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Ryan C Burner, PhD

Ryan Burner is a Research Wildlife Biologist at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.

His background is in quantitative ecology and ornithology and his research interests include helping to understand how species and communities respond to environmental change.

 

Professional Experience

  • 2021 – Present: Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA)

  • 2019 – 2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Ås, Norway)

  • 2013 – 2019: Board of Regents Fellow and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)

  • 2018 (seasonal): Naturalist and Expedition Guide, Aurora Expeditions (Svalbard and Greenland)

  • 2011 – 2012: Fulbright Research Fellow, American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (Samarinda, Borneo, Indonesia)

  • 2011:  Seal Research Crew Leader, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (St. Paul, Alaska, USA)

  • 2002 - 2011 (seasonal): Ornithological Research Technician, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Alaska, USA)

  • 2008 – 2010 (seasonal): Seal Research Crew Leader, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Cape Shirreff, Antarctica)

  • 2006 – 2007: Field and Lab Technician. Scripps Institute of Oceanography (Palmer Station, Antarctica)

  • 2005 – 2006: Field Operations Support. Raytheon Polar Services Company (McMurdo and South Pole Stations, Antarctica)

  • 2003 – 2004: Forest Technician. University of Idaho Experimental Forest (Moscow, Idaho, USA)

  • 2000 – 2003: Arborist. R.C.'s Tree Service (Alliance, Ohio, USA)

     

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. – Ecology, Louisiana State University, May 2019
    Dissertation: Composition and ecology of avian communities along elevational gradients in Borneo

  • B.S. – Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, December 2005

  • A.A.S. – Wildlife Management, Hocking College, June 2003

     

Science and Products

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Delacroix area Mississippi river delta

Workshop: Natural Solutions to Ecological and Economic Problems Caused by Extreme Precipitation Events in the Upper Mississippi River Basin

Future climate conditions in the Upper Mississippi River Basin are projected to include many more extreme precipitation events. These intense periods of rain can lead to flooding of the Mississippi River itself, as well the small streams and rivers that feed it. This flooding presents a challenge for local communities, farmers, small businesses, river users, and the ecosystems and wildlife in the
By
Climate Adaptation Science Centers
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Workshop: Natural Solutions to Ecological and Economic Problems Caused by Extreme Precipitation Events in the Upper Mississippi River Basin

Future climate conditions in the Upper Mississippi River Basin are projected to include many more extreme precipitation events. These intense periods of rain can lead to flooding of the Mississippi River itself, as well the small streams and rivers that feed it. This flooding presents a challenge for local communities, farmers, small businesses, river users, and the ecosystems and wildlife in the
Learn More

BioLake bioclimatic variables based on ERA5-Land lake temperature estimates 1991-2020

These BioLake raster data provide global estimates (~10.0 x 12.4 km resolution) of twelve bioclimatic variables based on estimated lake temperature. Eleven of these twelve variables (BioLake01 - BioLake11) are estimated for each of three lake strata: lake mix (surface) layer, lake bottom, and total lake water column. These eleven variables correspond to CHELSA (Climatologies at high resolution for
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Alternative measures of trait–niche relationships: A test on dispersal traits in saproxylic beetles

Functional trait approaches are common in ecology, but a lack of clear hypotheses on how traits relate to environmental gradients (i.e., trait–niche relationships) often makes uncovering mechanisms difficult. Furthermore, measures of community functional structure differ in their implications, yet inferences are seldom compared among metrics. Community-weighted mean trait values (CWMs), a common m
Authors
Ryan C. Burner, Jörg G. Stephan, Lukas Drag, Mária Potterf, Tone Birkemoe, Juha Siitonen, Jörg Müller, Otso Ovaskainen, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Tord Snäll
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

BioLake: A first assessment of lake temperature-derived bioclimatic predictors for aquatic invasive species

