Frank R. Thompson
Research Wildlife Biologist
Sustainable Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems and Landscapes
202 ABNR Bldg., University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211-7260
United States
Columbia, MO 65211-7260
United States
Phone
573-875-5341 x224
Current Research
I discover and develop information needed for conservation strategies for songbirds and other wildlife. My primary focus is to determine the effects of selected land use practices on forest songbirds, determine population demographics of selected neotropical migratory birds and identify factors regulating populations, and to determine factors affecting nest predation and brood parasitism. This information is used in landscape and habitat modeling to assist with conservation planning at landscape and ecoregional-scales. As Project Leader, I lead a multidisciplinary unit to develop the information needed for sustainable management of Central Hardwood ecosystems.
Research Interest
I am very interested in the development of tools and technologies to assist conservation planners and managers in planning wildlife conservation at large spatial scales. This involves the development of landscape change and wildlife habitat and viability models that can be used with existing data sources and GIS products over large areas such as national forests and ecological sections and provinces.
Why This Research Is Important
Land managers and conservationists need tools based on state of the art science to accomplish conservation and management objectives.
Education
- University of Missouri, Ph.D., Wildlife Biology, 1987
- University of Vermont, M.S., Wildlife Biology, 1982
- Rutgers University, Cook College, B.S., Wildlife Science, 1979
Professional Organizations
- The Wildlife Society, Current
- American Ornithologists' Union, Current
- Cooper Ornithological Society, Current
Featured Publications
- Tirpak, John M.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R.; Twedt, Daniel J.; Baxter, Charles K.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.; Uihlein, William B., III... 2009. Assessing ecoregional-scale habitat suitability index models for priority landbirds
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Stake, Mike M.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2009. Nocturnal predation of females on nests: an important source of mortality for golden-cheeked warblers
- Rittenhouse, Tracy A.G.; Semlitsch, Raymond D.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2009. Survival costs associated with wood frog breeding migrations: effects of timber harvest and drought
- Tirpak, John M.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R., III; Twedt, Daniel J.; Uihlein, William B., III. 2009. Multiscale habitat suitability index models for priority landbirds in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Ouachitas Bird Conservation Regions
- Tirpak, John M.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R., III; Twedt, Daniel J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Uihlein, William B., III. 2009. Predicting bird habitat quality from a geospatial analysis of FIA data
Other Publications
- Sinnott, Emily A.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Thomas R.. 2022. Northern Bobwhite juvenile survival is greater in native grasslands managed with fire and grazing and lower in non-native field borders and strip crop fields
- Skinner, Aaron A.; Ward, Michael P.; Souza‐Cole, Ian ; Wright, James R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Benson, Thomas J.; Matthews, Stephen N.; Tonra, Christopher M.. 2022. High spatiotemporal overlap in the non breeding season despite geographically dispersed breeding locations in the eastern whip poor will (Antrostomus vociferus)
- Thompson, Frank R.; Roach, Melissa C.; Bonnot, Thomas W.. 2022. Woodland restoration and forest structure affect nightjar abundance in the Ozark Highlands
- O'Donnell, K. M.; Thompson, F. R.; Semlitsch, R. D.. 2016. Prescribed fire alters surface activity and movement behavior of a terrestrial salamander
- Gill, Ryan A.; Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R.. 2016. Timing of Songbird Nest Predation as Revealed by Video Surveillance
- Sinnott, Emily A.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Thompson, Thomas R.. 2021. Early Hatch and Managed Native Grasslands Minorly Improve Bobwhite Juvenile Body Condition
- Mosloff, Alisha R.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Thompson, Thomas R.. 2021. Northern bobwhite select for shrubby thickets interspersed in grasslands during fall and winter
- Sinnott, Emily A.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Thomas R.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2021. Resource selection and movement by northern bobwhite broods varies with age and explains survival
- Duan, Shengwu ; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Wang, Wen J.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2021. Indirect effects mediate direct effects of climate warming on insect disturbance regimes of temperate broadleaf forests in the central U.S.
