Staff Member
David Gotsch
Master's
Email: dgotsch@uidaho.edu
Biography
I grew up in the Midwest and received a BS in Integrative Biology from the University of Illinois in 2010. Since graduating I have worked as a technician on a sharp-tailed grouse and a sage-grouse research project for the Idaho Dept of Fish & Game and the University of Idaho. My master's research focuses on how spring cattle grazing influences sage-grouse population demographics, nesting behavior, and habitat characteristics. In my free time I enjoy hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, hunting and fishing.
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Effects of cattle grazing on demographic traits of greater sage-grouse | December 2024 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Locatelli, A., C. J. Conway, D. Musil, K. Launchbaugh, S. Roberts, and D. Gotsch. 2016. Factors Influencing Nest Survival of Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in Southern Idaho. Annual Meeting of the Idaho Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Coeur d' Alene, ID. 23 Feb 2016. | February 2016 |
| Gotsch, D., C.J. Conway, D.D. Musil, and S. Roberts. 2017. Prey for sage-grouse: Impacts of livestock grazing. Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. Albuquerque, NM. 27 Sep 2017. | September 2017 |
| Gotsch, D., C. J. Conway, and D. Musil. 2017. Prey availability for sage-grouse chicks: effects of cattle grazing and vegetative structure. Annual Meeting of the Idaho Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Boise, ID. 2 Mar 2017. | March 2017 |
| Conway, C. J., J. W. Connelly, K. Launchbaugh, D. Gotsch, W. Pratt, P. Makela, D. Kemner, D. Musil, E. Strand, J. Robison, and J. Whiting. 2015. Effects of spring cattle grazing on sage-Grouse: a project update. Annual Meeting of the Idaho Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Pocatello, ID. 10 Mar 2015. | March 2015 |