Brian Reichert, Ph.D.
Brian is an ecologist at the Fort Collins Science Center, where he serves as Coordinator of the North American Bat Monitoring Program.
Biography
Brian is an ecologist at the Fort Collins Science Center. He serves as Coordinator of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) providing overall leadership and direction of NABat across international boundaries. Brian’s research interests have focused on using a combination of field methodologies and statistical modeling to improve our understanding of the spatial dynamics of wildlife populations in response to habitat loss and land-use change.
Education
- Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 2014
- M.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 2009
- B.S. Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2005
Professional Experiece
- 2017-present: Ecologist and NABat Coordinator, USGS Fort Collins Science Center, Trust Species & Habitats, Fort Collins, CO
- 2014-2016: Postdoctoral Associate, The Fletcher Landscape and Spatial Ecology Lab, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- 2007-2014: Graduate Research Assistant, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- 2006-2007: Supervisor/Field Biologist, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: Kenansville, FL
- 2003-2006: Field Biologist, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit: St. Paul and Milaca, MN; Nestor One Field Camp, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Affiliations
- The Wildlife Society
- Ecological Society of America
- International Association of Landscape Ecology
Science and Products
Bat Research
White-nose syndrome (WNS) caused by the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) has decimated hibernating bat populations across North America since it emerged 10 years ago in New York. As Pd has spread across North America, infection dynamics and mortality from WNS have varied among species and across sites. The mechanisms behind vulnerability of species across the current...
A continental-scale study of acoustic phenology to improve population monitoring and inform management of hibernating bats
Research collaboration: Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Theodore Weller (U.S. Forest Service), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), Craig Willis (University of Winnipeg), and Brian Reichert (FORT...
Integrating colony counts with NABat acoustic data to reveal the true impacts of White-Nose Syndrome on northern long-eared bats
Research collaboration: Brian Reichert (FORT), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Tina Cheng (Bat Conservation International)
The northern long-eared bat...
Developing online integrated data visualization tools for WNS and NABat
Research collaboration: Brian Reichert (FORT), Anne Ballmann (NWHC), Jeremy Coleman (USFWS), Paul Cryan (FORT), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC), and Katherine Irvine...
Quantifying vulnerability of bat species to White-nose Syndrome across North America
Research collaboration: Winifred Frick (Bat Conservation International), Brian Reichert (FORT), Theodore Weller (US Forest Service), Wayne Thogmartin (UMESC) and the North American Bat Colony Count...
Developing APIs to support enterprise level monitoring using existing tools
In this age of rapidly developing technology, scientific information is constantly being gathered across large spatial scales. Yet, our ability to coordinate large-scale monitoring efforts depends on development of tools that leverage and integrate multiple sources of data. North American bats are experiencing unparalleled population declines. The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat...
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...
NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring
Collaborative monitoring over broad scales and levels of ecological organization can inform conservation efforts necessary to address the contemporary biodiversity crisis. An important challenge to collaborative monitoring is motivating local engagement with enough buy-in from stakeholders while providing adequate top-down direction for scientific...
Reichert, Brian E.; Bayless, Mylea L.; Cheng, Tina L.; Coleman, Jeremy T.H.; Francis, Charles M.; Frick, Winifred F.; Gotthold, Benjamin; Irvine, Kathryn; Lausen, Cori; Li, Han; Loeb, Susan C.; Reichard, Jonathan D.; Rodhouse, Thomas J.; Segers, Jordi L.; Siemers, Jeremy; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Weller, TheodoreThe demographic contributions of connectivity versus local dynamics to population growth of an endangered bird
Conservation and management increasingly focus on connectivity, because connectivity driven by variation in immigration rates across landscapes is thought to be crucial for maintaining local population and metapopulation persistence. Yet, efforts to quantify the relative role of immigration on population growth across the entire range of species...
Reichert, Brian E.; Fletcher, Jr.; Kitchens, Wiley MCase Study 4: NABat acoustic monitoring allows inferences about bat populations at multiple scales
North American bats face unprecedented risks from continuing and emerging threats including white-nose syndrome, wind energy development, and habitat loss. Many species of bats are thought to be recently experiencing unparalleled population declines unlike any previously observed (O’Shea et al. 2016). The North American Bat Monitoring Program (...
Reichert, Brian E.; Rodhouse, Thomas J.; Loeb, Susan; Rae, JasonU.S. Geological Survey science in support of the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)
Bats make up one-fifth of all mammalian species worldwide and are found on every continent except Antarctica. They contribute to overall ecosystem health by suppressing pest insects and pollinating plants and spreading seeds. Eight North American bat species are listed as federally endangered or threatened, and more than one-half are of current...
Reichert, Brian E.; Soileau, Suzanna C.Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report
The U.S. Geological Survey Community for Data Integration annually funds small projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstration of new technologies. This report provides a summary of the 11 projects funded in fiscal year 2017, outlining their goals, activities, and outputs.
Hsu, Leslie; Allstadt, Kate E.; Bell, Tara M.; Boydston, Erin E.; Erickson, Richard A.; Everette, A. Lance; Lentz, Erika E.; Peters, Jeff; Reichert, Brian E.; Nagorsen, Sarah; Sherba, Jason T.; Signell, Richard P.; Wiltermuth, Mark; Young, John A.A guide to processing bat acoustic data for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)
The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) aims to improve the state of conservation science for all species of bats shared by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. To accomplish this goal, NABat offers guidance and standardized protocols for acoustic monitoring of bats. In this document, “A Guide to Processing Bat Acoustic Data for the...
Reichert, Brian E.; Lausen, Cori; Loeb, Susan; Weller, Ted; Allen, Ryan; Britzke, Eric; Hohoff, Tara; Siemers, Jeremy; Burkholder, Braden; Herzog, Carl; Verant, MichelleUrbanization may limit impacts of an invasive predator on native mammal diversity
AimOur understanding of the effects of invasive species on faunal diversity is limited in part because invasions often occur in modified landscapes where other drivers of community diversity can exacerbate or reduce the net impacts of an invader. Furthermore, rigorous assessments of the effects of invasive species on native communities that...
Reichert, Brian E.; Sovie, Adia R.; Udell, Brad J.; Hart, Kristen M.; Borkhataria, Rena R.; Bonneau, Mathieu; Reed, Robert; McCleery, Robert A.Pre-USGS Publications
White-Nose Syndrome Killed Over 90% of Three North American Bat Species
White-nose syndrome has killed over 90% of northern long-eared, little brown and tri-colored bat populations in fewer than 10 years, according to a new study published in Conservation Biology. Researchers also noted declines in Indiana bat and big brown bat populations.