Frank R. Thompson, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Frank R. Thompson, Jeff Powelson, Sarah W Kendrick, Stelzer Hank, Daniel C. C. Dey, Dana L Morris, Sheela P Turbek, Robert A. Pierce II. 2026. Missouri forestry for the birds
• Thomas W. Bonnot, D. Todd Jones‐Farrand, Nate D. Muenks, Frank R. Thompson. 2024. Demonstrating a decision support process for landscape conservation design
• Lauren S. Pile, Daniel C. C. Dey, Michael C. Stambaugh, Frank R. Thompson, J. Morgan. Varner. 2024. Managing forward while looking back: reopening closed forests to open woodlands and savannas
• Frank R. Thompson, Thomas Bonnot, Rebecka Brasso, Melissa Roach, Kathy Hixson, David E. Mosby. 2024. Songbird annual productivity declines with increasing soil lead contamination around nests
• Emily A. Sinnott, Frank R. Thompson, R. Kyle Hedges, Frank L. Loncarich, Thomas R. Thompson, Alisha R. Mosloff. 2023. Northern bobwhite breeding season and nest survival are greater on native grasslands
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Emily A. Sinnott, Frank R. Thompson, Lisa O'Donnell. 2023. Urban land cover and El Niño events negatively impact population viability of an endangered North American songbird
• Rebecka Brasso, Danielle Cleveland, Frank R. Thompson, David E. Mosby, Kathy Hixon, Melissa Roach, Barnett A. Rattner, Natalie K. Karouna-Renier, Julia S. Lankton. 2023. Effects of lead exposure on birds breeding in the Southeast Missouri Lead Mining District
• Aaron Skinner, Stephen Matthews, Michael Ward, Ian Souza-Cole, James Wright, Frank R. Thompson, Thomas Benson, Christopher M. Tonra. 2023. Eastern Whip-poor-wills have larger nonbreeding home ranges in areas with more agriculture and forest fragmentation
• Kristen M. Heath‐Acre, Sarah W. Kendrick, Frank R. Thompson, Thomas W. Bonnot, Brian Davidson, James A. Cox. 2023. Survival and movements of brown‐headed nuthatches after translocation to the Missouri Ozarks
• Emily A. Sinnott, Frank R. Thompson, Mitch D. Weegman, Thomas R. Thompson, Alisha R. Mosloff, R. Kyle Hedges, Frank L. Loncarich. 2023. Evaluation of seasonal site-level demography and management for northern bobwhite using integrated population models
• Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, John M. Tirpak, Frank R. Thompson. 2023. A scale dynamics approach to integrate landscape conservation within and across jurisdictional boundaries
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson. 2022. Density and habitat associations of the Woodhouse's scrub-jay in central Texas
• Frank R. Thompson, Mitch Weegman, Emily Sinnott, Alisha Mosloff, Kyle Hedges, Frank L. Loncarich, Thomas Thompson, Nicholas Burrell, Stasia Whitaker, David E. Hoover. 2022. Northern bobwhite demographics and resource selection are explained by prescribed fire with grazing and woody cover in southwest Missouri
• Andrew D. George, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2022. Movements and habitat use by western ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus) in a fragmented midwestern landscape
• Aaron A. Skinner, Michael P. Ward, Ian Souza‐Cole, James R. Wright, Frank R. Thompson, Thomas J. Benson, Stephen Matthews, Christopher M. Tonra. 2022. High spatiotemporal overlap in the non‐breeding season despite geographically dispersed breeding locations in the eastern whip‐poor‐will (Antrostomus vociferus)
• Emily A. Sinnott, Frank R. Thompson, Mitch D. Weegman, Thomas R. Thompson. 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
• Frank R. Thompson, Melissa C. Roach, Thomas W. Bonnot. 2022. Woodland restoration and forest structure affect nightjar abundance in the Ozark Highlands
• Emily A. Sinnott, Mitch D. Weegman, Frank R. Thompson, Thomas R. Thompson. 2021. Early Hatch and Managed Native Grasslands Minorly Improve Bobwhite Juvenile Body Condition
• Alisha R. Mosloff, Mitch D. Weegman, Frank R. Thompson, Thomas R. Thompson. 2021. Northern bobwhite select for shrubby thickets interspersed in grasslands during fall and winter
• Emily A. Sinnott, Mitch D. Weegman, Thomas R. Thompson, Frank R. Thompson. 2021. Resource selection and movement by northern bobwhite broods varies with age and explains survival
• Shengwu Duan, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Wen J. Wang, Jacob S. Fraser, Frank R. Thompson. 2021. Indirect effects mediate direct effects of climate warming on insect disturbance regimes of temperate broadleaf forests in the central U.S.