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Rowin, Scott ; Schwope, Carl ; Mueller, James M.. 2021. Effects of prescribed fire on fuels, vegetation, and Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) demographics in Texas juniper-oak woodlands: An update six years post-fire
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2020. Population Viability of Golden cheeked Warblers in an Urbanizing Landscape
- Matseur, Elizabeth A.; Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2020. Trends in abundance and habitat associations of forest birds on southern national forests, 1992 2017
- Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Collins, Beverly ; Thompson III, Frank R.; .,. 2011. Chapter 1 Introduction: What are early successional habitats, why are they important, and how can they be sustained
- Arendt, Wayne J.; Tuckfield, R. Cary; Martínez-Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Jr., Joseph M. Wunderle; Zolotoff, José Manuel.. 2020. Avian Community Density and Distribution Patterns among Nicaraguan Conventional and Organic Shade-Coffee Plantations
- Fraser, Jacob S.; Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2019. Modeling Post-Fire Tree Mortality Using a Logistic Regression Method within a Forest Landscape Model
- Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R.; He, Hong S.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D.; Jones‐Farrand, Todd. 2019. Climate change and tree harvest interact to affect future tree species distribution changes
- Matseur, Elizabeth A.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dickerson, Brian E.; Rumble, Mark A.. 2019. The importance of disturbance and forest structure to bird abundance in the Black Hills
- Womack-Bulliner, Kathryn M.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R.; Lebrun, Jaymi J.. 2019. Performance of Hierarchical Abundance Models on Simulated Bat Capture Data
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.; Muenks, Nate ; Hanberry, Phillip ; Stroh, Esther ; Heggemann, Larry ; Fowler, Allison ; Howery, Mark ; Hammond, Shea ; Evans, Kristine. 2019. Developing a decision-support process for landscape conservation design
- Hanberry, Brice B.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2019. Open forest management for early successional birds
- Roach, Melissa C.; Thompson, Frank R.; Jones-Farrand, Todd. 2019. Effects of pine-oak woodland restoration on breeding bird densities in the Ozark-Ouachita Interior Highlands
- Thompson, Frank R. (Science team contributor); North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee.. 2013. The state of the birds 2013 report on private lands
- Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R.; He, Hong S.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D.; Spetich, Martin A.. 2018. Population dynamics has greater effects than climate change on tree species distribution in a temperate forest region
- Butler-Leopold, Patricia R.; Iverson, Louis R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Handler, Stephen D.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Christopher W.; Bearer, Scott ; Bryan, Alexander M.; Clark, Kenneth L.; Czarnecki, Greg ; DeSenze, Philip ; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Gugger, Paul F.; Hille, Andrea ; Hynicka, Justin ; Jantz, Claire A.; Kelly, Matthew C.; Krause, Katrina M.; La Puma, Inga Parker; Landau, Deborah ; Lathrop, Richard G.; Leites, Laura P.; Madlinger, Evan ; Matthews, Stephen N.; Ozbay, Gulnihal ; Peters, Matthew P.; Prasad, Anantha ; Schmit, David A.; Shephard, Collin ; Shirer, Rebecca ; Skowronski, Nicholas S.; Steele, Al ; Stout, Susan ; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa ; Thompson, John ; Turcotte, Richard M.; Weinstein, David A.; Yáñez, Alfonso. 2018. Mid-Atlantic forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Response Framework project
- Stanton, Richard A.; Burke, Alicia D.; Carrlson, Kaylan M.; Kesler, Dylan C.; Faaborg, John ; Thompson, Frank R.. 2018. Retention of radiotransmitters tail-mounted on 6 bird species
- Thompson, Frank R.. 2017. The importance of regional and landscape context and climate change to northern bobwhite management
- Roach, Melissa C.; Thompson, Frank R.; Jones-Farrand, Todd. 2018. Songbird nest success is positively related to restoration of pine oak savanna and woodland in the Ozark Highlands, Missouri, USA
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2018. Threat of climate change on a songbird population through its impacts on breeding
- Thompson, Frank R.; Hanberry, Brice ; Shifley, Stephen R.; Davidson, Brian K.. 2018. Restoration of pine-oak woodlands in Missouri: Using science to inform land management debates and decisions
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Connette, Grant M.; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2018. Demographic rates of Golden-cheeked Warblers in an urbanizing woodland preserve
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Fraser, Jacob S.. 2018. Effects of species biological traits and environmental heterogeneity on simulated tree species distribution shifts under climate change
- Swanston, Chris; Brandt, Leslie A.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Handler, Stephen D.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Ontl, Todd A.; Shannon, P. Danielle. 2018. Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change
