Manuela M Huso
I am a Research Statistician Emerita with the USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, OR.
I have a courtesy faculty appointment in the Department of Statistics at Oregon State University (OSU). Before coming to the USGS, I spent more than 20 years as a consulting statistician at OSU.
Education and Certifications
M.S., Statistics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (1988)
M.S., Theoretical Ecology, University of Oregon, Corvallis, OR (1984)
B.A., Biology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA (1978)
Science and Products
Wind Energy and Wildlife Team (FRESC)
FRESC's Wind Energy and Wildlife Team is lead by Manuela Huso. She and her team are involved in design and analysis of post-construction fatality monitoring studies as well as deterrent and curtailment studies at several wind-power generation facilities.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
GenEst statistical models—A generalized estimator of mortality GenEst statistical models—A generalized estimator of mortality
Introduction GenEst (a generalized estimator of mortality) is a suite of statistical models and software tools for generalized mortality estimation. It was specifically designed for estimating the number of bird and bat fatalities at solar and wind power facilities, but both the software (Dalthorp and others, 2018) and the underlying statistical models are general enough to be useful in...
Authors
Daniel Dalthorp, Lisa Madsen, Manuela M. Huso, Paul A. Rabie, Robert Wolpert, Jared Studyvin, Juniper Simonis, Jeffrey Mintz
Filter Total Items: 42
Estimating wind-turbine-caused bird and bat fatality when zero carcasses are observed Estimating wind-turbine-caused bird and bat fatality when zero carcasses are observed
Many wind-power facilities in the United States have established effective monitoring programs to determine turbine-caused fatality rates of birds and bats, but estimating the number of fatalities of rare species poses special difficulties. The loss of even small numbers of individuals may adversely affect fragile populations, but typically, few (if any) carcasses are observed during...
Authors
Manuela M.P. Huso, Daniel Dalthorp, David Dail, Lisa Madsen
Behavior of the Hawaiian Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) at wind turbines and its distribution across the North Ko'olau Mountains, O'ahu Behavior of the Hawaiian Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) at wind turbines and its distribution across the North Ko'olau Mountains, O'ahu
We studied the landscape distribution of endemic Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) on the north Ko‘olau Mountains of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, from May 2013 to May 2014, while simultaneously studying their behavior at wind turbines within the broader landscape. This research aimed to assess the risk that wind turbines pose to bats on the island and integrated a variety of methods...
Authors
P. M. Gorresen, Paul M. Cryan, Manuela M.P. Huso, Cris D. Hein, Michael Schirmacher, Jessica H. Johnson, Kristina Montoya-Aiona, Kevin W. Brinck, Frank Bonaccorso
Mortality estimation from carcass searches using the R-package carcass: a tutorial Mortality estimation from carcass searches using the R-package carcass: a tutorial
This article is a tutorial for the R-package carcass. It starts with a short overview of common methods used to estimate mortality based on carcass searches. Then, it guides step by step through a simple example. First, the proportion of animals that fall into the search area is estimated. Second, carcass persistence time is estimated based on experimental data. Third, searcher...
Authors
Franzi Korner-Nievergelt, Oliver Behr, Robert Brinkmann, Matthew A. Etterson, Manuela M. P. Huso, Daniel Dalthorp, Pius Korner-Nievergelt, Tobias Roth, Ivo Niermann
Behavior of bats at wind turbines Behavior of bats at wind turbines
Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities. Many fatalities involve tree-roosting bats, but reasons for this higher susceptibility remain unknown. To better understand behaviors associated with risk, we monitored bats at three experimentally manipulated wind turbines in Indiana, United States, from July 29 to October 1, 2012, using thermal cameras and other methods...
Authors
Paul M. Cryan, P. Marcos Gorresen, Cris D. Hine, Michael Schirmacher, Robert H. Diehl, Manuela M. Huso, David T.S. Hayman, Paul D. Fricker, Frank J. Bonaccorso, Douglas H. Johnson, Kevin W. Heist, David C. Dalton
Evidence of Absence software Evidence of Absence software
Evidence of Absence software (EoA) is a user-friendly application used for estimating bird and bat fatalities at wind farms and designing search protocols. The software is particularly useful in addressing whether the number of fatalities has exceeded a given threshold and what search parameters are needed to give assurance that thresholds were not exceeded. The software is applicable...
