Using growth ring counts to age wild juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the wild
Defining the desert tortoise(s):Our first priority for a coherent conservation strategy
Is Gopherus agassizii a desert-adapted tortoise or an exaptive opportunist? Implications for tortoise conservation
Deaths of desert tortoises following periods of drought and research manipulation
Changes in riparian vegetation in the Southwestern United States: Historical Changes along the Mojave River, California
Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease
Science and Products
Abundance and distribution of selected elements in soils, stream sediments, and selected forage plants from desert tortoise habitats in the Mojave and Colorado deserts, USA
Dominance and environmental correlates of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert, USA
Effects of livestock watering sites on alien and native plants in the Mojave Desert, USA
Laser ablation ICP-MS profiling and semiquantitative determination of trace element concentrations in desert torotise shells: Documenting the uptake of elemental toxicants
Clinical disease and laboratory abnormalities in free-ranging desert tortoises in California (1990-1995)
Spring wildflowers spectacular in 2003 at the Desert Tortoise Natural Area
Using growth ring counts to age wild juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the wild
Defining the desert tortoise(s):Our first priority for a coherent conservation strategy
Is Gopherus agassizii a desert-adapted tortoise or an exaptive opportunist? Implications for tortoise conservation
Deaths of desert tortoises following periods of drought and research manipulation
Changes in riparian vegetation in the Southwestern United States: Historical Changes along the Mojave River, California
Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease
*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