Zachary H Bowen, Ph.D.
Zachary is currently the Acting Deputy Associate Director for the Ecosystems Mission Area.
Science and Products
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USGS research on coastal and nearshore ecosystems informs wildlife and fisheries management
USGS coastal science plays a critical role in supporting the effective, science-based management of coastal ecosystems, where the biodiversity of land and sea meet.
By
Core Science Systems Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Land Management Research Program, Science and Decisions Center, Species Management Research Program, California Water Science Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Western Fisheries Research Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
A Matter of Scales: USGS Science to Reduce Invasive Snake Impacts
The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystem Mission Area plays a major role in invasive snake science across the country and the globe, ranging from research on improving snake detection to projects that enhance eradication. Our extensive science ultimately scales up to benefiting public health, energy transmission, tourism, and other key aspects of American prosperity.
Powering Progress: How Science Can Fuel the Energy Resources Life Cycle
Energy is essential to modern life, and accessing it involves a complex lifecycle, from resource discovery to extraction, use, and eventual remediation and reclamation. The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area supports this process by conducting research and providing scientific insights to guide decision-making at each stage. By collaborating with resource management agencies and stakeholders, we analyze...
USGS Ecosystems Science for Food and Water Security
USGS science developed by the Ecosystems Mission Area helps ensure safe and abundant domestic food and water supplies, ensuring all Americans access to livelihoods and traditions that connect generations with each other and the outdoors and strengthen America’s self-reliance. USGS science is used by decision makers at all levels to understand how the quality of America’s food supply is directly...
USGS Ecosystems Science in Support of Economic Growth
Science provided by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area helps boost America’s economy by providing practical tools to implement cost-effective management and development strategies that supports the Nation’s economic growth and protects our natural heritage.
USGS Ecosystems Science in Support of Public Safety & Security
Science within the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area provides a critical advantage in addressing public safety, infrastructure, and security issues surrounding natural disasters and changing landscapes, strengthening America’s ability to be a hazard ready Nation.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Environmental Health Program, Land Management Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Drought, Wildland Fire Science
Annotated Bibliography of Scientific Research on Greater Sage-Grouse
The greater sage-grouse has been a focus of scientific investigation and management action for the past two decades. The sheer number of scientific publications can be a challenge for managers tasked with evaluating and determining the need for potential updates to existing planning documents.
Greater Sage-Grouse Science (2015–17): Synthesis and Potential Management Implications
USGS led an interagency team of Federal and State agency biologists to develop a report that synthesizes greater sage-grouse scientific literature.
Smart Energy Development: Tools for Informed Development & Successful Reclamation
The USGS is developing science and decision support tools to inform policy and management decisions about various aspects of the energy development life cycle.
Higher and Farther: Patterns of Development within Protected Areas
There is a well-known bias in the location of protected areas both within the US and globally. Lands protected for conservation tend to be located on less productive soils at high elevations far from cities. USGS is exploring whether this ‘high and far’ paradigm applies within protected areas as well. That is, does human modification within lands that already have some degree of protection, also...
Energy Development and Changing Land Uses
Applied research and integrated regional assessments emphasize spatially explicit analyses of ecosystem components affected by energy development and land-use change in the western United States. Topics include sagebrush-steppe ecology; sagebrush habitat assessments; the effects of human activities (including energy development, transportation, and recreation) on habitats and wildlife behavior...
Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: Baseline Synthesis
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) addresses effects of land-use and habitat changes on Southwest Wyoming’s natural resources. In partnership with twelve Federal, State, and local natural resource agencies, and non-governmental organizations– FORT and ten other USGS centers are conducting dozens of integrated science projects to assess the status of Southwest Wyoming’s natural...
Wyoming Roads (Updated to 2015 Aerial Photography) Wyoming Roads (Updated to 2015 Aerial Photography)
A dataset comprised of road centerlines in Wyoming, USA, digitized to 2015 aerial photography from the National Agriculture Imagery Program. This dataset is an update to a former U.S. Geological Survey Data Series (“Large scale Wyoming transportation data: a resource planning tool”: O'Donnell and others, 2014) digitized to 2009 aerial photography. The U.S. Geological Survey Fort Collins...