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Scott Rowin, Carl Schwope, James M. Mueller. 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
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Lisa O'Donnell. 2020. Population Viability of Golden‐cheeked Warblers in an Urbanizing Landscape
• Elizabeth A. Matseur, Thomas W. Bonnot, Frank R. Thompson. 2020. Trends in abundance and habitat associations of forest birds on southern national forests, 1992–2017
• Wayne J. Arendt, R. Cary Tuckfield, Juan Carlos Martínez-Sánchez, Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Joseph M. Wunderle Jr., José Manuel. Zolotoff. 2020. Avian Community Density and Distribution Patterns among Nicaraguan Conventional and Organic Shade-Coffee Plantations
• Jacob S. Fraser, Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson. 2019. Modeling Post-Fire Tree Mortality Using a Logistic Regression Method within a Forest Landscape Model
• Wen J. Wang, Frank R. Thompson, Hong S. He, Jacob S. Fraser, William D. Dijak, Todd Jones‐Farrand. 2019. Climate change and tree harvest interact to affect future tree species distribution changes
• Elizabeth A. Matseur, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Frank R. Thompson, Brian E. Dickerson, Mark A. Rumble. 2019. The importance of disturbance and forest structure to bird abundance in the Black Hills
• Kathryn M. Womack-Bulliner, Sybill K. Amelon, Frank R. Thompson, Jaymi J. Lebrun. 2019. Performance of Hierarchical Abundance Models on Simulated Bat Capture Data
• Thomas W. Bonnot, D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Jane A. Fitzgerald, Nate Muenks, Phillip Hanberry, Esther Stroh, Larry Heggemann, Allison Fowler, Mark Howery, Shea Hammond, Kristine Evans. 2019. Developing a decision-support process for landscape conservation design
• Brice Hanberry, Frank R. Thompson. 2019. Open forest management for early successional birds
• Melissa C. Roach, Frank R. Thompson, Todd Jones-Farrand. 2019. Effects of pine-oak woodland restoration on breeding bird densities in the Ozark-Ouachita Interior Highlands
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson. 2018. Songbird Nest Survival in Managed Oak Savannas and Woodlands in the Missouri Ozarks
• Wen J. Wang, Frank R. Thompson, Hong S. He, Jacob S. Fraser, William D. Dijak, Marty Spetich. 2018. Population dynamics has greater effects than climate change on tree species distribution in a temperate forest region
• Patricia R. Butler-Leopold, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Scott Bearer, Alexander M. Bryan, Ken Clark, Greg Czarnecki, Philip DeSenze, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser, Paul F. Gugger, Andrea Hille, Justin Hynicka, Claire A. Jantz, Matthew C. Kelly, Katrina M. Krause, Inga La Puma, Deborah Landau, Richard G. Lathrop, Laura P. Leites, Evan Madlinger, Stephen Matthews, Gulnihal Ozbay, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, David A. Schmit, Collin Shephard, Rebecca Shirer, Nicholas Skowronski, Al Steele, Susan L. Stout, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, John Thompson, Richard M. Turcotte, David A. Weinstein, Alfonso Yáñez. 2018. Mid-Atlantic forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Mid-Atlantic Climate Change Response Framework project
• Richard A. Stanton, Alicia D. Burke, Kaylan M. Carrlson, Dylan C. Kesler, John Faaborg, Frank R. Thompson. 2018. Retention of radiotransmitters tail-mounted on 6 bird species
• Melissa C. Roach, Frank R. Thompson, Todd Jones-Farrand. 2018. Songbird nest success is positively related to restoration of pine–oak savanna and woodland in the Ozark Highlands, Missouri, USA
• Thomas W. Bonnot, W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2018. Threat of climate change on a songbird population through its impacts on breeding
• Frank R. Thompson, Brice Hanberry, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Brian K. Davidson. 2018. Restoration of pine-oak woodlands in Missouri: Using science to inform land management debates and decisions
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Grant M. Connette, Lisa O'Donnell. 2018. Demographic rates of Golden-cheeked Warblers in an urbanizing woodland preserve
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson, Marty Spetich, Jacob S. Fraser. 2018. Effects of species biological traits and environmental heterogeneity on simulated tree species distribution shifts under climate change
• Chris Swanston, Leslie Brandt, Maria Janowiak, Stephen Handler, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Todd A. Ontl, P. Danielle Shannon. 2018. Vulnerability of forests of the Midwest and Northeast United States to climate change
• Maria Janowiak, Anthony W. D'Amato, Chris Swanston, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jacob S. Fraser, Leslie Brandt, Patricia Butler-Leopold, Stephen Handler, P. Danielle Shannon, Diane Burbank, John Campbell, Charles Cogbill, Matthew Duveneck, Marla R. Emery, Nicholas Fisichelli, Jane Foster, Jennifer Hushaw, Laura S. Kenefic, Amanda Mahaffey, Toni Lyn Morelli, Nicholas J. Reo, Paul Schaberg, K. Rogers Simmons, Aaron Weiskittel, Sandy Wilmot, David Hollinger, Erin D. Lane, Lindsey Rustad, Pamela H. Templer. 2018. New England and northern New York forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the New England Climate Change Response Framework project
