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Paul Beier
Professor, Conservation Biology and Wildlife Ecology
School of Forestry
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff AZ 86011-5018
928-523-9341
E-mail address: Paul.Beier at nau.edu
Education
 | Ph.D. (Wildland Resource Science), University of California at Berkeley. 1988.
Major professor: Dale R. McCullough. Dissertation title: Factors influencing white-tailed deer activity patterns and habitat use. Published as a Wildlife Monograph and 2 other refereed papers.
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| M.S. (Wildland Resource Science), University of California at Berkeley. 1985. Thesis title: Sex differences in quality of white-tailed deer diets. Published in Journal of Mammalogy.
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| B.A. (Philosophy) 1973. Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. |
Employment History (Since MS degree)
| Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology. September 1997-present, Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry. Research focuses on the responses of vertebrates to forest structure, fire, landscape pattern, and management activities.
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| Assistant Professor, Wildlife Ecology. May 1992-August 1997, Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry.
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| Project Leader. August 1988-February 1993, Santa Ana Mountains Cougar Study. 6 refereed publications.
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| Field Crew Leader. May-August 1985, under contract from California Fish and Game. Field surveys for endangered Truckee Barberry (Berberis sonnei), the introduced beaver (Castor canadensis), and the endemic Sierra Nevada mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa californica). 3 refereed publications.
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| Research Assistant. August 1985-August 1988 (part-time, intermittent). Black-tailed deer project at University of California's Hopland Field Station, Hopland, CA. Conducted herd composition counts, necropsied deer, interviewed hunters, monitored oak mast production, determined botanical composition of rumen contents, and examined dental annuli to ascertain deer ages. 1 refereed paper. |
Professional Memberships
| Society for Conservation Biology |
| The Wildlife Society (Certified Wildlife Biologist) |
| American Society of Mammalogists |
Peer-Refereed Publications
Professional Service and Related Activities
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Recovery Team Member for the ocelot, Felis pardalis, 2003-2007. |
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Board of Governors, Society for Conservation Biology, 2002-2008. Board
member 2002-2005, Secretary 2005-2008. I chaired the ad-hoc committee to
develop SCB’s first Code of Ethics, and the ad-hoc committee to oversee
the initial SCB efforts to offset its impact on greenhouse gasses. I
also served as Conservation Chair of Colorado Plateau Chapter (November
2001-September 2005) |
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Chair, Scientific Review Team, Florida Panther (May 2002-Dec 2003).
Commissioned by the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the Florida Wildlife
Conservation Commission to evaluate scientific issues related to the
endangered Florida panther |
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Member,
Science Committee of the Western Governors Association’s Wildlife
Corridors Initiative, a multi-state effort to improve management for
wildlife corridors and crucial habitat, Sept 2007-Sept 2008. |
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Founding
Member, Member of the Board of Directors, & Science Advisor for South
Coast Wildlands, 2000-present. SCW Goal: to restore connectivity to
southern California. |
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Member, Arizona Wildlife Linkage Workgroup (since 2004). AWLW is a
collaboration among Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona Department
of Transportation, Federal Highways Administration, US Forest Service,
Bureau of Land Management, and others to maintain and restore
connectivity among wildlands throughout Arizona. |
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Fellow, Aldo Leopold Leadership Program (2005). This programs trains 20
Fellows per year to become effective environmental leaders by developing
skills in collaboration, communicating with the media, and developing
relationships with members of Congress. |
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Science Advisory Council, Grand Canyon Trust, 2000-2002. |
| Fulbright Scholar, African Regional Research Program, 1999-2000 and
2006-2007. |
| Board of Directors & Science Advisor for South Coast Wildlands Project, 2000-present. |
| Science Advisor, Sky Islands Alliance, 2001-present. |
| Member, Science Advisory Board, Nature Conservation Research Centre, Ghana, 1998-present.
(This NGO specializes in community-based conservation activities in Ghana.) |
Courses Taught at NAU
| † FOR625 Applied Conservation Biology |
| † FOR690 Research Methods 3 credit-hours |
| † FOR311 Forest Resources (Wildlife Ecology module) 1 credit-hour |
| † FOR504 Current Issues in Wildlife Ecology and Management 3 credit-hours |
| † FOR240 Introduction to Conservation Biology 3 credit-hours |
| FOR604 Wildlife Habitat Relationships 3 credit-hours |
| MAT542 Wildlife Population Modeling (co-teach with MAT) 5 credit-hours |
| FOR421 Writing an Integrated Resource Management Plan - 10 credit-hours |
| BIO478 Wildlife Management (co-teach w. BIO) 3 credit-hours |
| FOR312 Forest Management (Habitat Management module) 1 credit-hour
† indicates classes that I currently teach |
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