Chaco Canyon 1930s and 2000 geospatial data Chaco Canyon 1930s and 2000 geospatial data
A study of arroyo evolution in northern New Mexico (Friedman and others, 2015) assessed geomorphic change in the Chaco Wash arroyo from the 1930s to 2000. As part of this study, in October 2000 a trench was excavated across the arroyo bottom and a high-precision (Real-time kinematic) GPS survey was conducted. GPS survey data were used to georeference a 1930s topographic map and to...
Geospatial considerations for a multiorganizational, landscape-scale program Geospatial considerations for a multiorganizational, landscape-scale program
Geospatial data play an increasingly important role in natural resources management, conservation, and science-based projects. The management and effective use of spatial data becomes significantly more complex when the efforts involve a myriad of landscape-scale projects combined with a multiorganizational collaboration. There is sparse literature to guide users on this daunting subject...
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Scientific opportunities in the National Landscape Conservation System Scientific opportunities in the National Landscape Conservation System
The National Landscape Conservation System consists of unique and beautiful places across America’s landscapes where identified resources and values are protected and science is highlighted. The mission of the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is often referred to as the agency’s National Conservation Lands, is to...
Authors
Sarah Carter, Sarah Whipple, Samuel Jordan, Nicole Herman-Mercer, Robin Lewis, Karen Prentice, Zachary Bowen, Frederick L. Klasner
Oil and gas reclamation—Operations, monitoring methods, and standards Oil and gas reclamation—Operations, monitoring methods, and standards
This publication provides broad guidance for surface management of oil and gas development with a focus on promoting successful reclamation. Successful reclamation depends on sound best management practices, clear standards and expectations, defensible monitoring for effectiveness, and management of production facilities to minimize surface disturbance. This publication provides specific...
Authors
Randi Lupardus, Janna Simonsen, Gordon Toevs, Barbara Sterling, Zachary Bowen, Zoe Davidson, Steve Hanser, Emily Kachergis, Alexander Laurence-Traynor, Nika Lepak, Rebecca Mann, Aleta Nafus, David Pilliod, Michael Duniway
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) was established in 2007 as a collaborative interagency partnership to develop and implement science-based conservation actions. During the past 11 years, partners from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), State and Federal land management agencies, universities, and the public have collaborated to implement a long-term (more than 10 years)...
Authors
Patrick Anderson, Cameron Aldridge, Jason Alexander, Timothy Assal, Steven Aulenbach, Zachary H. Bowen, Anna Chalfoun, Geneva Chong, Holly Copeland, David Edmunds, Steve Germaine, Tabitha A. Graves, Julie Heinrichs, Collin Homer, Christopher Huber, Aaron Johnston, Matthew J. Kauffman, Daniel Manier, Ryan R. McShane, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Kirk Miller, Adrian P. Monroe, Michael O’Donnell, Anna Ortega, Annika Walters, Daniel Wieferich, Teal Wyckoff, Linda Zeigenfuss
U.S. Geological Survey landscape science strategy 2020–2030 U.S. Geological Survey landscape science strategy 2020–2030
Across our Nation, multiple Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments are working with stakeholders and landowners to restore, conserve, and manage lands and resources to benefit fish, wildlife, and people. One of the largest Federal efforts is led by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), with multiple DOI agencies working to conserve and manage public lands, resources, and...
Authors
Karen E. Jenni, Sarah Carter, Nicholas Aumen, Zachary Bowen, John Bradford, Michael Chotkowski, Leslie Hsu, Peter Murdoch, Scott Phillips, Kevin Pope, Rudy Schuster, Melanie J. Steinkamp, Jake Weltzin, George Xian
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published from 2015 to 2019 Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published from 2015 to 2019
The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter GRSG) has been a focus of scientific investigation and management action for the past two decades. The 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing determination of “not warranted” was in part due to a large-scale collaborative effort to develop strategies to conserve GRSG populations and their habitat and to reduce threats to...
