Program Coordinator of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, Associate Professor of Wildlife Fisheries Resources
Dr. Rota’s research addresses diverse questions in applied vertebrate ecology. A common link throughout his research is the application and development of modern statistical techniques that capture many of the myriad processes giving rise to ecological data sets.
Publications
- Bryzek, J.A., W. Veselka IV, C.T. Rota, and J.T. Anderson. 2023. Woody vegetation indicators vary with time since wetland restoration. Wetlands 43:89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01735-x
- Caylor, P.A., S.H. Augustine, and C.T. Rota. 2023. No effect of geolocators on apparent return rates of a declining Neotropical migrant, the Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis). Journal of Field Ornithology 95:5. https://doi.org/10.5751/JFO-00276-940305
- Tyl, R.M., C.T. Rota, and C.P. Lehman. 2023. Factors influencing survival of female eastern wild turkeys in northeastern South Dakota. Wildlife Society Bulletin 47:e1429. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1429
- Skelly, B.P., H.L. Clipp, S.M. Landry, R. Rogers, Q. Phelps, J.T. Anderson, and C.T. Rota. 2023. A flexible Bayesian approach for estimating survival probabilities from age-at-harvest data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14:1061--1073. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14077
- Roche, D.P., S.H. Stoleson, C.T. Rota, W.K. Oldland, and C.M. Lituma. 2023. Fruit parasitism and abundance of a non-native insect pest affects abundances of some songbirds. Biological Invasions 25:2185--2198. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03033-3
- Huntsman, B., E.R. Merriam, J.T. Petty, and C.T. Rota. 2023. Non-native species limit stream restoration benefits for brook trout. Restoration Ecology 31:e13678. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13678