• Roger W. Perry, Julianna M. Jenkins, Ronald E. Thill, Frank R. Thompson. 2018. Long-term effects of different forest regeneration methods on mature forest birds
• Frank R. Thompson. 2017. The importance of regional and landscape context and climate change to northern bobwhite management
• Andrew D. George, Grant M. Connette, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2017. Resource selection by an ectothermic predator in a dynamic thermal landscape
• Alicia D. Burke, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2017. Variation In Early-Successional Habitat Use Among Independent Juvenile Forest Breeding Birds
• Julianna M. Jenkins, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg, Andrew J. Kroll. 2017. Species-specific variation in nesting and postfledging resource selection for two forest breeding migrant songbirds
• Thomas W. Bonnot, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2017. Dynamic-landscape metapopulation models predict complex response of wildlife populations to climate and landscape change
• William D. Dijak, Brice Hanberry, Jacob S. Fraser, Hong S. He, Wen J. Wang, Frank R. Thompson. 2017. Revision and application of the LINKAGES model to simulate forest growth in central hardwood landscapes in response to climate change
• Wenchi Jin, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson, Wen J. Wang, Jacob S. Fraser, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Brice Hanberry, William D. Dijak. 2017. Future forest aboveground carbon dynamics in the central United States: the importance of forest demographic processes
• Stephen R. R. Shifley, Hong S. He, Heike Lischke, Wen J. Wang, Wenchi Jin, Eric J. Gustafson, Jonathan R. Thompson, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Jian Yang. 2017. The past and future of modeling forest dynamics: from growth and yield curves to forest landscape models
• Jaymi J. LeBrun, Jeffrey E. Schneiderman, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser, Hong S. He, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2017. Bird response to future climate and forest management focused on mitigating climate change
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Lisa O'Donnell. 2017. Density and nest survival of golden-cheeked warblers: Spatial scale matters
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson, Jacob S. Fraser, William D. Dijak. 2017. Changes in forest biomass and tree species distribution under climate change in the northeastern United States
• Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Stephen Matthews, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser, Wen J. Wang, Brice Hanberry, Hong He, Maria Janowiak, Patricia Butler, Leslie Brandt, Chris Swanston. 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
• K. M. O'Donnell, Frank R. Thompson, R. D. Semlitsch. 2016. Prescribed fire alters surface activity and movement behavior of a terrestrial salamander
• Ryan A. Gill, W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson. 2016. Timing of Songbird Nest Predation as Revealed by Video Surveillance
• Julianna M. A. Jenkins, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2016. Behavioral development and habitat structure affect postfledging movements of songbirds
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Carl Schwope, Scott Rowin, James M. Mueller. 2016. Effects of prescribed fire on fuels, vegetation, and Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) demographics in Texas juniper-oak woodlands
• J.L. Isabelle, Frank R. Thompson, W.D. Dijak. 2016. Evaluating the potential for ruffed grouse restoration in east-central Missouri by linking habitat suitability and population viability
• Julianna M. A. Jenkins, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2016. Contrasting patterns of nest survival and postfledging survival in ovenbirds and Acadian flycatchers in Missouri forest fragments
• Jaymi J. LeBrun, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2016. Assessing the sensitivity of avian species abundance to land cover and climate
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Courtney Amundson, Lisa O'Donnell. 2016. Landscape and local effects on occupancy and densities of an endangered wood-warbler in an urbanizing landscape
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson, Jacob S. Fraser, William D. Dijak. 2016. Landscape-and regional-scale shifts in forest composition under climate change in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States
• Bruce G. Marcot, Matthew P. Thompson, Thomas W. Bonnot, Frank R. Thompson. 2016. Uncertainty is information, too
• Steven E. Sesnie, James M. Mueller, Sarah E. Lehnen, Scott M. Rowin, Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson. 2016. Airborne laser altimetry and multispectral imagery for modeling Golden-cheeked Warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) density
• Leslie A. Schreiber, Christopher P. Hansen, Mark A. Rumble, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Frank R. Thompson, R. Scott Gamo, Jon W. Kehmeier, Nate Wojik. 2016. Greater sage-grouse apparent nest productivity and chick survival in Carbon County, Wyoming
• Wenchi Jin, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson. 2016. Are more complex physiological models of forest ecosystems better choices for plot and regional predictions?
