Ryan C Burner, PhD
Ryan Burner is a Research Wildlife Biologist at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center.
His background is in quantitative ecology and ornithology and his research interests include helping to understand how species and communities respond to environmental change.
Professional Experience
2021 – Present: Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA)
2019 – 2021: Postdoctoral Researcher, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Ås, Norway)
2013 – 2019: Board of Regents Fellow and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
2018 (seasonal): Naturalist and Expedition Guide, Aurora Expeditions (Svalbard and Greenland)
2011 – 2012: Fulbright Research Fellow, American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (Samarinda, Borneo, Indonesia)
2011: Seal Research Crew Leader, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (St. Paul, Alaska, USA)
2002 - 2011 (seasonal): Ornithological Research Technician, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Alaska, USA)
2008 – 2010 (seasonal): Seal Research Crew Leader, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Cape Shirreff, Antarctica)
2006 – 2007: Field and Lab Technician. Scripps Institute of Oceanography (Palmer Station, Antarctica)
2005 – 2006: Field Operations Support. Raytheon Polar Services Company (McMurdo and South Pole Stations, Antarctica)
2003 – 2004: Forest Technician. University of Idaho Experimental Forest (Moscow, Idaho, USA)
2000 – 2003: Arborist. R.C.'s Tree Service (Alliance, Ohio, USA)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. – Ecology, Louisiana State University, May 2019
Dissertation: Composition and ecology of avian communities along elevational gradients in BorneoB.S. – Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, December 2005
A.A.S. – Wildlife Management, Hocking College, June 2003
Science and Products
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Biotic interactions help explain variation in elevational range limits of birds among Bornean mountains
AimPhysiological tolerances and biotic interactions along habitat gradients are thought to influence species occurrence. Distributional differences caused by such forces are particularly noticeable on tropical mountains, where high species turnover along elevational gradients occurs over relatively short distances and elevational distributions of particular species can shift among mountains. Such
Authors
Ryan C. Burner, Andy J. Boyce, David Bernasconi, Alison R. Styring, Subir B. Shakya, Chandradewana Boer, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Thomas E. Martin, Frederick H. Sheldon
Non-USGS Publications**
2022. Potterf, M., K. Eyvindson, C. Blattert, D. Burgas, R. Burner, J. Stephen, M. Mönkkönen. Interpreting wind damage risk - how multifunctional forest management impacts standing timber at risk of wind felling. European Journal of Forest Research 141:347–361
2022. Burner, R., L. Drag, J. Stephan, T. Birkemoe, R. Wetherbee, J. Muller, J. Siitonen, T. Snäll, O. Skarpaas, M. Potterf, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species. Biological Conservation 267:109491
2022. Irham, M., T. Haryoko, S. Shakya, S. Mitchell, R. Burner, C. Bocos, J. Eaton, F. Rheindt, F. Sheldon, S. Suparno, D. Prawiradilaga. Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia. Journal of Ornithology 163:575–588
2021. Jirinec, V., R. Burner, B. Amaral, R. Bierregaard, G. Fernández-Arellano, A. Hernández-Palma, E. Johnson, T. Lovejoy, L. Powell, C. Rutt, J. Wolfe, P. Stouffer. Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonia. Science Advances 7(63):eabk1743
2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, T. Birkemoe, J. Muller, T. Snäll, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, J. Siitonen, O. Skarpaas, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Traits mediate niches and co-occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions. Journal of Biogeography 48:3145-3157
2021. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, J. Åstrom, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Flattening the curve: approaching complete sampling for diverse beetle communities. Insect Conservation and Diversity 15:157-167
2021. Burner, R., V. Selås, S. Kobro, R. Jacobsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Moth species richness and abundance decline in a 30-year time series, irrespective of species’ latitudinal range extent and habitat. Journal of Insect Conservation 25:887–896
2021. Wetherbee, R., T. Birkemoe, Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Veteran trees have divergent effects on beetle diversity and wood decomposition. PLOS ONE 16:e0248756
