GNU, Wildebeest forage acquisition in fragmented landscapes under variable climates.

CWD, Incidence and rates of spread in Chronic Wasting Disease.

SAMBURU, The impact of privatization on Kenyan livelihoods and the environment.

BLM, Developing resource management and monitoring protocols for areas of extensive energy extraction.

DREAMAR, Decision making by livestock producers in the face of uncertainty.

TIBET, Extreme weather events in Tibet.

HWD, Understanding People in Places: human and wildlife dynamics

PAST PROJECTS

HABITAT, Balancing elk and deer populations with cattle and habitat in Colorado

SCALE, Effects of landscape fragmentation on large herbivores

POLEYC/IMAS, Integrated assessments to aid East Africa conservation and human welfare

WITS, Responses by South African livestock raisers to climate variability

FRGR, Changes in wood frog movements in response to forest cutting

September 2000 - Present
Research Scientist - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University

January 2004 - Present
Affiliate Faculty - Department of Forest, Rangeland & Watershed Stewardship, Colorado State University

March 2007 - Present
Faculty Member - Graduate Program Degree in Ecology, Colorado State University

July 1998 - August 2000
Research Associate - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University

January 1997 - June 1998
Research Associate - Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine

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RECENT AND SELECTED REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (of more than 40)

Derry, J.F. and R.B. Boone. In press. Grazing systems are a result of equilibrium and nonequilibrium dynamics. Journal of Arid Environments (Links forthcoming)

Reid, R., D. Nkedianye, M. Said, D. Kaelo, M. Neselle, O. Makui, L.Onetu, S. Kiruswa, N. Ole Kamuaro, P. Kristjanson, S. BurnSilver, M. Goldman, R. Boone, N. Dickson, and W. Clark. In press. Evolving models to support communities and policy makers with science: balancing pastoralism and wildlife conservation in East Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (Links forthcoming)

Wang, G., N.T. Hobbs, S. Twombly, R.B. Boone, A.W. Illius, I.J. Gordon, and J.E. Gross. 2008. Density dependence in northern ungulates: interactions with predation and resources. Population Ecology 51:123-132. (Link to Abstract and PDF, via SpringerLink) Hobbs, N.T., K.A. Galvin, C.J. Stokes, J.M. Lackett, A.J. Ash, R.B. Boone, R.S. Reid, and P.K. Thornton. 2008. Fragmentation of rangelands: implications for humans, animals, and landscapes. Global Environmental Change 18:766-785. (Link to Abstract and PDF, via ScienceDirect)

Bulte, E.H., R.B. Boone, R. Stringer, and P.K. Thornton. 2008. Elephants or onions? Paying for nature in Amboseli, Kenya. Environmental and Development Economics 13:395-414. (Link to Abstract and PDF, via Cambridge Journals Online)

Boone, R.B. 2007. Effects of fragmentation on cattle in African savannas under variable precipitation. Landscape Ecology 22:1355-1369. (Link to Abstract and PDF , via SpringerLink)

Thornton, P.K., R.B. Boone, K.A. Galvin, S.B. BurnSilver, M.M. Waithaka, J. Kuyiah, S. Karanja, E. Gonzalez-Estrada, and M. Herrero. 2007. Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies. Human Ecology 35:461-476. (Link to Abstract and PDF , via SpringerLink)

Boone, R.B. and G. Wang. 2007. Cattle dynamics in African grazing systems under variable climate. Journal of Arid Environments 70:495-513. (Link to Abstract and and PDF, via ScienceDirect)

Boone, R.B., J.M. Lackett, K.A. Galvin, D.S. Ojima, and C.J. Tucker III. 2007. Links and broken chains: evidence of human-caused changes in land cover in remotely sensed images. Environmental Science & Policy 10:135-149. (Link to Abstract and PDF, via ScienceDirect)

Boone, R.B., K.A. Galvin, P.K. Thornton, D.M. Swift, and M.B. Coughenour. 2006. Cultivation and conservation in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. Human Ecology 34:809-828. (Link to Abstract and PDF, via SpringerLink)

Galvin, K.A., P.K. Thornton, J.R. de Pinho, J. Sunderland, and R.B. Boone. 2006. Integrated modeling and its potential for resolving conflicts between conservation and people in the rangelands of East Africa. Human Ecology 34:155-183. (Link to Abstract and PDF, via SpringerLink)

Boone, R.B., C.M. Johnson, and L.B. Johnson. 2006. Simulating wood frog movement in central Minnesota, USA using a diffusion model. Ecological Modelling 198:255-262. (PDF via ScienceDirect)

Boone, R.B., S.J. Thirgood, and J.G.C. Hopcraft. 2006. Serengeti wildebeest migratory patterns modeled from rainfall and new vegetation growth. Ecology 87:1987-1994. (Abstract and PDF via ESA Journals)

Boone, R.B., C.M. Johnson, and L.B. Johnson. 2006. Simulating vernal pool hydrology in central Minnesota. Wetlands 26:581-592. (Abstract and PDF via BioOne)

Wang, G., N.T. Hobbs, R.B. Boone, A.W. Illius, I.J. Gordon, J.E. Gross, and K.L. Hamlin. 2006. Spatial and temporal variability modify density dependence in populations of large herbivores. Ecology 87:95-102. (Text and PDF via ESA)

Thornton, P.K., S.B. BurnSilver, R.B. Boone, and K.A. Galvin. 2006. Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya. Agricultural Systems 87:331-356. (Abstract and PDF via Elsevier Science Direct: Go to DOI Foundation, and enter "doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2005.03.001")