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Lisa O'Donnell, Frank R. Thompson. 2015. Evaluation of a reproductive index for estimating songbird productivity: Case study of the golden-cheeked warbler
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson, Jacob S. Fraser, Brice Hanberry, William D. Dijak. 2015. Importance of succession, harvest, and climate change in determining future composition in US Central Hardwood Forests
• Jeffrey E. Schneiderman, Hong S. He, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Jacob S. Fraser. 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
• Andrew D. George, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2015. Using LiDAR and remote microclimate loggers to downscale near-surface air temperatures for site-level studies
• Katherine M. O'Donnell, Frank R. Thompson, Raymond D. Semlitsch. 2015. Prescribed fire and timber harvest effects on terrestrial salamander abundance, detectability, and microhabitat use
• Richard A. Stanton, Frank R. Thompson, Dylan C. Kesler. 2015. Site occupancy of brown-headed nuthatches varies with habitat restoration and range-limit context
• Andrew D. George, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2015. Isolating weather effects from seasonal activity patterns of a temperate North American Colubrid
• Katherine M. O'Donnell, Frank R. Thompson, Raymond D. Semlitsch. 2015. Partitioning detectability components in populations subject to within-season temporary emigration using binomial mixture models
• Patricia R. Butler, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Leslie Brandt, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Kent Karriker, Jarel Bartig, Stephanie Connolly, William D. Dijak, Scott Bearer, Steve Blatt, Andrea Brandon, Elizabeth Byers, Cheryl Coon, Tim Culbreth, Jad Daly, Wade Dorsey, David Ede, Chris Euler, Neil Gillies, David M. Hix, Catherine Johnson, Latasha Lyte, Stephen Matthews, Dawn McCarthy, Dave Minney, Daniel Murphy, Claire O’Dea, Rachel Orwan, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Cotton Randall, Jason Reed, Cynthia Sandeno, Thomas M. Schuler, Lesley Sneddon, Bill Stanley, Al Steele, Susan L. Stout, Randy Swaty, Jason Teets, Tim Tomon, Jim Vanderhorst, John Whatley, Nicholas Zegre. 2015. Central Appalachians forest ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Appalachians Climate Change Response Framework project
• Sarah W. Kendrick, Paul A. Porneluzi, Frank R. Thompson, Dana L. Morris, Janet M. Haslerig, John Faaborg. 2015. Stand-level bird response to experimental forest management in the Missouri Ozarks
• Clarissa A. Starbuck, Sybill K. Amelon, Frank R. Thompson. 2015. Relationships between bat occupancy and habitat and landscape structure along a savanna, woodland, forest gradient in the Missouri Ozarks
• Katherine M. O'Donnell, Frank R. Thompson, Raymond D. Semlitsch. 2014. Predicting variation in microhabitat utilization of terrestrial salamanders
• Cara J. Joos, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2014. The role of territory settlement, individual quality, and nesting initiation on productivity of Bell's vireos
• R.D. Semlitsch, K.M. O'Donnell, Frank R. Thompson. 2014. Abundance, biomass production, nutrient content, and the possible role of terrestrial salamanders in Missouri Ozark forest ecosystems
• Richard P. Guyette, Frank R. Thompson, Jodi Whittier, Michael C. Stambaugh, Daniel C. C. Dey. 2014. Future fire probability modeling with climate change data and physical chemistry
• Rebecca G. Peak, Frank R. Thompson. 2014. Seasonal productivity and nest survival of Golden-cheeked Warblers vary with forest type and edge density
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Qia Wang. 2014. A framework for evaluating forest landscape model predictions using empirical data and knowledge
• Sybill K. Amelon, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2014. Resource utilization by foraging eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis) in the Ozark Region of Missouri
• Sarah W. Kendrick, Frank R. Thompson, Jennifer L. Reidy. 2014. Feeding rates, double brooding, nest reuse, and seasonal fecundity of eastern wood-pewees in the Missouri Ozarks
• Richard A. Stanton, Dylan C. Kesler, Frank R. Thompson. 2014. Resource configuration and abundance affect space use of a cooperatively breeding resident bird
• W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson, Allison S. Cox, John Faaborg. 2014. Post-fledging survival in passerine birds and the value of post-fledging studies to conservation
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Sarah W. Kendrick. 2014. Breeding bird response to habitat and landscape factors across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Jacob S. Fraser, Frank R. Thompson, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich. 2014. LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales
• Leslie Brandt, Hong He, Louis Iverson, Frank R. Thompson, Patricia Butler, Stephen Handler, Maria Janowiak, P. Danielle Shannon, Chris Swanston, Matthew Albrecht, Richard Blume-Weaver, Paul Deizman, John DePuy, William D. Dijak, Gary Dinkel, Songlin Fei, D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Michael Leahy, Stephen Matthews, Paul Nelson, Brad Oberle, Judi Perez, Matthew Peters, Anantha M. Prasad, Jeffrey E. Schneiderman, John Shuey, Adam B. Smith, Charles Studyvin, John M. Tirpak, Jeffery W. Walk, Wen J. Wang, Laura Watts, Dale Weigel, Steve Westin. 2014. Central Hardwoods ecosystem vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Central Hardwoods Climate Change Response Framework project
• Frank R. Thompson, U.S. Committee. North American Bird Conservation Initiative. 2013. The state of the birds 2013 report on private lands
• Sarah W. Kendrick, Frank R. Thompson. 2013. Tree stocking affects winter bird densities across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks
• Jacob S. Fraser, Hong S. He, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Wen J. Wang, Frank R. Thompson. 2013. Simulating stand-level harvest prescriptions across landscapes: LANDIS PRO harvest module design
• W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson, J.L. Reidy. 2013. The effects of temperature on nest predation by mammals, birds, and snakes
• Kathryn M. Womack, Sybill K. Amelon, Frank R. Thompson. 2013. Summer Home Range Size of Female Indiana Bats (Myotis Sodalis) in Missouri, USA
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen, Jacob S. Fraser, Jian Yang. 2013. A large-scale forest landscape model incorporating multi-scale processes and utilizing forest inventory data
• Matthew P. Thompson, Bruce G. Marcot, Frank R. Thompson, Steve McNulty, Larry A. Fisher, Michael C. Runge, David Cleaves, Monica Tomosy. 2013. The science of decisionmaking: applications for sustainable forest and grassland management in the National Forest System
• Rebecca G. Peak, Frank R. Thompson. 2013. Amount and type of forest cover and edge are important predictorsof golden-cheeked warbler density
• Wen J. Wang, Hong S. He, Marty Spetich, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, Jacob S. Fraser. 2013. Modeling the effects of harvest alternatives on mitigating oak decline in a Central Hardwood Forest landscape
• W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson, Jennifer L. Reidy, John Faaborg. 2013. Temperature can interact with landscape factors to affect songbird productivity
• Sarah W. Kendrick, Frank R. Thompson, Jennifer L. Reidy. 2013. Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens) breeding demography across a gradient of savanna, woodland, and forest in the Missouri Ozarks
• Thomas W. Bonnot, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh, D. Todd Jones-Farland. 2013. Landscape-based population viability models demonstrate importance of strategic conservation planning for birds
• Kathryn M. Womack, Sybill K. Amelon, Frank R. Thompson. 2013. Resource selection by Indiana bats during the maternity season
• W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson, Brian Root, John Faaborg, Csaba Moskat. 2012. Declining brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) populations are associated with landscape-specific reductions in brood parasitism and increases in songbird productivity
• Frank R. Thompson, Mark B. Robbins, Jane A. Fitzgerald. 2012. Landscape-level forest cover is a predictor of cerulean warbler abundance
• Frank R. Thompson, Jennifer L. Reidy, Sarah W. Kendrick, Jane A. Fitzgerald. 2012. Songbirds in managed and non-managed savannas and woodlands in the central hardwoods region
• Bruce G. Marcot, Matthew P. Thompson, Michael C. Runge, Frank R. Thompson, Steve McNulty, David Cleaves, Monica Tomosy, Larry A. Fisher, Andrew Bliss. 2012. Recent advances in applying decision science to managing national forests
• W. Andrew Cox, M. Shane Pruett, Thomas J. Benson, Scott J. Chiavacci, Frank R. Thompson. 2012. Development of camera technology for monitoring nests. Chapter 15
• Frank R. Thompson, Christine A. Ribic. 2012. Conservation implications when the next predators are known. Chapter 2
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson. 2012. Predator identity can explain nest predation patterns. Chapter 11
• W. Andrew Cox, Emily E. Tewes, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg, Robin Hirsch-Jacobson. 2012. Parents or predators: Examining intraseasonal variation in nest survival for migratory passerine
• W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2012. Landscape forest cover and edge effects on songbird nest predation vary by nest predator
• Robert B. Jacobs, Frank R. Thompson, Rolf R. Koford, Frank La Sorte, Hope D. Woodward, Jane A. Fitzgerald. 2012. Habitat and landscape effects on abundance of Missouri's grassland birds
• W. Andrew Cox, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2012. Species and temporal factors affect predator-specific rates of nest predation for forest songbirds in the midwest
• Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson. 2011. Chapter 6 Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Amount of Young Forests and Implications for Biodiversity.