2021. Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson, T. Birkemoe. National oak monitoring: testing traps and sampling strategies. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 70
2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, J. Muller, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, O. Skarpaas, T. Snäll, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Choosy beetles: how host trees and southern boreal forest naturalness may determine dead wood beetle communities. Forest Ecology and Management 487:119023
2020. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, S. Olsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Sampling beetle communities: trap design interacts with weather and species traits to bias capture rates. Ecology and Evolution 10:14300-14308
2020. Jacobsen, R., R. Burner, S. Olsen, O. Skarpaas, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Near-natural forests harbor richer saproxylic beetle communities than those in intensively managed forest. Forest Ecology and Management 466:118124
2020. Burner, R., A. Boyce, D. Bernasconi, A. Styring, S. Shakya, C. Boer, M. Rahman, T. Martin, F. Sheldon. Biotic interactions and temperature gradients contribute to differences in bird range limits on Bornean mountains. Journal of Biogeography 47:760-771
2019. Burner, R., A. Styring, F. Sheldon. Occupancy patterns and upper range limits of lowland Bornean birds along an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography 46:2583-2596
2019. Burner, R., S. Gombobaatar, P. Van Els, L. Burner, D. Usukhjargal, M. Bayasgalantselmeg. Nesting ecology of solitary-nesting Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in central Mongolia. Journal of Field Ornithology 90:266-276
2019. Hatlevoll, K., R. Burner, H. Ørka, D. Arnott, L. Lunde, M. Evju, T. Birkemoe, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Nasjonal overvåking av hule eiker: resultat andre omløp. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 62
2019. Sheldon, F., H. Lim, P. Benham, M. Brady, C. Brown, R. Burner, V. Chua, J. Mittermeier, S. Shakya, P. Val Els, M. Rahman, D. Gawin, Z. Rahim, L. Setia, R. Moyle. Ornithological expeditions to Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, 2007-2017. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 90:1-11
2019. Burner, R. Composition and ecology of avian communities along elevational gradients in Borneo. Louisiana State University Doctoral Dissertations. 4798.
2018. Burner, R., S. Shakya, T. Haryoko, M. Irham, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Ornithological observations from Maratua and Bawean Islands, Indonesia. Truebia 45:11-24
2018. Burner, R., A. Styring, C. Boer, F. Sheldon. Overlap in avian communities produces unimodal richness peaks on Bornean mountains. Journal of Tropical Ecology 34:75-92
2018. Burner, R., A. Siani, C. Boer. First Record of Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calva in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Kukila 21:17-21.
2018. Shakya, S., T. Haryoko, R. Burner, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Preliminary assessment of phylogeographic relationships of birds of the Meratus Mountains, Southeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 138:45-66.
2017. Chua, V., B. Smith, R. Burner, M. Rahman, M. Lakim, D. Prawiradilaga, R. Moyle, F. Sheldon. Evolutionary and ecological forces influencing population diversification in Bornean montane passerines. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113:139-149.
2016. Burner, R., V. Chua, M. Brady, P. Van Els, P. Steinhoff, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128:242-254.
2016. Van Els, P., V. Chua, R. Burner, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. Notes on the life history of Harpactes whiteheadi (Aves: Trogonidae) with a first description of the juvenile plumage. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64:76-78.
2015. Brady, M., R. Burner. First description of the nest of Whitehead’s Spiderhunter, Arachnothera juliae (Aves: Nectariniidae). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:752-55.
2014. Mittermeier, J., R. Burner, C. Oliveros, D. Prawiradilaga, M. Irham, T. Haryoko, R. Moyle. Vocalizations and display behavior of Javan Woodcock (Scolopax saturata) support its status as a distinct species. Forktail 30:130-131.
2014. Burner, R. First description of the nest and eggs of the Bornean Wren-Babbler, Ptilocichla leucogrammica, (Aves: Timaliidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62:50-52.
