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photo of Erika Nowak
Name:
Nowak, Erika
Title:
Wildlife Biologist
Discipline(s):
Herpetology
Research Station:
CPRS
Work Address:
P.O. Box 5614, Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Telephone Number:
(928)523-7760
Email Address:
erika.nowak@nau.edu

Biographical Sketch:

Erika Nowak lives in Flagstaff, AZ and conducts herpetological surveys and rattlesnake research throughout Arizona, as well as California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. She volunteers to give snake ecology presentations and rattlesnake capture trainings to school and civic groups, and federal and state management agencies. Erika has an MS in Biology from Northern Arizona and is currently a PhD student in the same program.

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Publications, Maps, and other Products

  1. Persons T.B., E.M. Nowak. Coleonyx variegatus: Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review 35(1): 81. [Journal Article]
  2. Madara-Yagla, Amyann & E. Nowak. 2007. Ecology and non-invasive long-term identification of Gila Monsters at Tonto National Monument, Arizona. USGS Presentation to the Desert Tortoise Council Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. [Presentation with Abstract]
  3. Persons, Trevor. 2007. Inventory of Amphibians and Reptiles at Mojave National Preserve - Database. USGS. [Database Spatial]
  4. Nowak E.M., J.L. Fisher, J.V.Hart & T.B.Persons. 2007. Final Report:Vertebrate Fauna and Terrestrial Vegetation of Rainbow Forest Wilderness Area Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. USGS. [Technical Report]
  5. Persons, Trevor B. And Erika M. Nowak. 2007. Inventory of Amphibians and Reptiles at Mojave National Preserve, Open File Report 2007-1109. USGS. [Open-File Report]
  6. Persons, T.B., and E.M, Nowak. 2006. Inventory of amphibians and reptiles at Death Valley National Park. U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, Open-File Report 2006-1233, 32 p. [Open-File Report]
  7. Persons, Trevor and E. Nowak. 2006. Amphibians and reptiles in Southern Colorado Plateau National Parks - Database. USGS. [Database Spatial]
  8. Nowak, Erika. 2006. Ecology of the Arizona Black Rattlesnakes (Crotalus [viridis] cerberus)at Tonto National Monument, Arizona. USGS. [Technical Report]
  9. Nowak, Erika. 2006. Monitoring Surveys and Radio-telemetry of Narrow-headed Gartersnakes (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) in Oak Creek, Arizona - Final Report. USGS. [Technical Report]
  10. Nowak, Erika M. 2006. Arizona Black Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis cerberus). U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, FS 2006-3060, 2 p. [Fact Sheet]
  11. Nowak, Erika M. 2006. Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum). U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Research Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, FS 2006-3061, 2 p. [Fact Sheet]
  12. Nowak, Erika M. 2006. Narrow-headed Garter Snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus). U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, FS 2006-3060, 2 p. [Fact Sheet]
  13. Nowak, Erika M. 2006. Reducing Rattlesnake-Human Conflicts. U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Research Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, FS 2006-3062, 2p. [Fact Sheet]
  14. Persons, Trevor and Erika Nowak. 2006. Inventory of Amphibians and Reptiles in Southern Colorado Plateau National Pakrs - Final Report. USGS. [Technical Report]
  15. Nowak, Erika. 2006. Why did the Gila Monster cross the road? Basic research at Tonto National Monument. USGS. [Technical Report]
  16. Nowak, Erika M., and J. X. Schofer. 2005. Initial surveys to locate Arizona Black Rattlesnakes (Crotalus organus cerberus) in Arizona National Parks and Monuments. USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station report to Western National Parks Association. [Technical Report]
  17. Nowak, Erika. 2005. Rattlesnake ecology, nusiance snake management, and safe handling. [Training/Workshop]
  18. Nowak, Erika. 2005. Why did the gila monster cross the road? Results from a study at Tonto National Monument, Arizona. Sonoran Herpetologist 18(9): 98-101. [Journal Article]
  19. Trevor B. Persons. 2005. Distribution and Habitat Association of the Little Striped Whiptail (Cnemidophorus inornatus) at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. Open-File Report OF 2005-1139. [Open-File Report]
