Scientists & Staff

Frank R. Thompson
News Releases
- National Award Honors Research Leading to Habitat Restoration for People, BirdsJanuary 14, 2022
- A Small Bird's Return to Missouri Stems from Forest Restoration CollaborationSeptember 1, 2020
- A Warmer Midwest Could Lead to a Common Bird Being Less Common Over the Next CenturyJuly 23, 2018
- Public Forests and U.S. Forest Service Research Important to BirdsMay 5, 2011
Current Research
I discover and develop information needed for conservation strategies for songbirds and other wildlife. My primary focus is to determine the effects of selected land use practices on forest songbirds, determine population demographics of selected neotropical migratory birds and identify factors regulating populations, and to determine factors affecting nest predation and brood parasitism. This information is used in landscape and habitat modeling to assist with conservation planning at landscape and ecoregional-scales. As Project Leader, I lead a multidisciplinary unit to develop the information needed for sustainable management of Central Hardwood ecosystems.Research Interests
I am very interested in the development of tools and technologies to assist conservation planners and managers in planning wildlife conservation at large spatial scales. This involves the development of landscape change and wildlife habitat and viability models that can be used with existing data sources and GIS products over large areas such as national forests and ecological sections and provinces.Why This Research is Important
Land managers and conservationists need tools based on state of the art science to accomplish conservation and management objectives.Education
- University of Missouri, Ph.D. Wildlife Biology, 1987
- University of Vermont, M.S. Wildlife Biology, 1982
- Rutgers University, Cook College, B.S. Wildlife Science, 1979
Professional Organizations
- The Wildlife Society
- American Ornithologists' Union
- Cooper Ornithological Society
Featured Publications & Products
- Rittenhouse, Tracy A.G.; Semlitsch, Raymond D.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2009. Survival costs associated with wood frog breeding migrations: effects of timber harvest and drought. Ecology. 90(6): 1620-1630.
- Tirpak, John M.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R., III; Twedt, Daniel J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Uihlein, William B., III. 2009. Predicting bird habitat quality from a geospatial analysis of FIA data. In: McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C.; McWilliams, William H., eds. Proceedings of the eighth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2006 October 16-19; Monterey, CA. Gen. Tech. Report WO-79. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 171-178.
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Stake, Mike M.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2009. Nocturnal predation of females on nests: an important source of mortality for golden-cheeked warblers?. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 121(2): 416-421.
- Tirpak, John M.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R., III; Twedt, Daniel J.; Uihlein, William B., III. 2009. Multiscale habitat suitability index models for priority landbirds in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Ouachitas Bird Conservation Regions. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-49. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Northern Research Station. 195 p.
- Tirpak, John M.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R.; Twedt, Daniel J.; Baxter, Charles K.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.; Uihlein, William B. 2009. Assessing ecoregional-scale habitat suitability index models for priority landbirds. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73(8): 1307-1315.
Publications & Products
- George, Andrew D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2022. Movements and habitat use by western ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus) in a fragmented midwestern landscape. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 17(2): 306-315.
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Tirpak, John M.; Thompson, Frank R. 2022. A scale dynamics approach to integrate landscape conservation within and across jurisdictional boundaries. Landscape Ecology
- Sinnott, Emily A.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Thomas R. 2022. Northern Bobwhite juvenile survival is greater in native grasslands managed with fire and grazing and lower in non-native field borders and strip crop fields. Ornithological Applications
- Skinner, Aaron A.; Ward, Michael P.; Souza‐Cole, Ian ; Wright, James R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Benson, Thomas J.; Matthews, Stephen N.; Tonra, Christopher M. 2022. High spatiotemporal overlap in the non‐breeding season despite geographically dispersed breeding locations in the eastern whip‐poor‐will (Antrostomus vociferus). Diversity and Distributions
- Thompson, Frank ; Weegman, Mitch ; Sinnott, Emily ; Mosloff, Alisha ; Hedges, Kyle ; Loncarich, Frank L.; Thompson, Thomas ; Burrell, Nicholas ; Whitaker, Stasia ; Hoover, David E. 2022. Northern bobwhite demographics and resource selection are explained by prescribed fire with grazing and woody cover in southwest Missouri. National Quail Symposium Proceedings
- Thompson, Frank R.; Roach, Melissa C.; Bonnot, Thomas W. 2022. Woodland restoration and forest structure affect nightjar abundance in the Ozark Highlands. The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Duan, Shengwu ; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Wang, Wen J.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Thompson, Frank R. 2021. Indirect effects mediate direct effects of climate warming on insect disturbance regimes of temperate broadleaf forests in the central U.S.. Journal of Applied Ecology
- Mosloff, Alisha R.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Thompson, Thomas R. 2021. Northern bobwhite select for shrubby thickets interspersed in grasslands during fall and winter. PLOS ONE
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Rowin, Scott ; Schwope, Carl ; Mueller, James M. 2021. Effects of prescribed fire on fuels, vegetation, and Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) demographics in Texas juniper-oak woodlands: An update six years post-fire. Forest Ecology and Management
- Sinnott, Emily A.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Thompson, Thomas R. 2021. Early Hatch and Managed Native Grasslands Minorly Improve Bobwhite Juvenile Body Condition. The American Midland Naturalist
- Sinnott, Emily A.; Weegman, Mitch D.; Thompson, Thomas R.; Thompson, Frank R. 2021. Resource selection and movement by northern bobwhite broods varies with age and explains survival. Oecologia
- Arendt, Wayne J.; Tuckfield, R. Cary; Martínez-Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Jr., Joseph M. Wunderle; Zolotoff, José Manuel. 2020. Avian Community Density and Distribution Patterns among Nicaraguan Conventional and Organic Shade-Coffee Plantations. Agricultural Sciences
- Matseur, Elizabeth A.; Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R. 2020. Trends in abundance and habitat associations of forest birds on southern national forests, 1992-2017. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-195. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 169 p.