2011. Goebel, M., R. Burner, R. Buchheit, N. Pussini, D. Krause, C. Bonin, R. Vasquez del Mercado, A. Van Cise. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2009/2010 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 28-35. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-470.
2009. Goebel, M., D. Krause, S. Freeman, R. Burner, C. Bonin, R. V. del Mercado, A. Van Cise, J. Gafney. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2008/2009 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 38-43. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-445.
**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
Filter Total Items: 13
Biotic interactions help explain variation in elevational range limits of birds among Bornean mountains
AimPhysiological tolerances and biotic interactions along habitat gradients are thought to influence species occurrence. Distributional differences caused by such forces are particularly noticeable on tropical mountains, where high species turnover along elevational gradients occurs over relatively short distances and elevational distributions of particular species can shift among mountains. Such
Authors
Ryan C. Burner, Andy J. Boyce, David Bernasconi, Alison R. Styring, Subir B. Shakya, Chandradewana Boer, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Thomas E. Martin, Frederick H. Sheldon
Non-USGS Publications**
2022. Potterf, M., K. Eyvindson, C. Blattert, D. Burgas, R. Burner, J. Stephen, M. Mönkkönen. Interpreting wind damage risk - how multifunctional forest management impacts standing timber at risk of wind felling. European Journal of Forest Research 141:347–361
2022. Burner, R., L. Drag, J. Stephan, T. Birkemoe, R. Wetherbee, J. Muller, J. Siitonen, T. Snäll, O. Skarpaas, M. Potterf, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species. Biological Conservation 267:109491
2022. Irham, M., T. Haryoko, S. Shakya, S. Mitchell, R. Burner, C. Bocos, J. Eaton, F. Rheindt, F. Sheldon, S. Suparno, D. Prawiradilaga. Description of two new bird species from the Meratus Mountains of southeast Borneo, Indonesia. Journal of Ornithology 163:575–588
2021. Jirinec, V., R. Burner, B. Amaral, R. Bierregaard, G. Fernández-Arellano, A. Hernández-Palma, E. Johnson, T. Lovejoy, L. Powell, C. Rutt, J. Wolfe, P. Stouffer. Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonia. Science Advances 7(63):eabk1743
2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, T. Birkemoe, J. Muller, T. Snäll, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, J. Siitonen, O. Skarpaas, I. Doerfler, M. Gossner, P. Schall, W. Weisser, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Traits mediate niches and co-occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions. Journal of Biogeography 48:3145-3157
2021. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, J. Åstrom, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Flattening the curve: approaching complete sampling for diverse beetle communities. Insect Conservation and Diversity 15:157-167
2021. Burner, R., V. Selås, S. Kobro, R. Jacobsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Moth species richness and abundance decline in a 30-year time series, irrespective of species’ latitudinal range extent and habitat. Journal of Insect Conservation 25:887–896
2021. Wetherbee, R., T. Birkemoe, Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Veteran trees have divergent effects on beetle diversity and wood decomposition. PLOS ONE 16:e0248756
2021. Burner, R., A. Sverdrup-Thygeson, T. Birkemoe. National oak monitoring: testing traps and sampling strategies. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 70
2021. Burner, R., J. Stephan, L. Drag, J. Muller, O. Ovaskainen, M. Potterf, O. Skarpaas, T. Snäll, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Choosy beetles: how host trees and southern boreal forest naturalness may determine dead wood beetle communities. Forest Ecology and Management 487:119023
2020. Burner, R., T. Birkemoe, S. Olsen, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Sampling beetle communities: trap design interacts with weather and species traits to bias capture rates. Ecology and Evolution 10:14300-14308
