Frank Thompson

NE CASC Principal Investigator
Cooperative Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Consortium Institution: 

University of Missouri Columbia

Affiliations: 

Senior Scientist, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station

Education: 

M.S.: Wildlife Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 1982
Ph.D.: Wildlife Biology, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO, 1987
B.S.: Wildlife Biology, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ, 1979

Website: 

http://nrs.fs.fed.us/people/Thompson

Experience: 

GS14 Project Leader & Research Wildlife Biologist and Cooperative Assistant Professor, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, 1994 to 2000
GS15 Project Leader & Research Wildlife Biologist and Cooperative Associate Professor, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, 2000 to 2010
GS ST Senior Scientist and Cooperative Professor, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, 2010 to present
GS13 Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, 1988 to 1994
Research Associate, Instructor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, 1982 to 1988

Research Interests: 

Our University has expertise in aquatic ecosystems, big river ecosystems, climate adaptation science, climate dynamics, ecosystem modeling, fisheries management, human dimensions, landscape ecology, riverine ecology, surface water hydrology, sustainable forestry, terrestrial ecosystems, wetlands ecology & mapping, and wildlife management.  In addition to the listed categories, we have strengths in avian ecology, wildlife population ecology, and quantitative population, ecosystem, and landscape modeling.

Expertise

Landscape conservation design • forest management and succession • avian demographics and population dynamics