- Janowiak, Maria K.; D'Amato, Anthony W.; Swanston, Christopher W.; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Matthews, Stephen; Peters, Matthew P.; Prasad, Anantha; Fraser, Jacob S.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Handler, Stephen D.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Burbank, Diane; Campbell, John; Cogbill, Charles; Duveneck, Matthew J.; Emery, Marla R.; Fisichelli, Nicholas; Foster, Jane; Hushaw, Jennifer; Kenefic, Laura; Mahaffey, Amanda; Morelli, Toni Lyn; Reo, Nicholas J.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Simmons, K. Rogers; Weiskittel, Aaron; Wilmot, Sandy; Hollinger, David; Lane, Erin; Rustad, Lindsey; Templer, Pamela H.. 2018. New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project
- George, Andrew D.; Connette, Grant M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2017. Resource selection by an ectothermic predator in a dynamic thermal landscape
- Perry, Roger W.; Jenkins, Julianna M.A.; Thill, Ronald E.; Thompson, Frank R., III.. 2018. Long-term effects of different forest regeneration methods on mature forest birds
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R; Thompson, Frank R; Larsen, David R. 2004. Simulated cavity tree dynamics under alternative timber harvest regimes
- White, Jennifer D.; Gardali, Thomas; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2005. Resource selection by juvenile Swainson's thrushes during the postfledging period
- Burke, Alicia D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2017. Variation In Early-Successional Habitat Use Among Independent Juvenile Forest Breeding Birds
- Jenkins, Julianna M. A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John; Kroll, Andrew J.. 2017. Species-specific variation in nesting and postfledging resource selection for two forest breeding migrant songbirds
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2017. Dynamic-landscape metapopulation models predict complex response of wildlife populations to climate and landscape change
- Dijak, William D.; Hanberry, Brice B.; Fraser, Jacob S.; He, Hong S.; Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2017. Revision and application of the LINKAGES model to simulate forest growth in central hardwood landscapes in response to climate change
- Shifley, Stephen R.; He, Hong S.; Lischke, Heike; Wang, Wen J.; Jin, Wenchi; Gustafson, Eric J.; Thompson, Jonathan R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Yang, Jian. 2017. The past and future of modeling forest dynamics: from growth and yield curves to forest landscape models
- Jin, Wenchi; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Wang, Wen J.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Hanberry, Brice B.; Dijak, William D.. 2017. Future forest aboveground carbon dynamics in the central United States: the importance of forest demographic processes
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Schwope, Carl; Rowin, Scott; Mueller, James M.. 2016. Effects of prescribed fire on fuels, vegetation, and Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) demographics in Texas juniper-oak woodlands
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R., III; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2017. Density and nest survival of golden-cheeked warblers: Spatial scale matters
- LeBrun, Jaymi J.; Schneiderman, Jeffrey E.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob S.; He, Hong S.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2017. Bird response to future climate and forest management focused on mitigating climate change
- Jenkins, Julianna M. A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Faaborg, John. 2016. Behavioral development and habitat structure affect postfledging movements of songbirds
- Isabelle, J.L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, W.D.. 2016. Evaluating the potential for ruffed grouse restoration in east-central Missouri by linking habitat suitability and population viability
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D.. 2017. Changes in forest biomass and tree species distribution under climate change in the northeastern United States
- Jenkins, Julianna M. A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2016. Contrasting patterns of nest survival and postfledging survival in ovenbirds and Acadian flycatchers in Missouri forest fragments
- LeBrun, Jaymi J.; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2016. Assessing the sensitivity of avian species abundance to land cover and climate
- Iverson, Louis R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Matthews, Stephen ; Peters, Matthew ; Prasad, Anantha ; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob ; Wang, Wen J.; Hanberry, Brice ; He, Hong ; Janowiak, Maria ; Butler, Patricia ; Brandt, Leslie ; Swanston, Christopher. 2017. Multi-model comparison on the effects of climate change on tree species in the eastern U.S.: results from an enhanced niche model and process-based ecosystem and landscape models
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Amundson, Courtney; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2016. Landscape and local effects on occupancy and densities of an endangered wood-warbler in an urbanizing landscape
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; O'Donnell, Lisa; Thompson, Frank R., III.. 2015. Evaluation of a reproductive index for estimating songbird productivity: Case study of the golden-cheeked warbler