Aquatic invasive species (AIS) present major ecological and economic challenges globally, endangering ecosystems and human livelihoods. Managers and policy makers thus need tools to predict invasion risk and prioritize species and areas of concern, and they often use native range climate matching to determine whether a species could persist in a new location. However, climate matching for AIS ofte
Authors
Ryan C. Burner, Wesley Daniel, Peder S. Engelstad, Christopher J. Churchill, Richard A. Erickson
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Body size predicts the rate of contemporary morphological change in birds

Across the globe, bird morphology is changing rapidly. Although trajectories of change are frequently consistent across studies, rates of change among species vary in magnitude—a phenomenon that remains unexplained. By analyzing two independently collected datasets demonstrating consistent changes in morphology in 129 species, we show that rates of phenotypic change are negatively correlated with
Authors
Marketa Zimova, Brian Weeks, David E. Willard, Sean T Giery, Vitek Jirinec, Ryan C. Burner, Benjamin M Winger
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

High-resolution 3D forest structure explains ecomorphological trait variation in assemblages of saproxylic beetles

Climate, topography and the 3D structure of forests are major drivers affecting local species communities. However, little is known about how the specific functional traits of saproxylic (wood-living) beetles, involved in the recycling of wood, might be affected by those environmental characteristics.Here, we combine ecological and morphological traits available for saproxylic beetles and airborne
Authors
Lukas Drag, Ryan C. Burner, Jorg G. Stephan, Tone Birkemoe, Inken Dorfler, Martin M. Gossner, Paul Magdon, Otso Ovaskainen, Maria Potterf, Peter Schall, Tord Snall, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Wolfgang Weisser, Jorg Muller
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Biotic interactions help explain variation in elevational range limits of birds among Bornean mountains

AimPhysiological tolerances and biotic interactions along habitat gradients are thought to influence species occurrence. Distributional differences caused by such forces are particularly noticeable on tropical mountains, where high species turnover along elevational gradients occurs over relatively short distances and elevational distributions of particular species can shift among mountains. Such
Authors
Ryan C. Burner, Andy J. Boyce, David Bernasconi, Alison R. Styring, Subir B. Shakya, Chandradewana Boer, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Thomas E. Martin, Frederick H. Sheldon
By
Cooperative Research Units