Authors
Sarah Carter, Robert S. Arkle, Heidi Bencin, Benjamin Harms, Daniel Manier, Aaron N. Johnston, Susan Phillips, Steven E. Hanser, Zachary Bowen
Ecological forecasting—21st century science for 21st century management Ecological forecasting—21st century science for 21st century management
Natural resource managers are coping with rapid changes in both environmental conditions and ecosystems. Enabled by recent advances in data collection and assimilation, short-term ecological forecasting may be a powerful tool to help resource managers anticipate impending near-term changes in ecosystem conditions or dynamics. Managers may use the information in forecasts to minimize the...
Authors
John Bradford, Jake Weltzin, Molly McCormick, Jill Baron, Zack Bowen, Sky Bristol, Daren Carlisle, Theresa Crimmins, Paul C. Cross, Joe DeVivo, Mike Dietze, Mary Freeman, Jason Goldberg, Mevin Hooten, Leslie Hsu, Karen Jenni, Jennifer Keisman, Jonathan G. Kennen, Kathy Lee, David Lesmes, Keith Loftin, Brian Miller, Peter Murdoch, Jana Newman, Karen Prentice, Imtiaz Rangwala, Jordan Read, Jennifer Sieracki, Helen Sofaer, Steve Thur, Gordon Toevs, Francisco Werner, C. White, Timothy White, Mark Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Central Plains Water Science Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Bridging the research-management gap: Landscape ecology in practice on public lands in the western United States Bridging the research-management gap: Landscape ecology in practice on public lands in the western United States
The field of landscape ecology has grown and matured in recent decades, but incorporating landscape science into land management decisions remains challenging. Many lands in the western United States are federally owned and managed for multiple uses, including recreation, conservation, and energy development. We argue for stronger integration of landscape science into the management of...
Authors
Sarah Carter, David Pilliod, Travis Haby, Karen Prentice, Cameron L. Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Zachary Bowen, John B. Bradford, Samuel Cushman, Joseph DeVivo, Michael Duniway, Ryan Hathaway, Lisa Nelson, Courtney Schultz, Rudy Schuster, E. Trammell, Jake Weltzin
Ecosystem processes, landcover, climate, and human settlement shape dynamic distributions for golden eagle across the western US Ecosystem processes, landcover, climate, and human settlement shape dynamic distributions for golden eagle across the western US
Species–environment relationships for highly mobile species outside of the breeding season are often highly dynamic in response to the collective effects of ever‐changing climatic conditions, food resources, and anthropogenic disturbance. Capturing dynamic space‐use patterns in a model‐based framework is critical as model inference often drives place‐based conservation planning. We...
Authors
J. Tack, B.R. Noon, Zachary Bowen, B.C. Fedy
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2017 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2017 annual report
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) was established in 2008 to address the scientific and conservation questions associated with land use changes because of energy development and other factors in southwest Wyoming. Over the past decade, partners from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), State and Federal land management agencies, universities, and the public have collaborated...
Authors
Linda Zeigenfuss, Ellen Aikens, Cameron Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Timothy Assal, Zachary Bowen, Anna Chalfoun, Geneva Chong, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Stephen Germaine, Tabitha A. Graves, Collin Homer, Christopher Huber, Aaron Johnston, Matthew J. Kauffman, Daniel Manier, Ryan McShane, Kirk Miller, Adrian P. Monroe, Anna Ortega, Annika Walters, Teal Wyckoff
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2016 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2016 annual report
This is the ninth annual report highlighting U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science and decision-support activities conducted for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI). The activities address specific management needs identified by WLCI partner agencies. In fiscal year (FY) 2016, there were 26 active USGS WLCI science-based projects. Of these 26 projects, one project was...