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D.. 2016. Landscape-and regional-scale shifts in forest composition under climate change in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States
- Marcot, Bruce G.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2016. Uncertainty is information, too
- Sesnie, Steven E.; Mueller, James M.; Lehnen, Sarah E.; Rowin, Scott M.; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2016. Airborne laser altimetry and multispectral imagery for modeling Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) density
- Schreiber, Leslie A.; Hansen, Christopher P.; Rumble, Mark A.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Thompson, Frank R.; Gamo, R. Scott; Kehmeier, Jon W.; Wojik, Nate. 2016. Greater sage-grouse apparent nest productivity and chick survival in Carbon County, Wyoming
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Hanberry, Brice B.; Dijak, William D.. 2015. Importance of succession, harvest, and climate change in determining future composition in US Central Hardwood Forests
- Jin, Wenchi; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2016. Are more complex physiological models of forest ecosystems better choices for plot and regional predictions
- George, Andrew D.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Faaborg, John. 2015. Using LiDAR and remote microclimate loggers to downscale near-surface air temperatures for site-level studies
- Schneiderman, Jeffrey E.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob S.. 2015. Comparison of a species distribution model and a process model from a hierarchical perspective to quantify effects of projected climate change on tree species
- Stanton, Richard A., Jr..; Thompson, Frank R.; Kesler, Dylan C.. 2015. Site occupancy of brown-headed nuthatches varies with habitat restoration and range-limit context
- O'Donnell, Katherine M.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Semlitsch, Raymond D.. 2015. Prescribed fire and timber harvest effects on terrestrial salamander abundance, detectability, and microhabitat use
- O'Donnell, Katherine M.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Semlitsch, Raymond D.. 2014. Predicting variation in microhabitat utilization of terrestrial salamanders
- George, Andrew D.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2015. Isolating weather effects from seasonal activity patterns of a temperate North American Colubrid
- O'Donnell, Katherine M.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Semlitsch, Raymond D.. 2015. Partitioning detectability components in populations subject to within-season temporary emigration using binomial mixture models
- Butler, Patricia R.; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Brandt, Leslie; Handler, Stephen; Janowiak, Maria; Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Chris; Karriker, Kent; Bartig, Jarel; Connolly, Stephanie; Dijak, William; Bearer, Scott; Blatt, Steve; Brandon, Andrea; Byers, Elizabeth; Coon, Cheryl; Culbreth, Tim; Daly, Jad; Dorsey, Wade; Ede, David; Euler, Chris; Gillies, Neil; Hix, David M.; Johnson, Catherine; Lyte, Latasha; Matthews, Stephen; McCarthy, Dawn; Minney, Dave; Murphy, Daniel; O’Dea, Claire; Orwan, Rachel; Peters, Matthew; Prasad, Anantha; Randall, Cotton; Reed, Jason; Sandeno, Cynthia; Schuler, Tom; Sneddon, Lesley; Stanley, Bill; Steele, Al; Stout, Susan; Swaty, Randy; Teets, Jason; Tomon, Tim; Vanderhorst, Jim; Whatley, John; Zegre, Nicholas. 2015. Central Appalachians forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework project
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Porneluzi, Paul A.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Morris, Dana L.; Haslerig, Janet M.; Faaborg, John. 2015. Stand-level bird response to experimental forest management in the Missouri Ozarks
- Joos, Cara J.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Faaborg, John. 2014. The role of territory settlement, individual quality, and nesting initiation on productivity of Bell's vireos
- Semlitsch, R.D.; O'Donnell, K.M.; Thompson, F.R., III... 2014. Abundance, biomass production, nutrient content, and the possible role of terrestrial salamanders in Missouri Ozark forest ecosystems
- Peak, Rebecca G.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2014. Seasonal productivity and nest survival of Golden-cheeked Warblers vary with forest type and edge density
- Guyette, Richard P.; Thompson, Frank R.; Whittier, Jodi; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Dey, Daniel C.. 2014. Future fire probability modeling with climate change data and physical chemistry
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Wang, Qia. 2014. A framework for evaluating forest landscape model predictions using empirical data and knowledge
- Starbuck, Clarissa A.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2015. Relationships between bat occupancy and habitat and landscape structure along a savanna, woodland, forest gradient in the Missouri Ozarks
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R., III; Root, Brian; Faaborg, John; Moskat, Csaba. 2012. Declining brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) populations are associated with landscape-specific reductions in brood parasitism and increases in songbird productivity
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2013. Tree stocking affects winter bird densities across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks
- Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2014. Resource utilization by foraging eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis) in the Ozark Region of Missouri
- Fraser, Jacob S.; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R., III.. 2013. Simulating stand-level harvest prescriptions across landscapes: LANDIS PRO harvest module design
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Reidy, Jennifer L.. 2014. Feeding rates, double brooding, nest reuse, and seasonal fecundity of eastern wood-pewees in the Missouri Ozarks
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson III, F.R.; Reidy, J.L.. 2013. The effects of temperature on nest predation by mammals, birds, and snakes
- Stanton, Richard A.; Kesler, Dylan C.; Thompson III, Frank R.. 2014. Resource configuration and abundance affect space use of a cooperatively breeding resident bird
- Womack, Kathryn M.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2013. Summer Home Range Size of Female Indiana Bats (Myotis Sodalis) in Missouri, USA
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Cox, Allison S.; Faaborg, John. 2014. Post-fledging survival in passerine birds and the value of post-fledging studies to conservation
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Kendrick, Sarah W.. 2014. Breeding bird response to habitat and landscape factors across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.. 2014. LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales
- Brandt, Leslie; He, Hong; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Butler, Patricia; Handler, Stephen; Janowiak, Maria; Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Chris; Albrecht, Matthew; Blume-Weaver, Richard; Deizman, Paul; DePuy, John; Dijak, William D.; Dinkel, Gary; Fei, Songlin; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Leahy, Michael; Matthews, Stephen; Nelson, Paul; Oberle, Brad; Perez, Judi; Peters, Matthew; Prasad, Anantha; Schneiderman, Jeffrey E.; Shuey, John; Smith, Adam B.; Studyvin, Charles; Tirpak, John M.; Walk, Jeffery W.; Wang, Wen J.; Watts, Laura; Weigel, Dale; Westin, Steve. 2014. Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
- Block, William M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Hanseder, Dawn; Cox, Allison; Knipps, Anna. 2011. Journal of Wildlife Management guidelines
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Larsen, David R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Yang, Jian. 2013. A large-scale forest landscape model incorporating multi-scale processes and utilizing forest inventory data
- Thompson, Matthew P.; Marcot, Bruce G.; Thompson, Frank R.; McNulty, Steven; Fisher, Larry A.; Runge, Michael C.; Cleaves, David; Tomosy, Monica. 2013. The science of decisionmaking: applications for sustainable forest and grassland management in the National Forest System
- Peak, Rebecca G.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2013. Amount and type of forest cover and edge are important predictorsof golden-cheeked warbler density
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Fraser, Jacob S.. 2013. Modeling the effects of harvest alternatives on mitigating oak decline in a Central Hardwood Forest landscape
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Faaborg, John. 2013. Temperature can interact with landscape factors to affect songbird productivity
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Reidy, Jennifer L.. 2013. Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens) breeding demography across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Jones-Farland, D. Todd. 2013. Landscape-based population viability models demonstrate importance of strategic conservation planning for birds
- Womack, Kathryn M.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R., III.. 2013. Resource selection by Indiana bats during the maternity season
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Robbins, Mark B.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.. 2012. Landscape-level forest cover is a predictor of cerulean warbler abundance
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Kendrick, Sarah W.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.. 2012. Songbirds in managed and non-managed savannas and woodlands in the central hardwoods region
- Marcot, Bruce G.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Runge, Michael C.; Thompson, Frank R.; McNulty, Steven; Cleaves, David; Tomosy, Monica; Fisher, Larry A.; Bliss, Andrew. 2012. Recent advances in applying decision science to managing national forests
- He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2011. Overview of contemporary issues of forest research and management in China
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2012. Predator identity can explain nest predation patterns. Chapter 11
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Ribic, Christine A.. 2012. Conservation implications when the next predators are known. Chapter 2
- Cox, W. Andrew; Pruett, M. Shane; Benson, Thomas J.; Chiavacci, Scott J.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2012. Development of camera technology for monitoring nests. Chapter 15
- Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Collins, Beverly S.; Thompson, Frank R., III; McNab, William H.. 2011. Introduction: what are early successional habitats, why are they important, and how can they be sustained Chapter 1.
