Gordon Reese, PhD
Former Employee
Research Ecologist
Treesearch Publications
- Gordon Reese, Brian R. R. Sturtevant, Caren C. Dymond, Kathleen M. Quigley, Matthew Duveneck, Melissa S. Lucash, Eric J. Gustafson, Robert M. Scheller, Matthew B. Russell, Brian R. Miranda. 2025. Best practices for calibration of forest landscape models using fine-scaled reference information
- Diana L. Karwan, Robert A. Slesak, Jody Vogeler, Zachary P. McEachran, Gordon Reese. 2023. Effects of forest disturbance on water yield and peak flow in low‐relief glaciated catchments assessed with Bayesian parameter estimation
- Lynne M. Westphal, Brian R. R. Sturtevant, Gordon Reese, Kathleen M. Quigley, Jason Crabtree, David N. N. Bengston, Forrest D. Fleischman, Joshua S. Plisinski. 2023. Preparing for an uncertain future: Merging the strategic foresight toolkit with landscape modeling in northeast Minnesota’s forests
- Gordon Reese, Kenneth R. Wilson, Curtis H. Flather. 2014. Performance of species richness estimators across assemblage types and survey parameters
- Gordon Reese, Kenneth R. Wilson, Curtis H. Flather. 2013. Program SimAssem: software for simulating species assemblages and estimating species richness
- Gordon Reese, Kenneth R. Wilson, Jennifer A. Hoeting, Curtis H. Flather. 2005. Factors affecting species distribution predictions: A simulation modeling experiment
- Darren J. Bender, Curtis H. Flather, Kenneth R. Wilson, Gordon Reese. 2005. Regional data to support biodiversity assessments: terrestrial vertebrate and butterfly data from the Southwest
- William McWilliams, Linda S. Heath, Gordon Reese, Thomas L. Schmidt. 2000. Forest resources and conditions
- Rachel Riemann Hershey, Gordon Reese. 1999. Creating a "first-cut" species distribution map for large areas from forest inventory data
Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications
- Reese, G.C., Carter, S.K., Lund, C. and Walterscheid, S., 2019, Evaluating and using existing models to map probable suitable habitat for rare plants to inform management of multiple-use public lands in the California desert. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0214099. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214099.
- Manier, D.J., Carr, N.B., Reese, G.C., and Burris, L., 2019, Using scenarios to evaluate vulnerability of grassland communities to climate change in the Southern Great Plains of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2019–1046, 48 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191046.
- Reese, G.C., and Carter, S.K., 2019, Probable and potential suitable habitat for 43 rare plant species in the California desert: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NDA9YC.
- Rashford, B.S. and Reese, G.C., 2018, Predicted likelihood of grassland to cropland conversion in the U.S. Northern Plains and Prairies given climate change: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CRDP6K.
- Reese, G.C., Carr, N.B. and Burris, L.E., 2018, Southern Great Plains Rapid Ecoregional Assessment— Volume II. Species and assemblages: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018–1109, 134 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181109.
- Reese, G.C., Burris, Lucy, Carr, N.B., Leinwand, I.I.F. and Melcher, C.P., 2017, Southern Great Plains Rapid Ecoregional Assessment—Volume I. Ecological communities: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2017–1100, 126 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20171100.
- Reese G.C., Manier D.J., Carr N.B., Callan R., Leinwand I.I.F., Assal T.J., Burris L. and Ignizio D.A. 2016. Estimated historical distribution of grassland communities of the Southern Great Plains: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1184, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161184.
- Callan R., Leinwand I.I.F., Reese G.C., Assal T.J., Manier D.J., Carr N.B., Burris L. and Ignizio D.A. 2016. Estimated historical distribution of grassland communities of the Southern Great Plains: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F71Z42J3.
- Melcher C.P., Sherrill K.R., George T.L., Germaine S.S., Reese G. and Carr N.B. 2015. Spadefoot Assemblage; Golden Eagle; Ferruginous Hawk; Sagebrush-Obligate Songbirds; Pygmy Rabbit; Chapters 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 and Appendix in Carr N.B. and Melcher C.P. eds. Wyoming Basin Rapid Ecoregional Assessment. Open-File Report 2015- 1155. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center. 896 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151155.
- Crabtree R., Sheldon J.W., Wilson K., Potter C., Winkelman B., Weiss D., Baruch-Mordo S. and Reese G. 2011. Decision support for climate change adaptation in the GPLCC: creating geospatial data products for ecosystem assessments and predictive species modeling. Final report to Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative.
- Doherty P.F., Webb C.T., Hoeting J.A., Merton A.A., Miller R.S., Farnsworth M.L., Franklin A.B., McLean R.G., Piaggo T.J., Reese G.C., Gilbert M.M., Davis A.J. and Wilson K.R. 2009. Avian influenza risk assessment for the United States: modeling pathways of disease spread by wild birds. Final report to USDA- WS-APHIS-National Wildlife Research Center. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
- Reese G.C. and Skagen S.K. 2017. Modeling nonbreeding distributions of shorebirds and waterfowl in response to climate change. Ecology and Evolution 7:1497-1513.
- Sofaer H.R., Skagen S.K., Barsugli J.J., Rashford B.S., Reese G.C., Hoeting J.A., Wood A.W. and Noon B.R. 2016. Projected wetland densities under climate change: habitat loss but little geographic shift in conservation strategy. Ecological Applications 26:1677-1692.
- Colorado State University, M.S., Ecology
- Pennsylvania State University, B.S., Biology
- Colorado State University, Ph.D, Ecology
Last updated March 10, 2026