USGS FRESC: Staff Profile - Knick, Steven T.

Knick, Steven T.

Supervisory Research Ecologist
Email: steve_knick@usgs.gov
Ph: 208-426-5208; Fax:208-426-5210
970 Lusk Street
Boise, ID 83706

Education:
B.S. Wildlife Ecology, 1977, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
M.S. Wildlife Biology, 1980, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Ph.D. Zoology, 1987, University of Montana, Missoula, MT Dissertation: Ecology of bobcats in southeastern Idaho.

Expertise/Specialty:
Spatial and temporal dynamics in shrublands in the western United States

Research Interests:
My research in shrubsteppe systems in the Intermountain West has focused on the role of human and natural disturbance in shaping ecological systems; the effects of habitat fragmentation on passerine bird communities; resource selection by animals; the use of satellite imagery to determine landscape attributes of semi-arid regions,

View all Studies Featured Studies:

+ Environmental Correlates of Greater Sage-grouse Distribution and Population Trends

+ Relative Contribution of Wintering and Breeding Periods to Passerine Birds Breeding in Intermountain Shrubsteppe: Using Stable Isotope Analyses to Link Ranges

+ Regional Experiment to Evaluate Effects of Fire and Fire-Surrogate Treatments in the Sagebrush Biome (JFS)

View all Publications Select Publications:

Knick, S.T., Rotenberry, J.T., Leu, M., 2008, Habitat, topographical, and geographical components structuring shrubsteppe bird communities: Ecography, v. 31, p. 389-400. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1676

Leu, M., Hanser, S.E., Knick, S.T., 2008, The human footprint in the West- A large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts: Ecological Applications, v. 18, p. 1119-1139. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1696

Katzner, T., Bragin, E., Knick, S.T., Smith, A.T., 2006, Spatial structure in the diet in imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca) in Kazakhstan: Journal of Avian Biology, v. 37, no. 6, p. 594-600. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1654

Rotenberry, J.T., Preston, K.L., Knick, S.T., 2006, GIS-based niche modeling for mapping species' habitats: Ecology, v. 87, no. 6, p. 1458-1464. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1658

Knick, S.T., Holmes, A., Miller, R.F., 2005, The role of fire in structuring sagebrush habitats and bird communities: Studies in Avian Biology, v. 30, p. 63-75. [FullText] Catalog No: 1653

Knick, S.T., Dobkin, D.S., Rotenberry, J.T., Schroeder, M.A., Vander Haegen, M., Van Riper, C., 2003, Teetering on the edge or too late? Conservation and research issues for avifauna of sagebrush habitats: The Condor, v. 105, no. 4, p. 611-634. [FullText] Catalog No: 1234

Knick, S.T., Rotenberry, J., 2002, Effects of habitat fragmentation on passerine birds breeding in Intermountain shrubsteppe: Studies in Avian Biology, v. 25, p. 130-140. [FullText] Catalog No: 1236

Personal Interests:
Fly-fishing, baseball, and searching for the perfect pizza (and dreaming about the masonry oven in my backyard needed to make it).


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