Non-USGS Publications**

2022. Potterf, M., K. Eyvindson, C. Blattert, D. Burgas, R. Burner, J. Stephen, M. Mönkkönen. Interpreting wind damage risk - how multifunctional forest management impacts standing timber at risk of wind felling. European Journal of Forest Research 141:347–361
2022. Burner, R., L. Drag, J. Stephan, T. Birkemoe, R. Wetherbee, J. Muller, J. Siitonen, T. Snäll, O. Skarpaas, M. Potterf, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species. Biological Conservation 267:109491
2022. Irham, M., T. Haryoko, S. Shakya, S. Mitchell, R. Burner, C. Bocos, J. Eaton, F. Rheindt, F. Sheldon, S. Suparno, D. Prawiradilaga. Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia. Journal of Ornithology 163:575–588
2021. Jirinec, V., R. Burner, B. Amaral, R. Bierregaard, G. Fernández-Arellano, A. Hernández-Palma, E. Johnson, T. Lovejoy, L. Powell, C. Rutt, J. Wolfe, P. Stouffer. Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonia. Science Advances 7(63):eabk1743
2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, T. Birkemoe, J. Muller, T. Snäll, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, J. Siitonen, O. Skarpaas, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Traits mediate niches and co-occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions. Journal of Biogeography 48:3145-3157
2021. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, J. Åstrom, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Flattening the curve: approaching complete sampling for diverse beetle communities. Insect Conservation and Diversity 15:157-167
2021. Burner, R., V. Selås, S. Kobro, R. Jacobsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Moth species richness and abundance decline in a 30-year time series, irrespective of species’ latitudinal range extent and habitat. Journal of Insect Conservation 25:887–896
2021. Wetherbee, R., T. Birkemoe, Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Veteran trees have divergent effects on beetle diversity and wood decomposition. PLOS ONE 16:e0248756
2021. Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson, T. Birkemoe. National oak monitoring: testing traps and sampling strategies. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 70
2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, J. Muller, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, O. Skarpaas, T. Snäll, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Choosy beetles: how host trees and southern boreal forest naturalness may determine dead wood beetle communities. Forest Ecology and Management 487:119023
2020. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, S. Olsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Sampling beetle communities: trap design interacts with weather and species traits to bias capture rates. Ecology and Evolution 10:14300-14308
2020. Jacobsen, R., R. Burner, S. Olsen, O. Skarpaas, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Near-natural forests harbor richer saproxylic beetle communities than those in intensively managed forest. Forest Ecology and Management 466:118124
2020. Burner, R., A. Boyce, D. Bernasconi, A. Styring, S. Shakya, C. Boer, M. Rahman, T. Martin, F. Sheldon. Biotic interactions and temperature gradients contribute to differences in bird range limits on Bornean mountains. Journal of Biogeography 47:760-771
2019. Burner, R., A. Styring, F. Sheldon. Occupancy patterns and upper range limits of lowland Bornean birds along an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography 46:2583-2596
2019. Burner, R., S. Gombobaatar, P. Van Els, L. Burner, D. Usukhjargal, M. Bayasgalantselmeg. Nesting ecology of solitary-nesting Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in central Mongolia. Journal of Field Ornithology 90:266-276
2019. Hatlevoll, K., R. Burner, H. Ørka, D. Arnott, L. Lunde, M. Evju, T. Birkemoe, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Nasjonal overvåking av hule eiker: resultat andre omløp. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 62
2019. Sheldon, F., H. Lim, P. Benham, M. Brady, C. Brown, R. Burner, V. Chua, J. Mittermeier, S. Shakya, P. Val Els, M. Rahman, D. Gawin, Z. Rahim, L. Setia, R. Moyle. Ornithological expeditions to Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, 2007-2017. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 90:1-11
2019. Burner, R. Composition and ecology of avian communities along elevational gradients in Borneo. Louisiana State University Doctoral Dissertations. 4798.
2018. Burner, R., S. Shakya, T. Haryoko, M. Irham, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Ornithological observations from Maratua and Bawean Islands, Indonesia. Truebia 45:11-24
2018. Burner, R., A. Styring, C. Boer, F. Sheldon. Overlap in avian communities produces unimodal richness peaks on Bornean mountains. Journal of Tropical Ecology 34:75-92
2018. Burner, R., A. Siani, C. Boer. First Record of Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calva in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Kukila 21:17-21.
2018. Shakya, S., T. Haryoko, R. Burner, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Preliminary assessment of phylogeographic relationships of birds of the Meratus Mountains, Southeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 138:45-66.
2017. Chua, V., B. Smith, R. Burner, M. Rahman, M. Lakim, D. Prawiradilaga, R. Moyle, F. Sheldon. Evolutionary and ecological forces influencing population diversification in Bornean montane passerines. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113:139-149.
2016. Burner, R., V. Chua, M. Brady, P. Van Els, P. Steinhoff, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128:242-254.
2016. Van Els, P., V. Chua, R. Burner, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. Notes on the life history of Harpactes whiteheadi (Aves: Trogonidae) with a first description of the juvenile plumage. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64:76-78.
2015. Brady, M., R. Burner. First description of the nest of Whitehead’s Spiderhunter, Arachnothera juliae (Aves: Nectariniidae). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:752-55.
2014. Mittermeier, J., R. Burner, C. Oliveros, D. Prawiradilaga, M. Irham, T. Haryoko, R. Moyle. Vocalizations and display behavior of Javan Woodcock (Scolopax saturata) support its status as a distinct species. Forktail 30:130-131.
2014. Burner, R. First description of the nest and eggs of the Bornean Wren-Babbler, Ptilocichla leucogrammica, (Aves: Timaliidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62:50-52.
2011. Goebel, M., R. Burner, R. Buchheit, N. Pussini, D. Krause, C. Bonin, R. Vasquez del Mercado, A. Van Cise. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2009/2010 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 28-35. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-470.
2009. Goebel, M., D. Krause, S. Freeman, R. Burner, C. Bonin, R. V. del Mercado, A. Van Cise, J. Gafney. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2008/2009 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 38-43. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-445.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Calculations of BioLake climate data

