William R. Clark

Population and Landscape ecology

Reding, D. M., S. A. Cushman, T. E. Gosselink and W. R. Clark. Linking movement behavior and fine-scale genetic structure to model landscape connectivity for bobcats (Lynx rufus). Landscape Ecology (in final review).
Reding, D. M., A. M. Bronikowski, W. E. Johnson, and W. R. Clark. 2012. Pleistocene and ecological effects on continental-scale genetic differentiation in the bobcat (Lynx rufus). Molecular Ecology 21:3078-3093.
Linde, S. A., S. D. Roberts, T. E. Gosselink, and W. R. Clark. 2012. Habitat modeling used to predict relative abundance of bobcats in Iowa. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:534-543.
Miller, D. A., W. R. Clark, S. J. Arnold, and A. M. Bronikowski. 2011. Stochastic population dynamics in populations of western terrestrial garter snake with divergent life-histories. Ecology (accepted, preprint)
Clark, W. R. 2010. Principles of landscape ecology. Nature Education Knowledge 1(8):34 http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/principles-of-landscape-ecology-13260702.
Walter, W. D., K. C. Vercauteren, H. Campa III, W. R. Clark, J. W. Fischer, S. E. Hynstrom, N. E. Mathews, C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, T. R. van Deelen, and S. R. Winterstein. 2009. Influence of landscape composition and connectivity on home-range size of white-tailed deer: a regional comparison. Landscape Ecology 24:1405-1420.
Clark, W. R., T. R. Bogenschutz, and D. H. Tessin. 2008. Sensitivity analyses of a population projection model of ring-necked pheasants. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1605-1613.
Tucker, S. A., W. R. Clark, and T. E. Gosselink. 2008. Space use and habitat selection by bobcats in the fragmented landscape of south-central Iowa. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1114-1124.
Clark, W. R., C. J. Henry, and C. L. Dettman. 2008. Demographic processes influencing population viability of the Iowa Pleistocene snail (Discus macclintocki). American Midland Naturalist 160:129-139.
Wiewel, A. S., W. R. Clark, and M. A. Sovada. 2007. Assessing small mammal abundance using track tube indices and mark-recapture population estimates. Journal of Mammalogy 88:250-260.
Horn, D. J., M. L. Phillips, R. R. Koford, W. R. Clark, M. A. Sovada, and R. J. Greenwood. 2005. Landscape composition, patch size, and distance to edges: interactions affecting nest success. Ecological Applications 15:1367-1376.
Phillips, M. L., W. R. Clark, S. M. Nusser, M. A. Sovada, and R. J. Greenwood. 2004. Analysis of predator movement in prairie landscapes with contrasting grassland composition. Journal of Mammalogy 85:187-195.
Auckland, J. N., D. M. Debinski, and W. R. Clark. 2004. Demographics and movement of the butterfly Parnassius clodius. Ecological Entomology 29:139-149.
Phillips, M. L., W. R. Clark, M. A. Sovada, D. J. Horn, R. R. Koford, and R. J. Greenwood. 2003. Predator selection of prairie landscape features and its relation to duck nest success. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:104-114.
Sarno, R. J., W. R. Clark, M. S. Bank, W. S. Prexl, M. J. Behl, W. E. Johnson, and W. L Franklin. 1999. Juvenile guanaco survival: management and conservation implications. Journal of Applied Ecology 36:937-945.
Powell, L. A., W. R. Clark, and E. E. Klaas. 1995. Using post-release stratification to detect heterogeneity in mallard survival. Journal of Wildlife Management 59:683-690.

Agricultural landscapes

Clark, W. R. and K. F. Reeder. 2005. Continuous enrollment Conservation Reserve Program: Factors influencing the value of agricultural buffers to wildlife conservation. Pages 93-113 in J. B. Haufler, editor. Fish and wildlife benefits of Farm Bill conservation programs, 2000-2005 update. The Wildlife Society Technical Review 05-2.
Nusser, S. M., W. R. Clark, J. Wang, and T. R. Bogenschutz. 2004. Combining data from state and national monitoring surveys to assess large-scale ecological impacts of agricultural policy. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics 9:381-397.

Wetlands

Baschuk, M. S., M. D. Ervin, D. A. Wrubleski, L. M. Armstrong, and W. R. Clark. Using satellite imagery to assess macrophyte response to water-level manipulations in the Saskatchewan River Delta, Manitoba. Wetlands (in final review).
Clark, W. R. 2000. Ecology of muskrats in prairie wetlands. Pages 287-313 in H. R. Murkin, A. G. van der Valk, and W. R. Clark (eds.) Prairie wetland ecology: the contribution of the Marsh Ecology Research Program. Iowa State University Press, Ames.
Clark, W. R. and D. W. Kroeker. 1993. Population dynamics of muskrats in experimental marshes at Delta, Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:1620-1628.

Disease

Nusser, S. M., W. R. Clark, D. L. Otis and L. Huang. 2008. Sampling design considerations for disease surveillance in wildlife populations. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:52-60.
Hill, R. E. Jr., J. J. Zimmerman, R. W. Wills, S. Patton, and W. R. Clark. 1998. Seroprevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging mammals in Iowa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34:811-815.
Zimmerman, J. J., R. E. Hill Jr., K. E. Smith, B. L. Kneeland, K. B. Platt, H. T. Hill, G. W. Beran, W. R. Clark, and L. D. Miller. 1994. Encephalomyocarditis virus infection in raccoons (Procyon lotor). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 25:233-239.