• Katie H. Greenberg, Beverly Collins, Frank R. Thompson, . 2011. Chapter 1 Introduction: What are early successional habitats, why are they important, and how can they be sustained?
• William M. Block, Frank R. Thompson, Dawn Hanseder, Allison Cox, Anna Knipps. 2011. Journal of Wildlife Management guidelines
• Hong S. He, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson. 2011. Overview of contemporary issues of forest research and management in China
• Katie H. Greenberg, Beverly S. Collins, Frank R. Thompson, Henry McNab. 2011. Introduction: what are early successional habitats, why are they important, and how can they be sustained? Chapter 1.
• Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, Stephen R. R. Shifley, William D. Dijak, Zhaofei Fan, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Judith A. Perez, Cynthia M. Sandeno. 2011. Chapter 13 Application of landscape and habitat suitability models to conservation: the Hoosier National Forest land-management plan
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, J. Wesley Bailey. 2011. Comparison of methods for estimating density of forest songbirds from point counts
• Jian Yang, Hong S. He, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, Yangjian Zhang. 2011. An innovative computer design for modeling forest landscape change in very large spatial extents with fine resolutions
• Hong S. He, Jian Yang, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson. 2011. Challenges of forest landscape modeling - simulating large landscapes and validating results
• Monica S. Tomosy, Frank R. Thompson, Douglas Boyce. 2011. Role of the U.S. Forest Service: Helping forests, grasslands, and wildlife adapt to shifts in climate
• D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Todd M. Fearer, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Frank R. Thompson, Mark D. D. Nelson, John M. Tirpak. 2011. Comparison of statistical and theoretical habitat models for conservation planning: the benefit of ensemble prediction
• Thomas W. Bonnot, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua Millspaugh. 2011. Extension of landscape-based population viability models to ecoregional scales for conservation planning
• Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Richard L. Clawson. 2010. Evaluation of habitat suitability models for forest passerines using demographic data
• John M. Tirpak, D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Frank R. Thompson, Daniel J. Twedt, Charles K. Baxter, Jane A. Fitzgerald, William B. Uihlein. 2009. Assessing ecoregional-scale habitat suitability index models for priority landbirds
• Frank R. Thompson. 2009. Bridging the gap between habitat-modeling research and bird conservation with dynamic landscape and population models
• D. Todd Jones-Farrand, John M. Tirpak, Frank R. Thompson, Daniel J. Twedt, Charles K. Baxter, Jane A. Fitzgerald, William B. Uihlein. 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
• Jenifer L. Reidy, Frank R. Thompson, Rebecca G. Peak. 2009. Factors affecting golden-cheeked warbler nest survival in urban and rural landscapes
• Tracy A.G. Rittenhouse, Raymond D. Semlitsch, Frank R. Thompson. 2009. Survival costs associated with wood frog breeding migrations: effects of timber harvest and drought
• Jennifer L. Reidy, Mike M. Stake, Frank R. Thompson. 2009. Nocturnal predation of females on nests: an important source of mortality for golden-cheeked warblers?
