Meet the Fisheries and Wildlife Faculty
Robert Pierce, Ph.D.
Extension Assistant Professor
Fisheries and Wildlife
- Phone: 573-882-4337
- E-mail: PierceR@missouri.edu
- Address: 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
- Web site: Fisheries and Wildlife Extension
Education
- Ph.D., 1998, University of Missouri-Columbia
Research and Extension Interests
- Wildlife interactions in agricultural and forest environments.
- Wildlife stewardship and habitat enhancement on farms and acreages, in backyards and within urban environments.
- Wildlife damage management and developing strategies that resolve human/wildlife conflicts.
- Natural resource public policy and education.
- Developing a sustainable aquaculture industry in Missouri.
- Enhancing wildlife recreation opportunities on private lands.
- Family outdoor educational activities that involve wildlife habitat management, fishing, hunting, the shooting sports and youth life skills development.
Research Summary
- Pierce's research focuses on the Adaptive Resource Management mode of applied research, with particular emphasis on wildlife populations and habitat relationships within agricultural and forest ecosystems. Current research is associated with the wildlife use of field border systems and the economics of wildlife habitat management on crop production farms in Missouri.
Selected Publications
- Broun, C., C. Nilon and R.A. Pierce II. 2008.
Evaluation of the Missouri Master Naturalist Program. J. of Extension (in review) - Pierce, R.A. II, B. White, T. D. Jones-Farrand, T.V. Dailey, and B. Carpenter. 2008.
Field borders for agronomic, economic and wildlife benefits. MU Extension Guide G9421. 8pp. - Sudkamp, S., R.N. Chapman, and R.A. Pierce II. 2008.
Quail Friendly Plants of the Midwest (PDF). MU Extension Publication MP903. 121pp. - Walter, D., and R.A. Pierce II. 2008.
Integrating agroforestry practices for wildlife habitat (PDF). Agroforestry in Action Publication AF1012. University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry. 16pp. - Pierce, R.A. II, K.C. Moore, and S.F. Matthews. 2008.
Landowners' guide to lease hunting in Missouri (PDF). MU Extension Guide G9420. 8pp. - Graham, P., B. White and R.A. Pierce II, editors. 2002 (revised 2006 and 2008).
Series of 21 Wildlife Habitat Management Job Sheets. Missouri Department of Conservation, USDA NRCS, and MU Extension. - Pierce, R.A. II and S. Hime. 2007.
Missouri Master Naturalist Program Annual Report. MU Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation. - Pierce, R.A. II, J. Parcell, C. Boessen, R. Hayward, and C. Hicks. 2007.
Paddlefish Production: Opportunities for Missouri pond and lake owners (PDF). MU Extension Guide G9470. 4pp. - White, B., P. Graham, and R.A. Pierce II. 2007.
Missouri Bobwhite Quail Habitat Appraisal Guide: Assessing your farm's potential for bobwhites (PDF). MU Extension Publication MP902. 15pp. - Pierce, R.A. II. 2007.
Armadillos in Missouri: techniques to prevent and control damage (PDF). MU Extension Guide G9456. MU Extension Publication. 2pp. - Pierce, R.A. II. 2007.
Tree Squirrels: managing habitat and controlling damage (PDF). MU Extension Guide G9455. MU Extension Publication, 4pp. - Pierce, R.A. II, M. Seek, J. Myers, S. Geisel and J. Lear. 2007.
The Missouri Master Wildlifer Program – managing wildlife on private lands in Missouri: An Interactive TV/Centra Videoconference: 8-session shortcourse; MU Extension, MU ETCS, and the Missouri Department of Conservation - Pierce, R.A. II, M. Seek, J. Myers, S. Geisel and J. Lear. 2006.
The Missouri Master Wildlifer Program – managing wildlife on private lands in Missouri: An Interactive TV/Centra Videoconference and 8-session shortcourse; MU Extension, MU ETCS, and the Missouri Department of Conservation - Stelzer, H. and R.A. Pierce II. 2006.
Missouri Woodland Steward: a shortcourse for landowners interested in better property management. 4-session shortcourse/12 hours of instruction; delivered using DVD.