MDC Research

Big Rivers Catfish Assessment
Recent studies of flathead catfish and blue catfish in the Missouri and Mississippi rivers were prompted by concerns about overharvest and inadequate harvest regulations.
Human Dimension Survey Methods
MDC managers and decision makers often need information on what “the public” thinks about resource management issues—from how users like a new trail or exhibit to how the state should manage the deer population.
Missouri's Deer Hunters
The MDC Deer Program surveys deer hunters to gauge public opinion regarding deer numbers and management strategies and for indicators of deer population trends in each county.
Forest Economics in Missouri
What is the economic impact of Missouri’s forest products? To answer this, MDC undertakes periodic assessments of the economic impact of the forest products industry on the state as a whole by working with data collected by the Federal government

Ground Flora and Soft Mast

This project evaluates the impacts of forest management on ground flora plant species and soft mast abundance.

Collage of bird, sunrise, mouse, ground flora, salamanders, snake

The Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP) is a long-term, landscape-level experiment measuring the living (i.e. birds, plants, trees) and non-living (i.e. soil, water, weather) parts of a forested ecosystem.

MOFEP Overview

MOFEP provides science-based information to forest managers so they may employ management practices that ensure healthy and sustainable forest, fish and wildlife resources..