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2020. Population Viability of Golden‐cheeked Warblers in an Urbanizing Landscape. Wildlife Society Bulletin
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Thompson, Frank R.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.; Muenks, Nate ; Hanberry, Phillip ; Stroh, Esther ; Heggemann, Larry ; Fowler, Allison ; Howery, Mark ; Hammond, Shea ; Evans, Kristine. 2019. Developing a decision-support process for landscape conservation design. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-190. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 66 p.
- Fraser, Jacob S.; Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R. 2019. Modeling Post-Fire Tree Mortality Using a Logistic Regression Method within a Forest Landscape Model. Forests
- Hanberry, Brice B.; Thompson, Frank R. 2019. Open forest management for early successional birds. Wildlife Society Bulletin. doi: 10.1002/wsb.957.
- Matseur, Elizabeth A.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dickerson, Brian E.; Rumble, Mark A. 2019. The importance of disturbance and forest structure to bird abundance in the Black Hills. The Condor: Ornithological Applications. 121: 1-18.
- Roach, Melissa C.; Thompson, Frank R.; Jones-Farrand, Todd. 2019. Effects of pine-oak woodland restoration on breeding bird densities in the Ozark-Ouachita Interior Highlands. Forest Ecology and Management
- Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R.; He, Hong S.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D.; Jones‐Farrand, Todd. 2019. Climate change and tree harvest interact to affect future tree species distribution changes. Journal of Ecology
- Womack-Bulliner, Kathryn M.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R.; Lebrun, Jaymi J. 2019. Performance of Hierarchical Abundance Models on Simulated Bat Capture Data. Acta Chiropterologica
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R.; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2018. Threat of climate change on a songbird population through its impacts on breeding. Nature Climate Change
- Butler-Leopold, Patricia R.; Iverson, Louis R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Handler, Stephen D.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Christopher W.; Bearer, Scott ; Bryan, Alexander M.; Clark, Kenneth L.; Czarnecki, Greg ; DeSenze, Philip ; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Gugger, Paul F.; Hille, Andrea ; Hynicka, Justin ; Jantz, Claire A.; Kelly, Matthew C.; Krause, Katrina M.; La Puma, Inga Parker; Landau, Deborah ; Lathrop, Richard G.; Leites, Laura P.; Madlinger, Evan ; Matthews, Stephen N.; Ozbay, Gulnihal ; Peters, Matthew P.; Prasad, Anantha ; Schmit, David A.; Shephard, Collin ; Shirer, Rebecca ; Skowronski, Nicholas S.; Steele, Al ; Stout, Susan ; Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa ; Thompson, John ; Turcotte, Richard M.; Weinstein, David A.; Yáñez, Alfonso. 2018. Mid-Atlantic forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Response Framework project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-181. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 294 p.
- 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.; Brandt, Leslie A.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Handler, Stephen D.; Shannon, P. Danielle; Burbank, Diane; Campbell, John; Cogbill, Charles; Duveneck, Matthew J.; Emery, Marla R.; Fisichelli, Nicholas; Foster, Jane; Hushaw, Jennifer; Kenefic, Laura; Mahaffey, Amanda; Morelli, Toni Lyn; Reo, Nicholas J.; Schaberg, Paul G.; Simmons, K. Rogers; Weiskittel, Aaron; Wilmot, Sandy; Hollinger, David; Lane, Erin; Rustad, Lindsey; Templer, Pamela H. 2018. New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-173. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 234 p.
- Perry, Roger W.; Jenkins, Julianna M.A.; Thill, Ronald E.; Thompson, Frank R. 2018. Long-term effects of different forest regeneration methods on mature forest birds. Forest Ecology and Management. 408: 183-194
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R. 2018. Songbird Nest Survival in Managed Oak Savannas and Woodlands in the Missouri Ozarks. The American Midland Naturalist
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Connette, Grant M.; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2018. Demographic rates of Golden-cheeked Warblers in an urbanizing woodland preserve. The Condor
- Roach, Melissa C.; Thompson, Frank R.; Jones-Farrand, Todd. 2018. Songbird nest success is positively related to restoration of pine-oak savanna and woodland in the Ozark Highlands, Missouri, USA. The Condor
- Stanton, Richard A.; Burke, Alicia D.; Carrlson, Kaylan M.; Kesler, Dylan C.; Faaborg, John ; Thompson, Frank R. 2018. Retention of radiotransmitters tail-mounted on 6 bird species. Wildlife Society Bulletin
- Swanston, Chris; Brandt, Leslie A.; Janowiak, Maria K.; Handler, Stephen D.; Butler-Leopold, Patricia; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Ontl, Todd A.; Shannon, P. Danielle. 2018. Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change. Climatic Change. 146(1-2): 103-116.
- Thompson, Frank R.; Hanberry, Brice ; Shifley, Stephen R.; Davidson, Brian K. 2018. Restoration of pine-oak woodlands in Missouri: Using science to inform land management debates and decisions. The Wildlife Professional. July/August 2018: 56-60.
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Fraser, Jacob S. 2018. Effects of species biological traits and environmental heterogeneity on simulated tree species distribution shifts under climate change. Science of The Total Environment
- Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R.; He, Hong S.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D.; Spetich, Martin A. 2018. Population dynamics has greater effects than climate change on tree species distribution in a temperate forest region. Journal of Biogeography
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R.; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2017. Dynamic-landscape metapopulation models predict complex response of wildlife populations to climate and landscape change. Ecosphere
- Burke, Alicia D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2017. Variation In Early-Successional Habitat Use Among Independent Juvenile Forest Breeding Birds. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Dijak, William D.; Hanberry, Brice B.; Fraser, Jacob S.; He, Hong S.; Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R. 2017. Revision and application of the LINKAGES model to simulate forest growth in central hardwood landscapes in response to climate change. Landscape Ecology
- George, Andrew D.; Connette, Grant M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2017. Resource selection by an ectothermic predator in a dynamic thermal landscape. Ecology and Evolution. 7(22): 9557-9566.