Selected Publications
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Population and Landscape ecology Reding, D. M., S. A. Cushman, T. E. Gosselink and W. R. Clark. Linking movement behavior and fine-scale genetic structure to model landscape connectivity for bobcats (Lynx rufus). Landscape Ecology (in final review). Reding, D. M., A. M. Bronikowski, W. E. Johnson, and W. R. Clark. 2012. *Pleistocene and ecological effects on continental-scale genetic differentiation in the bobcat (Lynx rufus). Molecular Ecology 21:3078-3093.* Linde, S. A., S. D. Roberts, T. E. Gosselink, and W. R. Clark. 2012. Habitat modeling used to predict relative abundance of bobcats in Iowa. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:534-543. Miller, D. A., W. R. Clark, S. J. Arnold, and A. M. Bronikowski. 2011. Stochastic population dynamics in populations of western terrestrial garter snake with divergent life-histories. Ecology (accepted, preprint) Clark, W. R. 2010. Principles of landscape ecology. Nature Education Knowledge 1(8):34 http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/principles-of-landscape-ecology-13260702. Walter, W. D., K. C. Vercauteren, H. Campa III, W. R. Clark, J. W. Fischer, S. E. Hynstrom, N. E. Mathews, C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, T. R. van Deelen, and S. R. Winterstein. 2009. Influence of landscape composition and connectivity on home-range size of white-tailed deer: a regional comparison. Landscape Ecology 24:1405-1420. Clark, W. R., T. R. Bogenschutz, and D. H. Tessin. 2008. Sensitivity analyses of a population projection model of ring-necked pheasants. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1605-1613. Tucker, S. A., W. R. Clark, and T. E. Gosselink. 2008. Space use and habitat selection by bobcats in the fragmented landscape of south-central Iowa. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1114-1124. Clark, W. R., C. J. Henry, and C. L. Dettman. 2008. *Demographic processes influencing population viability of the Iowa Pleistocene snail (Discus macclintocki). American Midland Naturalist 160:129-139.* Wiewel, A. S., W. R. Clark, and M. A. Sovada. 2007. Assessing small mammal abundance using track tube indices and mark-recapture population estimates. Journal of Mammalogy 88:250-260. Horn, D. J., M. L. Phillips, R. R. Koford, W. R. Clark, M. A. Sovada, and R. J. Greenwood. 2005. Landscape composition, patch size, and distance to edges: interactions affecting nest success. Ecological Applications 15:1367-1376. Phillips, M. L., W. R. Clark, S. M. Nusser, M. A. Sovada, and R. J. Greenwood. 2004. Analysis of predator movement in prairie landscapes with contrasting grassland composition. Journal of Mammalogy 85:187-195. Auckland, J. N., D. M. Debinski, and W. R. Clark. 2004. Demographics and movement of the butterfly Parnassius clodius. Ecological Entomology 29:139-149. Phillips, M. L., W. R. Clark, M. A. Sovada, D. J. Horn, R. R. Koford, and R. J. Greenwood. 2003. Predator selection of prairie landscape features and its relation to duck nest success. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:104-114. Sarno, R. J., W. R. Clark, M. S. Bank, W. S. Prexl, M. J. Behl, W. E. Johnson, and W. L Franklin. 1999. Juvenile guanaco survival: management and conservation implications. Journal of Applied Ecology 36:937-945. Powell, L. A., W. R. Clark, and E. E. Klaas. 1995. Using post-release stratification to detect heterogeneity in mallard survival. Journal of Wildlife Management 59:683-690. Agricultural landscapes Clark, W. R. and K. F. Reeder. 2005. Continuous enrollment Conservation Reserve Program: Factors influencing the value of agricultural buffers to wildlife conservation. Pages 93-113 in J. B. Haufler, editor. Fish and wildlife benefits of Farm Bill conservation programs, 2000-2005 update. The Wildlife Society Technical Review 05-2. Nusser, S. M., W. R. Clark, J. Wang, and T. R. Bogenschutz. 2004. Combining data from state and national monitoring surveys to assess large-scale ecological impacts of agricultural policy. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics 9:381-397. Wetlands Baschuk, M. S., M. D. Ervin, D. A. Wrubleski, L. M. Armstrong, and W. R. Clark. Using satellite imagery to assess macrophyte response to water-level manipulations in the Saskatchewan River Delta, Manitoba. Wetlands (in final review). Clark, W. R. 2000. Ecology of muskrats in prairie wetlands. Pages 287-313 in H. R. Murkin, A. G. van der Valk, and W. R. Clark (eds.) Prairie wetland ecology: the contribution of the Marsh Ecology Research Program. Iowa State University Press, Ames. Clark, W. R. and D. W. Kroeker. 1993. Population dynamics of muskrats in experimental marshes at Delta, Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:1620-1628. Disease Nusser, S. M., W. R. Clark, D. L. Otis and L. Huang. 2008. Sampling design considerations for disease surveillance in wildlife populations. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:52-60. Hill, R. E. Jr., J. J. Zimmerman, R. W. Wills, S. Patton, and W. R. Clark. 1998. Seroprevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging mammals in Iowa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34:811-815. Zimmerman, J. J., R. E. Hill Jr., K. E. Smith, B. L. Kneeland, K. B. Platt, H. T. Hill, G. W. Beran, W. R. Clark, and L. D. Miller. 1994. Encephalomyocarditis virus infection in raccoons (Procyon lotor). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 25:233-239.

Selected Publications