Tangen, B.A., Butler, M.G., and Ell, M.J., 2003, Weak correspondence between macroinvertebrate assemblages and land use in Prairie Pothole Region wetlands, USA: Wetlands, v. 23, p. 104–115.
Brian Tangen
Biography
Brian Tangen is an Ecologist at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) in Jamestown, North Dakota. Brian studied aquatic invertebrates in streams and wetlands while working towards bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Valley City State University and North Dakota State University. He began his professional career processing and identifying aquatic invertebrates and conducting a wide variety of field work for NPWRC’s aquatics lab. Since then he has worked in a variety of roles at NPWRC performing research focused on carbon and greenhouse gas cycling in wetland systems, wetland hydrology, wetland management, and effects of climate- and land-use change.
Education
- M.S., Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, 2001
- B.A., Biology, Valley City State University, 1999
Affiliations
- Society of Wetland Scientists
Partners
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
Science and Products
Date published: April 13, 2019
Status: Active Mechanisms, models, and management of invasive species and soil biogeochemical process in prairie pothole wetlands
The ecological foundation of thousands of acres of wetland habitat is being impacted by changes in land cover, land use, climate, and invasive species. This project utilizes USGS remotely-sensed products, along with experimental and observational field data to develop spatially-explicit, landscape-scale models of invasive cattails and soil biogeochemical processes. These models will assist...
Contacts: Sheel Bansal, Brian Tangen
Date published: December 10, 2018
Status: Active Science Team about Energy and Plains and Potholes Environments (STEPPE)
Brine Contamination to Plains and Potholes Environments from Energy Development in the Williston Basin
Date published: June 28, 2018
Status: Completed Assessment of pattern tile drainage on wetland hydrology and ecosystem services in the Prairie Pothole Region
Prairie Pothole Region wetlands provide numerous ecological services to society such as wildlife habitat, water storage, and carbon sequestration. Agricultural production in the region has been enhanced through the expanded installation and use of subsurface drainage systems, but these systems may have a negative impact on the region’s wetlands, including those protected by conservation...
Contacts: Brian Tangen
Year Published: 2019
Study design and methods for a wetland condition assessment on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fee-title lands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana, USA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) manages wetlands and grasslands for wildlife habitat throughout the central North American Prairie Pothole Region (PPR). PPR wetlands, or potholes, are widely recognized as critical habitats for North American migratory waterfowl, waterbirds, and other wildlife. Potholes also provide other ecosystem...
Tangen, Brian A.; Bansal, Sheel; Fern, Rachel R.; DeKeyser, Edward S.; Hargiss, Christina L. M.; Mushet, David M.; Dixon, Cami S.Attribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems
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Tangen, B.A., Bansal, S., Fern, R.R., DeKeyser, E.S., Hargiss, C.L.M., Mushet, D.M., and Dixon, C.S., 2019, Study design and methods for a wetland condition assessment on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fee-title lands in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana, USA: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2019–1118, 24 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191118.
Year Published: 2019
Typha (cattail) invasion in North American wetlands: Biology, regional problems, impacts, ecosystem services, and management
Typha is an iconic wetland plant found worldwide. Hybridization and anthropogenic disturbances have resulted in large increases in Typha abundance in wetland ecosystems throughout North America at a cost to native floral and faunal biodiversity. As demonstrated by three regional case studies, Typha is capable of rapidly colonizing habitats and...
Bansal, Sheel; Lishawa, Shane; Newman, Sue; Tangen, Brian A.; Wilcox, Douglas A.; Albert, Dennis; Anteau, Michael J.; Chimney, Michael J; Cressey, Ryann L.; DeKeyser, Edward S.; Elgersam, Kenneth J; Finkelstein, Sarah A; Freeland, Joanna; Grosshans, Richard; Klug, Page E.; Larkin, Daniel J; Lawrence, Beth A; Linz, George; Marburger, Joy; Noe, Gregory B.; Otto, Clint R. V.; Reo, Nicholas; Richards, Jennifer; Richardson, Curtis J.; Rodgers, LeRoy; Shrank, Amy J; Svedarsky, Dan; Travis, Steven E.; Tuchman, Nancy; van der Valk, Arnold; Windham-Myers, Lisamarie
Year Published: 2019
Aquatic vegetation and invertebrate communities of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
Observed degradation of aquatic systems at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, located in west-central Minnesota, have been associated with sediment-laden inflows from riverine systems. To support management, a study was conducted during 2013–2014 with overall goals of characterizing the aquatic invertebrate and vegetation communities of the Big...
Tangen, Brian; Finocchiaro, Raymond; Newton, Wesley E.; Dahl, Charles F.Attribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems
Year Published: 2019
Hydrologic lag effects on wetland greenhouse gas fluxes
Hydrologic margins of wetlands are narrow, transient zones between inundated and dry areas. As water levels fluctuate, the dynamic hydrology at margins may impact wetland greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes that are sensitive to soil saturation. The Prairie Pothole Region of North America consists of millions of seasonally-ponded wetlands that are ideal...
Tangen, Brian A.; Bansal, SheelAttribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems
Year Published: 2019
Effects of land use on greenhouse gas flux in playa wetlands and associated watersheds in the High Plains, USA
In the High Plains, U.S., native prairie conversion to cropland agriculture has resulted in a loss of service delivery capabilities from most depressional wetlands as a result of sedimentation. Restoring historic hydrological conditions to affected wetlands may rejuvenate some services, however, there may be tradeoffs due to emissions of CH4 ...