Authors
Zachary Bowen, Ellen Aikens, Cameron Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Timothy Assal, Anna Chalfoun, Geneva Chong, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Steven Garman, Steve Germaine, Collin Homer, Aaron Johnston, Matthew J. Kauffman, Daniel Manier, Cynthia Melcher, Kirk Miller, Annika Walters, Jerrod Wheeler, Daniel Wieferich, Anna Wilson, Teal Wyckoff, Linda Zeigenfuss
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program, Land Management Research Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Species Management Research Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Fort Collins Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published since January 2015 Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published since January 2015
The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter GRSG) has been a focus of scientific investigation and management action for the past two decades. The 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing determination of “not warranted” was in part due to a large-scale collaborative effort to develop strategies to conserve GRSG populations and their habitat and to reduce threats to...
Authors
Sarah K. Carter, Daniel Manier, Robert S. Arkle, Aaron Johnston, Susan Phillips, Steven Hanser, Zachary Bowen
Greater sage-grouse science (2015–17)—Synthesis and potential management implications Greater sage-grouse science (2015–17)—Synthesis and potential management implications
Executive SummaryThe greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter called “sage-grouse”), a species that requires sagebrush (Artemisia spp.), has experienced range-wide declines in its distribution and abundance. These declines have prompted substantial research and management investments to improve the understanding of sage-grouse and its habitats and reverse declines in...
Authors
Steven Hanser, Patricia Deibert, John Tull, Natasha Carr, Cameron Aldridge, Travis Bargsten, Thomas Christiansen, Peter Coates, Michele R. Crist, Kevin E. Doherty, Ethan Ellsworth, Lee Foster, Vicki Herren, Kevin Miller, Ann Moser, Robin Naeve, Karen Prentice, Thomas Remington, Mark Ricca, Douglas J. Shinneman, Richard Truex, Lief Wiechman, Dereck Wilson, Zachary Bowen
Science and Products
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USGS research on coastal and nearshore ecosystems informs wildlife and fisheries management
USGS coastal science plays a critical role in supporting the effective, science-based management of coastal ecosystems, where the biodiversity of land and sea meet.
By
Core Science Systems Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Land Management Research Program, Science and Decisions Center, Species Management Research Program, California Water Science Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Western Fisheries Research Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
A Matter of Scales: USGS Science to Reduce Invasive Snake Impacts
The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystem Mission Area plays a major role in invasive snake science across the country and the globe, ranging from research on improving snake detection to projects that enhance eradication. Our extensive science ultimately scales up to benefiting public health, energy transmission, tourism, and other key aspects of American prosperity.
Powering Progress: How Science Can Fuel the Energy Resources Life Cycle
Energy is essential to modern life, and accessing it involves a complex lifecycle, from resource discovery to extraction, use, and eventual remediation and reclamation. The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area supports this process by conducting research and providing scientific insights to guide decision-making at each stage. By collaborating with resource management agencies and stakeholders, we analyze...
USGS Ecosystems Science for Food and Water Security
USGS science developed by the Ecosystems Mission Area helps ensure safe and abundant domestic food and water supplies, ensuring all Americans access to livelihoods and traditions that connect generations with each other and the outdoors and strengthen America’s self-reliance. USGS science is used by decision makers at all levels to understand how the quality of America’s food supply is directly...
USGS Ecosystems Science in Support of Economic Growth
Science provided by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area helps boost America’s economy by providing practical tools to implement cost-effective management and development strategies that supports the Nation’s economic growth and protects our natural heritage.
USGS Ecosystems Science in Support of Public Safety & Security
Science within the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area provides a critical advantage in addressing public safety, infrastructure, and security issues surrounding natural disasters and changing landscapes, strengthening America’s ability to be a hazard ready Nation.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Environmental Health Program, Land Management Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Drought, Wildland Fire Science
Annotated Bibliography of Scientific Research on Greater Sage-Grouse
The greater sage-grouse has been a focus of scientific investigation and management action for the past two decades. The sheer number of scientific publications can be a challenge for managers tasked with evaluating and determining the need for potential updates to existing planning documents.
