Beck Wildlife Habitat Restoration Ecology Lab
Research focuses on three primary topical areas that connect wildlife populations, habitat conditions, and land management decisions across sagebrush and grassland ecosystems.
- Elk Response to Wind Energy Development on Crucial Winter Range on the Dunlap Ranch, Wyoming
- Greater Sage-Grouse Migration Ecology and Response to Bentonite Mining in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
- Response of Pronghorn Population Productivity in the Red Desert, Wyoming to Anthropogenic and Environmental Change
Research
Jeffrey Beck’s research includes a wide range of completed and ongoing studies that explore the relationships between wildlife, habitat, and land management. His work addresses topics such as population responses to environmental change, the effectiveness of habitat treatments, and long-term monitoring of species across Wyoming and the West. Together, these efforts contribute to a deeper understanding of how wildlife and landscapes interact over time.
Current Research
Completed Research
Linking Wildlife Population Response to Habitat Conditions
- Habitat and Population Evaluation for Greater Sage-Grouse in the Simpson Ridge Wind Resource Area, Wyoming
- Identifying Disturbance Mechanisms Influencing Resource Selection by Elk in a Natural Gas Development Field
- Identifying Habitats for Greater Sage-Grouse Population Persistence within the Atlantic Rim, Wyoming
- Identifying and Mapping Winter Habitats for Greater Sage-Grouse within the Atlantic Rim Project Area
- Pronghorn Response to Wind Energy Development on Crucial Winter Range on the Dunlap Ranch, Wyoming
- Daily and Seasonal Space Use and Habitat Selection of Greater Sage-Grouse in Carbon County, Montana
- Elk Response to Wind Energy Development on Crucial Winter Range on the Dunlap Ranch, Wyoming
- Greater Sage-Grouse Migration Ecology and Response to Bentonite Mining in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
- Optimizing Landscape Management for Multiple Bird Guilds on the Thunder Basin National Grassland
- Response of Pronghorn Population Productivity in the Red Desert, Wyoming to Anthropogenic and Environmental Change
Evaluating Efficacy of Wildlife Habitat Treatments
- Comparison of Prescribed Burning and Mowing to Enhance Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting and Early Brood-Rearing Habitat in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
- Habitat Ecology and Effects of Habitat Alteration for Bighorn Sheep Translocated to the Seminoe Mountains, Wyoming
- Response of Greater Sage-Grouse to Treatments in Wyoming Big Sagebrush
Habitat and Wildlife Habitat Monitoring