- Hirsch-Jacobson, Robin; Cox, W. Andrew; Tewes, Emily E.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Faaborg, John. 2012. Parents or predators: Examining intraseasonal variation in nest survival for migratory passerine
- Jacobs, Robert B.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Koford, Rolf R.; La Sorte, Frank A.; Woodward, Hope D.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.. 2012. Habitat and landscape effects on abundance of Missouri's grassland birds
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2012. Landscape forest cover and edge effects on songbird nest predation vary by nest predator
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2012. Species and temporal factors affect predator-specific rates of nest predation for forest songbirds in the midwest
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Dijak, William D.; Fan, Zhaofei; Thompson, Frank R., III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Perez, Judith A.; Sandeno, Cynthia M.. 2011. Chapter 13 Application of landscape and habitat suitability models to conservation: the Hoosier National Forest land-management plan
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Bailey, J. Wesley. 2011. Comparison of methods for estimating density of forest songbirds from point counts
- Yang, Jian; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Zhang, Yangjian. 2011. An innovative computer design for modeling forest landscape change in very large spatial extents with fine resolutions
- He, Hong S.; Yang, Jian; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2011. Challenges of forest landscape modeling - simulating large landscapes and validating results
- Tomosy, Monica S.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Boyce, Douglas, Jr... 2011. Role of the U.S. Forest Service: Helping forests, grasslands, and wildlife adapt to shifts in climate
- Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Fearer, Todd M.; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Nelson, Mark D.; Tirpak, John M.. 2011. Comparison of statistical and theoretical habitat models for conservation planning: the benefit of ensemble prediction
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua. 2011. Extension of landscape-based population viability models to ecoregional scales for conservation planning
- Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Collins, Beverly S.; Thompson III, Frank R.. 2011. Sustaining Young Forest Communities: Ecology and Management of Early Successional Habitats in the Central Hardwood Region, USA
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Dijak, William D.; Fan, Zhaofei F.. 2008. Forecasting landscape-scale, cumulative effects of forest management on vegetation and wildlife habitat: a case study of issues, limitations, and opportunities
- Thompson, Frank R., III.; La Sorte, Frank A.. 2008. Comparison of methods for estimating bird abundance and trends from historical count data
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Clawson, Richard L.. 2010. Evaluation of habitat suitability models for forest passerines using demographic data
- Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Tirpak, John M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Twedt, Daniel J.; Baxter, Charles K.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.; Uihlein, William B., III... 2009. A decision support tool for setting population objectives for priority landbirds in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Quachitas Bird Conservation Regions
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 2009. Bridging the gap between habitat-modeling research and bird conservation with dynamic landscape and population models
- Reidy, Jenifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Peak, Rebecca G.. 2009. Factors affecting golden-cheeked warbler nest survival in urban and rural landscapes
- Small, Stacy L.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Geupel, Geoffery R.; Faaborg, John. 2007. Spotted Towhee population dynamics in a riparian restoration context
- Thompson, Frank R.; Schwalbach, Monica J.. 1995. Analysis of Sample Size, Counting Time, and Plot Size from an Avian Point Count Survey on Hoosier National Forest, Indiana
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 1989. Enhancing wildlife habitat when regenerating stands
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Larsen, David R.. 2005. Abundance and size distribution of cavity trees in second-growth and old-growth central hardwood forests
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R., III.; Larsen, David R.. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwestern old-growth and second-growth forests
- Thompson, Frank R., III.; Probst, John R.; Raphael, Martin G.. 1993. Silvicultural options for neotropical migratory birds
- Thompson, Frank R.; Lewis, Stephen J.; Green, Janet D.; Ewert, David N.. 1993. Status of neotropical migrant landbirds in the Midwest: identifying species of management concern
- Robinson, Scott K.; Grzybowski, Joseph A.; Rothstein, Stephen I.; Brittingham, Margaret C.; Petit, Lisa J.; Thompson, Frank R.. 1993. Management implications of cowbird parasitism on neotropical migrant songbirds
- Dickson, James G.; Thompson, Frank R.; Conner, Richard N.; Franzreb, Kathleen E.. 1993. Effects of silviculture on neotropical migratory birds in central and southeastern oak pine forests
- Fink, Alix D.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Tudor, April A.. 2006. Songbird use of regenerating forest, glade, and edge habitat types