Greater Sage-Grouse Science (2015–17): Synthesis and Potential Management Implications
USGS led an interagency team of Federal and State agency biologists to develop a report that synthesizes greater sage-grouse scientific literature.
Smart Energy Development: Tools for Informed Development & Successful Reclamation
The USGS is developing science and decision support tools to inform policy and management decisions about various aspects of the energy development life cycle.
Higher and Farther: Patterns of Development within Protected Areas
There is a well-known bias in the location of protected areas both within the US and globally. Lands protected for conservation tend to be located on less productive soils at high elevations far from cities. USGS is exploring whether this ‘high and far’ paradigm applies within protected areas as well. That is, does human modification within lands that already have some degree of protection, also...
Energy Development and Changing Land Uses
Applied research and integrated regional assessments emphasize spatially explicit analyses of ecosystem components affected by energy development and land-use change in the western United States. Topics include sagebrush-steppe ecology; sagebrush habitat assessments; the effects of human activities (including energy development, transportation, and recreation) on habitats and wildlife behavior...
Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: Baseline Synthesis
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) addresses effects of land-use and habitat changes on Southwest Wyoming’s natural resources. In partnership with twelve Federal, State, and local natural resource agencies, and non-governmental organizations– FORT and ten other USGS centers are conducting dozens of integrated science projects to assess the status of Southwest Wyoming’s natural...
Wyoming Roads (Updated to 2015 Aerial Photography) Wyoming Roads (Updated to 2015 Aerial Photography)
A dataset comprised of road centerlines in Wyoming, USA, digitized to 2015 aerial photography from the National Agriculture Imagery Program. This dataset is an update to a former U.S. Geological Survey Data Series (“Large scale Wyoming transportation data: a resource planning tool”: O'Donnell and others, 2014) digitized to 2009 aerial photography. The U.S. Geological Survey Fort Collins...
Chaco Canyon 1930s and 2000 geospatial data Chaco Canyon 1930s and 2000 geospatial data
A study of arroyo evolution in northern New Mexico (Friedman and others, 2015) assessed geomorphic change in the Chaco Wash arroyo from the 1930s to 2000. As part of this study, in October 2000 a trench was excavated across the arroyo bottom and a high-precision (Real-time kinematic) GPS survey was conducted. GPS survey data were used to georeference a 1930s topographic map and to...
Geospatial considerations for a multiorganizational, landscape-scale program Geospatial considerations for a multiorganizational, landscape-scale program
Geospatial data play an increasingly important role in natural resources management, conservation, and science-based projects. The management and effective use of spatial data becomes significantly more complex when the efforts involve a myriad of landscape-scale projects combined with a multiorganizational collaboration. There is sparse literature to guide users on this daunting subject...
Filter Total Items: 63
Scientific opportunities in the National Landscape Conservation System Scientific opportunities in the National Landscape Conservation System
The National Landscape Conservation System consists of unique and beautiful places across America’s landscapes where identified resources and values are protected and science is highlighted. The mission of the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is often referred to as the agency’s National Conservation Lands, is to...
Authors
Sarah Carter, Sarah Whipple, Samuel Jordan, Nicole Herman-Mercer, Robin Lewis, Karen Prentice, Zachary Bowen, Frederick L. Klasner
Oil and gas reclamation—Operations, monitoring methods, and standards Oil and gas reclamation—Operations, monitoring methods, and standards
This publication provides broad guidance for surface management of oil and gas development with a focus on promoting successful reclamation. Successful reclamation depends on sound best management practices, clear standards and expectations, defensible monitoring for effectiveness, and management of production facilities to minimize surface disturbance. This publication provides specific...
