Staff Member
Jennifer Zavaleta
Biography
Jennifer is researching the community response to prescribed burning and herbicide application used for restoring sand shinnery oak grasslands with the goal of guiding lesser prairrie chicken conservation. She is also interesed in community-driven conservation initiatives and developing ways to better communicate science to the general public.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Grisham, B.A., J.C. Zavaleta, A.C. Behney, P.K. Borsdorf, D.R. Lucia, C.W. Boal, and D.A. Haukos. 2016. Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Sand Shinnery Oak Prairies. Pp. 315-344 in D.A. Haukos and C.W. Boal (editors), Ecology and conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 48), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. | Abstract | February 2016 |
| Cheek, C.A., S. Hlavaty, K. Mougey, R.N. Perkins, M.A. Peyton, C.N. Ryan, J.C. Zavaleta, C.W. Boal, and G. Perry. 2013. Vertical structure use by the stoute iguana (Cyclura pinguis) on Guana Island, BVI. IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians 20:112-118. | September 2013 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Understanding the Ecology, Habitat Use, Phenology and Thermal | December 2012 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Grisham, B.A., J. Zavaleta, C.W. Boal, and D.A. Haukos. 2013. Management of lesser prairie-chicken populations in shinnery oak-grasslands: priorities and future directions. 49th Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Houston, TX. Feb. 2013. | February 2013 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Boal, C.W., B.A. Grisham, D.A.Haukos, J.C.Zavaleta, and C. Dixon. 2013. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Nest Site Selection, Microclimate, and Nest Survival in Association with Vegetation Responses to a Grassland Restoration Program. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1235, 48p. | January 2014 |