Adaptive Harvest Management

Fred Johnson is a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Florida Integrated Science Center, in Gainesville. During the 1980’s, Fred served as waterfowl-management program coordinator for the Florida Game & Freshwater Fish Commission. In 1989, he joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and initiated development of the Adaptive Harvest Management program in 1992. In 2007, he joined the U.S. Geological Survey, where his role is to help improve the AHM program and also to provide technical assistance and training in adaptive management to a broad array of natural resource managers. Fred received a B.S. in Wildlife Resources from West Virginia University and an M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University. He currently is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Michael C. Runge is a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, where he has worked since 1999. His research focuses on the use of decision theory and population modeling to inform wildlife management, with particular emphasis on the formal application of adaptive management. Most of his research involves collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and he has worked on projects with migratory birds, National Wildlife Refuges, and endangered species. He was a member of the Joint Task Group, and has worked on harvest models for pintails, mid-continent mallards, and Atlantic Population Canada geese. Mike received a B.A. in biology and philosophy from the Johns Hopkins University, an M.A.T. (Master of Arts in Teaching) in biology from Spalding University, and a Ph.D. in wildlife science from Cornell University.