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Grove, Robert

Grove, Robert
Wildlife Biologist
Email: robert_a_grove@usgs.gov
Ph: 541-757-4840; Fax:541-757-4845
3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, OR 97330

Education:
1980 B.S., Biology/Chemistry, Eastern Oregon State College
1995 M.S., Toxicology/Wildlife, Oregon State University
2006 Ph.D., Toxicology/Wildlife, Oregon State University

Expertise/Specialty:
Research focus on assessing impacts of environmental contaminants on fish and wildlife resources in the Pacific Northwest, in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. I have over 20 years of experience in wildlife contaminant studies. I have conducted nesting surveys for variety of avian species, including waterfowl, shorebirds, upland gamebirds, songbirds and raptors. I have live-trapped several bird and mammal species for scientific research, using radio telemetry in several of these studies.

Research Interests:
Wildlife Toxicology
Avian Studies with special interests in raptors and waterfowl
Wildlife Telemetry Studies
Aquatic Ecology

View all Publications Select Publications:
Grove, R.A., Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., 2009, Osprey- Worldwide sentinel species for assessing and monitoring environmental contamination in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B, v. 12, no. 1, p. 25-44. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1919
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Grove, R.A., 2009, PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs, OC pesticides and mercury in fish and osprey eggs from Willamette River, Oregon (1993, 2001, and 2006) with calculated biomagnification factors: Ecotoxicology, v. 18, no. 2, p. 151-173. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 2043
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Grove, R.A., Johnson, B.L., Letcher, R.J., 2009, Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants in eggs may reduce reproductive success of ospreys in Oregon and Washington, USA: Ecotoxicology, v. 18, p. 802-813. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 2168
Hoffman, D.J., Henny, C.J., Hill, E.F., Grove, R.A., Kaiser, J.L., Stebbins, K.R., 2009, Mercury and drought along the lower Carson River, Nevada- III. Effects on blood and organ biochemistry and histopathology of snowy egrets and black-crowned night-herons on Lahontan Reservoir, 2002-2006: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, v. 72, p. 1223-1241. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 2187
Grove, R.A., 2009, The osprey as a sentinel species for environmental monitoring: Lab International, v. 23, no. 1, p. 6-9. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 2291
Johnson, B.L., Kaiser, J.L., Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., 2008, Prey of nesting ospreys on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, Oregon and Washington: Northwest Science, v. 82, no. 3, p. 229-236. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1944
Grove, R.A., Henny, C.J., 2008, Environmental contaminants in male river otters from Oregon and Washington, USA, 1994-1999: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 145, p. 49-73. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1776
Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., Kaiser, J.L., 2008, Osprey distribution, abundance, reproductive success and contaminant burdens along Lower Columbia River, 1997/1998 versus 2004: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 54, p. 525-534. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1880
Hill, E.F., Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., 2008, Mercury and drought along the lower Carson River, Nevada- II. Snowy egret and black-crowned night-heron reproduction on Lahontan Reservoir, 1997-2006: Ecotoxicology, v. 17, p. 117-131. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1892
Henny, C.J., Hill, E.F., Grove, R.A., Kaiser, J.L., 2007, Mercury and drought along the lower Carson River, Nevada- I. Snowy egret and black-crowned night-heron annual exposure to mercury, 1997-2006: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 53, p. 269-280. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1636
Grove, R.A., 2006, Environmental Contaminants in Male River Otters Collected from Oregon and Washington, 1994-1999, with Reproductive Organ Hypoplasia Observed in Otter Males: Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University--PhD Dissertation, 335 p.  [FullText] Catalog No: 1718