Authors
Daniel Dalthorp, Manuela M. P. Huso, David Dail, Jessica Kenyon
A comment on "bats killed in large numbers at United States wind energy facilities" A comment on "bats killed in large numbers at United States wind energy facilities"
Widespread reports of bat fatalities caused by wind turbines have raised concerns about the impacts of wind power development. Reliable estimates of the total number killed and the potential effects on populations are needed, but it is crucial that they be based on sound data. In a recent BioScience article, Hayes (2013) estimated that over 600,000 bats were killed at wind turbines in...
Authors
Manuela M.P. Huso, Dan Dalthorp
Non-USGS Publications**
Kibler, K.M., Skaugset, A.E., Ganio, L.M., Huso, M.M., 2013, Effect of contemporary forest harvesting practices on headwater stream temperatures- Initial response of the Hinkle Creek catchment, Pacific Northwest, USA: Forest Ecology and Management, v. 310, p. 680-691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.009
Arnett, E.B., Huso, M.M., Schirmacher, M.R., Hayes, J.P., 2011, Altering turbine speed reduces bat mortality at wind-energy facilities: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, v. 9, no. 4, p. 209-214.
Huso, M.M., 2010, An estimator of wildlife fatality from observed carcasses: Environmetrics, p. 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1002/env.1052.
Betts, M.G., Ganio, L., Huso, M.M., Som, N., Huettmann, F., Bowman, J., Wintle, B.A., 2009, Comment on ‘‘Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data- a review’’: Ecography, v. 32, p. 374-378.
Boland, J.L., Hayes, J.P., Smith, W.P., Huso, M.M., 2009, Selection of day-roosts by Keen's myotis (Myotis keenii) at multiple spatial scales: Journal of Mammalogy, v. 90, no. 1, p. 222-234.
Shaw, D.C., Huso, M.M., Bruner, H., 2008, Basal area growth impacts of dwarf mistletoe on western hemlock in an old-growth forest: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 38, p. 576-583.
Waldien, D.L., Hayes, J.P., Huso, M.M., 2006, Use of downed wood by Townsend's Chipmunks (Tamias Townsendii) in western Oregon: Journal of Mammalogy, v. 87, no. 3, p. 454-460, https://doi.org/10.1644/05-MAMM-A-136R1.1
Kelsey, R.G., Hennon, P.E., Huso, M.M., Karchesy, J.J., 2005, Changes in heartwood chemistry of dead yellow-cedar trees that remain standing for 80 years or more in southeast Alaska: Journal of Chemical Ecology, v. 31, no. 11, p. 2653-2669.
Krankina, O.N., Houghton, R.A., Harmon, M.E., Hogg, E.H., Butman, D., Yatskov, M., Huso, M.M., Treyfeld, R.F., Razuvaev, V.N., Spycher, G., 2005, Effects of climate, disturbance and species on forest biomass across Russia: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 35, no. 9, p. 2821-2293, https://doi.org/10.1139/x05-151.
Grotta, A.T., Gartner, B.L., Radosevich, S.R., Huso, M.M., 2005, Influence of red alder competition on cambial phenology and latewood formation in Douglas-fir: International Association of Wood Anatomists Journal, v. 26, no. 3, p. 309-324.
HyperLinkHayes, J.P., Weikel, J., Huso, M.M., Erickson, J., 2003, Response of Birds to Thinning Young Douglas-fir Forests: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 033-03 p. 2, https://doi.org/10.3133/fs03303
Hayes, J.P., Weikel, J., Huso, M.M., 2003, Response of birds to thinning young Douglas-fir forests: Ecological Applications, v. 13, no. 5, p. 1222-1232, https://doi.org/10.1890/02-5068
Clausnitzer, D., Huso, M.M., Pyke, D.A., Belnap, J., Graham, T.B., Sanford, R.L., Phillips, S.L., 2003, Interactions of cattle grazing and climate change- hierarchical data analysis In Allsopp, N., Walker, N., eds., VIIth International Rangeland Conference Proceedings, 26 July-1 August 2003,: Durban, South Africa, The Congress, p. 1062-1064
McEvoy, P.B., Rudd, N.T., Cox, C.S., Huso, M.M., 2002, Disturbance, competition, and herbivory effects on ragwort Senecio jacobaea populations: Ecological Monographs, v. 63, no. 1, p. 55-75.
