John A Young
John Young is a Research Biologist (Biogeography/GIS) at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center and Lead of the EESC Remote Sensing and GIS Team.
John Young is a Research Biologist (Biogeography/GIS) whose research interests include developing innovative applications of GIS and remote sensing technologies to assess the impact of landscape structure on the distribution of aquatic and terrestrial species and their habitats. His past research activities have included assessing watershed land use effects on aquatic communities, modeling the distribution of endangered, rare, and at risk plants and animals, remote sensing monitoring and assessment of forest vegetation communities, and characterizing forest structure and change using aerial lidar. His work has also included development of risk and vulnerability models using multi-criteria decision support tools and geospatial modeling, and development of spatial sampling designs for field data collection.
Professional Experience
2000 to present USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (formerly USGS Leetown Science Center), Kearneysville, WV, Research Biologist (Biogeography/GIS).
1994-2000 USGS Leetown Science Center, Kearneysville, WV, Biologist (GIS Coordinator).
1991-1994 U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia, WA, Geographer/GIS Coordinator.
Education and Certifications
M.S. Geography, 1992, Virginia Tech
B.A. Geography, 1987, Virginia Tech
Affiliations and Memberships*
International Association of Landscape Ecologists, International Biogeography Society
Science and Products
Intersex (Testicular Oocytes) in smallmouth bass from the Potomac River and selected nearby drainages
Aquatic habitats of Canaan Valley, West Virginia: Diversity and environmental threats
The use of artificial impoundments by two amphibian species in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Habitat models to assist plant protection efforts in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
Mesohabitat use of threatened hemlock forests by breeding birds of the Delaware River basin in northeastern United States
Influence of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis L.) on fish community structure and function in headwater streams of the Delaware River basin
Influences of upland and riparian land use patterns on stream biotic integrity
A terrain-based paired-site sampling design to assess biodiversity losses from eastern hemlock decline
Influence of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) forests on aquatic invertebrate assemblages in headwater streams
Use of multi-date Landsat TM imagery to map Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) decline due to hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in Shenandoah National Park
Relationship of Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) to the ecology of small streams in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hemlock stands contribute significantly to aquatic biodiversity Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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
Intersex (Testicular Oocytes) in smallmouth bass from the Potomac River and selected nearby drainages
Aquatic habitats of Canaan Valley, West Virginia: Diversity and environmental threats
The use of artificial impoundments by two amphibian species in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Habitat models to assist plant protection efforts in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
Mesohabitat use of threatened hemlock forests by breeding birds of the Delaware River basin in northeastern United States
Influence of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis L.) on fish community structure and function in headwater streams of the Delaware River basin
Influences of upland and riparian land use patterns on stream biotic integrity
A terrain-based paired-site sampling design to assess biodiversity losses from eastern hemlock decline
Influence of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) forests on aquatic invertebrate assemblages in headwater streams
Use of multi-date Landsat TM imagery to map Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) decline due to hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in Shenandoah National Park
Relationship of Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) to the ecology of small streams in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Hemlock stands contribute significantly to aquatic biodiversity Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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