Jake F. Weltzin
Jake joined the US Geological Survey in 2007 to design and implement the USA National Phenology Network. Since 2015 he has also served as the Program Manager for the Status & Trends Program in the Ecosystems Mission Area.
Jake’s interest in natural history developed as he grew up in Alaska and served as an exchange student in the Australian outback. His interests range broadly -- from natural resource management to ecological- and ecosystem-level research -- across a variety of systems ranging from deserts to grasslands, savannas to forests, and even to wetlands.
Research Interests
Jake is interested in how the structure and function of plant and animal populations, communities and ecosystems respond to global environmental change, including atmospheric chemistry, climate change, and biological invasions. He also studies how scientists understand and describe changes in ecosystems over space and time, from monitoring, to data management and analysis, to delivery of ecological knowledge and information to stakeholders. Current interests include citizen science, enterprise tools for monitoring, data visualization and delivery, and ecological forecasting.
Professional Experience
Post-doctoral Fellowship at University of Notre Dame
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee
Program Director, National Science Foundation
Executive Director, USA National Phenology Network
Program Manager, Status & Trends Program, US Geological Survey
Education and Certifications
B.S., Colorado State University
M.S., Texas A&M University
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Science and Products
Restoring monarch butterfly habitat in the Midwestern US: 'All hands on deck'
Grand challenges for integrated USGS science — A workshop report
Community for Data Integration 2016 annual report
Defining opportunities for collaboration across data life cycles
Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection
USA National Phenology Network gridded products documentation
Cross-scale phenological data integration to benefit resource management and monitoring
Climate change is advancing spring onset across the U.S. national park system
The plant phenology monitoring design for the National Ecological Observatory Network
Mapping presence and predicting phenological status of invasive buffelgrass in southern Arizona using MODIS, climate and citizen science observation data
Investing in citizen science can improve natural resource management and environmental protection
Trends and natural variability of North American spring onset as evaluated by a new gridded dataset of spring indices
Non-USGS Publications**
Arizona Press, Tucson
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Restoring monarch butterfly habitat in the Midwestern US: 'All hands on deck'
Grand challenges for integrated USGS science — A workshop report
Community for Data Integration 2016 annual report
Defining opportunities for collaboration across data life cycles
Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection
USA National Phenology Network gridded products documentation
Cross-scale phenological data integration to benefit resource management and monitoring
Climate change is advancing spring onset across the U.S. national park system
The plant phenology monitoring design for the National Ecological Observatory Network
Mapping presence and predicting phenological status of invasive buffelgrass in southern Arizona using MODIS, climate and citizen science observation data
Investing in citizen science can improve natural resource management and environmental protection
Trends and natural variability of North American spring onset as evaluated by a new gridded dataset of spring indices
Non-USGS Publications**
Arizona Press, Tucson
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.