- Iverson, Louis R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Matthews, Stephen ; Peters, Matthew ; Prasad, Anantha ; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob ; Wang, Wen J.; Hanberry, Brice ; He, Hong ; Janowiak, Maria ; Butler, Patricia ; Brandt, Leslie ; Swanston, Christopher. 2017. 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. Landscape Ecology
- Jenkins, Julianna M. A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John; Kroll, Andrew J. 2017. Species-specific variation in nesting and postfledging resource selection for two forest breeding migrant songbirds. PLOS ONE
- Jin, Wenchi; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Wang, Wen J.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Hanberry, Brice B.; Dijak, William D. 2017. Future forest aboveground carbon dynamics in the central United States: the importance of forest demographic processes. Scientific Reports
- LeBrun, Jaymi J.; Schneiderman, Jeffrey E.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob S.; He, Hong S.; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2017. Bird response to future climate and forest management focused on mitigating climate change. Landscape Ecology
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R., III; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2017. Density and nest survival of golden-cheeked warblers: Spatial scale matters. The Journal of Wildlife Management
- 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.; Yang, Jian. 2017. The past and future of modeling forest dynamics: from growth and yield curves to forest landscape models. Landscape Ecology
- Thompson, Frank R. 2017. The importance of regional and landscape context and climate change to northern bobwhite management. National Quail Symposium Proceedings. 8: 424-431.
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D. 2017. Changes in forest biomass and tree species distribution under climate change in the northeastern United States. Landscape Ecology
- Gill, Ryan A.; Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. 2016. Timing of Songbird Nest Predation as Revealed by Video Surveillance. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
- Isabelle, J.L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, W.D. 2016. Evaluating the potential for ruffed grouse restoration in east-central Missouri by linking habitat suitability and population viability. Science and Management Technical Series. 10. Jefferson City, MO: Missouri Department of Conservation. 20 p.
- Jenkins, Julianna M. A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Faaborg, John. 2016. Behavioral development and habitat structure affect postfledging movements of songbirds. The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Jenkins, Julianna M. A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2016. Contrasting patterns of nest survival and postfledging survival in ovenbirds and Acadian flycatchers in Missouri forest fragments. The Condor. 118(3): 583-596.
- Jin, Wenchi; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R. 2016. Are more complex physiological models of forest ecosystems better choices for plot and regional predictions?. Environmental Modelling & Software. 75: 1-14.
- LeBrun, Jaymi J.; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2016. Assessing the sensitivity of avian species abundance to land cover and climate. Ecosphere. 7(6): e01359-.
- Marcot, Bruce G.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R. 2016. Uncertainty is information, too. The Wildlife Professional. January/February 2016. 30-33.
- O'Donnell, K. M.; Thompson, F. R.; Semlitsch, R. D. 2016. Prescribed fire alters surface activity and movement behavior of a terrestrial salamander. Journal of Zoology
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Schwope, Carl; Rowin, Scott; Mueller, James M. 2016. Effects of prescribed fire on fuels, vegetation, and Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) demographics in Texas juniper-oak woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Amundson, Courtney; O'Donnell, Lisa. 2016. Landscape and local effects on occupancy and densities of an endangered wood-warbler in an urbanizing landscape. Landscape Ecology. 31(2): 365-382.
- Schreiber, Leslie A.; Hansen, Christopher P.; Rumble, Mark A.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Thompson, Frank R.; Gamo, R. Scott; Kehmeier, Jon W.; Wojik, Nate. 2016. Greater sage-grouse apparent nest productivity and chick survival in Carbon County, Wyoming. Wildlife Biology. 22: 37-44.
- Sesnie, Steven E.; Mueller, James M.; Lehnen, Sarah E.; Rowin, Scott M.; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R. 2016. Airborne laser altimetry and multispectral imagery for modeling Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) density. Ecosphere 7(3): 19p. e01220. 10.1002/ecs2.1220
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Dijak, William D. 2016. Landscape-and regional-scale shifts in forest composition under climate change in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States. Landscape Ecology. 31:149-163.
- Butler, Patricia R.; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Brandt, Leslie; Handler, Stephen; Janowiak, Maria; Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Chris; Karriker, Kent; Bartig, Jarel; Connolly, Stephanie; Dijak, William; Bearer, Scott; Blatt, Steve; Brandon, Andrea; Byers, Elizabeth; Coon, Cheryl; Culbreth, Tim; Daly, Jad; Dorsey, Wade; Ede, David; Euler, Chris; Gillies, Neil; Hix, David M.; Johnson, Catherine; Lyte, Latasha; Matthews, Stephen; McCarthy, Dawn; Minney, Dave; Murphy, Daniel; O'Dea, Claire; Orwan, Rachel; Peters, Matthew; Prasad, Anantha; Randall, Cotton; Reed, Jason; Sandeno, Cynthia; Schuler, Tom; Sneddon, Lesley; Stanley, Bill; Steele, Al; Stout, Susan; Swaty, Randy; Teets, Jason; Tomon, Tim; Vanderhorst, Jim; Whatley, John; Zegre, Nicholas. 2015. Central Appalachians forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-146. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 310 p.
- George, Andrew D.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2015. Isolating weather effects from seasonal activity patterns of a temperate North American Colubrid. Oecologia. 178(4): 1251-1259.
- George, Andrew D.; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2015. Using LiDAR and remote microclimate loggers to downscale near-surface air temperatures for site-level studies. Remote Sensing Letters. 6(12): 924-932.
