Scott Wilson, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
Science and Products
SERAP: Assessment of Shoreline Retreat in Response to Sea Level Rise
The broad range of complex factors influencing coastal systems contribute to large uncertainties in predicting long-term sea level rise impacts. Researchers demonstrated the capabilities of a Bayesian network (BN) to predict long-term shoreline change associated with sea level rise and make quantitative assessments for predicting uncertainty. A BN was used to define relationships between...
Sample collection information, single nucleotide polymorphism, and microsatellite data for white-tailed ptarmigan across the species range generated in the Molecular Ecology Lab during 2016 Sample collection information, single nucleotide polymorphism, and microsatellite data for white-tailed ptarmigan across the species range generated in the Molecular Ecology Lab during 2016
This data release comprises a dataset that contains sample collection information and microsatellite genotypes, and another dataset that contains single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes with sample collection information for populations of white-tailed ptarmigan across the species' range. There is also an additional file (accession numbers.xlsx) linking samples to accession...
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Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts
Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold global targets have been set for dryland restoration to restore millions of hectares of degraded land. These targets have been questioned as overly ambitious, but without a global evaluation of successes...
Authors
Nancy Shackelford, Gustavo Paterno, Daniel Winkler, Todd Erickson, Elizabeth Leger, Lauren Svejcar, Martin Breed, Akasha Faist, Peter Harrison, Michael Curran, Qinfeng Guo, Anita Kirmer, Darin Law, Kevin Mganga, Seth Munson, Lauren Porensky, Raul Quiroga, Peter Torok, Claire Wainwright, Ali Abdullahi, Matt Bahm, Elizabeth Ballenger, Nichole Barger, Owen Baughman, Carina Becker, Manuel Lucas-Borja, Chad Boyd, Carla Burton, Philip Burton, Eman Calleja, Peter Carrick, Alex Caruana, Charlie Clements, Kirk Davies, Balazs Deak, Jessica Drake, Sandra Dullau, Joshua Eldridge, Erin Espeland, Stephen Fick, Magda Garbowski, Enrique de la Riva, Peter Golos, Penelope Grey, Barry Heydenrych, Patricia Holmes, Jeremy James, Jayne Jonas-Bratten, Reka Kiss, Andrea Kramer, Julie Larson, Juan Lorite, C. Mayence, Luis Merino-Martin, Tamas Miglecz, Suanne Milton, Thomas Monaco, Arlee Montalvo, Jose Navarro-Cano, Mark Paschke, Pablo Peri, Monica Pokorny, Matthew Rinella, Nelmarie Saayman, Merilynn Schantz, Tina Parkhurst, Eric Seabloom, Katharine Stuble, Shauna Uselman, Orsolya Valko, Kari Veblen, Scott Wilson, Megan Wong, Zhiwei Xu, Katharine Suding
Characterizing range-wide population divergence in an alpine-endemic bird: A comparison of genetic and genomic approaches Characterizing range-wide population divergence in an alpine-endemic bird: A comparison of genetic and genomic approaches
The delineation of intraspecific units that are evolutionarily and demographically distinct is an important step in the development of species-specific management plans. Neutral genetic variation has served as the primary data source for delineating “evolutionarily significant units,” but with recent advances in genomic technology, we now have an unprecedented ability to utilize...
Authors
Kathryn Langin, Cameron Aldridge, Jennifer A. Fike, Robert Cornman, Kathy Martin, Greg T Wann, Amy Seglund, Michael Schroeder, David Benson, Brad Fedy, Jessica Young, Scott Wilson, Don H Wolfe, Clait Braun, Sara Oyler-McCance
Mississippi Delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Mississippi Delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
The Mississippi River Delta, the tip of the longest river in North America, is located in the coastal plains of southeastern Louisiana. The study area included in the Mississippi River Delta vignette of southeastern Louisiana follows the Mississippi River southward from Port Sulphur within the modern Plaquemines-Balize Delta lobe (Figure 1). It extends eastward through Long Bay into...
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Mirka Zapletal, Cindy Thatcher, William Jones, Scott Wilson
Functional group, biomass, and climate change effects on ecological drought in semiarid grasslands Functional group, biomass, and climate change effects on ecological drought in semiarid grasslands
Water relations in plant communities are influenced both by contrasting functional groups (grasses, shrubs) and by climate change via complex effects on interception, uptake and transpiration. We modelled the effects of functional group replacement and biomass increase, both of which can be outcomes of invasion and vegetation management, and climate change on ecological drought (soil...