Climate data allow people to examine species distributions and possible distributions. This script takes ERA5-Land climate estimates (https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era5) for precipitation and lake temperature and processes them to create summary climate layers for use with biological organisms in lakes. This code could be modified to use a different subset of year
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Science and Products

  • Science
    link
    Delacroix area Mississippi river delta

    Workshop: Natural Solutions to Ecological and Economic Problems Caused by Extreme Precipitation Events in the Upper Mississippi River Basin

    Future climate conditions in the Upper Mississippi River Basin are projected to include many more extreme precipitation events. These intense periods of rain can lead to flooding of the Mississippi River itself, as well the small streams and rivers that feed it. This flooding presents a challenge for local communities, farmers, small businesses, river users, and the ecosystems and wildlife in the
    By
    Climate Adaptation Science Centers
    link

    Workshop: Natural Solutions to Ecological and Economic Problems Caused by Extreme Precipitation Events in the Upper Mississippi River Basin

    Future climate conditions in the Upper Mississippi River Basin are projected to include many more extreme precipitation events. These intense periods of rain can lead to flooding of the Mississippi River itself, as well the small streams and rivers that feed it. This flooding presents a challenge for local communities, farmers, small businesses, river users, and the ecosystems and wildlife in the
    Learn More
  • Data

    BioLake bioclimatic variables based on ERA5-Land lake temperature estimates 1991-2020

    These BioLake raster data provide global estimates (~10.0 x 12.4 km resolution) of twelve bioclimatic variables based on estimated lake temperature. Eleven of these twelve variables (BioLake01 - BioLake11) are estimated for each of three lake strata: lake mix (surface) layer, lake bottom, and total lake water column. These eleven variables correspond to CHELSA (Climatologies at high resolution for
    By
    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
  • Publications

    Alternative measures of trait–niche relationships: A test on dispersal traits in saproxylic beetles

    Functional trait approaches are common in ecology, but a lack of clear hypotheses on how traits relate to environmental gradients (i.e., trait–niche relationships) often makes uncovering mechanisms difficult. Furthermore, measures of community functional structure differ in their implications, yet inferences are seldom compared among metrics. Community-weighted mean trait values (CWMs), a common m
    Authors
    Ryan C. Burner, Jörg G. Stephan, Lukas Drag, Mária Potterf, Tone Birkemoe, Juha Siitonen, Jörg Müller, Otso Ovaskainen, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Tord Snäll
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

    BioLake: A first assessment of lake temperature-derived bioclimatic predictors for aquatic invasive species

    Aquatic invasive species (AIS) present major ecological and economic challenges globally, endangering ecosystems and human livelihoods. Managers and policy makers thus need tools to predict invasion risk and prioritize species and areas of concern, and they often use native range climate matching to determine whether a species could persist in a new location. However, climate matching for AIS ofte
    Authors
    Ryan C. Burner, Wesley Daniel, Peder S. Engelstad, Christopher J. Churchill, Richard A. Erickson
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

    Body size predicts the rate of contemporary morphological change in birds

    Across the globe, bird morphology is changing rapidly. Although trajectories of change are frequently consistent across studies, rates of change among species vary in magnitude—a phenomenon that remains unexplained. By analyzing two independently collected datasets demonstrating consistent changes in morphology in 129 species, we show that rates of phenotypic change are negatively correlated with
    Authors
    Marketa Zimova, Brian Weeks, David E. Willard, Sean T Giery, Vitek Jirinec, Ryan C. Burner, Benjamin M Winger
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