Boone, R.B., S.B. BurnSilver, P.K. Thornton, J.S. Worden, and K.A. Galvin. 2005. Quantifying declines in livestock due to land subdivision. Rangeland Ecology & Management 58:523-532. (Abstract and PDF via BioOne)

Boone, R.B. 2005. Quantifying changes in vegetation in shrinking grazing areas in Africa. Conservation and Society 3:150-173. (PDF via Conservation & Society Journal)

Boone, R.B. and N.T. Hobbs. 2004. Lines around fragments: effects of fencing on large herbivores. African Journal of Range & Forage Science 21(3):147-158. (PDF)

Galvin, K.A., Thornton, P.K., R.B. Boone, and J. Sunderland. 2004. Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. African Journal of Range & Forage Science 21(3):183-189. (PDF)

Boone, R.B., K.A. Galvin, M.B. Coughenour, J.W. Hudson, P.J. Weisberg, C.H. Vogel, and J.E. Ellis. 2004. Ecosystem modeling adds value to a South African climate forecast. Climatic Change 64(3):317-340. (PDF and Abstract via Springer)

Thornton, P.K., R.H. Fawcett, K.A. Galvin, R.B. Boone, J.W. Hudson, and C.H. Vogel. 2004. Evaluating management options that use climate forecasts: modelling livestock production systems in the semi-arid zone of South Africa. Climate Research 26(1):33-42. (PDF and Abstract from Inter-Research)

Thornton P.K., K.A. Galvin, and R.B. Boone. 2003. An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa. Agricultural Systems 76:601-622. (Abstract via Science Direct).

Boone, R.B., M.B. Coughenour, K.A. Galvin, and J.E. Ellis. 2002. Addressing management questions for Ngorongoro Conservation Area using the Savanna Modeling System. African Journal of Ecology 40:138-150. (PDF and Abstract via Synergy)

Boone, R.B. and W.B. Krohn. 2000. Relationship between avian range limits and plant transition zones in Maine. J. Biogeography 27:471-482. (PDF via JSTOR) ((HTML summary of poster)

Boone, R.B. and W.B. Krohn. 2000. Partitioning sources of variation in vertebrate species richness. J. Biogeography 27:457-470. (PDF via JSTOR) ((HTML summary of poster)

Boone, R.B. and W.B. Krohn. 1999. Modeling the occurrence of bird species: are the errors predictable? Ecological Applications 9:835-848. (PDF via JSTOR)

Boone, R.B. and M.L. Hunter, Jr. 1996. Using diffusion models to simulate the effects of land use on grizzly bear dispersal in the Rocky Mountains. Landscape Ecology 11:51-64. (PDF) (HTML summary)

Krohn, W.B., K.D. Elowe, and R.B. Boone. 1995. Relations among fishers, snow, and martens: development and evaluation of two hypotheses. The Forestry Chronicle 71:97-105. (HTML summary)

Marzluff, J.M., R.B. Boone, and G.W. Cox. 1994. Historical changes in populations and perceptions of native pest bird species in the West. Studies in Avian Biology 15:202-220.

Boone, R.B. and R.S. Mesecar, III. 1989. Telemetric egg for use in egg turning studies. J. Field Ornithology 60:315-322. (PDF from SORA, the Searchable Ornithological Research Archive)

Boone, R.B., S.B. BurnSilver, and P.K. Thornton. 2006. Optimizing aspects of land use intensification in southern Kajiado District, Kenya. Report to the International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. (PDF)

Bulte, E.H., R.B. Boone, R. Stringer, and P.K. Thornton. 2006. Wildlife conservation in Amboseli, Kenya: Paying for nonuse values. Roles of Agriculture Project, Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. (PDF)

Boone, R.B. and S.B. BurnSilver. 2002. Integrated assessment results to support policy decisions in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. Report from the POLEYC Project to the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program, University of California, Davis, California, USA. (PDF)

Boone, R.B. and Michael B. Coughenour (eds.). 2001. A system for integrated management and assessment of East African pastoral lands: balancing food security, wildlife conservation, and ecosystem integrity. Final report to the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program, University of California, Davis, California. (PDF)

Boone, R.B. 2000. Integrated management and assessment system: training manual. Instruction manual created with the support of the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program, US Agency for International Development. (Links to PDFs)

Krohn, W.B., R.B. Boone, S.A. Sader, J.A. Hepinstall, S.M. Schaefer, and S.L. Painton. 1998. Maine Gap Analysis - a geographic analysis of biodiversity. Final contract report to USGS Biological Resources Division,Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho. 123 pp. plus appendices. (PDF)

Boone, R.B., and W.B. Krohn. 1998a. Maine gap analysis vertebrate data - Part I: distribution, habitat relations, and status of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals in Maine. Part of final contract report to U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division, Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho. (PDF)

Boone, R.B., and W.B. Krohn. 1998b. Maine gap analysis vertebrate data - Part II: distribution, habitat relations, and status of breeding birds in Maine. Part of final contract report to U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division, Gap Analysis Program, Moscow, Idaho. (PDF)

Boone, R.B. and W.B. Krohn. 1997. Species occurrence: what, why, and where? Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 6. (HTML)

Hagan, J.M. and R.B. Boone. 1997. Harvest rate, harvest configuration, and forest fragmentation: A simulation of the 1989 Maine Forest Practices Act. Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Division of Conservation Forestry. Report No. MCDCF-97001. (HTML summary)