Authors
Scott Wilson, Daniel R. Schlaepfer, John Bradford, William Lauenroth, Michael Duniway, Sonia Hall, Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav, Gensuo Jia, Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva, Seth Munson, David Pyke, Britta Tietjen
Barataria and Terrebonne Bays: Chapter F in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Barataria and Terrebonne Bays: Chapter F in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
The study area included in the Barataria and Terrebonne Bays vignette of southeastern Louisiana spans eastward from Terrebonne Bay to Barataria Bay (Figure 1) and includes portions of Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes. This area falls between the Mississippi River on the east and northeast, extends down through the western shore...
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Mirka Zapletal, Cindy Thatcher, William Jones, Scott Wilson
Future soil moisture and temperature extremes imply expanding suitability for rainfed agriculture in temperate drylands Future soil moisture and temperature extremes imply expanding suitability for rainfed agriculture in temperate drylands
The distribution of rainfed agriculture is expected to respond to climate change and human population growth. However, conditions that support rainfed agriculture are driven by interactions among climate, including climate extremes, and soil moisture availability that have not been well defined. In the temperate regions that support much of the world’s agriculture, these interactions are...
Authors
John Bradford, Daniel R. Schlaepfer, William Lauenroth, Charles Yackulic, Michael Duniway, Sonia Hall, Gensuo Jia, Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav, Seth Munson, Scott Wilson, Britta Tietjen
Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands
Drylands occur world-wide and are particularly vulnerable to climate change since dryland ecosystems depend directly on soil water availability that may become increasingly limited as temperatures rise. Climate change will both directly impact soil water availability, and also change plant biomass, with resulting indirect feedbacks on soil moisture. Thus, the net impact of direct and...
Authors
Britta Tietjen, Daniel R. Schlaepfer, John Bradford, William Laurenroth, Sonia Hall, Michael Duniway, Tamara Hochstrasser, Gensuo Jia, Seth Munson, David Pyke, Scott Wilson
Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils
Drylands cover 40% of the global terrestrial surface and provide important ecosystem services. While drylands as a whole are expected to increase in extent and aridity in coming decades, temperature and precipitation forecasts vary by latitude and geographic region suggesting different trajectories for tropical, subtropical, and temperate drylands. Uncertainty in the future of tropical...
Authors
Daniel R. Schlaepfer, John Bradford, William Lauenroth, Seth Munson, Britta Tietjen, Sonia Hall, Scott Wilson, Michael Duniway, Gensuo Jia, David Pyke, Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva, Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav
Statewide summary for Louisiana: Chapter E in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Statewide summary for Louisiana: Chapter E in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
Throughout the past century, emergent wetlands have been declining across the Gulf of Mexico. Emergent wetland ecosystems provide a variety of resources, including plant and wildlife habitat, commercial and recreational economic activity, and natural barriers against storms. As emergent wetland losses increase, so does the need for information on the causes and effects of this loss...
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Jenneke Visser, Cindy Thatcher, Scott Wilson
Persistent organic pollutants in wetlands of the Mekong Basin Persistent organic pollutants in wetlands of the Mekong Basin
In this study, the presence and concentration of persistent organic pollutants (POP) were assessed in surface sediments collected from a wide variety of wetlands located throughout the Mekong Basin in Myanmar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Of the 39 POPs tested in 531 sediment samples, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites...
Authors
Tran Triet, Jeb Barzen, Sansanee Choowaew, Jon Engels, Duong Ni, Nguyen Mai, Khamla Inkhavilay, Kim Soben, Rath Sethik, Bhuvadol Gomotean, Le Thuyen, Aung Kyi, Nguyen Du, Richard Nordheim, Ho Lam, Dorn Moore, Scott Wilson
Mississippi river delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Mississippi river delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
No abstract available.
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Mirka Zapletal, Cindy Thatcher, William Jones, Scott Wilson
Bank erosion of navigation canals in the western and central Gulf of Mexico Bank erosion of navigation canals in the western and central Gulf of Mexico
Erosion of navigation canal banks is a direct cause of land loss, but there has been little quantitative analysis to determine why certain major canals exhibit faster widening rates (indicative of erosion) than others in the coastal zones of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. We hypothesize that navigation canals exhibit varying rates of erosion based on soil properties of the...
Authors
Cindy A. Thatcher, Stephen Hartley, Scott Wilson
Science and Products
SERAP: Assessment of Shoreline Retreat in Response to Sea Level Rise
The broad range of complex factors influencing coastal systems contribute to large uncertainties in predicting long-term sea level rise impacts. Researchers demonstrated the capabilities of a Bayesian network (BN) to predict long-term shoreline change associated with sea level rise and make quantitative assessments for predicting uncertainty. A BN was used to define relationships between...
