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Daniel J. Harrison
Professor of Wildlife Ecology Dr. Harrison's research program is focused on mammalian predator-prey systems, and inter-specific interactions, and habitat relationships of forest wildlife. Prior to joining the faculty in 1988, Dr. Harrison served as a Wildlife Research Supervisor for the State of Connecticut. He has been involved in extensive research on the ecology and inter-specific relationships of the eastern coyote; this work has involved research on four populations. His recent research has addressed social organization and dispersal of eastern coyotes, competition among mammalian predators (coyote-bobcat and coyote-fox niche relations), the effects of unhunted populations of deer and hares on post-fire forest succession, the effects of trapping and timber harvesting on American martens, history and habitat association of lynx, effects of forest management on snowshoe hares, and habitat extent and distribution for wolves in eastern North America. Another ongoing effort of his research team includes GIS-based assessments of habitat selection by several species of mammalian predators at multiple spatial scales. Dr. Harrison teaches several courses related to his research including wildlife-habitat relationships at the undergraduate level, and habitat assessment and predator ecology at the graduate level. |
