Gregory D. Hayward Regional Wildlife Ecologist and  Assistant Professor U.S. Forest Service  Rocky Mountain Region & Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming P.O. Box 3166 Laramie, WY 82071-3166 Tel: (307) 766-2839 or (303) 275-5022 Email:  ghay@uwyo.edu

Academic Degrees: 1989 Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. 1983 MS, Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. 1979 BS, Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Current Researcher's in My Lab

Rich Russel, M.S. Candidate - Broad-scale habitat associations for boreal owls on the Payette National Forest in Idaho

Dr. Philip Stephens, Post-doc -- not resident but completing cooperative investigation of dominant prey species of Amur tiger in the Russian Far East. contact at: http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/~mapas/

Dr. Jeffrey L. Beck, Post-doc -- resident, working with Rocky Mountain Region, US Forest Service developing monitoring protocols for wide range of vertebrates designated as Management Indicator Species across the Region.

Some Current Projects

• Metapopulation structure of boreal owl populations in the Rocky Mountains based on microsatellite DNA analysis of dispersal. This work examines the dominant process structuring the metapopulation of a medium size vertebrate. To date little empirical evidence has examined metapopulation processes for larger vertebrate populations, particularly those that occur in a natural metapopulation structure.
• Development of methods to monitor the Siberian (Amur) tiger. This collaborative project with scientists from the US and Russia is exploring approaches to use track counts to monitor tiger abundance over their entire range in the Russian Far East, over the long-term.
• Development of monitoring protocols for Management Indicator Species across the Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Forest Service.
• Scaling up: Examining broad scale habitat associations of boreal owls in the Rocky Mountains. This work employs extensive systems of nest boxes to examine hypotheses regarding habitat use developed from fine scale patterns published in Wildlife Monograph #59.

Recent Publications:

• Stephens, P.A., Buskirk, S.W., Hayward, G.D. & Martínez del Rio, C. (2005) Information theory and hypothesis testing: a call for pluralism. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 4-12
• Keinath, D. A., and G. D. Hayward. 2003. Red-backed vole ( Clethrionomys gapperi ) response to disturbance in subalpine forests: use of regenerating patches. J. Mammalogy 84:956-966.
• Hayward, G. D. D. Miquelle, E. N. Smirnov, and C. Nations. 2002 Monitoring Amur tiger populations: characteristics of track surveys in snow. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 30:1150-1159.
• Stapp, P. and G. D. Hayward. 2002. Effects of an introduced piscivore on native trout: Insights from a demographic model. Biological Invasions 4:299-316
• Stapp, P. and G. D. Hayward. 2002. Estimates of predator consumption of Yellowstone cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri ) in Yellowstone Lake. Freshwater Ecology 17:319-329.

Some Other Research Publications:

  * Hayward, G. D., S. H. Henry, and L. Ruggiero.  1999.  Response of red-backed voles to recent patch cutting in subalpine forest. Conservation Biology 13:168-176.

* Hayward, G. D. and G. C. Iverson.   1999.  The challenge of evaluating population trend for conservation management: marbled murrelets in Alaska. Northwest Science 72:315-319.

* Hayward, G. D. and G. C. Iverson.   1998.  Long-term trend in marbled murrelets in southeast Alaska based on Christmas Bird Counts.  Northwest Science 72:170-179.

* Rosentretter, R., G. D. Hayw ard, and M. Wicklow-Howard.  1997.  Northern flying squirrel seasonal food habits in the interior conifer forests of central Idaho. Northwest Science 71:97-102.

* Day, R. H., S. M. Murphy, J. A. Wiens, G. D. Hayward, E. J. Harner, and L. N. Smith.  1997.  Effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on habitat use by birds in Prince William Sound, Alaska.  Ecological Applications  7:593-613.

Greg's Full Vitae

Email Greg

The Department of Zoology and Physiology

The University of Wyoming Home Page