Sample collection information, single nucleotide polymorphism, and microsatellite data for white-tailed ptarmigan across the species range generated in the Molecular Ecology Lab during 2016 Sample collection information, single nucleotide polymorphism, and microsatellite data for white-tailed ptarmigan across the species range generated in the Molecular Ecology Lab during 2016
This data release comprises a dataset that contains sample collection information and microsatellite genotypes, and another dataset that contains single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes with sample collection information for populations of white-tailed ptarmigan across the species' range. There is also an additional file (accession numbers.xlsx) linking samples to accession...
Filter Total Items: 20
Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts
Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold global targets have been set for dryland restoration to restore millions of hectares of degraded land. These targets have been questioned as overly ambitious, but without a global evaluation of successes...
Authors
Nancy Shackelford, Gustavo Paterno, Daniel Winkler, Todd Erickson, Elizabeth Leger, Lauren Svejcar, Martin Breed, Akasha Faist, Peter Harrison, Michael Curran, Qinfeng Guo, Anita Kirmer, Darin Law, Kevin Mganga, Seth Munson, Lauren Porensky, Raul Quiroga, Peter Torok, Claire Wainwright, Ali Abdullahi, Matt Bahm, Elizabeth Ballenger, Nichole Barger, Owen Baughman, Carina Becker, Manuel Lucas-Borja, Chad Boyd, Carla Burton, Philip Burton, Eman Calleja, Peter Carrick, Alex Caruana, Charlie Clements, Kirk Davies, Balazs Deak, Jessica Drake, Sandra Dullau, Joshua Eldridge, Erin Espeland, Stephen Fick, Magda Garbowski, Enrique de la Riva, Peter Golos, Penelope Grey, Barry Heydenrych, Patricia Holmes, Jeremy James, Jayne Jonas-Bratten, Reka Kiss, Andrea Kramer, Julie Larson, Juan Lorite, C. Mayence, Luis Merino-Martin, Tamas Miglecz, Suanne Milton, Thomas Monaco, Arlee Montalvo, Jose Navarro-Cano, Mark Paschke, Pablo Peri, Monica Pokorny, Matthew Rinella, Nelmarie Saayman, Merilynn Schantz, Tina Parkhurst, Eric Seabloom, Katharine Stuble, Shauna Uselman, Orsolya Valko, Kari Veblen, Scott Wilson, Megan Wong, Zhiwei Xu, Katharine Suding
Characterizing range-wide population divergence in an alpine-endemic bird: A comparison of genetic and genomic approaches Characterizing range-wide population divergence in an alpine-endemic bird: A comparison of genetic and genomic approaches
The delineation of intraspecific units that are evolutionarily and demographically distinct is an important step in the development of species-specific management plans. Neutral genetic variation has served as the primary data source for delineating “evolutionarily significant units,” but with recent advances in genomic technology, we now have an unprecedented ability to utilize...
Authors
Kathryn Langin, Cameron Aldridge, Jennifer A. Fike, Robert Cornman, Kathy Martin, Greg T Wann, Amy Seglund, Michael Schroeder, David Benson, Brad Fedy, Jessica Young, Scott Wilson, Don H Wolfe, Clait Braun, Sara Oyler-McCance
Mississippi Delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Mississippi Delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
The Mississippi River Delta, the tip of the longest river in North America, is located in the coastal plains of southeastern Louisiana. The study area included in the Mississippi River Delta vignette of southeastern Louisiana follows the Mississippi River southward from Port Sulphur within the modern Plaquemines-Balize Delta lobe (Figure 1). It extends eastward through Long Bay into...
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Mirka Zapletal, Cindy Thatcher, William Jones, Scott Wilson
Functional group, biomass, and climate change effects on ecological drought in semiarid grasslands Functional group, biomass, and climate change effects on ecological drought in semiarid grasslands
Water relations in plant communities are influenced both by contrasting functional groups (grasses, shrubs) and by climate change via complex effects on interception, uptake and transpiration. We modelled the effects of functional group replacement and biomass increase, both of which can be outcomes of invasion and vegetation management, and climate change on ecological drought (soil...
