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Werdel, Ty

Ty Werdel

Assistant Professor
Focus Area:  Wildlife ecology
Office:  
HFSB 319
Email:  
Phone:  
(979) 314-8473
Ty Werdel's Website

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S. Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Chadron State College
Graduate Education
M.S. Wildlife Sciences, South Dakota State University
Ph.D. Horticulture and Natural Resources, Kansas State University

Areas of Expertise

  • Landscape Ecology
  • Wildlife Management
  • Geospatial Analysis

Professional Summary

Ty Werdel, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management. Werdel’s research interests include the fields of wildlife management, encompassing threatened and endangered to big game species, as well as landscape ecology. His work addresses questions that provide insight (i.e., management implications, conservation status, restoration opportunities) into the relationships between wildlife, native environments and contemporary, human-modified landscapes. He is committed to fostering a diverse learning environment to promote stewardship of natural resources and the training of future wildlife professionals.

Selected Publications

In Press Hessami, M.A., T.J. Werdel, S.J. Hoagland, and M.T. Kohl. Melding Past, Present, and Future: The importance of tribal management in wildlife conservation and management. Chapter 1 in E. Gomez and C. Bishop, eds. Wildlife Management and Conservation in North America: An Overview. 2022
Werdel, T.J., C.W. Piper, A.M. Ricketts, M.S. Peek, and A.A. Ahlers. Scale-specific landscape effects impose range- limiting constraints on the distribution of swift fox. Landscape Ecology DOI:10.1007/s10980-022-01466-0. 2021
Werdel, T.J., J.A. Jenks, J.T. Kanta, C.P. Lehman, and T.J. Frink. Space use and movement patterns of translocated bighorn sheep. Mammalian Biology DOI:10.1007/s42991-021-00107-4. 2019
Werdel, T.J., J.A. Jenks, T.E. Besser, J.T. Kanta, C.P. Lehman, and T.J. Frink. Restoration of a bighorn sheep population impeded by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae exposure. Restoration Ecology DOI:10.1111/rec.13084 (Cover Article). 2018
Werdel, T.J., J.A. Jenks, T.E. Besser, J.T. Kanta, C.P. Lehman, and T.J. Frink. Survival of translocated bighorn sheep in the Deadwood region of the Black Hills, South Dakota. Northwestern Naturalist 99:222-231.

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