- Larson, Michael A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Dijak, William D.; Shifley, Stephen R.. 2004. Linking population viability, habitat suitability, and landscape simulation models for conservation planning
- La Sorte, Frank A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Trani, Margaret K.; Mersmann, Timothy J.. 2007. Population trends and habitat occurrence of forest birds on southern national forests, 1992-2004
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Dijak, William D.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2007. Development of landscape-level habitat suitability models for ten wildlife species in the central hardwoods region
- Dijak, William D.; Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Larson, Michael A.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2007. Landscape habitat suitability index software
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 2006. Conservation assessments for five forest bat species in the Eastern United States
- Burhans, Dirk E.; Thompson, Frank R.. 2006. Songbird abundance and parasatism differ between urban and rural shrublands
- Peak, Rebecca G.; Thompson, Frank R.; Shaffer, Terry L.. 2004. Factors affecting songbird nest survival in riparian forests in a Midwestern agricultural landscape
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Kulowiec, Thomas G.; Hamilton, David A.. 1992. Breeding bird populations in Missouri Ozark forests with and without clearcutting
- Larsen, David R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Brookshire, Brian L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kurzejeski, Eric W.; England, Kristine. 1997. 10 Guidelines for Ecosystem Researchers: Lessons from Missouri
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Burhans, Dirk E.. 2003. Predation of Songbird Nests Differs By Predator and Between Field and Forest Habitats
- Donovan, Therese M.; Thompson , Frank R, III. 2001. Modeling the ecological trap hypothesis: a habitat and demographic analysis for migrant songbirds
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R.. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwesternold-growth and second-growth forests
- Thompson, Frank R.; Donovan, Therese M.; DeGraff, Richard M.; Faaborg, John; Robinson, Scott K.. 2002. A Multi-Scale Perspective of the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Birds in Eastern Forests
- Pagen, Rich W.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Burhans, Dirk E.. 2002. A comparison of point-count and mist-net detections of songbirds by habitat and time-of-season
- Donovan, Therese M.; Thompson, Frank R. , III; Faaborg, John; Probst, John R.. 1995. Reproductive success of migratory birds in habitat sources and sinks
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Larsen, David R.. 2005. Abundance and Size Distribution of Cavity Trees in Second-Growth and Old-Growth Central Hardwood Forests
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Larsen , David R.; Dijak, William D.. 2000. Model forest landscape change in the Missouri Ozarks under alternative management practices
- Budnik, Joel M.; Ryan, Mark R.; Thompson III, Frank R.. 2000. Demography of Bell's Vireos in Missouri grassland-shrub habitats
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: objectives, approach, and major findings
- Thompson, Frank R., III ed.. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: Table of contents
- Thompson, Frank R., III, ed.; ed.,. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological assessment
- Thompson, Frank R.; Burhans, Dirk E.. 2004. Differences in predators of artificial and real songbirds nests: Evidence of bias in artificial nest studies
- Guldin, James M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Richards, Lynda L.; Harper, Kyra C.. 1999. Chapter 3: Status and trends of vegetation
- Burhans, Dick E.; Thompson III, Frank R.. 1999. Habitat patch size and nesting success of yellow-breasted chats
- Burhans, Dirk E.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2001. Relationship of songbird nest concealment to nest fate and flushing behavior of adults
- Burhans, Dirk E.; Dearborn, Donald; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2002. Factors affecting predation at songbird nests in old fields
- Woodward, April A.; Fink, Alix D.; Thompson III, Frank R.. 2001. Edge Effects and Ecological Traps: Effects on Shrubland Birds in Missouri
- Donovan, Therese M.; Thompson III, Frank r.; Faaborg, John R.. 2000. Cowbird Distribution at Different Scales of Fragmentation: Trade-offs Between Breeding and Feeding Opportunities
- Dijak, William D.; Thompson III, Frank R.. 2000. Landscape And Edge Effects On The Distribution Of Mammalian Predators In Missouri
- Burhans, Dirk; Thompson III, Frank R.. 2000. Cost of Parasitism Incurred by Two Songbird Species and Their Quality As Cowbird Hosts1
- Donovan, Therese M.; Jones, Peter W.; Annand, Elizabeth M.; Thompson III, Frank R.. 1997. Variation in Local-Scale Edge Effects: Mechanisms and landscape Context
- Thompson, Frank R.. 1994. Temporal and Spatial patterns of Breeding Brown-Headed Cowbirds in the Midwestern United States
- Larson, Michael A.; Dijak, William D.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2003. Landscape-level habitat suitability models for twelve species in southern Missouri
- Thompson, Frank R. III; Fritzell, Erik K.. 1990. Bird densities and diversity in clearcut and mature oak-hickory forest.