Authors
Randi Lupardus, Janna Simonsen, Gordon Toevs, Barbara Sterling, Zachary Bowen, Zoe Davidson, Steve Hanser, Emily Kachergis, Alexander Laurence-Traynor, Nika Lepak, Rebecca Mann, Aleta Nafus, David Pilliod, Michael Duniway
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 annual report
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) was established in 2007 as a collaborative interagency partnership to develop and implement science-based conservation actions. During the past 11 years, partners from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), State and Federal land management agencies, universities, and the public have collaborated to implement a long-term (more than 10 years)...
Authors
Patrick Anderson, Cameron Aldridge, Jason Alexander, Timothy Assal, Steven Aulenbach, Zachary H. Bowen, Anna Chalfoun, Geneva Chong, Holly Copeland, David Edmunds, Steve Germaine, Tabitha A. Graves, Julie Heinrichs, Collin Homer, Christopher Huber, Aaron Johnston, Matthew J. Kauffman, Daniel Manier, Ryan R. McShane, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Kirk Miller, Adrian P. Monroe, Michael O’Donnell, Anna Ortega, Annika Walters, Daniel Wieferich, Teal Wyckoff, Linda Zeigenfuss
U.S. Geological Survey landscape science strategy 2020–2030 U.S. Geological Survey landscape science strategy 2020–2030
Across our Nation, multiple Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments are working with stakeholders and landowners to restore, conserve, and manage lands and resources to benefit fish, wildlife, and people. One of the largest Federal efforts is led by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), with multiple DOI agencies working to conserve and manage public lands, resources, and...
Authors
Karen E. Jenni, Sarah Carter, Nicholas Aumen, Zachary Bowen, John Bradford, Michael Chotkowski, Leslie Hsu, Peter Murdoch, Scott Phillips, Kevin Pope, Rudy Schuster, Melanie J. Steinkamp, Jake Weltzin, George Xian
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published from 2015 to 2019 Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published from 2015 to 2019
The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter GRSG) has been a focus of scientific investigation and management action for the past two decades. The 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing determination of “not warranted” was in part due to a large-scale collaborative effort to develop strategies to conserve GRSG populations and their habitat and to reduce threats to...
Authors
Sarah Carter, Robert S. Arkle, Heidi Bencin, Benjamin Harms, Daniel Manier, Aaron N. Johnston, Susan Phillips, Steven E. Hanser, Zachary Bowen
Ecological forecasting—21st century science for 21st century management Ecological forecasting—21st century science for 21st century management
Natural resource managers are coping with rapid changes in both environmental conditions and ecosystems. Enabled by recent advances in data collection and assimilation, short-term ecological forecasting may be a powerful tool to help resource managers anticipate impending near-term changes in ecosystem conditions or dynamics. Managers may use the information in forecasts to minimize the...
Authors
John Bradford, Jake Weltzin, Molly McCormick, Jill Baron, Zack Bowen, Sky Bristol, Daren Carlisle, Theresa Crimmins, Paul C. Cross, Joe DeVivo, Mike Dietze, Mary Freeman, Jason Goldberg, Mevin Hooten, Leslie Hsu, Karen Jenni, Jennifer Keisman, Jonathan G. Kennen, Kathy Lee, David Lesmes, Keith Loftin, Brian Miller, Peter Murdoch, Jana Newman, Karen Prentice, Imtiaz Rangwala, Jordan Read, Jennifer Sieracki, Helen Sofaer, Steve Thur, Gordon Toevs, Francisco Werner, C. White, Timothy White, Mark Wiltermuth
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Central Plains Water Science Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Southwest Biological Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Bridging the research-management gap: Landscape ecology in practice on public lands in the western United States Bridging the research-management gap: Landscape ecology in practice on public lands in the western United States
The field of landscape ecology has grown and matured in recent decades, but incorporating landscape science into land management decisions remains challenging. Many lands in the western United States are federally owned and managed for multiple uses, including recreation, conservation, and energy development. We argue for stronger integration of landscape science into the management of...
