Peter Leimgruber
Research Scientist / Conservation Ecology Center
Research Focus
Peter Leimgruber's research focuses on the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and satellite tracking techniques to the conservation and management of endangered charismatic fauna.
Education and Degrees
- M.S. Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Germany
- Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Research Topics
Most Recent Publications
Olson, K., Mueller, T., Bolortsetseg, S., Leimgruber, P., Fagan, W.F. and Fuller, T.K. A Megaherd of More Than 200,000 Mongolian Gazelles (Procapra gutturosa): A consequence of habitat quality, Oryx, 43 149-153. 2009.
Perotto-Baldivieso, H.L., Melendez-Ackerman, E., Garcia, M.A., Leimgruber, P., Cooper, S.M., Martinez, A., Calle, P., Gonzales, O.M.R., Quinones, M., Christen, C.A. and Pons, G. Habitat availability for the endangered Mona Island rock iguana in the Mona Island Reserve, Puerto Rico: Spatial distribution , connectivity, and the influence of scale., Biodiversity and Conservation, 18 905-917. 2009.
Songer, M., Aung, M., Senior, B., DeFries, R. and Leimgruber, P. Spatial and temporal deforestation dynamics in protected and unprotected dry forests: a case study from Myanmar (Burma), Biodiversity Conservation, 18 1001-1018. 2009.
Campos-Arceiz, A., Lin, T.Z., Htun, W., Takatsuki, S. and Leimgruber, P. Working with mahouts to explore the diet of work elephants in Myanmar (Burma), Ecological Research, 23 (6) 1057-1064. 2008.
Leimgruber, P., Senior, B., Uga, Aung, M., Songer, M., Mueller, T., Wemmer, C.M. and Ballou, J.D. Modeling Population Viability of Captive Elephants in Myanmar (Burma): Implications for Wild Populations, Animal Conservation, 11 (3) 198-205. 2008.
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