Recent Publications

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Matseur, E., Bonnot T. W., & Thompson F. R. (2020).  Trends in abundance and habitat associations of forest birds on southern national forests, 1992–2017.
Wang, W. J., Thompson F. R., He H. S., Fraser J. S., Dijak W. D., & Jones-Farrand T. (2019).  Climate change and tree harvest interact to affect future tree species distribution changes. (Chen, H., Ed.).Journal of Ecology.
Bonnot, T. W., D. Jones-Farrand T., Thompson F. R., Millspaugh J. J., Fitzgerald J. A., Muenks N;., et al. (2019).  Developing a decision-support process for landscape conservation design. 66p.
Bonnot, T. W., D. Jones-Farrand T., Thompson F. R., Millspaugh J. J., Fitzgerald J. A., Muenks N., et al. (2019).  Developing a decision-support process for landscape conservation design. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-190. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 66 p..
Wang, W. J., He H. S., Thompson F. R., Spetich M. A., & Fraser J. S. (2018).  Effects of species biological traits and environmental heterogeneity on simulated tree species distribution shifts under climate change. Science of The Total Environment. 634, 1214 - 1221.
Butler-Leopold, P. R., Iverson L. R., Thompson F. R., Brandt L. A., Handler S. D., Janowiak M. K., et al. (2018).  Mid-Atlantic forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis.
Janowiak, M. K., D’Amato A., Swanston C. W., Iverson L., Thompson F. R., Dijak W. D., et al. (2018).  New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project.
Wang, W. J., Thompson F. R., He H. S., Fraser J. S., Dijak W. D., & Spetich M. A. (2018).  Population dynamics has greater effects than climate change on tree species distribution in a temperate forest region. Journal of Biogeography. 45(12), 2766 - 2778.
Bonnot, T. W., W. Cox A., Thompson F. R., & Millspaugh J. J. (2018).  Threat of climate change on a songbird population through its impacts on breeding. Nature Climate Change. 8(8), 718 - 722.
Bonnot, T. W., Thompson F. R., & Millspaugh J. J. (2017).  Dynamic-landscape metapopulation models predict complex response of wildlife populations to climate and landscape change. Ecosphere. 8(7), e01890.
Jin, W., He H., Thompson F. R., Wang W. J., Fraser J., Shifley S. R., et al. (2017).  Future forest aboveground carbon dynamics in the central United States: the importance of forest demographic processes. Scientific Reports. 7, 41821.
Perry, R. W., Jenkins J. M. A., Thill R. E., & Thompson F. R. (2017).  Long-term effects of different forest regeneration methods on mature forest birds. Forest Ecology and Management. 408, 183 - 194.
Shifley, S. R., He H., Lischke H., Wang W. J., Jin W., Gustafson E. J., et al. (2017).  The past and future of modeling forest dynamics: from growth and yield curves to forest landscape models. Landscape Ecology. 32(7), 1307 - 1325.
Jin, W., He H., & Thompson F. R. (2016).  Are more complex physiological models of forest ecosystems better choices for plot and regional predictions?. Environmental Modelling & Software. 75, 1 - 14.
LeBrun, J. J., Thogmartin W. E., Thompson F. R., Dijak W. D., & Millspaugh J. J. (2016).  Assessing the sensitivity of avian species abundance to land cover and climate. Ecosphere. 7(6), e01359.
LeBrun, J. J., Schneiderman J. E., Thompson F. R., Dijak W. D., Fraser J., He H., et al. (2016).  Bird response to future climate and forest management focused on mitigating climate change. Landscape Ecology. 1-18.
Wang, W. J., He H., Thompson F. R., Fraser J., & Dijak W. D. (2016).  Changes in forest biomass and tree species distribution under climate change in the northeastern United States. Landscape Ecology.
Thompson, F. R. (2016).  Changes in Forested Landscapes of the Northeastern U.S. Under Alternative Climate Scenarios.
Wang, W. J., He H., Thompson F. R., Fraser J., & Dijak W. D. (2016).  Landscape- and regional-scale shifts in forest composition under climate change in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States. Landscape Ecology. 31(1), 149 - 163.
Iverson, L. R., Thompson F. R., Matthews S.., Prasad A., Dijak W. D., Fraser J., et al. (2016).  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. Landscape Ecology.
Dijak, W. D., Hanberry B. B., Fraser J., He H., Wang W. J., & Thompson F. R. (2016).  Revision and application of the LINKAGES model to simulate forest growth in central hardwood landscapes in response to climate change. Landscape Ecology.
Wang, W. J., He H., Thompson F. R., Fraser J., Hanberry B. B., & Dijak W. D. (2015).  The importance of succession, harvest, and climate change in determining future forest composition in a temperate hardwood forest.. Ecosphere. 6(12), 1-18.
Brandt, L., He H., Iverson L., & Thompson F. R. (2014).  Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project. General Technical Report. 254p.
Brandt, L., He H., Iverson L., Thompson F. R., Butler P., Handler S., et al. (2014).  Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project.
W. Cox, A., Thompson F. R., Cox A. S., & Faaborg J. (2014).  Factors Affecting Post-Fledging Survival in Passerine Birds and the Value of Post-Fledging Studies to Conservation. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 183-193.
Guyette, R. P., Thompson F. R., Whittier J., Stambaugh M. C., & Dey D. C. (2014).  Future Fire Probability Modeling with Climate Change Data and Physical Chemistry. Forest Science. 60(5), 862 - 870.
Guyette, R. P., Thompson F. R., Whittier J. B., Stambaugh M. C., & Dey D. C. (2014).  Future Fire Probability Modeling with Climate Change Data and Physical Chemistry. Society of American Foresters. 60,
W. Cox, A., Thompson F. R., & Reidy J. L. (2013).  The effects of temperature on nest predation by mammals, birds, and snakes. The Auk. 130, 784-790.
Wang, W.J.., He H., Fraser J., Thompson F. R., Shifley S.R.., & Spetich M.A.. (2013).  LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales. Ecography.
Bonnot, T. W., Thompson F. R., Millspaugh J. J., & D. Jones-Farrand T. (2013).  Landscape-based population viability models demonstrate importance of strategic conservation planning for birds. Biological Conservation. 165, 104 - 114.
Wang, W. J., He H., Spetich M. A., Shifley S. R., Thompson F. R., Larsen D. R., et al. (2013).  A large-scale forest landscape model incorporating multi-scale processes and utilizing forest inventory data. Ecosphere. 4, art106.
Wang, W. J., He H., Spetich M. A., Shifley S. R., Thompson F. R., & Fraser J. (2013).  Modeling the Effects of Harvest Alternatives on Mitigating Oak Decline in a Central Hardwood Forest Landscape. PLoS ONE. 8, e66713.
Thompson, M. P., Marcot B. G., Thompson F. R., McNulty S., Fisher L. A., Runge M. C., et al. (2013).  The science of decisionmaking: Applications for sustainable forest and grassland management in the National Forest System. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
Fraser, J., He H., Shifley S. R., Wang W. J., & Thompson F. R. (2013).  Simulating stand-level harvest prescriptions across landscapes: LANDIS PRO harvest module design. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 43, 972 - 978.
W. Cox, A., Thompson F. R., Reidy J. L., & Faaborg J. (2012).  Temperature can interact with landscape factors to affect songbird productivity. Global Change Biology. 19(4), 1064-1074.
He, H., Yang J., Shifley S. R., & Thompson F. R. (2011).  Challenges of forest landscape modeling—Simulating large landscapes and validating results. Landscape and Urban Planning. 100, 400 - 402.
Bonnot, T. W., Thompson F. R., & Millspaugh J. J. (2011).  Extension of landscape-based population viability models to ecoregional scales for conservation planning. Biological Conservation.
Rittenhouse, C. D., Thompson F. R., Dijak W. D., Millspaugh J. J., & Clawson R. L. (2010).  Evaluation of Habitat Suitability Models for Forest Passerines Using Demographic Data. Journal of Wildlife Management. 74, 411 - 422.
Tirpak, J. M., D. Jones-Farrand T., Thompson F. R., Twedt D. J., Baxter C. K., Fitzgerald J. A., et al. (2009).  Assessing Ecoregional-Scale Habitat Suitability Index Models for Priority Landbirds. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73, 1307 - 1315.
La Sorte, F. A., & Thompson F. R. (2007).  POLEWARD SHIFTS IN WINTER RANGES OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. Ecology. 88, 1803 - 1812.
SHIFLEY, S., Thompson F. R., Dijak W. D., LARSON M., & Millspaugh J. J. (2006).  Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 229, 361 - 377.