New Mexico Research Activities
Research at the New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is geared toward providing practical solutions that are transferable to our Cooperators (New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and New Mexico State University) and other agencies. Unit scientists and affiliated staff meet with resource professionals to discuss management needs. If the Unit cannot provide the expertise to develop and solve management needs, then we engage University faculty, staff and a network of professional colleagues to offer solutions. The Unit scientists address resource issues throughout the arid southwest that span from the southern Rockies to the Chihuahua and Sonoran ecosystems. Research areas of special emphasis include environmental stressors and native fish restoration and management, resource selection and population ecology of game birds and large mammals.
| Type | Citation | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| Data Release | Lawson, A.J., and Lyons, J.E., 2022, Elicited qualitative value of information scores for eastern black rail uncertainties on the Atlantic Coast from a 2020 adaptive management workshop: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FUQ7VT. | October 2019 |
| Data Release | Lawson, A.J., K.D. Dunham, and C.T. Moore. American alligator growth simulation and integrated population model for Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P92I95YE | September 2022 |
| Data Release | Lawson, A.J., Jodice, P.G., Rainwater, T.R., Hart, M., Butfiloski, J.W., Wilkinson, P.M., and Moore, C.T., 2022, American alligator demographic and harvest data from Georgetown County, South Carolina, 1979–2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9AEXW1Z.<br> | April 2022 |
| Software Release | Howell, P.E., Zimmerman, G. S., Millsap, B.A., and A.J. Lawson. 2024. A continental-scale integrated population model for the American kestrel. U.S. Geological Survey software release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1FDMI2L | October 2024 |
| Software Release | Howell, P.E., Brown, J.L. Heath, J.A., Smallwood, J.A., Steenhof, K., Swem, T., Miller, K.E., McClure, C.J.W., Zimmerman, G. S., Millsap, B.A., and A.J. Lawson. Demographic data and population indices for American kestrels in the United States, 1986-2019. U.S. Geological Survey data release, doi: XXXX | 2024 |
| Data Release | Gould, M.J., Cain, J.W., III, Atwood, T.C., Harding, L.E., Johnson, H.E., Onorato, D.P., Winslow, F.C., and Roemer, G.W., 2022, Genetic structure of American black bear populations in the American Southwest and northern Mexico, 1994-2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91COLPR. | October 2021 |
| Data Release | Gould, M.J., Cain, J.W., III, Atwood, T.C., Harding, L.E., Johnson, H.E., Onorato, D.P., Winslow, F.C., and Roemer, G.W., 2022, Genetic structure of American black bear populations in the American Southwest and northern Mexico, 1994-2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91COLPR. | 2024 |
| Data Release | Gedir, J.V., and Cain III, J.W., 2018, Impact of Drought on Southwestern Pronghorn Population Trends and Predicted Trajectories in the Southwest in the Face of Climate Change: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F76972HS | September 2022 |
| Data Release | Gedir, J.V., and Cain III, J.W., 2018, Impact of Drought on Southwestern Pronghorn Population Trends and Predicted Trajectories in the Southwest in the Face of Climate Change: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F76972HS | September 2017 |
| Software Release | Christensen, E.M., A.J. Lawson, C.P. McGowan. 2024. Alligator snapping turtle population simulation model developed in support of the Species Status Assessment. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P1LHWZFU | October 2022 |
| Data Release | Christensen, E.M., A.J. Lawson, C.P. McGowan. 2024. Alligator snapping turtle population simulation model developed in support of the Species Status Assessment. Version 1.0.0; U.S. Geological Survey software release. Reston, VA. https://doi.org/10.5066/P1LHWZFU | August 2020 |
| Software Release | Caldwell, C.A., and L. Flynn, 2020. Effects of Non-native Brown Trout and Temperature on the Production of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Populations. U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.21429/3y4d-7s43. | October 2024 |
| Data Release | Caldwell, C.A., and L. Flynn, 2020. Effects of Non-native Brown Trout and Temperature on the Production of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Populations. U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.21429/3y4d-7s43. | February 2018 |
| Data Release | Caldwell, C.A., B. Huntsman, and A.J. Lynch. 2020. The Effects of Drought on Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout: The Role of Stream Flow and Temperature. U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.21429/kbmw-6z60. | August 2020 |
| Data Release | Cain, James; Prude, Charles (2021), Habitat diversity influences puma (Puma concolor) diet in the Chihuahuan Desert, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pk0p2ngpb | April 2019 |
| Data Release | Cain, J.W., 2017, Extreme precipitation variability, forage quality and large herbivore diet selection in arid environments: US Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7B856CS. | October 2020 |
| Data Release | Cain, J. 2024. Behavioral trade-offs and multitasking by elk in relation to predation risk from Mexican gray wolves. U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ttdz08m48 | September 2022 |
| Data Release | Buchalski, M., Epps, C., Cain, J., and Thompson, L., 2019, Evaluating Adaptive Capacity of Desert Bighorn Sheep to Climate Change: Identifying Genetic Links to Climate Adaptations: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P973OBB0. | February 2018 |
| Data Release | Buchalski, M., Epps, C., Cain, J., and Thompson, L., 2019, Evaluating Adaptive Capacity of Desert Bighorn Sheep to Climate Change: Identifying Genetic Links to Climate Adaptations: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P973OBB0. | April 2024 |