Max Post van der Burg, PhD
Max Post van der Burg is a Research Ecologist and Chief of the Spatial and Ecological Analytics Branch at the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.
His research interests include the population ecology of vertebrate and invertebrate species and developing quantitative analytical tools to understand patterns in ecological systems. Max’s work as a decision analyst focuses on helping management partners make more strategic decisions, while dealing with tradeoffs and uncertainty.
Professional Experience
Present: Chief of the Spatial and Ecological Analytics Branch and Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Applied Ecology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE
Science and Products
Using structured decision making to assess management alternatives to inform the 2024 update of the Minnesota Invasive Carp Action Plan
Practical guide to measuring wetland carbon pools and fluxes
Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes. However, the underlying biogeochemical processes that affect wetland C pools and fluxes are complex and dynamic, making measurements of wetland C challenging. Over decades of research, many observational, experimental, and
Converting CRP grasslands to cropland, grazing land, or hayland: Effects on breeding bird abundances in the northern Great Plains of the United States
Data integration reveals dynamic and systematic patterns of breeding habitat use by a threatened shorebird
Large increases in methane emissions expected from North America’s largest wetland complex
Research needs identified for potential effects of energy development activities on environmental resources of the Williston Basin, United States
Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Executive summary
Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Physiography, climate, land use, and demographics
Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Species of conservation concern
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes
Grassland conservation supports migratory birds and produces economic benefits for the commercial beekeeping industry in the U.S. Great Plains
Climate Effects on Prescribed Fire Implementation and Efficacy in Northern Mixed-Grass Prairie
Developing a Decision Making and Climate Adaptation Framework for National Wildlife Refuge System Managers in the Midwest
Climate-Driven Connectivity Between Prairie-Pothole and Riparian Wetlands in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed: Implications for Wildlife Habitat and Water Quality
Science Team about Energy and Plains and Potholes Environments (STEPPE)
Decision analysis and support
Science support for Landscape Conservation Cooperatives
Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Spatiotemporal dynamics of grassland songbird populations in response to energy development in an agricultural landscape
Monitoring and modeling wetland chloride concentrations in relationship to oil and gas development
Developing a sampling and modeling framework to support Dakota skipper management decisions
Enhancing Coastal Adaptation Planning at Gulf Islands National Seashore
Protecting Cultural Resources in the Face of Climate Change
Conversion of CRP Grasslands to Cropland, Grazing Lands, or Hayland: Effects on Breeding Bird Abundances in the Northern Great Plains, 1996-2017, data release
Science and Products
Using structured decision making to assess management alternatives to inform the 2024 update of the Minnesota Invasive Carp Action Plan
Practical guide to measuring wetland carbon pools and fluxes
Wetlands cover a small portion of the world, but have disproportionate influence on global carbon (C) sequestration, carbon dioxide and methane emissions, and aquatic C fluxes. However, the underlying biogeochemical processes that affect wetland C pools and fluxes are complex and dynamic, making measurements of wetland C challenging. Over decades of research, many observational, experimental, and