Villeneuve, D.L., Curtis, L.R., Jenkins, J.J., Warner, K.E., Tilton, F., Kent, M.L., Watral, V.G., Cunningham, M.E., Markle, D., Sethajintanin, D., Krissankriangkrai, O., Johnson, E.R., Grove, R.A., Anderson, K.A., 2005, Environmental stresses and skeletal deformities in fish from the Willamette River, Oregon: Environmental Science Technology, v. 39, p. 3495-3506. [FullText] Catalog No: 1978
Grove, R.A., Henny, C.J., 2005, Environmental Contaminants in River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Collected from the Willamette River, 1996-99. Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, p. 98. [FullText] Catalog No: 1641
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Packard, H.A., Grove, R.A., Taft, M.R., 2005, Assessing mercury exposure and effects to American dippers in headwater streams near mining sites: Ecotoxicology, v. 14, p. 709-725. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1413
Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., Kaiser, J.L., Bentley, V.R., 2004, An evaluation of osprey eggs to determine spatial residue patterns and effects of contaminants along the lower Columbia River, U.S.A. In Chancellor, R., Meyburg, B., eds., Raptors Worldwide: Budapest, Hungary, WWGBP/MME, p. 369-388. [Highlight]  [FullText] Catalog No: 1268
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Grove, R.A., Bentley, V.R., Elliott, J.E., 2003, Biomagnification factors (fish to osprey eggs from Willamette River, Oregon, U.S.A.) for PCDDS, PCDFS, PCBS, and OC pesticides: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 84, no. 3, p. 275-315. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1195
Grove, R.A., Bildfell, R., Henny, C.J., Buhler, D.R., 2003, Bilateral uric acid nephrolithiasis and ureteral hypertrophy in a free-ranging river otter (Lontra canadensis): Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 39, no. 4, p. 914-917. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1226
Henny, C.J., Hill, E.F., Hoffman, D.J., Spalding, M.G., Grove, R.A., 2002, Nineteenth century mercury- Hazard to wading birds and cormorants of the Carson River, Nevada: Ecotoxicology, v. 11, no. 4, p. 213-231. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1127
Henny, C.J., Kaiser, J.L., Grove, R.A., Ruth, M.M., 2002, Ospreys in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest (Revised 2005): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS 153-02 , p. 4. [FullText] Catalog No: 1150
Grove, R.A., Buhler, D.R., Henny, C.J., Haffner, D., 2002, Organochlorine and heavy metal contaminants in river otter collected from the Puget Sound, 1996[abs.]: Proceedings of the 2001 Puget Sound Research Conference, p. 15. [FullText] Catalog No: 1945
Grove, R.A., Buhler, D.R., Henny, C.J., Drew, A.D., 2001, Declining ring-necked pheasants in the Klamath Basin, California- II. Survival, productivity, and cover: Northwestern Naturalist, v. 82, no. 3, p. 85-101. [FullText] Catalog No: 1037
Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., Bentley, V.R., 2000, Effects of selenium, mercury, and boron on waterbird egg hatchability at Stillwater, Malheur, Seedskadee, Ouray, and Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuges and surrounding vicinities: National Irrigation Water Quality Program Information Report No. 5, Denver, CO, National Irrigation Water Quality Program, 99 p. Catalog No: 896
Kannan, K., Grove, R.A., Senthilkumar, K., Henny, C.J., Geisy, J.P., 1999, Butyltin compounds in River Otters (Lutra canadensis) from the Northwestern United States: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 36, no. 4, p. 462-468. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 614
Grove, R.A., Buhler, D.R., Henny, C.J., Drew, A.D., 1998, Declining ring-necked pheasants in the Klamath Basin, California- I. Insecticide exposure: Ecotoxicology, v. 7, no. 5, p. 305-312. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 597
Sparling, D.W., Vann, S., Grove, R.A., 1998, Blood changes in mallards exposed to white phosphorus: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 17, no. 12, p. 2521-2529. [FullText] Catalog No: 1977
Hoberg, E.P., Henny, C.J., Hedstrom, O.R., Grove, R.A., 1997, Intestinal helminths of river otters (Lutra canadensis) from the Pacific Northwest: Journal of Parasitology, v. 83, no. 1, p. 105-110. [FullText] Catalog No: 440
