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Mark T Wiltermuth

My current position is Branch Chief for Biogeographic Science within the Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program in USGS Core Science Systems.

Our group focuses on biodiversity and biogeographic analysis and synthesis to provide foundational data and analyses at a national scale.  The current portfolio includes overseeing our activities in species occurrence, species range, and habitat distributions modeling, synthesis of biodiversity and conservation information, the Protected Areas Database of the United States, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, and biogeographic information systems. 

Education and Certifications

  • PhD, 2014, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, North Dakota State University

  • MEd, 2006, Teaching and Learning: concentration on scientific inquiry and constructive learning, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  • BAS, 1999, Teaching Life Science, University of Minnesota, Duluth campus

Science and Products

Image: Butterfly and Spider Specimen Souveniors

Developing a sampling and modeling framework to support Dakota skipper management decisions

The presence or absence of an endangered species on the landscape can have significant policy implications for public land managers and private landowners. The Dakota Skipper, a grassland dependent butterfly, was recently listed as a threatened species under The Endangered Species Act in 2014. This listing has created controversy in the states of North and South Dakota because of the potential...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Developing a sampling and modeling framework to support Dakota skipper management decisions

Developing a sampling and modeling framework to support Dakota skipper management decisions

The presence or absence of an endangered species on the landscape can have significant policy implications for public land managers and private landowners. The Dakota Skipper, a grassland dependent butterfly, was recently listed as a threatened species under The Endangered Species Act in 2014. This listing has created controversy in the states of North and South Dakota because of the potential...
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Extending ScienceCache—a Mobile Application for Data Collection—to Accommodate Broader Use within USGS

ScienceCache was originally developed as a mobile device data collection application for a citizen science project. ScienceCache communicates with a centralized database that facilitates near real-time use of collected data that enhances efficiency of data collection in the field. We improved ScienceCache by creating a flexible, reliable platform that reduces effort required to set up a...
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Community for Data Integration (CDI)
Extending ScienceCache—a Mobile Application for Data Collection—to Accommodate Broader Use within USGS

Extending ScienceCache—a Mobile Application for Data Collection—to Accommodate Broader Use within USGS

ScienceCache was originally developed as a mobile device data collection application for a citizen science project. ScienceCache communicates with a centralized database that facilitates near real-time use of collected data that enhances efficiency of data collection in the field. We improved ScienceCache by creating a flexible, reliable platform that reduces effort required to set up a survey
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Invertebrate communities of Prairie-Pothole wetlands in the age of the aquatic Homogenocene Invertebrate communities of Prairie-Pothole wetlands in the age of the aquatic Homogenocene

Simplification of communities is a common consequence of anthropogenic modification. However, the prevalence and mechanisms of biotic homogenization among wetland systems require further examination. Biota of wetlands in the North American Prairie Pothole Region are adapted to high spatial and temporal variability in ponded-water duration and salinity. Recent climate change, however, has...
Authors
Kyle McLean, David M. Mushet, Jon N. Sweetman, Michael J. Anteau, Mark T. Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Synergistic interaction of climate and land-use drivers alter the function of North American, Prairie-pothole Wetlands Synergistic interaction of climate and land-use drivers alter the function of North American, Prairie-pothole Wetlands

Prairie-pothole wetlands provide the critical habitat necessary for supporting North American migratory waterfowl populations. However, climate and land-use change threaten the sustainability of these wetland ecosystems. Very few experiments and analyses have been designed to investigate the relative impacts of climate and land-use change drivers, as well as the antagonistic or...
Authors
Owen P. McKenna, Samuel Richard Kucia, David M. Mushet, Michael J. Anteau, Mark T. Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report 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.
Authors
Leslie Hsu, Kate E. Allstadt, Tara M. Bell, Erin E. Boydston, Richard A. Erickson, A. Lance Everette, Erika E. Lentz, Jeff Peters, Brian E. Reichert, Sarah Nagorsen, Jason T. Sherba, Richard P. Signell, Mark T. Wiltermuth, John A. Young
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program, Community for Data Integration (CDI)

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

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 distances to provide buffers between...
Authors
Brian Tangen, Mark T. Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Is consolidation drainage an indirect mechanism for increased abundance of cattail in northern prairie wetlands? Is consolidation drainage an indirect mechanism for increased abundance of cattail in northern prairie wetlands?

In the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, disturbances to wetlands that disrupt water-level fluctuations in response to wet–dry climatic conditions have the potential to alter natural vegetative communities in favor of species that proliferate in stable environments, such as cattail (Typha spp.). We evaluated the effect of water-level dynamics during a recent fluctuation in wet–dry
Authors
Mark T. Wiltermuth, Michael J. Anteau
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Prerequisites for understanding climate-change impacts on northern prairie wetlands Prerequisites for understanding climate-change impacts on northern prairie wetlands

The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) contains ecosystems that are typified by an extensive matrix of grasslands and depressional wetlands, which provide numerous ecosystem services. Over the past 150 years the PPR has experienced numerous landscape modifications resulting in agricultural conversion of 75–99 % of native prairie uplands and drainage of 50–90 % of wetlands. There is concern...
Authors
Michael J. Anteau, Mark T. Wiltermuth, Max Post van der Burg, Aaron T. Pearse
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Wiltermuth, Mark Thomas. Influences of climate variability and landscape modifications on water dynamics, community structure, and amphipod populations in large prairie wetlands: Implications for waterbird conservation. Diss. North Dakota State University, 2014.