Authors
Scott Wilson, Daniel R. Schlaepfer, John Bradford, William Lauenroth, Michael Duniway, Sonia Hall, Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav, Gensuo Jia, Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva, Seth Munson, David Pyke, Britta Tietjen
Barataria and Terrebonne Bays: Chapter F in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Barataria and Terrebonne Bays: Chapter F in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
The study area included in the Barataria and Terrebonne Bays vignette of southeastern Louisiana spans eastward from Terrebonne Bay to Barataria Bay (Figure 1) and includes portions of Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes. This area falls between the Mississippi River on the east and northeast, extends down through the western shore...
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Mirka Zapletal, Cindy Thatcher, William Jones, Scott Wilson
Future soil moisture and temperature extremes imply expanding suitability for rainfed agriculture in temperate drylands Future soil moisture and temperature extremes imply expanding suitability for rainfed agriculture in temperate drylands
The distribution of rainfed agriculture is expected to respond to climate change and human population growth. However, conditions that support rainfed agriculture are driven by interactions among climate, including climate extremes, and soil moisture availability that have not been well defined. In the temperate regions that support much of the world’s agriculture, these interactions are...
Authors
John Bradford, Daniel R. Schlaepfer, William Lauenroth, Charles Yackulic, Michael Duniway, Sonia Hall, Gensuo Jia, Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav, Seth Munson, Scott Wilson, Britta Tietjen
Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands Climate change-induced vegetation shifts lead to more ecological droughts despite projected rainfall increases in many global temperate drylands
Drylands occur world-wide and are particularly vulnerable to climate change since dryland ecosystems depend directly on soil water availability that may become increasingly limited as temperatures rise. Climate change will both directly impact soil water availability, and also change plant biomass, with resulting indirect feedbacks on soil moisture. Thus, the net impact of direct and...
Authors
Britta Tietjen, Daniel R. Schlaepfer, John Bradford, William Laurenroth, Sonia Hall, Michael Duniway, Tamara Hochstrasser, Gensuo Jia, Seth Munson, David Pyke, Scott Wilson
Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils Climate change reduces extent of temperate drylands and intensifies drought in deep soils
Drylands cover 40% of the global terrestrial surface and provide important ecosystem services. While drylands as a whole are expected to increase in extent and aridity in coming decades, temperature and precipitation forecasts vary by latitude and geographic region suggesting different trajectories for tropical, subtropical, and temperate drylands. Uncertainty in the future of tropical...
Authors
Daniel R. Schlaepfer, John Bradford, William Lauenroth, Seth Munson, Britta Tietjen, Sonia Hall, Scott Wilson, Michael Duniway, Gensuo Jia, David Pyke, Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva, Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav
Statewide summary for Louisiana: Chapter E in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Statewide summary for Louisiana: Chapter E in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
Throughout the past century, emergent wetlands have been declining across the Gulf of Mexico. Emergent wetland ecosystems provide a variety of resources, including plant and wildlife habitat, commercial and recreational economic activity, and natural barriers against storms. As emergent wetland losses increase, so does the need for information on the causes and effects of this loss...
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Jenneke Visser, Cindy Thatcher, Scott Wilson
Persistent organic pollutants in wetlands of the Mekong Basin Persistent organic pollutants in wetlands of the Mekong Basin
In this study, the presence and concentration of persistent organic pollutants (POP) were assessed in surface sediments collected from a wide variety of wetlands located throughout the Mekong Basin in Myanmar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Of the 39 POPs tested in 531 sediment samples, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its metabolites...
Authors
Tran Triet, Jeb Barzen, Sansanee Choowaew, Jon Engels, Duong Ni, Nguyen Mai, Khamla Inkhavilay, Kim Soben, Rath Sethik, Bhuvadol Gomotean, Le Thuyen, Aung Kyi, Nguyen Du, Richard Nordheim, Ho Lam, Dorn Moore, Scott Wilson
Mississippi river delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010 Mississippi river delta: Chapter G in Emergent wetlands status and trends in the northern Gulf of Mexico: 1950-2010
No abstract available.
Authors
Lawrence Handley, Kathryn Spear, Mirka Zapletal, Cindy Thatcher, William Jones, Scott Wilson
Bank erosion of navigation canals in the western and central Gulf of Mexico Bank erosion of navigation canals in the western and central Gulf of Mexico
Erosion of navigation canal banks is a direct cause of land loss, but there has been little quantitative analysis to determine why certain major canals exhibit faster widening rates (indicative of erosion) than others in the coastal zones of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. We hypothesize that navigation canals exhibit varying rates of erosion based on soil properties of the...
Authors
Cindy A. Thatcher, Stephen Hartley, Scott Wilson