Faculty

 
David L. Trauger

David L. Trauger
Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife
Director of Natural Resources Programs, Northern Virginia Center

B.S., Iowa State University (1964)
M.S., Iowa State University (1967)
Ph.D., Iowa State University (1971)

Academic Interests:

Waterfowl biology; Wetland ecology; Urban wildlife; Sustainable use of natural resources.

Courses Taught:

Conservation Ecology; Global Issues in Natural Resources, Ecosystem Management

Professional Positions:

  • Senior Staff Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey

  • Director/Deputy Director, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, National Biological Service/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Chief, Wildlife Research, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • Assistant Director, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Research Center

  • Research Wildlife Biologist, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Research Center

  • Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Iowa State University

Professional Activities:

  • Chair, Washington Round Table on Public Policy, Renewable Natural Resources Foundation

  • President, Washington Biologists' Field Club

  • Chair, Wildlife Advisory Committee, College of Natural Resources, Virginia Tech

  • President, National Capital Chapter, The Wildlife Society

  • Urban Wildlife, Biological Diversity, Steady State Economy, The Wildlife Society

Recent Research Projects:

Holmes/Tripps Run Urban Watershed Project (USGS Office of Information and Technology, 2001-2002).
These urban streams are the source for Lake Barcroft and form a tributary of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia. Studies are focused on the ecology of urban watersheds and are part of a larger, long-term project in the National Capital Region. Primary emphasis will be on the effects of urbanization upon biological diversity. Water flow regimes, water quality, forest cover, land use and other factors will also be investigated.

Selected Recent Publications:

Serie, J.R., D.L. Trauger, J.E. Austin. 1992. Influence of age and selected environmental factors on reproductive performance of canvasbacks. Journal of Wildlife Management 56(3): 546-556.

Trauger, D.L. and R.J. Hall. 1992. The challenge of biological diversity: professional responsibilities, capabilities, and realities. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 57: 20-36.

Trauger, D. L., W.C. Tilt, C.B. Hatcher. 1995. Partnerships: innovative strategies for wildlife conservation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23(1): 114-119.

Bohlen, S.R., R.B. Halley, S.H. Hickman, S.Y. Johnson, J.B. Lowenstern, D.R. Muhs, G.S. Plumlee, G.A. Thompson, D.L. Trauger, M.L. Zoback. 1998. Geology for a changing world: a science strategy for the Geologic Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, 200-2010. U.S. Geological Survey 1172. 59 pp.

Trauger, D. L. 1999. Can we manage for biological diversity in the absence of scientific certainty. Chapter 12, pages 195-204 in Baydack, R.K., H. Campa III, J.B. Haufler. Eds. Practical Approaches to the Conservation of Biological Diversity. Island Press, 313 pp.

Freese, C. H. and D. L. Trauger. 2000. Wildlife markets and biodiversity conservation in North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28 (1): 42-51.

Trauger, D. L. and W. D. Svedarsky. 2000. Promoting sustainability in the 21st Century. The Wildlifer 302:81.

Nelson, H.K., R.E. McCabe, and D. L. Trauger. 2001. International Conservation Leader: Laurence R. Jahn 1926-2000. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(2): 761-763.

Trauger, D.L. 2001. Human Population Growth and Environmental Carrying Capacity. Pages 16-22 in Orzech, M. and J. Baird. Balancing Act: Population, Consumption and the Global Environment. Izaak Walton League of America. Gaithersburg, MD.

Trauger, D.L. 2001. Modern Wildlife Resource Management Online Course. The Wildlifer 309: 102.

Trauger, D.L., B.Czech, J.D. Erickson, P.R. Garrettson, B.J. Kernohan, and C.A. Miller. 2003. The Relationship of Economic Growth to Wildlife Conservation. Wildlife Society Technical Review 03-1. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. 22 pp.

Czech, B, D. Trauger, P. Magee, H. Hands, E. Allen. 2003. Technical Review on Economic Growth a “Snowball on a Hilltop”, Working Group Advances Position on Economic Growth. The Wildlifer 319: 9.

Czech, B., E. Allen, D. Batker, P. Beier, H. Daly, J. Erickson, P. Garrettson, V. Geist, J. Gowdy, L. Greenwalt, H. Hands, P. Krausman, P. Magee, C. Miller, K. Novak, G. Pullis, C. Robinson, J. Santa-Barbara, J. Teer, D. Trauger, and C. Willer. 2003. The iron triangle: why The Wildlife Society needs to take a position on economic growth. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31(2):574-577.

Trauger, D. L. 2003. Sustainability Science and Wildlife Conservation: Core curricula and collaborative challenges. The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting 10: 264-265.

 

Last updated October 13, 2003