Current or Recent Research Projects
Maximizing access to CPW reports and other publications through cataloging, digitization, and collection management
Expanding access for CPW personnel to scholarly research resources
Areas of Interest and Expertise
In all the different libraries I've worked in, from elementary through academic, and now at CPW, a focus has been to help patrons access and use the best resources for their information need. Another area of interest is to continue to build and archive as complete a collection as possible of CPW publications, from the earliest days of the agency to the present.
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Responsibilities
Regulatory and procedural compliance processes for Colorado Parks and Wildlife Animal Care and Use Committee, financial support, publishing support, and event planning.
Education
University of Alaska Fairbanks
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"I have always been the person who looks at a chaotic, inefficient process and thinks, "How can we make this run better?" Where others struggle with organization, I thrive. My expertise lies in supporting program growth by effectively tracking budgets, streamlining outdated and inefficient processes, and innovating fresh ideas. There is nothing more rewarding to me than seeing a project through from start to finish. I love managing the back-end logistics, keeping everything organized, and ensuring deadlines are met."
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711 Independent Ave.Current or Recent Research Projects
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My research focuses on large mammal ecology and management, with an emphasis on spatial ecology, population dynamics, and predator-prey interactions.
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Emblems of the West
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711 Independent Ave
Grand Junction, CO 81505
Study Area
Piceance Basin — located between the cities of Rangely, Meeker and Rifle in northwest Colorado.
Project Status
Completed: Final progress report
Research Objectives
Project Description
Energy development in western Colorado has the potential to negatively impact mule deer populations. These impacts include habitat fragmentation and destruction, increased deer-vehicle collisions, increased noise levels, and more. Thus, this project aims to identify habitat improvements and energy development practices that will sustain mule deer populations for future recreational and ecological values.
Researchers selected the Piceance Basin as the project's study area because the basin contains some of the largest natural gas reserves in North America. Piceance is also home to one of Colorado's most important mule deer populations.
During this long-term project, researchers will track mule deer habitat use and behavior, observe animal health throughout the winter season, monitor fawn survival and estimate mule deer populations in the study area. Finally, researchers will determine the success of different habitat improvements in reducing disturbances caused by energy development and in improving winter condition of mule deer.
The results of this project will show wildlife managers and energy developers if it is ecologically and financially valuable to mitigate disturbances in highly developed areas versus focusing efforts in nearby less or non-impacted areas.
Collaborators for this multi-million dollar project include BLM, Colorado State University, Idaho State University, and multiple energy corporations and sportspeople's organizations.
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My research interest focuses on large carnivore and ungulate ecology, population parameter estimation, habitat use, avian ecology and population sampling.
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Mountain lions in Colorado – a 4 part series
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My background is in terrestrial wildlife ecology with a focus on carnivores (primarily gray wolves) and infectious diseases. I am interested in many facets of wildlife ecology, especially social behaviors, predator-prey interactions, population dynamics, and disease dynamics. My work intersects wildlife ecology, wildlife management, statistics, and disease ecology.
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317 W. Prospect Rd.
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Email: ellen.brandell@state.co.us
Phone: 970-698-0252
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Bergman, E.J. 2013. Evaluation of winter range habitat treatments on overwinter survival, density, and body condition of mule deer. Dissertation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, 137pp.
Watkins, B.E., C.J. Bishop, E.J. Bergman, B. Hale, B.F. Wakeling, A. Bronson, L.H. Carpenter, and D.W. Lutz. 2007. Habitat guidelines for mule deer: Colorado Plateau shrubland and forest ecoregion. Mule Deer Working Group, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. 72pp.
Bergman, E.J., P.F. Doherty, G.C. White, and D.J. Freddy. 2014. Habitat and herbivore density: response of mule deer to habitat management. The Journal of Wildlife Management 79:60–68.
Bergman, E.J., P.F. Doherty, G.C. White, and A.A. Holland. 2015. Density dependence in mule deer: a review of evidence. Wildlife Biology 21:18–29.
Bergman, E.J., P.F. Doherty, C.J. Bishop, L.L. Wolfe, and B. Banulis. 2014. Herbivore body condition response in altered environments: mule deer and habitat management. PloS one 9: e106374.