Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 9/10/54
Erwin E. Klaas
Papers, 1963-2011, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Klaas, Erwin E. |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1963-2011, undated |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
| collection number: | RS 9/10/54 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Erwin E. Klaas Papers, RS 9/10/54, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Abstract
Erwin E. Klaas is a retired professor of animal ecology and wildlife research biologist. He was a member of the faculty at Iowa State University for 25 years and also served as a leader for the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. In addition, Klaas was a wildlife research biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey for 30 years. His primary research interest was birds with a focus on waterfowl and aquatic birds. This collection contains biographical information, newspaper clippings, and published papers authored by Klaas. The published works include research on brown pelicans, snow geese, wild turkeys, owls, and studies of egg characteristics. |
Biographical note
Erwin E. "Irv" Klaas was born on August 23, 1935, in Batchtown, Illinois. He graduated from Elsberry (Missouri) High School in 1952. Klaas received his B.S. (1956) in wildlife biology from the University of Missouri and his M.A. (1963) and Ph.D. (1970) in zoology from the University of Kansas. Before coming to Iowa State University, Klaas served as an administrative officer at the U.S. Army Quartermaster School. He got his start in teaching when he was named a teaching assistant (159-1960) at Southern Illinois University. Klaas then served as a field assistant with the University of Kansas State Biological Survey (1960-1962) and with the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History (1962-1963). While pursuing his doctorate, he worked as a graduate assistant (1963-1965) at the University of Kansas. He was named Associate Professor (1965-1971) of biology at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, and then Research Biologist (1971-1975) with the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Klaas continued to serve as a Wildlife Research Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey until his retirement. Klaas joined the staff at Iowa State as Assistant Leader (1975-1992) of the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and as Associate Professor (1975-1980) in the Department of Animal Ecology. He was later promoted to Professor (1980-1999) and Leader (1992-1999). Klaas retired on December 31, 1999, and was named Professor Emeritus in 2000. Klaas is an active member of the Ames community and continues to support environmental concerns in his retirement. He is a member of many local, state, and national groups dedicated to environmental protection and preservation, including the American Ornithologists' Union, the Audubon Society, and the National Geographic Society. He served as Commissioner (2000-2008) of the Story County Soil and Water Conservation District and helped organize support for the Ada Hayden Heritage Park in Ames. Klaas has received numerous awards including the Distinguished Iowa Scientist Award (2000) from the Iowa Academy of Science, Professional Award of Merit (2001) from the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, and Outstanding Volunteer Service Award (2005) from the Natural Resources Conservation Council, United States Department of Agriculture. He is married to the former Janet Engler of Kansas City, Missouri. They have three children: Zak, Ben, and Abby. |
Collection description
This collection (1963-2011, undated) contains biographical information, newspaper clippings, and published research papers authored by Klaas. The published works include research on brown pelicans, snow geese, wild turkeys, owls, and studies of egg characteristics. |
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Organization
The collection is listed alphabetically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical Information and News Clippings |
1979-2011 |
1 |
5 |
Paper: "Acquisition and Development of Biological and Geographical Spatial Data for Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge" |
1990-1994 |
1 |
7 |
Paper: "Avian Eggshell Thickness; Variability and Sampling" |
1974 |
1 |
8 |
Paper: "Bald Eagle Pursues and Injures Snow Goose in Flight" |