  20. Nowak, Erika M. 2005. Movement patterns and natural history of Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes at Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona. The Colorado Plateau II (Chapter 17). University of Arizona Press. [Book Chapter]
  21. Nowak E., T. Persons, A.J. Monatesti. 2003. 2002 progress report on herpetofauna inventories of southern Colorado Plateau national parks. Unpublished report to southern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring network. USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station, Flagstaff, Arizona. [Technical Report]
  22. Nowak E.M. 2003. Nuisance Rattlesnake Movements and Behavior at Tonto National Monument: 2002 annual report. Unpublished report to National Park Service, Tonto National Monument, Arizona. USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station, Flagstaff, Arizona. [Technical Report]
  23. Nowak E.M. 2003. Distribution, ecology, and management recommendations for the Narrow-headed garter snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) in Oak Creek, Arizona, parts I and II. Sonoran Herpetologist 16(10-11). [Newsletter]
  24. Nowak E., T. Hare, J. McNally . 2002. Management of "Nuisance" Vipers: Effects of Translocation on Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox). pp. 533-560 In G.W. Schuett, M. Höggren, M.E. Douglas, and H.W. Greene, editors. Biology of the Vipers. Eagle Mountain Publishing, LC, Eagle Mountain, UT (USA). [Book Chapter]
  25. Schuett G.W., E.M. Nowak, R.A. Repp. 2002. Crotalus cerberus (Arizona Black Rattlesnake): Diet and prey size. Herpetological Review 33(3): 210-211. [Journal Article]
  26. Nowak E.M., M. Santana-Bendix. 2002. Status, Distribution, and Management Recommendations for the Narrow-headed Garter Snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) in Oak Creek, Arizona. Unpublsihed final Report to Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona, in fulfillment of Heritage Grant I99007. USGS Colorado Plateau Field Station, Flagstaff, Arizona. [Technical Report]
  27. Nowak E., T. Persons, R. J. Platenberg, T. B. Graham. 2002. First-year results for herpetofauna inventories of southern and northern colorado plateau national parks. Unpublished report to Northern Colorado Plateau Network, National Park Service. January 2003. [Technical Report]
  28. Nowak E.M., T.B. Persons, S.C. Knox. 2002. Results for first-year herpetofauna inventories of southern Colorado Plateau National Parks. Unpublished report to southern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring network. USGS Colorado Plateau Field Station, Flagstaff, Arizona. [Technical Report]
  29. Drost C.A., T.B. Persons, E.M. Nowak. 2001. Survey of the Herpetofauna of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau. C. van Riper III, K. A. Thomas, and M. A. Stuart, eds. [Proceedings]
  30. Nowak E.M., T.B. Persons. 2000. Reptile and amphibian survey of Chinde Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Unpublished final report to National Park Service. USGS Colorado Plateau Field Station, Flagstaff, Arizona. [Technical Report]
  31. Drost C., D.J. Mattson, M.J. Johnson, A. Cully, M. Bogan, E. Nowak, T. Persons, J. Spence, K. Thomas, M. Stuart. 2000. Biological inventory of National Park areas on the southern Colorado Plateau. For US National Park Service Southern Colorado Plateau Network. Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and USGS Colorado Plateau Field Station, Flagstaff , AZ. 209pp. (INVITED technical plan; rated second-best inventory plan nationwide ). [Technical Report]
  32. Nowak E.M., C. Van Riper III. 1999. Effects and effectiveness of rattlesnake relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument. U.S. Geological Survey/FRESC Report Series USGS/FRESC/COPL/1999/17. [Technical Report]
  33. Nowak E. M., C. van Riper III. 1999. Effects and Effectiveness of rattlesnake relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument. USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station Tech Rep. No. 17 (USGSFRESC/COPL/1999/17). Pp 61. [Technical Report]
  34. Drost C.A., E.M. Nowak, T. Persons . 1999. Inventory and monitoring methods for amphibians and reptiles at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Unpublished report to National Park Service. USGS Colorado Plateau Field Station, Flagstaff, Arizona. [Technical Report]