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Position Title: Ecologist
Email: ndejager@usgs.gov
Phone: 608.781.6232
Fax: 608.783.6066
Education:
2004-Present University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Ph.D candidate in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior with a minor in Conservation Biology.
2002-2004 University of Minnesota - Duluth
Master of Science in Biology with a minor in Applied and Computational Mathematics
1997-2001 Northwestern College, Orange City
Bachelor of Arts, Biology/Environmental Science
Research Interests:
Active Projects:
Select Publications:
Van Dyke, F., B. Darby, S.E. Bowdish, J. D. Schmeling, and N.R. De Jager. 2002. Ecosystem Management and Moose: Creating a Coherent Concept with Functional Management Strategies. Alces 38: 55-72.
De Jager, N.R. and Pastor, J. 2008. Effects of moose population density and site productivity on the canopy geometries of birch (Betula pubescens and B. pendula) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Wildlife Biology 14. 251-262.
De Jager, N.R., Pastor, J., Hodgson, A.L. In Press. Scaling of the effects of moose browsing on forage distribution from plant canopies to landscapes. Ecological Monographs.
De Jager, N.R, and Pastor, J. In Review. Effects of simulated moose browsing on the growth and morphology of Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia). Botany.
De Jager, N.R., Pastor, J, and Dewey, B. In Prep. Rapid changes in landscape patterns accompany recent declines in moose population density at Isle Royale National Park, MI, USA.