Smith, J.E., Molina, R., Huso, M.M., Luoma, D.L., McKay, D., Castellano, M.A., Lebel, T., Valachovic, Y., 2002, Species richness, abundance and composition of hypogeous and epigeous ectomycorrhizal fungal sporocarps in young, rotation-age and old-growth stands of Douglas-fir (Psedotsuga menziesii) in the Cascade Range of Oregon: Canadian Journal of Botany, v. 80, p. 186-204, https://doi.org/10.1139/B02-003.
Smith, J.E., Molina, R., Huso, M.M., Larsen, M.J., 2000, Occurrence of Piloderma fallax in young, rotation-age, and old-growth stands of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in the Cascade Range of Oregon, U.S.A.: Canadian Journal of Botany, v. 78, p. 995-1001, https://doi.org/10.1139/b00-085.
Csuti, B., Polansky, S., Williams, P.H., Pressey, R.L., Camm, J.D., Kershaw, M., Kiester, A.R., Downs, B., Hamilton, R., Huso, M.M., Sahr, K., 1997, A comparison of reserve selection algorithms using data on terrestrial vertebrates in Oregon: Biological Conservation, v. 80, p. 83-97.
Csuti, B., Kimerling, A.J., O'Neil, T.A., Shaughnessy, M.M., Gaines, E.P., Huso, M.M., 1997, Atlas of Oregon Wildlife- distribution, habitat, and natural history: Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University Press, p. 498.
Arthur, J.L., Hachey, M., Sahr, K., Huso, M.M., Kiester, A.R., 1997, Finding all optimal solutions to the reserve site selection problem- formulation and computational analysis: Environmental and Ecological Statistics, v. 4, no. 2, p. 153-165, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018570311399.
Reams, G.A., Huso, M.M., Vong, R.J., McCollum, J.M., 1997, Kriging direct and indirect estimates of sulfate deposition- a comparison: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station Research Paper SRS-7, p. 8, https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RP-7
Reams, G.A., Huso, M.M., 1990, Stand history - an alternative explanation of red spruce radial growth reduction: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 20, p. 250-253.
McEvoy, P.B., Rudd, N.T., Cox, C.S., Huso, M.M., 1993, Disturbance, competition, and herbivory effects on ragwort Senecio jacobaea populations: Ecological Monographs, v. 63, no. 1, p. 55-75.
**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.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.
Science and Products
Wind Energy and Wildlife Team (FRESC)
FRESC's Wind Energy and Wildlife Team is lead by Manuela Huso. She and her team are involved in design and analysis of post-construction fatality monitoring studies as well as deterrent and curtailment studies at several wind-power generation facilities.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
GenEst statistical models—A generalized estimator of mortality GenEst statistical models—A generalized estimator of mortality
Introduction GenEst (a generalized estimator of mortality) is a suite of statistical models and software tools for generalized mortality estimation. It was specifically designed for estimating the number of bird and bat fatalities at solar and wind power facilities, but both the software (Dalthorp and others, 2018) and the underlying statistical models are general enough to be useful in...
Authors
Daniel Dalthorp, Lisa Madsen, Manuela M. Huso, Paul A. Rabie, Robert Wolpert, Jared Studyvin, Juniper Simonis, Jeffrey Mintz
Filter Total Items: 42
Estimating wind-turbine-caused bird and bat fatality when zero carcasses are observed Estimating wind-turbine-caused bird and bat fatality when zero carcasses are observed
Many wind-power facilities in the United States have established effective monitoring programs to determine turbine-caused fatality rates of birds and bats, but estimating the number of fatalities of rare species poses special difficulties. The loss of even small numbers of individuals may adversely affect fragile populations, but typically, few (if any) carcasses are observed during...
Authors
Manuela M.P. Huso, Daniel Dalthorp, David Dail, Lisa Madsen
Behavior of the Hawaiian Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) at wind turbines and its distribution across the North Ko'olau Mountains, O'ahu Behavior of the Hawaiian Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) at wind turbines and its distribution across the North Ko'olau Mountains, O'ahu
We studied the landscape distribution of endemic Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) on the north Ko‘olau Mountains of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, from May 2013 to May 2014, while simultaneously studying their behavior at wind turbines within the broader landscape. This research aimed to assess the risk that wind turbines pose to bats on the island and integrated a variety of methods...