    High-resolution 3D forest structure explains ecomorphological trait variation in assemblages of saproxylic beetles

    Climate, topography and the 3D structure of forests are major drivers affecting local species communities. However, little is known about how the specific functional traits of saproxylic (wood-living) beetles, involved in the recycling of wood, might be affected by those environmental characteristics.Here, we combine ecological and morphological traits available for saproxylic beetles and airborne
    Authors
    Lukas Drag, Ryan C. Burner, Jorg G. Stephan, Tone Birkemoe, Inken Dorfler, Martin M. Gossner, Paul Magdon, Otso Ovaskainen, Maria Potterf, Peter Schall, Tord Snall, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Wolfgang Weisser, Jorg Muller
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

    Biotic interactions help explain variation in elevational range limits of birds among Bornean mountains

    AimPhysiological tolerances and biotic interactions along habitat gradients are thought to influence species occurrence. Distributional differences caused by such forces are particularly noticeable on tropical mountains, where high species turnover along elevational gradients occurs over relatively short distances and elevational distributions of particular species can shift among mountains. Such
    Authors
    Ryan C. Burner, Andy J. Boyce, David Bernasconi, Alison R. Styring, Subir B. Shakya, Chandradewana Boer, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Thomas E. Martin, Frederick H. Sheldon
    By
    Cooperative Research Units

