PROJECT TITLE: Bobcat and fisher habitat use and interactions 
 
Dr. Michael Joyce, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth 
 
Key Qualifications: Michael is a Wildlife Ecologist at the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth. He has ~8 years of research experience on telemetry and habitat analyses using LiDAR data. Michael has worked on several projects at NRRI as a graduate student, and has also worked extensively with Dr. John Erb, the MN DNR furbearer biologist, on past research on fishers and martens.  
 
EDUCATION:  
 
 Ph.D., 2018.  University of Minnesota, Integrated Biological Sciences. 
 M.S., 2013.  University of Minnesota, Integrated Biological Sciences.  
 B.A., 2008.  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Molecular Biology. 
 
Dr. Ron Moen, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth 
 
Key Qualifications: Ron is a Wildlife Ecologist and Research Lab Manager at the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth. He has over 25 years of research experience focusing on mammals, GPS telemetry, and wildlife ecology. 
 
EDUCATION:  
 
 Ph.D., 1995. University of Minnesota, Wildlife Conservation.  
 M.S., 1988.  University of Minnesota, Wildlife.   Plant Physiology Minor. 
 B.S., 1984.  Cornell University, Division of Biological Sciences. 
 
RELEVANT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:  
 
Dr. Moen has worked on and managed research projects on many different species while at NRRI, with over $4 million of research projects funded. Dr. Joyce has worked on several of these projects as a graduate student with Dr. Moen as his advisor. After receiving his Ph.D. in Fall 2018, Dr. Joyce began managing the 2019 LCCMR recommended project on fisher den boxes. Dr. Joyce's other relevant experience includes his M.S. and Ph.D. projects on marten habitat requirements and extensive field work and data analysis on the MN DNR marten and fisher project led by Dr. John Erb.   
 
PUBLICATIONS (Directly related to fisher research): 
Joyce, M. J., Zalewski, A., Erb, J., & Moen, R. A. (2017). Use of resting microsites by members of the Martes Complex: the role of thermal stress across species and regions. The Martes complex in the 21st Century: Ecology and Conservation (pp. 181-220).   
 
Green, R., Joyce, M.J., Matthews, S., Purcell, K., Higley, J., & Zalewski, A. (2017). Guidelines and techniques for studying the reproductive ecology of wild fishers, American martens, and other members of the Martes complex. The Martes complex in the 21st Century: Ecology and Conservation (pp. 313-358).   
 
 
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION 
 
The Natural Resources Research Institute is a University of Minnesota Duluth applied research organization. NRRI's mission is to deliver research solutions to balance Minnesota's economy, resources and environment for resilient communities.