Richard Harris

Richard Harris is an associate professor of the Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences at the University of Montana. He obtained his PhD in forestry at the University of Montana in 1993. He is the principal investigator of the National Science Foundation project “Determinants of Grassland Dynamics in Tibetan Highlands.” He consults on the studies of Przewalski’s gazelle in Qinghai with Beijing University. He is also investigating the response of Rocky Mountain goats to climate change. His publications include, “Determinants of Rangeland Dynamics on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China: Livestock, Wildlife and Pastoralism.”