Authors
P. M. Gorresen, Paul M. Cryan, Manuela M.P. Huso, Cris D. Hein, Michael Schirmacher, Jessica H. Johnson, Kristina Montoya-Aiona, Kevin W. Brinck, Frank Bonaccorso
Mortality estimation from carcass searches using the R-package carcass: a tutorial Mortality estimation from carcass searches using the R-package carcass: a tutorial
This article is a tutorial for the R-package carcass. It starts with a short overview of common methods used to estimate mortality based on carcass searches. Then, it guides step by step through a simple example. First, the proportion of animals that fall into the search area is estimated. Second, carcass persistence time is estimated based on experimental data. Third, searcher...
Authors
Franzi Korner-Nievergelt, Oliver Behr, Robert Brinkmann, Matthew A. Etterson, Manuela M. P. Huso, Daniel Dalthorp, Pius Korner-Nievergelt, Tobias Roth, Ivo Niermann
Behavior of bats at wind turbines Behavior of bats at wind turbines
Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities. Many fatalities involve tree-roosting bats, but reasons for this higher susceptibility remain unknown. To better understand behaviors associated with risk, we monitored bats at three experimentally manipulated wind turbines in Indiana, United States, from July 29 to October 1, 2012, using thermal cameras and other methods...
Authors
Paul M. Cryan, P. Marcos Gorresen, Cris D. Hine, Michael Schirmacher, Robert H. Diehl, Manuela M. Huso, David T.S. Hayman, Paul D. Fricker, Frank J. Bonaccorso, Douglas H. Johnson, Kevin W. Heist, David C. Dalton
Evidence of Absence software Evidence of Absence software
Evidence of Absence software (EoA) is a user-friendly application used for estimating bird and bat fatalities at wind farms and designing search protocols. The software is particularly useful in addressing whether the number of fatalities has exceeded a given threshold and what search parameters are needed to give assurance that thresholds were not exceeded. The software is applicable...
Authors
Daniel Dalthorp, Manuela M. P. Huso, David Dail, Jessica Kenyon
A comment on "bats killed in large numbers at United States wind energy facilities" A comment on "bats killed in large numbers at United States wind energy facilities"
Widespread reports of bat fatalities caused by wind turbines have raised concerns about the impacts of wind power development. Reliable estimates of the total number killed and the potential effects on populations are needed, but it is crucial that they be based on sound data. In a recent BioScience article, Hayes (2013) estimated that over 600,000 bats were killed at wind turbines in...
Authors
Manuela M.P. Huso, Dan Dalthorp
Non-USGS Publications**
Kibler, K.M., Skaugset, A.E., Ganio, L.M., Huso, M.M., 2013, Effect of contemporary forest harvesting practices on headwater stream temperatures- Initial response of the Hinkle Creek catchment, Pacific Northwest, USA: Forest Ecology and Management, v. 310, p. 680-691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.009
Arnett, E.B., Huso, M.M., Schirmacher, M.R., Hayes, J.P., 2011, Altering turbine speed reduces bat mortality at wind-energy facilities: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, v. 9, no. 4, p. 209-214.
Huso, M.M., 2010, An estimator of wildlife fatality from observed carcasses: Environmetrics, p. 1-19, https://doi.org/10.1002/env.1052.
Betts, M.G., Ganio, L., Huso, M.M., Som, N., Huettmann, F., Bowman, J., Wintle, B.A., 2009, Comment on ‘‘Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data- a review’’: Ecography, v. 32, p. 374-378.
Boland, J.L., Hayes, J.P., Smith, W.P., Huso, M.M., 2009, Selection of day-roosts by Keen's myotis (Myotis keenii) at multiple spatial scales: Journal of Mammalogy, v. 90, no. 1, p. 222-234.
Shaw, D.C., Huso, M.M., Bruner, H., 2008, Basal area growth impacts of dwarf mistletoe on western hemlock in an old-growth forest: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 38, p. 576-583.
Waldien, D.L., Hayes, J.P., Huso, M.M., 2006, Use of downed wood by Townsend's Chipmunks (Tamias Townsendii) in western Oregon: Journal of Mammalogy, v. 87, no. 3, p. 454-460, https://doi.org/10.1644/05-MAMM-A-136R1.1
Kelsey, R.G., Hennon, P.E., Huso, M.M., Karchesy, J.J., 2005, Changes in heartwood chemistry of dead yellow-cedar trees that remain standing for 80 years or more in southeast Alaska: Journal of Chemical Ecology, v. 31, no. 11, p. 2653-2669.
