Loren Burger
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State,
MS
USA
Biographical Sketch: Wes Burger is Associate Director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Associate Director of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University, and Dale Arner Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University. Wes holds B.S. degrees in Biology and Mathematics from Murray State University, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Wildlife Biology from University of Missouri-Columbia. Over the past 20 years, his research has focused on measuring environmental benefits and services produced by conservation practices in working agricultural and forested landscapes. Wes was the National Project Leader for the NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project and designed and coordinated the National CP33 Monitoring Program. Wes has been a leader in the precision conservation movement emphasizing strategic delivery of targeted conservation practices. His research has informed farm bill policy and shaped conservation delivery at regional and national scales.
Papers:
256
Incorporating opportunity costs in conservation design.
P33
LS2SRC: Landsat Scene to State and Regional Landscape Ecological Classification and Mapping