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Porneluzi, Paul A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Morris, Dana L.; Haslerig, Janet M.; Faaborg, John. 2015. Stand-level bird response to experimental forest management in the Missouri Ozarks. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 79(1): 50-59.
- O'Donnell, Katherine M.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Semlitsch, Raymond D. 2015. Partitioning detectability components in populations subject to within-season temporary emigration using binomial mixture models. PLOS ONE. 10(3): e0117216.
- O'Donnell, Katherine M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Semlitsch, Raymond D. 2015. Prescribed fire and timber harvest effects on terrestrial salamander abundance, detectability, and microhabitat use. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 79(5): 766-775.
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; O'Donnell, Lisa; Thompson, Frank R. 2015. Evaluation of a reproductive index for estimating songbird productivity: Case study of the golden-cheeked warbler. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 39(4): 721-731.
- Schneiderman, Jeffrey E.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Fraser, Jacob S. 2015. Comparison of a species distribution model and a process model from a hierarchical perspective to quantify effects of projected climate change on tree species. Landscape Ecology
- Stanton, Richard A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Kesler, Dylan C. 2015. Site occupancy of brown-headed nuthatches varies with habitat restoration and range-limit context. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 79(6): 917-926.
- Starbuck, Clarissa A.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2015. Relationships between bat occupancy and habitat and landscape structure along a savanna, woodland, forest gradient in the Missouri Ozarks. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 39(1): 20-30.
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Hanberry, Brice B.; Dijak, William D. 2015. Importance of succession, harvest, and climate change in determining future composition in US Central Hardwood Forests. Ecosphere. 6(12): article277.
- Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2014. Resource utilization by foraging eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis) in the Ozark Region of Missouri. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 78(3): 483-493.
- Brandt, Leslie; He, Hong; Iverson, Louis; Thompson, Frank R.; Butler, Patricia; Handler, Stephen; Janowiak, Maria; Shannon, P. Danielle; Swanston, Chris; Albrecht, Matthew; Blume-Weaver, Richard; Deizman, Paul; DePuy, John; Dijak, William D.; Dinkel, Gary; Fei, Songlin; Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Leahy, Michael; Matthews, Stephen; Nelson, Paul; Oberle, Brad; Perez, Judi; Peters, Matthew; Prasad, Anantha; Schneiderman, Jeffrey E.; Shuey, John; Smith, Adam B.; Studyvin, Charles; Tirpak, John M.; Walk, Jeffery W.; Wang, Wen J.; Watts, Laura; Weigel, Dale; Westin, Steve. 2014. Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-124. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 254 p.
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Cox, Allison S.; Faaborg, John. 2014. Post-fledging survival in passerine birds and the value of post-fledging studies to conservation. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 78(2): 183-193.
- Guyette, Richard P.; Thompson, Frank R.; Whittier, Jodi; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Dey, Daniel C. 2014. Future fire probability modeling with climate change data and physical chemistry. Forest Science. 60(5): 862-870.
- Joos, Cara J.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Faaborg, John. 2014. The role of territory settlement, individual quality, and nesting initiation on productivity of Bell's vireos. Journal of Avian Biology. 45(6): 584-590.
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Reidy, Jennifer L. 2014. Feeding rates, double brooding, nest reuse, and seasonal fecundity of eastern wood-pewees in the Missouri Ozarks. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 126(1): 128-133.
- O'Donnell, Katherine M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Semlitsch, Raymond D. 2014. Predicting variation in microhabitat utilization of terrestrial salamanders. Herpetologica. 70(3): 259-265.
- Peak, Rebecca G.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2014. Seasonal productivity and nest survival of Golden-cheeked Warblers vary with forest type and edge density. The Condor. 116(4): 546-559.
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Kendrick, Sarah W. 2014. Breeding bird response to habitat and landscape factors across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks. Forest Ecology and Management. 313: 34-46.
- Semlitsch, R.D.; O'Donnell, K.M.; Thompson, F.R. 2014. Abundance, biomass production, nutrient content, and the possible role of terrestrial salamanders in Missouri Ozark forest ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 92: 997-1004.
- Stanton, Richard A.; Kesler, Dylan C.; Thompson III, Frank R. 2014. Resource configuration and abundance affect space use of a cooperatively breeding resident bird. The Auk. 131(3): 407-420.
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A. 2014. LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales. Ecography. 37: 001-005.
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Wang, Qia. 2014. A framework for evaluating forest landscape model predictions using empirical data and knowledge. Environmental Modelling & Software. 62: 230-239.
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Jones-Farland, D. Todd. 2013. Landscape-based population viability models demonstrate importance of strategic conservation planning for birds. Biological Conservation. 165: 104-114.
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson III, F.R.; Reidy, J.L. 2013. The effects of temperature on nest predation by mammals, birds, and snakes. The Auk. 130(4): 784-790.
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Faaborg, John. 2013. Temperature can interact with landscape factors to affect songbird productivity. Global Change Biology. 19: 1064-1074.
- Fraser, Jacob S.; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Wang, Wen J.; Thompson, Frank R. 2013. Simulating stand-level harvest prescriptions across landscapes: LANDIS PRO harvest module design. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 43(10): 972-978.
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2013. Tree stocking affects winter bird densities across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 37(3): 577-584.
- Kendrick, Sarah W.; Thompson, Frank R.; Reidy, Jennifer L. 2013. Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens) breeding demography across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks. The Auk. 130(2): 355-363.
- Peak, Rebecca G.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2013. Amount and type of forest cover and edge are important predictorsof golden-cheeked warbler density. The Condor. 115(3): 659-668.
- Thompson, Frank R. (Science team contributor); North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee. 2013. The state of the birds 2013 report on private lands. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Interior. 48 p.