**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

Image: Butterfly and Spider Specimen Souveniors

Developing a sampling and modeling framework to support Dakota skipper management decisions

The presence or absence of an endangered species on the landscape can have significant policy implications for public land managers and private landowners. The Dakota Skipper, a grassland dependent butterfly, was recently listed as a threatened species under The Endangered Species Act in 2014. This listing has created controversy in the states of North and South Dakota because of the potential...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Developing a sampling and modeling framework to support Dakota skipper management decisions

Developing a sampling and modeling framework to support Dakota skipper management decisions

The presence or absence of an endangered species on the landscape can have significant policy implications for public land managers and private landowners. The Dakota Skipper, a grassland dependent butterfly, was recently listed as a threatened species under The Endangered Species Act in 2014. This listing has created controversy in the states of North and South Dakota because of the potential...
Learn More
USGS science for a changing world logo

Extending ScienceCache—a Mobile Application for Data Collection—to Accommodate Broader Use within USGS

ScienceCache was originally developed as a mobile device data collection application for a citizen science project. ScienceCache communicates with a centralized database that facilitates near real-time use of collected data that enhances efficiency of data collection in the field. We improved ScienceCache by creating a flexible, reliable platform that reduces effort required to set up a...
By
Community for Data Integration (CDI)
Extending ScienceCache—a Mobile Application for Data Collection—to Accommodate Broader Use within USGS

Extending ScienceCache—a Mobile Application for Data Collection—to Accommodate Broader Use within USGS

ScienceCache was originally developed as a mobile device data collection application for a citizen science project. ScienceCache communicates with a centralized database that facilitates near real-time use of collected data that enhances efficiency of data collection in the field. We improved ScienceCache by creating a flexible, reliable platform that reduces effort required to set up a survey
Learn More
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Filter Total Items: 24

Invertebrate communities of Prairie-Pothole wetlands in the age of the aquatic Homogenocene Invertebrate communities of Prairie-Pothole wetlands in the age of the aquatic Homogenocene

Simplification of communities is a common consequence of anthropogenic modification. However, the prevalence and mechanisms of biotic homogenization among wetland systems require further examination. Biota of wetlands in the North American Prairie Pothole Region are adapted to high spatial and temporal variability in ponded-water duration and salinity. Recent climate change, however, has...
Authors
Kyle McLean, David M. Mushet, Jon N. Sweetman, Michael J. Anteau, Mark T. Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Synergistic interaction of climate and land-use drivers alter the function of North American, Prairie-pothole Wetlands Synergistic interaction of climate and land-use drivers alter the function of North American, Prairie-pothole Wetlands

Prairie-pothole wetlands provide the critical habitat necessary for supporting North American migratory waterfowl populations. However, climate and land-use change threaten the sustainability of these wetland ecosystems. Very few experiments and analyses have been designed to investigate the relative impacts of climate and land-use change drivers, as well as the antagonistic or...
Authors
Owen P. McKenna, Samuel Richard Kucia, David M. Mushet, Michael J. Anteau, Mark T. Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report 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.
Authors
Leslie Hsu, Kate E. Allstadt, Tara M. Bell, Erin E. Boydston, Richard A. Erickson, A. Lance Everette, Erika E. Lentz, Jeff Peters, Brian E. Reichert, Sarah Nagorsen, Jason T. Sherba, Richard P. Signell, Mark T. Wiltermuth, John A. Young
By
Core Science Systems Mission Area, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program, Community for Data Integration (CDI)

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

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 distances to provide buffers between...
Authors
Brian Tangen, Mark T. Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Is consolidation drainage an indirect mechanism for increased abundance of cattail in northern prairie wetlands? Is consolidation drainage an indirect mechanism for increased abundance of cattail in northern prairie wetlands?

In the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, disturbances to wetlands that disrupt water-level fluctuations in response to wet–dry climatic conditions have the potential to alter natural vegetative communities in favor of species that proliferate in stable environments, such as cattail (Typha spp.). We evaluated the effect of water-level dynamics during a recent fluctuation in wet–dry
Authors
Mark T. Wiltermuth, Michael J. Anteau
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Prerequisites for understanding climate-change impacts on northern prairie wetlands Prerequisites for understanding climate-change impacts on northern prairie wetlands

The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) contains ecosystems that are typified by an extensive matrix of grasslands and depressional wetlands, which provide numerous ecosystem services. Over the past 150 years the PPR has experienced numerous landscape modifications resulting in agricultural conversion of 75–99 % of native prairie uplands and drainage of 50–90 % of wetlands. There is concern...
Authors
Michael J. Anteau, Mark T. Wiltermuth, Max Post van der Burg, Aaron T. Pearse
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Wiltermuth, Mark Thomas. Influences of climate variability and landscape modifications on water dynamics, community structure, and amphipod populations in large prairie wetlands: Implications for waterbird conservation. Diss. North Dakota State University, 2014.

**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.

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