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9938
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4994
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326

Overview

Ian D. Thompson is affiliated with the Canadian Forest Service in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specific emphasis on ecology. The subfields of their work include ecology, plant science, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, and economics and econometrics.

The main topics covered in their research are wildlife ecology and conservation, rangeland and wildlife management, marine animal studies overview, isotope analysis in ecology, wildlife-road interactions and conservation, forest management and policy, and forest ecology and management.

The scientist has published in several notable venues, including:

  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • PNAS Nexus
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Botany
  • Animal Biology

Selected recent papers by Ian D. Thompson include:

  • Anthropogenic Disturbance and Population Viability of Woodland Caribou in Ontario, 2020, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Sustained timber yield claims, considerations, and tradeoffs for selectively logged forests, 2022, PNAS Nexus
  • Comparison of Woodland Caribou Calving Areas Determined by Movement Patterns Across Northern Ontario, 2020, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer, 2020, Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Green Health in Guatemala: How can we build mutual trust and partnerships to develop an evidence-base for local medicines and realize their potential?, 2021, Botany

Frequent co-authors who have contributed to Ian D. Thompson's research include:

  • John M. Fryxell
  • Arthur Rodgers
  • Jennifer L. Shuter
  • James Α. Baker
  • Garrett M. Street

Best Publications

  • The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Tom Evans;Oscar Venter;Brooke Williams;Brooke Williams

  • Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services

    Eckehard G. Brockerhoff;Luc Barbaro;Bastien Castagneyrol;David I. Forrester

  • Forest Resilience, Biodiversity, and Climate Change

    I. Thompson;B. Mackey;S. McNulty;A. Mosseler

  • Forest resilience, biodiversity, and climate change: a synthesis of the biodiversity/resilience/stability relationship in forest ecosystems

    Ian Thompson;Brendan Mackey;Steven McNulty;Alex Mosseler

  • An introduction to Canada’s boreal zone: ecosystem processes, health, sustainability, and environmental issues

    J.P. Brandt;M.D. Flannigan;M.D. Flannigan;D.G. Maynard;I.D. Thompson

  • An Operational framework for defining and monitoring forest degradation

    Ian D. Thompson;Manuel R. Guariguata;Kimiko Okabe;Carlos Bahamondez

  • Forest Biodiversity and the Delivery of Ecosystem Goods and Services: Translating Science into Policy

    Ian D. Thompson;Kimiko Okabe;Jason M. Tylianakis;Pushpam Kumar

  • Numerical responses of martens to a food shortage in Northcentral Ontario

    Ian D. Thompson;Patrick W. Colgan

  • HABITAT-MEDIATED VARIATION IN PREDATION RISK BY THE AMERICAN MARTEN

    Mark Andruskiw;John M. Fryxell;Ian D. Thompson;James A. Baker

  • Habitat Selection by Forest Bats in Relation to Mixed-Wood Stand Types and Structure in Central Ontario

    Thomas S. Jung;Ian D. Thompson;Rodger D. Titman;Andrew P. Applejohn

  • Use of track transects to measure the relative occurrence of some boreal mammals in uncut forest and regeneration stands

    I. D. Thompson;I. J. Davidson;S. O'Donnell;F. Brazeau

  • Range Extent and Stand Selection for Roosting and Foraging in Forest-Dwelling Northern Long-Eared Bats and Little Brown Bats in the Greater Fundy Ecosystem, New Brunswick

    Hugh G. Broders;Graham J. Forbes;Stephen Woodley;Ian D. Thompson

  • A review of the long-term effects of post-harvest silviculture on vertebrate wildlife, and predictive models, with an emphasis on boreal forests in Ontario, Canada

    Ian D. Thompson;James A. Baker;Michael Ter-Mikaelian

  • Marten populations in uncut and logged boreal forests in Ontario.

    Ian D. Thompson

  • Accuracy of forest inventory mapping : Some implications for boreal forest management

    Ian D. Thompson;Scott C. Maher;Daniel P. Rouillard;John M. Fryxell

  • Space-use behaviour of woodland caribou based on a cognitive movement model.

    Tal Avgar;James A. Baker;Glen S. Brown;Jevon S. Hagens

  • Factors influencing the seasonal diet selection by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in boreal forests in Ontario

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  • Prey choice by marten during a decline in prey abundance

    Ian D. Thompson;Patrick W. Colgan

  • Mortality risk increases with natal dispersal distance in American martens

    Cheryl A. Johnson;John M. Fryxell;Ian D. Thompson;James A. Baker

  • Wolves adapt territory size, not pack size to local habitat quality.

    Andrew M. Kittle;Morgan Anderson;Tal Avgar;James A. Baker

  • Ecology of a managed terrestrial landscape : patterns and processes of forest landscapes in Ontario

    Ajith H. Perera;David Euler;I. D. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Fryxell
John M. Fryxell University of Guelph
John A. Parrotta
John A. Parrotta US Forest Service
Brent R. Patterson
Brent R. Patterson Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Tal Avgar
Tal Avgar Utah State University
William A. Montevecchi
William A. Montevecchi Memorial University of Newfoundland
Manuel R. Guariguata
Manuel R. Guariguata Center for International Forestry Research, Peru
Hervé Jactel
Hervé Jactel University of Bordeaux
Mike D. Flannigan
Mike D. Flannigan University of Alberta
Eckehard G. Brockerhoff
Eckehard G. Brockerhoff Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Valerie Kapos
Valerie Kapos World Conservation Monitoring Centre

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