    Non-USGS Publications**

    2022. Potterf, M., K. Eyvindson, C. Blattert, D. Burgas, R. Burner, J. Stephen, M. Mönkkönen. Interpreting wind damage risk - how multifunctional forest management impacts standing timber at risk of wind felling. European Journal of Forest Research 141:347–361
    2022. Burner, R., L. Drag, J. Stephan, T. Birkemoe, R. Wetherbee, J. Muller, J. Siitonen, T. Snäll, O. Skarpaas, M. Potterf, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species. Biological Conservation 267:109491
    2022. Irham, M., T. Haryoko, S. Shakya, S. Mitchell, R. Burner, C. Bocos, J. Eaton, F. Rheindt, F. Sheldon, S. Suparno, D. Prawiradilaga. Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia. Journal of Ornithology 163:575–588
    2021. Jirinec, V., R. Burner, B. Amaral, R. Bierregaard, G. Fernández-Arellano, A. Hernández-Palma, E. Johnson, T. Lovejoy, L. Powell, C. Rutt, J. Wolfe, P. Stouffer. Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonia. Science Advances 7(63):eabk1743
    2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, T. Birkemoe, J. Muller, T. Snäll, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, J. Siitonen, O. Skarpaas, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Traits mediate niches and co-occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions. Journal of Biogeography 48:3145-3157
    2021. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, J. Åstrom, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Flattening the curve: approaching complete sampling for diverse beetle communities. Insect Conservation and Diversity 15:157-167
    2021. Burner, R., V. Selås, S. Kobro, R. Jacobsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Moth species richness and abundance decline in a 30-year time series, irrespective of species’ latitudinal range extent and habitat. Journal of Insect Conservation 25:887–896
    2021. Wetherbee, R., T. Birkemoe, Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Veteran trees have divergent effects on beetle diversity and wood decomposition. PLOS ONE 16:e0248756
    2021. Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson, T. Birkemoe. National oak monitoring: testing traps and sampling strategies. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 70
    2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, J. Muller, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, O. Skarpaas, T. Snäll, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Choosy beetles: how host trees and southern boreal forest naturalness may determine dead wood beetle communities. Forest Ecology and Management 487:119023
    2020. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, S. Olsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Sampling beetle communities: trap design interacts with weather and species traits to bias capture rates. Ecology and Evolution 10:14300-14308
    2020. Jacobsen, R., R. Burner, S. Olsen, O. Skarpaas, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Near-natural forests harbor richer saproxylic beetle communities than those in intensively managed forest. Forest Ecology and Management 466:118124
    2020. Burner, R., A. Boyce, D. Bernasconi, A. Styring, S. Shakya, C. Boer, M. Rahman, T. Martin, F. Sheldon. Biotic interactions and temperature gradients contribute to differences in bird range limits on Bornean mountains. Journal of Biogeography 47:760-771
    2019. Burner, R., A. Styring, F. Sheldon. Occupancy patterns and upper range limits of lowland Bornean birds along an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography 46:2583-2596
    2019. Burner, R., S. Gombobaatar, P. Van Els, L. Burner, D. Usukhjargal, M. Bayasgalantselmeg. Nesting ecology of solitary-nesting Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in central Mongolia. Journal of Field Ornithology 90:266-276
    2019. Hatlevoll, K., R. Burner, H. Ørka, D. Arnott, L. Lunde, M. Evju, T. Birkemoe, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Nasjonal overvåking av hule eiker: resultat andre omløp. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 62
    2019. Sheldon, F., H. Lim, P. Benham, M. Brady, C. Brown, R. Burner, V. Chua, J. Mittermeier, S. Shakya, P. Val Els, M. Rahman, D. Gawin, Z. Rahim, L. Setia, R. Moyle. Ornithological expeditions to Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, 2007-2017. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 90:1-11
    2019. Burner, R. Composition and ecology of avian communities along elevational gradients in Borneo. Louisiana State University Doctoral Dissertations. 4798.
    2018. Burner, R., S. Shakya, T. Haryoko, M. Irham, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Ornithological observations from Maratua and Bawean Islands, Indonesia. Truebia 45:11-24
    2018. Burner, R., A. Styring, C. Boer, F. Sheldon. Overlap in avian communities produces unimodal richness peaks on Bornean mountains. Journal of Tropical Ecology 34:75-92
    2018. Burner, R., A. Siani, C. Boer. First Record of Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calva in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Kukila 21:17-21.
    2018. Shakya, S., T. Haryoko, R. Burner, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Preliminary assessment of phylogeographic relationships of birds of the Meratus Mountains, Southeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 138:45-66.
    2017. Chua, V., B. Smith, R. Burner, M. Rahman, M. Lakim, D. Prawiradilaga, R. Moyle, F. Sheldon. Evolutionary and ecological forces influencing population diversification in Bornean montane passerines. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113:139-149.
    2016. Burner, R., V. Chua, M. Brady, P. Van Els, P. Steinhoff, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128:242-254.
    2016. Van Els, P., V. Chua, R. Burner, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. Notes on the life history of Harpactes whiteheadi (Aves: Trogonidae) with a first description of the juvenile plumage. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64:76-78.
    2015. Brady, M., R. Burner. First description of the nest of Whitehead’s Spiderhunter, Arachnothera juliae (Aves: Nectariniidae). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:752-55.
    2014. Mittermeier, J., R. Burner, C. Oliveros, D. Prawiradilaga, M. Irham, T. Haryoko, R. Moyle. Vocalizations and display behavior of Javan Woodcock (Scolopax saturata) support its status as a distinct species. Forktail 30:130-131.
    2014. Burner, R. First description of the nest and eggs of the Bornean Wren-Babbler, Ptilocichla leucogrammica, (Aves: Timaliidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62:50-52.
    2011. Goebel, M., R. Burner, R. Buchheit, N. Pussini, D. Krause, C. Bonin, R. Vasquez del Mercado, A. Van Cise. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2009/2010 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 28-35. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-470.
    2009. Goebel, M., D. Krause, S. Freeman, R. Burner, C. Bonin, R. V. del Mercado, A. Van Cise, J. Gafney. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2008/2009 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 38-43. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-445.

    **Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

  • Software

    Calculations of BioLake climate data

    Climate data allow people to examine species distributions and possible distributions. This script takes ERA5-Land climate estimates (https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era5) for precipitation and lake temperature and processes them to create summary climate layers for use with biological organisms in lakes. This code could be modified to use a different subset of year
    By
    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center