Joseph L. Ganey

Research Wildlife Biologist

Team Leader Species at Risk Team

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Phone: (928)556-2156
Fax: (928)556-2130
e-mail: jganey@fs.fed.us

Address:
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Southwest Forest Science Complex
2500 South Pine Knoll Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Education:

  • B.S., Wildlife Management. Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. 1981
  • M.S., Biology. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. 1988
  • Ph.D., Zoology. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. 1991

Research Interests:

My primary research interests focus around conservation of rare or threatened species, with an emphasis on Mexican spotted owls and southwestern forest systems. Conserving Species at Risk requires developing and applying knowledge on habitat requirements and factors limiting their populations. In southwestern forests, this requires integrating the needs of threatened species, at multiple spatial scales, with efforts to restore these forests to more natural fire regimes and resilient structural conditions. This is best accomplished through close cooperation with land managers and interested publics.

Current Projects:

  • Occupancy, reproduction, and landscape use by Mexican spotted owls in the Rodeo-Chediski Fire Area, Arizona, and nearby unburned areas
  • Integrating habitat requirements of Mexican spotted owls with USFS Desired Future Conditions for mixed - conifer and pine - oak forests
  • Effects of fuel treatments on fire-risk and habitat suitability for the Mexican spotted owl (Sam Cushman, PI)
  • Demography and habitat use of Mexican spotted owls in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
  • Dynamics of snag and log populations in southwestern mixed-conifer and ponderosa pine forests
  • Recovery planning for the Mexican spotted owl

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