Krankina, O.N., Houghton, R.A., Harmon, M.E., Hogg, E.H., Butman, D., Yatskov, M., Huso, M.M., Treyfeld, R.F., Razuvaev, V.N., Spycher, G., 2005, Effects of climate, disturbance and species on forest biomass across Russia: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 35, no. 9, p. 2821-2293, https://doi.org/10.1139/x05-151.
Grotta, A.T., Gartner, B.L., Radosevich, S.R., Huso, M.M., 2005, Influence of red alder competition on cambial phenology and latewood formation in Douglas-fir: International Association of Wood Anatomists Journal, v. 26, no. 3, p. 309-324.
HyperLinkHayes, J.P., Weikel, J., Huso, M.M., Erickson, J., 2003, Response of Birds to Thinning Young Douglas-fir Forests: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 033-03 p. 2, https://doi.org/10.3133/fs03303
Hayes, J.P., Weikel, J., Huso, M.M., 2003, Response of birds to thinning young Douglas-fir forests: Ecological Applications, v. 13, no. 5, p. 1222-1232, https://doi.org/10.1890/02-5068
Clausnitzer, D., Huso, M.M., Pyke, D.A., Belnap, J., Graham, T.B., Sanford, R.L., Phillips, S.L., 2003, Interactions of cattle grazing and climate change- hierarchical data analysis In Allsopp, N., Walker, N., eds., VIIth International Rangeland Conference Proceedings, 26 July-1 August 2003,: Durban, South Africa, The Congress, p. 1062-1064
McEvoy, P.B., Rudd, N.T., Cox, C.S., Huso, M.M., 2002, Disturbance, competition, and herbivory effects on ragwort Senecio jacobaea populations: Ecological Monographs, v. 63, no. 1, p. 55-75.
Smith, J.E., Molina, R., Huso, M.M., Luoma, D.L., McKay, D., Castellano, M.A., Lebel, T., Valachovic, Y., 2002, Species richness, abundance and composition of hypogeous and epigeous ectomycorrhizal fungal sporocarps in young, rotation-age and old-growth stands of Douglas-fir (Psedotsuga menziesii) in the Cascade Range of Oregon: Canadian Journal of Botany, v. 80, p. 186-204, https://doi.org/10.1139/B02-003.
Smith, J.E., Molina, R., Huso, M.M., Larsen, M.J., 2000, Occurrence of Piloderma fallax in young, rotation-age, and old-growth stands of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in the Cascade Range of Oregon, U.S.A.: Canadian Journal of Botany, v. 78, p. 995-1001, https://doi.org/10.1139/b00-085.
Csuti, B., Polansky, S., Williams, P.H., Pressey, R.L., Camm, J.D., Kershaw, M., Kiester, A.R., Downs, B., Hamilton, R., Huso, M.M., Sahr, K., 1997, A comparison of reserve selection algorithms using data on terrestrial vertebrates in Oregon: Biological Conservation, v. 80, p. 83-97.
Csuti, B., Kimerling, A.J., O'Neil, T.A., Shaughnessy, M.M., Gaines, E.P., Huso, M.M., 1997, Atlas of Oregon Wildlife- distribution, habitat, and natural history: Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University Press, p. 498.
Arthur, J.L., Hachey, M., Sahr, K., Huso, M.M., Kiester, A.R., 1997, Finding all optimal solutions to the reserve site selection problem- formulation and computational analysis: Environmental and Ecological Statistics, v. 4, no. 2, p. 153-165, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018570311399.
Reams, G.A., Huso, M.M., Vong, R.J., McCollum, J.M., 1997, Kriging direct and indirect estimates of sulfate deposition- a comparison: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station Research Paper SRS-7, p. 8, https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RP-7
Reams, G.A., Huso, M.M., 1990, Stand history - an alternative explanation of red spruce radial growth reduction: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 20, p. 250-253.
McEvoy, P.B., Rudd, N.T., Cox, C.S., Huso, M.M., 1993, Disturbance, competition, and herbivory effects on ragwort Senecio jacobaea populations: Ecological Monographs, v. 63, no. 1, p. 55-75.
**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.
If you are unable to access or download a product, email fresc_outreach@usgs.gov a request, including the full citation, or call (541) 750-1030.
To request an interview, contact fresc_outreach@usgs.gov or call (541) 750-1030.