- Thompson, Matthew P.; Marcot, Bruce G.; Thompson, Frank R.; McNulty, Steven; Fisher, Larry A.; Runge, Michael C.; Cleaves, David; Tomosy, Monica. 2013. The science of decisionmaking: applications for sustainable forest and grassland management in the National Forest System. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-GTR-88. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 54 p.
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Larsen, David R.; Fraser, Jacob S.; Yang, Jian. 2013. A large-scale forest landscape model incorporating multi-scale processes and utilizing forest inventory data. Ecosphere 4(9):1-22
- Wang, Wen J.; He, Hong S.; Spetich, Martin A.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Fraser, Jacob S. 2013. Modeling the effects of harvest alternatives on mitigating oak decline in a Central Hardwood Forest landscape. PLoS ONE. 8(6): e66713.
- Womack, Kathryn M.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R. 2013. Summer Home Range Size of Female Indiana Bats (Myotis Sodalis) in Missouri, USA. Acta Chiropterologica. 15(2): 423-429.
- Womack, Kathryn M.; Amelon, Sybill K.; Thompson, Frank R. 2013. Resource selection by Indiana bats during the maternity season. Journal of Wildlife Management. 77(4): 707-715.
- Cox, W. Andrew; Pruett, M. Shane; Benson, Thomas J.; Chiavacci, Scott J.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2012. Development of camera technology for monitoring nests. Chapter 15. In: Ribic, C.A.; Thompson, F.R., III; Pietz, P.J., eds. Video surveillance of nesting birds. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 43). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press: 185-210.
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2012. Landscape forest cover and edge effects on songbird nest predation vary by nest predator. Landscape Ecology. 27: 659-669.
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2012. Species and temporal factors affect predator-specific rates of nest predation for forest songbirds in the midwest. The Auk. 129(1): 147-155.
- Cox, W. Andrew; Thompson, Frank R., III; Root, Brian; Faaborg, John; Moskat, Csaba. 2012. Declining brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) populations are associated with landscape-specific reductions in brood parasitism and increases in songbird productivity. PLoS ONE. 7(10): e47591.
- Hirsch-Jacobson, Robin; Cox, W. Andrew; Tewes, Emily E.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Faaborg, John. 2012. Parents or predators: Examining intraseasonal variation in nest survival for migratory passerine. The Condor. 114(2): 358-364.
- Jacobs, Robert B.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Koford, Rolf R.; La Sorte, Frank A.; Woodward, Hope D.; Fitzgerald, Jane A. 2012. Habitat and landscape effects on abundance of Missouri's grassland birds. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 76(2): 372-381.
- Marcot, Bruce G.; Thompson, Matthew P.; Runge, Michael C.; Thompson, Frank R.; McNulty, Steven; Cleaves, David; Tomosy, Monica; Fisher, Larry A.; Bliss, Andrew. 2012. Recent advances in applying decision science to managing national forests. Forest Ecology and Management. 285: 123-132
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2012. Predator identity can explain nest predation patterns. Chapter 11. In: Ribic, C.A.; Thompson, F.R., III; Pietz, P.J., eds. Video surveillance of nesting birds. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 43). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press: 135-148.
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Reidy, Jennifer L.; Kendrick, Sarah W.; Fitzgerald, Jane A. 2012. Songbirds in managed and non-managed savannas and woodlands in the central hardwoods region. In: Dey, Daniel C.; Stambaugh, Michael C.; Clark, Stacy L.; Schweitzer, Callie J., eds. Proceedings of the 4th fire in eastern oak forests conference; 2011 May 17-19; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-102. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 159-169.
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Ribic, Christine A. 2012. Conservation implications when the next predators are known. Chapter 2. In: Ribic, C.A.; Thompson, F.R., III; Pietz, P.J., eds. Video surveillance of nesting birds. Studies in Avian Biology (no. 43). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press: 23-33.
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Robbins, Mark B.; Fitzgerald, Jane A. 2012. Landscape-level forest cover is a predictor of cerulean warbler abundance. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 124(4): 721-727.
- Block, William M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Hanseder, Dawn; Cox, Allison; Knipps, Anna. 2011. Journal of Wildlife Management guidelines. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Online: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/societyimages/jwm/JWMGuidelines2011Final.pdf.
- Bonnot, Thomas W.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua. 2011. Extension of landscape-based population viability models to ecoregional scales for conservation planning. Biological Conservation. 144: 2041-2053.
- Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Collins, Beverly ; Thompson III, Frank R.; .,. 2011. Chapter 1 Introduction: What are early successional habitats, why are they important, and how can they be sustained?. In: Sustaining Young Forest Communities: Ecology and Management of Early Successional Habitats in the Central Hardwood Region, USA.
- Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Collins, Beverly S.; Thompson III, Frank R. 2011. Sustaining Young Forest Communities: Ecology and Management of Early Successional Habitats in the Central Hardwood Region, USA. Sustaining Young Forest Communities: Ecology and Management of Early Successional Habitats in the Central Hardwood Region, USA. Managing Forest Ecosystems. Volume 21. 308 p.
- Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Collins, Beverly S.; Thompson, Frank R., III; McNab, William H. 2011. Introduction: what are early successional habitats, why are they important, and how can they be sustained? Chapter 1.. In: Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Collins, Beverly S.; Thompson, Frank R., III, eds. Sustaining young forest communities; ecology and management of early successional habitats in the Central Hardwood region, USA. New York, NY: Springer Dordrecht : 1-10.
- He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2011. Overview of contemporary issues of forest research and management in China. Environmental Mangement. 48: 1061-1065.
- He, Hong S.; Yang, Jian; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R. 2011. Challenges of forest landscape modeling - simulating large landscapes and validating results. Landscape and Urban Planning. 100: 400-402.
- Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Fearer, Todd M.; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Thompson, Frank R.; Nelson, Mark D.; Tirpak, John M. 2011. Comparison of statistical and theoretical habitat models for conservation planning: the benefit of ensemble prediction. Ecological Applications
- Reidy, Jennifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Bailey, J. Wesley. 2011. Comparison of methods for estimating density of forest songbirds from point counts. Journal of Wildlife Management. 75(3): 558-568.
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Dijak, William D.; Fan, Zhaofei; Thompson, Frank R., III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Perez, Judith A.; Sandeno, Cynthia M. 2011. Chapter 13 Application of landscape and habitat suitability models to conservation: the Hoosier National Forest land-management plan. In: Li, Chao; Lafortezza, Raffaele; Chen, Jiquan, eds. Landscape Ecology in forest management and conservation. Challenges and solutions for global change. Higher Education Pres, Beijing and Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg: 299-328.
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R. 2011. Chapter 6 Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Amount of Young Forests and Implications for Biodiversity.. Sustaining Young Forest Communities: Ecology and Management of Early Successional Habitats in the Central Hardwood Region, USA. Managing Forest Ecosystems Volume 21.
- Tomosy, Monica S.; Thompson, Frank R.; Boyce, Douglas. 2011. Role of the U.S. Forest Service: Helping forests, grasslands, and wildlife adapt to shifts in climate. The Wildlife Professional. Fall: 42-46.
- Yang, Jian; He, Hong S.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Zhang, Yangjian. 2011. An innovative computer design for modeling forest landscape change in very large spatial extents with fine resolutions. Ecological Modelling. 222(15): 2623-2630.
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Clawson, Richard L. 2010. Evaluation of habitat suitability models for forest passerines using demographic data. Journal of Wildlife Management. 74(3): 411-422.
- Jones-Farrand, D. Todd; Tirpak, John M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Twedt, Daniel J.; Baxter, Charles K.; Fitzgerald, Jane A.; Uihlein, William B. 2009. A decision support tool for setting population objectives for priority landbirds in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Quachitas Bird Conservation Regions. In: Rich, Terrell D.; Arizmendi, Coro; Demarest, Dean W.; Thompson, Craig, eds. Tundra to Tropics: connecting birds, habitats, and people: proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight conference; 2008 February 13-16; McAllen, TX: Partners in Flight: 377-387.
- Reidy, Jenifer L.; Thompson, Frank R.; Peak, Rebecca G. 2009. Factors affecting golden-cheeked warbler nest survival in urban and rural landscapes. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73(3): 407-413.
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 2009. Bridging the gap between habitat-modeling research and bird conservation with dynamic landscape and population models. In: Rich, Terrell D.; Arizmendi, Coro; Thompson, Craig, eds. Tundra to Tropics: connecting birds, habitats, and people: proceedings of the 4th International Partners in Flight conference; 2009 October [City, State: Publisher unknown]: 437- 438.
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Dijak, William D.; Fan, Zhaofei F. 2008. Forecasting landscape-scale, cumulative effects of forest management on vegetation and wildlife habitat: a case study of issues, limitations, and opportunities. Forest Ecology and Management. 254(3): 474-483.
- Thompson, Frank R.; La Sorte, Frank A. 2008. Comparison of methods for estimating bird abundance and trends from historical count data. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72(8): 1674-1682.
- Dijak, William D.; Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Larson, Michael A.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2007. Landscape habitat suitability index software. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71(2): 668-670.
- La Sorte, Frank A.; Thompson, Frank R., III. 2007. Poleward shifts in winter ranges of North American birds. Ecology. 88(7): 1803-1812.
- La Sorte, Frank A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Trani, Margaret K.; Mersmann, Timothy J. 2007. Population trends and habitat occurrence of forest birds on southern national forests, 1992-2004. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-9. Newton Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 260 p.
- Rittenhouse, Chadwick D.; Dijak, William D.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2007. Development of landscape-level habitat suitability models for ten wildlife species in the central hardwoods region. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-4. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 47 p.
- Small, Stacy L.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Geupel, Geoffery R.; Faaborg, John. 2007. Spotted Towhee population dynamics in a riparian restoration context. The Condor. 109: 721-733.
- Burhans, Dirk E.; Thompson, Frank R. 2006. Songbird abundance and parasatism differ between urban and rural shrublands. Ecological Applications, 16(1), 2006, pp. 394-405
- Fink, Alix D.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Tudor, April A. 2006. Songbird use of regenerating forest, glade, and edge habitat types. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70(1): 180-188.
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Larson, Michael A.; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2006. Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States. Forest Ecology and Management. 229: 361-377.
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 2006. Conservation assessments for five forest bat species in the Eastern United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-260. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 82 p.
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Larsen, David R. 2005. Abundance and Size Distribution of Cavity Trees in Second-Growth and Old-Growth Central Hardwood Forests . Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 22(3):162-169.
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Larsen, David R. 2005. Abundance and size distribution of cavity trees in second-growth and old-growth central hardwood forests. North. J. Appl. For. 22(3): 162-169
- White, Jennifer D.; Gardali, Thomas; Thompson, Frank R.; Faaborg, John. 2005. Resource selection by juvenile Swainson's thrushes during the postfledging period. The Condor
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R; Thompson, Frank R; Larsen, David R. 2004. Simulated cavity tree dynamics under alternative timber harvest regimes. Forest Ecology and Management
- Larson, Michael A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Dijak, William D.; Shifley, Stephen R. 2004. Linking population viability, habitat suitability, and landscape simulation models for conservation planning. Ecological Modelling 180:103-118
- Peak, Rebecca G.; Thompson, Frank R.; Shaffer, Terry L. 2004. Factors affecting songbird nest survival in riparian forests in a Midwestern agricultural landscape. The Auk 121(3):726-737, 2004
- Potts, Robert; Gustafson, Eric; Stewart, Susan I.; Thompson, Frank R.; Bergen, Kathleen; Brown, Daniel G.; Hammer, Roger; Radeloff, Volker; Bengston, David; Sauer, John; Sturtevant, Brian. 2004. The Changing Midwest Assessment: land cover, natural resources, and people. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-250. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 87 p.