• John M. Tirpak, D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Frank R. Thompson, Daniel J. Twedt, William B., III Uihlein. 2009. Multiscale habitat suitability index models for priority landbirds in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Ouachitas Bird Conservation Regions
• Frank R. Thompson, Daniel J. Twedt, Mark D. D. Nelson, William B., III Uihlein, John M. Tirpak, D. Todd Jones-Farrand. 2009. Predicting bird habitat quality from a geospatial analysis of FIA data
• Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Zhaofei F. Fan. 2008. Forecasting landscape-scale, cumulative effects of forest management on vegetation and wildlife habitat: a case study of issues, limitations, and opportunities
• Frank R. Thompson, Frank A. La Sorte. 2008. Comparison of methods for estimating bird abundance and trends from historical count data
• Stacy L. Small, Frank R. Thompson, Geoffery R. Geupel, John Faaborg. 2007. Spotted Towhee population dynamics in a riparian restoration context
• Frank A. La Sorte, Frank R. Thompson, Margaret K. Trani, Timothy J. Mersmann. 2007. Population trends and habitat occurrence of forest birds on southern national forests, 1992-2004
• Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, William D. Dijak, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2007. Development of landscape-level habitat suitability models for ten wildlife species in the central hardwoods region
• William D. Dijak, Chadwick D. Rittenhouse, Michael A. Larson, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2007. Landscape habitat suitability index software
• Frank A. La Sorte, Frank R. Thompson. 2007. Poleward shifts in winter ranges of North American birds
• Alix D. Fink, Frank R. Thompson, April A. Tudor. 2006. Songbird use of regenerating forest, glade, and edge habitat types
• Frank R. Thompson. 2006. Conservation assessments for five forest bat species in the Eastern United States
• Dirk Burhans, Frank R. Thompson. 2006. Songbird abundance and parasatism differ between urban and rural shrublands
• Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Michael A. Larson, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2006. Simulated effects of forest management alternatives on landscape structure and habitat suitability in the Midwestern United States
• Jennifer D. ​White, Thomas Gardali, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2005. Resource selection by juvenile Swainson's thrushes during the postfledging period
• Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2005. Abundance and size distribution of cavity trees in second-growth and old-growth central hardwood forests
• Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2005. Abundance and Size Distribution of Cavity Trees in Second-Growth and Old-Growth Central Hardwood Forests
• Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, David R Larsen. 2004. Simulated cavity tree dynamics under alternative timber harvest regimes
• Michael A. Larson, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh, William D. Dijak, Stephen R. R. Shifley. 2004. Linking population viability, habitat suitability, and landscape simulation models for conservation planning
• Rebecca G. Peak, Frank R. Thompson, Terry L. Shaffer. 2004. Factors affecting songbird nest survival in riparian forests in a Midwestern agricultural landscape
• Frank R. Thompson. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: Table of contents
• Frank R. Thompson. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment: objectives, approach, and major findings
• Frank R. Thompson, ed. 2004. The Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological assessment
• Frank R. Thompson, Dirk Burhans. 2004. Differences in predators of artificial and real songbirds nests: Evidence of bias in artificial nest studies
• Robert Potts, Eric J. Gustafson, Susan I. Stewart, Frank R. Thompson, Kathleen Bergen, Daniel G. Brown, Roger Hammer, Volker Radeloff, David N. N. Bengston, John Sauer, Brian R. R. Sturtevant. 2004. The Changing Midwest Assessment: land cover, natural resources, and people
• Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwestern old-growth and second-growth forests
• Frank R. Thompson, Dirk Burhans. 2003. Predation of Songbird Nests Differs By Predator and Between Field and Forest Habitats
• Zhaofei Fan, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Marty Spetich, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen. 2003. Distribution of cavity trees in midwesternold-growth and second-growth forests
• Michael A. Larson, William D. Dijak, Frank R. Thompson, Joshua J. Millspaugh. 2003. Landscape-level habitat suitability models for twelve species in southern Missouri
• Frank R. Thompson, Therese M. Donovan, Richard M. DeGraff, John Faaborg, Scott K. Robinson. 2002. A Multi-Scale Perspective of the Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Birds in Eastern Forests
• Rich W. Pagen, Frank R. Thompson, Dirk Burhans. 2002. A comparison of point-count and mist-net detections of songbirds by habitat and time-of-season
• Dirk Burhans, Donald Dearborn, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg. 2002. Factors affecting predation at songbird nests in old fields
• Therese M. Donovan, Frank R. Thompson. 2001. Modeling the ecological trap hypothesis: a habitat and demographic analysis for migrant songbirds
• Dirk Burhans, Frank R. Thompson. 2001. Relationship of songbird nest concealment to nest fate and flushing behavior of adults
• April A. Woodward, Alix D. Fink, Frank R. Thompson. 2001. Edge Effects and Ecological Traps: Effects on Shrubland Birds in Missouri
• Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen, William D. Dijak. 2000. Model forest landscape change in the Missouri Ozarks under alternative management practices
• Joel M. Budnik, Mark R. Ryan, Frank R. Thompson. 2000. Demography of Bell's Vireos in Missouri grassland-shrub habitats
• Therese M. Donovan, Frank R. Thompson, John R. Faaborg. 2000. Cowbird Distribution at Different Scales of Fragmentation: Trade-offs Between Breeding and Feeding Opportunities
• William D. Dijak, Frank R. Thompson. 2000. Landscape And Edge Effects On The Distribution Of Mammalian Predators In Missouri
• Dirk Burhans, Frank R. Thompson. 2000. Cost of Parasitism Incurred by Two Songbird Species and Their Quality As Cowbird Hosts¹
• Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen, David J. Mladenoff, Eric J. Gustafson. 2000. Utilizing inventory information to calibrate a landscape simulation model
• Jim M. Guldin, Frank R. Thompson, Lynda L. Richards, Kyra C. Harper. 1999. Chapter 3: Status and trends of vegetation
• Dirk Burhans, Frank R. Thompson. 1999. Habitat patch size and nesting success of yellow-breasted chats
• Eric W. Kurzejeski, Frank R. Thompson. 1999. Ruffed grouse status, hunting and response to habitat management in Missouri.
