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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:17:44.982146'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/cheryl-brehme
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education: []
   email: cbrehme@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms: []
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Cheryl has been a biologist with the USGS, Western Ecological Research Center
     since 2003.
   name: Cheryl Brehme
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0001-8904-3354
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/werc
   organization_name: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
   personal_statement: She specializes in long-term monitoring programs, conservation
     ecology and road ecology. She uses current ecological concepts and principles
     to design, implement, improve, and interpret complex research and monitoring
     projects for reptiles, amphibians and mammals.  In addition to conducting fieldwork
     for her projects, she models a variety of spatial and demographic population
     processes and community dynamics in response to habitat change.Long-Term monitoringCheryl
     has been integral in the design, fieldwork and dynamic occupancy analysis of
     data for long-term monitoring of endangered species on MCB Camp Pendleton to
     inform species status and trends and effective habitat and species management
     actions.  These include the arroyo toad (since 2003), Stephens kangaroo rat
     (since 2005) and Pacific pocket mouse (since 2011).Road EcologyCheryl leads
     a wide array of research on road ecology, particularly with respect to reptiles
     and amphibians for the Department of Transportation and other partners. Projects
     range from assessing risk of road impacts across multiple species, testing the
     effectiveness of individual components of crossing systems, designing new passages,
     to conducting wide scale landscape connectivity projects.American Badger ResearchSince
     2011, Cheryl has led research studying badger distribution and activity in San
     Diego County using canine scent detection, badger sign surveys, infrared cameras,
     facial recognition, hair snags, outreach efforts, and road mortality to document
     their distribution and core use areas.  Future goals include distribution mapping,
     designing a long-term monitoring program, and employing the use of radiotelemetry
     to better understand their space use patterns and conservation needs.
   professional_experience: []
   title: Biologist