Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Garrett Lawson

Master's
Phone: (479) 790 - 2516
Email: grlawson@vt.edu
Faculty Email: grlawson@vt.edu

Taxon Groups Studied

Reptiles

Project Completion Date
Climate change impacts to gopher tortoise demography July 2023
Presentations Presentation Date
Lawson, G.R., E.A. Hunter, and L.L. Smith. 2023. Gopher tortoise nest-site selection at burrows and the effects of nest environment on hatching success. The Wildlife Society 30th Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. November 5-9, 2023. November 2023
Lawson, G.R., E.A. Hunter, and L.L. Smith. 2023. Gopher tortoise nest-site selection at burrows and the effects of nest environment on hatching success. Gopher Tortoise Council Annual Meeting, Tifton, GA. November 17-19, 2023. November 2023
Lawson, G.R., E.A. Hunter, and L.L. Smith. 2022. Gopher tortoise nest-site selection at burrows and the effects of nest environment on hatching success. Gopher Tortoise Council 44th Annual Meeting, Freeport, FL. November 2022