1986 |
1 |
9 |
Paper: "Breeding Success of Barn Owls (Tyto alba) Fed Low Levels of DDE and Dieldrin" |
1983 |
1 |
10 |
Paper: "Brown Pelican Recovery Plan, Puerto Rico/ U.S. Virgin Islands Population" |
1986 |
1 |
11 |
Paper: "Brown Thrasher Wimters in Ames, 2006-2007" |
2007 |
1 |
12 |
Paper: "Chemical Residue Content and Hatchability of Screech Owl Eggs" |
1976 |
1 |
13 |
Paper: "Coyote Steals Snow Goose from Bald Eagle" |
1980 |
1 |
14 |
Paper: "Dabbling Duck Recruitment in Relation to Habitat and Predators at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa" |
1991 |
1 |
15 |
Paper: "Declines in Abundance and Species Richness of Birds Following a Major Flood on the Mississippi River" |
1997 |
1 |
16 |
Paper: "Diurnal time-activity budgets and habitat use of Lesser Snow Geese Anser caerulescens in the middle Missouri River valley during winter and spring" |
1989 |
1 |
17 |
Paper: "Ecology of the Trematode, Clinostomum marginatum, and Its Hosts in Eastern Kansas |
1963 |
1 |
18 |
Paper: "Environmental Pollutants and Eggshell Thickness: Anhingas and Wading Birds in the Eastern United States" |
1979 |
1 |
19 |
Paper: "Evaluation of Transmitter Attachment Techniques on Growth of Wild Turkey Poults" |
1998 |
1 |
20 |
Paper: "Factors Influencing Wild Turkey Hen Survival in Southcentral Iowa" |
1999 |
1 |
21 |
Paper: "Felvalerate Concentrations in the Vegetation, Insects, and Small Mammals of an Old-Field Ecosystem" |
1986 |
1 |
22 |
Paper: "Floodplain Forest Loss and Changes in Community Composition and Structure in the Upper Mississippi River: A Wildlife Habitat at Risk" |
1998 |
1 |
6 |
Paper: "Interdecadal Comparison of Population Parameters of Brown Pelicans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands" |
1998 |
1 |
23 |
Paper: "Limnology and Aquatic Birds: Monitoring, Modelling, and Management |
2000 |
1 |
24 |
Paper: "Mercury in Eggs of Aquatic Birds, Lake St. Clair, 1973" |
1973 |
1 |
2 |
Paper: "Method for Sampling Waste Corn" |
1984 |
1 |
25 |
Paper: "Migratory Birds of the Laguna de Barbicora Ecosystem, Chihuahua, Mexico" |
1993 |
1 |
3 |
Paper: "Model of the Productivity of the Northern Pintail" |
1993 |
1 |
26 |
Paper: "North American Bird Bander" |
1998 |
1 |
27 |
Paper: "Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas" |
1975 |
1 |
28 |
Paper: "Organochlorine Residues and Eggshell Thinning in Anhingas and Waders" |
1978 |
1 |
29 |
Paper: "Organochlorine Residues and Shell Thicknesses in the Eggs of the Clapper Rail, Common Gallinule, Purple Gallinule, and Limpkin (Class Aves), Eastern and Southern United States, 1972-1974" |
1980 |
1 |
30 |
Paper: "Organochlorine Residues, Eggshell Thickness and Nest Success in Barn Owls from the Chesapeake Bay" |
1978 |
1 |
31 |
Paper: "Patterns of Artificial Nest Depredation in a Large Floodplain Forest" |
2000 |
1 |
32 |
Paper: "Raccoon Spotlight Survey Technique: A Potential Population Trend Indicator" |
1980 |
1 |
33 |
Paper: "Railroad Rights-of-Way as Wildlife Habitat in Iowa" |
1979 |
1 |
34 |
Paper: "REFMOD: A Computer Simulation Model of Refuging Watefowl Behavior, Energetics, and Management" |
1983 |
1 |
35 |
Paper: "REFMOD: User's Guide for PC Version 2.0" |
1990 |
1 |
36 |
Paper: "Remains of Ducks and Other Prey Found Near Fox and Mink Dens on an Iowa Wildlife Refuge" |
1993 |
1 |
37 |
Paper: "Resource Use and Behavior of Migrating Snow Geese" |
1982 |
1 |
4 |
Paper: "Study of the Effects of Predator Control on Nesting Success and Recruitment of Upland Nesting Waterfowl at Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, 1988-1990" |
1990 |
1 |
38 |
Paper: "Summer Birds from the Yucatan Peninsula" |
1968 |
1 |
39 |
Paper: "Survey of Breeding Birds, Walnut Creek NWR" |
1995 |
1 |
40 |
Paper: "Survey methods for assessing land cover map accuracy" |
2003 |
1 |
41 |
Paper: "Use of Habitat and Perches, Causes of Mortality and Time Until Dispersal in Post-Fledgling American Kestrels" |
1993 |
1 |
42 |
Paper: "Use of Landset Imagery for Estimating Food Available to Refuging Lesser Snow Geese" |
undated |
1 |
43 |
Paper: "Using Post Release Stratification to Detect Heterogeneity in Mallard Survival" |
1995 |
1 |
44 |
Paper: "Variaton in Nesting Success of the American Robin, Turdus migratorius" |
1996 |
1 |
45 |
Paper: "Wildlife Monographs" |
1987 |
1 |
46 |
Paper: "Wild Turkey Poult Survival in Southcentral Iowa" |
1999 |
1 |
47 |
Publications: A Listing |
1980 circa |