2020. Jacobsen, R., R. Burner, S. Olsen, O. Skarpaas, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Near-natural forests harbor richer saproxylic beetle communities than those in intensively managed forest. Forest Ecology and Management 466:118124
2020. Burner, R., A. Boyce, D. Bernasconi, A. Styring, S. Shakya, C. Boer, M. Rahman, T. Martin, F. Sheldon. Biotic interactions and temperature gradients contribute to differences in bird range limits on Bornean mountains. Journal of Biogeography 47:760-771
2019. Burner, R., A. Styring, F. Sheldon. Occupancy patterns and upper range limits of lowland Bornean birds along an elevational gradient. Journal of Biogeography 46:2583-2596
2019. Burner, R., S. Gombobaatar, P. Van Els, L. Burner, D. Usukhjargal, M. Bayasgalantselmeg. Nesting ecology of solitary-nesting Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) in central Mongolia. Journal of Field Ornithology 90:266-276
2019. Hatlevoll, K., R. Burner, H. Ørka, D. Arnott, L. Lunde, M. Evju, T. Birkemoe, A. Sverdrup-Thygeson. Nasjonal overvåking av hule eiker: resultat andre omløp. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, MINA fagrapport 62
2019. Sheldon, F., H. Lim, P. Benham, M. Brady, C. Brown, R. Burner, V. Chua, J. Mittermeier, S. Shakya, P. Val Els, M. Rahman, D. Gawin, Z. Rahim, L. Setia, R. Moyle. Ornithological expeditions to Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, 2007-2017. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 90:1-11
2019. Burner, R. Composition and ecology of avian communities along elevational gradients in Borneo. Louisiana State University Doctoral Dissertations. 4798.
2018. Burner, R., S. Shakya, T. Haryoko, M. Irham, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Ornithological observations from Maratua and Bawean Islands, Indonesia. Truebia 45:11-24
2018. Burner, R., A. Styring, C. Boer, F. Sheldon. Overlap in avian communities produces unimodal richness peaks on Bornean mountains. Journal of Tropical Ecology 34:75-92
2018. Burner, R., A. Siani, C. Boer. First Record of Bare-headed Laughingthrush Garrulax calva in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Kukila 21:17-21.
2018. Shakya, S., T. Haryoko, R. Burner, D. Prawiradilaga, F. Sheldon. Preliminary assessment of phylogeographic relationships of birds of the Meratus Mountains, Southeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 138:45-66.
2017. Chua, V., B. Smith, R. Burner, M. Rahman, M. Lakim, D. Prawiradilaga, R. Moyle, F. Sheldon. Evolutionary and ecological forces influencing population diversification in Bornean montane passerines. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113:139-149.
2016. Burner, R., V. Chua, M. Brady, P. Van Els, P. Steinhoff, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. An ornithological survey of Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128:242-254.
2016. Van Els, P., V. Chua, R. Burner, M. Rahman, F. Sheldon. Notes on the life history of Harpactes whiteheadi (Aves: Trogonidae) with a first description of the juvenile plumage. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 64:76-78.
2015. Brady, M., R. Burner. First description of the nest of Whitehead’s Spiderhunter, Arachnothera juliae (Aves: Nectariniidae). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:752-55.
2014. Mittermeier, J., R. Burner, C. Oliveros, D. Prawiradilaga, M. Irham, T. Haryoko, R. Moyle. Vocalizations and display behavior of Javan Woodcock (Scolopax saturata) support its status as a distinct species. Forktail 30:130-131.
2014. Burner, R. First description of the nest and eggs of the Bornean Wren-Babbler, Ptilocichla leucogrammica, (Aves: Timaliidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62:50-52.
2011. Goebel, M., R. Burner, R. Buchheit, N. Pussini, D. Krause, C. Bonin, R. Vasquez del Mercado, A. Van Cise. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2009/2010 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 28-35. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-470.
2009. Goebel, M., D. Krause, S. Freeman, R. Burner, C. Bonin, R. V. del Mercado, A. Van Cise, J. Gafney. Pinniped research at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica. In: Amy Van Cise (ed.), AMLR 2008/2009 field season report: objectives, accomplishments and tentative conclusions, p. 38-43. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SWFSC-445.
**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.