Daniel, Dale W.; Smith, Loren M.; McMurry, Scott T.; Tangen, Brian A.; Dahl, Charles F.; Euliss, Ned; LaGrange, TedAttribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems
Year Published: 2018
Chapter 13: Terrestrial wetlands
1. The assessment of terrestrial wetland carbon stocks has improved greatly since the First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (CCSP 2007) because of recent national inventories and the development of a U.S. soils database. Terrestrial wetlands in North America encompass an estimated 2.2 million km2, which constitutes about 37% of the global wetland...
Kolka, Randall; Trettin, Carl; Tang, Wenwu; Krauss, Ken W.; Bansal, Sheel; Drexler, Judith Z.; Wickland, Kimberly P.; Chimner, Rodney A.; Hogan, Dianna M.; Pindilli, Emily J.; Benscoter, Brian; Tangen, Brian A.; Kane, Evan S.; Bridgham, Scott D.; Richardson, Curtis J.
Year Published: 2018
Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a seasonal wetland: mechanisms and methodology
Methane emissions from wetlands are temporally dynamic. Few chamber-based studies have explored diurnal variation in methane flux with high temporal replication. Using an automated sampling system, we measured methane flux every 2.5 to 4 h for 205 diel cycles during three growing seasons (2013–2015) from a seasonal wetland in the Prairie...
Bansal, Sheel; Tangen, Brian A.; Finocchiaro, RaymondAttribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Climate Research and Development Program, Land Change Science Program, United States of America
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Bansal, S., Tangen, B. Finocciaro, R. Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a seasonal wetland: mechanisms and methodology. Wetlands
Year Published: 2018
Prairie Pothole Region wetlands and subsurface drainage systems: Key factors for determining drainage setback distances
Use of agricultural subsurface drainage systems in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America continues to increase, prompting concerns over potential negative effects to the Region's vital wetlands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protects a large number of wetlands through conservation easements that often utilize standard lateral setback...
Tangen, Brian A.; Wiltermuth, Mark T.Attribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems
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Tangen, B.A., and Wiltermuth, M.T., 2018, Prairie Pothole Region wetlands and subsurface drainage systems: key factors for determining drainage setback distances: Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, v. 9, p. 274–284. DOI: 10.3996/092017-JFWM-076
Year Published: 2017
Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Species of conservation concern: Chapter D in Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
The ecosystems of the Williston Basin provide direct and indirect benefits to society. These benefits include carbon sequestration, flood control, nutrient rich soils for agricultural productivity, and habitat for wildlife. This chapter’s main focus is on the effects of energy development on species that occupy the ecosystems in the Williston...
Post van der Burg, Max; Symstad, Amy J.; Igl, Lawrence D.; Mushet, David M.; Larson, Diane L.; Sargeant, Glen A.; Harper, David D.; Farag, Aïda M.; Tangen, Brian A.; Anteau, Michael J.Attribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ecosystems,
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Post van der Burg, Max, Symstad, A.J., Igl, L.D., Mushet, D.M., Larson, D.L., Sargeant, G.A., Harper, D.D., Farag, A.M., Tangen, B.A., and Anteau, M.J., 2017, Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Species of conservation concern: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5070–D, 41 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175070D.
Year Published: 2017
A case study examining the efficacy of drainage setbacks for limiting effects to wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region, USA
The enhancement of agricultural lands through the use of artificial drainage systems is a common practice throughout the United States, and recently the use of this practice has expanded in the Prairie Pothole Region. Many wetlands are afforded protection from the direct effects of drainage through regulation or legal agreements, and drainage...
Tangen, Brian A.; Finocchiaro, RaymondAttribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Climate Research and Development Program, Land Change Science Program, United States of America
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Tangen, B.A., and Finocchiaro, R.G., 2017, A case study examining the efficacy of drainage setbacks for limiting effects to wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region, USA: Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, v. 8, p. 513–529. doi:10.3996/022017-JFWM-012
Year Published: 2017
Abundant carbon substrates drive extremely high sulfate reduction rates and methane fluxes in Prairie Pothole Wetlands
Inland waters are increasingly recognized as critical sites of methane emissions to the atmosphere, but the biogeochemical reactions driving such fluxes are less well understood. The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North America is one of the largest wetland complexes in the world, containing millions of small, shallow wetlands. The sediment pore...
Martins, Paula; Hoyt, David W.; Bansal, Sheel; Mills, Christopher T.; Tfaily, Malak; Tangen, Brian A.; Finocchiaro, Raymond; Johnston, Michael D.; McAdams, Brandon C.; Solensky, Matthew J.; Smith, Garrett J.; Chin, Yu-Ping; Wilkins, Michael J.Attribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ecosystems, Climate Research and Development Program, Land Change Science Program, United States of America
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Dalcin Martins, P., D. W. Hoyt, S. Bansal, C. T. Mills, M. Tfaily, B. A. Tangen, R. G. Finocchiaro, M. D. Johnston, B. C. McAdams, M. J. Solensky, G. J. Smith, Y.-P. Chin, and M. J. Wilkins. 2017. Abundant carbon substrates drive extremely high sulfate reduction rates and methane fluxes in Prairie Pothole Wetlands. Global Change Biology 23:3107-3120, doi:10.1111/gcb.13633.
Year Published: 2016
Dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from Wetlands P7 and P8 of the Cottonwood Lake Study area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 2015
A study was conducted to assess the relationships among carbon mineralization, sulfate reduction and greenhouse gas emissions in prairie pothole wetlands. These data are for dissolved methane and carbon dioxide concentrations and fluxes. Dissolved gas concentrations in the water column and fluxes to the atmosphere were estimated from April through...
Bansal, Sheel; Tangen, BrianAttribution: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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Bansal, S., and B. A. Tangen. 2016. [Data Release] Dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from Wetlands P7 and P8 of the Cottonwood Lake Study area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release