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: objectives, approach, and major findings. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 267 p.
- Thompson, Frank R., III ed. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: Table of contents. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 267 p.
- Thompson, Frank R., III, ed.; ed. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 267 p.
- Thompson, Frank R.; Burhans, Dirk E. 2004. Differences in predators of artificial and real songbirds nests: Evidence of bias in artificial nest studies. Conservation Biology. Volume. 18, No. 2, 2004. pp. 373-380.
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwesternold-growth and second-growth forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33(8):1481-1494
- Fan, Zhaofei; Shifley, Stephen R.; Spetich, Martin A.; Thompson, Frank R.; Larsen, David R. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwestern old-growth and second-growth forests. Can. J. For. Res. 33: 1481-1494 (2003)
- Larson, Michael A.; Dijak, William D.; Thompson, Frank R. III; Millspaugh, Joshua J. 2003. Landscape-level habitat suitability models for twelve species in southern Missouri. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-233. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 51 p.
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Burhans, Dirk E. 2003. Predation of Songbird Nests Differs By Predator and Between Field and Forest Habitats. Journal of Wildlife Management 67(2):408-416
- Burhans, Dirk E.; Dearborn, Donald; Thompson, Frank R. III; Faaborg, John. 2002. Factors affecting predation at songbird nests in old fields. Journal of Wildlife Management. Vol. 66, no. 1 (2002).:p.240-249.
- Pagen, Rich W.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Burhans, Dirk E. 2002. A comparison of point-count and mist-net detections of songbirds by habitat and time-of-season. Journal of Field Ornithology 73(1):53-59
- Thompson, Frank R.; Donovan, Therese M.; DeGraff, Richard M.; Faaborg, John; Robinson, Scott K. 2002. A Multi-Scale Perspective of the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Birds in Eastern Forests. In: George, T. Luke; Dobkin, David S., eds. Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Birds in Western Landscapes: Contrasts With Paradigms from the Eastern United States. Studies in Avian Biology. 25:8-19
- Burhans, Dirk E.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 2001. Relationship of songbird nest concealment to nest fate and flushing behavior of adults. Auk. Vol. 118, no. 1 (Jan. 2001).:p. 237-242 : ill.
- Donovan, Therese M.; Thompson , Frank R, III. 2001. Modeling the ecological trap hypothesis: a habitat and demographic analysis for migrant songbirds. Ecological Applications, 11(3), 2001, pp. 871-882
- Woodward, April A.; Fink, Alix D.; Thompson III, Frank R. 2001. Edge Effects and Ecological Traps: Effects on Shrubland Birds in Missouri. Journal of Wildlife Management. Vol. 65 no. 4.:p. 668-675. (2001)
- Budnik, Joel M.; Ryan, Mark R.; Thompson III, Frank R. 2000. Demography of Bell's Vireos in Missouri grassland-shrub habitats. The Auk. Volume 117. Issue 4. 2000. 925-935
- Burhans, Dirk; Thompson III, Frank R. 2000. Cost of Parasitism Incurred by Two Songbird Species and Their Quality As Cowbird Hosts1. The Condor. Vol. 102 p. 364-373. (2000)
- Dijak, William D.; Thompson III, Frank R. 2000. Landscape And Edge Effects On The Distribution Of Mammalian Predators In Missouri. Journal Of Wildlife Management. Vol. 64 no. 1.:p. 209-216. (2000)
- Donovan, Therese M.; Thompson III, Frank r.; Faaborg, John R. 2000. Cowbird Distribution at Different Scales of Fragmentation: Trade-offs Between Breeding and Feeding Opportunities. Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and Their hosts. p. 255-264. (2000)
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R.; Larsen , David R.; Dijak, William D. 2000. Model forest landscape change in the Missouri Ozarks under alternative management practices. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Volume 27. 2000. 7--24
- Shifley, Steven R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R.; Mladenoff, David J.; Gustafson, Eric J. 2000. Utilizing inventory information to calibrate a landscape simulation model. In: Hansen, Mark; Burk, Tom, eds. Integrated tools for natural resources inventories in the 21st century. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-212. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 549-561.
- Burhans, Dick E.; Thompson III, Frank R. 1999. Habitat patch size and nesting success of yellow-breasted chats. The Wilson Bulletin. 111(2): 210-215. (1999)
- Guldin, James M.; Thompson, Frank R.; Richards, Lynda L.; Harper, Kyra C. 1999. Chapter 3: Status and trends of vegetation. In: Ozark-Ouachita Highlands assessment: terrestrial vegetation and wildlife. Gen. Tech. Rep. 21-72. (1999)
- Kurzejeski, Eric W.; Thompson, Frank R. III. 1999. Ruffed grouse status, hunting and response to habitat management in Missouri.. Research Paper NC-333. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station
- Donovan, Therese M.; Jones, Peter W.; Annand, Elizabeth M.; Thompson III, Frank R. 1997. Variation in Local-Scale Edge Effects: Mechanisms and landscape Context. Ecology. Vol. 78 no. 7.:p. 2064-2075. (1997)
- Larsen, David R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Brookshire, Brian L.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kurzejeski, Eric W.; England, Kristine. 1997. 10 Guidelines for Ecosystem Researchers: Lessons from Missouri. Journal of Forestry 95(4):4-9
- Shifley, Stephen R.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Larsen, David R.; Mladenoff, David J. 1997. Modeling forest landscape change in the Ozarks: guiding principles and preliminary implementation. In: Pallardy, Stephen G.; Cecich, Robert A.; Garrett, H. Gene; Johnson, Paul S., eds. Proceedings of the 11th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-188. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 231-241
- Thompson, Frank R. III; Dessecker, Daniel R. 1997. Management of early-successional communities in central hardwood forests: with special emphasis on the ecology and management of oaks, ruffed grouse, and forest songbirds.. General Technical Report NC-195. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Thompson, Frank R. III. 1996. Management of midwestern landscapes for the conservation of neotropical migratory birds; 1995 December 5; Detroit, MI.. General Technical Report NC-187. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Donovan, Therese M.; Thompson, Frank R. , III; Faaborg, John; Probst, John R. 1995. Reproductive success of migratory birds in habitat sources and sinks. Conservation Biology, Pages 1380-1395, Volume 9, No. 6, December 1995
- Robinson, Scott K.; Thompson III, Frank R.; Donovan, Therese M.; Whitehead, Donald R.; Faaborg, John. 1995. Regional Forest Fragmentation and the Nesting Success of Migratory Birds. Science. Vol. 267 no. 5206.:p. 1987-1990.
