Frank Thompson

NE CSC 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.

Recent Publications

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New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project, 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., et al. , Newtown Square, PA, (2018)
Dynamic-landscape metapopulation models predict complex response of wildlife populations to climate and landscape change, Bonnot, Thomas W., Thompson Frank R., and Millspaugh Joshua J. , Ecosphere, Jan-07-2017, Volume 8, Issue 7, p.e01890, (2017)
Future forest aboveground carbon dynamics in the central United States: the importance of forest demographic processes, Jin, Wenchi, He Hong S., Thompson Frank R., Wang Wen J., Fraser Jacob S., Shifley Stephen R., Hanberry Brice B., and Dijak William D. , Scientific Reports, Jun-02-2017, Volume 7, p.41821, (2017)
The past and future of modeling forest dynamics: from growth and yield curves to forest landscape models, 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., and Yang Jian , Landscape Ecology, Jan-07-2017, Volume 32, Issue 7, p.1307 - 1325, (2017)
Are more complex physiological models of forest ecosystems better choices for plot and regional predictions?, Jin, Wenchi, He Hong S., and Thompson Frank R. , Environmental Modelling & Software, 01/2016, Volume 75, p.1 - 14, (2016)
Assessing the sensitivity of avian species abundance to land cover and climate, LeBrun, Jaymi J., Thogmartin Wayne E., Thompson Frank R., Dijak William D., and Millspaugh Joshua J. , Ecosphere, Jan-06-2016, Volume 7, Issue 6, p.e01359, (2016)
Bird response to future climate and forest management focused on mitigating climate change, LeBrun, Jaymi J., Schneiderman Jeffrey E., Thompson Frank R., Dijak William D., Fraser Jacob S., He Hong S., and Millspaugh Joshua J. , Landscape Ecology, Nov-18-2018, p.1-18, (2016)
Changes in forest biomass and tree species distribution under climate change in the northeastern United States, Wang, Wen J., He Hong S., Thompson Frank R., Fraser Jacob S., and Dijak William D. , Landscape Ecology, Jan-08-2017, (2016)
Changes in Forested Landscapes of the Northeastern U.S. Under Alternative Climate Scenarios, Thompson, Frank R. , (2016)
Landscape- and regional-scale shifts in forest composition under climate change in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States, Wang, Wen J., He Hong S., Thompson Frank R., Fraser Jacob S., and Dijak William D. , Landscape Ecology, Jan-01-2016, Volume 31, Issue 1, p.149 - 163, (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, Iverson, Louis R., Thompson Frank R., Matthews S., Prasad A, Dijak William D., Fraser Jacob S., Wang Wen J., Hanberry Brice B., He Hong S., Janowiak Maria, et al. , Landscape Ecology, Jun-22-2016, (2016)
Revision and application of the LINKAGES model to simulate forest growth in central hardwood landscapes in response to climate change, Dijak, William D., Hanberry Brice B., Fraser Jacob S., He Hong S., Wang Wen J., and Thompson Frank R. , Landscape Ecology, Dec-24-2017, (2016)
The importance of succession, harvest, and climate change in determining future forest composition in a temperate hardwood forest., Wang, Wen J., He Hong S., Thompson Frank R., Fraser Jacob S., Hanberry Brice B., and Dijak William D. , Ecosphere, Volume 6, Issue 12, p.1-18, (2015)
Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project, Brandt, Leslie, He Hong S., Iverson Louis, and Thompson Frank R. , General Technical Report, Number NRS-124, Newtown Square, PA, p.254p, (2014)
Factors Affecting Post-Fledging Survival in Passerine Birds and the Value of Post-Fledging Studies to Conservation, W. Cox, Andrew, Thompson Frank R., Cox Allison S., and Faaborg John , The Journal of Wildlife Management, 01/2014, p.183-193, (2014)
Future Fire Probability Modeling with Climate Change Data and Physical Chemistry, Guyette, Richard P., Thompson Frank R., Whittier Joanna B., Stambaugh Michael C., and Dey Daniel C. , Society of American Foresters, Volume 60, (2014)
The effects of temperature on nest predation by mammals, birds, and snakes, W. Cox, Andrew, Thompson Frank R., and Reidy Jennifer L. , The Auk, Volume 130, p.784-790, (2013)
LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales, Wang, W.J., He Hong S., Fraser Jacob S., Thompson Frank R., Shifley S.R., and Spetich M.A. , Ecography, (2013)
Landscape-based population viability models demonstrate importance of strategic conservation planning for birds, Bonnot, Thomas W., Thompson Frank R., Millspaugh Joshua J., and D. Jones-Farrand Todd , Biological Conservation, Jan-09-2013, Volume 165, p.104 - 114, (2013)
A large-scale forest landscape model incorporating multi-scale processes and utilizing forest inventory data, Wang, Wen J., He Hong S., Spetich Martin A., Shifley Stephen R., Thompson Frank R., Larsen David R., Fraser Jacob S., and Yang Jian , Ecosphere, 09/2013, Volume 4, p.art106, (2013)
Modeling the Effects of Harvest Alternatives on Mitigating Oak Decline in a Central Hardwood Forest Landscape, Wang, Wen J., He Hong S., Spetich Martin A., Shifley Stephen R., Thompson Frank R., and Fraser Jacob S. , PLoS ONE, 6/2013, Volume 8, p.e66713, (2013)
The science of decisionmaking: Applications for sustainable forest and grassland management in the National Forest System, Thompson, Matthew P., Marcot Bruce G., Thompson Frank R., McNulty Steven, Fisher Larry A., Runge Michael C., and Cleaves David , Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, (2013)
Simulating stand-level harvest prescriptions across landscapes: LANDIS PRO harvest module design, Fraser, Jacob S., He Hong S., Shifley Stephen R., Wang Wen J., and Thompson Frank R. , Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 10/2013, Volume 43, p.972 - 978, (2013)
Temperature can interact with landscape factors to affect songbird productivity, W. Cox, Andrew, Thompson Frank R., Reidy Jennifer L., and Faaborg John , Global Change Biology, 12/2012, p.n/a - n/a, (2012)
Challenges of forest landscape modeling—Simulating large landscapes and validating results, He, Hong S., Yang Jian, Shifley Stephen R., and Thompson Frank R. , Landscape and Urban Planning, 4/2011, Volume 100, p.400 - 402, (2011)
Extension of landscape-based population viability models to ecoregional scales for conservation planning, Bonnot, Thomas W., Thompson Frank R., and Millspaugh Joshua J. , Biological Conservation, 5/2011, (2011)
Evaluation of Habitat Suitability Models for Forest Passerines Using Demographic Data, Rittenhouse, Chadwick D., Thompson Frank R., Dijak William D., Millspaugh Joshua J., and Clawson Richard L. , Journal of Wildlife Management, 04/2010, Volume 74, p.411 - 422, (2010)
Assessing Ecoregional-Scale Habitat Suitability Index Models for Priority Landbirds, Tirpak, John M., D. Jones-Farrand Todd, Thompson Frank R., Twedt Daniel J., Baxter Charles K., Fitzgerald Jane A., and Uihlein William B. , Journal of Wildlife Management, 11/2009, Volume 73, p.1307 - 1315, (2009)
POLEWARD SHIFTS IN WINTER RANGES OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS, La Sorte, Frank A., and Thompson Frank R. , Ecology, 07/2007, Volume 88, p.1803 - 1812, (2007)
Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States, SHIFLEY, S, Thompson Frank R., Dijak William D., LARSON M, and Millspaugh Joshua J. , Forest Ecology and Management, 07/2006, Volume 229, p.361 - 377, (2006)