Authors
Sarah Carter, David Pilliod, Travis Haby, Karen Prentice, Cameron L. Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Zachary Bowen, John B. Bradford, Samuel Cushman, Joseph DeVivo, Michael Duniway, Ryan Hathaway, Lisa Nelson, Courtney Schultz, Rudy Schuster, E. Trammell, Jake Weltzin
Ecosystem processes, landcover, climate, and human settlement shape dynamic distributions for golden eagle across the western US Ecosystem processes, landcover, climate, and human settlement shape dynamic distributions for golden eagle across the western US
Species–environment relationships for highly mobile species outside of the breeding season are often highly dynamic in response to the collective effects of ever‐changing climatic conditions, food resources, and anthropogenic disturbance. Capturing dynamic space‐use patterns in a model‐based framework is critical as model inference often drives place‐based conservation planning. We...
Authors
J. Tack, B.R. Noon, Zachary Bowen, B.C. Fedy
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2017 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2017 annual report
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) was established in 2008 to address the scientific and conservation questions associated with land use changes because of energy development and other factors in southwest Wyoming. Over the past decade, partners from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), State and Federal land management agencies, universities, and the public have collaborated...
Authors
Linda Zeigenfuss, Ellen Aikens, Cameron Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Timothy Assal, Zachary Bowen, Anna Chalfoun, Geneva Chong, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Stephen Germaine, Tabitha A. Graves, Collin Homer, Christopher Huber, Aaron Johnston, Matthew J. Kauffman, Daniel Manier, Ryan McShane, Kirk Miller, Adrian P. Monroe, Anna Ortega, Annika Walters, Teal Wyckoff
U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2016 annual report U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2016 annual report
This is the ninth annual report highlighting U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) science and decision-support activities conducted for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI). The activities address specific management needs identified by WLCI partner agencies. In fiscal year (FY) 2016, there were 26 active USGS WLCI science-based projects. Of these 26 projects, one project was...
Authors
Zachary Bowen, Ellen Aikens, Cameron Aldridge, Patrick Anderson, Timothy Assal, Anna Chalfoun, Geneva Chong, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Steven Garman, Steve Germaine, Collin Homer, Aaron Johnston, Matthew J. Kauffman, Daniel Manier, Cynthia Melcher, Kirk Miller, Annika Walters, Jerrod Wheeler, Daniel Wieferich, Anna Wilson, Teal Wyckoff, Linda Zeigenfuss
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Science Synthesis, Analysis and Research Program, Land Management Research Program, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program, Species Management Research Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Fort Collins Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published since January 2015 Annotated bibliography of scientific research on greater sage-grouse published since January 2015
The greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter GRSG) has been a focus of scientific investigation and management action for the past two decades. The 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing determination of “not warranted” was in part due to a large-scale collaborative effort to develop strategies to conserve GRSG populations and their habitat and to reduce threats to...
Authors
Sarah K. Carter, Daniel Manier, Robert S. Arkle, Aaron Johnston, Susan Phillips, Steven Hanser, Zachary Bowen
Greater sage-grouse science (2015–17)—Synthesis and potential management implications Greater sage-grouse science (2015–17)—Synthesis and potential management implications
Executive SummaryThe greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter called “sage-grouse”), a species that requires sagebrush (Artemisia spp.), has experienced range-wide declines in its distribution and abundance. These declines have prompted substantial research and management investments to improve the understanding of sage-grouse and its habitats and reverse declines in...
Authors
Steven Hanser, Patricia Deibert, John Tull, Natasha Carr, Cameron Aldridge, Travis Bargsten, Thomas Christiansen, Peter Coates, Michele R. Crist, Kevin E. Doherty, Ethan Ellsworth, Lee Foster, Vicki Herren, Kevin Miller, Ann Moser, Robin Naeve, Karen Prentice, Thomas Remington, Mark Ricca, Douglas J. Shinneman, Richard Truex, Lief Wiechman, Dereck Wilson, Zachary Bowen