- Thompson, Frank R.; Schwalbach, Monica J. 1995. Analysis of Sample Size, Counting Time, and Plot Size from an Avian Point Count Survey on Hoosier National Forest, Indiana. In: Ralph, C. John; Sauer, John R.; Droege, Sam, technical editors. 1995. Monitoring bird populations by point counts. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-149. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 45-48
- Thompson, Frank R. 1994. Temporal and Spatial patterns of Breeding Brown-Headed Cowbirds in the Midwestern United States. The Auk. Vol. 111 no. 4.:p.979-909. (1994)
- Dickson, James G.; Thompson, Frank R.; Conner, Richard N.; Franzreb, Kathleen E. 1993. Effects of silviculture on neotropical migratory birds in central and southeastern oak pine forests. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 374-385
- Robinson, Scott K.; Grzybowski, Joseph A.; Rothstein, Stephen I.; Brittingham, Margaret C.; Petit, Lisa J.; Thompson, Frank R. 1993. Management implications of cowbird parasitism on neotropical migrant songbirds. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 93-102
- Thompson, Frank R.; Lewis, Stephen J.; Green, Janet D.; Ewert, David N. 1993. Status of neotropical migrant landbirds in the Midwest: identifying species of management concern. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 145-158
- Thompson, Frank R.; Probst, John R.; Raphael, Martin G. 1993. Silvicultural options for neotropical migratory birds. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 353-362
- Thompson, Frank R., III; Dijak, William D.; Kulowiec, Thomas G.; Hamilton, David A. 1992. Breeding bird populations in Missouri Ozark forests with and without clearcutting. Journal of Wildlife Management. Vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 23-30.
- Thompson, Frank R. III; Fritzell, Erik K. 1990. Bird densities and diversity in clearcut and mature oak-hickory forest.. Research Paper NC-293. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
- Thompson, Frank R. III; Fritzell, Erik K. 1989. Enhancing Wildlife Habitat When Regenerating Stands. In: Clark, F. Bryan, tech. ed.; Hutchinson, Jay G., ed. Central Hardwood Notes. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.: Note 9.06.
- Thompson, Frank R., III. 1989. Enhancing wildlife habitat when regenerating stands. In: Hutchinson, Jay G., ed. Central hardwood notes. St. Paul, MN.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 9.06
Research Datasets
- Potts, Robert S.; Gustafson, Eric J.; Stewart, Susan I.; Thompson, Frank R.; Bergen, Kathleen; Brown, Daniel G.; Hammer, Roger; Radeloff, Volker; Bengston, David; Sauer, John; Sturtevant, Brian. 2005. The changing Midwest assessment: data and shapefiles. St. Paul, MN: USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2005-0003.
National Research Highlights
Long-term Monitoring Reveals Bird Population Dynamics in the South
Year: 2020
The USDA Forest Service monitors birds because of interest in bird conservation, and many birds are important management indicator species or are threatened, endangered, or sensitive species. Scientists analyzed 26 years of bird monitoring data from southern national forests to determine the status of birds on these forests to help guide land management planning.
A Warmer Midwest Could Lead to a Common Bird Becoming Less Common
Year: 2018
A warmer future may lead to a common midwestern songbird becoming considerably less common because nesting success is predicted to decline with warmer temperatures. Scientists discovered that climate warming can affect species through complex effects on their population ecology and not simply by causing species to move north.
The importance of forest management to birds affected by climate change
Year: 2017
In their ongoing efforts to better understand how bird species will respond to changes in the forest from climate change, Forest Service scientists find that forest management can play an important role in protecting forest bird populations.
Forecasts from Multiple Models Provides more Reliable Results
Year: 2016
Using multiple models instead of a single model allows researchers to develop more reliable forecasts of future forest change.
Many Bird Species Benefit From Oak Savanna Woodland Restoration
Year: 2014
Many bird species of conservation concern in the midwestern United States are associated with early successional or open forest conditions that are maintained by disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest. Growing interest in restoring savannas and woodlands in the Midwest for a variety of objectives can benefit many of these bird species.
Prairie Warbler and Wood Thrush Populations Respond Well to Strategic Conservation Efforts
Year: 2013
A Forest Service scientist and his research partners demonstrated the power of landscape-based population viability models by evaluating responses of prairie warbler and wood thrush populations to different landscape-scale conservation scenarios. They found that relying on randomly placed habitat conservation was ineffective and potentially counterproductive, whereas strategic conservation focused around concentrations of public land and highly forested landscapes reversed regional population declines. These findings will help ensure scarce conservation funding is spent in the most effective manner.
Research Addresses Decline of Young Forests in Central Hardwood Region
Year: 2012
Report details how young forests can be sustainably created and managed in a landscape context