- Kurzejeski, Eric W.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 1999. Ruffed grouse status, hunting and response to habitat management in Missouri.
- Thompson, Frank R. III. 1996. Management of midwestern landscapes for the conservation of neotropical migratory birds; 1995 December 5; Detroit, MI.
- Thompson, Frank R. III; Dessecker, Daniel R.. 1997. Management of early-successional communities in central hardwood forests: with special emphasis on the ecology and management of oaks, ruffed grouse, and forest songbirds.
- Thompson, Frank R. III; Fritzell, Erik K.. 1989. Enhancing Wildlife Habitat When Regenerating Stands
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R.; Mladenoff, David J.. 1997. Modeling forest landscape change in the Ozarks: guiding principles and preliminary implementation
- Shifley, Steven R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R.; Mladenoff, David J.; Gustafson, Eric J.. 2000. Utilizing inventory information to calibrate a landscape simulation model
- La Sorte, Frank A.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2007. Poleward shifts in winter ranges of North American birds
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Larson, Michael A.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.. 2006. Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States
- Potts, Robert; Gustafson, Eric; Stewart, Susan I.; Thompson, Frank R.; Bergen, Kathleen; Brown, Daniel G.; Hammer, Roger; Radeloff, Volker; Bengston, David; Sauer, John; Sturtevant, Brian. 2004. The Changing Midwest Assessment: land cover, natural resources, and people
- Robinson, Scott K.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Donovan, Therese M.; Whitehead, Donald R.; Faaborg, John. 1995. Regional Forest Fragmentation and the Nesting Success of Migratory Birds
Research Highlights
Long-term Monitoring Reveals Bird Population Dynamics in the South
Year: 2020
The USDA Forest Service monitors birds because of interest in bird conservation, and many birds are important management indicator species or are threatened, endangered, or sensitive species. Scientists analyzed 26 years of bird monitoring data from southern national forests to determine the status...
A Warmer Midwest Could Lead to a Common Bird Becoming Less Common
Year: 2018
A warmer future may lead to a common midwestern songbird becoming considerably less common because nesting success is predicted to decline with warmer temperatures. Scientists discovered that climate warming can affect species through complex effects on their population ecology and not simply by cau...
The importance of forest management to birds affected by climate change
Year: 2017
In their ongoing efforts to better understand how bird species will respond to changes in the forest from climate change, Forest Service scientists find that forest management can play an important role in protecting forest bird populations.
Forecasts from Multiple Models Provides more Reliable Results
Year: 2016
Using multiple models instead of a single model allows researchers to develop more reliable forecasts of future forest change.
Many Bird Species Benefit From Oak Savanna Woodland Restoration
Year: 2014
Many bird species of conservation concern in the midwestern United States are associated with early successional or open forest conditions that are maintained by disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest. Growing interest in restoring savannas and woodlands in the Midwest for a variety of objectiv...
Prairie Warbler and Wood Thrush Populations Respond Well to Strategic Conservation Efforts
Year: 2013
A Forest Service scientist and his research partners demonstrated the power of landscape-based population viability models by evaluating responses of prairie warbler and wood thrush populations to different landscape-scale conservation scenarios. They found that relying on randomly placed habitat co...
Research Addresses Decline of Young Forests in Central Hardwood Region
Year: 2012
Report details how young forests can be sustainably created and managed in a landscape context