Blus, L.J., Henny, C.J., Hoffman, D.J., Grove, R.A., 1995, Accumulation in and effects of lead and cadmium on waterfowl and passerines in northern Idaho: Environmental Pollution, v. 89, no. 3, p. 311-318. [FullText] Catalog No: 32
Sparling, D.W., Grove, R.A., Gustafson, M., Klein, P., 1995, III. White Phosphorus Toxicity and Bioindicators of Exposure in Waterfowl and Raptors In Interagency Expanded Site Investigation- Evaluation of White Phosphorus Contamination and Potential Treatability at Eagle River Flats, Alaska, FY 94 Draft Final Report: Fort Richardson, AK, U.S Army, Alaska, Directorate of Public Works, p. 212-243. [FullText] Catalog No: 1990
Sparling, D.W., Grove, R.A., Comerci, L., 1994, VI-4. WP Poisoning of Waterbirds in ERF In Interagency Expanded Site Investigation- Evaluation of White Phosphorus Contamination and Potential Treatability at Eagle River Flats, Alaska, FY 93 Final Report: Fort Richardson, AK, U.S Army Garrison, Alaska, Department of Public Works, p. 6. [FullText] Catalog No: 1987
Sparling, D.W., Grove, R.A., Comerci, L., 1994, Toxicological Studies of White Phosphorus in Waterfowl: U.S Army Garrison, Alaska, Department of Public Works, p. 20. [FullText] Catalog No: 1988
Henny, C.J., Blus, L.J., Hoffman, D.J., Grove, R.A., 1994, Lead in hawks, falcons and owls downstream from a mining site on the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 29, no. 3, p. 267-288. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 397
Blus, L.J., Henny, C.J., Hoffman, D.J., Grove, R.A., 1993, Accumulation and effects of lead and cadmium on wood ducks near a mining and smelting complex in Idaho: Ecotoxicology, v. 2, no. 2, p. 139-154. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 409
Henny, C.J., Blus, L.J., Grove, R.A., 1991, Contaminant accumulation in marine birds wintering in Puget Sound: Puget Sound Notes, Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, Olympia, WA, v. 26, p. 1-8. [FullText] Catalog No: 398
Henny, C.J., Blus, L.J., Hoffman, D.J., Grove, R.A., Hatfield, J.S., 1991, Lead accumulation and osprey production near a mining site on the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 21, p. 415-424. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 168
Blus, L.J., Henny, C.J., Hoffman, D.J., Grove, R.A., 1991, Lead toxicosis in tundra swans near a mining and smelting complex in northern Idaho: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 21, no. 4, p. 549-555. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 248
Henny, C.J., Blus, L.J., Grove, R.A., Thompson, S.P., 1991, Accumulation of trace elements and organochlorines in surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) wintering in the Pacific Northwest: Northwestern Naturalist, v. 72, no. 2, p. 43-60. [FullText] Catalog No: 167
Grove, R.A., Henny, C.J., 1990, First nest record of the least bittern in Wyoming: Northwestern Naturalist, v. 71, no. 1, p. 12-14. [FullText] Catalog No: 270
Blus, L.J., Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., 1989, Rise and fall of endrin usage in Washington state fruit orchards- Effects on wildlife: Environmental Pollution, v. 60, no. 3-4, p. 331-349. [FullText] Catalog No: 252
Blus, L.J., Henny, C.J., Stafford, C.J., Grove, R.A., 1987, Persistence of DDT and metabolites in wildlife from Washington state orchards: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 16, p. 467-476. [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 376
Grove, R.A., 1985, Northern saw-whet owl winter food and roosting habits in north-central Washington: Murrelet, v. 66, no. 1, p. 21-24. [FullText] Catalog No: 269
Blus, L.J., Henny, C.J., Grove, R.A., 1985, Effects of pelletized anticoagulant rodenticides on California quail: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 21, no. 4, p. 391-395. [FullText] Catalog No: 251
Blus, L.J., Henny, C.J., Kaiser, T.E., Grove, R.A., 1983, Effects on wildlife from use of endrin in Washington state orchards: Wildlife Management Institute Forty-Eighth North American Wildlife Conference, p. 159-174. [FullText] Catalog No: 254

Brief Description of Position:
Member of the Safety Committee

Personal Interests:
My interests include wildlife photography, computers, welding, wood-working, SCUBA and hunting and fishing

Links:
FRESC Contaminants Program

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