Wayne E Thogmartin, PhD
I am a quantitative ecologist conducting scholarly research at the intersection of animal ecology, spatial analyses, and statistics.
My interests are in population ecology for animals declining in abundance, asking new questions of multiple, combined data sets to gain novel insight into the dynamics of animal populations, and translating science into guidance for practical management decisions.
Professional Experience
2014 to the present Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603
2002 to 2014 Research Statistician (Biology), US Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603
1995 Wildlife Biologist, United States Forest Service, Forestry Sciences Lab
Education and Certifications
PhD, Zoology, Southern Illinois University, May, 2002
MS, Zoology, University of Arkansas, May, 1998
BA, Ecology / Behavior / Evolution, University of California, San Diego, June, 1990
Science and Products
Quantifying vulnerability of bat species to White-nose Syndrome across North America
Evaluating the Role of Climate on Midwestern Butterfly Trajectories, Monarch Declines, and the Broader “Insect Apocalypse”
Monarch Conservation Science Partnership Map Viewer and Tools
Species Distributional Modeling and Spatial Patterns in Genetic Introgression: the Case of Golden-winged Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers
Dynamic Occupancy Models: Improving our Understanding of Animal Populations and Survey Techniques using Computer Simulations
Population Demographic Models for the Conservation of Endangered Indiana Bats at Risk to White-Nose Syndrome
Infection by White-nose Syndrome is likely to Extirpate the Endangered Indiana Bat over major portions of its current range
Monarch Conservation Science Partnership
Animal Migration and Spatial Subsidies: Establishing a Framework for Conservation Markets
Demographic and potential biological removal models identify raptor species sensitive to current and future wind energy
Status and Trends of North American Bats Summer Occupancy Analysis 2010-2019 Data Release
Multi-species, multi-country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation, code
Multi-species, multi-country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation, data
R code: Landscape- and local-level variables associated with monarch breeding occurrence and abundance at patches in Wisconsin grasslands
Monarch Butterfly patch and landscape data for Wisconsin, 2018-2019
In Support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-Bat Species Status Assessment: Winter Colony Count Analysis
Data release for ecosystem service flows from a migratory species: spatial subsidies of the northern pintail
Migration and energetics model predicts delayed migration and likely starvation in oiled waterbirds
Using ecosystem services to identify inequitable outcomes in migratory species conservation
Early treatment of white-nose syndrome is necessary to stop population decline
Status and trends of North American bats: Summer occupancy analysis 2010-2019
• We developed an analytical pipeline supported by web-based infrastructure for integrating continental scale bat monitoring data (stationary acoustic, mobile acoustic, and capture records) to estimate summer (May 1–Aug 31) occupancy probabilities and changes in occupancy over time for 12 North American bat species. This serves as one of multiple lines of evidence that inform the status and trends
Multi-species, multi-country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation
Effects of weather variation on waterfowl migration: Lessons from a continental-scale generalizable avian movement and energetics model
Landscape- and local- level variables affect monarchs in Midwest grasslands
Demographic and potential biological removal models identify raptor species sensitive to current and future wind energy
Bridging the research-implementation gap in avian conservation with translational ecology
TrendPowerTool: A lookup tool for estimating the statistical power of a monitoring program to detect population trends
The scope and severity of white-nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America
Summary of available data from the monarch overwintering colonies in central Mexico, 1976–1991
Science and Products
Quantifying vulnerability of bat species to White-nose Syndrome across North America
Evaluating the Role of Climate on Midwestern Butterfly Trajectories, Monarch Declines, and the Broader “Insect Apocalypse”
Monarch Conservation Science Partnership Map Viewer and Tools
Species Distributional Modeling and Spatial Patterns in Genetic Introgression: the Case of Golden-winged Warblers and Blue-winged Warblers
Dynamic Occupancy Models: Improving our Understanding of Animal Populations and Survey Techniques using Computer Simulations
Population Demographic Models for the Conservation of Endangered Indiana Bats at Risk to White-Nose Syndrome
Infection by White-nose Syndrome is likely to Extirpate the Endangered Indiana Bat over major portions of its current range
Monarch Conservation Science Partnership
Animal Migration and Spatial Subsidies: Establishing a Framework for Conservation Markets
Demographic and potential biological removal models identify raptor species sensitive to current and future wind energy
Status and Trends of North American Bats Summer Occupancy Analysis 2010-2019 Data Release
Multi-species, multi-country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation, code
Multi-species, multi-country analysis reveals North Americans are willing to pay for transborder migratory species conservation, data
R code: Landscape- and local-level variables associated with monarch breeding occurrence and abundance at patches in Wisconsin grasslands
Monarch Butterfly patch and landscape data for Wisconsin, 2018-2019
In Support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3-Bat Species Status Assessment: Winter Colony Count Analysis
Data release for ecosystem service flows from a migratory species: spatial subsidies of the northern pintail
Migration and energetics model predicts delayed migration and likely starvation in oiled waterbirds
Using ecosystem services to identify inequitable outcomes in migratory species conservation
Early treatment of white-nose syndrome is necessary to stop population decline
Status and trends of North American bats: Summer occupancy analysis 2010-2019
• We developed an analytical pipeline supported by web-based infrastructure for integrating continental scale bat monitoring data (stationary acoustic, mobile acoustic, and capture records) to estimate summer (May 1–Aug 31) occupancy probabilities and changes in occupancy over time for 12 North American bat species. This serves as one of multiple lines of evidence that inform the status and trends