Brian Tangen
Brian Tangen is an Ecologist with the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center and works at the Lincoln, Nebraska duty station.
I began my professional career processing and identifying aquatic invertebrates and conducting a wide variety of field work for Northern Prairie's aquatics lab. I have worked in a variety of roles at Northern Prairie performing research focused on carbon and greenhouse gas cycling in wetland systems, wetland hydrology, wetland management, and effects of climate- and land-use change.
Professional Experience
Ecologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Education and Certifications
M.S., Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, 2001
B.A., Biology, Valley City State University, 1999
Affiliations and Memberships*
Society of Wetland Scientists
Science and Products
Temperature and light measurements along the water-depth profile of ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2019 Temperature and light measurements along the water-depth profile of ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2019
Isotopic data for soil cores collected during 2000 from Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota Isotopic data for soil cores collected during 2000 from Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota
Greenhouse gas fluxes, dissolved gas concentrations, and water properties of laboratory mesocosms Greenhouse gas fluxes, dissolved gas concentrations, and water properties of laboratory mesocosms
Conservation easements in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota: characteristics of wetland catchments and key factors for determination of drainage setback distances Conservation easements in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota: characteristics of wetland catchments and key factors for determination of drainage setback distances
Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a depressional, seasonal wetland Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a depressional, seasonal wetland
Soil properties and greenhouse gas fluxes of Prairie Pothole Region wetlands: a comprehensive data release Soil properties and greenhouse gas fluxes of Prairie Pothole Region wetlands: a comprehensive data release
Dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from Wetlands P7 and P8 of the Cottonwood Lake Study area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 2015 Dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from Wetlands P7 and P8 of the Cottonwood Lake Study area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 2015
Aquatic invertebrates and vegetation and water-quality of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota: 2013-2014 Aquatic invertebrates and vegetation and water-quality of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota: 2013-2014
Great Plains Great Plains
Wetland and hydric soils Wetland and hydric soils
Soil organic carbon stocks and sequestration rates of inland, freshwater wetlands: Sources of variability and uncertainty Soil organic carbon stocks and sequestration rates of inland, freshwater wetlands: Sources of variability and uncertainty
A review of Cattail (Typha) invasion in North American wetlands A review of Cattail (Typha) invasion in North American wetlands
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 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
Typha (cattail) invasion in North American wetlands: Biology, regional problems, impacts, ecosystem services, and management Typha (cattail) invasion in North American wetlands: Biology, regional problems, impacts, ecosystem services, and management
Aquatic vegetation and invertebrate communities of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Aquatic vegetation and invertebrate communities of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
Hydrologic lag effects on wetland greenhouse gas fluxes Hydrologic lag effects on wetland greenhouse gas fluxes
Effects of land use on greenhouse gas flux in playa wetlands and associated watersheds in the High Plains, USA Effects of land use on greenhouse gas flux in playa wetlands and associated watersheds in the High Plains, USA
Terrestrial wetlands Terrestrial wetlands
Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a seasonal wetland: mechanisms and methodology Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a seasonal wetland: mechanisms and methodology
Prairie Pothole Region wetlands and subsurface drainage systems: Key factors for determining drainage setback distances Prairie Pothole Region wetlands and subsurface drainage systems: Key factors for determining drainage setback distances
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
Science and Products
Temperature and light measurements along the water-depth profile of ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2019 Temperature and light measurements along the water-depth profile of ponds in North Dakota, USA, 2019
Isotopic data for soil cores collected during 2000 from Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota Isotopic data for soil cores collected during 2000 from Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota
Greenhouse gas fluxes, dissolved gas concentrations, and water properties of laboratory mesocosms Greenhouse gas fluxes, dissolved gas concentrations, and water properties of laboratory mesocosms
Conservation easements in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota: characteristics of wetland catchments and key factors for determination of drainage setback distances Conservation easements in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota: characteristics of wetland catchments and key factors for determination of drainage setback distances
Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a depressional, seasonal wetland Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a depressional, seasonal wetland
Soil properties and greenhouse gas fluxes of Prairie Pothole Region wetlands: a comprehensive data release Soil properties and greenhouse gas fluxes of Prairie Pothole Region wetlands: a comprehensive data release
Dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from Wetlands P7 and P8 of the Cottonwood Lake Study area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 2015 Dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations and fluxes from Wetlands P7 and P8 of the Cottonwood Lake Study area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 2015
Aquatic invertebrates and vegetation and water-quality of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota: 2013-2014 Aquatic invertebrates and vegetation and water-quality of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota: 2013-2014
Great Plains Great Plains
Wetland and hydric soils Wetland and hydric soils
Soil organic carbon stocks and sequestration rates of inland, freshwater wetlands: Sources of variability and uncertainty Soil organic carbon stocks and sequestration rates of inland, freshwater wetlands: Sources of variability and uncertainty
A review of Cattail (Typha) invasion in North American wetlands A review of Cattail (Typha) invasion in North American wetlands
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 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
Typha (cattail) invasion in North American wetlands: Biology, regional problems, impacts, ecosystem services, and management Typha (cattail) invasion in North American wetlands: Biology, regional problems, impacts, ecosystem services, and management
Aquatic vegetation and invertebrate communities of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Aquatic vegetation and invertebrate communities of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
Hydrologic lag effects on wetland greenhouse gas fluxes Hydrologic lag effects on wetland greenhouse gas fluxes
Effects of land use on greenhouse gas flux in playa wetlands and associated watersheds in the High Plains, USA Effects of land use on greenhouse gas flux in playa wetlands and associated watersheds in the High Plains, USA
Terrestrial wetlands Terrestrial wetlands
Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a seasonal wetland: mechanisms and methodology Diurnal patterns of methane flux from a seasonal wetland: mechanisms and methodology
Prairie Pothole Region wetlands and subsurface drainage systems: Key factors for determining drainage setback distances Prairie Pothole Region wetlands and subsurface drainage systems: Key factors for determining drainage setback distances
Non-USGS Publications**
**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.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government