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Amy K Wray, PhD

Amy is a Biologist at the USGS Fort Collins Science Center.

Amy is a wildlife ecologist and a data analyst for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). Her favorite bat is the tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus).

Professional Experience

  • Lab Manager, University of Wyoming, Zoology & Physiology

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Wyoming, Veterinary Sciences

  • Research Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Forest & Wildlife Ecology

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2020

  • M.A. Conservation Biology, Columbia University, 2015

  • B.A. Integrative Biology/English, University of California, Berkeley, 2012

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Bats benefit from maintaining a close-knit roosting group.

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and climate change. However, it is difficult to evaluate the impacts of these threats due to a lack of basic information about the distribution and abundance of bats across the continent. Although bat monitoring has long been conducted in individual areas and for...
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Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
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North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and climate change. However, it is difficult to evaluate the impacts of these threats due to a lack of basic information about the distribution and abundance of bats across the continent. Although bat monitoring has long been conducted in individual areas and for...
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North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Predicted Northern Long-Eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities

These data contain the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) species distribution model (SDM) for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The provided tabular data includes predictions (with upper and lower confidence intervals) for northern long-eared bat occupancy probabilities (which represent the probability of presence) based on data from the entire su
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Fort Collins Science Center
screenshot of the first slide of a video Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login
Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login
screenshot of the first slide of a video

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and summarize data from NABat projects and data requests. This video tutorial provides a brief overview of how to get started with the NABat R package, including how to download the package as well as how to log in using partner portal credentials. 

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
screenshot of the first slide of a video

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and summarize data from NABat projects and data requests. This video tutorial provides a brief overview of how to get started with the NABat R package, including how to download the package as well as how to log in using partner portal credentials. 

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Understanding gaps in early detection of and rapid response to invasive species in the United States: A literature review and bibliometric analysis

While concepts regarding invasive species establishment patterns and eradication possibilities have long been a topic of invasion biology, the specific terminology referring to early detection of and rapid response to (EDRR) invasive species emerged in scientific literature during the early 2000s. Since then, the EDRR approach has expanded to include a suite of detection, planning, and management
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Amy Kristine Wray, Aimee Christine Agnew, Mary Brown, Emily Marie Dean, Nicole D Hernandez, Audrey Jordon, Cayla Morningstar, Sara Elizabeth Piccolomini, Harrison Alexander Pickett, Wesley Daniel, Brian Reichert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

America's most wanted fishes: Cataloging risk assessments to prioritize invasive species for management action

Hundreds of fish species enter the United States through human intervention (e.g., importation) and some of these fishes pose a substantial risk to the nation’s assets and ecosystems. Prevention, early detection, and rapid response (EDRR) are vital to stop species invasions, but time and resources to manage the large suite of fish species that enter the nation are limited. Evaluating the risk of a
Authors
Emily M. Dean, Audrey Jordon, Aimee Christine Agnew, Nicole D Hernandez, Cayla R. Morningstar, Matthew Neilson, Sara Elizabeth Piccolomini, Brian Reichert, Amy Kristine Wray, Wesley M. Daniel
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
FORT scientists present research at the 31st Conference of the North American Invasive Species Management Association in Lincoln, Nebraska

FORT scientists present research at the 31st Conference of the North American Invasive Species Management Association in Lincoln, Nebraska

From October 16-19, 2023, FORT scientists will present their research on invasive species management in North America through conference talks...

Read Article

Science and Products

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Bats benefit from maintaining a close-knit roosting group.

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and climate change. However, it is difficult to evaluate the impacts of these threats due to a lack of basic information about the distribution and abundance of bats across the continent. Although bat monitoring has long been conducted in individual areas and for...
By
Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
link

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

North American bats face unprecedented threats including habitat loss and fragmentation, white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and climate change. However, it is difficult to evaluate the impacts of these threats due to a lack of basic information about the distribution and abundance of bats across the continent. Although bat monitoring has long been conducted in individual areas and for...
Learn More

North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Predicted Northern Long-Eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities

These data contain the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) species distribution model (SDM) for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The provided tabular data includes predictions (with upper and lower confidence intervals) for northern long-eared bat occupancy probabilities (which represent the probability of presence) based on data from the entire su
By
Fort Collins Science Center
screenshot of the first slide of a video Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login
Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login
screenshot of the first slide of a video

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and summarize data from NABat projects and data requests. This video tutorial provides a brief overview of how to get started with the NABat R package, including how to download the package as well as how to log in using partner portal credentials. 

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center
screenshot of the first slide of a video

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

Getting started with nabatr: package download & a new way to login

The North American Bat Monitoring Program: R Data Connection Package can be used to extract and summarize data from NABat projects and data requests. This video tutorial provides a brief overview of how to get started with the NABat R package, including how to download the package as well as how to log in using partner portal credentials. 

By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center

Understanding gaps in early detection of and rapid response to invasive species in the United States: A literature review and bibliometric analysis

While concepts regarding invasive species establishment patterns and eradication possibilities have long been a topic of invasion biology, the specific terminology referring to early detection of and rapid response to (EDRR) invasive species emerged in scientific literature during the early 2000s. Since then, the EDRR approach has expanded to include a suite of detection, planning, and management
Authors
Amy Kristine Wray, Aimee Christine Agnew, Mary Brown, Emily Marie Dean, Nicole D Hernandez, Audrey Jordon, Cayla Morningstar, Sara Elizabeth Piccolomini, Harrison Alexander Pickett, Wesley Daniel, Brian Reichert
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Fort Collins Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

America's most wanted fishes: Cataloging risk assessments to prioritize invasive species for management action

Hundreds of fish species enter the United States through human intervention (e.g., importation) and some of these fishes pose a substantial risk to the nation’s assets and ecosystems. Prevention, early detection, and rapid response (EDRR) are vital to stop species invasions, but time and resources to manage the large suite of fish species that enter the nation are limited. Evaluating the risk of a
Authors
Emily M. Dean, Audrey Jordon, Aimee Christine Agnew, Nicole D Hernandez, Cayla R. Morningstar, Matthew Neilson, Sara Elizabeth Piccolomini, Brian Reichert, Amy Kristine Wray, Wesley M. Daniel
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
FORT scientists present research at the 31st Conference of the North American Invasive Species Management Association in Lincoln, Nebraska

FORT scientists present research at the 31st Conference of the North American Invasive Species Management Association in Lincoln, Nebraska

From October 16-19, 2023, FORT scientists will present their research on invasive species management in North America through conference talks...

Read Article
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