• David R. Larsen, Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, Brian L. Brookshire, Daniel C. C. Dey, Eric W. Kurzejeski, Kristine England. 1997. 10 Guidelines for Ecosystem Researchers: Lessons from Missouri
• Therese M. Donovan, Peter W. Jones, Elizabeth M. Annand, Frank R. Thompson. 1997. Variation in Local-Scale Edge Effects: Mechanisms and landscape Context
• Frank R. Thompson, Daniel R. Dessecker. 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.
• Stephen R. R. Shifley, Frank R. Thompson, David R. Larsen, David J. Mladenoff. 1997. Modeling forest landscape change in the Ozarks: guiding principles and preliminary implementation
• Frank R. Thompson. 1996. Management of midwestern landscapes for the conservation of neotropical migratory birds; 1995 December 5; Detroit, MI.
• Frank R. Thompson, Monica J. Schwalbach. 1995. Analysis of Sample Size, Counting Time, and Plot Size from an Avian Point Count Survey on Hoosier National Forest, Indiana
• Therese M. Donovan, Frank R. Thompson, John Faaborg, John Probst. 1995. Reproductive success of migratory birds in habitat sources and sinks
• Scott K. Robinson, Frank R. Thompson, Therese M. Donovan, Donald R. Whitehead, John Faaborg. 1995. Regional Forest Fragmentation and the Nesting Success of Migratory Birds
• Frank R. Thompson. 1994. Temporal and Spatial patterns of Breeding Brown-Headed Cowbirds in the Midwestern United States
• Frank R. Thompson, John Probst, Martin G. Raphael. 1993. Silvicultural options for neotropical migratory birds
• Frank R. Thompson, Stephen J. Lewis, Janet D. Green, David N. Ewert. 1993. Status of neotropical migrant landbirds in the Midwest: identifying species of management concern
• Scott K. Robinson, Joseph A. Grzybowski, Stephen I. Rothstein, Margaret C. Brittingham, Lisa J. Petit, Frank R. Thompson. 1993. Management implications of cowbird parasitism on neotropical migrant songbirds
• James G. Dickson, Frank R. Thompson, Richard N. Conner, Kathleen Franzreb. 1993. Effects of silviculture on neotropical migratory birds in central and southeastern oak pine forests
• Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, Thomas G. Kulowiec, David A. Hamilton. 1992. Breeding bird populations in Missouri Ozark forests with and without clearcutting
• Frank R. Thompson, Erik K. Fritzell. 1990. Bird densities and diversity in clearcut and mature oak-hickory forest.
• Frank R. Thompson. 1989. Enhancing wildlife habitat when regenerating stands
• Frank R. Thompson, Erik K. Fritzell. 1989. Enhancing Wildlife Habitat When Regenerating Stands

Data and Tools

• Tool
  

  LANDIS Landscape Disturbance and Succession model

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/products/dataandtools/landis-landscape-disturbance-and-succession-model

• Program
  

  Ecological Sustainability of Forests and Grasslands in the Central Hardwood Region

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/programs/ch
  Station

  Northern Research Station

Multimedia

• Podcast
  

  Forestcast Special Episode: Flying the Nuthatch Home

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/products/multimedia/podcasts/forestcast-special-episode-flying-nuthatch-home

• 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